Top 10 King of Biking Icons

**zadok** · 18th January 2007, 09:38

Read this elsewhere. Apparently MCN had a survey. Results:

1 Steve McQueen - 1960's Hollywood actor and racer (25%)
2 Barry Sheene - 1977-78 World 500GP champion (21%)
3 Valentino Rossi - seven times MotoGP champion (21%)
4 Evel Knievel - Famous stunt rider (10%)
5 Joey Dunlop - One of the Isle of Man’s greatest riders (8%)
6 Mike Hailwood - Considered to be the greatest motorcycle racer yet (6%)
7 Marlon Brando - Hollywood actor, star of biker gang movie "The Wild Ones" (3%)
8 Mick Doohan - World 500GP champion 1994-1998 (2%)
9 Tom Cruise - Hollywood actor, starred in "Top Gun" (2%)
10 Ewan McGregor - Hollywood actor, starred in "Star Wars (2%)

**Ghost Lemur** · 18th January 2007, 10:40

You can tell it's an english language site.

Still don't understand how people can rate Barry Sheene (and Kenny Roberts Snr for that matter) and yet never mention Agostini arguably still the greatest rider of all time. He's practically the only one with records that Rossi hasn't broken yet. Shit I'd rate Mike the Bike hire than Barry Sheene. Next they'll be wanting to add Nicky Hayden.

Got to agree with Steve McQueen though. He's still the very definition of Cool.

**SpankMe** · 18th January 2007, 10:44

Tom Cruise?? What has that fucktard ever done on a bike? No way should that scientology nutter be above Ewan McGregor , let alone be on such a list in the first place.

**Ivan** · 18th January 2007, 10:57

I think Joey Dunlop should be further up the ranks that guy was a legend

Tom Cruise well he cant really be counted for riding round on a old bike and wearing dorky sunglasses!

Ewan Mcgreggor well he does ride a bike and does those adventure things so yeah ok.

Big Vale I thought he would have been a big icon

And no Nicky Hayden?

**N4CR** · 18th January 2007, 14:49

ghost rider should be number one. everyone knows him. 'oh that nutcase in sweden eh' even old people know.

some go, 'oh that nutcase off kiwibiker who used to ride a black zxr250'

**onearmedbandit** · 18th January 2007, 15:59

Originally Posted by SpankMe

Tom Cruise?? What has that fucktard ever done on a bike? No way should that scientology nutter be above Ewan McGregor , let alone be on such a list in the first place.

Took the words right out of my mouth SpankMe. Fuck, almost embarrassed that he made it to the list. In fact due to his inclusion I shall disregard the entire poll.

**deeknow** · 18th January 2007, 16:51

Hey man... you forgot Pee Wee Herman... he's gotta get in ahead of Cruise

**mstriumph** · 18th January 2007, 17:37

don't know what Brando and Cruise are doing in there ...............

**James Deuce** · 18th January 2007, 18:09

What about Che Guevara? He's as cool as McQueen.

How about Pablo Nieto?

Chris Carr?

Glenn Curtis?

Jarno Saarinen?

The haven't picked Motorcycling Icons, they've picked Public Image Biking Icons. There's a big difference.

**onearmedbandit** · 18th January 2007, 19:00

Originally Posted by Jim2

The haven't picked Motorcycling Icons, they've picked Public Image Biking Icons. There's a big difference.

Still doesn't explain the inclusion of Cruise.

**SpankMe** · 18th January 2007, 20:18

Yeah, where's the Fonz. Obviously voted by yanks, so where's Mr. Cool.

**doc** · 18th January 2007, 20:24

Where the fuck is Agostini????? he must have started the legends with dolly brollies and pit babes... And Kim Newcombe A latter day Burt Munroe obviously no Maoris on the panel of judges. No kiwi content

**Bob** · 19th January 2007, 01:21

Originally Posted by SpankMe

Yeah, where's the Fonz. Obviously voted by yanks, so where's Mr. Cool.

No it wasn't. MCN (or Make up Content for News) is an English publication.

If it had been a US poll, voted for by US, then it would have had 10 US people, more than likely.

I think the idea is "Biking Icons" rather than it having anything to do with their success on a bike. Hence Brando and Cruise, as a lot of people (especially non-bikers) would be likely to think of them when asked to name a famous biker.

My question is: who came up with the list? Was it "Just vote for anyone you want"? Or was a list provided, and you then had to choose from it?

Barry Sheene will always come near the top of a UK listing, for obvious reasons.

**avgas** · 21st January 2007, 00:12

In my eye's the rest of the world was sane........then you had Haga on the R7 (before he got old an rode a prilla)
He will always be a hero in my eyes, along with Tony R (sorry if people here don't like him / raced him)
Also what about Batman, those guys from tron....even that bounty hunter dude

**Laava** · 21st January 2007, 11:51

Tom Cruise????? I believe, and correct me if I'm wrong, that Tom Cruise is in fact computer generated. He does not exist! He would never survive the bullying if he did!

Why do we not have a NZ top 10 motorcycling icons poll?