MOVIE BIKES
BOND BSA from Thunderball
EASY RIDER
Chrome wishbone ridgid frame
43 degree rake
12-inch over tubes
shaved lower legs
dogbones and Apehanger handlebars
a 2-gallon peanut tank with the infamous
stars and strpies paint job
upswept fishtail pipes
Panhead engine
4 speed transmission
"mousetrap" clutch
six-volt charging system
mechanical rear brake (no front brake)
*Rumors*
Built by Dan Haggerty
(If you look close you can see him in the Hippie Commune scenes)
Their were a total of eight bikes built for the movie
4 Billy Bikes and 4 Captain America's
Some were stolen and the rest parted out after production.
EXCEPT!!
1 Captain America that Haggerty kept and alledgedly sold in 1986
All the above is unconfirmed.
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1989 Harley Davidson FXR
Wideglide dualdisk frontend
6" riser with drag bar
5 gal softail gas tank
The bike was actually not made for the movie. Mickey Rourke
drew the bike up on a cocktail napkin and when the producers
saw the idea they thought it was perfect for the movie.
The
tank graphic was designed by Mickey himself but the
actual artist
is a secret. The initials on the cards stand for a special friend of Mickey's.
The final product ended up in it's current unfinished state(note primer paint job)
because Mickey walked in about half way through production
and said "That's exactely what I want!".
You can find info in the July 1995 issue of
Hot Rod Bikes magazine.
TRON Lightcycle
