A very rare collector’s item will be auctioned in Lyon on Saturday, November 9. A Springer Harley Davidson that once belonged to the French chanson star, Johnny Hallyday. Mickson, a retiree from Chauffry, Seine-et-Marne, is to part with his most prized possession, acquired in 2014, according to information from BFM TV. The biker is counting on the sale of his property for a peaceful retirement. The fully serviced machine is valued at between €25,000 and €40,000.

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Imported from the USA in the 1980s, the motorcycle originally belonged to Jean Basselin. The singer acquired it in 1982, when it was on display in the store of the man who would become the rocker’s friend and secretary between 1986 and 1992.

“One evening, his artistic director, Pierre Billon, called me and told me that his motorcycle had been stolen. Johnny had appointments the next day and wanted to go with it, so he absolutely had to have another one. I said ‘look, I know he’s fallen for one in the store, I can get it for him'”.Jean Basselin told BFM TV.

“ This was one of Johnny’s favorite Harleys. Johnny Hallyday really loved this bike “, confided the retiree to Pays Briard . She shared the stage with Le Taulier, at the French Revolution bicentenary concert in July 1989, our confrères report, adding that the sale will take place on the occasion of the classic car show. Epoqu’Auto.