Hey OP, if yur watching 'Easy Rider' for the first time I'm guessing yur a young bloke? And if so 'Easy Rider' is a generation outta whack for ya.

It is a tad odd but that's how movies rolled back then.

My personal faves are 'Stone', 'World's Fastest Indian' (Burt Monroe's my favourite Kiwi) and for family value fun & lottsa bikes it's 'Wild Hogs'. And the original 'Mad Max' for the bike scenes.

'On any Sunday' is a bit of everything for people who are inta bikes in general; another good family kinda movie. I like that line about 'Trials bike' Riders: "They're the Violin Players of the Motorcycle World".

Growin' up I loved the old 'Matlock Police' mostly for the cop Bike scenes - and old WW2 docos showing the German Beemer/Zundapp sidecar rigs ploughing through the sands of North Africa or the mud of the USSR.

 

Here is one for ya. How bout the american TV series "Chips" Hahahaha.

TT Closer to the Edge - great movie about the Isle of Mann TT

Theres a yankee one called "Stone Cold"-got some boof headed football player in it-but the bikes are good and plenty of titties. Its a bit like the Aussie "Stone"-undercover cop goes into bikie club etc etc

Watched Bikie Wars:Brothers in Arms last night. Thought it was well done. Were all clubs riding without helmets back in 86 ?? Bikes were authentic too-pre evolution from what I cld see.

Also... here's a link.. to a bit of a library I've put together over time.. of bike movies..

Link: www.chopssplace.com.au/index.php

I don't individually rate or review.. as everyone has different tastes.. when it comes to movies..

G’day 06. A few things about the three American films:

1.  In the 69, (aka 690), movie you’ll notice some Big Twins ridden by Angels have been modified to accept mid-mounted rider footpegs. The Harley factory was experimenting with mid-mounted rider pegs on the prototype FX in the late-60s and then introduced a slightly different version of them as standard on the 1971 FX.

2. In the Wheels movie, Jack Nicholson plays the part of an Angel prospect. You’ll also notice some non-Angels (actors) are wearing full Angel colours but that is something that probably wouldn’t happen in a club-authorised movie these days.

3. In The Wild Angels, Peter Fonda was initially cast to play the part of the Loser but Bruce Dern eventually got that role. George Chakiris was originally going to be the male lead but apparently he couldn’t ride a Harley so Fonda got that part. Fonda had the lead’s name changed from Jack Black to Heavenly Blues. Fonda also wanted his gas tank painted with Heavenly Blue morning glories but that didn’t eventuate. (Fonda mentions these things in his book called Don’t Tell Dad.)

Eric

 

 

G'day Allde. Thanks for your PM. 

Eric

Actually it was 1984 daccadan, Not the best acting but story line true so far.