Don't forget the days when bikes made it onto the cover of magazines like sports Illustrated? Riding bikes turned into some thing that actual men and movie stars did. And as we’re relentlessly reminded these days, there has been no more star than Steve McQueen.
McQueen’s uncommon prowess on anything fueled by way of gasoline is nicely-documented. So it’s exciting to peer this motorbike from his very own series—a 1970 Husqvarna four hundred cross.
Under the have an impact on of Bud Ekins, McQueen generally rode Triumphs in the Sixties. But while Husqvarna seemed within the States, McQueen determined another favorite, and famously rode a Husky inside the 1971 film On Any Sunday. (Now remastered and reissued and to be had on DVD from Amazon.)
The four hundred go was quite, however it additionally had critical competition credentials. The lusty 395cc -stroke single was matched to a light-weight chassis and first-rate suspension, and was ridden to victory in the 1971 Baja 1000 by Malcolm Smith and Gunnar Nilsson.
The Steve McQueen bike went underneath the hammer at Bonhams’ annual Las Vegas bike public sale in January 2013. We’re told that it became furnished with ‘a massive quantity of documents supporting its provenance and authenticity.’
in case you fancy setting a little McQueen magic to your personal storage, at a slightly lower cost, take a look at out the stunning Steve McQueen Métisse wilderness Racer now in confined production.
Photography by way of Matt Stone.
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