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The scene that everyone's talking about in 'Skyfall,' the new James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig as 007, is the motorcycle chase through Istanbul. The bikes charge up narrow steps and jump from rooftops. So, how'd they pull it off?

First, the filmmakers modified Honda CRF250R motorcycles and dressed them up to look like Turkish police and street merchants' bikes. Then they got freestyle motocross legend Robbie Maddison to do Bond's stunts. The results are movie magic...

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redbullusa.com

Date

Nov 7, 2012

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Robbie Maddison

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