Holy Harley

Auction firm Bonhams recently handled the sale of a low mileage Harley Davidson motorcycle, with just one owner on its logbook. The bike had previously belonged to none other than Pope Francis, having been presented to him as a gift by the manufacturer.
March 27, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Auction firm Bonhams recently handled the sale of a low mileage Harley Davidson motorcycle, with just one owner on its logbook. The bike had previously belonged to none other than Pope Francis, having been presented to him as a gift by the manufacturer. The bike bears the Pope’s signature and was sold with the proceeds going to a homeless charity running a soup kitchen located close to Rome’s main station.

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