Stars With British Bikes In Their Eyes

Bob Dylan on his Triumph Motorcycle

Bob Dylan"Like A Rollin' Stone" singer Bob Dylan owned a 1964 Triumph Tiger 100. He stopped touring for several years after he was involved in a motorcycle accident in 1966.

One thing I am certain of is that celebrities come and go but the good old British bikes retain their star power!

 Norton Commando

Biker babe! The 52-year-old Matrix actor looked hunky as ever while riding off on his Norton Commando motorcycle in a vintage jacket. Keanu Reeves owns several motorcycles including a 1973 Norton 850 Commando, Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide and a West Coast Choppers Bike.

Keanu Reeves with Jay Leno  

Jay Leno riding his Norton 650 SS 1962 

(I never understood the clip-on-seat which was often stolen) 

Jay Leno's 1958 BSA DBD34 Gold Star

Jay Leno garages house over 200 vintage cars, 100 motorcycles and a complete machine shop with 7 full-time employees fill up all the space. Jay just bought 2 new adjacent buildings along the Burbank airport to house all the new rare pieces found or proposed to him on a weekly basis.

House" actor Hugh Laurie owns a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle.

Hugh Laurie

Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson on a Triumph Motorcycle in LA

Green Hornet actor Ryan Reynolds owns a Ducati Paul Smart 1000 sports bike and a Retro Triumph Motorcycle.

 Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Mr. Cool on his Trumph 

Steve McQueen had over 100 motorcycles. He loved his British bikes

BSA A65 Lightning 

Hunter S. Thompson rode a BSA A65 Lightning with the Hell's Angels and documented his experience in his book, Hells Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga.

On his Norton Commando

"Dawson's Creek" actor Joshua Jackson also owns a 2004 Triumph Speedmaster

Free as a bird

Clint Eastwood was seen riding a motorcycle in several of his films. He owned a Triumph motorcycle but doesn't seem to do much riding these days.

The Wild One

Marlon Brando rode a 1950 Triumph 6T Thunderbird in the film The Wild One. He also owned his own bikes. Brando said, "During those early years in New York, I often got on my motorcycle in the middle of the night and went for a ride – anyplace. There wasn’t much crime in the city then, and if you owned a motorcycle, you left it outside your apartment and in the morning it was still there."

British Bikes and Girls have always gone hand in hand

James Dean the rebel

The Rebel on his Triumph

Rebel Without a Cause actor James Dean owned a 947 CZ 125-cc and a Triumph TR5 Trophy.