Motorcycles of movies fame and dreams

Sometimes you just need to name drop. Most of the time someone does this it’s because they are trying to show off or impress someone. And just as often the person(s) listening to the name dropping are annoyed rather than impressed. But every once in a while the names are just a backdrop to the real excitement and meat of the conversation.

In this case the question is what do the following celebrities, entertainers, business owners and execs all have in common?

Neil Peart
Carlos Mencia
will.i.am
Will Smith
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
George Barris
Wally Dallenbach, Sr
Dan Gurney
Bob Lutz
Keith Urban
Von Dutch
Sara Liberte
"Big Daddy" Roth
Steve McQueen

Obviously motorcycles is the answer. But it’s not the point that they are all motorcycle owners, riders, and designers. It’s that their motorcycles are all being gathered for an exhibit that most have never seen before.



A collection of motorcycles whose owners span the entire entertainment field, along with classics both old ands new will be in one place – the Motorcycle Hall of Fame – for a blowout exhibit. Hardcore bikers and the merely curious are expected to see this presentation. Everyone is expected to find something to be awed by.

Now personally I want to see this show. I would love to see the bikes used by stuntmen in I Robot or T2 or by Steve McQueen (one of the original motorcycle stuntmen he did many of the riding scenes in The Great Escape). How they adapted them for the movies is an interesting thought to me.

Equally I want to see what some people with enough money to get a bike made or restored would buy. I can’t afford it but the above list surely can. When money isn’t a question what do you get.

And just seeing the different styles of bikes over time is worth the trip as well.

If you want to find out more about this exhibit or any future ones check the Motorcycle Hall of Fame.