So I was watching The Crystal Skull yesterday. The movie took place in 1957 I think...does anyone else see any issue with the bike they used?

 

just a few...
it looked better on TV...didnt notice the "modernization" while it was in motion

 

its in the Harley museum now. They had just got it when I was there a few years ago.

 

I love the look of the bike. I bet the slim would be a good starting point to make one

I caught site of the front disk brake in the movie. That made me go look for it online..lol

 

It's not period correct and an ugly color to boot.

 

It was a modern Softail Springer made to look like a bike from that era. I liked the motorcycle chase scene.

 

Might have had saddlebags like that in '57.

Seen movies supposed to be in the future, showing "electric" bikes that hummed - and had two cylinders with fins. Guess electric motors are gonna change... If you think Hollywood doesn't know bikes very well, pay attention to their airplanes. I would've died a long time ago if airplanes dove into the ground when an engine quit.

 

So the bike is the only thing that didn't seem real to you?

 

It used a futuristic evo looking engine of some sort.

 

There was a scene where the frt brk master cyl was
clearly visable. Don't think hyd/brakes were an option
in 57.
Honestly, would a kid have a bike that nice (let alone
a Harley?) I wasn't around in the 50's . . . But I remember
the mid-late 60's and there were barely any Harley's around.
High school & college age kids rode beater Brit bikes & Honda's.

Another scene where they blew it was, remember the rocket/train
thing in the desert? The red LED digital timer display?

Other than that, the movie was totally believable. Too bad they
didn't find the 12/22/12 and up calendar.