2023年4月24日 · The motorcycle that comes so famously to our minds was a 1981 Honda CM400A Hondamatic. The fact of the matter is, three bikes were actually customized for the movie ‘role’ it had. Two of the three were stunt bikes that were not ‘automatics’; one was used for Prince’s riding scenes and photo ops they did to promote the movie and album.

2024年10月13日 · Prince's trusty stead from 'Purple Rain' was a highly customized ride, brimming with style that could only fit the pop superstar's velvety aesthetic.

2018年5月17日 · Prince's 1981 Hondamatic motorcycle, adorned with purple and pink love symbols, that he rode in the film version of "Purple Rain" is going up for auction on Friday (May 18, 2018) at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York.

2016年4月28日 · Prince, 57, rode a customized 1981 Honda CM400 Hondamatic in Purple Rain, his breakthrough movie of 1984. The bike, with its purple Craig Vetter fairing, high handlebars and passenger seat with...

2021年3月2日 · While people expected a character such as Prince on a Harley Davidson, this one was a customized Honda CM400A twin-cylinder. Its specifics included low seat height and the automatic two-speed transmission. Just like it is the case with these special edition bikes, only a few models were built in total. This motorcycle was quite impressive.

Prince rode a motorcycle as diminutive as the musical icon himself -the bike was actually a customized 1981 Honda CM400 twin-cylinder starter bike that was notable for its low seat height and its automatic two-speed transmission that absolved His Purpleness of having to squeeze a …

2016年4月21日 · His musical achievements are well documented, but if you were a young motorhead in 1984 when Purple Rain came out, his custom Honda was the coolest bike around. For fans of the cult classic rock opera, the Honda was …

2020年5月10日 · So, it was no surprise that in 1984, Prince was astride a motorcycle on his latest album cover. What was surprising? He was aboard the least exciting motorcycle available on the market at that time. What a beastly machine. Photo: Some record company? A movie studio? Prince released Purple Rain that year, to accompany his film of the same name.

2018年11月6日 · His most famous on-screen motorcycle appearance happened in the 1984 American rock drama ‘Purple Rain’. Prince and his iconic bike appeared again in the 1990 sequel ‘Graffiti Bridge’. Interestingly, they used the same bike for both movies, which is rare. Prince’s bike was a custom Honda CM400A ‘Hondamatic’. A 356cc air-cooled ...

2016年4月21日 · There aren't too many people who could pull off riding a customized, royal purple motorcycle other than someone of royalty, someone like a Prince. When Purple Rain came out in 1984, not too many non-motorcycle people paid too much attention to the bike Prince's character, The Kid, rode.