Softail stars in Indiana Jones movie

From Harley-Davidson Motor Company

MILWAUKEE, WI – A Harley-Davidson Softail Springer Classic bike is prominently featured in the new Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which opened in theatres across North America last week.

Directed by Steven Spielberg, the latest in the series of cult Indiana Jones movies stars Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf, along with a 2007 Harley-Davidson Softail Springer Classic bike customized to reflect the movie’s 1957 period setting. The bike’s starring role comes during one of the film’s signature action-packed chase scenes, and features LaBeouf tearing through a college campus with Ford along for the ride as a passenger.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company prepared five bikes for this movie and was closely involved with the on-set handling of the bikes. After the completion of the filming, two of the bikes will be returned to the Harley‑Davidson Motor Company, and will be on display in the soon-to-be-opened Harley-Davidson Museum, which opens to the public on July 12 in Milwaukee.