Yamaha RX-Z vs Suzuki Shogun: Top Gun

Riding too fast two strokers from back in the dayBy:Ruman Devmane |Published :June 21, 2011

Remember Kelly McGillis from Top Gun? Well, she hardly looks like that shrewd, oh-so-delectable number now, but back in the day, she could do unmentionable things to your anatomy. That, of course, is only if you are not one to gather a huddle and whisper excitedly about the 'mind-blowing' and 'awesome' 3D visuals of Avatar or the Transformers.

There was a fair bit going on in Top Gun, without any trying-too-hard sequences. Cruise rode a fast motorcycle (Quiz: Name the bike he rode in the movie. Entries with the correct answers will get free access to Aneesh's expensive headphones. Heh), flew fighter jets like a daredevil, wore Ray-Ban Aviators and got his flight instructor hooked on to him in no time. What a man!

Those who've missed out on the charms of TG, however, have missed the plane, pun sincerely intended. TG was clean, direct, youthful and each of the characters had some sort of an aspirational undertone to them. Oh, and you don't meet people called Maverick and Ice Man everyday, do you?

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