Best Motorcycle in a Supporting Role

[skelstar]

I was watching Matrix Reloaded last night for the first time since I have had a MB. I can honestly say that I couldnt remember a MB being in this movie, let alone a Ducati...it was a nice peice of spirited riding by Miss Anne-Moss (apparently did some of her own riding for the movie).

So...I am asking for nominations in the category of Best Supporting Motorcycle in a non Motorcycle Movie. This conveniently (sp) discounts 'Biker Boyz' and 'Torque'. :niceone:

[DMNTD]

...I am asking for nominations in the category of Best Supporting Motorcycle in a non Motorcycle Movie. This conveniently (sp) discounts 'Biker Boyz' and 'Torque'. :niceone:

Hehehehe! Yes very convenient :niceone: Yep awesome scenes on the Duc for sure. I still think her leathers should get an award :sweatdrop Dang

[skelstar]

Hehehehe! Yes very convenient :niceone: Yep awesome scenes on the Duc for sure. I still think her leathers should get an award :sweatdrop Dang
She should get an award for 'taking a helmet off whilst still wearing sunglasses'. Id be interested in finding out how as I wear glasses.

[Big Dave]

Captain America and Billy Bike - Easy Rider

Triumph Thunderbird - The Wild One

Triumph Speed twin (?) - The Great Escape

Kawasaki Z1 - Stone

[Krayy]

Cast of thousands (well upwards of 30 anyway) - Mad Max

[jrandom]

I can honestly say that I couldnt remember a MB being in this movie, let alone a Ducati... it was a nice peice of spirited riding by Miss Anne-Moss (apparently did some of her own riding for the movie).

but not all of it. I recall an article online somewhere about the female stunt rider that did that movie. girl power! woohoo!

also, close examination of the start sequence reveals that the bike that she jumps off the carpark roof and crashes into the building lobby was an MVA F4. I guess general audience recognition is pretty low for MV Agusta, so they didn't bother with the closeup on the fairing logo like they did with the duc later on.

*also* also, she only rode one bike in the original Matrix; you see her taking off on it just after Neo gets captured by the agents. you don't see much of it, but the headlights give it away as a Speed Triple.

[jrandom]

Miss Anne-Moss

oh, and ffs, her name is Carrie-Anne Moss (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005251/), not Carrie Anne-Moss.

[T.W.R]

Terminator 2: a honda XR100 that had the exhaust note of 2 stroke LOLS! and mmm yeah the Fatboy

[zadok]

How about the opening scene in Goldmember (Austin Powers) BMW R1200 cruiser.

[DMNTD]

Cast of thousands (well upwards of 30 anyway) - Mad Max
I second that :not:

[skelstar]

Of course there is MI2 with the Speed Four (or S3 I think) that has the knobbly tires as soon as it hits the beach :whistle: . Was Dougray Scott's bike the Daytona?

[skelstar]

oh, and ffs, her name is Carrie-Anne Moss (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005251/), not Carrie Anne-Moss.
You are right of course. I couldnt remember and made a stab at it...and missed apparently.

[jrandom]

is anyone going to mention the Magic Transformer RSV-R from Torque?

more than meets the eye...

[skelstar]

is anyone going to mention the Magic Transformer RSV-R from Torque?
I doubt it as it was 'conveniently' omitted by the the first post :).

[jrandom]

I doubt it as it was 'conveniently' omitted by the the first post :).

oh, yes, sorry. first-post contents had fallen out of my brain by the time I typed that.

[skelstar]

oh, yes, sorry. first-post contents had fallen out of my brain by the time I typed that.
Everytime I go to the dvd store I think about getting THAT movie but then remember the derision from this forum. Ill pluck up the courage sometime.

[jrandom]

Everytime I go to the dvd store I think about getting THAT movie...

what, Torque?

no, really, it was bad. lame, pathetic, unfunny, not exciting, just *crap*. why lose two hours out of your life?

watch Easy Rider again, instead.

"You know, Billy... we blew it."

[pyrocam]

I nominate
the worlds fastest indian. (duh)

and before indy gets in here: top gun

[jrandom]

top gun

but don't the stickers on the fairings look amazingly tacky, these days?

still, I wouldnt mind a GPz900 in the gargre, just for the hell of it. its the classic-est slabside Jap sprotbike of the lot.

[skelstar]

watch Easy Rider again, instead.
REALLY didnt like that movie...but then it wasnt aimed (or made) for my age group. I did wet myself during the Starsky&Hutch movie when they parodied it.

[DMNTD]

what, Torque?

no, really, it was bad. lame, pathetic, unfunny, not exciting, just *crap*. why lose two hours out of your life?

watch Easy Rider again, instead.

"You know, Billy... we blew it."

No seriously...save ya money and get Mad Max 1 or something,as in anything!
Got to be in the top 10 worst catergory surely :mellow:

[jrandom]

Got to be in the top 10 worst catergory surely

Torque, or Easy Rider? ER was a good movie.

but Torque isn't even eye-catchingly bad enough for a top-10-bad list. It's just mediocre in every respect. I'd rather watch Children Of The Corn II.

[jrandom]

?XR80 TERMINATOR II

ah yes, the one with 30 forward gears and a rider who never downshifts.

[jrandom]

All good bike movies Dave.. but its best supporting motorcycle in a NON motorcycling based movie.

if the Charger 440 in Bullitt was somehow a bike, it would have been the bestest bike ever, but its a cage so I'm going to get lynched for mentioning it now, arent I.

but perhaps we can allow it honourable mention as a motor vehicle from a movie that rocked.

which reminds me; what bike did McQueen ride in The Great Escape? [edit: I'm guessing a BMW, presumabyl, but which model?]

[skelstar]

What about JBonds BMW MB from his second bond movie...was it a K1 or something? Nice colour (but not orange).
[edit] I mean P.Brosnan's second Bond movie.

[Big Dave]

All good bike movies Dave.. but its best supporting motorcycle in a NON motorcycling based movie. Would be interested in your opinion.

Ah - so it is - I responded to the headline - (read all questions before starting).

Great Escape still stands
Triumph Bonneville - Clint Eastwood - Magnum Force.
Arnie on the Fat Boy in Terminator. 'Gif me yor cloze and yor modorcycle'.
His Bonneville gave Gere's charachter credence in 'Officer & Gentleman'

[jrandom]

think it was a trumpy Fish

didn't the story imply that he nicked it from the Krauts, though? I dont recall. why would there be Triumphs hanging about at a German POW camp?

authenticity, eh, gotta love it.

[parsley]

"I bought a vampire motorcycle" - Norton Commando.

One of these days I'm going to get hold of a copy of this on VHS (never released on DVD) then have a KB movie night. Show you all what you've been missing!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097550/combined

[Big Dave]

if the Charger 440 in Bullitt was somehow a bike, it would have been the bestest bike ever, but its a cage so I'm going to get lynched for mentioning it now, arent I.

but perhaps we can allow it honourable mention as a motor vehicle from a movie that rocked.

which reminds me; what bike did McQueen ride in The Great Escape? [edit: I'm guessing a BMW, presumabyl, but which model?]


Legend has it that the stunts were performed - controversially at the time, by mcqueen - on a Triumph Speed twin dressed up as a BMW.

[Colapop]

How about the bike that Michael Carrington (had to look that up) 'built' in Grease 2? He made that bike from bits he found at the dump!

[WRT]

What about I Robot, didnt Big Willy Stylez have an MV or summit? Thought that was a nice twist on the standard futuristic movie where the hero still has an "old school" vehicle. Was nice to see them put a bike in there instead of a big old american muscle car.

[jrandom]

What about I Robot, didnt Big Willy Stylez have an MV or summit?

yes, it was an F4. nicely recalled.

[Big Dave]

What about I Robot, didnt Big Willy Stylez have an MV or summit? Thought that was a nice twist on the standard futuristic movie where the hero still has an "old school" vehicle. Was nice to see them put a bike in there instead of a big old american muscle car.

I've read most of asimov - particularly enjoyed that flick.

[James Deuce]

You are right of course. I couldnt remember and made a stab at it...and missed apparently.

It's OK man, fish bites heal quicker. It's the Omega 9 oil.

[Indiana_Jones]

the what I guess is meant to be a R75 with the side car in 'Indiana Jones and the last crusade'

And the what looks like a Truimph in the Great escape :D

-Indy

[Stroker Girl]

[QUOTE=SpeedMedic]10 Yamaha something or other LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER ( Angelina Joile mmmm)

I think it was a TRX850?

Indiana Jones - The last crusade? Indy and his dad in the sidecar with the Germans chasing them on their trailies covered up to look like old classics. Some quite good stunt wipe out scenes.

[Indiana_Jones]

Legend has it that the stunts were performed - controversially at the time, by mcqueen - on a Triumph Speed twin dressed up as a BMW.

Apparently most of it was all mcqueen apart from the fence jump.
McQueen!

-Indy

[Indiana_Jones]

Indiana Jones - The last crusade? Indy and his dad in the sidecar with the Germans chasing them on their trailies covered up to look like old classics. Some quite good stunt wipe out scenes.

lol yea, those dirt bikes stick out like a sore thumb :D
rep for pointing it out

-Indy

[DMNTD]

...10 Yamaha something or other LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER ( Angelina Joile mmmm)...
Oh yes,oh yes!! :not:

[k14]

Terminator 2: a honda XR100 that had the exhaust note of 2 stroke LOLS! and mmm yeah the Fatboy
Oh yeah I vote for that too. And I think that it should also get the best ginger haircut style. You know, john connors mate with the ginger mullet, that was priceless.

[Indiana_Jones]

and we couldn't forget Maverick's GPZ900 :D

-Indy

[James Deuce]

[QUOTE=SpeedMedic]10 Yamaha something or other LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER ( Angelina Joile mmmm)

I think it was a TRX850?



Yep, a nicely streetfightered one. If I can be so bold as to make up a word.

How about Kiefer Sutherland on the VF1000R at the end of Flashback?

[Indiana_Jones]

Oh yeah I vote for that too. And I think that it should also get the best ginger haircut style. You know, john connors mate with the ginger mullet, that was priceless.

bwhahaahah so true!

oh, and 'Grace' AKA Zed's bike from 'Pulp Fiction'

-Indy

[pyrocam]

and we couldn't forget Maverick's GPZ900 :D

-Indy

didnt read my post did you?


and what about MURDERCYCLE!
http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=3222

[jrandom]

FFs I recalled that an hour ago already.

feck off, bus driver boy. some of us have to switch down our mental gears to participate on this forum you know. if I let myself run at full recall capacity, my head would explode from sheer boredom.

[ManDownUnder]

some of us have to switch down our mental gears to participate on this forum you know. if I let myself run at full recall capacity, my head would explode from sheer boredom.

we should be so lucky...

[ManDownUnder]

and we couldn't forget Maverick's GPZ900 :D

-Indy

Yup - gets my vote. Gotta admit that came to mind first, (racing off down the road as the jet takes off... hmmm - romance, avgas and bikes all in one scene...)

[Krayy]

(don't know the exact model for this, so I'll fake it...)

Honda CB100 - Vanishing Point (1971 version)

Not a particularly great bike, but it did have a naked blonde hottie on it :devil2:

[Indiana_Jones]

Yup - gets my vote. Gotta admit that came to mind first, (racing off down the road as the jet takes off... hmmm - romance, avgas and bikes all in one scene...)

man the bike just has the style :D
I want one!

-Indy

[WRT]

bwhahaahah so true!

oh, and 'Grace' AKA Zed's bike from 'Pulp Fiction'

-Indy

FWIW - its not a bike.

"Its a chopper, baby"

:Pokey:

[Big Dave]

Directions to '86 - Indy?

I'm still there.

[parsley]

and what about MURDERCYCLE!
Haven't a clue, but it reminds me of one of the best uses of bikes in a movie - Rollerball. Shame about all the shit remakes.

[Indiana_Jones]

I'm still there.

Cool, hook a guy up with directions? :D

-Indy

[Indiana_Jones]

FWIW - its not a bike.

"Its a chopper, baby"

:Pokey:

Was waiting for someone to say that :D
I would rep you, but the site says I've given out too much, so remind me :)

"I had to crash that Honda, baby!"

-Indy


-Indy

[mini_me]

Terminator 2: a honda XR100 that had the exhaust note of 2 stroke LOLS! and mmm yeah the Fatboy

i was under the impression that the bike in t2 was indeed a 2 stroke , being a cr80
correct if i am wrong
m/m

[kro]

Speed triple from MI2

[skelstar]

Speed triple from MI2
*cough* done already *cough* :)

[Mooch]

The 1939 Norton 500 out of Motorcycle Dairies would have to be up there

[Motu]

Triumph Bonneville - Clint Eastwood - Magnum Force.


Been a long time since I seen it - is that the one where he goes up and down stairs and stuff? It was a Daytona I think....and the Cops had Guzzi's.

[parsley]

Trying to find the type of bike used in "Girl on a motorcycle" and I came across this - "Fat girl on a motorcycle". Don't you just love the internet?

[T.W.R]

Legend has it that the stunts were performed - controversially at the time, by mcqueen - on a Triumph Speed twin dressed up as a BMW.

McQueen actually used to race motorcycles ( long distance desert racing).

Everyones forgot marlon brando in the wild one ( triumph speed twin) plus lee marvin ( old panhead harley).
Harley Davidson & the Marlboro man ( kawasaki Zephyr & a Harley)
can't remember the name of the movie but Michael Douglas on the XLCR 1000 harley dragging the GSX-R along the waterfront ( some cop movie)

The Triumph trophy Kurt Russel rebuilt in Roadhouse

[Krayy]

Damn, it was a 2-fiddy in Vanishing Point :argh:

[awesker]

The 1939 Norton 500 out of Motorcycle Dairies would have to be up there

second that, that bike had so much character, sucks when the ol girl had to be sold. Awesome movie too.

[Big Dave]

Been a long time since I seen it - is that the one where he goes up and down stairs and stuff? It was a Daytona I think....and the Cops had Guzzi's.

OK - Daytona - In the aircraft carrier and stuff.

[Big Dave]

Everyones forgot marlon brando in the wild one ( triumph speed twin)

I didn't and i reckon it was a Thunderbird.

[Big Dave]

*cough* done already *cough* :)

take a lozenge and give the guy a break - he's talking triumphs.