The mythical Harley-Davidson “Laura Eyes” of French rocker Johnny Hallyday was exchanged, as part of the auction organized at the Retromobile car show in Paris, for 470,840 euros – a record for a motorcycle of the brand dating after war – according to the Artcurial house which orchestrated the sale. Estimated between 50,000 and 250,000 euros, the bike was the subject of a ten-minute battle between bidders before being sold at the price indicated above to an anonymous buyer.
This Softail Heritage 1340 model, piloted by the singer during a “road trip” in the United States in 1990, had a new life in France, following a complete transformation in Cannes, going from orange and black to blue. electric. Offered to the French star by the boss of Universal Music Pascal Nègre, and renamed in homage to the daughter of rocker Laura Smet, this Harley-Davidson is the mechanical star in 1995 of the clip I Can’t Stop Wanting You (album Rough Town) . In 1998, she entered the Stade de France with him for an anthology concert. Just before the performance, the motorcycle had been sold to a French fan during a competition organized by Johnny and his record company. The lucky winner will keep it for 23 years. The seller of the motorcycle has undertaken to donate 20% of the sale price to the association La Bonne Étoile, created by the widow of the singer Laeticia Hallyday.
Last September, many fans and some 150 bikers (motorcyclists) went to Paris for a day of tribute to the singer, almost four years after his disappearance. On this occasion, a work by visual artist Bertrand Lavier was unveiled (and variously appreciated): the six-meter statue, installed near Bercy, is composed of a mast in the shape of a guitar neck with a Harley-Davidson at the top.
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The mythical Harley-Davidson “Laura Eyes” of French rocker Johnny Hallyday was exchanged, as part of the auction organized at the Retromobile car show in Paris, for 470,840 euros – a record for a motorcycle of the brand dating after war – according to the Artcurial house which orchestrated the sale. Estimated between 50,000 and 250,000 euros, the motorcycle…