The silver screen has undoubtedly inspired countless individuals, myself included, to embrace the two-wheeled lifestyle. While there are indeed plenty of sensible choices when it comes to movie bikes—think Top Gun’s GPZ900R, or the variety of bikes that’ve made cameos in the likes of Mission: Impossible and the James Bond franchise, there are other bikes that are seemingly unattainable for us mere mortals.
I’m talking about one-off machines like those piloted by Batman and of course, Shotaro Kaneda from Akira. But that unattainableness is changing lately, as we’ve seen lots of custom-made bikes emulating the styling of the Akira bike, but none from an actual manufacturer.
