McQueen's Motorcycles

Even 30 years after his death, Steve McQueen remains a cultural icon. His image continues to appear in advertising and pop culture, and his fan base spans from car lovers to racing enthusiasts to motorcycle obsessives. In his movies, McQueen's character always had an envy-inducing motorcycle or car, but in his personal life, motorcycles were always McQueen's first true love. McQueen's Motorcycles focuses on the bikes that the King of Cool raced and collected. From the first Harley McQueen bought when he was an acting student in New York to the Triumph "desert sleds" and Huskys he deserts raced all over California, Mexico, and Nevada, McQueen was never without a stable of two-wheelers. His need for speed propelled him from Hollywood into several top off-road motorcycle races, including the Baja 1000, Mint 400, Elsinore Grand Prix, and even as a member of the 1964 ISDT team in Europe. Determined to be ahead of the pack, McQueen maintained his body like a machine. He trained vigorously, w