Harry Potter and magical motorcycles
The latest motorcycle show to take place on the international scene has seen its fair share of riding celebrities, but none may draw a more enthusiastic crowd than a certain magical display.
Fans of vintage motorcycles as well as Harry Potter will find themselves mingling at the Watsonian Squire Booth set up in the Carol Nash Motorcycle Live event to take a closer look at the Watsonian Wizard. For some, the sidecar and motorcycle may seem like just a well put together classic combination but for fantasy fans and movie-goers the excitement comes from seeing a slice of the movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The classic motorcycle is ridden by Hagrid with Harry as a passenger in the sidecar in a chase sequence in the latest movie version of the famous story penned by J.K. Rowlings.
The pale blue Royal Enfield motorcycle and Watsonian sidecar which makes its appearance in the seventh Harry Potter movie was supplied by the British distributor for Royal Enfield, Watsonian Squire. In one scene the vehicle is seen ridden at breakneck speed across London by Hagrid, played by Robbie Coltrane, while Harry, played by Daniel Radcliffe, grimly clings on for dear life.

Ironically, Ben Matthews, director and co-owner of Watsonian Squire has never read any of the famous books or seen a Harry Potter movie. His twelve year old son however, is an avid fan.
But both father and son have been quick to point out producers of the latest Harry Potter outing were so impressed with the look of the Royal Enfield, they bought seven motorcycle and sidecar combinations.

"One ended up in a lake, one was made lighter for a flying scene and one was modified for a stunt," Ben Matthews told reporters recently.
As fans of all things magical know, this isn’t the first time the boy wizard and his co-stars were bitten by the riding bug. Another British classic was used in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, when Hagrid rode a white 1959 Triumph 650 T 120 Bonneville.
Interestingly, by the time the biker come groundskeeper made it to toy store shelves, his flying motorcycle turned into some type of chopper.






