Brad Pitt Misses His Crashed Bike

  Brad Pitt is looking for a new motorcycle in Japan.

Photo: Brad Pitt Misses His Crashed Bike

  The actor, in Tokyo to promote his latest movie, "Inglourious Basterds," said he trashed his favorite bike recently while trying to escape overzealous photographers.

  "I had a little mishap," he said. "No injuries, except my ego. I was trying to get away from some paparazzi and instead gave them a good story. It was my favorite bike, so that is really sad."

  Pitt, a well-known motorcycle buff, said that while he is in Tokyo he will be looking for a replacement.

  "Inglourious Basterds," directed by Quentin Tarantino, premiered in Tokyo on Wednesday. As a promotion gimmick, Japanese movie viewers will be given a money-back offer if they are bored after watching the first 60 minutes of the revisionist World War II swashbuckler.

The Associated Press  has contributed to the report.