Greatest motorcycle song ever?

**vifferman** · 12th June 2009, 14:49

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

ill have to vote Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild

Originally Posted by Big Dave

But Steppenwolf gets my vote.

Originally Posted by Robbo

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

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..

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** · 12th June 2009, 15:04

Originally Posted by vifferman

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

**Big Dave** · 12th June 2009, 15:32

Originally Posted by vifferman

But that's just me.

Pretty much.

**MisterD** · 12th June 2009, 15:38

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

**MisterD** · 12th June 2009, 15:42

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** · 12th June 2009, 15:42

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

(this is a crack up !!)

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

**cambridgedan** · 12th June 2009, 15:49

yeap id say go with the Free Bird

**Krayy** · 12th June 2009, 16:01

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

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.n...256CB7002EB8BD

**Hinny** · 12th June 2009, 16:15

Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning gets my vote.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7bXB...eature=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** · 12th June 2009, 16:18

Originally Posted by Hitcher

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** · 12th June 2009, 16:29

Originally Posted by cambridgedan

yeap id say go with the Free Bird

I always do, saves heaps on hookers.

**SARGE** · 12th June 2009, 16:35

Originally Posted by 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.co...ike-songs.html

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...ike-songs.html

bah!!!!