![]() The other bike in question is and has always been a replica of the original bike.” The dispute seemed settled when Haggerty issued this statement: “The bike owned by Michael Eisenberg is the only authentic Captain America bike that was rebuilt from the original frame up. Haggerty knew the Captain America better than most as he wrangled bikes on the set of Easy Rider. To solve the dispute, they turned to none other than “Grizzly Adams” star Dan Haggerty. Now, the chopper is locked at the center of a quarrel between two men both claiming rightful ownership. Then along came a Texan named Gordon Granger, who claimed that he was, in fact, in possession of the original Captain America. The bike hit the auction block and sold for a princely $1,350,000. ![]() It’s owner was a collector and realtor named Michael Eisenberg. The problems started last fall, when the Profiles in History auction house, which specializes in Hollywood artifacts, put Captain America up for sale. Now, forty years later, Captain America is a movie prop worth millions of dollars that rests at the center of a messy legal battle over the bike’s authenticity. People who watched the film-in which Wyatt and Dennis Hopper’s Billy cross the country, wheel-on-wheel, on a tragic quest-imagined discarding their own possessions and reshaping their idea of the American Dream. As time passed, Captain America became the centerpiece of this anti-establishment, middle-finger-of-a-movie. It is Captain America, the chopper driven by Peter Fonda’s Wyatt in Easy Rider and a chromed-out icon of ’60s counterculture the open road. With a contemporary refresh for the handsome and masculine looks, complete with flared ‘nostrils’ and turbine-like rear wheel trims, the Diavel V4 may still be difficult to categorise - and pricey at £23,595 - but it remains one-of-a-kind in the segment.It has ape-hanger handle bars, upswept mufflers and an ironic stars-and-stripes-emblazoned gas tank. The latest model in Ducati’s range to receive the firm’s superb V4 engine architecture, the Diavel boasts a muscular 126Nm of torque from the 1158cc rendition of the ‘Granturismo’ engine, while a 240-section rear Pirelli Diablo Rosso III tyre and a host of electronic goodies - including four riding modes, three power models and launch control - ensure it has lost none of its weight-belying agility. The so-called Power Cruiser category of ‘cruiser’ may not be terribly populated in the UK with its narrow lanes and potholed highways, but it has a mighty behemoth of an option in the brand-new Ducati Diavel V4. Whichever you choose, the firm hasn’t deviated far from its signature looks, with the entry-level Icon - priced at £9,995 - a bargainous way into Ducati ownership, while the Full Throttle - which adds a quickshifter and sportier riding position - and the Nightshift - with its more demure appearance - coming in at £10,995īikeSocial’s 2023 Ducati Scrambler Review ![]() With the latest generation focusing on the smaller 803cc model line, the 2023 Scrambler comes in three flavours initially: Icon, Full Throttle and Nightshift. With its frisky dynamics, youthful vigour and unmistakable charm, while Ducati prefers to consider the ‘Scrambler’ as its own separate sub-brand, you don’t have to go far to appreciate the Italian firm’s quality and attention to detail. Ducati’s dinkiest model ‘scrambles’ into 2023 with a Ducati Scrambler overhaul more substantial than you might clock initially. ![]()
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