Tuesday, April 28, 2015

2008 Road King Harley's getting auctioned by the dozens in Peru, now that the police are done with them



Formerly owned and operated by the National Police of Puente Piedra, north of Lima (Peru), but all of them were withdrawn from circulation due to budget problems with operation or maintenance.

So some Harley enthusiasts bought them in batches, because of no parts availability nor dealerships in the area, to get the best parts together to make one good bike from many.

They sold at auction for $1300, but after getting a good one together sell for $12,000


http://www.diarionorte.com/article/103207/un-tesoro-escondido-en-peru  and  http://fleshandrelics.com/2014/02/harley-graveyard-in-lima-peru.html  via https://www.facebook.com/anibal134

7 comments:

  1. Are any of these still available?

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    1. Let me hop on a plane to Peru and find out. Be right back.

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  2. how do I get my hands on one of these beauties??

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    1. I posted this 3 years ago... and even then, they'd probably already sold before the news spread that they were for sale. Just ask around your area, no doubt there are 4 or 5 big ol Harleys that guys simply gave up riding for some reason. It was a fad 10 years ago, and seems to be winding down. I see them in garages, but not being driven, here in perfect weather all year round So Cal

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  3. I think it may be incorrect that they sold for $1,300 each. That symbol is the Peruvian Sol, which looks like "S/." when written. So the markings on the windshield says S/.300 and not $1,300 (but they do look similar). Based on current exchange rates, 300 Peruvian Sol is equivalent to $89!!!

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  4. So did anyone ever find out if they were still available

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  5. Are they all gone or are some still left?

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