For the former owner was the current Pope Francis.
motorcycle, of a Harley-Davidson, is a Dyna Super Glide and the signature “Francesco” on the tank. It was sold for 241,500 euros, around 2 million. Before the auction, the value estimated at 12,000-15,000 euros.
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A Harley-Davidson leather jacket, also the former Pope Francis’ estate, went for 57,500 euros, over 460,000 dollars. The buyers will remain anonymous, said the auction house Bonhams.
– There must be a world record for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, and especially for a leather jacket, says Ben Walker, Head of Motorcycles at Bonhams.
Pope got motorcycle manufacturer in June last year but donated it and the jacket to the charity Caritas.
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money will go to the renovation of a hostel and a soup kitchen at Termini station in Rome. (AFP)
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