McQueen's Motorcycles: Racing and Riding with the King of Cool [Hardcover]

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 McQueen's Motorcycles.

Even thirty 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 anenvy-inducing motorcycle or car, but in his personal life, motorcycles were always McQueen's first true love.McQueen's Motorcyclesfocuses on the bikes that the King of Cool raced and collected.

From the first Harley McQueen boughtwhen he was an acting student in New York to the Triumph desert sleds and Huskys hedesert raced all over California,Mexico, andNevada, McQueen was never without a stable of two wheelers.

His need for speed propelled him fromHollywoodinto a number oftop off-road motorcycle races, including theBaja 1000,Mint 400,Elsinore Grand Prix, and even as a member of the1964 ISDT teamin 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.

Later in his life, as he backed away from Hollywood, his interests turned to antique bikes and heaccumulated an extensive collection, includingHarley-Davidson,Indian,Triumph,Brough Superior,Cyclone,BSA, andAcemotorcycles.

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.McQueen's Motorcyclesreveals these highly soló0