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Motorcycles & Sometimes Other Vehicles In Hollywood Movies, TV & media / Does The Captain America Motorcycle From Easy Rider Still Exist Today?
« Last post by smallengineshop on December 08, 2025, 06:59:09 PM »If you look closely at the original footage of the Captain America motorcycle and helmet in the movie Easy Rider you'll notice a lot of imperfections. For example, some stars on the original helmet are missing pointy tips, and you can see small areas where one color bleeds past the dividing tape and into a different color. Stars are not spaced perfectly. These items look hand made, and it's nice to see when so many things today are made in a factory. It's too bad it's very likely all these motorcycles and helmets in Easy Rider no longer exist today.
There were 2 Captain America and 2 Billy motorcycles made for the Easy Rider movie. One Captain America motorcycle and both Billy motorcycles were stolen by a few members of the Hells Angels right before the Easy Rider movie was released. The Hells Angel thieves shot themselves in the foot when they disassembled the motorcycles and sold the parts, not realizing what they had. That left one surviving Captain America motorcycle, which was crashed and burned for the ending movie scene. This wrecked bike some how got into the hands of Dan Haggerty. Yes, the Dan Haggerty from Grizzy Adams, who also worked on the Easy Rider movie. I'm not sure how he got the motorcycle, but I heard it was given to him by the stunt man, Tex Hall. I also heard it was given to him by Peter Fonda. I don't know which story is correct. Dan Haggerty created 2 Captain America motorcycles from the original parts he got from the wreckage, so he says. He claimed both motorcycles were authentic at the time they were sold. The first one he sold in 1996, which included papers of authenticity. He then built another Captain America motorcycle claiming it was real one and admitting he lied about the first one he sold in 1996. The second motorcycle sold at auction for over $1 million dollars. The second bike also included papers of authenticity along with Peter Fonda's signature on the gas tank. Peter Fonda, said later that Haggerty lied to him to get his signature. Nobody knows for sure which motorcycle is the real one, or are they both fake?
There were 2 Captain America and 2 Billy motorcycles made for the Easy Rider movie. One Captain America motorcycle and both Billy motorcycles were stolen by a few members of the Hells Angels right before the Easy Rider movie was released. The Hells Angel thieves shot themselves in the foot when they disassembled the motorcycles and sold the parts, not realizing what they had. That left one surviving Captain America motorcycle, which was crashed and burned for the ending movie scene. This wrecked bike some how got into the hands of Dan Haggerty. Yes, the Dan Haggerty from Grizzy Adams, who also worked on the Easy Rider movie. I'm not sure how he got the motorcycle, but I heard it was given to him by the stunt man, Tex Hall. I also heard it was given to him by Peter Fonda. I don't know which story is correct. Dan Haggerty created 2 Captain America motorcycles from the original parts he got from the wreckage, so he says. He claimed both motorcycles were authentic at the time they were sold. The first one he sold in 1996, which included papers of authenticity. He then built another Captain America motorcycle claiming it was real one and admitting he lied about the first one he sold in 1996. The second motorcycle sold at auction for over $1 million dollars. The second bike also included papers of authenticity along with Peter Fonda's signature on the gas tank. Peter Fonda, said later that Haggerty lied to him to get his signature. Nobody knows for sure which motorcycle is the real one, or are they both fake?