Top 10 Memorable Movie Motorcycles

Not, as one might fairly guess, a biopic about legendary athlete Jim Thorpe, The World’s Fastest Indian tells the true story of Burt Monro, a New Zealand racer who, at the age of 68, set several speed records at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats — one of which, more than four decades later, remains unbroken. (The movie is a real gem, with a stellar performance by Sir Anthony Hopkins; his Burt is quirky, guileless, and generous, the diametric opposite of Hannibal Lecter.) Riding an Indian Scout, to which he added a streamlined body and a greatly more powerful engine, Munro recorded an (unofficial) speed of 201 miles per hour.

THE MOTORCYCLE USED: Two bikes were used in the film: two replicas of the 1920 Indian Scout used in most scenes, and two modified Italian-made Ducatis for the speed scenes.

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