POPE Francis' Harley-Davidson is hitting the road after an unnamed european buyer agreed to pay n 241,500 (£200,000), including taxes and fees, for the motorcycle at a Paris charity auction. The Bonhams auction house said the telephone buyer bid more than the expected pre-sale price of more than n 12,000 (£10,000) at the auction at Paris's Grand Palais.
A Harley-Davidson leather jacket signed by Pope Francis sold for n 57,500 (£48,000) including fees.
It is unknown whether the pontiff ever rode the custom 2013 Dyna Super Glide that was a gift from Willie Davidson, a retired Harley-Davidson designer and grandson of the company's co-founder.
Money from the sale will be donated to charity Caritas Roma, which runs a soup kitchen and hostel for the homeless in Rome.