When you’re wherever in or across the Indianapolis, Indiana space on Could 20, 2023, then chances are you’ll wish to pay a go to to Dana Mecum’s thirty sixth Authentic Spring Basic at Indy. Additionally known as Mecum Indy 2023, the large automotive public sale occasion began on Could 12, with Could 20, 2023, as its closing day. That’s additionally the day that its headlining public sale autos will cross the stage—together with a uncommon 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH Bicentennial that’s extensively believed to be Elvis Presley’s final bike. 

The King of Rock n’ Roll’s love for motorcycles—significantly Harleys—is well-known. Nonetheless, as with many an leisure legend and their passions, questions of authenticity can (and do) come up. Fortunately, that’s not the case with this bike—as a result of it additionally comes with its authentic California title, signed by none aside from Elvis Presley himself. 

This 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH Bicentennial is considered one of solely 750 of those bikes ever made, painted in a customized blue-and-black colour scheme that Elvis ordered. He bought the bike on August 11, 1976, and it was registered to his California residence at 845 Chino Canyon Highway in Palm Springs.  

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In response to Mecum, Elvis then bought this FLH again to a Harley dealership round three months earlier than his premature loss of life. Someday after that, a resort proprietor in Wildwood, New Jersey obtained their fingers on it, and proudly displayed the bike as a vacationer attraction. Ultimately, it discovered its means into the fingers of Dave Geisler, who bought it for show on the Pioneer Auto Museum in Murdo, South Dakota—the place it lived fortunately and entertained company for the following 36-plus years. 

The odometer has 1,261 miles on it on the time of writing on Could 16, 2023. It comes with its authentic historic pink California title, registered to the King’s California deal with and signed by Elvis himself. It’s not clear when (or if) this bike was final ridden, however any new proprietor who needs to experience this bike on public roads would want to surrender that historic title so as to receive a present title. (As we at all times say, we are able to’t inform the longer term, however that appears awfully unlikely.) 

This 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH Bicentennial is Lot S228 on the 2023 Mecum Indy public sale, and is listed as a Star car, which ought to cross the block someday on Could 20, 2023. When you’re serious about studying extra concerning the bike, be sure you verify the hyperlink in our Sources.