[ExI] zmm: quest for the holy honda

[scerir]

Damien Broderick:
> What about Fonda's chopped sickle (is that
> the term of art?) from EASY RIDER?

After securing funding for their film 'Easy Rider', 
Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda bought several used 
Los Angeles Police Department Harley Davidsons at
auction. Two bikes were dismantled and heavily chromed; 
the front forks were raked to a 45-degree angle and 
lengthened 12 inches; and "ape-hanger" handle
bars were mounted on the Wide-Glide front ends. 
One motorcycle was destroyed in the making of the film, 
the other was stolen before the film premiered.
http://guggenheim.stores.yahoo.net/hareasrid.html


What about the Triumph 'TT Special 650' from 
'The Great Escape'?
http://www.mcqueenonline.com/thegreatescapetriumph.htm

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