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Lot number: 4753701
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Estimate: DKK 600,000
EUR 80,537
A buyer's premium and a buyer's fee will be added to the stated price.

Description

H. R. Giger custom hand-built motorcycle based on Harley Davidson Fat Boy. Monster FLSTF. Year 1990, 65 HP, 1,390 ccm. Mileage on the clock: 80 miles. The motorbike took four years to customize. The body pieces with paintwork are airbrushed by Kram with alien motifs inspired by H.R. Giger’s universe from e.g. the Alien films. The motorcycle is decorated with numerous specially-produced parts comprising alien figures and alien body parts. The parts are cast in stainless steel that has been polished. Tank mounted with alligator skin. Built in the USA, and exhibited at many shows and in assorted books about Harley Davidson and about custom-built motorcycles. Imported from the USA to Denmark in 2008.

About H. R. Giger:
Hans Rudolf ’Rudi’ Giger (5.2.1940 – 12.5.2014) was a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor and scene designer. Among other projects, he stood behind the universe and special effects in the Alien films. He entered the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2013.

The motorcycle has its own website with information about its history and background. Click to read more.

The motorcycle can be viewed and test-driven by prior arrangement on Zealand (near Slagelse). Please contact roskilde@lauritz.com to arrange viewing.

Test-driven July 2017 – no remarks. Accompanying motorcycle helmet and jacket included (see the photos), both approx. size L. The motorcycle has not been registered in Denmark. Can presumably be registered in Denmark, if desired, at a fee of approx. DKK 100,000. Slight modifications for approval in Denmark should be reckoned on. Inspection in connection with approval/fees is the responsibility of the buyer.

Literature: Discussed in several books about motorcycles. E.g. K. Randall Ball, ‘Easyriders - Ultimate Customs for Harley Riders’, Carlton 1997. pp- 70-71.
The auction is closing:  01/01/1990 00:00:00

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