WDAM Radio's Cycle-Delic Sounds – The Greatest Recycled Motorcycle Songs of All Time # Artist Title Chart Comments Position/Year 001 Davie Allan & The Arrows (With "The Wild Angels" #99/1966 Title song from the movie Sound Effects By The Wild Angels Chapter From Venice, California) 001A Visitors Featuring Barbara "The Wild Angels" –/1966 Vocal version of the title song from the movie. 001B Ventures "Theme From The Wild Angels" #110/1966 002 Davie Allan & The Arrows "Blue's Theme" #37/1967 From the movie, The Wild Angels. 003 Hands Of Time "Midnight Rider" #17-Albums/ From the movie soundtrack, The Wild Angels. 1966 004 Davie Allan & The Arrows "Devil's Angels" #97/1967 Title song from the movie. 005 Steppenwolf “Born To Be Wild” #2/1968 From the movie, Easy Rider. 005A Wilson Pickett “Born To Be Wild” #64-Rock & #41-R&B/ 1969 005B Rose Tattoo “Born To Be Wild” #25-Australia/ Released only as a 45 single – does not appear on any 1985 of this group’s albums. 005C Kim Wilde “Born To Be Wild” #84-Germany & #71- Switzerland/ 2002 006 Roger McGuinn "Ballad Of Easy Rider" #6-Albums/ From the Easy Rider soundtrack. Roger McGuinn – 1969 composer, with input from Bob Dylan (although Dylan is not credited as a co-writer), for the 1969 film, Easy Rider. It was initially released in August 1969 on the Easy Rider soundtrack album as a Roger McGuinn solo performance with fellow Byrds bandmate Gene Parsons playing backup harmonica. 006A Byrds "Ballad Of Easy Rider" #65/1969 Alternate version released as a single by McGuinn's band – the Byrds – on October 1, 1969. 007 Jim Campbell "Easy Rider" –/1970 008 Iron Butterfly "Easy Rider (Let The Wind Pay The Way)" #66/1970 009 Jimi Hendrix “Ezy Rider” #3-Albums/ From The Cry Of Love. 1971 010 Hornets “Motorcycles U.S.A. (The Big Race)” –/1967 Title song from the movie. 011 Storey Sisters "Bad Motorcycle" #45/1958 012 Crestones "She's A Bad Motorcycle" #135/1964 012A Risers “She’s A Bad Motorcycle” –/1964 013 Montrose “Bad Motor Scooter” #133-Albums/ From Montrose. 1974 014 Tico & The Triumphs “Motorcycle” #99/1962 Paul Simon – composer/lead singer. 014A Majestics “Motorcycle” –/1962 Doo-wop version of the Tico & Triumphs – Motorcycle. 015 Super Stocks "This Bike Of Mine" –/1964 Re-writing of the Beach Boys – This Car Of Mine. 016 Honeys “Little Dirt Bike” –/1963 017 Crestones “The Chopper” –/1964 018 Hondells "Two Wheel Show Stopper" #119-Albums/ From Go Little Honda. 1964 019 Risers “Chopped And Bobbed 74” –/1964 020 Risers “305 Dream –/1964 021 Risers “650 cc” –/1964 022 Steppenwolf "Screaming Night Hog" #62/1970 023 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet "Roll Me Away" #27/1983 Band 024 Sailcat "Motorcycle Mama" #12/1972 024A Sugarcubes “Motorcycle Mama” –/1990 Iceland rock group. 025 Neil Young & Nicolette Larson "Motorcycle Mama" #7-Albums/ From Comes A Time. 1978 026 Cruzados “Motorcycle Girl” #76-Albums/ From Crusados. 1985 027 Hondells "My Buddy Seat" #87/1964 A-side. 028 Charlie Ryan & The Timberline "Side Car Cycle" #84/1960 One of more than a dozen songs in the Hot Rod Riders Race/Hot Rod Lincoln series. A-side. 029 Charlie Ryan & The Timberline “Hot Rod Harley” –/1960 One of more than a dozen songs in the Hot Rod Riders Race/Hot Rod Lincoln series. B-side. 030 Hondells "You're Gonna Ride With Me" –/1964 B-side of My Buddy Seat. 031 Cheers "Black Denim Trousers & Motorcycle #6/1955 Act included future television/ movie star, Bert Convey. Boots" 031A Vaughn Monroe "Black Denim Trousers & Motorcycle #39/1955 Boots" 031A Edith Piaf “L’Homme A La Moto (Black Denim –/1955 Trousers & Motorcycle Boots)” 032 Marcel St. Jean "The Big Black Jacket" –/1959 033 Surfaris “Black Denim” –/1965 034 Ray Stevens "Speedball" #59/1963 035 Shangrilas "Leader Of The Pack" #1/1964 035A Twisted Sister “Leader Of The Pack” #53/1985 036 Johnny Roane “Drag Strip Baby” –/1958 037 Jimmy Stevens With Dela “Scramble” –/1959 McCarthy 038 Bob Arlin & His Band “East L.A.” –/1960 039 Mr. Gasser & Weirdos “You Ain’t Nothing But A Honda” –/1963 040 Hondells "You Meet The Nicest People On A Honda" –/1965 Soundtrack for famous television commercial. 041 Buddies "Little Iddy Biddy Buddy Rider” –/1965 Same melody asYou Meet The Nicest People On A Honda. 042 Buddies "Wanda On Her Honda" –/1965 043 Beach Boys "Little Honda" #65/1964 B-side of Wendy – #44/1964) 043A Mike Curb & The Buddies “Little Honda” –/1964 Original recording. 043B Hondells "Little Honda" #9/1964 Same music track as the Mike Curb & The Buddies version. Mike Curb’s vocal replaced by Chuck Girard’s. Glen Campbell was a member of this act. 044 Countdown & The Monsters “Hindu On A Honda” ? 045 Beach Boys "All Summer Long" #4-Albums/ From All Summer Long. Not a motorcycle song, per se – 1964 lyrics include “Hondas In The Hills…..” 046 Larry Heaberlin "Honda" –/1966 047 Rhetta Hughes "Hip Old Lady On A Honda" –/1968 048 Mighty Four “In Love With You And My Honda” –/2017 049 Jackie & The Cedrics "Go! Honda Go!" –/1994 050 Five Hundreds “Run Little Rabbit” –/1964 The Fuji Rabbit was a motor scooter produced in Japan by Fuji Heavy Industries from 1946 through 1968. 051 Astronauts "650 Scrambler" –/1963 “650 Scrambler” models were made by Norton, BSA, Triumph, Ducati, Yamaha, Honda, and others. This song likely is about a Triumph. 052 Sandals “Scrambler” –/1964 From the movie, Endless Summer. 053 Ronny & The Daytonas "Little Scrambler" #122-Albums/ From G.T.O. Refers to a Honda Scrambler. 1966 054 Risers “250 Scrambler” –/1964 055 Captivations “Red Hot Scrambler - Go” –/1964 055A Fabulous Quiet Five "Red Hot Scrambler - Go" –/1965 056 Carol Connors & The Cycles “Yum Yum Yamaha” –/1964 057 Johnny Angel “Santa Claus Is Coming On His BSA –/1987 Rocket” 058 Cindy Vanna “Santa On His 1990 Harley” –/1989 059 Hondells "Ridin' Trails" #119-Albums/ From Go Little Honda. 1964 060 Hondells "Death Valley Run" #119-Albums/ From Go Little Honda. 1964 061 Hondells "Mean Streak" #119-Albums/ From Go Little Honda. 1964 062 Risers “Cruising” –/1964 063 Risers “Knobber Hill” –/1964 064 Risers “Pico Hornet Number 28 –/1964 065 Risers “Match The Test” –/1964 066 Risers “The Steel Shoe” –/1964 067 Risers “Turn Her On” –/1964 068 Risers “Wash, Wax And Shine” Risers 069 Rip Chords “Don’t Be Scared” –/1965 070 Donna Loren “The Cycle Set” –/1965 From the movie, Beach Blanket Bingo. 071 Michelle Pfeiffer "Cool Rider" #71-Albums/ From the movie soundtrack, Grease 2. 1982 072 Johnny Cash “Ballad Of Little Fauss & Big Halsey” #209-Albums/ Title song from the movie soundtrack. Film starred 1971 Robert Redford and Michael J. Pollard. Song nominated for a Golden Globe. 073 Tommy Payne “Fire Engine Red Bandana (Motorcycle –/1959 Queen)” 074 Fat Water "Santa Anna Speed Queen" –/1969 075 Johnny Bond “Hell’s Angels” –/1966 076 Paper Lace "The Black-Eyed Boys" #41/1974 077 Buddies "Sickle Riders Rule" –/1965 078 Michael Parks "Long, Lonesome Highway" #20/1970 Theme from the NBC-TV series, Then Came Bronson – about a motorcycle-riding drifter. 079 Paul Revere & The Raiders "Midnight Ride" –/1961 080 Roy Orbison “Ride Away” #25/1965 081 Gregg Allman “Midnight Rider” #19/1973 082 The Leather Boy “On The Go” –/1967 083 Canned Heat "Harley Davidson Blues" #209-Albums/ From The New Age. 1973 084 Jacksons "Harley" #59-Albums/ From 2300 Jackson Street. 1989 085 Turner/Nichols “Harleys & Horses” –/1993 086 Green Jelly “Electric Harley House (Of Love” –/1993 B-side of Three Little Pigs (#17/1993). 087 Gary Dulabaum “My Teacher Rides A Harley” –/2003 088 Waylon Jennings “If My Harley Was Runnin’” –/2012 089 Phil Campos “Rebel Rider” –/1962 090 Menudo “Motorcycle Dreamer” #108-Albums/ From Reaching Out. 1984 091 Arlo Guthrie “The Motorcycle Song” #1-Albums/ From Alice’s Restaurant. 1967 092 Lou Reed “New Sensations” #56-Albums/ 1984 093 Love And Rockets “Motorcycle” #14-Albums/ From Love And Rockets. 1989 094 Nan Vernon "Motorcycle" –/1994 095 Terry Ann “Motorcycle Jack” –/1959 096 Garrett Williams “Motorcycle Millie” –/1959 097 Davey Day “Motorcycle Mike” –/1958 098 Archers "Motorcycle Michael" –/1959 099 Jo Ann Campbell "Motorcycle Michael" #41-U.K./1961 100 Lotti Golden "Motorcycle Michael" –/1969 Bob Crewe – producer. 101 Hancock Band “Motorcycle Michael” ? 102 Moby Grape “Motorcycle Irene” #2-Albums/ From Wow. 1968 103 Weird-Ohs “Davy The Psycho Cyclist” –/1963 104 William The Wild One “Willie The Wild One” –/1967 105 Chris Spedding “Motor Bikin’” –/1975 106 Doobie Brothers “Road Angel” #4-Albums/ From Stampede. 1975 107 Wallflowers “Angel On My Bike” #4-Albums/ From Bringing Down The Horse. 1996 108 UFO “Highway Lady” #189-Albums/ From No Heavy Petting. 1976 109 Doobie Brothers “Don’t Stop To Watch The Wheels” #1-Albums/ From Minute By Minute. 1976 110 Foghat “Drivin’ Wheel” #34/1976 111 Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run" #23/1976 112 KBC Band “Dream Motorcycle” –/1986 B-side of It’s Not You, It’s Not Me (#89/1986). 113 Judas Priest “Hell Bent For Leather” #126-Albums/ From Hell Bent For Leather. 1979 114 Bon Jovi “Wanted Dead Or Alive” #7/1987 115 Twisted Sister “Ride To Live, Live To Ride” #130-Albums/ From You Can’t Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll. 1983 116 Poison “Ride The Wind” #38/1991 117 Robby Krieger "Love Ride" –/1993 118 Paul McCartney “Biker Like An Icon” #17-Albums/ From Off The Ground. 1993 119 Rush “Ghost Rider” #6-Albums/ From Vapor Trails. 2002 120 Saxon “Motorcycle Man” –/1997 121 Saxon “Wheels Of Steel” –/1997 122 Red Herring “Motorcycles And Music” –/1989 123 Fred Eaglesmith “Indian Motorcycle” –/2002 124 Richard Thompson “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” –/1991 125 Motorhead “Born To Lose” #94-Albums/ From The World Is Yours.