Elliott's Kuwahara Bike From E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL is Being Reproduced and You Can Buy One!
When I was a kid living it up in the ‘80s, I wanted Elliott’s Kuwahara bike from Steven Spielberg’s classic film E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. I never got one, and life went on. Now, 40 years later, fans like myself actually have the opportunity to buy one!
Amblin Entertainment tweeted out the news that you can now purchase a vintage Kuwahara bike like the one in the film that you always wanted as a kid! The tweet says:
"Fans old and new will be over the moon this autumn to climb aboard these vintage Kuwahara wheels as featured in Steven Spielberg's 1982 masterpiece E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL! † Milk crate and extra-terrestrial with powers of levitation not included."
I’ve actually been meaning to buy a bike to ride around town on because gas prices suck right now, and it looks like I’ve found the bike that I’m going to get! The bike costs $799.99, which is about 8 tanks of gas for my car.
Kuwahara has listed the info on their website for their upcoming BMX E.T. 40, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1982 film. The site says that there were two types of BMXs available in 1982 when the film came out. There was the E.T. Original and the E.T. replica. The parts specialization was the only difference between them. The site says:
However, the <E.T.40> to be released this time is a frame made of 4130 chromoly, which is widely used in bicycle competition frames. In addition, the new <E.T.40> utilizes many reliable parts, such as high quality sealed bearing hubs and Dia-Compe brakes, based on the experience of selling old-school BMX for more than 10 years.
Of course, the logo, which is the sign of an official Universal item, is also perfectly displayed.
The bike is scheduled to be released in fall 2022. Below you will find the original poster ad for the bike from 1982 alongside the new one, which recreates the image.
One of our episodes of our Secret Level podcast actually puts a focus on this bike and the forgotten stunt kids that were in the movie. I included that below so you can listen to it if you want. I definitely want to buy one of these!
