Easy Rider Hopper to ride the Russian roads

[Bob]

Dennis Hopper, star of the iconic biker film “Easy Rider” is to get back in the saddle and ride between Russia’s two largest cities.

The trip, to be undertaken along with Jeremy Irons, Laurence Fishburne, Thomas Krens (director of Guggenheim Museums Worldwide), will go from St Petersburg to Moscow, as part of the launch of an exhibition of American art at Moscow's Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.

Hopper said “It’s gonna be wild”.

[tri boy]

That should be interesting. Any idea when this will be happening, and what bikes they will be on?

[Drum]

I hope it ends better than Easy Rider did!

[janno]

Wow! Wheezey Riders!!

Go the oldies!!! :innocent:

[Big Dave]

Big &^@#)& whoop.
He played a complete asshat in the film, which nowadays is entirely un-watchable.
Love the bikes, love the soundtrack. Can't cop his characters.
The poor old cultcha starved Russians don't deserve it either.

[surfer]

Big &^@#)& whoop.
He played a complete asshat in the film, which nowadays is entirely un-watchable.
Love the bikes, love the soundtrack. Can't cop his characters.
The poor old cultcha starved Russians don't deserve it either.

Yeah I'm with you on this one. Sad to say the movie is very poor by today's standards. Hope he can do better this time round.

Hopper was also stoned like the rest of the cast/crew most of the time while making Easy Rider hence in most places it makes no real sense. None of them really knew what they were doing either in terms of making the film. The part in the film that they were in New Orleans, they forgot their cameras, this is why most of it is shot in a grave yard. The fastest they rode their bikes for the whole movie was 25mph; that must be really hard on a bike like captain america with long forks, it must have flopped about all over the place and been a bitch to control.

I wish them well, stay off the drugs and for god's sake do more than 25mph otherwise you'll never make it.:Punk:

[bull]

Its wild hogs 2 - This time Laurence Fishburne is the token black guy LOL

[Big Dave]

I wish them well,

Indeed - I only meant the fictional characters.
I've not been beyond starting a Kiwi Rider piece with references to the film.
But in the context of then and now....yech.

[Drum]

.......He played a complete asshat in the film, which nowadays is entirely un-watchable...........

.Bollocks.

[Big Dave]

.Bollocks.

Tried twice - even had a big easy rider party - 30 minutes into the DVD that's exactly what everyone said. This is bollocks.

We watched Stone instead - that's just got hilarious with time - ER blows.

[Drum]

....... stay off the drugs and for god's sake do more than 25mph otherwise you'll never make it.:Punk:

The choppers in Easy Rider had no rear suspension, and taking that into consideration I suggest that 25mph is plenty fast enough.

My kidneys hurt thinking about it!

[surfer]

The choppers in Easy Rider had no rear suspension, and taking that into consideration I suggest that 25mph is plenty fast enough.

My kidneys hurt thinking about it!

Ha ha know what you mean. There is a lot to be said for a softail or at least having a sprung solo seat. :Punk:

[Big Dave]

The Billy Bob is still one of my favourite looking bikes all time too.

Cap'n America, pretty but wouldn't turn.

What about the 50 grand stuffed in a 12 litre tank on a 1000cc with no back pressure.

Range 80km.

We should have seen them pushing it for 80% of the film.

[Conquiztador]

The movie was done for under 1/2 million US$ and won awards.

The Mardi Gras scenes were done as a trial for the film. They got $40K to do them. If they turned out OK then the film would go ahead. As a result of the lack of $$'s they used 16mm cameras when shooting those scenes. They are used in the film.

Yep, there was drug issues. But we are talking about late 60's here. Hippies and Flower Power. LSD was the drug that all had to trial.

The movie has a thread. It is about Wyatt and Billy who go searching. They meet a cross section of ppl but dont want to get involved as they are on the look for something else. In the end they realise that they blew it all.

If you watch it for special effects and action scenes then you will be disappointed. But if you have an idea what it was all about, then...

Here the trailer:
http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/trailer.html?v_id=15197

Re rigids: I have ridden many of them. They are not made for hill climbs. But I have ridden through Germany on the AutoBahn at 180k/h without any worries.
And you have to remember that these were the standard HD frames of the days when Knucklehead/Panhead came out.

Re the ending: Yes, today they would not have been killed off. (But it was fitting, they had blown it, their search for freedom had failed, and so...)But in those days things were done for other reasons then to be able to make 7 follow ups to squeeze as mych $$'s as possible out of the punters.

[Paul in NZ]

Dissing Easy Rider and Mr Hopper?

Jesus - I have logged into the wrong place....

[Big Dave]

Dissing Easy Rider and Mr Hopper?

Jesus - I have logged into the wrong place....

no - quite insistent I just referred to the fictional character.

HE seems like an engaging chap.

[kerfufflez]

Re the ending: Yes, today they would not have been killed off.

Um... thanks for that.
I haven't seen the movie yet, and guess I don't need to now that I've just found out what happens at the end!

[terbang]

Saw it in the early 70's when I was damn near as stoned as they were. It was cool but then I was only 15. Saw it recently, havn't been stoned for years, yup its an oldie but it aint all that bad.

[Big Dave]

Saw it in the early 70's when I was damn near as stoned as they were. It was cool but then I was only 15. Saw it recently, havn't been stoned for years, yup its an oldie but it aint all that bad.

bbbbbut what about when the camera just goes around in circles and does hippy head shots for like an hour and a half.
Then I wanted to gangster slap most of 'em. WTFU ;-)

I watched and enjoyed in the 70s too, never got that f***** up though. Like Coke and stuff - pass. (which im sure is not what you mean)

It's second watching syndrome. With the exception of a few - Life of Brian, matrix (it took me 2 goes to get it - sorry), there are not many movies I've enjoyed 2nd time anyway.

[Maha]

Um... thanks for that.
I haven't seen the movie yet, and guess I don't need to now that I've just found out what happens at the end!

Wait till you watch the 'Towering Inferno'...not everyone dies and they put the fire out eventually....:yes:

And its on topic sorta...Steve McQueen was that Movie and, he was in a very famous motorcycle scene

[Skyryder]

Easy Rider is without doubt the iconic biker movie. It spawned the chopper craze and told the story of the hippie movement. These weren't the Hell's Angels types. They were just guys doing what we do everyday with an attitude that matched the times. The ending said it all..............how much bigotry there is for those with a different attitude. That movie is still relevent today............probably more so.

Skyryder

[Big Dave]

They were just guys doing what we do everyday with an attitude that matched the times.

Mate, they were large-quantity-of-class-A-drug-dealing-scum, but apart from that...

[NordieBoy]

Easy Rider is without doubt the iconic biker movie.

Nah, On Any Sunday :Punk: