Monday 18th May 2009

We Don't All Dig Motorsickles, But...

Captain America will ride again at Goodwood FoS!

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Goodwood has announced that legendary Hollywood star Peter Fonda – aka Captain America from the cult film Easy Rider – will be cruising the hill-climb course on a replica of his stars ‘n’ stripes-emblazoned  chopper from the movie.

You’ll have to be at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on the Sunday to see the two stars re-united, according to the Goodwood Motor Sport Press office. The event marks the 40^th anniversary of the ground-breaking Easy Rider road movie, and if you don’t think the subject is suitable news for PistonHeads – don’t worry, we’re back onto cars already!

[Invisible man]

Iconic stuff, had a big influence on me did that film, as did Electraglide in Blue

[life-in-old-dog]

Not the fastest bike ever made, and it'll be fun watching it try to navigate the bends. Best done during the lunch break....

[chevy-stu]

Far out man.....

[randlemarcus]

PH Official Editorial Policy said:

and if you don’t think the subject is suitable news for PistonHeads – don’t worry, we’re back onto cars already

Nice. So Speed Matters, but only if you choose to filter life through a cage?

[sprinter1050]

randlemarcus said:

PH Official Editorial Policy said:

and if you don’t think the subject is suitable news for PistonHeads – don’t worry, we’re back onto cars already

Nice. So Speed Matters, but only if you choose to filter life through a cage?

Indeed ! And for those in PH editorial-have you ever noticed how many bikes regularly attend, & how many people gather around the bikes & racers themselves, in the FoS paddock when you've been there ?


Or were you too busy trying to get within half a mile of the latest F1 untouchable at the time?

p.s. wasn't it actually the bike that was called "Captain America" anyway??

[Chris-R]

randlemarcus said:

PH Official Editorial Policy said:

and if you don’t think the subject is suitable news for PistonHeads – don’t worry, we’re back onto cars already

Easy, Mr Rider - if we ever get an 'official editorial policy' on anything we'll let you know!

[rasher]

Hi ,Lets see more on Motorcycles,after all I have a Honda Goldwing 1800 just had it made into a Trike, also I run a Landcruiser Amazon 4.2 diesel.Ather they all have pistons. Regards Rasher

[Fire99]

very cool. something a little different for goodwood

[Ex Boy Racer]

erm...you spelt motorcycles wrongly in the headline...

[Invisible man]

sprinter1050 said:

p.s. wasn't it actually the bike that was called "Captain America" anyway??

Yup,

[nomisesor]

Ex Boy Racer said:

erm...you spelt motorcycles wrongly in the headline...

Um, wasn't it a chopper, or sickle?

[HRG]

Didn't they actually 'lose' the original so the story goes? I seem to recall Jack Nicholson being interviewed about it.

[Invisible man]

HRG said:

Didn't they actually 'lose' the original so the story goes? I seem to recall Jack Nicholson being interviewed about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_rider#Motorcycles

[_g_]

randlemarcus said:

Nice. So Speed Matters, but only if you choose to filter life through a cage?

Well the 'bike' they're talking about certainly won't have it :P.

Never been a 'cruiser' person, me. (Nor into the ones that have been made even worse at going around corners.)

[STASH1]

If you watch programs like American Chopper and the biker build off etc i dont think you can really call anything they build a serious motorcycle id describe it more as art

[Chris-R]

Invisible man said:

sprinter1050 said:

p.s. wasn't it actually the bike that was called "Captain America" anyway??

Yup,

The character Peter Fonda played was nicknamed Captain America, which is probably why people refer to the bikes that way.

[109 Bob]

Invisible man said:

sprinter1050 said:

p.s. wasn't it actually the bike that was called "Captain America" anyway??

Yup,

Nope

[Invisible man]

109 Bob said:

Invisible man said:

sprinter1050 said:

p.s. wasn't it actually the bike that was called "Captain America" anyway??

Yup,

Nope

If you see my previous wiki link it say yes......but dig a bit deeper for a proper review and it say no

http://www.filmsite.org/easy.html

personally, I'd side with the latter so assume the mantle of 'Captain America' moved from Fonda to the bike like a chinese whisper.....I'll point wiki to the article

[109 Bob]

Invisible man said:

109 Bob said:

Invisible man said:

sprinter1050 said:

p.s. wasn't it actually the bike that was called "Captain America" anyway??

Yup,

Nope

If you see my previous wiki link it say yes......but dig a bit deeper for a proper review and it say no

http://www.filmsite.org/easy.html

personally, I'd side with the latter so assume the mantle of 'Captain America' moved from Fonda to the bike like a chinese whisper.....I'll point wiki to the article

That's a good link. I only know because after seeing the film some years ago. I remember the scene after they were arrested for parading without a license in some small town, Billy explains loudly to the sheriff "Do you know who this is man? This is Captain America" or words to that effect.

So I've often wondered why people thought the bike was named when it was plainly Fonda.

Edited by 109 Bob on Tuesday 19th May 10:36

[Alex_L]

randlemarcus said:

PH Official Editorial Policy said:

and if you don’t think the subject is suitable news for PistonHeads – don’t worry, we’re back onto cars already

Nice. So Speed Matters, but only if you choose to filter life through a cage?

True. Its a bit disappointing if its considered that a PistonHead can only have interest in cars. There is plenty of motor equipment that will give you just as big/bigger adrenalin rush, will require just the same/more technical skill to operate it and involves the same passion for it as cars.