The chances of establishing which was the genuine bike from 'Easy Rider' further diminished after the deaths of Haggerty in 2016, and both Granger and Fonda in 2019. The three other bikes are said to have been sold for their parts after filming for 'Easy Rider' was over. The bike to be sold in the upcoming auction on June 5, 2021, by Dan Kruse Classics, is now said to be the one that was built after the crash, and the only surviving bike of the four originally purchased for the film.
Even Fonda himself had questioned the authenticity of the bike auctioned in 2014. That owner also had a signed authentication from Haggerty. Haggerty had also authenticated the other Captain America sold in 2014, but questions arose when the owner of an identical motorcycle declared that his was the actual sole-surviving 'Easy Rider' bike. The Captain America chopper going up for auction on June 5 is now claimed to be the genuine bike from Easy Rider
