The motorcycle weighed in at approximately 600 pounds. The suspension featured front telescopic forksĮxtended and raked with a rigid rear. Was supplied via a single Linkert carburetor. based upon a bore and stroke of 3.4" X 4". It featuredĪn air-cooled 45 degree v-twin four stroke engine. The Harley-Davidson 1969 Easy Rider motorcycle was made in the USA. Rebuilt by Haggerty, the crashed Captain America was sold at One was stolen,Īlong with both Billy Bikes, after filming, and the other was crashed in theįinal scene. Two Captain America bikes were built for the movie. Everything left was then reshaped and dipped in chrome Well,Įverthing except for the American flag tank and the ultra-high back sissyīar seat. Seat springs, a front fender and a horn found their way to the bottom of the Of course, that meant creature comforts like turn signals, a front brake, Starting life as a 1952 Harley-Davidson Hydra-Glide, which Fondaīought at a police auction, Captain America retained its original H-D PanheadĮngine, while everything else was stripped, bent or extended for the chopper It was one of two motorcycles,Īlong with the Wild West-inspired "Billy Bike" that carried Fonda andĭennis Hopper eastward from Los Angeles to New Orleans in their search forĪmerica. Was built by Fonda, bike customizer Tex Hall and fellow actor Dan Haggertyįor the 1969 motion picture "Easy Rider". Peter Fonda in the most famous motorcycle movie ever made. It also doesn't hurt that it starred alongside Get, from its raked-out, brakeless front end to the all-star paint job This bike from the film "Easy Rider" epitomizes the chopper The Captain America bike from the film "Easy Rider" defines theīreed. It's probably the best-known chopper in the world, and to so many,
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