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The series takes place in a world of anthropomorphic vehicles and centers on Wheelie, his girlfriend Rota Ree, and a motorcycle gang known as the Chopper Bunch. [7] A writer for Cycle World described the premise of the show: "Wheelie, a car, is the hero, and the villains are a bunch of choppers who do everything dirty to get Wheelie, the clean, all-American car."
Jagath Perera performing various motorcycle stunts on a 1928 Indian Scout in a Wall of Death. A wheelie on a motorized vehicle is a relatively common phenomenon. In drag racing they are considered a problem, robbing power that could be used to accelerate the vehicle faster, and many classes of drag racing use wheelie bars to prevent them.
Media in category "Images of motorcycles" The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. Cd200rm.JPG 640 × 480; 117 KB. Dom and robbo.jpg 1,043 × 735 ...
Harvey Lembeck also did a parody of Marlon Brando from The Wild One as the bumbling leader of the inept Rat Pack motorcycle gang in six Beach Party films: Beach Party (1963), Bikini Beach and Pajama Party (both 1964), Beach Blanket Bingo and How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (both 1965), and The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966).
David Mann (() September 10, 1940 — () September 11, 2004) [2] was a California graphic artist whose paintings celebrated biker culture, and choppers.Called "the biker world's artist-in-residence," [5] his images are ubiquitous in biker clubhouses and garages, on motorcycle gas tanks, tattoos, and on T-shirts and other memorabilia associated with biker culture.
[11] [9] According to Lien, he dialed 911 after he saw several motorcycles run a red light and nearly hit a woman carrying a baby, but reached a New Jersey operator. [8] [9] He said the bikers were "popping wheelies" and slapping the tops of cars as they drove past and one motorcyclist was maneuvering to block other vehicles to allow the bikes ...
The girl group The Shangri-Las scored a Number #1 hit single with their motorcycle gang pop song "Leader of the Pack" (1964). "Blue's Theme", an instrumental rock song that opens with the sound of a motorcycle engine, was featured on the soundtrack for The Wild Angels film. The song, written by Davie Allan and The Arrows, was a hit single in 1967.
The Wild One is a 1953 American crime film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer.The picture is most noted for the character of Johnny Strabler, portrayed by Marlon Brando, whose persona became a cultural icon of the 1950s.