Motorcycle

A motorcycle is a single-track, engine-powered, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Its ability to negotiate difficult terrain and provide quick movement of personnel has made it a valuable tool for military use.

Usage
In 1964, EVA rode a Soviet IMZ-Ural M-72 motorcycle, without the sidecar. It was extraordinarily powerful and she was highly competent with it. Later, EVA had it re-fitted with a sidecar, allowing Naked Snake to act as a gunner as the two fled Groznyj Grad. The M-72 was based on the design and production techniques for the German BMW R 71, acquired during World War II. This was because the Soviets gained the motorcycles by confiscating an entire German motorcycle production and assembly plant after World War II. The license plate number on the motorcycle she used for her and Snake to escape Groznyj Grad is 016к нун, and the license plate number on the motorcycle she used to meet Snake at Tikhogornyj is 92.31 моя.

Snake and EVA were pursued by Colonel Volgin in the Shagohod, accompanied by several soldiers of the GRU, riding their own sidecar-equipped M-72s, and Major Ocelot astride a sidecarless model, his having the license plate number of 3756 K0T. Several of the bikers also ended up killed either by Volgin running them over while he was accelerating the Shagohod, or when the rail bridge was destroyed by Naked Snake. After the Shagohod's destruction and Volgin's death, Snake and EVA were again pursued by mounted soldiers, though they were successful in escaping. EVA's motorcycle, however, was revealed to be leaking fuel, as the tank had been hit by gunfire during the chase. The distraction caused the motorcycle to crash, with Snake receiving minor injuries, and EVA becoming impaled on a nearby tree branch, though her wounds were not fatal. Shortly after the mission, EVA left on a Triumph Bonneville T1000 motorcycle with the license plate number LAK 770.

In 1974, Big Boss (Naked Snake) used a Triumph Bonneville to arrive at Barranquilla Coast, Colombia, to oversee and train with the Militaires Sans Frontières. The motorcycle featured a twin pea-shooter exhaust, fuel tank decorations, and a parallel-twin engine. The license plate number on the motorcycle was VOS7-26.

In 2014, Big Mama and Old Snake rode on a Triumph Bonneville T100, while some of the Paradise Lost Army members used black Triumph Speed Triple 1050s, during Liquid Ocelot's assault in Eastern Europe. Big Mama's Bonneville was a post-2001 remake produced in Hinckley and had a license plate number of 3B71 0512. After evading the Raven Sword PMC, Snake and Big Mama's motorcycle crashed outside a building, with Snake disoriented and Big Mama becoming impaled on a steel rod; similar to the injuries she sustained as EVA fifty years previously.

Behind the scenes
In a trailer for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Naked Snake holds up a GRU soldier and steals his motorbike. The GRU soldier then questions irritably whether this is a grand theft auto, and state that the location is a jungle and not a Vice City, referring to the game series of the same name and the game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, respectively.

The Triumph Bonneville was used in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater as part of some product placement, with their giving credit to the Bonneville in the credits of the same game. In addition, a promotional flyer was released around the time of Metal Gear Solid 4 's development that gave the stats and description of Big Mama's T-100 motorcycle as part of advertising for both the bike and Metal Gear Solid 4 itself.

Appearances

 * Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
 * Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
 * Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker