Urban Legends About Motorcycles

Courtesy of Snopes, shedding light on some of the urban legends that deal specifically with motorcycles.
Some fun stories to share with others, even if they usually turn out to be false.

A motorcycle enthusiast buys an old machine found sitting in a barn.
He reports the bike's serial number to the Harley-Davidson people,
and they offer $250,000 dollars for it because the bike once belonged to Elvis Presley.

A diner who is picked on by some bikers at a coffee shop,
drives over their motorcycles on his way out.

The man, still holding the handlebars, was dragged through a glass patio door
and the motorcycle dumped onto the floor inside the house.

A story concerning a young lad who was taking his motorcycle driving test for the first time.

Did a motorcyclist's coat worn backwards lead to his demise?

A woman got pulled over for speeding by a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer.

Motorcyclist comes to an untimely end when he chooses to
"thread the needle" by driving between two oncoming bikes.

Roadside samaritan renders innovative assistance to a stranded motorcyclist.

Motorcyclist is decapitated by a sheet of metal which falls from a passing truck.

Harley-Davidson's 'Fat Boy' motorcycle was designed
to represent the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan.