Motorbikes in Movies: From Scrap Metal to Masterpiece

MOTORBIKES IN MOVIES From Serap Metal to Masterpiece Wetcome to ASPEN #7 DUMB & DUMBER VALUE £EEEE Dumb and Dumber is one of those timeless comedies that SEX APPEAL has cemented its position in the cinematic psyche. From the frozen tongue of a pole-licking Harry to the gap-toothed antics of Lloyd, we'll all go to the grave with a little bit of D&D in our hearts, won't we? Regardless, the Dumb and Dumber bike is an embarrassment to the human race and should be thrown into a skip immediately. Welcome to the bottom of the heap, boys. SPEED ICON STATUS SCREEN TIME VERDICT: SCRAP #6 HAROLD & MAUDE VALUE Although a cult classic amongst fans of Cat Stevens soundtracks, there's something about Maude's frivolous theft of the motorcycle that we just can't condone. Sure, we appreciate her sunny disposition compared to Harold's moribund state of mind, but when she uses these geriatric wiles to seduce the young man into a life of shovel theft and bike larceny, wel... it's unforgivable. This biker babe is just plain old bad and we're just plain old disappointed. SEX APPEAL SPEED ICON STATUS SCREEN TIME VERDICT: IMPOUND Albert WeskeR #5 RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE VALUE 子 3 子子子 Smashing through a stained glass window, crushing a zombie with a crucifix, desecrating the house of god and turning a motorbike into a bomb...evidently, there's some pretty intricate subtext in Resident Evil. However, we can't score this gamified movie any higher because of the heinous motorcycle abuse at play here. Whilst shooting the petrol tank of a self-accelerating motorbike would never cause a real life explosion, Alice's disrespect towards two-wheeled vehicles is blatant and her insurance premium must be through the roof. SEX APPEAL SPEED ICON STATUS SCREEN TIME VERDICT: ÇAUTION VOUd. #4 GHOST RIDER VALUE 子子子 ] It's widely accepted that any film starring Nicolas Cage is automatically internet gold. His aptitude at onscreen lunacy and offscreen method acting means that, for one reason or SEX APPEAL another, the man is a god. Therefore, we hereby immortalise Nicky Cage and his valiant contribution to the motorbiking movie. With all the flaming tyres, gravity defying skyscraper ascents and unlikely love interests that you can shake a bloodied chain at, Ghost Rider is as mad as it is bad. Sure, Cage might be more of a chump than a champion, but we love him. We truly do. SPEED ICON STATUS SCREEN TIME 1<< VERDICT: QUESTION # 3 TERMINATOR 2 VALUE 33333 Terminator 2 is without a doubt the best movie in the Terminator franchise (go on, argue that it's not, we dare SEX APPEAL you). In a pithy realisation of judgement day, Arnie gives the performance of his life, perfecting the robotic yet lovable meathead that would come to identify him in every single SPEED movie ever since. What with John Connor's impossibly 90s hairdo and his Lara-Croft-look-a-like of a mum tearing up the screen, it's easy to forget the epic bike stunt. However, remember it, motorcycle fans, for it's an example of stunt driving at its absolute best. Hasta la vista, baby. ICON STATUS SCREEN TIME VERDICT: ÇOMMEND #2 GOLDENEYE VALUE 子 33 子 3 If the motorcycle is to modern film what the big black horse was to the Western, then Bond has got a stable full of big black horses. His bike i accessory to his arsenal of excellence and an extra notch in his never-ending measure of sex appeal. What's more, in Goldeneye, our mate Pierce jumps off a cliff on a motorcycle, discards said vehicle whilst sailing through the air, jumps into an unmanned plane, takes control of it and then flies into the horizon as a Soviet chemical weapons facility explodes in the foreground. If that's not epic, we don't know what is. SEX APPEAL a mark of a well-tailored status, an SPEED ICON STATUS SCREEN TIME VERDICT: SALUTE AIN #1 EASY RIDER * ** Easy Rider is the counterculture film, capturing the anti-establishment hippie movement of the 1960s and giving motorcycles a lead role in freedom-fighting. Whilst pursuing 33333 peace and love on a mammoth ride from LA to New Orleans, VALUE a star-spangled "Captain America" and his fellow biker Billy encounter the hostility of the strait-laced locals - an older generation of folk who prefer the hierarchy and neat haircuts of a pre-war US. SEX APPEAL SPEED What makes Easy Rider so sublime is its distinct lack of guns and explosions. It doesn't need flaming skulls or super stunts or flesh-eating zombies. Motorcycles aren't tools of combat or intimidation. They are tools of freedom. They are a lifestyle choice and in our humble opinion, there's genuinely nothing cooler than that. ICON STATUS SCREEN TIME 14<- VERDICT: REVERE (Bikesure Freethinking Insurance Brought to you by www.bikesure.co.uk