The Taking of Pelham 123

[Toadmanor]

i watched this movie last night. John Travolta and others are in it.

So were a bunch of R1200RT police bikes in New York City.
Is that the police bike they use in New York City?

[Semper_Fi]

Moving to campfire

[ALIENHITCHHIKER]

Fun movie. Denzil & Travolta played their roles well.

I can't comment on what NYPD rides, but I did notice that the sound track for the bikes was dubbed - those were not the exhaust notes of RTPs. I noticed the same thing in the remake of 'The Italian Job' - the RTPs sounded just like four cylinder race bikes.

Should we be insulted?

[wezul]

Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw were better in the original.
Oh yes. This is another remake.
Are there are any screenwriters out there with original thoughts?

[BubbaZanetti]

So were a bunch of R1200RT police bikes in New York City.
Is that the police bike they use in New York City?

don't think so, i've never seen one. i live in brooklyn, not a lot of motorcycle action over there, they mostly operate in manhattan for big events (think UN, etc). i saw that movie with my dad in the theaters last winter. movies set in nyc come to frustrate you after you've been here a bit due to mis-shot locations, impossible logistics and false building placement. there MAY be a fed reserve depot in downtown brooklyn, but a buddy of mine lives at the foot of the manhattan bridge doesn't seem to think so.

[tessler]

don't think so, i've never seen one. i live in brooklyn, not a lot of motorcycle action over there, they mostly operate in manhattan for big events (think UN, etc). i saw that movie with my dad in the theaters last winter. movies set in nyc come to frustrate you after you've been here a bit due to mis-shot locations, impossible logistics and false building placement. there MAY be a fed reserve depot in downtown brooklyn, but a buddy of mine lives at the foot of the manhattan bridge doesn't seem to think so.
The NYPD uses Harley Police bikes.

[BubbaZanetti]

The NYPD uses Harley Police bikes.

yah, that's what was accompanying the Marathon last month as it went by my appt

the camera bikes were almost all K75s though :thumb

[AZ-J]

FYI, our AZ Highway Patrol uses new R12RT patrol bikes. Mostly platinum with a touch of black here and there, they are so pretty.

[RoboRider]

The movies always dub in sound on cars and bikes. And squealing tires, etc. Hey, it's a movie!

So I would think the reason they have the BMWs (with pretty clear logos) is because BMW paid for the advertising? Like when you see a guy drink a clearly labeled "Coke" it is because they paid for that. I assume that is the case here since the logos weren't removed.

Cool shots though, I had to do a lot of slow mo action during the bike scenes which drove my wife nuts as usual.

Robo