{"product_id":"9780760351758-mcqueens-motorcycles","title":"McQueen's Motorcycles","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRacing and Riding with the King of Cool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcQueen's Motorcycles\u003c\/i\u003e takes a close look at the unique bikes that McQueen raced and collected. Any true McQueen or motorcycle fan will love this focused look inside McQueen's garage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eMcQueen's Motorcycles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven thirty years after his death, \u003cb\u003eSteve McQueen remains a cultural icon\u003c\/b\u003e. His image continues to appear in advertising and pop culture and his fan base spans from car lovers to racing enthusiasts to motorcycle obsessives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In his movies, McQueen's character always had an\u003cb\u003e envy-inducing motorcycle or car\u003c\/b\u003e, but in his personal life, motorcycles were always McQueen's first true love. \u003ci\u003eMcQueen's Motorcycles\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the bikes that the King of Cool raced and collected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the first Harley McQueen bought \u003c\/b\u003ewhen he was an acting student in New York to the Triumph \"desert sleds\" and Huskys he\u003cb\u003e desert raced all over California\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMexico\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eNevada\u003c\/b\u003e, McQueen was never without a stable of two wheelers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e His need for speed propelled him from\u003cb\u003e Hollywood \u003c\/b\u003einto a number of\u003cb\u003e top off-road motorcycle races\u003c\/b\u003e, including the \u003cb\u003eBaja 1000\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMint 400\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eElsinore Grand Prix\u003c\/b\u003e, and even as a member of the \u003cb\u003e1964 ISDT team\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Later in his life, as he backed away from Hollywood, his interests turned to antique bikes and he\u003cb\u003e accumulated an extensive collection\u003c\/b\u003e, including \u003cb\u003eHarley-Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eIndian\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTriumph\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBrough Superior\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCyclone\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBSA\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eAce \u003c\/b\u003emotorcycles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, 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. \u003ci\u003eMcQueen's Motorcycles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e reveals these highly sought-after machines\u003c\/b\u003e in gorgeous\u003cb\u003e photography and full historical context.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943438495841,"sku":"9780760351758","price":27.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36405968_875fb70a-e1ed-458b-9201-444429626a73.jpg?v=1759484087","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780760351758-mcqueens-motorcycles","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}