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Is Taylor Lautner Going to Steal Tom Cruise's 'Always Riding a Motorcycle' Shtick?

Taylor Lautner is a very busy guy! Busy shooting his new thriller Abduction, busy working out (much to his chagrin), and busy taking his hero worship of Tom Cruise a bit too far.

At least, that's what paparazzi pictures from the set of Abduction reveal, as Lautner is once again hopping onto a motorcycle (that's after he's used his motorcycle to repeatedly get close to Kristen Stewart throughout the Twilight series).

Hey! Isn't always riding a motorcycle Tom Cruise's thing? After all, Cruise has iconically mounted mounted motorbikes throughout his career in films like Top Gun, Mission: Impossible 2, and Knight and Day -- hell, he'll even ride one through his own premiere (twice!).

Who does this Lautner whippersnapper think he is, trying to co-opt Tom Cruise's shtick? Sure, the Eclipse star has said before, "I consider Tom Cruise a real hero of mine, and I'd like to build a career like his," but Taylor? At least put on a helmet.

Taylor Lautner Rides a Cycle On Set [OK]