BMW - Post Apocalyptic Bike Of Choice

Tom Roderick
by Tom Roderick

The last installment of Resident Evil (The Final Chapter) hit theaters last week and in it, zombie killer extraordinaire Alice (Milla Jovovich) finds her way aboard the latest in post-apocalyptic performance, a BMW S1000XR. Amazingly, this isn’t Alice’s first time aboard a motorcycle – specifically a BMW– as she is seen motoring across the desert on a BMW K1200R in the franchise’s third installment, Extinction. Apparently, BMW is the bike to have when the zombie apocalypse takes place. Today BMW reported a weekend sales spike among the undead, brain eater demographic.

Jovovich isn’t a skilled motorcyclist (her stunt double lost an arm filming a motorcycle scene in The Final Chapter), but for an unrelated movie, Survivor, Jovovich did attempt learning the basics of motorcycle operation. Had she true motorcycle skills she may have made our Top Ten Hottest Biker Movie Women.

From BMW: Alice rides the adventurous sporty BMW S 1000 XR as she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse. Fortunately, the S 1000 XR is Alice’s perfect partner for the ride of her life. Even at high speeds, the bike’s agility and dynamics remain steadfast. It’s a motorcycle that offers the dynamic performance of a racer, the upright seat position of an adventure machine and the endurance of a tourer.

Tom Roderick
Tom Roderick

A former Motorcycle.com staffer who has gone on to greener pastures, Tom Roderick still can't get the motorcycle bug out of his system. And honestly, we still miss having him around. Tom is now a regular freelance writer and tester for Motorcycle.com when his schedule allows, and his experience, riding ability, writing talent, and quick wit are still a joy to have – even if we don't get to experience it as much as we used to.

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  • Methamphetasaur Methamphetasaur on Feb 01, 2017

    Woah, wait, slow down, rewind a bit... lost her arm? Do continue- I feel like that is probably a more interesting story than whatever bike is in the movie.

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    • Methamphetasaur Methamphetasaur on Feb 02, 2017

      Yeah I found an interview with her from Glamour magazine that said the artery in her neck was severed as well as the facial degloving [pleasant mental image?] and she nearly died. Apparently the arm was just paralyzed and then cut off later once she was healed.

      It's crazy to think that since she expected the camera to move out of the way she would have made no attempt at all to avoid it and then crashed straight into it at full speed with no protective gear. Dangerous occupation indeed

  • Jon Jones Jon Jones on Feb 02, 2017

    Hollywood sucks. Enough of this crap.

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    • Jon Jones Jon Jones on Feb 06, 2017

      I'm very selective of what I watch.

      I don't watch much.

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