【MAD MAX】THE BIKES Production confidential story

【MAD MAX】THE BIKES Production confidential story
Part 1 - MAD MAX/バイク 制作秘話
マッドマックス:1979年

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

The gentleman interviewed at 5:14 is Rob Orchard. He was one of the mechanics on the set of Mad Max and later went on to be an accomplished aeronautical engineer. I had the honour of working with him a few years back. He told some fantastic stories about working on the set of Mad Max. But etched in my mind are the stories that he told about those bikes. They were shared amongst everyone on set. The cast and crew were at their own discretion to do with them as they pleased, when they pleased. They road them home at night, they took them home on the weekends and they thrashed them to within an inch of their lives. Apparently, they'd send a bike home on Friday afternoon with a new rear tyre and it would be back on set on Monday, needing a new rear tyre. And that didn't happen just once. He reckoned that nearly all of the bikes were crashed not just once, but several times. He claimed that it was a miracle that nobody was killed or seriously injured. According to Rob, by the time Kawasaki got the bikes back, most were held together by gaffer tape and fencing wire. Every bike bar a couple had a number of significant faults when they were returned. Bent forks, twisted chassis, broken this that and the other thing. Some were total write offs. And Kawasaki Australia weren't happy at all. They offered to sell the bikes to the producers at a huge discount, but nobody wanted them. Kawasaki were threatening legal action against them to recoup their losses and then the film was released. At that point, Kawasaki's demands for compensation suddenly came to an end. Nice bloke, Rob. I wish him well.

[@jackmyers6040]

Just imagine being at the dealership went them bike come in ! Had the cash and said I'll take all ten if you deliver them ! What a absolute gold mine ! Imagine what they would be wroth today !

[@searchforthelight.3287]

This was the Best Mad Max movie, of all!! I'm a HUGE fan of the first trilogy and especially the 1979 Mad Max!!

[@sheriffduncan4920]

First trilogy is Mad Max. Fury Road and Furiosa are woke trash.

[@ysp281]

当時日本で流行ってたヤジマカウルより尖ったカウルで、今でも好きですね。

[@ronnie50]

この映画においてはバイクは勿論クルマも同様に、今後もこの地球上で半永久的に語られ続けられるのではないか？と思うほどの存在感なんですが、やはりそれはそれらのマシンを操る各登場人物達も何ら同じレベルでスクリーン内において圧倒的な存在感を放っていたからなんですよね。

[@jessiehughes9432]

I am lucky to have a KZ 1000 1977 and KZ 1000 1978!

[@captaintoyota3171]

79 z750 here. Love all the Z bikes from 70s-2000s that engine archetecture has still not been beaten i.m.o. Ease of matinence and pure reliability. I know some Zs over 200k miles.

[@theskitz75]

My first fascination with motorcycles 😊

[@thomasnikkola5600]

The fairings are and always will be awesome!

[@tomtaylor6163]

Movie has done more for Kawasaki than any marketing they did

[@drhkleinert8241]

The prob is: No Car or Bike manufacturer want that the ugly bad guys use their products. They want to give it to the good guys.

[@harwoods11]

Like most films that highlight vehicles. Just look what James Bond has done for Aston Martin, Ford, Lotus etc

[@tomtaylor6163]

@@harwoods11 Yeah but who wants an Aston Martin ?

[@emrakultheaeonstorn7430]

@@tomtaylor6163I do

[@r.williamcomm7693]

RIP “Toecutter” Hugh Keays-Byrne (18 May 1947 - 1 December 2020.

[@madmax2tn]

I’m so sorry to hear that.

[@paulscountry456]

Those bikes were fabulous and helped make that Fantastic movie ...Those first three movies were Great!

[@IkeTomas2010]

Those bikes were cool. I ended up owning a 79 Z1000 during the early 90's. I bought the bike cause of that movie,lol.

[@maximillianvermontsuperbik2624]

Those and the Susuki GS1000 were the bikes,,,

[@user-yc2er7vh9f]

マッドマックス(1979)の中でアウトライダーズが駆るKAWASAKIのバイク達は今までの西洋の映画史の中で最も凶暴で最も魅力的な日本人のヴィランだと思う

[@tsoliot5913]

well said

[@MrElidioto]

What a great interview , thank you .

[@TomMcClean]

I love it! Best wishes from the Belfast Castlereagh hills of Northern Ireland.

[@peterhoulis1184]

Ive had z1A, z1b , z1000a , z1000 , z1R and currently a z1000a toecutters bike, i love em

[@gregorybonett5150]

I have a Z1a, Z900, Z1000A1, Z1000A2, Z650B and a Z900RS Cafe. I love them all to.

[@elwoodbluesmorris2120]

Back in in day after watching the movie i bought a z650 ,z1b z900 a4, z1100r lawson rep, but these days I have a z 650 which is easier to manage, great bikes.

[@captaintoyota3171]

Z750 here. Want a z900 so bad or zrx1100 those are cool 4 modern bikss

[@captaintoyota3171]

​@@elwoodbluesmorris2120oh man z1100 larson replica id do horrible things to have one of those

[@edwardwilliammorris1340]

Thanks for this fascinating video . Nobody is a bigger fan of mad Max than me , they are all cinematic perfection and I adore watching them over and over from my vast film collection. We are so lucky these films exist 😁😁😁

[@davefeeney4576]

Did more for Kawasaki sales then any of the official sales adverts

[@michaeledwards8058]

there was a few 750/4s also

[@johncunningham4820]

Absolutely.......................

[@captaintoyota3171]

Dude in late 70s kawasaki needed no help. They invented the superbike basically

[@captaintoyota3171]

​@michaeledwards8058 few? They built the 750 from late 70s thru early 2000s, same engine with updated parts over years. The 750s/650s are just as reliable n punchy as 900/1000s. Lighter too. The turbo variant also existed in 1980s stock. So yeah the kawa 4cyl air cooled 2valve per engines still hole up to this day. My 79 750 will smoke most stock harleys

[@saywhat664]

Right after I saw this movie first thing I tried was “ Mad Max Turn”. Me and my friends we all tried to do it, after few times of laying bike down on the pavement, I finally got it right and that made me very proud. Mad Max Turn was coolest things to do, I was 18 years old what else would you do…

[@SimonsRandomRants]

Beautiful machines

[@user-rw9lx8ut4f]

マッドマックスのバイクといえば、グースのMFPのZ1000が注目されますが、ババのZ1000のカスタムもカッコよかったですね🎵

[@allseeingotto2912]

The bikes were so cool .

[@stratolestele7611]

The entire reason I chose my z900rs café, was because of this movie. I still want a frame mounted cowl that really sits out front over the front end.

[@tsoliot5913]

I've come so close to buying one of those for exactly the same reason. Making more reasonable choices for the sake of my family. Living vicariously through videos. Enjoy it!

[@jamesridley9178]

Duuuuude. Same. I really want that full size fairing.

[@Caboosewa]

Thank you, I always thought the bikes were from the movie Stone !

[@maxpinson5002]

Always appreciated the riding skills of those men. Today's riders probably would get beat to death on those old stiff bikes we rode back then especially trying to put some interstate miles on 😂

[@jackmyers6040]

Could imagine buying those ten bikes and what they be wroth today !

[@DarkDays2023]

I'd love to build the buba zenetti Z1000 paint is just so cool and diffrent

[@captaintoyota3171]

I still ride my 70s Z w/ kerker pipe. Love the old kawas, the old 2valve air cooled sound raw and great

[@user-by3ul2xu5v]

カワサキのバイクの中にCB750が確か居た筈👀

[@igztrash4274]

ナイトライダーの棺桶を引き取りに来た時、バイクを停めるシーンで写ってましたね👀

[@matthewcochran3325]

I recently bought a 79 CB650 because it has a fairing and sounds like the bikes in the film 😂

[@joelikeskawasaki5215]

Kawasaki all day 💀😎

[@privatejoker1000]

Nice upload 🏍💨👍🏻

[@Tigerloco70]

This movie and judas priest , changed my life , forever !!

[@Ukmongoose3]

Me too!

[@matthleep930]

much love mate keep on

[@5ynthesizerpatel]

Speed is just a question of money - how fast do you want to go?

[@garymarquett7989]

I bought a z900 back in 84 when Mad Max was building up a cult following

[@SongJLikes]

Awesome! 🏍️ 💨

[@marknorman4698]

Wow ..Great movie .wounder how much the bikes worth now ..a normal Immaculate Z9...Z1..is worth about £20-£30 grand ..(thousands)..😊😊 I would buy it ..if I had the money .😊

[@emcash8874]

after I saw this movie i bought an old UJM and have been dogging it out for 20 years.

[@100Jeanluc]

I wonder if any of those bikes exist today. Haven't seen any stories they did. I'm sure someone out there knows.

[@MxAxRxK]

Pretty sure they crushed them and the ones that went back to stock got sold. the green bike that does the donut burnout with yellow pipes in the town still exists in original condition.

[@100Jeanluc]

@@MxAxRxKthanks for the info.

[@IHZ3185]

To short, rode a Z1 with the small fairing with view to buy, keep my suzuki

[@RichardCummins-ni4em]

Apologies, I was thinking of Stone.

[@stevedunn5546]

Mad max bikes made a biker.I still am 45 years later. Now correct me if I am wrong but there was a cb 750 Honda in the lineup collecting toecutters coffin off the train?

[@Tigerloco70]

Off course parking in the tiny town , to pick up the coffin

[@johnnyhall7065]

Yes, there is, and a I think a Ducati.

[@johnnyhall7065]

No, I slowed the fim down, it is a green, Laverda @ the end of the row, nearest the station. The CV 750, has an Oil-cooler added.

[@johnnyhall7065]

CB 750!

[@djrichylaurence8991]

The bikes were well cool. Recognised most of them by their engines. Virtually every rat bike came from this movie.

cool

[@RichardCummins-ni4em]

The mad Max bikes were 900cc Z1Bs not Z1000s.

[@tizianocrivellari9702]

La Kawasaki z 1000 di mad max la vedo più attraente di un Harley Davidson dipende dai gusti

[@stephenwalsh8184]

🏍👍👍👍

[@pinascoot]

Where are the bikes now? Wondering who are current or past individual owners...

[@drhkleinert8241]

The bikes were all private prop of the "Actors". They were real members of MCs and after the Movie the lives goes on. I think they all are sold, pieces or damaged over the last 45 yrs.

[@staffy73]

Who knew nosforatu was a biker?

[@kanekochera6595]

There was also a Honda cb1000

[@celicaxx1981]

マッドマックスが日本で人気が出たのは、KAWASAKIのバイクが一役買ってるのかな？

[@elperro1968]

What about the hondas cbs ?

[@MrMonty414]

They belonged to a local gang who helped make up the numbers.

[@PP-sy3uf]

もしかして、トゥーカッターギャングスやジムグースのカワサキって、何処かに存在する？ 残骸でもパーツだけでも？

[@Henry_2.0]

😮

[@doradorarock8310]

I was greatly influenced by Mad Max. After all, I lost one arm, www

[@user-hm9mh3ew2p]

もしかしてジョニーとババとマッドガッツかな？

[@pyonta072]

新車だったとは驚いた。劇中では新車とは思えんぐらい汚れ杉(･ω･`)

[@francescobarbera999]

MUSIC BY BRYAN MAY AND KZ KAWASAKI: BETTER IS IMPOSSIBILE !!!! WWWAHHHUUU ... 👊👊👊😡

[@drhkleinert8241]

Biggest fun fact ist that is STILL the ultimate Bikers fav Movie...but the bikers are really bad...rapists, violence, child murderer, dog murderer...and the hero is a Police Officer in a CAR.

[@hojow8494]

Still my dreambike with that fairing 😉

[@user-og9tq4vp5p]

☕🧱💈🎪