Favorite Movie Motorcycles
John Beltz Snyder
We've post the list of our favorite movie motorcycles. What are the best motorcycles from the movies, or your favorite motorcycle moments in cinema?
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What about the Moto Guzzi V7 Police Bike in Harold & Maude?
I have an original theater movie still kiosk photo framed in my garage.
Pedro
I don't think we can leave this one out...
Anonymous
Inexplicably the Terminator Salvation Killer Bike has a tail light?
hahahahahahahaa
Kevin Hartgerink
I think those may be eyes and the bike is actually facing the other way. Just a guess.
Anonymous
Peter O'Toole rode (and then crashed) a Brough Superior in the opening scene of Lawrence of Arabia. This is the real bike that the real Lawrence was killed riding in 1935. Link is to the real Lawrence on the real bike; I could not find a picture of Peter O'Toole on the movie version of the bike.
Anonymous
Mission Impossible: Triumph Speed Triple.
How come there's so many Triumphs in movies? They must be cool!
Anonymous
One of the Matrix movies...Ducati 998 in dark green. Take a look at the passenger!
1985 Gripen
It was a 2003 Ducati 996 in dark green from The Matrix Reloaded. This is the first bike I thought of too and was surprised it didn't "make the cut" even though a couple of fantasy bikes (Akira, Terminator:Salvation) did.
Click here for a clip of the scene featuring this bike.
Anonymous
Silver Dream Racer
Anonymous
http://www.britishartists.co.uk/des_langford/articles/motorsport/colin_b...
The author(centre) watches as Barry Ditchburn prepares to ride the Silver Dream Machine
built specially for the movie of the same name starring David Essex.
After his recovery, Colin was approached by Clive Laws, the landlord of the George Inn on the
Botley Road. Chive had purchased a 500cc Sparton from the renowned Caernarfon manufacturer, Barry Hart.
Barry had built the famous '
Silver
Dream Racer ' for the David Essex movie of the same name. One Wednesday in 1980, I happened to be taking part on a
test day at Mallory Park where British 750 champion Barry Ditchburn was trying out this particular
bike for the film.
As I came out of Shaws Hairpin on my 750 Yamaha, The Silver Dream Racer overtook me on its back
wheel, in a mindboggling display of skill and control. Being on the track at the same time as 'Ditch' was
like practising at Wembley with George Best. An experience one is never adequately qualified
to describe.
David Essex astride the Silver Dream Machine
in a scene from the film
Double D
What about "Kelly Leak" on his lil HD 125 in "The Bad News Bears" 1976?
Anonymous
You guys missed the famous silver kZ1000 from Mad Max, Goose's bike.
Anonymous
How about Batman's bike in the latest -- The Dark Knight?
Jim Gianatsis, Editor / FastDates.com
Possibly the one of the best motorcycle movies ever made is "High Speed" a romantic drama staring beautiful British actress Sienna Miller and is centered on her two boy friends racing in the SBK World Superbike Championship. A great story line, great on location production at the SBK races. Very similar in style to Steve McQueen's LeMans, but with a much better story line and acting. High Speed was never released in America, but it is now available in DVD format on exclusively at Amazon.com. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0015KJG2M/fastdatescomcale
Anonymous
As the one time owner/rider of an ancient Norton, I have a warm spot in my heart for the breed - despite the challenges of long distance travel on a 1939 Norton 500, depicted in the film "Motorcycle Diaries"
Anonymous
Harley in "Electra-glide in Blue"
Anonymous
The Girl on a Motorcycle
(French: La motocyclette), also known as Naked Under Leather.
Directed by: Jack Cardiff
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3510/3468658517_653a62f9d0_o.jpg
Produced by: William Sassoon
Written by: André Pieyre de Mandiargues (novel),Ronald Duncan, Jack Cardiff, Gillian Freeman
Starring: Alain Delon, Marianne Faithfull
Cinematography: Jack Cardiff
Editing by: Peter Musgrave
Release date(s) October, 1968
Running time 91 minutes
I would like to pretend I watched his film, for the Harley Davidson motorcycle, that Marrianne Faithful was riding, naked beneath her one piece, skin tight, leather jump suit, but you probably would not believe me?
I was only 13, when this film came out though!
I do recall reading about it in Motor Cycle Newa (MCN) that the stunt double was a guy, with a wig.
Anyone recall the actual Motorbike used in this Film was?
(funny how many dont seem to have paid much attention to that?)
1967 Model Harley Davidson Electra Glide
Anonymous
Try again to embed the Photos:-
1967 Model Harley Davidson Electra Glide
Drhookster
Just the Motorbike to cope with Road Rage:-
Fiona Volpe's (played by Italian redhead Luciana) gold, customised - rocket shooting, BSA 650cc A65L Lightning motorcycle in "Thunderball"
BSA Lightning Motorcycle
(Thunderball)
Vehicle: BSA Lightning Motorcycle
Movie: Thunderball
Owner: Fiona Volpe
Status: Destroyed
Fiona Volpe's speedy motorcycle, with a deadly modification - rocket launchers, capable of destroying other road vehicles.
Use
Volpe used the BSA, to destroy Count Lippe's car, whilst he was pursuing Bond. The motorcycle sped up behing Lippe's car and fired two rocked, the car burst into flames and ran off the road. Fiona, then rode to the bank of the lake and ditched the bike into the water.
Specs
BSA Lightning Motorcycle, with a metallic gold body and fuel tank, with dual mounted rocket launcher tubes on both sides of the bike.
Drhookster
I used to own a 'Norton Commando 750cc'
- winning England's MCN “Bike of the Year” award five years in a row!
Wondered what films might have featured this 5 x MCN "Bike of the Year"?
Found an excellent Movie Database to search for any Make/Model of vehicle -
http://imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Norton&model=
"Norton Commando in movies and TV series"
Norton Commando in My Own Private Idaho, 1991
Norton Commando in Quadrophenia, 1979
1971 Norton Commando in Le viager, 1972
1971 Norton Commando in Profil bas, 1993
1971 Norton Commando in Seven Days, 1998-2001
Norton Commando 750 in Sweeney!, 1977
Norton Commando 750 in Tales from the Crypt, 1972
Norton Commando 750 in Comme un boomerang, 1976
Norton Commando 750 in European Vacation, 1985
1967 Norton Commando 750 in Herkules Jonssons Storverk, 1969
1968 Norton Commando 750 in Monty Python's Flying Circus, 1969-1974
1971 Norton Commando 750 in La noche de los mil gatos, 1972
Norton Commando 850 in Campfire Tales, 1997
Norton Commando 850 in Midsomer Murders, 1997-2009
1974 Norton Commando 850 in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle, 1990
1974 Norton Commando 850 in Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti, 1974
1975 Norton Commando 850 in Double Nickels, 1977
1955 Norton Commando Chopper in Happy Days, 1974-1984
1970 Norton Commando Roadster in L'Horloger de Saint-Paul, 1974
1972 Norton Commando Roadster in Batman Forever, 1995
Drhookster
BMWR60/5
No contest - Best Motorcycle movie ever made is the movie where the motorcycles were the stars as well as the center of the plot (well, riding motorcycles was the plot). The movie?...it is "ON ANY SUNDAY", circa 1969. I was in college when I saw the movie. I rode my new motorcycle (a 1970 BMW R60/5)to the theater; after the movie let out, the parking lot lit up in a psudo-race. If you enjoy motorcycles in any form or function, and you haven't yet seen ON ANY SUNDAY, then you are missing out on some real riding history.
Randy Montgomery
Electra-Glide in Blue (circa 1973) - the Harley was one of the stars if not the main star.
There is a great scene of 1940's Indian Chiefs moto-crossing thru Central Park (New York City) in "the Phantom" (1996)
Of course "On any Sunday" ranks way up there.
There is a good BSA Lightning scene in "If" starring Malcolm McDowell. (1968)
chaswik
If you're going to list animated motorcycles, then the list should include the light bikes from the movie Tron.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ODe9mqoDE
henry
Warren Beattie's Triumph (Bonneville?) in "Shampoo" - if I ever wanted a motorcycle, it's that one!
Erik B
how could any one forget the movie tron
motorcycle man
I like the BMW Motorcycle from the James Bond movies.