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15[[MyHorseIsAMotorbike Motorcycles are often treated as the modern day equivalent of horses.]] Some works take this an extra step and have the protagonist engage in jousting from the back of a motorbike.
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17DoNotTryThisAtHome unless you are on a closed stunt course ''and'' are trained in stunt riding ''and'' are either left-handed or have a modified brake. Waving or pointing an object, especially if you're right-handed, means ''taking your hand away from the handbrake,'' which is often in and of itself a {{lethally stupid}} idea. (Unlike motorcycles, horses can be commanded to stop or slow down verbally as well as via the reins, and reins can be held in either hand. Unless a motorcycle is modified, its handbrake is on the right hand, and until voice command technology improves, a vehicle cannot be commanded to stop or slow down via voice.) If you attempt to "joust" a motorbike without proper training, the bike will most likely flip over and crush you underneath it.
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19Left-handed people or a specially wired handbrake can prevent that, but holding out or waving a long object can also cause your bike to become unbalanced or the object to catch on something - which will also often cause a crash. Note the Darwin Award winner and the guys that managed to crash each other in the examples...
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21SisterTrope to AirJousting.
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28* In the ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD'' adaptation of ''Literature/TheStainlessSteelRat'', "Slippery Jim" [=diGriz=] lands on a FeudalFuture planet and finds the nobility jousting with [[FlyingCar flying motorbikes]]. He finds this rather dull and quickly adds his own unique spin.
29-->'''Jouster:''' 'Pon my word! The chap's upside down! Is that allowed in the rules?
30-->'''Slippery Jim:''' Course it isn't, you snark! Nobody's ever bothered to '''write''' any rules!
31* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': In keeping with their theme, [[ComicBook/KnightAndSquire the Knight and the Squire]] (England's equivalent of Batman and Robin) have lances they use from the back of their motorcycle steeds.
32%%* Used by ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'' foe Thrill Devil. How else would one expect a thrill seeker to approach combat with another motorcycle rider?
33%%* This one of the events held during 'Bike Week' in ''ComicBook/SherwoodTexas'' #2. Rob poses as Much to win the contest so Much will be accepted into the Nobles gang.
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37* A one-sided version occurs in ''FanFic/FallOfLiberty''. The Lost MC ride their bikes into zombie hordes while taking them down with baseball bats.
38* Kay'la from ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'' takes part in a jousting competition shortly after summoning her first magic horse, but quickly realizes she has [[IdiotHero no idea how to ride a horse]]. So, taking advantage of the fact that one competitor is a [[MechanicalLifeform warforged]] on a clockwork steed, she shapeshifts her own horse into an identical copy (to qualify it for the tournament) and then rebuilds it into a motorcycle.
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42* The 1981 George Romero film Film/{{Knightriders}} is all about a motorcycle jousting ren faire troop.
43* ''Film/{{Dhoom}} 3'' has Jai and Sahir ([[spoiler:Or is it Samar?]]) motorcycle jousting in the end chase.
44* There is some motorcycle jousting in the city where the girl goes to get help in the 1990 z-grade flick ''Film/DuneWarriors''.
45* In a variant involving cars, in ''Film/HerbieRidesAgain'' there are people who are called Knights and who dress in wacky costumes who joust in one scene.
46* Indiana Jones charges a Nazi motorcyclist using a flagpole as an improvised lance in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''.
47%%* The movie ''Film/{{Knightriders}}'' is all about this.
48* At the climax of ''Film/MissionImpossibleII'', Ethan and the BigBad do this -- with [[Main/GunFu guns]].
49** [[Main/ParodiedTrope Parodied]] on wheelchairs in ''[[Film/ScaryMovie Scary Movie 2]]''.
50* In ''Film/PigHunt'', the gasmask redneck is mounted on a dirt bike and uses a makeshift lance in an attempt to run down Ben inside the cabin. Of course, as Ben does not have a bike or a lance, its not exactly a fair fight; making this more of a case of 'Motorcycle Pig-sticking'.
51* ''Film/ProjectA'' has ''bicycle'' jousting, when Jackie Chan grabs a laundry pole to take down a pair of mooks.
52* In another variant, ''Film/QuickChange'' gives us a bizarre (and apparently lethal) bicycle jousting scene. Loomis panics and yells that "it's bad luck just seeing a thing like that!"
53* ''Film/RoboCop2''. Alex Murphy has a joust with Cain: Murphy on a motorcycle, Cain in an armored car.
54* Fred in the live-action movie ''Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed'' rides a motorcycle to duel the Black Knight Ghost.
55* Creator/TerenceHill and Creator/BudSpencer do it in ''[[Film/WatchOutWereMad Watch Out, We're Mad]]''. After being chased by mobsters on motorcycles, both protagonists enter a meadow with cows to perform this, using long branches as weapons.
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59* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Done as a team by Harry Dresden and Karrin Murphy in ''Literature/BloodRites''. The normal difficulties are somewhat alleviated by Harry handling the "lance" (a magically charged wizard's staff in this case) while Murphy drives the bike. A heaping helping of magic supercharged with {{hellfire}} smooths out the rest.[[note]]What also helps, according to Harry's internal narration, is that even a wizard can use normal physics: Drive a car and motorcycle towards each other at high speed, use magic to give the bike more "effective" mass, and use the staff/"lance" as a lever...[[/note]]
60%%* Used for an EstablishingCharacterMoment for one of the Bohemians in Creator/MattRuff's ''Fool on the Hill''.
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64%%* One ''Series/AmericanChopper'' episode had them doing this in pairs, though one was on a scooter.
65* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': In "[[Recap/ArrowS3E2Sara Sara]]", Komodo and the Arrow ride motorcycles at each other while shooting arrows.
66* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Doctor has a motorcycle jousting match against one of the Bannermen in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS24E3DeltaAndTheBannermen Delta and the Bannermen]]".
67* ''Series/GetSmart'': In "The Mild Ones", Max has to infiltrate a biker gang called the Purple Knights. The initiation test is jousting on motorcycles.
68* In the "Camelot Capers" episode ''Series/TheGoodies'' had to joust a horseback knight while mounted on their iconic three-seater bicycle. It doesn't go well for them.
69%%* ''Series/{{Jackass}}'' did it with bicycles. Close enough to fit.
70%%* Disney's ''Series/{{Jessie}}'' has a ''literal'' example complete with armored riders (thanks to a StoryWithinAStory).
71* Happens infrequently in the ''Franchise/KamenRider'' franchise. The most famous example is ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'', where the titular Kuuga had a bike specifically known for maneuverability, and could joust just about anywhere (roads, beaches and even inside buildings).
72%%* An episode of ''Series/{{Sliders}}'' features this as part of a parallel universe that seems heavily inspired by ''Film/MadMax''.
73%%* Happens in the ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' episode "[[http://wizardsofwaverlyplace.wikia.com/wiki/Graphic_Novel Graphic Novel]]".
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77* In ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', Shigure once does a motorcycle joust against an armored horseman.
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81%%* This is the theme of Music/DaftPunk's music video for "Derezzed"; a fictional videogame of this nature.
82* In the music video for "Team", Music/{{Lorde}} heads up a secret society as two guys participate in motorcycle jousting as part of the initiation process.
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86* Unconfirmed Website/DarwinAwards nominee: [[http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2004-14.html two guys, fighting over a girl, jousted on motor scooters and died]].
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90* In ''TabletopGame/{{Deadlands}}: Hell on Earth'', the Omega Knights are a group based in Junkyard. They ride motorcycles and battle other biker gangs with lances.
91* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' 1st edition supplement ''Shadowbeat''. In the Combat Biker game the Lancebiker player carries a 2 meter long lance that he can use against other players.
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95* A MuggingTheMonster story from the UsefulNotes/SocietyForCreativeAnachronism gives us an ''unintentional'' version; A group wanted to hold fight practice with functional replica weaponry. This required a few permits and a change of venue from their regular park. There was one available, but the police warned them that the local motorcycle gang considered it their turf and may not take too kindly to strangers. Seeing no other options, the SCA risked it. Sure enough, the motorcycle club showed up and started hassling the re-creationists. Seems that the battle pikes and other implements that were useful for removing mounted knights from their horses worked just as well for taking riders off their hogs.
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99* ''VideoGame/AnotherEden'': Once Galliard takes enough damage, he rips off the machine gun on his bike and pulls out a giant electro lance to fight the player, while still riding his motorcycle.
100%%* This occurs as a minigame in ''VideoGame/FullThrottle''.
101* ''VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries'': in ''Stealing the Diamond'', during the Agressive scenario, Henry can pick up a medieval lance when rushing through the museum on his scooter. However, he fails to hold it properly, which causes it to hit the ground and catapult Henry off his scooter. The fail screen even comments on this.
102-->Jousting. It's harder than it looks.
103* ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'': Kuze confronts Kiryu for the second time by charging at him on a motorcycle while wielding a [[PipePain lead pipe]]. But after striking Kiryu, he loses control of the bike and falls off.
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107* ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'': When the Biker Mice traveled back in time they had to fight with their bikes in a tournament against [[BigBad Limburger's ]] robotic knights to save Camelot. The effect was even greater since they were wearing the [[PoweredArmor armors]] Charley built for them.
108* A cutaway in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' upped the ante by having Peter and his father-in-law partake in "limo jousting."
109%%* Hal Jordan does this (on a flying motorbike) as part of a tournament in the ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Heir Apparent".
110* ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'': In "Dreamreaver", Grojband confronts a dream version of themselves inside Trina's mind. Dream-Corey [[InstrumentOfMurder uses his guitar as a lance]] while charging on a dirt bike.
111%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' did this once, in an episode where Homer won a motorcycle in a steak-eating contest.
112%%* In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' episodes 4 and 8, Obi-Wan Kenobi and a platoon of clone lancers do this against IG lancer droids and the bounty hunter Durge, riding speeder bikes.
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116%%* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT0r0evP7qo
117* There's a video out there where two guys joust on bicycles. It ends in a CrossCounter.
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