Papal Harley tipped to fetch $180,000
Pope Francis's custom Harley-Davidson headlines upcoming Bonhams auctionA Harley-Davidson with the Papal seal of approval is expected to sell for $90,000-$180,000 when it is auctioned on October 19.
The 'Wurzburg Village' custom bike is the latest in a series of cars and bikes that the Pope has 're-gifted' to raise money for charities.
A similarly dressed-up Harley also bearing the signature of the head of the Catholic Church sold for more than $400,000 in 2014.
This bike is known as 'White Unique' and comes with Chicano-styled details, a pearl finish and the largest signature of Pope Francis to date.
Proceeds of the sale are to benefit a mission to build an orphanage and a school in Uganda, Africa.
The auction will be one of the highlights of the annual Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale in the UK on October 19 and 20.
Other lots include a collection of more than 80 motorbikes from the London Motorcycle Museum.
Known as the Bill Crosby Collection, the bikes are collectively expected to make $545,000.
Standouts include a Triumph TS8-1 prototype, a 1971 TR6P police bike and a 1977 Triumph T140V 'Strongbow' flat-track racer, the latter one of one six or seven Bonnevilles built specifically for flat-tracking.
Other highlights among the 400-lot Bonhams catalogue include a 1927 Brough Superior Overhead 680 that is anticipated to sell for $100,000-$145,000 and a 1948 Norton 350cc Manx race bike expected to fetch $30,000-$36,000.
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