Torque

Anyone seen the trailer for this film? Looks a bit better than Biker Boyz
(or whatever it was called).

 

I've seen the film.

It's shit. There are some good riding sequences, but the acting is
piss-poor and there are some impossible riding sequences, including
wheelies and stoppies of sportsbikes offroad and a jousting sequence
where the bikes pull wheelies while stationary.

Don't bother.

 

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Nice attempt at a recovery

 

I couldn't remember if it was boyz or boi(s/z) - I knew it was something
with a shit name though.

 

I'd sooner go to see 'Herbie Rides Again'

 

Herbie is more realistic.

 

Yank friends were not impressed with it, and some even said it was worse
than Biker Boyz as unbelievable as that may sound...

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While it is possible to launch a bike from a standstill into a wheelie,
or park it straight onto the rear light/bar, I believe what's in the
film is blatantly CGI

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I think most learners manage that on their CBT

"Don't drop the clutch"

"SHIIIIITT"

"That's why".

 

In this scene the bike is stationary, the front wheel lifts straight
up without any forward motion, the bike turns on it's back wheel, hits
another bike doing the same thing and then drops down.

It's laughable.

 

I saw some chappy allegedly doing precisely that on a Hardley in some dweeb
piece of Hollyweird crapola once. Hup! Onto the back wheel, the whilst there
('pon one wheel) wheelspin and accelerate like crazy at the gentlement
opening fire with the Uzis; fortunately the engine block of the machine was
doubling at armour plating at the time. Can't remember what it was called
but it was a very crap fillum.

 

In theory it's possible (Wink 1100 does a similar stunt in his '98 vid),
but I know the pros have seen Torque in the US and laughed their socks
off at it

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Didn't Michael Douglas kick GPZ 900R ass with a Harley Electro Glide, or
something.

 

I must admit, I'm planning on going watching it. The trailer does show
some cracking cheese dialogue and unbelievable stunts, with what is
obviously (as you say above) CGI. With that in mind, I'll be leaving my
brain in my lid when I watch.

I'll also test out UGC's helmet policy at the same time.

 

Using the gravitational formula: F = GMm / r^2 and substituing the
appropriate mass values for a Hardley and a Kwak 900 then assuming a
reasonable distance between the two machines it would appear that the
Electro Glide wins every time due to its huge gravity well and subsequent
event horizon

 

Though, in fairness, not all of it is

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This is true, the start sequence shows a lovely ride through some
canyons and most of the normal road scenes are spot on.