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Fonzies 49 Triumph from the show Happy Days is up for sale on eBay. 100K or best offer. This is a fully documented bike 1st put together by Hollywood Rigger Bud Elkins. Sorry I'm no good at posting pics but I'm sure you can track it down if your interested.
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Could have at least posted a link.
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I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains. Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Dog, I know bikes, not so much computers.
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$100K Me thinks the person doth jest, do you get the doll and model along with it?
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Aaaaayyyyyy, ya wanna be COOL or WHAT!? 
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I have read that the Fonz (Winkler) was absolutely terrified of actually riding any motorcycle whatsoever and was hand pushed and merely coasting during rolling film shots on Happy Days. (edit) I see now, that is admittedly so on the ebay listing, I should have perused first before posting.
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100k is a little steep for a beat up 500cc Triumph, I don't care who rode it or built it. You could get a decent house in Tulsa for that. Maybe Fonz could do a reverse mortgage for someone so they could buy it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhhGparW6KQ
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I've never understood the celebrity owned price bump. Or things like the morbid curiosity that surrounded objects like Jayne Mansfield's death car. Though the weirdo that operated this museum was a fine example... http://sar-cdn.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/superphoto/10891342.jpg
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It doesn't do a thing for me, maybe $1,000 tops.
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Quote:
100k is a little steep for a beat up 500cc Triumph, I don't care who rode it or built it. You could get a decent house in Tulsa for that. Maybe Fonz could do a reverse mortgage for someone so they could buy it. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhhGparW6KQ

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Dog, I know bikes, not so much computers.
Denis, Thanks for the heads up non the less. Good read.
Did you see the title statement. Apparently it previously sold for over $87,000 or is my eye site going bad? 
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$1,000 is a bit low INO. Bikes like that in good shape were going around $10,000 to $13,000. T^hat being said an example like this , if running, should bring around $5,000. It is still a pre-unit and can easily be put right. In my mind however, it's worth about $500 like I paid for most of mine, more or less.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains. Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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