Elvis rode this Harley

[Steptoe]

(allegedly)
Visited a mate yesterday that i haven't seen for a few years.. He's always had a large collection of bikes, and while looking at his ever growing fleet he showed me something special.
Elvis rode it while he was at a US base when he was in the army. He showed me a couple of pictures of Elvis on it.
It's a 1958/9 sportster, in completely original condition.

My mate was put in touch with someone in the USA, went to see it, (the usual back of a barn under a load of shite etc etc). Bought it and shipped back here..

I sat on it yesterday. My arse on the very same seat that Elvis (allegedly) sat on.

 

[Earache]

Even if Elvis had nothing to do with it - still a great find and in good condition.

 

[David Nimrod]

That's quite some provenance...

 

[Mutley]

Nice find. I he he just cleans it up a bit rather than 'restoring' it

 

[Fenlander Strasse]

What? Keep it as a Hound Dog?
Don't be cruel
That would be Heartbreak hotel...

 

[Shep]

My first ever Harley (in the late 70's) was an iron head sportster chop, i don't remember it well at all, but i certainly don't remember it having a magneto?

I remember it being awful but it was a HOS compared to this one

 

[The Grey One]

I just don't get this whole thing. I could understand if this was a race bike for instance, winning bike at the TT maybe. But just because some famous arse sat on the saddle???? What's that all about. But then I don't buy into the whole celebrity thing. Not interested in the doings of actors or musicians except for what they do professionally. When I watch a film I want to see a character not a personality. If I see a live band I go for the music and the atmosphere not because I have any interest in who the drummer is screwing!

So here we have a bike (and believe me that takes some admitting) just a bike. I don't think it has yet been proved that owning a bike that had been owned by someone famous has any lasting effect on the new owner. Anyway ending up like Elvis is not a fate you would wish on many people.

Each to his own I suppose, I don't understand it and probably never will, but then I doubt the rest of you care! Enjoyed a bit of a rant anyway.

John

 

[jackassdave]

we dont care

 

[Tricky]

This whole Elvis thing

Thinking of maybe taking the Mrs to Vegas in a couple of years and getting married by Elvis.

So count me in!

 

[jackassdave]

mandy said ,does she need to get a hat just yet ,rich ?

 

[Tricky]

mandy said ,does she need to get a hat just yet ,rich ?

http://http://www.elvischapel.com/?gclid=CJKgueeo_LQCFW3MtAodpEUA0Q

Was thinking of the "DOUBLE TROUBLE" package...

Haven't mentioned it to Jayne yet...

 

[jackassdave]

fantastic ,you get elvis the early years ,and elvis the burger years

 

[snelly]

I think i,ve got ELVIS bog seat,every time i go for a curry, the next morning when i go for a shit,it feels like the Worlds droppin out of my arse and i,m about to die.

 

[daveg]

What a total load of bollox