Megan Fox and Motorcycles (yeah, there are pics of her attached...)

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06-15-09, 07:27 AM

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Megan Fox and Motorcycles (yeah, there are pics of her attached...)

It won't just be good and evil battling it out in the upcoming 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' movie, but motorcycle manufacturers trying to get their brand on the big screen.

Following in the tire tracks of auto makers, the motorcycle industry has been working hard to get their fair share of screen time with the latest coming in one of the most anticipated movies of the summer.

But as with most things in Hollywood, who or what will appear in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen depends on what you read and who is to believed.

For those still not in the know, a Transformer is an alien robot that disguises itself by transforming into everyday mechanical objects such as trucks, cars, military jets and now, motorcycles.

To date four possibilities have cruised into the rumor mill that surrounds the pre-release media hype. The earliest news that America's favorite two-wheeled pastime would be used for a Transformer came last year from a story in the Ventura County Star.

Published on June 15th, 2008 the story interviews custom motorcycle builder, Will Kenefick who builds unique sportsbikes at his shop RetroSBK in Camarillo, California. In the article Kenefick discusses how he and his company was asked to build six motorcycles for the "Transformers" movie sequel, and details time on the set.

In May on Edmunds Inside Line website, Ducati was credited with being a major motorcycle role with the Hypermotard fighting for good and being one of three that create Arcee, a female Autobot to stop the Decepticons as they return to Earth.

But Hollywood rarely strays far from Harley-Davidson, who reportedly also has one of its Buell brand motorcycles mentioned as making up the transformer Arcee. Arcee, who wears purple-pink has been said to be a Buell Firebolt when she isn’t a robot. The website Faster and Faster even features a before and after picture of the transformer.

Finally, the marketing is in full swing at the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aprilia with a well-publicized appearance at last weekend's AMA Pro Daytona SportBike at Road America in Wisconsin. Aprilia used the used the race to unveil fresh new livery for the RSV 1000 Factory race bike ridden by Ben Thompson, who currently sits 22nd in the points standings and finished in 41st position at the end of Saturday's race and 20th on Sunday.

Regardless which brand appears where, motorcycles will play a major role in 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' with co-star Megan Fox's character working at a custom motorcycle shop. Not only have publicity pictures been released showing her and fellow actor Shia LaBeouf riding an Aprilia motorcycle, but a shot of Fox draped over a bike has burned through cyberspace garnering enthusiastic comments from the movie's biggest demographic, young men.

However, it appears from a recent interview that the only place Fox would be on a motorcycle in real life would be on the back as a passenger.

"I am supposed to ride one in the movie but I can’t actually ride one so they are going to have someone push me on it into the frame. We did that already but I think we are going to have to re-shoot it because it did not look very realistic," Fox said in an interview.

All the manufacturers mentioned could easily share screen time, with custom bike builder Kenefick making the motorcycles needed for special effects and featuring moving, changing parts.

But judging from the fans reaction at the movie's different premiers around the world, no one will be watching the screen for which motorcycle has the most screen time, rather firmly focused on the wildly popular Megan Fox.

The movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen appears in theaters nationwide on June 26th.

06-15-09, 08:39 AM

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I like Michael Bay. She showed up 10 lbs too light and he told her he needs her "thicker" or she is out the movie.

She drove straight to McDonalds lol

06-15-09, 08:39 AM

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I like Michael Bay. She showed up 10 lbs too light and he told her he needs her "thicker" or she is out the movie.

She drove straight to McDonalds lol