Hitman John Wick takes the Aprilia Tuono 660 for a ride in the action-packed John Wick: Chapter 4 film. (Lionsgate/YouTube/)
Motorcycles and scooters have been seen on the silver screen for decades. Roman Holiday (1953) featured the romantic duo Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck astride a Vespa, whereas movies like The Wild One (1953) and Easy Rider (1969) zero in on cruiser culture and motorcycle documentary classic On Any Sunday (1971) shines a spotlight on motorcycle racing.
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New motorcycles most often co-star in action films. For example, in No Time to Die (2021) Daniel Craig’s has an action-packed ride aboard the Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE or in recent Mission: Impossible and Top Gun movies Tom Cruise rides motorcycles such as the BMW R nineT Scrambler (seen in Mission: Impossible – Fallout) or the Kawasaki Ninja H2 (seen in Top Gun: Maverick).
The latest film to draw the attention of motorcyclists and action fans alike is John Wick: Chapter 4, where Keanu Reeves is seen on the Aprilia Tuono 660.
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Reeves, who plays hitman John Wick in the series, is an avid motorcyclist in real life and a co-founder of Arch Motorcycle Company, manufacturer of premium motorcycles such as the 124ci V-twin-powered KRGT-1 and 1S.
In the brief scene within the John Wick trailer, the middleweight naked bike’s rear wheel spins over the rain-slicked streets of Paris, but you’ll see a little more moto action than just this glimpse in the grisly neo-noir film.
Sightings of scooters and other parked motorcycles can be seen here and there in the flick as well, but—spoiler alert—those just add to the urban environment and don’t get pulled into the action.
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Catch John Wick and the Tuono in John Wick: Chapter 4. The movie is currently in theaters.
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Source: MotorCyclistOnline.com