Alloy Wheels of Steel

Type	MISSION
Alloy Wheels of Steel
Appears in	VC
For	Big Mitch Baker
Location	Downtown, Vice City
Rewards
Rewards	$1,000
Missions
Unlocks	Messing with the Man
Technical Information
Time of day	In-game time

Alloy Wheels of Steel is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City given to protagonist Tommy Vercetti by Bikers leader "Big" Mitch Baker from The Greasy Chopper bar in Downtown, Vice City.

Mission

Tommy has started helping the band Love Fist organize their concert but manager Kent Paul is looking for a security and he suggests Tommy to meet the local Biker gang's leader at The Greasy Chopper. Tommy goes to the bar looking for Mitch Baker and after asking whether he's interested, Tommy is made fun of by Mitch who is playing pool and is questioned whether he can handle a bike before going any further with the alliance he's looking for. Mitch sends two of his bikers, Cougar and Zeppelin to race Tommy in an Angel race. Tommy wins the race and thus proves that he can handle a bike pretty well.

Script

(Tommy inside The Greasy Chopper and the bikers.)

Tommy Vercetti: Where's Baker? I'm looking for Big Mitch Baker...

Mitch Baker: Who's lookin'?

Tommy Vercetti: Tommy Vercetti.

Mitch Baker: Vercetti. You don't look like the law, so that's bought you a minute. You better talk fast.

Tommy Vercetti: Kent Paul said you might be interested in pulling security for a gig he's got set up.

Mitch Baker: Kent Paul? Sheesh! No wonder he sent ya. The last time he was here he left through the window in nothing but his limey birthday suit.

Tommy Vercetii: Are you interested or not?

Mitch Baker: We only do favors for our own.

Tommy Vercetti: How do I join?

Mitch Baker: This ain't no country club, boy. Can you handle a bike?

Tommy Vercetti: Can you sit on a stool and drink?

Mitch Baker: Cougar, Zeppelin, go see how this girl handles a bike...

(Outside, Tommy Vercetti and the bikers start racing.)

Cougar: All right, fancy clothes. Let's see what you can do.

Reward

The reward for this mission is $1,000. The mission Messing with the Man is unlocked.

Trivia

• The name of the mission may be a reference to the Saxon song Wheels of Steel released in 1980. Coincidentally, the same song appears in The Lost and Damned on Liberty Rock Radio.
• The song heard during the opening cutscene is "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes. It is also featured on the radio station Flash FM.
• When Mitch says "You don't look like the law, so I'll talk," Tommy Vercetti can be wearing the VCPD uniform, and the mission cutscene will still continue like Tommy is not actually a cop.
• Instead of finding a bike of their own, the player can steal one from one of the bikers that are waiting at the start line. Their bikes are "super" Angels. They are faster and handles a lot better than a standard Angel.
• Two of the biker's names in this Mission, Zeppelin and Cougar, are parodies of the bands Led Zeppelin and Def Leppard.
• When you barricade the starting area with cars and Rhino tanks, the Bikers will forcefully try to bump the tanks, some of them will even be flipped over. However, if you find an open space to race first (e.g. by jumping on the side of the road), the Bikers will follow your trail and miraculosy passes through the barricade.

Gallery

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Tommy Vercetti shortly before the beginning of the race

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Tommy Vercetti chasing the Bikers, including Cougar and Zeppelin

Video walkthroughs

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