The classic biker movie starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, which contained the likewise classic biker song "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf and others.
"Netting a hefty profit from their latest drug deal, hippies Wyatt and Billy decide to outfit themselves with among other things motorbikes -- Wyatt complete in what they call his Captain America gear and similar motif on the bike -- and chucking any structure in their lives beyond the want to get there for the event, cycle from their home base of Los Angeles to New Orleans for Mardi Gras in just over a week. They don't plan to spend their proceeds on this trip - they're saving that for a more carefree life in Florida after the fact - they sleep in the great outdoors along the way..."
"The 1962 1200 cc Harley's driven by the main characters in the film, were purchased from the Los Angeles Police department. Harley-Davidson refused to provide free bikes for the film, because "The protagonists were outlaws, and they thought it was bad for their image", according to an article that appeared in the June 2005 edition of the History Channel Magazine."
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