McQueen's Motorcycles

Racing and Riding with the King of Cool

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<p><b>The long-departed Steve McQueen is still the coolest man on two wheels. Get an intimate look at his coolest bikes right here, right now, in <i>McQueen's Motorcycles.</i></b></p><p>Even thirty years after his death, <b>Steve McQueen remains a cultural icon</b>. His image continues to appear in advertising and pop culture and his fan base spans from car lovers to racing enthusiasts to motorcycle obsessives.<br><br> In his movies, McQueen's character always had an<b> envy-inducing motorcycle or car</b>, but in his personal life, motorcycles were always McQueen's first true love. <i>McQueen's Motorcycles</i> focuses on the bikes that the King of Cool raced and collected.</p><p><b>From the first Harley McQueen bought </b>when he was an acting student in New York to the Triumph "desert sleds" and Huskys he<b> desert raced all over California</b>, <b>Mexico</b>, and <b>Nevada</b>, McQueen was never without a stable of two wheelers.<br><br> His need for speed propelled him from<b> Hollywood </b>into a number of<b> top off-road motorcycle races</b>, including the <b>Baja 1000</b>, <b>Mint 400</b>, <b>Elsinore Grand Prix</b>, and even as a member of the <b>1964 ISDT team</b> in Europe. Determined to be ahead of the pack, McQueen maintained his body like it was a machine itself. He trained vigorously, weight lifting, running, and studying martial arts.<br><br> Later in his life, as he backed away from Hollywood, his interests turned to antique bikes and he<b> accumulated an extensive collection</b>, including <b>Harley-Davidson</b>, <b>Indian</b>, <b>Triumph</b>, <b>Brough Superior</b>, <b>Cyclone</b>, <b>BSA</b>, and <b>Ace </b>motorcycles.</p><p>Today, McQueen still has the Midas touch; anything that was in the man's possession is a hot commodity. McQueen's classic motorcycles sell for top dollar at auctions, always at a multiple of what the same bike is worth without the McQueen pedigree. <i>McQueen's Motorcycles</i><b> reveals these highly sought-after machines</b> i

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EAN

9780760351758

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

288 x 228 x 22 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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