Table of contents

• Quirky Harley in an eagle dress for sale Sporty by Evel Knievel for $ 100,000
• Evel Knievels Stratocycle for $ 500
• opinion poll
• Conclusion

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The Stratocycle was built on the basis of an XLCH 1000 from 1976 for the film Viva Knievel.

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The cladding in the shape of an eagle is made of fiberglass. The eye-catching exhaust system under the no less eye-catching paintwork is particularly distinctive.

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$ 100,000 is the minimum bid for the Ironhead Sportster …

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… three years ago it was $ 200,000.

motorcycles

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Harley-Davidson XLCH 1000: Stratocycle up for auction

Quirky Harley in an eagle dress for sale
Sporty by Evel Knievel for $ 100,000

Evel Knievel’s Stratocycle is up for sale again. The film motorcycle from 1976 is a Harley-Davidson Sportster and has an elaborately designed GRP fairing. $ 100,000 is the minimum bid.

Jens Kratschmar

07/08/2021

In the cinematic masterpiece “Viva Knievel” from 1976 stunt driver Evel Knievel – he plays himself – frees his mechanic from the mill. To do this, he uses a 1000 Ironhead Sportster that has been converted into a US federal eagle, drives it through a standard door, tears off the right wing, which has grown back miraculously in the next scene, shoots the door lock with a revolver and frees his friend. Film history. The vehicle called the Stratocycle made its only appearance in this scene, but the Vogel bike still became famous. And expensive as it seems: an auction now requires a minimum bid of $ 100,000.

Evel Knievels Stratocycle for $ 500

The one-time conversion of the Ironhead Sportster is the real bike from the film. This is evidenced by the original invoice dated August 14, 1978, which confirms the sale to a Harley dealer in Los Angeles for a whopping 500 dollars, converted today and adjusted for inflation, a good 2,400 euros. Still cheap compared to the $ 100,000 minimum bid. Interesting: The Stratocycle was already sold in 2018, at that time a sales price of 200,000 to 300,000 dollars was rumored.

opinion poll

Voted 2983 times

First, second and …! Who would buy a motorcycle at a real auction??

I don’t do anything else.

A little thrill would be great.

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Conclusion

A bizarre one-off is for sale in California. An old film motorcycle from Evel Knievel in the eagle look. $ 100,000 is an official price. Against the background of the halving for the sale in 2018, quite a crash landing, which brings us back to the broken bone king Evel Knievel.

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