Sometimes I just can’t wait to grow
up. I’m nine years old, but I want to have my own street
motorcycle and in my state you have to be seventeen before you
can get a permit. I was moaning about this to Professor
Spellbinder and he said, “You’re a magician, Why
don’t you just make a motorcycle appear and drive off on
it?” That got me to thinking about illusions and
motorcycles.
My solution:
The illusionist begins to dream of his ideal street motorcycle,
which materializes out of his dreams behind a screen. His
imagination also brings a motorcycle helmet, flashy motorcycle
jacket and glove. He puts them on and prepares to ride off on his
dream bike, only to discover that it has transformed into his old
foot-powered bicycle, the motorcycle helmet has transformed back
into his old bicycle helmet and the jacket and gloves are what he
has always worn to go riding. Off he rides on his bicycle,
content with what he has for now.
This same scenario would work for an adult
Illusionist to do with a kid at any show- simply transforming a
motorcycle into a bicycle. If you can do it combined with a
charity bicycle give-away so the kid gets to keep the bicycle at
the end, so much the better!
