Greatest motorcycle song ever?

[Mystic13]

I vote turn the page written by Bob Seger and covered by numerous bands. The best version is the Jon English version if you can find it. A much harder rock sound as Jon does.

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[Laxi]

that sucked! sounded like kenny bloody rodgers, give me the more famous cover any day
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edit: forgot how fucked up that video is

[Mystic13]

For those of you that don't know Jon, this is what he typically sounded like. And I've just found his recordings are still available through this site.

http://www.jonenglish.com.au/


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[junkmanjoe]

ill have to vote Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMbATaj7Il8

sorry im not sure how to load up the video.

[Big Dave]

Mr Mystic! With respect, that is not even Bob's best motorcycle song. That belongs to 'Roll me away'.

But Steppenwolf gets my vote. Followed very closely by Chris Spedding - motorbikin'

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.com/2009/06/big-dave-5-great-bike-songs.html

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.com/2009/06/bd-5-more-bike-songs.html

[Harvd]

Surely this is one of the greats of motorcyling songs...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ_bp2Q0xTw&feature=fvw

[Mystic13]

that sucked! sounded like kenny bloody rodgers, give me the more famous cover any day

edit: forgot how fucked up that video is


Mr Mystic! With respect, that is not even Bob's best motorcycle song. That belongs to 'Roll me away'.



Bob's best song but not Bob's version. I put the Jon English version above Metallica.

I'll go listen to the others. Time to build a motorcycle playlist.

[Hitcher]

Greatest repost thread ever?

[Headbanger]

The only possible way to make Turn the page worse is to have metallica perform it.

besides, Its about riding on a bus not a bike.

[Robbo]

Definately "Born to be Wild" from the old classic movie Easyrider
:niceone:

[Headbanger]

I'd nominate either Hellrider or Hell patrol by Judas Priest.

[Headbanger]

Make that Henchmen Ride by Testament.

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or maybe Iron Horse by Motorhead.

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[Big Dave]

Time to build a motorcycle playlist.


We had a go at it a while ago. Have a search.

[Maha]

Bat out of Hell would be on any bike playlist.

[The Pastor]

slipping away from me is my five biking song.

take it to the limit

james dean

the list is just too big!

[vifferman]

ill have to vote Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild



But Steppenwolf gets my vote.


Definately "Born to be Wild" from the old classic movie Easyrider
:niceone:
Nup.
If you're talking about songs about motorcycling, "Born to be Wild" is good, but has been thrashed so much that it has become a cliche and therefore has lost its cachet.
It's better if you know Steppenwolf wrote it, then listen to their better songs, like "the Pusher", or "The Ostrich", or "Don't Step on the Grass, Sam". Or listen to a 'biker friendly' band like Jethro Tull.

I'm afraid I cringe a bit when I'm listening to Steppenwolf when "Born to be Wild" comes on, in case anyone thinks I'm some kind of cardboard cutout.

But that's just me.

FWIW, I've never seen "Easy Rider" (I'll get around to it one day), but the first album I bought was by Steppenwolf, years before the movie was released here. Oh - and I had an Easy Rider poster on my wall for years.
So what.. :rolleyes:

If I was to pick a sort of motoring sort of song, I'd pick "Fuel" by Metal Licker. I like the way the drumming sounds like a V8 (or V4 bike!) with open headers....

[Laxi]

Nup.
If you're talking about songs about motorcycling, "Born to be Wild" is good, but has been thrashed so much that it has become a cliche and therefore has lost its cachet.


same as bad to the bone,( I hate that song with a passion), but from george & the destroyers, gear jammer is a good one also lynyrd skynyrd, free bird
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[Big Dave]

But that's just me.

Pretty much. :cool:

[MisterD]

I can't not post this, now can I? (btw, my vote goes to Iron Horse...)

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[MisterD]

Then there's perennial bike rally favourites Dumpy's Rusty Nuts:

Boxhill or bust: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tKO3m_M4dQ (embedding disable unfortunately). Sadly youtube doesn't seem to have any of that other great rally / bar band Engine...

[nudemetalz]

There's always "Born to be Bad"......

(this is a crack up !!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSZjBAY1J0

[cambridgedan]

:whistle: yeap id say go with the Free Bird :Punk::eek:

:rockon:

[Krayy]

Machine Gun Fellatio's "Mutha Fukka On A Motorcycle"

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Mutha-Fukka-On-A-Motorcycle-lyrics-Machine-Gun-Fellatio/A4E6391012414EA448256CB7002EB8BD

[Hinny]

Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning gets my vote.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7bXBOfgvJ4&feature=related

'Red hair and Black Leather, my favourite colour scheme.'

On the video there is a shot of a guy lying down on the bike wearing just a pair of swim trunks and sand shoes.
He was setting a world Land Speed record!

[peasea]

Greatest repost thread ever?

I thought that at first but then I thought again; maybe the 'best motorcycle song ever' was released yesterday and we should give it another go.

What a stupid thought.

[peasea]

:whistle: yeap id say go with the Free Bird :Punk::eek:

:rockon:

I always do, saves heaps on hookers.

[SARGE]

Mr Mystic! With respect, that is not even Bob's best motorcycle song. That belongs to 'Roll me away'.

But Steppenwolf gets my vote. Followed very closely by Chris Spedding - motorbikin'

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.com/2009/06/big-dave-5-great-bike-songs.html

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.com/2009/06/bd-5-more-bike-songs.html



bah!!!!



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[cambridgedan]

i need to get some sort of system im ma helmet so i can listen to music :clap:

[SARGE]

i need to get some sort of system im ma helmet so i can listen to music :clap:

cheap dick smith MP3 player and headphones

[peasea]

i need to get some sort of system im ma helmet so i can listen to music :clap:

I'd like to get rid of my helmet so that I can listen to real music!

[cambridgedan]

I'd like to get rid of my helmet so that I can listen to real music!

:clap::clap::clap:

[peasea]

:clap::clap::clap:
Thank you, thank you very much............

[Owl]

Nup.
If you're talking about songs about motorcycling, "Born to be Wild" is good, but has been thrashed so much that it has become a cliche and therefore has lost its cachet.

I don't suppose you'd remember that 70's jingle?

"Born to be wild..............Suzuki"

:rofl:

[Genestho]

Judas Priest - Turbo Lover

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Or The Distance - Cake

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Or a little Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath

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[Skyryder]

Well it use to be LEADER OF THE PACK by the Shangri Las
but after watching the vid now I'm not so sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FxSM88H-G4


Still a great song with your eyes closed:clap:


Skyryder

[gwigs]

Well it use to be LEADER OF THE PACK by the Shangri Las
but after watching the vid now I'm not so sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FxSM88H-G4


Still a great song with your eyes closed:clap:


Skyryder

Really like the vroom vroom sound effects on leader of the pack..:
and what about Lil Honda by the Beach boys?

[Solly]

ill have to vote Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild

With you on that one :headbang:

[Big Dave]

girls girls girls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJrSyFpK3iQ

[Pedrostt500]

AC/DC: Ride On
Jethro Tull: To Old To Rock 'N' Roll To Young To Die

[Skyryder]

Now for some real biker culture


TEXAS BLUES IN E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4ywaGCsjhI&feature=related

And this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKNHFX8Dua4&feature=related

And the Keyboards Jools Holland

Kruzin Muzak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LXj3V9q_Bw&feature=related


Skyryder

[Indiana_Jones]

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This would have to be my fav I guess, 'Last note of feedom' sung by David Coverdale, from the film 'Days of Thunder'

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'Mighty Wings' by Cheap Trick.

Best song from 'Top Gun' :headbang:

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Lightning Crashes

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Radar Love

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You could be mine


Heaps more lol

-Indy

[Usarka]

bah!!!!



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you've got some taste sir. Ooops, sorry you work for a living... :niceone:

[Motu]

Before there were bikes...we still rode.

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[ynot slow]

Devil gate drive-Suzy Quatro.

Paradise by dashboard-Meatloaf.

And the group in 70's Sweet,can't think of their song doh.

[Pedrostt500]

Devil gate drive-Suzy Quatro.

Paradise by dashboard-Meatloaf.

And the group in 70's Sweet,can't think of their song doh.
Hellraiser

[Laxi]

Lightning Crashes


-Indy

mate lightning crashes? 1 of my favorite songs but never really considered it a biker song:niceone:

[robboh]

Indy. Prefer the 'anthem' to Mighty Wings.
Lighting Crashes, great song.
Bob Segar's 'Turn the Page', one of the best songs eva! (and BS version far better than Metallica's).
Radar Love pretty good too!!
Shame not to have seen any Pearl Jam, but then not really bike songs..

for me... best bike song is probably
Wanted Dead or Alive, Bon Jovi.

I did a few laps of the Square in PMR with that blasting out of a ghetto blaster which was duct-taped to the pillion seat... unfortunately the boys in blue didnt like it much... :clap:

[Indiana_Jones]

mate lightning crashes? 1 of my favorite songs but never really considered it a biker song:niceone:

Yea, it sounds odd granted, but for some reason I can't help but think of bikes when I hear it


Indy. Prefer the 'anthem' to Mighty Wings

Oh yea I love the anthem, but that's not a 'song' really I guess.

-Indy

[Big Dave]

'Seaman' Indy has never let the facts interfere with a good story.

[SARGE]

'Seaman' Indy has never let the facts interfere with a good story.

semen?



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[MaxB]

As has been said Motorhead's - Iron Horse (Born to Lose) Live from No Sleep.

or probably the most m/c crazy band ever: Saxon - They all still ride:

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or

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or Stallions of the Highway or Ride Like the Wind. They seem to put a bike related song onto every album.

Motorhead and Saxon are on tour together - that would be one hell of a gig.

[Big Dave]

semen?

Ahh No. From when Indy concocted the 2nd best trawl in KB history.

(Some bloke that bailed had the best one - it was an April fools thing.)

[Ghost_Bullet]

Ok motorcycle, song and all that.... a video with bikes and the rest, points to only one track.... "Speed Demon" Owwww heee heeee shum on!!!!!:wari:

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[peasea]

girls girls girls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJrSyFpK3iQ

It's a curious thing;

The video about 'girls, girls, girls' starts with a Shovel, right? If they end up pissing you off you could end it all with a shovel too.

Irony, I love it almost as much as I love Shovels.:Punk:

[cambridgedan]

so far im still picking Free Bird but the top gun was cool :D

[Forest]

It's a bit out of left field, but this is my favourite song about backyard inventors.

I like to think the subject of the poem is building a motorcycle.

JaLjwSpZ6Cs

[eelracing]

My fav's already mentioned but a couple that hav'nt and not strictly about motorcycles but cool all the same;

Ezy Ryder...Jimi Hendrix

Low Rider...War