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MI2 comments

A friend of mine who rides a VFR found the following on one of 
the VFR email digests.   Even a VFR rider finds the Hinckley 
Triumphs to be great bikes!  :-)

- -Keith
'00 RS

> Just saw Mission Impossible 2.
> I won't bore you with a total review, I love the director John Woo
> and I thought he delivered a great action movie.
> 
> What I'm writing about is the bike scenes....
> You couldn't get better stunts watching Gary Rothwell, I know cause
> I've seen him twice. The bikes in the movie are both Triumphs as I'm
> sure you all have deduced from the numerous previews. Tom Cruise
> rides a black Triumph Speed Triple. I think this is the nastiest
> streetfighter ever, and it's made by the factory!! The other is a
> red 955i, a pretty cherry bike IMHO. The British triples lend great
> engine sounds in the scenes. The stunts are unbelievable. A rolling
> stoppie with a 180 degree spin move (okay, shooting a handgun during
> this move?).


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