A Complicated History: The Harley-Davidson MT500
By Bruce Montcombroux

The MT500 is a Harley-Davidson in name only. Find out more about this bike inside.

 

So all I hear from "motorcyclist" is Harley Davidson needs a Dual Sport and I find out they've had one since the 80's. SMH

 

They probably coulda sold more to the public than to the military. Loose the gun holder and storage boxes and add a couple ammo can saddlebags. A Rotax single woulda rocked!

 

The article says "Pristine, unmodified versions, such as the one shown here, are worth upwards of $20,000 — to the right buyer.". But about 10 years ago there was a local dealership that had one sitting around their showroom for about 2 years. IIRC it was priced around $9500 for the first year or so then dropped to 7 or 8 grand and it still sat for a long time. Eventually it was gone but I don't know if it was sold to a customer or if they sent it to auction.
All that aside, it is a cool bike. I would love to have one if I could pick it up for a decent price, but a decent price in my mind is $2000-$2500 bucks tops. Hell a guy can pick up a used KLR 650 for that price and get a lot better bike for the money.

 

I'd prefer they leave the gun holder and storage boxes on it.

 

Ha ha! My thoughts exactly! They could have made those pricey options and made a bunch of coin I bet. Maybe they could have give some to the Delta Force movie to promote them!

 

Some of the article was wrong. the US version of the harley mt500 had an electric start and disc brakes. The Armstrong was the one without the es and had drum brakes

My 99 us mt500

 

Oh wow! That's awesome! And thanks for the info!