VIDEO: Ducati Hypermotard featured in Terminator Salvation
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Imagine for a moment that you are an artificially intelligent computer system with plans to kill off all humanity in a post apocalyptic future. Got it? If you were to pattern your two-wheeled robotic progeny after an individual motorcycle design, what would you choose? The answer, at least according to Terminator Salvation director McG (yes, that's really the name he goes by), is the Ducati Hypermotard.
We can't really fault the choice of the hooligan Hypermotard as the bike to shoot pre-processed scenes of motorcycling mayhem, as the naked bike is more than capable of supporting the kind of stunt riding necessary to shoot the film.
Here's something we could do without, however: In one of the corniest lines we've heard in a good long time, McG seems to channel his inner Schwarzenegger, saying, "The bikes came through like champions... and terminated the competition!" Seriously, was that really necessary? See the footage after the break.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Steve 5:04PM (4/28/2009)
That was the biggest waste of 1 minute and 4 seconds in my entire life.
Isn't this a CAR site????
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Pokey 5:16PM (4/28/2009)
And then you wasted even more time complaining about the time you wasted watching the video.
Steve 5:18PM (4/28/2009)
Nope, I made my point. More then you did, by wasting my time reading your sentence.
FousString85 5:23PM (4/28/2009)
Yo Dawg I heard you like wasting time reading comments so I commented on comments that waste time so you can waste time while you read comments that waste time.
Steve 5:24PM (4/28/2009)
Excellent. Thanks for that..."dawg"...
USCz4 5:25PM (4/28/2009)
"Auto" blog.... not car blog....
If you didn't want to waste your 4 minutes on a ducati... why did u continue past the title? And then continue to bitch about it?
I, however, have no trouble wasting time explaining your inconsistencies.
13enS 5:26PM (4/28/2009)
No, it is an "auto" site. Anything with wheels and an means propulsion is fare game.
Steve 5:27PM (4/28/2009)
Alright, so I made a mistake. Can't say that no-one here has ever made a mistake before though. At least I'm willing to admit I was wrong.
richbum 5:52PM (4/28/2009)
what an ignorant statement.
mike 6:41PM (4/29/2009)
What a douche
BoxerFanatic 5:06PM (4/28/2009)
Duc Hypermotard is a fairly good choice, probably better even than Multistrada or Monster.
Steel trellis frame, L-twin air-cooled engine, no radiator, and all sorts of stuff in place, and nothing vital to figure out how to hide or remove. Just ready for mods and visual changes, and it handles like mad.
About the only other one that would fit that bill pretty well would be the BMW HP2 minimalist dirt-street special, which is a similar bike with a boxer twin, and shaft drive.
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13enS 5:33PM (4/28/2009)
What, no Jason Britton? (jest)
Well, the Hypermotard is the most nimble of the other duc's and more available than the HP2. Not that Hollywood cares.... Cool to see some visual effects trickery though.
Taglane 5:25PM (4/28/2009)
Hypermotard? Sounds like some type of reading disability.
"I'm sorry, but you have a bad case of Hypermotardia."
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Farris 6:22PM (4/28/2009)
"You mean to tell me I'm Hypermotarded?" *pouts*
Actually... I wouldn't mind being Hypermotard'd. Wouldn't that mean I was given a Ducati?
13enS 5:28PM (4/28/2009)
Here Steve... now you can complain.
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Aloysius Vampa 5:30PM (4/28/2009)
hahahahaha
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Dragos 5:31PM (4/28/2009)
hahahahaha, i love it 13enS.
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Aloysius Vampa 5:32PM (4/28/2009)
I'd love to have a Ducati. My Ducati jacket would make more sense...
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aj121489 6:57PM (4/28/2009)
Lol I have that same problem with my Ferrari hat...
abbas350 9:46PM (4/28/2009)
lol