| From Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper riding through | | | | same name, was set in 1964 when the mods and the |
| America to Marlon Brando and his motorbike gang | | | | rockers were waging wars against one another. |
| terrorising the locals, the movie industry has created | | | | 'Proper' bikers may baulk at the puny Lambretta |
| some of the most iconic motorbikes. So what are the | | | | scooter. However an iconic film on British Culture |
| most iconic motorbike moments in movie history? | | | | presented an iconic 'motorbike'. When the 'scooter for |
| The first movie that has to be mentioned is Easy | | | | sale' sign went up the famous Lambretta it sold for |
| Rider, the custom bikes that were built by chopper | | | | £36,000. |
| builders Cliff Vaughs and Ben Hardy created a truly | | | | The Great Escape did not feature motorbikes heavily |
| iconic motorbike. Using former police Harley Davidson | | | | but the scene where Steve McQueen races to the |
| Hydra-Glide's they were custom built with Peter | | | | Swiss border in his TT Special 650 Triumph is a |
| Fondas bike decorated with the iconic 'Stars and | | | | fantastic moment. The pursuit by the German soldiers |
| Stripes'. | | | | is a heart-racing scene and the glorious jump over the |
| Before Marlon Brando got old and overweight he was | | | | fence is certainly one of the great motorbike movie |
| the star of the classic motorbike movie. The Triumph | | | | moments. McQueen actually attempted the jump over |
| Thunderbird 650cc belonged to Brando himself. Brando | | | | the fence himself but crashed. Luckily they had |
| and the other members of the Black Rebel Motorcycle | | | | motorcycle spares and McQueens stunt double |
| Club terrorised a small town. The town was based on | | | | succeeded. |
| Hollister riots where a biker gang invaded the small | | | | Film has provided the most famous of motorbikes |
| town of Hollister in California. The movie poster of | | | | moments in memory and greatly improved the sales |
| Brand resting on his Triumph is a truly iconic picture. | | | | of particular models. |
| Quadrophenia, based on The Who rock opera of the | | | | |