“… but has a chin strap”
So says Angie, played by Christine Forrest, the head mechanic for the troupe in Knightriders (1981). Better known for his zombie Dead series, George Romero brought us this instant classic of medieval mechanical times. Ed Harris stars as Billy, the king leader of a rag tag group of renaissance faire carnies. Dressed in tights and armor, their faithful steeds are…yes, motorcycles. King Billy rides a Honda CBX1000 and the Morgan the Black Knight played by the multi-talented Tom Savini, and his cadre mount nimbler Honda XL500 on the joust field. ‘Tis the season for Ren Faires, but I’ll doubt you’ll find one quite like this.