These 5 Classic Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Are Worth A Small Fortune Today

Countless important moments in the history of Harley-Davidson helped shape the brand into what it is today. Many of those moments were successes: the launch of innovative new models, or the announcement of major contracts that helped keep the company afloat during difficult periods. Likewise, the brand has had its fair share of failures, from slumping sales to a failed venture into the superbike world.
Throughout its rollercoaster history, enthusiasts and collectors have continued to snap up examples of the brand’s most successful models and its most obscure. Collectors have driven the values of these models far beyond that of the average Harley. A few of those models command a small fortune at auction today, although many are rare enough that actually finding them at auction at all might be tricky. Very few enthusiasts have had the good fortune to ride one of these classic models, and even fewer are lucky enough to own one.
With only 50 examples manufactured for the public, the Harley-Davidson VR1000 isn’t just one of the brand’s most valuable models, it’s also one of the rarest. Those 50 models weren’t registered in the U.S. either, since meeting emissions regulations would have driven up the cost of homologation. Instead, Harley registered all 50 examples in Poland, because the European country had much more relaxed rules, and technically registering them somewhere in the world was all that was needed to qualify the VR1000 for competition use.
Given that this was Harley’s one and only superbike, you might be wondering why the brand has let it fade into obscurity. After all, the superbike program was given extensive factory backing, with a