MTV's Geek News blog reports that Kanye West's replica of Kaneda's famous motorcycle of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira was put on sale on Craiglist for US$ 4,000! As of press time, the ad for this replica is now expired and it is not sure what is the fate of the this motorcycle, but whoever bought this replica must be one happy fan!
E.P. Industries' automotive division, Customs by Eddie Paul, built the motorcycle replica for rapper Kanye West's music video, Stronger (above) which has a lot a of scenes inspired by Otomo's film and was filmed in Japan. Even if the nonoperational replica didn't appear in the video, West and the video's producer signed it.
Sources: MTV Geek News, SlashFilm via AICN Anime via Anime News Network