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Motorcycle Movie Quiz

Test your knowledge about the movie Motorcycle and the motorcycle industry with this engaging quiz!

1 What role did Jojit Lorenzo play in the movie Motorcycle?

2 An example is the 1958 ________, which went on to become the biggest selling vehicle of all time, with its 60 millionth unit produced in April 2008.

3 Who played in the movie Motorcycle?

4 Short wheelbase motorcycles, such as ________, can generate enough torque at the rear wheel, and enough stopping force at the front wheel, to lift the opposite wheel off the road.

5 Some cities, such as ________, allow motorcycles to use bus lanes and provide dedicated free parking.

6 What role did Jao Mapa play in the movie Motorcycle?

7 Who played The Rider in the movie Motorcycle?

8 Most countries distinguish between ________ of 49 cc and the more powerful, larger vehicles (scooters do not count as a separate category).

9 What role did Chris Pratt play in the movie Motorcycle?

10 Who played Uncle Robot in the movie Motorcycle?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the British War Office placed orders for the Norton 16H (pictured) longer than for any other single make of motorcycle.
  • the WW2 Royal Enfield WD/RE motorcycle was known as the Flying Flea as it was designed to be dropped by parachute from bomber aircraft.
  • the 1986 Goodwill Games, created by Ted Turner, featured a type of polo competition with motorcycles called motoball.
  • the BSA M20 was one of the longest serving British military motorcycles and the most numerous with 126,000 produced.
  • the Matchless G12 CSR motorcycle designation officially stood for Competition, Sport, Road, but was dubbed the Coffee Shop Racer by its rivals.
  • the Greeves motorcycle company funded production from a contract with the Ministry of Pensions for their Invacar for disabled drivers.
  • the British Velocette Valiant motorcycle launched in 1956 was criticised for its underpowered engine.
  • the British Velocette MAC (WD) 350cc single was Velocette's first military motorcycle for World War Two.
  • the 1970 Triumph Bandit British motorcycle never went into commercial production and only five have survived.
  • the 1960 Velocette Viper British motorcycle was one of the first to have glass fibre enclosure panels.
  • the 1999 Suzuki Hayabusa (pictured) was named the fastest production motorcycle of the 20th century.
  • the 350cc engine in the 1949 Douglas Mark III British motorcycle was based on a WW2 electricity generator engine.
  • the engine block of the Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle was painted either green or red for racing or road, respectively.
  • the Norton Jubilee was the smallest capacity motorcycle ever made by Norton.
  • the Norton P11 desert racing motorcycle was launched in the US under the advertising slogan Dynamite on wheels.
  • the positive-stop foot gear change first used on the Velocette KTT motorcycle in 1928 has become the standard for motorcycles today.
  • the last Silk motorcycle ever built was a 500cc model based on a prototype that was never produced and was used as a competition prize.
  • the sound of the revving motorcycle in the Meat Loaf rock anthem "Bat out of Hell" is actually a recording of an electric guitar solo by producer Todd Rundgren.
  • the trial mode from Moto Racer 3 requires the player to maneuver an obstacle course on a motorcycle.
  • when Rollie Free rode his motorcycle to a land speed record in 1948, he was wearing only a Speedo bathing suit, a shower cap, and a pair of borrowed sneakers.
  • the world's first mono-motorcycle, the Uno, was invented by Canadian teenager Ben Gulak.
  • the engine of the Capella Javelin ultralight aircraft was controlled using a motorcycle-type throttle.
  • the Wilkinson motorcycle (pictured) failed to impress the British military – despite having a Maxim machine gun mounted on the handlebars.
  • the Ruby Cycle Co Ltd was bankrupted when a large motorcycle order from the Imperial Russian Army was stopped by the Russian Revolution.
  • the Royal Enfield Bullet (pictured) has the longest production run of any motorcycle, having remained continuously in production since 1948.
  • the Triumph Tiger Daytona motorcycle (pictured) was named after Buddy Elmore's win in the 1966 Daytona 200, Triumph's first Daytona victory.
  • the Triumph Tiger T110 British sports motorcycle was fitted with enclosed panels in 1961, which earned it the nickname "the bathtub".
  • the Welbike was the smallest motorcycle ever used by the British Armed Forces.
  • the 1958 BSA C15 was the first unit construction motorcycle produced by the British company BSA.
  • the 1955 Vincent Black Knight motorcycle was a modified Vincent Rapide which was fully enclosed to keep the rain and dirt from the rider.
  • camber thrust contributes to the ability of bicycles and motorcycles to negotiate a turn with the same radius as automobiles but with a smaller steering angle.
  • Adolphe Clément, an orphan who had been apprenticed to a blacksmith, rose to become a leading French manufacturer of bicycles, pneumatic tyres, motorcycles, automobiles, aeroplanes and airships (example pictured).
  • Dick Mann was the first motorcycle rider to win AMA's career Grand Slam by winning on short track, mile, half mile, Tourist Trophy, and road racing race tracks.
  • after Father Knows Best ended, actor Billy Gray devoted his later interest to riding and collecting motorcycles.
  • in 1912, a Singer motorcycle became the first 350cc motorcycle to cover more than 60 miles (97 km) in one hour.
  • between 1903 and 1924 Rover produced more than 10,000 motorcycles.
  • WW1 stopped production of AJS Model D motorcycles but a 1917 order to supply Russia with 1,100 military motorcycles enabled them to continue development.
  • British marque AJW built high-end 1000cc motorcycles in the 1920s but were producing 50cc "Fox Cubs" by the 1960s.
  • George Brough used a Brough Superior SS80 motorcycle nicknamed "Spit and Polish" to become the first sidevalver to lap Brooklands at over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
  • gemstones and heroin are traded from Burma to China for motorcycles and household goods across the Shweli River, which forms part of the boundary between the two countries.
  • British motorcycle pioneer Bert Greeves owned a 1912 Triumph with the registration 'OLD 1'.
  • IGN's Doug Perry said Moto Racer 2 was the best motorcycle racing game seen on the PlayStation.
  • motorcyclist Jo Siffert was killed in an end-of-season non-championship F1 race on October 24, 1971 at Brands Hatch.
  • in 1940, the Office of the High Commission of India ordered 530 BSA C11 motorcycles (pictured) in military specification.
  • in 1958, a Royal Enfield Super Meteor motorcycle was used by the Transport Research Laboratory to test the Maxaret anti-lock braking system.
  • the 1919 BSA Model E British motorcycle (pictured) was the first of a long line of popular V twins.
  • the 1915 Triumph Model H was the first Triumph not fitted with pedals, so it was their first true motorcycle.
  • the 1921 Triumph Ricardo British motorcycle was capable of over 70 mph and set three world speed records.
  • the 1927 British AJW Summit v-twin motorcycle was capable of 161 kilometres per hour (100 mph).
  • the 1935 500cc Vincent Meteor British motorcycle was powered by Vincent Motorcycles' first in-house developed engine.
  • the 120 miles per hour (190 km/h) Healey 1000/4 British motorcycle of 1973 was fitted with a 1000cc engine designed by Edward Turner in 1928.
  • the 110 mph BSA Fury British motorcycle designed by Edward Turner never went into production due to the colapse of the BSA Group.
  • in 2008 a Vincent Black Lightning sold for £221,500 becoming the most expensive motorcycle sold at auction in the UK.
  • in 1961, a British Velocette Venom motorcycle set the 24-hour world record at a speed of 100.05 mph which has never been equalled since.
  • in the 2008 motorcycle Scott Trial event, there were only 60 official finishers out of a starting entry of 200.
  • only 31 Vincent Grey Flash British motorcycles were ever produced.
  • production of the Triumph Tiger 80 British motorcycle ended with the outbreak of WW2 and never resumed after the Triumph works was destroyed in The Blitz.
  • Arkansas State Senator Kim Hendren authored a failed bill to require motorcyclists to wear helmets or offer proof of health insurance.