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|image = Anti- | |image = Anti-gravity motorbike.jpg | ||
|aka = | |aka = | ||
|type = [[Motorbike]] | |type = [[Motorbike]] | ||
|origin = | |origin = | ||
|made by = | |made by = | ||
|used by = [[Eleventh Doctor]] | |used by = [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Clara Oswald]], [[John Jones]] | ||
|first = The Bells of Saint John (TV story) | |first = The Bells of Saint John (TV story) | ||
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Conversion (comic story)|Conversion]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The TARDIS (feature)|The TARDIS]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Twenty-First-Century London (feature)|Twenty-First-Century London]]''}} | |||
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' | |||
|clip = The Doctor rides the Shard - Doctor Who - The Bells of St John - Series 7 - BBC | |clip = The Doctor rides the Shard - Doctor Who - The Bells of St John - Series 7 - BBC | ||
}}The '''anti-gravity motorbike''' | }} | ||
The '''anti-gravity motorbike''' ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Bells of Saint John (TV story)}}) also called the '''anti-grav motorbike''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twenty-First-Century London (feature)|page=28}}) was an enhanced [[motorbike]] owned by [[the Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The TARDIS (feature)}}) | |||
== History == | |||
[[The Doctor]] drove the anti-gravity motorbike in the [[2074 Anti-Grav Olympics]] by [[the Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Bells of Saint John (TV story)}}) After using it, he put it in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]'s garage. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Bells of Saint John (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: ''[[The TARDIS (feature)|The TARDIS]]'') Though he placed last on the bike, the Doctor found it useful for driving stunts that would normally be impossible. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Bells of Saint John (TV story)}}) | |||
The Eleventh Doctor again used the bike while foiling the [[Great Intelligence]] in [[2013]] [[London]]. Electing not to take the TARDIS into battle, he rode the bike to a cafe and later hacked into a [[Spoonhead]], which used the motorbike to fly up the side of [[the Shard]] in [[London]]. ([[TV]]: | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[John Jones]] rode the motorbike along the [[Berlin Wall]] in [[1976]] while tracking the [[Entity (The Friendly Place)|Entity]]. After the two were blown into space, the Doctor used an inbuilt remote on its control panel to summon the TARDIS. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Conversion (comic story)}}) | ||
The Eleventh Doctor again used the bike while foiling the [[Great Intelligence]] in [[2013]] [[London]]. Electing not to take the TARDIS into battle, he rode the bike to a cafe and later hacked into a [[Spoonhead]], which used the motorbike to fly up the side of [[the Shard]] in [[London]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Bells of Saint John (TV story)}}) | |||
The Doctor eventually gave the bike to [[Clara Oswald]], who used it in her commutes from [[Coal Hill School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | The Doctor eventually gave the bike to [[Clara Oswald]], who used it in her commutes from [[Coal Hill School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | |||
* The motorbike used for filming the ''[[The Bells of Saint John]]'' is the {{w|Triumph Bonneville#New Bonneville|2009 Triumph Bonneville SE}}. Coincidentally, the original model of the Triumph Bonneville, the {{w|Triumph Bonneville T120}}, was used by [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]] in ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''. | |||
* In early [[2014 (releases)|2014]], the scene of the Doctor driving the motorbike up the Shard was uploaded to the Official Doctor Who YouTube Channel. In late [[2023 (releases)|2023]], the video's description was changed to refer to the motorbike as an "anti-mavity motorbike", referencing the rename of "gravity" to "mavity" in {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}}. | |||
[[Category:Land vehicles]] | [[Category:Land vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-gravitational technology]] | [[Category:Anti-gravitational technology]] | ||
[[Category:The Doctor's vehicles]] | [[Category:The Doctor's vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-Grav Olympics]] | [[Category:Anti-Grav Olympics]] | ||
[[Category:Clara Oswald's possessions]] | |||
[[Category:Bicycles]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:31, 21 April 2024
The anti-gravity motorbike (TV: The Bells of Saint John [+]Loading...["The Bells of Saint John (TV story)"]) also called the anti-grav motorbike, (PROSE: Twenty-First-Century London [+]Loading...{"page":"28","1":"Twenty-First-Century London (feature)"}) was an enhanced motorbike owned by the Doctor. (PROSE: The TARDIS [+]Loading...["The TARDIS (feature)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor drove the anti-gravity motorbike in the 2074 Anti-Grav Olympics by the Doctor. (TV: The Bells of Saint John [+]Loading...["The Bells of Saint John (TV story)"]) After using it, he put it in his TARDIS's garage. (TV: The Bells of Saint John [+]Loading...["The Bells of Saint John (TV story)"], PROSE: The TARDIS) Though he placed last on the bike, the Doctor found it useful for driving stunts that would normally be impossible. (TV: The Bells of Saint John [+]Loading...["The Bells of Saint John (TV story)"])
The Eleventh Doctor and John Jones rode the motorbike along the Berlin Wall in 1976 while tracking the Entity. After the two were blown into space, the Doctor used an inbuilt remote on its control panel to summon the TARDIS. (COMIC: Conversion [+]Loading...["Conversion (comic story)"])
The Eleventh Doctor again used the bike while foiling the Great Intelligence in 2013 London. Electing not to take the TARDIS into battle, he rode the bike to a cafe and later hacked into a Spoonhead, which used the motorbike to fly up the side of the Shard in London. (TV: The Bells of Saint John [+]Loading...["The Bells of Saint John (TV story)"])
The Doctor eventually gave the bike to Clara Oswald, who used it in her commutes from Coal Hill School. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The motorbike used for filming the The Bells of Saint John is the 2009 Triumph Bonneville SE. Coincidentally, the original model of the Triumph Bonneville, the Triumph Bonneville T120, was used by Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor in The Dæmons.
- In early 2014, the scene of the Doctor driving the motorbike up the Shard was uploaded to the Official Doctor Who YouTube Channel. In late 2023, the video's description was changed to refer to the motorbike as an "anti-mavity motorbike", referencing the rename of "gravity" to "mavity" in Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)"].
