Aykroyd Personally Delivers Motorcycle To National Comedy Center

After gifting his historic Harley Davidson to the National Comedy Center last month, comedian Dan Aykroyd rolled onto West Second Street to officially hand over the motorcycle during a block party Friday.

The street and sidewalk were lined with people, cameras at the ready, as Aykroyd rode on his Harley, presumably, for the last time.

The former “SNL” star jumped the curb in front of the National Comedy Center and drove onto a designated area of the sidewalk marked with a red carpet. Aykroyd promptly kissed his former motorcycle, pointed to the National Comedy Center and said “new home.”

He then proceeded to the stage where TPT & St. Vith were performing during the block party and began to sing.

Forty years ago, Aykroyd rode the now historic artifact to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, commonly referred to as “30 Rock,” during the original days of “Saturday Night Live.” Aykroyd would frequently traverse New York City streets from Brooklyn to Manhattan on the Harley during the early days of the show.

Last month, Sen. Chuck Schumer helped secure the bike for the National Comedy Center. Officials at the comedy center reached out to the senator as a precautionary measure in case there were issues when shipping the motorcycle across the U.S.-Canadian border from Canada where the bike was being stored.