| Wallace's Motorbike and Sidecar | |
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| Appeared in | A Close Shave |
The motorbike and sidecar are vehicles that are used by Wallace & Gromit in A Close Shave.
A Close Shave[]
The motorbike and sidecar were used to transport Wallace and Gromit to the mission of their window-cleaning business. The sidecar has hooks to carry a ladder.
During the sheep rescue. Preston rams the motorbike with his truck, causing the motorbike and sidecar to seperate. Gromit flies off a 2,000-foot (610 m) drop ledge, but then he activates the sidecar, converting it into plane mode and flies off safely.
Meanwhile, Wallace attempts to free Wendolene and the sheep from Preston's truck, but ends up trapped there himself.
During the scene where Preston is about to suck Wendolene and the Sheep into the Knit-o-Matic, taking Wallace with them, Gromit came to the rescue in his plane. He fired at Preston with the porridge gun.
A Matter of Loaf and Death[]
The motorbike and sidecar can be seen in the background at Top Bun, where it was half-covered by a tarpaulin.
Trivia[]
- The screen used Bike and Sidecar are currently on display at the main entrance of Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
- The ladder used in a close shave is currently owned by your props user star props
- When gromit was needed to sit in the side car/plane half of a model was used
- One of the heads that was on the half gromit is currently being preserved by an unknown Aardman employee as it was given to him in 95.
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