music video Harley prop – Ai Diem 09.02.25

We were contacted by Ai Diem to see if we had a music video Harley prop. Sure, we have a few Harleys to choose from. Of course, she wanted one that looks tough – Harley and the biker 😆. We organised a beautiful big, shiny black Harley and a “tough” Harley rider 😊.

Darlinghurst

Our Harley rider met Ai Diem at her accommodation in Darlinghurst. Darlinghurst is an inner-city suburb in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. Once a slum and red-light district, Darlinghurst has undergone urban renewal since the 1980s. The Darlinghurst end of Oxford St is well known around the world as the centre of Sydney’s gay community, is the yearly parade route of the Sydney Mardi Gras. The area became less fashionable once the Darlinghurst Gaol opened in 1841. Later, the area became partly industrial. A notable factory was that of Sargent’s Pies, in Burton Street, which was producing 150,000 pies a week there, by 1913.

East Village Hotel

Firstly, they did a ride by while filming in front of East Village Hotel. East Village Hotel, a slice of Sydney’s past in Darlinghurst that was once a popular meeting place for underworld criminals.

Since 1918, the East Village Hotel has been trading on the same site. Originally called the Tradesman’s Arms Hotel, and dubbed as “Bloodhouse” for playing host to violent scenes, the establishment was the haunt of prostitutes Nellie Cameron and Tilly Devine whose main brothel was located just across the road at 253 Liverpool Street. Thanks to Gourmantic for this info.

Cahill Expressway

After the video shooting and many still shots, Ai Diem got onto the back of the Harley and our rider took her to the main photography shoot. The film crew took an Uber. They rode down Crown St and onto the Cahill Expressway. It was the first freeway built in Australia and opened in 1958. The expressway is named after John Joseph Cahill, the New South Wales Premier at the time.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Then, they rode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. We always tell our passengers to look up and enjoy the unique view. The more than 6,000,000 rivets are so interesting and the arch is so iconic. It’s nicknamed ‘The Coathanger’ because of its arch-based design. It is the largest steel arch bridge in the world. This bridge is the eighth longest spanning-arch bridge in the world and the tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 m (440 ft) from top to water level. It was also the world’s widest long-span bridge, at 48.8 m (160 ft) wide, until a bridge in Canada was completed in 2012.

McMahons Point / Blues Point Reserve

Continuing on, they rode on through Milsons Point, did a left hand turn and rode up a few streets. This lead to Blues Point Reserve. The views over Blues Bay towards the Sydney Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and the CBD are just stunning. All the more stunning because of the lovely weather. A perfect place for photos and music video shoots!

There were still shots, with and without being on the Harley. There was video shooting and ride bys. The 1.5 hrs went quickly but there was enough time to give all the friends and film crew a ride up the hill. The rider said there is nothing like screaming pillion passengers 😆😂.

So, keep a lookout for Ai Diem when she releases her music later this year. She is on the internet, just do a search if you’d like to read more about her.

In conclusion, the music video Harley prop was a successful time, it all went well and smoothly.

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