Motorcycle movies

oldbikenut · Posted: August 1, 2009, 12:19 am Post subject: Motorcycle movies

I really enjoy watching movies about motorcycles or ones that involve motorcycles in some way. I'm not going to list the movies I've seen or my favorites at this time. I would sure enjoy hearing others recommendations on movies to see, if some of my favorites don't get mentioned, I'll make sure to add them to the thread.

So what's a good motorcycle movie or scene in a movie worth watching?

pumps · Posted: August 1, 2009, 12:39 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

Some of our down under brothers mentioned a movie about John Britten in another post. . I found all of the parts on you tube. it was pretty interesting to see how he built his own bike from scratch in his garage.

If you are talking fiction, there's Easy Rider of course. The Mad Max movies too. In the movie Tommy by The Who there is a big biker fight scene in a quarry where Tommy flies over on a hang glider .

mmasac · Posted: August 1, 2009, 1:05 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

well here are a few off the top of my head.

Wild Hogs
Easy rider
Biker Boys
Ghost Rider
The Worlds fastest Indian
Dust to glory
Angels Hard as they come
otorcycle mania 1, 2, & 3
Born Losers
The great escape
Wild Riders
Wild Wheels

killer · Posted: August 1, 2009, 5:46 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

The great 1971 documentary classic... On Any Sunday.
I still chuckle at the desert race scene... you feel bad, but you still laugh.

(I just got a copy of the Britten movie "One Man's Dream".... haven't watched it yet.)

yamaman · Posted: August 1, 2009, 6:25 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

Stone is another cult classic Aussie movie, it might be a bit hard to find these days. Z9's & Z1's a plenty with true 70's style!

y favorite line from that is when they bury one of their dead in a vertical grave "we buried ya like this mate so you wouldn't take anything lying down"!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lloTd45PFPg

kingwj · Posted: August 1, 2009, 6:40 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

"Hard On the Trail- Hunting Down Their Prey With 500 Pounds of Hot Steel Between Their Legs"

1970's porn, never saw the movie but the title is priceless, still remember it from the newspaper ad.

xackley · Posted: August 1, 2009, 8:48 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

xs650 in a movie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTQORXnwJd4

oldbikenut · Posted: August 1, 2009, 8:55 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

xackley wrote:

xs650 in a movie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTQORXnwJd4

I always thought that was a Harley, now that I looked closer it does look like they used an XS650 with Harley sound effects. Laughing

killer · Posted: August 1, 2009, 8:55 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

In the first X-men movie, Wolverine was hauling an XS on his trailer.

oldbikenut · Posted: August 1, 2009, 9:16 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

The John Britten movie sounds good.

On any Sunday is one of my top movies(documentary)

I've seen:
Wild hogs
Easy Rider
Worlds Fastest Indian
Dust to Glory
The Great Escape
ad Max

I would like to see the movie, [/b]Stone.

Has anyone seen The Motorcycle Diaries. Based on a true true story, good family movie(though rated R) it is in Spanish with english subtitles.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u0U3dbVMHk

rhilker · Posted: August 1, 2009, 9:57 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

I always liked the "The Wild Angels" 1966 Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern. "Hells Angels" movie.

yamaman · Posted: August 1, 2009, 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

The Barry Sheene Story (I think thats what it was called).Great doco on Sheene, shows a couple of his bad crashes. The Daytona crash when he came a gutsa at 170 mph! As wel as his Silverstone crash, man thats out there! He also had some of his operations filmed...........Ouch!

On a lighter note, the Wallace & Gromit animated plasticine shorts & the movies are pretty cool!

yamaman · Posted: August 1, 2009, 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

Not exactly motorcycling, but do any of our fair English friends get to watch Rory the racing car? My 2 year old daughter loves it & makes daddy watch it with her. It's narrated by Stirling Moss & set at SilverHatch circuit! Very cool!

BuffaloBill · New Member Joined: Jun 02, 2008 Posts: 3

Mods vs Rockers - Quadrophenia. Great Film

yamaman · Posted: August 1, 2009, 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

Never seen it, but it could be interesting!

oldbikenut · Posted: August 1, 2009, 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

Great suggestions for movies!

Here's one I've wanted to see, I think finding a copy would be pretty difficult. By the way I think the date is wrong of 1979, I think it should be 1970.
Little Fauss and big Halsey, check it out, pretty cool!
www.youtube.com/watch?...re=related
www.youtube.com/watch?...re=related

blackwidow · Posted: August 1, 2009, 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

grease 2

killer · Posted: August 1, 2009, 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

Quote::

Has anyone seen The Motorcycle Diaries. Based on a true true story,

I thought "The Motorcycle Diaries" was a decent film. They do break the
bro code riding two fellas on one bike. What did they call the
Norton... "The Mighty One"? (If I was riding to Patagonia with my
friend, he'd find his own bike.) The Norton breaks down and the leave it
behind after a while. After that the adventure aspect of the film
dissolves into more of a humanist exploration of societal inequality.

Ewan MacGregor's "The Long Way Round" series is serious adventure, but
you gotta wade through all the dull parts to hit the exciting ones.

Someone ought to make a film about David Barr. As a double-amputee he
rode his Sportster around the world. The Guinness book wouldn't take it
because they felt it was improperly documented... so he did it AGAIN
with H-D's sponsorship. I met him a few years back. Great guy and a
real inspiration.

oldbikenut · Posted: August 1, 2009, 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

killer wrote:

Quote::

Has anyone seen The Motorcycle Diaries. Based on a true true story,

I thought "The Motorcycle Diaries" was a decent film. They do break the
bro code riding two fellas on one bike. What did they call the
Norton... "The Mighty One"? (If I was riding to Patagonia with my
friend, he'd find his own bike.) The Norton breaks down and the leave it
behind after a while. After that the adventure aspect of the film
dissolves into more of a humanist exploration of societal inequality.

Ewan MacGregor's "The Long Way Round" series is serious adventure, but
you gotta wade through all the dull parts to hit the exciting ones.

Someone ought to make a film about David Barr. As a double-amputee he
rode his Sportster around the world. The Guinness book wouldn't take it
because they felt it was improperly documented... so he did it AGAIN
with H-D's sponsorship. I met him a few years back. Great guy and a
real inspiration.

Now the bro code got broken in easy rider as well.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJS8j9YYB9w

David Barr sounds like a great idea for a movie, being turned down at first and doing it again, amazing!

xs1961 · Posted: August 2, 2009, 3:50 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

(Oh God, Rory the Racing Car..Every morning I have to watch that with my daughter..Along with endless Wiggles vids/DVD's... Rolling Eyes

)

Cant say I have a favorite bike film , most of the above are good

Stones a film I havent seen for ages Im going to track a copy down.

Everything_To_Xs · Posted: August 2, 2009, 4:37 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

Hells Angels on wheels was a cheesy b-rate movie that turned out not so bad i thought

xjwmx · Posted: August 2, 2009, 11:53 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

Quote::

Now the bro code got broken in easy rider as well.

Bro code schmo code! Another example is the Bronson episode with the crazy artist who paints the barn, if you ever saw it. A not too sure of their masculinity code, sounds like to me.

Regarding Easy Rider - you gotta rent the dvd for the extra comments and footage section. It was a stoned mess. Seems like it was the camera man who stayed sober and kept the movie from immediately going in a ditch. Also has Fonda's comments on the symbolism of the stars and stripes tank with roll of money in it. Good movie. Could have been great, but just good I think.

TwistedLeather · Posted: August 3, 2009, 11:51 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

How about Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town or J.C. or CC and company or Stone cold or Beyond The Law (charley sheen undercover cop movie)....there are SOOOO many...oh...and ElectraGlide in Blue....forgot that one

Butch.

xs1961 · Posted: August 6, 2009, 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Motorcycle movies

I just thought of one Ive not seen in ages , think it called 'Knight Riders' ? With Ed Harris , hes 'King' of a group of 'Knights' (nuts) on M/C's re-enactmenting medieval jousting tornements around the US... Odd, but not a bad film..

What Happened to 650rider.com?

Yamaha xs650