A private buyer purchases Pope Francis’ 2013 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide for about $327,000 at a Bonhams auction in Paris, France. The price far exceeded the $16,000 to $22,000 presale estimate.
Plus, a black leather Harley-Davidson motorcycle jacket signed by the pontiff fetches $77,485.
Money from the sale of the two items went to benefit a hostel and soup kitchen at the Termini train station in Rome.
“We’re absolutely thrilled that our donation of the motorcycle could result in so much good for the charity,” Maripat Blankenheim, a spokeswoman for Harley-Davidson, said in an interview. “I’m not sure that the company had an expectation about what the bike would get, but if we did, it certainly exceeded it.”
“We’re absolutely thrilled that our donation of the motorcycle could result in so much good for the charity,” Maripat Blankenheim, a spokeswoman for Harley-Davidson, said in an interview. “I’m not sure that the company had an expectation about what the bike would get, but if we did, it certainly exceeded it.”
A 2014 Super Glide's MSRP is $13, 549.
A vintage black leather Harley-Davidson motorcycle jacket with an H-D eagle patch is roughly $545.00.
A one-year Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) membership is $45.00.
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