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|'''Jackie''', ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]''}}
A character is in a hurry, most likely during a [[Chase Scene]], when he or she sees a bike or some other mode of transportation propped on the side of the road. He or she promptly gets on it and keeps going full-speed. If the owner is present, the character will hastily say something like "I'm just borrowing it!" or "I need your bike! I'll bring it back later!" The new rider might also [[Fantasy Helmet Enforcement|be sure to take the helmet, which conveniently fits, if not outright produce one from nowhere]].
Note that you usually never see the bike actually get returned, and if it is returned, don't expect the warranty to cover the damage.
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* Kiki steals a mop at the end of ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', since she needs to save her friend, and doesn't have a [[Flying Broomstick]] handy.
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* ''[[Batman: Year One]]'' features this trope at the end.
* Evidently a favoured trope of Hergé, as it occurs both in ''[[Tintin]]'' and his other series, ''[[Jo Zette And Jocko]]''. At least Hergé's heroes were conscientious about returning the vehicles (or, more usually, making reparation, since the chases usually led to the vehicles' destruction!)
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* Also used by the [[X-Men]]. On one occasion, Cyke collared a bike to go after Batroc and the Circus of Crime, left a note, and at the end Professor X complained about how often its owner was ringing and demanding it back.
{{quote|'''Cyclops''': [[The Art of War]] says you must seize opportunities as they arise...The Book of Cyclops says you don't have to be a punk about it, though.}}
== Fan Works ==
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* In the Third Movement of ''[[With Strings Attached]]'', George steals a donkey as part of an awkward plan to get three of them through Goblin Valley without attracting (too much) attention. After they make it, he doesn't return the donkey, but he does make sure it's safe.
== Film ==
* ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'': Amounts to the same thing when Kiki borrows a push-broom against its owner's will; she being a witch and all.
* A character in the "Rhapsody in Blue" segement of ''[[Fantasia]]/2000'' takes a little kid's scooter (one of those home-made Depression era deals, basically a box with roller skates and a couple of planks), but at least has the decency to pay for it first.
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** Though he ''does'' leave them with their actual vehicle, {{spoiler|since Donkey is now a horse.}}
{{quote|'''Shrek''': Thank you, gentlemen. Someday I will repay you, unless of course I can't find you, or if I forget.}}
* [[The Fairly OddParents|Timmy]] steals a dirtbike in order to get to the villains' hideout in ''[[A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!]]
* While eloping, the romantic pairing in [[Buster Keaton]]'s ''[[The Scarecrow]]'' make off with first a horse, and then a motorcycle with a sidecar.
** In [[Buster Keaton]]'s ''[[The General]]'', at one point Keaton steals a penny-farthing bicycle to chase after his stolen train, but isn't able to ride it very far before falling over.
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* Alluded to when the ''[[MythBusters]]/ took on the movie ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''. During test setup at an old Naval base, Jamie is getting around on a scooter (instead of his usual bike). Grant jokes "What little girl did you have to mug to get that?"
* Subverted on ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia|Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''. Mac is in a hurry to get to a movie, sees a motorbike parked at the side of the road, quickly pulls on a helmet, gets on and revs it... only to realise that he has no clue how to drive a motorcycle and abandoning it in the middle of the road.
* ''[[Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries]]'': In "The Blood of Juana the Mad", Jack and Phryne jump on a conveniently placed motorcycle (in a university quad) to chase a fleeing killer.
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