Yeh I heard this from my girlfriend's father who isn't inclined to make
thing like that up and the story was exactly the same.
I think he saw it on TV...? I'll investigate further
Lucky bas.... heh
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I heard it about a week ago and the storyteller swore that it took place
in the Huon Valley south of Hobart.
I thought it sounded like an urban myth, but you're right - it's a great
yarn anyway.
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The variation I heard was from our local (free) rag which said it
was a local resident (Sydney's north shore) and the shop he rang
was Northshore Motorcycles at Artarmon. I later read (might have
been the SMH's Saturday motoring section) that it's an "urban myth".
Besides I wouldn't believe anything in the "column 8" (is there any
other capital city newspaper with a combination society/gossip
column on the front page??)
Dave.
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Yep, it's true, but it seems the details are not quite right.
It happened to a friend of a friend of a (you know how it is...) down
here in a place called Huonville, just south of Hobart. The guy had
been looking for a harley for quite some time when one came up for sale
at $4,500, but needed a part which the owner could not afford. They
bought the bike, and on the monday rang Harley Melbourne - gave the
bike's chassis number, and was offered $10,000 on the spot. When asked
why, the harley Melbourne guy replied that the particular harley was a
bit of a collectors item. The new owner refused, said that he'd been
looking for a harley for quite some time. He rang Harley sydney for the
part, gave the chassis number, and got offered $30,000 on the spot, and
the same story "a bit of a collectors item, a rare type of harley..."
Again he refused to sell it, but quite curious as to what was the story
behind the bike, he rang Harley Davidson America, told them what
Melbourne and Sydney had said - and gave them the chassis number -
America offered him two million ($2,000,000 - just to make sure the
figure's right ;-) - Again the guy asked what was the story with the
bike - and was told to put the phone down, go out to the back of the
bike, undo a flap which underneath revealed a plaque which said "To J.D.
from Elvis".
The story behind why on earth it turned up in Huonville is that it was
stolen in America from a motorbike show and they lost track of it for
quite a few years. They guy is being flown from Hobart to America with
the bike, and there is to be some ceremony - I wonder if they'll give
him another harley...
Benn
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: Yeh I heard this from my girlfriend's father who isn't inclined to make
: thing like that up and the story was exactly the same.
: I think he saw it on TV...? I'll investigate further
: Lucky bas.... heh
According to the motoring column on Friday, they've heard the story
at H-D in Milwaukee about 30 or 40 times. Sometimes it's just a
guitar and the name Elvis, sometimes the gift to Dean.
However, I do know of a true story - this bloke I worked with once
had a grandfather who was an ex-engineer. Had all these cars and
bikes lying around (1924 Rolls, etc). He died, and the grandmother
(who couldn't stand him by this time) actually gave a 1926 Harley
to someone who'd heard about it and fronted up asking to buy it.
He had no reason to embellish the tale, so I believe it.
yow,
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> The other day I was told a story which supposedly appeared in the SMH
> column 8 in Sydney. A guy bought a Harley for $5000 with the intention to
> do it up. He rang a local parts place and the dealer ask him for the
> serial number of the bike, which he gave him. Shortly after the dealer
> offered him $70,000 for the Harley. The guy declined the offer, but out
> of curiousity he rang the states and ask someone at the Harley club
> why somenone would offer him so much money. After giving them also
> the serial number of the bike, they then offered him $1,000,000 for the
> bike. He was informed by them to look under the seat of the bike,
> which he did. Under the seat a plaque read 'To James Dean from
> Elvis Presley'.
> Has anyone else heard this, and can anyone testify to it's legitamicy.
eah, I heard it happened in Tassy
> If it's not true column 8 published a bloody good rumour.
What else is new?
Have a look at rec.motorcycles.harley the urban legend of the JD/Elvis bike
turns up regularly.
Cheers
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> However, I do know of a true story - this bloke I worked with once
> had a grandfather who was an ex-engineer. Had all these cars and
> bikes lying around (1924 Rolls, etc). He died, and the grandmother
> (who couldn't stand him by this time) actually gave a 1926 Harley
> to someone who'd heard about it and fronted up asking to buy it.
Maybe she didn't like the guy - why else would she give him a Harley?
I like the Vincent story, though...
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You real sure about those dates? I though Dean copped it in about '58.
Elvis had been famous for a bit then.
James Dean died in Sept 1955, Heartbreak Hotel wasn't released until 1956.