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  1. 990 Supermoto (2007 - present)

    ... I am Steve McQueen; well, I'm not, I'm a 45 year old surveyo... Submitted by ...

    Ben Cope - 13/04/2008 - 00:00 - 6 comments

  2. Top 10 Triumph Bonnevilles of all time! | Including current values

    ... of authenticity. 2012 Triumph Bonneville T100 ‘Steve McQueen’ edition – £9-11,000 Another of ... of the filming in 1962 of The Great Escape in which Steve McQueen made the most famous cinematic motorcycle jump of all, aboard a ...

    Alex Strange - 07/06/2023 - 14:32

  3. Remembering the man really behind The Great Escape’s famous jump

    ... motorcycling sequences featuring real-life petrolhead Steve McQueen, climaxing with his attempted jump over the barbed wire Swiss border. ... so prominent and many of the sequences really are ridden by McQueen (including, famously, one of Hilts’ German pursuers), gives the film ...

    Phil West - 23/12/2023 - 10:00 - 0 comments

  4. “Don’t be daft!” – Watch the trailer for Guy Martin’s ‘Great Escape’

    ... ambitious stunts yet as he attempts to recreate ‘Steve McQueen’s’ iconic motorcycle jump from 1963 film The Great Escape. A childhood hero of Martin’s, while McQueen serves as the primary inspiration for this stunt, it was actually Bud ...

    Ollie Barstow - 06/12/2019 - 12:30 - 12 comments

  5. On any Sunday

    ... first year in office, the 80s had already taken Lennon and McQueen away from me. With their precarious chosen employment I remained ever ... of their daredevil dreams. As part of his legacy Steve McQueen left us with On Any Sunday. I saw the movie and was instantly inspired ...

    Ben Cope - 10/05/2024 - 04:16 - 0 comments

  6. The story behind Guy Martin, Triumph and that ‘Great Escape’ jump

    ... stunts to date by attempting to recreate the jump Steve McQueen’s character Captain Virgil Hilts – aka The Cooler King – ... POW camp. For a little background as to the 1963 plot, McQueen’s character has stolen a German guard’s ‘BMW’ (It’s actually ...

    Ollie Barstow - 03/12/2019 - 18:56 - 0 comments

  7. Top ten bikes from the Bonhams Vegas auction

    ... was owned by the King of Cool (or the Cooler King!) Steve McQueen that’s what. The bike was bought new by McQueen in 1971 although it’s changed hands a few times since then and it’s ...

    Simon Hancocks - 10/05/2024 - 03:38 - 1 comment

  8. Top five most expensive dirtbikes

    ... around £20,000. 1 Steve McQueen 1963 Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled – £73,133 If you’re ... the 1963 Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled owned by Steve McQueen might just be it. This little slice of The King of Cool's history sold ...

    Visordown - 10/05/2024 - 03:49 - 2 comments

  9. Living with a 2006 Triumph Scrambler

    ... THAT famous picture from The Great Escape, the one of Steve McQueen parked up next to a 'Halt' sign sat on his Triumph Tiger 100 done up to ... they were doing the big jump near the end of the film. Steve McQueen was always a big hero of mine. I had a poster of that picture when I ...

    James Whitham - 10/05/2024 - 04:15 - 0 comments

  10. Bell Custom 500 review: Timeless Style Never Goes Out of Fashion

    ... this now iconic noggin protector.    Steve McQueen famously made one look effortlessly cool when he paired his open-face ... a Bell Custom 500 will make you look (or ride) like McQueen, but the low profile, three-quarter open-face lid is a great addition ...

    Leon Poultney - 24/04/2024 - 17:37 - 0 comments

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