The movie Nerve (2016) is a techno-thriller starring Dave Franco and Emma Roberts. The plot revolves around a truth-or-dare reality game, wherein “players” accept dares from “watchers,” earning money for their antics. Not surprisingly, such a game has both comic and dark consequences — both of which are portrayed in the film.
In the movie, Dave Franco’s character, Ian, rides a motorcycle — at one point, he accepts a dare to ride blindfolded through NYC at 60 mph with Emma Roberts’s character, Vee, steering with her body. Below is the scene.
Nerve Motorcycle Scene
The Motorcycle in Nerve
Franco’s motorcycle in Nerve is a 2015 Triumph Bonneville outfitted with blue neon underlights and a couple of Scrambler accents, including a mesh headlight guard and knobby tires. However, the low exhaust and mag wheels indicate the bike is not a Triumph Scrambler — a fact verified by various online sources. The Scrambler, on the other hand, has a high-mount exhaust and spoke wheels.
Triumph Bonneville
The Triumph Bonneville is often classified as a modern retro — a contemporary machine with old-school flair. The 2015 Bonneville offered an air-cooled, 865cc, 68-hp parallel twin with a 5-speed transmission, twin rear shocks, and 7-spoke cast aluminum mag wheels. The bike has been lauded by professional moto-journalists and amateur riders alike. Says The National:
“The current Bonneville will leave classic owners cold, with its decent brakes, electronic ignition and the ability to keep its oil on the inside. It even has an on-board trip computer, cleverly hidden in the main gauge. But one of the biggest advantages of the Bonneville is that it was designed in an era when handlebars were wide and people sat upright on the bike. Triumph has stuck to that design – and that makes it perfect for a new rider or someone returning to bikes after a long break. It’s as easy to ride as a 125cc training bike, but without the terrible looks and total lack of power.”
In a world of high-power Transformer lookalikes, the Triumph’s combination of nostalgic styling, modern engineering, and practical ergonomics is hard to beat.
Triumph Custom Motorcycles
Below is a selection of custom Triumph builds we’ve featured from around the world.
Triumph Speed Triple Custom by Ludwig - “Float like a Dragonfly, Sting like a Ferrari…” The mid-2000s Triumph Speed Triple is one of our favorite machines, a 140-hp factory streetfighter with tri-spoke mag wheels and bug-eye double headlamps reminiscent of the streetfighters […]
Triumph T100 “Street Sled” by Modulus Moto - A street-legal Triumph built for trophy truck territory… Dave Guerrant of San Francisco’s Modulus Moto has one of our favorite mission statements in the industry: “We are pushing boundaries. Maybe even farther than they should […]
Triumph Bonneville Scrambler by Gasoline Motor Co. - The Triumph Bonneville has quickly become a steed of choice for the modern retro crowd — a bike that manages to capture the classic, two-wheeled British style in a contemporary form. The bike is […]
“Tripla 0.0” Triumph Street Triple - Italian Dream Motorcycle + The Arsenale: a modern yet timeless interpretation of the iconic Triple… Visionary Italian industrialist Carlo Talamo was one of the most successful Harley-Davidson importers in Europe and later became the first […]
Triumph Bonneville T120 Bobber by BAAK Motocyclettes - BAAK Motorcyclettes of France is creating some of the classiest customs in the world, mainly based on the modern Triumph platform. They 3D design and print prototype components for their custom builds, using them as […]
Triumph Street Triple Cafe Racer by Jett Design - Whenever a race car fabricator turns their attention to custom bike-building, we pay attention. Racers have a special appreciation for light weight, solid geometry, and components that won’t fail under stress. Enter Andrew Jett of […]
Triumph Street Tracker 995 by Bonneville Performance - If anyone in the world is qualified to build a Triumph street tracker, it is Bill Gately of Bonneville Performance. The man’s pedigree in unrivaled. A USMC veteran, Bill has run a Triumph Grand National […]
“Crazy Bonnie” Street Dragster by FCR Original - A lot of the customs we see look great, but are rarely put to the test on the road or track. Not so with “Crazy Bonnie” — a 2006 Triumph Bonneville street dragster that recently […]
Triumph T120 Tracker by BAAK - BAAK Motocyclettes of Lyon, France, is a 5-person creative workshop that designs, manufactures, and sells plug & play parts for Triumph, Moto Guzzi and Royal Enfield motorcycles . The team also creates bespoke builds based […]
Triumph T140 Scrambler by Herencia Custom Garage - German Karp and Federico Cubik of Argentina’s Herencia Custom Garage keep turning out incredible builds, again and again. Few builders are so prolific and diverse, retaining a signature style while evolving and experimenting with various […]
Triumph T100 Scrambler by Purpose Built Moto - Tom Gilroy of Purpose Built Moto started his business in 2015 to design, build, and sell parts for custom bikes. Previously we featured his Suzuki GN250 scrambler. Now the man is back with another bike […]
Triumph TR6 Tiger Desert Sled - The Triumph TR6 is one of the most iconic motorcycles of all time. Built from 1956 to 1973, the “desert sled” carved its name into history competing in — and winning — major off-road races […]
Triumph Legend TT Cafe Racer by XTR Pepo - Pepo Rosell of XTR Pepo continues turning out incredible builds at a staggering rate, each of them with its own history, influences, and homages to racers and builders of both past and present. Now Pepo […]
Triumph T100 Cafe Racer by Stuntex - It’s tough to think of a more versatile modern platform than the Triumph Bonneville. Nick Kazakov of Podolsk, Russia, and the team at Stuntex Club decided to create a modern cafe racer out of a […]
Triumph T100 Scrambler by Triumph Saint-Lô - The Triumph Bonneville T100 has proven itself one of the most versatile platforms for today’s custom builders, but few have undergone such radical transformations as this Bonneville T100 scrambler. We found a picture of the […]
Triumph Scrambler Desert Sled by Modulus Creative - Today, we’re thrilled to present the most radical desert sled we’ve ever seen: “Indominator,” based on a (now-unrecognizable) 2014 Triumph Scrambler. This build is the work of San Francisco’s Modulus Creative, whose mission statement is […]
Triumph Thruxton Cafe Racer by DMOL - Death Machines of London (DMOL) has to have the best name in the business. Founded by designer James Hilton and engineer Ray Petty, their debut build was this incredible Moto Guzzi Le Mans “airtail” cafe […]
Triumph Salt Flats Racer by Iacona Custom Cycles - Steve Iacona’s custom-building career started early, with bicycles. From there, he progressed to dirt bikes, mopeds, and finally to cars like his Camaro SS show car. In 2003, he quit racing his Ducati 916 and […]
Modern Triumph Desert Sled: Stasis Scrambler 900 - At this year’s Handbuilt Show, we were lucky enough to discover the work of Cliff Fisher, the man behind Stasis Motorcycles. He simply blew us away with his “Stasis Scrambler 900,” a modern incarnation of […]
Modern Triton Cafe Racer by Britalmoto - Recently, Ivo Tschumi of Switzerland’s Britalmoto blew us away with his “Robe Tracker,” a Triumph Thruxton Tracker he built while recovering from a high-side at the track. Now Ivo is back with a modern Triton […]
“Nutterized” Thruxton Tracker by British Customs - Slidin’ Sonny Nutter is a legend of flat track racing. He started scrubbing gunk from bikes at 13 years old, and by the 1970s, he was raising a family by racing five nights at week […]
Triumph Thruxton Street Tracker by Britalmoto - We have a very special build today: The “Robe Tracker” by Ivo Tschumi of Britalmoto, based in Siglistorf, Switzerland. The base bike is a 2004 Triumph Thruxton. The Thruxton, as you may know, is based on […]
“Triumphant” Bonneville Tracker by British Customs - Eddie Mulder is nothing short of motorcycling royalty. His father worked for Bud Ekins–the man who jumped Steve McQueen’s Triumph over that fence at the end of The Great Escape–and for years, Eddie contended for […]
The Motorcycle from The Great Escape - The Great Escape is a movie that many of us remember watching on television during our teenage years…if you are in your 40s or 50s anyway. Based on the true story of prisoners escaping a […]
The Two Mule Trackers of Mike Zehner - Here we have a pair of “Mules” owned by Michael Zehner of Newport Beach, CA. The Triumph street tracker is built by none other than Richard Pollock of Mule Motorcycles, and the other is Mike’s […]Source...
