“Viva Knievel!” Motorcycle to be Auctioned!

Reader Contribution by Press Release
Published on December 16, 2015
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Everyone’s heard about Steve McQueen’s desert sled* coming up for sale at Bonhams’ Las Vegas Motorcycle Auction on Jan. 7, and now here’s something that might be even better: Evel Knievel’s screen bike from Viva Knievel.

The 1976 Harley-Davidson XL 1000 was customized by none other than Bud Ekins specifically for the Hollywood movie in which Knievel played himself fighting Mexican drug dealers. Owned by Warner Brothers, the motorcycle was purchased from the studio after filming by Los Angeles-area Harley dealer Dick Hutchins and has been displayed ever since.

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