If you were wondering (by chance) which scene on the big screen, where motorcycles are the protagonists, is the best so far in this 21st century, a recent study published in the United Kingdom may clear your doubts. It is also possible that you do not agree with the results, although we have already warned you that the winner of this ranking, the opening chase of the movie Skyfallis undoubtedly one of the most spectacular of the genre.
James Bond in Skyfall the public favorite
The mythical saga of the secret agent 007, with James Bond as its protagonist, has truly heart-stopping scenes in each and every one of the films that make it up. Furthermore, in many of them the incombustible Bond demonstrates his skill at the controls of a motorcycle.
This is the case of Skyfall where a skilled Daniel Craig “chases a murderer across the rooftops of Istanbul before jumping onto a moving train”as detailed from Visor Down. It is precisely the British media that has echoed a study commissioned by the insurance company Carole Nashwhere the aim was to elucidate which is the favorite motorcycle scene of the British if we stick to films released in this 21st century.
At this point
or it seems that many of them are clear, considering the aforementioned Skyfall sequence as the winner. This finally obtained 18 percent of the votes, being just ahead of two legendary scenes from the Mission Impossible saga. In this way the final Top three would look like this:
- Skyfall (2012) Istanbul rooftop chase: 18% of the votes
- Mission Impossible 2 (2000) Tom Cruise’s cliff jump and motorcycle duel: 16% of the votes
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) Paris chase aboard a BMW R nineT: 15% of the votes
007 chosen the best travel companion
The study not only limited itself to determining the favorite motorcycle scene of the British. He also asked them which movie character they would like to take on a road trip with and curiously it is the famous spy who once again prevails: “Almost a third chose the spy from No Time to Die, far surpassing Batman from The Dark Knight and Ethan Hunt from Mission: Impossible”concludes the British media.
The final ranking in this regard was finally like this:
- James Bond (No Time to Die): 32% of the votes
- Batman (The Dark Knight): 19% of the votes
- Ethan Hunt (Mission Impossible): 16% of the votes
Finally, this same survey also asked which movie motorcycle the participants would like to have in their personal garage. Here there was no date restriction to choose from, so many of them opted for frames that are now truly Old School. And here I must admit that the British have good taste in these things:
Topping this list is the legendary Kawasaki GPZ900R Ninja from Maverick in Top Gun, along with Captain America’s Harley-Davidson Street 750. Trinity’s spectacular Ducati 996 in The Matrix could not be missing from this ranking, nor could the Triumph TR6 Trophy driven by Steve McQueen in The Great Escape and the legendary Harley-Davidson chopper from Peter Fonda’s Captain America.
The question is clear when you get here, or rather the questions:
- What is your favorite biker scene?
- Which television artist would you take on a road trip with?
- What is your favorite mount starring in a film?
I read you in the comments… Thank you!
