Who remembers the ‘Cool Rider’ from Grease 2?
Us neither! But Sean Mamo does, and is such a big fan of the distinctive bobber-style bike used in the film, he decided to build his own replica. Like a lot of projects, it wasn’t easy or cheap, but it was a lot of work and as it turns out, a lot of fun, too. Sean tells us how it all unfolded. Seems like an odd choice for a project – and I suppose it is! – but for me, the ‘Cool Rider’ motorbike featured in Grease 2 is the epitome of ‘cool’. It all started when I was 6 years old and saw Grease 2 for the first time. The original Grease, Fonzie, Brando and Dean came not long after, but Grease 2 was my first exposure to leather and motorcycles. When I turned 18, the first thing I did was get my motorcycle licence. Summer was in the air and it was time to go shopping for a bike. My first was a 1969 Honda CL175 scrambler. After that came a 1965 Triumph Trophy 650, followed by an ‘02 TriumphTT600 and now – more than a decade later – this custom replica of the ‘Cool Rider’ bike from Grease 2,
