![]() Some teaser photos online already hint at some pretty damn cool vehicle designs, and we really hope that it stays true to the series first two film's gritty roots and gives us some awesome Road Warrior-style action. Which brings up to the the new film in the works, 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road, which stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. As the title indicates, most of the action takes place inside a large jungle gym style arena called the Thunderdome and featured a character Blaster, whom we're told, has the mind of a child. The third film - and one we can all agree was the weakest link in the series - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was released in 1985, but the film really didn't feature any awesome motorcycles or sweet cars like the past films. A props buyer for The Road Warrior purchased the sidecar, removed the fiberglass body and fitted a metal platform. The sidecar originally belonged to Allan Levinson from Sydney, Australia who had listed it for sale in 1981 because he couldn’t get used to how it rode alongside his Yamaha 650 Special. Wez also wreaks havoc in a Yamaha XS 1100 E sidecar that was modified to become a standing platform. production run in 1976, but continued on in Europe and elsewhere until around 1980. ![]() The Triples ranged in displacement from 250 cc to 750 cc. ![]() Goose’s KZ1000 had a cafe racer appeal and aesthetic, which is probably why its popularity hasn’t waned even after so many years, with fans creating replicas to this day and a Whitehouse, a Japanese company, was creating movie accurate replicas as recently as 2002.Īfter Goose injures his leg, he’s seen at the police station riding a 1976 Kawasaki KH250, also known as one of the Kawasaki Triples due to its 3-cylinder, 2-stroke engine. La Parisienne also modified 13 other KZ1000s for the film’s antagonist group, the Toecutter’s gang, which were played by members of a local Victoria-based motorcycle club, the Vigilanties. The future-retro fairings were made by La Parisienne, a Melbourne based company that unfortunately went out of business a few years after the film was released. One of the most recognizable motorcycles from the film is Jim “Goose” Rains’ KZ1000 Kwaka, a 1977 Kawasaki KZ1000. While Gibson carries the film pretty damn well (it's only his fourth film role ever) we’d like to think the real stars were the cars and motorcycles that raced, crashed and blew up on their way through one of the best movies ever made. We will miss his example and his friendship.The dystopian actioner starred a young - and not yet crazy - Mel Gibson as a police officer out for revenge against a biker gang for the murder of his partner, wife and son. ![]() His life was governed by his sense of the oneness of humanity. He cared about social justice and preserving the environment long before these issues became fashionable. Threnchard-Smith went on to write “Hugh had a generous heart, offering a helping hand to people in need, or a place to stay to a homeless teenager. He’s an icon for movie and motorcycle fans alike. Keays-Byrne was the vengeful leader of the biker gang “The Acolytes” or the “Zed Runners” for those who remember the nasty bikers from the 1975 post-apocalyptic highway horror. A former Royal Shakespeare Company actor who settled in Australia co-starred in my Man From Hong Kong, and achieved world wide recognition as the Toecutter in Mad Max, and Immortan Joe in Mad Max-Fury Road.” Director, and friend, Bryan Threnchard-Smith announced the news on his Facebook page: “I am sad to report that our friend Hugh Keays-Byrne passed away in hospital yesterday. ![]() ( WKRG/ BIKER DAD)– The actor who played evil biker gang leader “Toecutter” in the movie Mad Max has died at 73. Mad Max (1979) Hugh Keays-Byrne: Toecutter Showing all 21 items Jump to: Photos (14) Quotes (7) Photos Quotes Station Master : That must be your friend over there. ![]()
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