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The view from Grace’s cockpit with its fork-mounted tachometer and barely seen pinstriping. (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)

I do know what you’re considering: “The long-lasting Pulp Fiction motorbike!” However let me cease you proper there. It’s not a motorbike, child, it’s a chopper.

Sure, the ultra-iconic screen-used Harley-Davidson FXR from Pulp Fiction is up on the public sale block as a part of an over-1,600-item public sale from a Dallas public sale home. Different gadgets within the public sale embrace Water World Jet Skis and Judge Dredd’s scooter-based motorbike, and tons of of different props and costumes—however solely one in all them is an FXR.

Saddlebags seemed to be stuffed with plastic or Bubble Wrap, however perhaps, simply perhaps, there are film treasures? (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)

Within the film, Bruce WIllis’ character, Butch Coolidge, steals the bike from pawnshop proprietor Zed after Zed meets his premature finish. Whereas the script very particularly states that this is a chopper, the bike’s body appears to be like to be unmolested. The alleged chopperdom comes within the type of “Grace,” painted on the Fats Bob fuel tank, (speculating right here) four-over fork tubes on the Extensive Glide entrance finish, and a few tall apehanger bars. Some “stage put on,” covers ol’ “Grace” from tip to toe—some small scuffs, a few paint chips, and a damaged taillight. An auxiliary tach is mounted to the handlebars, which is a cool contact you don’t see too usually and makes extra sense after noting the engine work.

Bruce Willis as Butch Coolidge on Zed’s FXR. (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)

However get this—completely unmentioned in any of the listings—this Evo-powered FXR is sporting Feuling Engineering’s four-valve heads. This factor is a scorching rod! No one simply installs Feuling heads, there needs to be some extra occurring right here. Somebody must get it operating and see what “Grace” can do!

A mean memorabilia hunter could not discover, however these Feuling Engineering four-valve heads have turn out to be hot-rod unobtanium! What else does this bike have hiding inside? (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)

The bike at the moment sits at Bartels’ Harley-Davidson in Los Angeles, however mechanical and electrical parts stay untested and the bike is being bought as memorabilia with solely a invoice of bale. Gasoline caps are off within the footage, so who is aware of how lengthy it’s been because it’s been stuffed with fuel.

Zed’s chopper at the moment resides at Bartels’ Harley-Davidson in Los Angeles, the place <i>somebody</i> has to know extra about this machine’s background. (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)

The ultimate sale value is just not obtainable on Heritage Auctions’ web site, however final we noticed—simply moments earlier than closing, the public sale was at $31,500. This can be a honest quantity decrease than the 2020 public sale, the place the bike was put up with a $60,000 reserve.

Fork tubes undoubtedly look prolonged over inventory, however by how a lot is anybody’s guess. (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)

Name us loopy, however we don’t assume it might take a ton of labor to get “Grace” again in working order, and we’d like to see her again on the highway! (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)

Paint is chipped on the fuel tank and there’s a small chunk out of the rear fender, however that’s what makes it particular, proper? (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)

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