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16->''I'm a cowboy''\
17''On a steel horse I ride''
18-->-- '''Music/BonJovi''', "Wanted Dead or Alive"
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20Using a CoolBike as the replacement for a CoolHorse, in a [[NewOldWest modernized take]] on older tropes.
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22Cool or not, in a modern day setting, it would appear weird to ride a horse on the streets. For our standards, they are slow, time consuming, and impractical, but due to their similar physical structure, motorbikes can fill the same role in the plot, with the added benefit that they are [[SignatureSoundEffect loud]] and [[MadeOfShiny shiny]].
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24For example a KnightInShiningArmor, a {{Cowboy}}, or the HorsemenOfTheApocalypse, could always upgrade to a bike if they need to appear in a modern day setting.
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26It can happen either with OlderThanRadio characters getting new reimagined versions, or with original characters intentionally invoking the classical feel of these riders.
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28Occasionally, a CoolCar can also fill the same "metaphorical horse" role, especially a sports car, [[BigBadassRig or a truck]], that still have that "lone rider" feel to them, especially since car engines are measured in horsepower and many are either named after horses (Mustang) or have horses in their logo (Ferrari).
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30The TropeNamer is a meme derived from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', [[ThisIndexIsNotAnExample though the work is actually an]] [[InvertedTrope inversion]], where Date Masamune's [[CoolHorse real horse]] is [[PurelyAestheticEra outfitted with handlebars and tailpipes]] to make it resemble a motorcycle.
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32Contrast with AutomatonHorses, that is an inversion where real horses are treated like machines by the plot, and Compare to MechanicalHorse, a machine that really does look like a horse. If characters use the motorbike to joust, then it's MotorcycleJousting. No relation to AllGirlsLikePonies, even if the character who drive cars/ride bikes is a female.
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35!!Examples with motorbikes:
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39[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
40* ''Anime/{{Blassreiter}}'' is all about the HorsemenOfTheApocalypse- And while the titular [[GratuitousGerman Pale Rider]] does have a horse, the others instead have [[CoolBike modified motorcycles]], as the show also takes a lot of inspiration from ''Franchise/KamenRider''.
41* ''Anime/MelodyOfOblivion'' styles the motorcyles to resemble horses. They transform into {{Bishonen}} for extra [[RuleOfCool cool factor]].
42* ''Anime/{{Durarara}}'' has an extremely literal example in the form Celty Sturluson's horse, Shooter. Celty is a Dullahan, hiding out in Ikebukuro as she looks for her missing head - so in order to better fit in, her ghostly steed now takes the form of a motorcycle. Fortunately, everyone else so intimidated by her [[BadassBiker presence]] that they don't usually notice the way her bike still makes whinnying noises whenever it revs up.
43* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'':
44** Inverted in the [[Manga/YuGiOh5Ds manga]], in which the Skeleton Knight uses a horse instead of the motorcycles that everyone else uses while dueling.
45** Played straight with Sherry [=LeBlanc=], a French woman with a flower-knight theme; her D-Wheel is modeled to appear horse-like, with the card zones running down the back of the neck.
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49* ''Franchise/TheDCU'':
50** Mustang Suzy, a character from the 1990s ''ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}'' books, combines this trope with the [[OurCentaursAreDifferent centaur]]. She's a {{Cyborg}} whose torso is grafted to the fuel tank of a motorcycle. She also shows up allied with Circe for [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 "The Witch and the Warrior"]].
51** When ComicBook/JonahHex is transported to a post-apocalyptic future in the series ''Hex'', he swaps his horse for a cool motorcycle. He does the same thing when he travels to ThePresentDay in ''ComicBook/AllStarWestern''.
52** ComicBook/KnightAndSquire ride motorbikes. In some 1950s stories and the Creator/PaulCornell miniseries, they even have stylized horses' heads. Knight's bike "Anastasia" can even follow a scent!
53** In the ''ComicBook/Robin1993'' "Pulp Heroes: Weird Western Tales" annual, the modern-day Trigger Twins ride horses, but also hire a [[AllBikersAreHellsAngels biker gang]] as muscle.
54%% ** In 1962 storyline "ComicBook/TheSuperSteedOfSteel", ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} rides a flying horse. Kara also rides a space rocket bike during one story of ''ComicBook/Supergirl2011''.
55** UsefulNotes/{{The Golden Age|OfComicBooks}} cowboy-themed hero named the ComicBook/{{Vigilante}} rides a motorbike instead of a horse.
56* A WildWest-themed story of ''ComicBook/JoeBarTeam'' involved both cow boys and natives using motorcycles as horses.
57* {{Inverted|Trope}} in one {{Elseworld}} in the ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd: Alternity'' one-shot set in a fantasy kingdom -- Dredd is a knight who rides a horse named Magister, as an analogue to the Lawmaster bike.
58* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
59** ''ComicBook/BlackKnightMarvelComics'': Dane Whitman has often ridden a flying motorcycle which he calls his "atomic steed". He got it from the Knights of Wundagore, who naturally use it in a similar fashion.
60** ''ComicBook/GhostRider'': The first character to use the name was a western vigilante who rode a white horse. Much like the Human Torch, The Angel and several others, the concept was revisited after UsefulNotes/{{the Golden Age|of Comic Books}}, with Ghost Riders Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch riding motorcycles. The Ghost Rider's RetroactiveLegacy establishes that Riders of previous eras, including the aforementioned western hero, often rode a HellishHorse or other animal native to their region (camels, etc.).
61** {{Inverted|Trope}} in ''ComicBook/HeroesReturn''. When the Avengers are caught in a reality warp which transforms Britain into a medieval kingdom under the control of Morgana La Fey, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} (two Avengers associated with motorbikes) are the only members of the Queen's Vengeance seen riding horses ([[{{Thememobile}} with appropriately logoed barding]]).
62** In ''ComicBook/SheHulk'', the time-displaced Western hero Two-Gun Kid receives a sky-cycle as a gift from his descendant Hawkeye via {{Video Will|s}}. The Kid explicitly compares it to a horse.
63** The miniseries ''ComicBook/SixGuns'' has several LegacyCharacter versions of old Creator/MarvelComics western characters, including the Black Rider (who, as the name implies, rode on a horse in his original incarnation), now the leader of a biker gang.
64* ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'': PlayedForLaughs in "Mortadelo de la Mancha". Mortadelo and Filemón believe themselves to be Literature/DonQuixote and Sancho, and Mortadelo steals a motorbike for Filemón to ride, mistaking it for a donkey.
65* ''ComicBook/TomStrong'' has the Weird Rider, an 1800s cowboy using a space-traveling bike. Calls it his horse, too.
66* In ''ComicBook/TopTen: The Forty-Niners'', the Black Rider is a ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}''-inspired hero who "cuts a dashing figure" atop his motorcycle Midnight. When he shows it off to Leni, he claims that he named it after a horse he once owned.
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70* Shows up in the ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''/''Literature/TheHobbit''/''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' FusionFic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11852303/1/Rise-of-a-Star-Knight Rise of a Star Knight]]'' and its sequel, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12404778/1/Knights-of-Remnant-The-Ring-of-Darkness Knights of Remnant: The Ring of Darkness]]'', with horses being replaced by motorcycles, [=ATVs=], trucks, and [=APCs=]). Especially prevalent with the Sky Knights of Mistral, who are shown making a cavalry charge on motorbikes armed with [[SwissArmyWeapon gun-spears]] and are based on the Rohirrim(but aren't the actual Rohirrim, who are part of the Army of Mistral), and with Jaune (being a knight and all).
71* 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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75* ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'': Although we do not see any motorcycles in any of the films, motorcycles are implied to be their equivalent of horses, as tractors are for cows.
76* Similar to ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', when Geronimo first appears in ''[[WesternAnimation/AmericaTheMotionPicture America: The Motion Picture]]'', he's riding a horse with handlebars coming out of its head.
77* The 1970 animated adaptation of ''Literature/AConnecticutYankeeInKingArthursCourt'' ends with the protagonist waking up in hospital and wondering if it was AllJustADream, until he looks up King Arthur in an encyclopedia and sees a medieval painting of the King astride a motorbike.
78** The scene where Hank and the KingIncognito are about to be hanged has King Arthur saying that his knights couldn't turn up in time to save them even if they got fresh horses on the way. Fortunately they turn up on motorbikes instead.
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82* In the ''Film/GhostRiderDuology'', Ghost Rider has a demonic motorbike that includes a horse's skull. Considering that his [[LegacyCharacter direct predecessor]] is shown using a horse for the same role, [[FridgeBrilliance this makes sense]].
83* Marlboro in ''Film/HarleyDavidsonAndTheMarlboroMan'' is a cowboy (actually he just dresses and smokes like one and participates in Rodeos) who rides a motorcycle instead of a horse.
84* ''Film/HeadlessHorseman'': Liam and Lizzie lock the HeadlessHorseman inside the garage and set fire to it. After the garage explodes in a fireball, Headless comes crashing out through the doors on a motorbike.
85* The film ''Film/{{Knightriders}}'' is all about a modern biker gang who act like Arthur's knights of the round table.
86* Invoked and played with in ''Film/{{RRR}}'', where one of the various parallels/contrasts between our two heroes Ram and Bheem is that Ram tends to ride a horse while Bheem tends to ride a motorcycle. (It's set in the 1920s, so both are available.)
87* In ''Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed'', there's a spear-wielding ghost knight who has a ghost horse. Fred tries to fight him using a motorcycle and a long iron pipe.
88* The Japanese film ''Film/AWomanFromNowhere'' has the title character ride a motorcycle in a modern-day version of a Western.
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92* In ''Literature/TheDevilsRose'', the protagonist is an undead Texas Ranger who tracks down fugitive souls from hell. His horse demon mount...thing gets mauled shortly into the story so he saws off its head and attaches it to a motorcycle. Later, he attaches it to a car.
93* The [[TheGrimReaper Death]] of the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' normally rides an ordinary, living horse (because the hellish ones proved too hard to maintain), but in ''Literature/SoulMusic'', the interference of the spirit of [[ThePowerOfRock rock music]] onto the Disc inspires Death to essentially take on the essence of heavy metal, and he rides out on a cobbled-together motorcycle, while wearing a leather jacket and holding a rose in his teeth.
94* Celty from ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' is a modern-day headless spirit called a dullahan. Her preferred method of getting around is a reanimated headless horse, [[{{Glamour}} which she disguises as a pitch-black motorcycle when she boards the ship for Japan]]. As a bike it doesn't have any headlights, still has [[TheShadowKnows the shadow of a horse]], makes hoof steps instead of engine sounds, and also whinnies on occasion.
95* ''Literature/FateZero'':
96** One of Saber's special abilities is skill with all forms of vehicle transportation. Unsurprisingly, she upgrades rather quickly from horse to motorcycle. One episode of the anime is even titled "Knight on Two Wheels."
97** This skill is also demonstrated by Berserker, who skips the motorcycle and goes straight for a fighter jet.
98** Subverted by Archer: he may do it, as all the greatest horses in history belong to him (along with all its other treasures) but he prefers using an ancient Indian spaceship.
99* ''Literature/GoodOmens'': The HorsemenOfTheApocalypse now ride motorcycles to better blend in with the modern-day setting.
100* ''Literature/KaneSeries'': In a short story "Deep in the Depths of the Acme Warehouse", set in modern New Orleans, fantasy AntiHero Kane and his sidekick ride Harleys. In typical fantasy setting, Kane used to ride a huge black stallion named Angel.
101* Taking this to its logical conclusion, Elves in Creator/MercedesLackey's urban fantasy setting ride shape-shifting steeds that get to be horses ''and'' motorcycles.
102* Calamity, a cowgirl-themed superhero in the ''Literature/NemesisSeries'', prefers to get around using motorcycles in both her superhero and civilian identities.
103* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': Ares the god of War used to ride a war chariot, that was red and gold and had pictures of people dying painful death adorning it, pulled by a pair of fire breathing horses. It changed into a modern version, a flame-painted Harley Davidson the "size of a baby elephant", with a Caucasian skin seat.
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107* Parodied in an episode of ''Series/DesigningWomen.'' Charlene visited a psychic who warned her to beware a shoemaker on a red horse. Not too long after, a man named Schumacher came in the room to tell them he had just hit their car with his Mustang (which was yellow, but Charlene decided that was close enough.)
108* On ''Series/GetSmart'' Smart went undercover to break up a medieval-themed biker gang which jousted on motorbikes.
109* ''Series/HappyDays'': Fonzie's motorcycle was his "horse" on occasion.
110-->'''Q:''' What does Fonzie feed his horse?
111-->'''A:''' 'Aaaaaaaaaay![[note]]'''A2:''' Gasoline.[[/note]]
112* In ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'', during the original Rinto Kuuga's era the Gouram could transform into horse armor. In the modern era, it adapted to work with a motorcycle instead.
113** This is also inverted in ''Series/KamenRiderHibiki'''s movie and ''Film/KamenRiderXKamenRiderGaimAndWizardTheFatefulSengokuMovieBattle'', which are set in the Sengoku era and an AlternateUniverse ''resembling'' the Sengoku, respectively, and sees the Riders using horses instead of their signature motorcycles.
114* One episode of ''Series/KolchakTheNightStalker'' featured a Hell's Angel riff on the classic HeadlessHorseman myth.
115* Parodied in the "Erizabeth L" sketch of ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', in which one character points out: "It's bleeding weird having half the Tudor nobility ligging around on motorized bicycles."
116* ''Series/{{Nichols}}'' was a western [[TwilightOfTheOldWest set in 1914]]. Creator/JamesGarner played TheSheriff who showed he was embracing the new age by riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle instead of a horse.
117* An episode of ''Series/{{Sliders}}'' involved a world where gasoline engines are outlawed, and oil is an even more precious commodity than in RealLife. Everybody uses alternative engines but only biker gangs stick to using gas-guzzling motorcycles and constantly raid oil convoys for fuel. While their lifestyle is definitely more in line with the "biker" stereotype, one of their practices involves a duel between two gang members. How? An old-fashioned joust but on bikes and no armor.
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121* Music/BonJovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive", as quoted above[[note]]Unless it's a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_horse train]][[/note]]
122* The song Renegade, by Music/{{Hammerfall}} : "On through the night he rides/ on his raging horse made of steel...".
123* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8dCGIm6yc "Wolf Totem"]] from Mongolian folk metal band Music/TheHu's features a group of Mongolian bikers following a warrior on a horse. The imagery is clearly inspired by the traditional [[HordesFromTheEast Mongol nomadic hordes]].
124* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhBnW7bZHEE The music video]] for Music/IronMaiden's "The Writing On The Wall" features the [[MetalBandMascot Eddies]] [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse of the Apocalypse]] riding into town on motorbikes.
125* This trope is used as lyrics for Music/{{Manowar}} song "Return of the Warlord".
126* Music/{{Megadeth}}'s "The Disintegrators also has this in the lyrics:
127--> The slayer's arrived on a black horse of steel\
128Trouble is coming, hell on two wheels
129* Not surprisingly, given the biker imagery in many of their songs, the iron horse from Music/{{Motorhead}}'s "Iron Horse/Born To Lose", refers to a motorbike.
130* Implied in Music/TaijiSawada's solo song "Empty Room," with the symbolism in the "Horse is my mate" line, which, due to being GratuitousEnglish literally could be read as a tribute to bestiality or heroin - except the reference is that the subject of the song is entirely alone except for his "horse." Since the rest of the song is set in a fairly modern setting and the writer was a BadassBiker, it's pretty obvious the reference is not to an actual horse but a motorcycle.
131* In "2-4-6-8 Motorway" by the Tom Robinson Band, the trucker sarcastically refers to a "whizzkid sitting pretty on your two-wheel stallion".
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135* In the RPG ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=2619246 Diana: Warrior Princess]]'', Diana's mount is a motorcycle with a horse mind.
136* ''TabletopGame/{{Nightbane}}'' has the Hell Riders, a BornInTheSaddle nation in the Nightlands who've upgraded to motorcycles, and are led by the [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Doppelganger]] of UsefulNotes/AttilaTheHun.
137* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' SpaceMarines will occasionally make use of squads mounted on massive motor cycles in the same manner as classical cavalry. The White Scars chapter is especially noted for it. They've been called [[RecycledInSpace Mongols on Motorbikes]] before for a reason.
138** Eldar Shining Spear Aspect Warriors deliberately invoke a RecycledInSpace take on [[KnightInShiningArmor Knights In Shining Armor]] - with [[EnergyWeapon Laser Lances]] while riding [[RocketRide Jet]][[CoolBike bikes]]
139** Imperial Guard "Rough Riders" are a light cavalry unit. Their mini comes with a horse mount[[note]]A [[JustifiedTrope justified]] use of the seeming anachronism; living animals are stated to be much more versatile in rough, trackless terrain than vehicles would be[[/note]], but is designed to be remountable; putting them on motorcycles is a popular option. ([[AutomatonHorses With no mechanical effect]].)
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143* The Rider version of Sakata Kintoki in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' uses a motorbike that's actually his bear mount from folklore updated for modern times.
144* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' seems like [[HighFantasy this trope would never happen]], but don't underestimate the tenacity of RuleOfCool.
145** Link appears in ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' as DownloadableContent, and comes with an Epona-themed motorbike named the Master Cycle. Although Eiji Aonuma was not really involved in its creation, he was impressed enough by its design that he expressed the desire to incorporate it into future Zelda titles.
146** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' granted his wish, as completing the ''Champions' Ballad'' DLC gives Link the ability to summon the [[{{Magitek}} Master Cycle Zero]], which functions as his personal Divine Beast (including appearing on the LoadingScreen with the other four) and has a unicorn design on the front. AwesomeButImpractical has never looked so badass.
147** The Master Cycle Zero would later appear in ''[[UpdatedRerelease Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' alongside the ''Breath of the Wild'' version of Link.
148** And the first DLC for ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'' gives a prototype of the Master Cycle Zero to princess Zelda.
149* In the ''Videogame/StarWarsConquest'' GameMod for ''Videogame/MountAndBlade'', the speeder bikes replace the horses. The Riding skill now serves to determine which speeder bike can be ridden and how fast.
150* ''VideoGame/TokyoMirageSessionsFE'' has motorbikes in place of horses for cavalier transformations, complete with a horse ornament on the front. The pegasi with rocket boosters could also qualify.
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154* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', Dr. McNinja's magic motorbike Sparklelord is actually a transformed - no, not a horse, but [[spoiler: close. It is a unicorn.]]
155* In ''Webcomic/RoninGalaxy'', Leona's bike is shaped like [[http://www.roningalaxy.com/comic/page-87/ a unicorn.]]
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158[[folder:Western Animation]]
159* The motorcycles in ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'', which sometimes acted like sentient horses.
160* On ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'', cowboy-themed hero Vigilante rides a motorcycle.
161* ''WesternAnimation/{{Phantom 2040}}'', whose [[ComicStrip/ThePhantom predecessor]] had the CoolHorse Hero, has a flying motorbike instead.
162* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' had Peter falling for the pretty female descendant of Ichabod Crane just in time for a new Headless Horseman to show up riding a motorcycle and ''throwing flaming motorcycle helmets'' at people.
163* The beginning of Episode XCII of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' has Jack wearing samurai plate armor and an oni mask, but seated on a low-rider. Though he loses the helmet, the mask, and some of the armor in a battle, he continues to use the motorcycle to travel around like the traditional wandering samurai that he is.
164* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'': In "Stand and Deliver", in the VillainOfTheWeek is the Dandy Highwayman, a high-tech version of TheHighwayman who rides a motorbike instead of a horse.
165* In ''WesternAnimation/ZorroGenerationZ'', Tornado is a motorcycle.
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169* A common vehicle in 3rd-world Asia is the "autorickshaw", essentially a buggy pulled by a motorcycle.
170* [[http://www3.nfb.ca/fm455w/Collections/Photos/WWII/Rubrique3_Le_front_interieur/Section2_Le_recrutement_et_la_conscription/3-2-1ENG_c087430k.jpg This]] recruitment poster juxtaposes a knight riding a horse with a soldier riding a motorcycle.
171* The Italian regiment Reggimento Corazzieri (literally Cuirassiers' Regiment), the honor guard of the president of the republic, was, in most of its incarnations, a cavalry unit (either of mounted archers or cuirassiers), and currently alternates between horses big enough to not appear small with the tall soldiers of the regiments and [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/2june2006_059.jpg equally enormous bikes]].
172* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_chariot_racing Motorcycle chariot racing]] is a sport which uses chariots pulled by motorcycles instead of horses. Inspired by ''Film/BenHur1925'', it was first introduced in Australia and quickly spreaded to America and Europe, reaching its peak in popularity during the 1920s-1930s. [[https://www.thereisnothere.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Mdh8uYF1.jpg And yes, it's as awesome as it sounds.]]
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175!!Examples with other forms of transportation:
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177[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
178* In the ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'' series, the Sanzo party rides in a jeep rather than the horse used by Sanzo's mythical counterpart in ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. (And in both cases, it's actually a shapeshifting dragon.)
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182* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Onward}}'', [[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Van]] Guinevere stands in for the heroes' trusty steed when they embark on their epic quest. The metaphor is made explicit during her final charge: Barley smacks her on the bumper as one would a horse's flank, then she pops a tire and the flapping rubber [[TheCoconutEffect sounds exactly like]] a horse's gallop.
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186* In ''Film/HerbieRidesAgain'', the titular car decides to defiantly participate in a medieval-themed "jousting" tournament (they even referred to the track as a "list") which basically was duels of cars (given names from the Arthurian legends) [[GameOfChicken playing Chicken]].
187* In ''Film/PrettyWoman'', the protagonist wanted someone to pick her on a white horse. [[spoiler:Her love interest used a white ''limousine'' instead]].
188* In the 1995 Ian [=McKellan=] film adaptation of ''Film/RichardIII'', the title character is a Nazi. Upon getting his car stuck in mud, he yells the famous "A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!" line.
189* Nellybelle, the loyal steed of Creator/RoyRogers' sidekick Pat Brady, was a jeep. (Being a sidekick, Pat didn't rate a Cool Conveyance; when he went by hoof, he got a mule.) Roy himself always rode his CoolHorse Trigger, even in modern-day adventures.
190* {{Lampshaded}} in ''Film/WeWereSoldiers'', where Colonel Moore theatrically explains to his officers that helicopters are horses that you don't have to feed or catch. The film, and the book it was based on, both center around one of the first US Army Air Cavalry units. In RealLife, the helicopter pilots were notorious about breaking uniform violations by sporting old Cavalry scout hats instead of their uniform caps. Hardly unforgivable, when you consider that their unit was the 1st Battalion of the U.S. 7th Cavalry regiment (yes, ''that'' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Cavalry_Regiment 7th Cavalry]]).
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194* ''Literature/FireAndHemlock'' Tom Lynn acquires a cool horse, which he exchanges for a cool car, because horses are a ''bit'' out of fashion. The horse and car are very similar to each other, roughly the same color, and the car is difficult to handle, as is the horse.
195* In ''Literature/OnAPaleHorse'' by Creator/PiersAnthony, TheGrimReaper's pale horse can become a pale CoolCar, or a pale CoolBoat.
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199* In ''Series/AmericanGods2017'', Mr. Wednesday's car (which he even nicknames "Betty") is heavily implied to be this. In Season 2 we see Wednesday [[spoiler:sacrificing it in order to stop a train, by parking it on the train tracks, while giving it an eulogy speech as if it was a Viking warrior before its demise. As the train crashes into the car and both vehicles explode, a vision of a horse can be seen leaping from the fires.]]
200* ''Series/KnightRider'' uses several modernized Western tropes, with Michael Knight as TheDrifter (albeit one with [[HeroesRUs a wealthy patron organization]] backing him up) roaming from small town to small town across the Midwestern United States fighting evildoers, and [[CoolCar KITT]] as his faithful steed... [[SapientSteed who can talk]], is at least as much of a main character as Michael and does at least half of the actual heroics himself.
201** It's probably not coincidental that in the 2008 remake, the new [=KITT=] was a Ford ''Mustang''.
202* The ''Series/{{Mythbusters}}'' bought an old Jeep, fitted it with a foam horsehead, painted it black and used it to test a mounted archery myth.
203* Inverted in the ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' FairyTaleEpisode "My Princess", in which JD has an AllegedSteed named Sasha as a counterpart to his scooter in the regular universe, also named Sasha.
204* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', the HorsemenOfTheApocalypse have traded up to {{Cool Car}}s in their respective colors instead (or at least three of them have, Pestilence drives TheAllegedCar instead, fitting with his theme). War even goes the extra mile in that he drives a Mustang, which is named after a kind of horse.
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207[[folder:Music]]
208* The country song "Suds In The Bucket" by Music/SaraEvans gives the fairy tale character a country spin.
209-->When her prince pulled up - a white pickup truck\
210Her folks shoulda seen it comin' - it was only just a matter of time\
211Plenty old enough - and you can't stop love\
212She stuck a note on the screen door - "sorry but I got to go"
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216* The 1943 update of the 1927 Broadway musical ''[[Literature/AConnecticutYankeeInKingArthursCourt A Connecticut Yankee]]'' had uplifted Myth/{{Arthurian|Legend}} characters adopting jeeps as the new horses.
217* One production of ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung'' replaced Brünnhilde's CoolHorse Grane with a [[{{Pun}} Ford Mustang]]. Where was this staged? UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, of course!
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221* The ''{{VideoGame/Civilization}}'' franchise employs this in an interesting way, meant to emulate the RealLife example of mounted forces transitioning to motor vehicles. Military units can upgrade as a civ's TechnologyLevels increase, and the upgrade for Cavalry is traditionally [[TankGoodness an early tank]]. Furthermore, at least in Civ V, the Lancer [[HunterOfHisOwnKind (a mounted unit which gets a combat bonus against other mounted units)]] upgrades into the Anti-Tank Gun, and from there to the Helicopter Gunship (which are sometimes known IRL as Air Cavalry).
222* ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' introduce Skiddo and its evolution Gogoat, goat-like Pokémon with horns that resemble handlebars, upturned tails that resemble motorcycle seats, and are large enough and strong enough for adults to ride on. Humans riding on Skiddo and Gogoat are a common sight in urban Kalos.
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226* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'': In "Mystery Mask Mix Up," Shaggy uses Scooby as a motorbike. His ears are the handlebars and his legs spin like a motorbike's wheels.
227* In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'', the good guys' speeder-bikes are stylized to resemble horses.
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231* After UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, when cavalry was shown to be ineffective against modern weapons, many cavalry units switched from riding horses to becoming [[TankGoodness Mechanised]] or [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier Motorised Infantry]].
232** With the widespread adoption of helicopters, this has extended to include [[DeathFromAbove Air Cavalry]].
233* When tractors first came into use, they were hitched to horse-drawn equipment and controlled by reins just like horses. They quickly fell out of fashion, but a single company still made them as late as 1949. Behold, the [[https://uncommonmotors.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1940-power-horse-3.jpg Power Horse]].
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