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9/10
Hard to find, but worth the effort
ctune-121 November 2005
A very good motorcycling movie that features a look at the many facets of Motorcycle sport and pleasure riding. It will inevitably be compared to "On Any Sunday" which was the movie that started the genre. This movie stands on it's own merits, and shows how much had changed in the years since OAS was filmed.

My favorite scenes were the on board camera shots of Mike Hailwood doing a lap of the Isle of Man, and the footage of Kenny Roberts on the TZ 750 miler winning the Indy Mile in 1975.

There plenty of other interesting bits that include an animated scene with Arlo Guthrie explaining his "Motorcycle song", and stunt rider Debbie Evans displaying her trials bike skills.

The Soundtrack stands out as being above par for this type of movie and features Foreigner, Jean Luc Ponty, Tangerine Dream and the aforementioned Arlo Guthrie.

I recommend this movie highly, but you will probably have a hard time finding it.
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9/10
Nostalgic motorcycle documentary in same vein as "On Any Sunday"
chris.bell10 November 2004
This movie is a fun look back into a bygone era of motorcycling. More than the ubiquitous "history of Harley" type documentaries, this move looks at the entire culture of motorcycling from the 60's & 70's and covers road racing, motocross & desert racing, drag racing, trials and more. The viewer gets to see in action the famous racers we had only previously seen in photos and even ride along with Mike "The Bike" Hailwood on a 190 MPH lap of the Isle of Mann.

If you liked the requisite motorcycle movie "On Any Sunday," you'll LOVE this one. The soundtrack, with songs by Foreigner and Arlo Guthrie, is nostalgically cool too.
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