Harley Softail stars in new Indiana Jones movie

From a Harley-Davidson Press Release:

 A Harley-Davidson Softail Springer Classic features prominently in the new Indiana Jones movie "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" opening in theaters across the country today.

Directed by Steven Spielberg, the latest in the series of cult Indiana Jones movies stars Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf along with a 2007 Harley-Davidson Softail Springer Classic customized to reflect the movie's 1957 period setting. The bike's starring role comes during one of the film's signature action-packed chase scenes, and features Shia LaBeouf tearing through a college campus with Harrison Ford along for the ride as a passenger.

Harley-Davidson Motor Company supplied five motorcycles for the movie along with assorted parts and accessories, with performance modifications and on-set handling of the bikes completed by Los Angeles-based builder Justin Kell. After the completion of the filming, two of the bikes will be returned to the Motor Company and will eventually be on display in the new Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Museum, which opens to the public on July 12 in Milwaukee.