One of the rarest bikes ever built by Harley-Davidson, the MT500 was originally built by the British in the 80s. Rights to the design were sold by Armstrong-CCM to HD, who sold just 355 copies of the MT500 in 1999, and a few more the following year. Only select HD dealerships were allowed to sell these bikes.
Some raffled the bikes off, with proceeds going to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation, others were sold between $10-11.5k, depending on if you got luggage and/or one of the greatest options ever available on a motorcycle – a mounted gun case for a M16 rifle. These bikes had both an electric start and a kick start – note that the kicker is on the left side.
This example (VIN: 1HD4RLS10XY000105) has just 10 miles, though it sadly does not have the optional luggage or gun case. Per the seller, this was “never sold and remained on the dealer’s floor until he sold the dealership in 2007 at which time he kept the bike for his personal collection. He only started the bike and rode it home which was 8 miles. From the factory the bikes came with 2 miles on the odometer. The bike has been in a heated, climate controlled toy room and of course the small amount of fuel was drained and the tank and carb are pristine!” The sale also includes the original MSO, Certificate of Origin, dealership invoice from Harley-Davidson, dealer set up sheet, tool kit, and owner’s manuals.
Find this MT500 for sale in Miami, Florida with a BIN of $10,000 here on eBay.