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Leatherheads - The Movie

J. M. Stovall

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Here is an interesting fact I read today:

The motorcycle that Clooney and Zellweger rode in Leatherheads is not a vintage V-twin motorcycle. It is one of three custom-built 36-volt electric-powered Indian replicas. The movie motorcycles were designed after a vintage 1918 Indian and fabricated in El Segundo, California at Customs By Eddie Paul. Leatherheads script required a functional vintage motorcycle that could be ridden and operated by the actors during recording of dialogue. Eddie Paul and shop manager Brian Hatano engineered an electric powertrain, fabricated the special frame, sidecar, mock engine (that conceals a high-tech DC motor inside) and then "age painted" everything to create the authentic look.

And you can buy it here for only 50 grand!
http://www.shop.epindustries.com/main.sc
 

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