James Dean's motorcycle added to Whatcom Museum's exhibition
Tiny Dancer
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Motorcycles: the Good, the Bad, and the Custom:
http://www.whatcommuseum.org/pages/exhibitions/motorcycles.htm
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http://www.theautochannel.com/F/news/2005/05/31/109380.html
James Dean Motorcycle Joins Celebrities in Whatcom Museum of
History & Art Exhibition
He lived fast, died young, and left an indelible mark on American
popular culture. In honor of the 50th anniversary of his death this
year, James Dean’s first motorcycle – a 1949 CZ – will be installed
June 14 in the new retrospective exhibition Motorcycles: the Good,
the Bad, and the Custom at the Whatcom Museum of History &
Art in Bellingham, WA.
Featuring 47 classic bikes, including Steve McQueen’s 1963 Desert
Triumph and Jack Lily’s 1939 Crocker, the exhibition interprets the
history and development of the motorcycle and its impact on
American culture through the 20th century. At the same time John
Wayne was riding across the prairie in search of America’s nostalgic
past, young actors such as Dean and McQueen, as well as Marlon
Brando, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper were thundering up the
highway and the silver screen on a quest to define our future.
As we moved from a pastoral to an urban society, dominated by
machinery and technology, the choice to ride a motorcycle increasingly
symbolized individuality, freedom, adventure, and an intimacy with nature.
Dean’s CZ was a Czech-made motorcycle (ceska zbrojowka or
Czechoslovakian weapon factory in English). He bought the bike
in his youth from a local Indian dealer. In 1948 the first series of
350 cc’s appeared in the frame used by the 250 cc. The motor
had flat pistons, reverse flow and a capacity of 358 cc. The top
speed was 65 mph. When he later bought a new Triumph, Dean
sold this bike back to the dealer.
Dean became a teenage icon for his role in the 1955 film Rebel
Without a Cause (co-starring Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo), which
debuted one month after his tragic death. Although he doesn’t ride
a motorcycle in the movie, his character represents the rebellious,
disenfranchised feelings that drove many young people of the era
to motorcycles and the open road. On June 14, the Whatcom
Museum also presents a special showing of Rebel Without a Cause
at the Pickford Dream Space, 1318 Bay St.
One year earlier, Marlon Brando’s starring role in The Wild One (1954),
portrayed a 1947 brawling incident including Jack Lilly and the Booze
Fighters Motorcycle Club in Hollister, CA. Although the facts were not
accurately reported, Hollywood seized on the idea of the leather-clad,
rebellious biker and a new stereotype was formed. This image persisted
in biker movies of the 1960s, but finally began to change in with the
1970s film On Any Sunday, starring Steve McQueen. This documentary
film focused on the phenomenon of motorcycle racing, showing the
excitement and camaraderie enjoyed by the racers.
Motorcycles: the Good, the Bad, and the Custom traces the cultural
impact of this iconic machine on American society as well as the
technological development of the motorcycle over the past 100 years.
Numerous motorcycling pioneers and present day legends are represented
of both regional and national significance. These classic bikes range from
a 1912 Black Hawk and 1924 Brough Superior to the 1973 Triumph
Hurricane and the 2005 Dragon Bike by HawgZotic. The subject matter
features women, racing, military and police uses, touring, collecting,
design and customization.
The exhibition is sponsored by Harley-Davidson of Bellingham,
Antique Motorcycle Club of America, ConocoPhillips-Ferndale Refinery,
Bob Lanphere's Beaverton Honda Yamaha Suzuki, HawgZotic Custom
Cycles, Louis Auto Glass, Skagit Powersports, Starbucks Coffee Co.,
Vespa Seattle, The James Company, and V-Twin Super Market.
Additional support provided by Trek Video, Whatcom Film Association,
Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro and Bob Wallin Insurance, Inc.
Special thanks to the Pacific Northwest Museum of Motorcycling
and the Trev Deeley Motorcycle Collection.
The Whatcom Museum of History & Art is located at 121 Prospect St.
in Bellingham. Regular Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday
noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. For additional information visit
www.whatcommuseum.org or call (360) 676-6981.
Cheers,
TD
You and me
We'll go motorbike ridin' in the sun and the wind and the rain
I got money in my pocket, got a tiger in my tank
And I'm king of the road again
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