"Salander got out her kawasaki on Midsummer Eve and spent the day giving it a good overhaul"(386).
The job of designing Lisbeth's motorcycle for the GWTDT films was given to Justin Kell of Glory Motor Works in L.A. "The character of Lisbeth Salander is killer. As I read the books, I kept thinking that Lisbeth’s bike would be the kind of bike most 20-somethings with limited financial recourses would ride. She wouldn’t have an expensive modern bike: she would have an inexpensive older bike that would be customized to fit her personality.”
Motorcycles in are usually started and shut down hundreds of times during a day of filming: this means that starter motors have to be rebuilt, and three-wire high-output charging systems installed. Kell also increased the battery box size, so he could fit a higher amperage sealed battery.
"A light weight 125cc might not be the toughest bike in the world, but it was hers, and she could handle it. she had restored it, one nut at a time, and she had souped it up just a bit over the legal limit"(386).
Works Cited
"Of Motorcycles and Movies." Bike EXIF Of Motorcycles and Movies Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.
"Of Motorcycles and Movies." Bike EXIF Of Motorcycles and Movies Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.