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Motorcycles in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
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we are all passionate about wheels, so I figured I would inquire about two wheels, rather than four. I am hoping that someone could tell me what the two motorcycles in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" are? The first is at 1:26 min in red. The second is blue at 1:53 min. Thanks a lot, CSL Below is a picture of the first bike. You can almost (!) read the name.
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Looks like a vintage Indian Chief
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01-19-2009, 07:57 PM | #6 |
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red = indian
blue = triumph? |
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It's hard to see detail on the blue one but I think it is a BSA or Triumph..
Pipes look like Motto Guzzi but not the motor.
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01-19-2009, 09:28 PM | #10 |
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History of Indian Motorcycles
For the first one, a 1928 Indian sounds about right. I found this website and thought you guys might enjoy it too.
http://www.motorbike-search-engine.c...otorcycles.php The blue one is still a mystery to me. Cheers, CSL
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The blue bike was definitely a Triumph, a Bonneville maybe?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Bonneville The red bike was an Indian. |
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01-20-2009, 08:34 AM | #13 |
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Movie was good despite the premise. I couldn't feel any connection between them because it goes against human experience. Also I hated the storybook narrative and think the film would have been better w/o the Titanic-like "looking-back" scenes from the hospital.
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Agreed, that gave away too much of the ending... I like the scene where he was at the brothel
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Motorcycles of BB
Here are the models:
1928 Indian Scout 101: Harley Triumph Twin: Not sure of the year on the Harley as it doesn't correspond with dates in the movie exactly. |
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never mind
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