o right
well of course the first and obvious answer is ... no !!
. because motorcycling was more a minority sport then?
. because a first (film) impact can never be beaten/superseded?
. because those first stars and SteveM could not be surpassed?
. because it was a growing embryo sport or pastime that has since matured and diversified into the atmosphere?
. because .. ..
er .. but then again ..
as Spike says .. with the right ingredients and directorship and production ..
mm .. possibly !!
then ... actually ? ..
come to think about it a bit more .. YES !!
.. perhaps not the iconic impact that people seem to think the original OAS had ..
.. but yes .. in a different way.
as biking has matured and developed the original routes with upgrades and electronics and `improvements` . etc
look at all we have to offer ..
motorcycling track racing, tarmac and dirt ..
mx, endure, trials, trails, exhibitions, events, group touring, solo local, cubs and organisations, charity work,
.. ..
(scene .. mates getting ready on their [expensive] road bikes, meet up at the local McD , (then Tesco .. juss kiddin ) .. no, then the race setting, noise revs, crowd excitement, popcorn, etc etc
(scene .. as above but the TT .. yay [never been] ferry ride, digs/tent, booze, mates around the circuit ... yay ... would be great !!
(scene .. as above but dirt flat track, or mx track, [but without those horrendous high leaps .. keep that for exhibitions?
(scene .. exhibitions, think dougie lampkin, dave knight .. trials/leaps/circuits etc etc
then..
(scene .. road riders camaraderie .. wave/nod/ ...
(scene .. different cliques.. and exposee .. hogs, boy racers, bmw motorcyclists, hell's wotsits etc
(scene .. events like xmas run, ester egg run, charity work
(scene .. trail riders out in t he bleak wilderness helping a stricken rider, pulling a nd grinning.. and taking pics
(scene ... house of lords trying to finalise our trail demises
yes .. it would definitely have an impact, and help promote motorcycling .. but would have to be very well done, and would it have the same impact ? ... good question!
ps .. then the film could also compare 2T with 4T .. how the bikes have developed over time (bigger, faster, heavier, more electronics etc) .. how the Japanese impacted British bike scene etc .. how the demographic is changing to older users, ... future developments possible .. elec bikes, batteries devt, other modes of fun transport .. drones, hele-bikes?, air bikes? amphibious? etc etec ..
the scope is huge, actually
[ the secret would be to not linger long on any one aspect ]