CALABASAS, Calif. — The customized Captain America chopper Peter Fonda rode in “Easy Rider” is up for auction this weekend in California.

Or is it?

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Actor Peter Fonda, who starred in and co-wrote the 1960s counterculture classic “Easy Rider,” says, “There’s a big rat stinking someplace in this,” as bickering continues over the authenticity of the Captain America chopper that’s heading for auction this weekend. Reuters

Gordon Granger of Texas says he bought the original “Easy Rider” motorcycle in 1996 from Dan Haggerty, an actor with a bit part in the 1960s counterculture classic.

Both that red, white and blue bike and the one headed for auction Saturday have certificates of authenticity signed by Haggerty.

But the actor acknowledged to the Los Angeles Times this week that he has authenticated and sold two Captain America bikes.

Now Haggerty says just one of the bikes is legitimate, and it’s Michael Eisenberg’s – the one going up for sale Saturday with a $1 million minimum.

Fonda said he has no idea which bike is the real one.

“There’s a big rat stinking someplace in this,” said the 74-year-old actor, who co-wrote “Easy Rider.”

Eisenberg, a Los Angeles real estate agent and collector of Hollywood memorabilia, bought his chopper earlier this year from a Midwestern motorcycle parts magnate who had purchased the bike from Haggerty 12 years earlier.

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