The Wild One - Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando – The Wild One

Reading time: less than a minute | Written by Ben Branch | March 28th 2012

The Wild One kickstarted a whole generation of motorcyclists, the Triumph that Brando rides in the film is still a hugely popular model for vintage bike enthusiasts and the jacket he wore became known as the defacto “motorcycle jacket”.

If you haven’t seen The Wild One, or haven’t seen it for a while, you can grab a copy on DVD here.

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Published by Ben Branch - March 28th 2012

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