Easy Rider Motorcycle is the Mystery That Made History

The Most Money Ever Paid For One Motorcycle--The Captain America Bike

What is the most money you've ever shelled out for a motorcycle? Even if you broke the bank to buy your ride, chances are you didn't make history. However, on collector just did...paying over 1 million dollars for a single Harley-Davidson.

Not just ANY Harley-Davidson though. This was the legendary Captain America bike from the film Easy Rider. 

Those who embrace old-school motorcycle culture pretty much count this bike as the film's leading star--the familiar flag design has been replicated numerous times by fans and free spirits everywhere.

So, this collector is really lucky, isn't he? Wouldn't we all like to have an extra couple of million in our pockets to buy such an iconic piece?

Truth is, he may not be so fortunate. There seems to be a little question of whether or not this is the real deal--since the same seller auctioned of another bike years ago that he also claimed was the one and only Captain America. The buyer may have actually blown that much money on a really good replica.

The mystery doesn't end there. Reportedly, four motorcycles were used for the scenes in Easy Rider. Three of them were stolen, and the fourth one (the one supposedly auctioned) was wrecked and rebuilt.

So, which is the real Captain America? No one knows for sure. Were the other three really stolen, or were the stashed away to be sold so many years later in high-dollar auctions?

Conspiracy theories are great, but we like to think the other three are alive and well and just waiting for some lucky soul to find one for sale in someone's front yard.

For less than a million dollars, hopefully.