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Actor Marlon Brando’s 1969 Harley FLH Is For Sale

Published by Cyril Huze June 7th, 2015 in Builders, Editorial and Events.

brando1Although Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler in the iconic movie “The Wild One” gave him a kind of biker image, he was not at all a gearhead as was fellow actor Steve McQueen. But he in 1970 (well after the “Wild One” was shot and well before he starred in “The Godfather”), he bought this 1969 Harley-Davidson FLH Electra-Glide on which he put 13850 miles.

brando2brando3And now it’s for sale online with a starting bidding price of $100,000. This motorcycle is not the bike featured in “The wild One” (that was a Triumph Thunderbird), but it can attract very high offers. Auction ends June 26, 2015 at 10 a.m. PDT. Ready to bid? Jump HERE. Hammer price will be?

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13 Responses to “Actor Marlon Brando’s 1969 Harley FLH Is For Sale”

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  1. 1 Seymour Jun 7th, 2015 at 6:05 pm

    Lose that seat rail

  2. 2 Zenaldo Jun 7th, 2015 at 7:43 pm

    They mustve sold this to the earlier/thinner Marlon Brando…Im not sure this bike couldve dragged the older/heavier verdion around…

  3. 3 Seymour Jun 7th, 2015 at 7:58 pm

    It’s funny to see people try to bash others who have accomplished sooooo much more than they ever will.

  4. 4 nicker Jun 7th, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    How old was Brando in 1969….????
    “Last Tango…” was 1972…. and or boy didn’t look all that spry…………

    -nicker-

  5. 5 MagnetMan Jun 8th, 2015 at 7:11 am

    I always did like Marlon Brando.
    People can stay at Brando Island in Tahiti! No wonder he never came back, Marlon had good taste.

    Cheers,
    Richard

  6. 6 Mike Corbin.com Jun 8th, 2015 at 8:15 am

    We grew up on Wild One !

  7. 7 TJ Martin Jun 8th, 2015 at 11:12 am

    Why is practically everyone getting so up in arms about this ? The only thing that matters is … is it authentic … and if so is someone willing to pony up the money to buy it assuming there’s a reserve on it . And yes we did Mike C .. though truth be know ” Easy Rider ” was the one for me .

  8. 8 Boston Jim Jun 8th, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    Marlon, & the Wild One (1954) started it, the mid 60’s gave us Peter Fonda & Nancy Sinatra chopper movies, Billy Jack, Easy Rider was the icing on the cake. Get your motor running, head out on the highway !

  9. 9 Blackmax Jun 8th, 2015 at 5:18 pm

    BWHAHAHAHA !!!!
    Thanks, but No Thanks !!!
    Old collectibles are great from Jay Leno
    but I’m sure it’s a little out of my price range

  10. 10 Rodent Jun 8th, 2015 at 6:59 pm

    Marlon might have been Johnny, but Lee was Chino

  11. 11 nicker Jun 8th, 2015 at 9:48 pm

    RE:
    “… The only thing that matters is … is it authentic …”

    Well, that is the $64K question.
    How was it authenticated?
    Anyone seen a pic of Brando on a late 60’s bike…..???

    Just asking.
    -nicker-

  12. 12 nicker Jun 8th, 2015 at 9:56 pm

    There were a bunch of places on the east coast that claimed “Washington slept here.”
    (he couldn’t have been awake long enough to lick the Brits)

    If all the Boomer “suicide shifters” who claimed they road a bike to High school there wouldn’t have been any room in the parking lot for cars.

    -nicker-

  13. 13 James just another Crazy Kiwi Jun 9th, 2015 at 2:51 am

    Well if he did over 13000 miles on it its allot more than some of the Kerosense Kowboys do these days. That is not a modern luxury liner like we stuff our arses into these days.
    But Chino was the cool guy everyone wanted to be………………………………

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