History Main / BadassBiker

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* ''Film/GhostRider'', but it sort of comes with the territory.

* The Hounds of hell in ''Literature/{{Demon Road}}''. The five ride a variety of bikes, a Harley is the only one Amber can recognise. One of them actually ''snaps his own neck'' when she pins him to help him get at her.
* Death from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' got himself a bike in ''Literature/SoulMusic'' (a "[[StealthPun triumph]]", built by the Librarian) because the only thing [[RuleOfCool cooler]] than Death the Destroyer of Worlds is Death on a bike made of bones, shiny bits and light. It should also be noted, while we're on the subject on unbearable coolness, that he needed the bike so that he could quickly [[BigDamnHeroes save the day]] by [[ThePowerOfRock shredding out some hot licks on the guitar]]. [[spoiler:In order to blackmail the '''universe''' into [[ScrewDestiny sparing someone's existence]].]] He also has a rose in his teeth at the start of the ride and, knowing that you [[TheoryOfNarrativeCausality need]] to [[BadassLongcoat get the outfit right]], informs the Dean that "[[AC: I need your clothes]]".
* In ''[[Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo The Dreeson Incident]]'', the eponymous incident involves [[spoiler: Buster Beasley riding into a armed mob]] on a Harley. This combined with the HeroicSacrifice he makes after dismounting lead to him attaining major in-universe status as a MemeticBadass.

* Subverted in ''The Girl Who Played with Fire'', the second part of ''Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy''. [[BigBad Alexander Zalachenko]] sends two thuggish bikers to kill his daughter [[AxCrazy Lisbeth]] [[LittleMissBadass Salander]]. The macho bikers try to be badass, they try ''very hard'' to be badass: she [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome beats and electrocutes them]], then [[HumiliationConga cuts up their jackets and steals their Harley Davidsons.]]

* ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'': The Mods are all expert swood riders who pull off daring stunts while chasing down the Majordomo. Additionally they all dress in stylish clothing, with several having {{badass longcoat}}s.

A Badass Biker who is a thug or [[GangOfHats gang member]] usually fits into AllBikersAreHellsAngels as well. Sometimes, his entrance is a SlidingBikeStop as its own DynamicEntry. A Badass Biker might also [[[RomanticRideSharing drive while their love hugs them tightly from behind romantically]]. Most of those enter HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic, riding with heads fully exposed.

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* In ''WebAnimation/DickFiguresTheMovie'', Red acquires motorcycle skills during a lengthy car chase.

* Lobo in ''WebAnimation/LoboWebseries'' is a space biker.

* Season 9 of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' has [[ActionGirl Agent]] [[TheAce Texas]] riding a heavy motorcycle during the big highway battle; when she's done with it, she simply sends it up a ramp and crashing into an enemy AV-14 Hornet.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' A keen motorcyclist who favours biker-influenced outfits, Yang is an elite [[HunterOfMonsters Huntress]] whose pride and joy is her orange-and-black motorcycle, Bumblebee. Junior's nightclub fears her because every time she rocks up on her bike, it's to cause trouble, and Neptune is impressed when she bursts through the club's blast doors, unfazed by the club's defences. When biking through Anima, she punches a bandit for hitting on her and later sacrifices her bike in battle against Adam to save Blake; In Volume 8, she field tests a new hoverbike by performing somersaults, and later leads the bike chase through the mountains [[spoiler:when Oscar is kidnapped]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' A keen motorcyclist who favours jumpsuits, duster coats and bomber jackets, Yang is an elite [[HunterOfMonsters Huntress]] whose pride and joy is her orange-and-black motorcycle called Bumblebee. Junior's nightclub fears her because every time she rocks up on her bike, it's to cause trouble, and being confronted by an army of weapons after she bursts through the blast doors leaves Neptune mumbling "what a woman". When biking through Anima, she punches a bandit for hitting on her and later sacrifices her bike in battle against Adam to save Blake; In Volume 8, she is thrilled to be given a hoverbike to help evacuate Mantle, immediately tests out its capacity for somersaults, and then leads the bike chase through Solitas' icy mountains [[spoiler:when Oscar is kidnapped by one of Salem's servants]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' A keen motorcyclist who favours jumpsuits, duster coats and bomber jackets, Yang is an elite [[HunterOfMonsters Huntress]] whose pride and joy is her orange-and-black motorcycle called Bumblebee. Junior's nightclub fears her because every time she rocks up on her bike, it's to cause trouble, and being confronted by an army of weapons after she bursts through the blast doors leaves Neptune mumbling "what a woman". When biking through Anima, she punches a bandit for hitting on her and later sacrifices her bike in battle against Adam to save Blake; In Volume 8, she is thrilled to be given a hoverbike to help evacuate Mantle, immediately tests out its capacity for somersaults, and then leads the bike chase through Solitas' icy mountains [[spoilers:when Oscar is kidnapped by one of Salem's servants]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has Yang Xiao-Long riding a stylish orange-and-black motorcycle in her premiere trailer, as well as the main show's opening credits. She finally rides it in the actual show's second season, [[Awesome/{{RWBY}} and very stylishly at that]].
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A Badass Biker who is a thug or [[GangOfHats gang member]] usually fits into AllBikersAreHellsAngels as well. Sometimes, his entrance is a SlidingBikeStop as its own DynamicEntry. A Badass Biker might also [[[RomanticRideSharing drive while their love hugs them tightly from behind romantically]].

%%* ''ComicBook/BarbWire'' is a HellBentForLeather BountyHunter.

* ''ComicBook/GhostRider'', of course. Even in his civilian identity, he's a stunt rider.

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * Captain America and Billy from ''Film/EasyRider''. "Born to be Wild" was practically ''written'' for the film!
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ** Easy Rider is also something of a subversion. While the main characters don't have a problem breaking the law (they survive by running illegal drugs), they're mild-mannered hippies who generally try to avoid serious trouble.

%%* Scarlet from ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra''.

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * The main character of the ''Film/IRobot'' movie.

* Pepito in the film adaption of ''[[{{Film/Madeline}} Madeline]]'' spends most of his free time on his Vespa, rather than torturing animals like his [=DiC=] counterpart. His biking skills [[spoiler: [[{{ChekhovsSkill}} would happen to help him]] escape from kidnappers]] in the climax.
%%* Nightrider's gang in ''Film/MadMax1''.

* T-800 and T-1000 in the first two ''{{Franchise/Terminator}}'' films respectively, as well as John Connor from ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' & ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines''.

%%* Jimmy, The Leader of The Pack from the song of the same name by The Shangri-Las.
* "Born to Be Wild", originally performed by ''Music/{{Steppenwolf}}'' is told from the point of view of such a biker. Thesong is often invoked in both popular and counter culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude. Whenever used as {{Leitmotif}} it implies that the character is either BadToTheBone or simply [[MilesGloriosus someone who thinks he is.]]
* The late {{Music/Taiji Sawada}}, ex-X, ex-Loudness, ex-Cloud Nine, ex-The Killing Red Addiction. Insanely talented slap bassist, and until his injuries got too severe, a Badass Biker since the 1980s, also preferred a Harley-Davidson but could settle for a Honda occasionally... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1011/526527214_21b03351b8.jpg?v=0

** ''Danse Macabre'' introduced The Brides of Dracula, a whole Covenant consisting of Badass Bikers

* ''VideoGame/FullThrottle'' (the game, not the movie) is all about Badass Bikers and is generally the all-round reference for details of this trope.

* There are quite a few tough "Biker" and "Roughneck" trainers in some of the main series ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games.

%%** Wes from ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' could count as well.

%% * This is the only reason [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog]] got a bike in his solo game. He also has the bike in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'', and it's his vehicle in ''VideoGame/SonicAndSegaAllStarsRacing''.

* ''Anime/DominionTankPolice'' features the [[LovelyAngels Puma sisters]] as the resident {{Biker Babe}}s, a duo of criminals who are often seen duking it out with cops all while riding very powerful motorbikes.

Might also be a BikerBabe. A Badass Biker who is a thug or [[GangOfHats gang member]] usually fits into AllBikersAreHellsAngels as well. Sometimes, his entrance is a SlidingBikeStop as its own DynamicEntry. A Badass Biker might also [[[RomanticRideSharing drive while their love hugs them tightly from behind romantically]].

* ''Manga/VenusWars'' is chock full of badass bikers since it's about battle bike riders and motorbike military units with [[TheHero Hiro (Ken) Seno]], [[BikerBabe Miranda]] and [[MajorlyAwesome Major Kurtz]] topping the list.

* ''ComicBook/BarbWire'' is a HellBentForLeather BountyHunter who marks the intersection of this trope with BikerBabe.

* ''ComicBook/WynonnaEarp'': Outlaws. Mavericks. Werewolves. These are The Banditos, the biker gang Wynonna ran with in her wildest, pre-Black Badge days. And BikerBabe Wynonna herself is tough enough to have ridden alongside them and be considered their equal.

* [[FleetingDemographicRule Chuck Palumbo tried this after the Undertaker]], with less success. This gimmick was also based on the wrestler's real life, as it happens. Oddly enough, Palumbo's BikerBabe was Wrestling/MichelleMcCool, the Undertaker's future wife.

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* "Born to Be Wild", originally performed by ''Creator/{{Steppenwolf}}'' is told from the point of view of such a biker. Thesong is often invoked in both popular and counter culture to denote a biker appearance or attitude. Whenever used as {{Leitmotif}} it implies that the character is either BadToTheBone or simply [[MilesGloriosus someone who thinks he is.]]

%%* And her NamesTheSame {{Expy}} in ''Anime/GaReiZero''.

Might also be a BikerBabe. A Badass Biker who is a thug or [[GangOfHats gang member]] usually fits into AllBikersAreHellsAngels as well. Sometimes, his entrance is a SlidingBikeStop as its own DynamicEntry.

* Motorsports involving motorcycles typically have this, with [=MotoGP=] and more extreme series taken UpToEleven. Valentino Rossi, for example.

* ''Anime/{{Blassreiter}}'' has this trope distilled and crystallized. It starts at the motorcycle racing track, and quickly cranks this up--not merely UpToEleven, but OverNineThousand, introducing MadeOfIron ShapeShifting [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot fencing cyborg]] saint riding ShapeShifting ''[[FlyingCar jet]]'' bike controlled by sentient AI with talkative FairySexy [[ProjectedMan projection]]. And then he got a company. And then both guy and bike are upgraded...

** [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin III]] Tim Drake was the first Robin to get a "Robincycle" which he quickly learned to use to his advantage against superpowered opponents in addition to having fun riding it. His assassin trained successor as ComicBook/{{Robin}} Damian Wayne, is often seen riding a bike that a normal ten year old would not be able to handle.

* In some incarnations, Comicbook/{{Blade}}'s was equipped to scale walls.

* ''Comicbook/GhostRider'', of course. Even in his civilian identity, he's a stunt rider.
* The comic version of ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'' made Zartan into this, with his own gang, the Dreadnoks.

* The title character of the British ''{{Ogri}}'' comic series.

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%%* ''Manga/{{AKIRA}}''.

* ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'': Specifically in the 1972 Anime, Akira owns a rather fetching red motorcycle which he often rides into battle on before transforming. Iwao Himura owns a similar bike, and in his debut episode he races Akira with it.

* At 17 years old, Rei Kashino from ''Manga/{{Mars}}'' is the BigManOnCampus, LovableJock in high school with a {{Delinquent}} streak that leads him into his fair share of fights, fights that almost always end up in a CurbStompBattle in his favor. He's also a motorbike racing prodigy and has already competed in competitions against adults. His dream is to go pro and everyone who sees him race are assured once he does, he'll dominate.