Bonhams has officially listed the bike and has given it an estimated value of $80,000-$120,000. However, the market for collectibles, in general, but collectible vehicles, specifically, has changed a great deal over the last few years. It’s worth mentioning that a few years ago, this same bike went unsold on eBay for the asking price of $100,000. It later went on to sell for an astonishing $179,200 at a Julien’s Auctions Hollywood Legends event in Las Vegas in 2018, and it’s now back on the market in 2021. According to Motor1, Fonzie’s motorcycle went for auction via Bonhams in 2011. You better get your Jukebox hit dialed in because Arthur Fonzarelli’s motorcycle can actually be yours. The last remaining of Fonzie’s Motorcycles is going to auctionįonzie’s Motorcycle | Images courtesy of Bonham’s
The other bike went missing for years but was eventually tracked down by Cycle World writer Wendy F. As with many picture vehicles, filming wrapped, and two of Fonzie’s motorcycles mysteriously disappeared and have never been seen again. Silodrome mentions that Bud Ekins retained ownership of all three of Fonzie’s motorcycles and rented them to the show. Ekins’ creation featured higher “buckhorn” handlebars, a custom seat, a front fender delete, and a few other modifications to make sure they looked correct for the period and, most importantly, cooler than the other side of the pillow. The bike ended up looking like the desert sleds McQueen used to race. In all, three motorcycles were built to identical specs. The Fonz’s motorcycle couldn’t just be a stock bike. The Triumph TR5 was perfect, but this was the time of hot rods and custom bikes.
Ekins decided that the high school dropout would have to have something cheap but cool. To make the character complete, he had to have the perfect motorcycle. Happy Days co-star, Henry Winkler, had to be the coolest version of 1950s cool ever to exist.
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