Amanda Bearse Rides A 1984 Honda Elite 125 Scooter In The Movie Fright Night

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The original Fright Night horror movie was released in 1985 and starred Willian Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall and Chris Sarandon. In the movie Amanda Bearse character, Amy Peterson, rides a light copper metallic1984 Honda Elite 125 scooter. 1984 was the first production year for the Elite scooter models. I believe Honda named this scooter 'Elite' only in Canada and USA, and in other countries it was called 'Spacey.'

The 1984 Honda Elite 125 scooter is powered by a 4 stroke, overhead cam, water cooled, single cylinder engine with a displacement of 124 cubic centimeters. The Elite 125 seat height is 29.9 inches and the scooter weighed 216 pounds with a top speed of 55 mph. The scooter had a wheelbase of 47.2 inches and was equipped with 10 inch rims. The model colors available for the 1984 Honda Elite 125 were candy ruby red and light copper metallic. The Honda Elite 125 was only sold in 1984. In 1985 Honda bumped engine displacement to 153cc and in 1988 this generation of Honda Elite scooters was discontinued.

Some unique features found on the early Elite scooters was the popup headlight and digital dash used on the 125 and 150 Deluxe versions. The 1985 and later standard versions of the Elite 150 used a traditional mounted headlight and analog instruments.

Interesting note: I thinik the 1985 and 2011 versions of Fright Night are both entertaining movies, but there is something better about the older version that didn't rely so much on CGI. I noticed the same thing in the older version of the movie The Thing starring Kurt Russell. There is something lost in computer imagery.


Amanda Bearse riding a 1984 Honda Elite 125 in the movie Fright Night


Amanda Bearse riding a 1984 Honda Elite 125 in the movie Fright Night


The digital dash on a 1984 Honda Elite 125

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Here is a good representation of the older 1984 Honda Elite 125 and a newer Elite 110. It also shows the candy ruby red color offered for the 1984 Elite 125 scooter

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This video shows the pop up headlight used on the 1984 Honda Elite 125 scooter