![]() ![]() ![]() Why was it dubbed “Captain America”? Comic fans know why: the moniker is a nod to the Marvel superhero’s own historic affinity for Harleys. ![]() This now-legendary customized bike, with its distinctive long, angled front and star-spangle-banner paint job-all hand-tuned by designer Clifford “Soney” Vaughs and builder Ben Hardy-“did more to popularize choppers around the world than any other film or any other motorcycle,” as said Paul d’Orleans to NPR, author of The Chopper: The Real Story. The iconic Milwaukee-based brand has been winning the hearts of movie lovers since as early as 1969 when the “Captain America” Harley-Davidson driven by Peter Fonda in Easy Rider became an immediate cultural symbol of lawless freedom and love of the open road. Of all the motorcycles in the world, the camera might love Harleys best.
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