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The view from Grace’s cockpit with its fork-mounted tachometer and rarely seen pinstriping. (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)I know what you’re thinking: “The iconic Pulp Fiction motorcycle!” But let me stop you right there. It’s not a motorcycle, baby, it’s a chopper.Yes, the ultra-iconic screen-used Harley-Davidson FXR from Pulp Fiction is up on the auction block as part of an over-1,600-item auction from a Dallas auction house. Other items in the auction include Water World Jet Skis and Judge Dredd’s scooter-based motorcycle, and hundreds of other props and costumes—but only one of them is an FXR.Saddlebags looked to be filled with plastic or Bubble Wrap, but maybe, just maybe, there are movie treasures? (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)In the movie, Bruce WIllis’ character, Butch Coolidge, steals the bike from pawnshop owner Zed after Zed meets his untimely end. While the script very specifically states that this is a chopper, the bike’s frame looks to be unmolested. The alleged chopperdom comes in the form of “Grace,” painted on the Fat Bob gas tank, (speculating here) four-over fork tubes on the Wide Glide front end, and some tall apehanger bars. Some “stage wear,” covers ol’ “Grace” from tip to toe—some small scuffs, a couple of paint chips, and a broken taillight. An auxiliary tach is mounted to the handlebars, which is a cool touch you don’t see too often and makes more sense after noting the engine work.Bruce Willis as Butch Coolidge on Zed’s FXR. (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)But get this—totally unmentioned in any of the listings—this Evo-powered FXR is sporting Feuling Engineering’s four-valve heads. This thing is a hot rod! Nobody just installs Feuling heads, there has to be some more going on here. Someone needs to get it running and see what “Grace” can do!An average memorabilia hunter may not notice, but those Feuling Engineering four-valve heads have become hot-rod unobtanium! What else does this bike have hiding within? (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)The bike currently sits at Bartels’ Harley-Davidson in Los Angeles, but mechanical and electrical components remain untested and the bike is being sold as memorabilia with only a bill of bale. Gas caps are off in the pictures, so who knows how long it’s been since it’s been filled with gas.Zed’s chopper currently resides at Bartels’ Harley-Davidson in Los Angeles, where <i>someone</i> has to know more about this machine’s background. (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)The final sale price is not available on Heritage Auctions’ website, but last we saw—just moments before closing, the auction was at $31,500. This is a fair amount lower than the 2020 auction, where the bike was put up with a $60,000 reserve.Fork tubes definitely look extended over stock, but by how much is anyone’s guess. (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)Call us crazy, but we don’t think it would take a ton of work to get “Grace” back in working order, and we’d love to see her back on the road! (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)Paint is chipped on the gas tank and there’s a small chunk out of the rear fender, but that’s what makes it special, right? (Heritage Auctions, HA.com/)
