40 years ago today we lost the king of cool, this man had a profound influence on me and that took my life in a positive direction, you will always be missed, one day we are going to ride together into the wind!
Entered the military in 1980 at 18 years old..... Couldn’t believe we lost the coolest guy in America. I been riding bikes on and off my whole life.. I’m 58 now got a 2008 Suzuki Boulevard C90T 1500cc rocket.... beautiful biking weather in south Texas in the winter.... I’m going riding in a few hours.. should hit 70 degrees at noon today!😎
A little story: Back in the 70´s I was a Passenger Service Supervisor for Pan Am at the Merida Airport and was standing at the Inmigration entrance to assist customers when a mature man with large sunglasses asked me if there were motorcycles for rent in the city and I said no, he didn´t say his name but when he took his sunglasses off I inmediately recognized him and being myself a motorcyclist I told him I had a friend who owned a BSA 650 Super Rocket offering to call him, well my friend after knowing who he was told me to give him his address and to pick up the bike anytime at no cost, three days later he left Merida with a big smile dressed as a "mestizo" this is the typical clothes from Yucatan, but wearing the large sunglasses as he didn´t want to be recognized.
@@freedomweekend 100 % real, in fact one of my assignments was to take care of VIP´s, this included artists, astronauts, millionaires, etc, I was usually notified in advance, so I had time to arrange with authorities to make it all easy for them but in this particular case there was no notification perhaps at Mr. McQueen´s request.
When I was 12 years old, I saw The Great Escape. From that movement I am in a love of bikes & riding. I had old 4 speed Bullet 350, RD350 & Jawa 42 galactic Green. Also going to buy interceptor 650 soon. I wish, I liked to own that Triumph TR6 Trophy which was use in The Great Escape Movie. In the memory of king of cool Steve McQueen
Brings back memories of the Bonneville I had after returning from Japan in the late 60s. I used to joke -- one hour of maintenance for every hour on the road. Great bike and a part of ownership in those days was maintaining it.
Fab to see my personal idol , 61yrs old me, lots of love & admiration for Steve McQueen & off road& road bikes ridden by me in many places & enjoyed....
Saw the Great Escape in 1963 and instantly knew what I was born to do. It was a long wait until 1968 when I got my first Motorcycle. 53 years later the love affair is still going strong, never not owned at least one Motorcycles in all those years. Even though that Indian is worth more I would pick the Rickman Metisse Triumph because I've never owned a British Motorcycle and because it says Steve McQueen.
he pulled all that shit off while being a top movie star, any star doing mortorcycle jumps in a movie today has a stunt rider, steve mcQueen the king of cool and all that was man, rest in peace legend!!
I have a Triumph Trophy Sports 650 in my stable. I rode her every chance I had a few years ago. But cell phone a-holes tried to kill me a few times. I got sick of them texting. So now I can just sit on her and dream of my wonderful rides in the past. I had a Bonneville 650 in high school too . Loved that bike . Hz dc to sell her when the US Army got hold of me in 1967 FOR THAT DAMN MESS IN VIET NAM . .I blame viet nam for my loss of my Triumph Bonneville ! Maybe its a missplased blame but hey , it works for me !
Obligements for the sacrifice. I chose to dodge the draft by joining the Paratroopers. ''There's none closer, to the author of sacrifice Himself... Than those who perform it, for the sake of others.'' -gilpin 121719 -11b4p 82nd Abn. 1/504 Inf. '71-'74 Bought my one owner '68 Trophy Sports in '73 for a dollar a cc while stationed @ Ft. Bragg, & have kept it ever since. Total restoration in 2012 by Big D Cycle.
''The One's Who'll'' "There are artists who will wrest us up & place us into themselves - into their work. These are 'The One's Who'll continue to wrest us up... Even beyond their appointed rests in peace." -William Gilpin 121719
His favorite motorcycle with the Indian kind of a ratty looking bike but he is right off on that for weekends right all over California and other states he said that's my favorite bike
My pic is the CR250 Elsinore. At least I own a '74 XL250. Would really like to have a MT250. But you can't show up with a smoky 2-stroke anymore (at least here in Germany). Woke people would throw stones at you.
Big Triumph fan.. myself, actually because of McQueen, owned a Scrambler, now own a Triumph Bonneville T 100..!
40 years ago today we lost the king of cool, this man had a profound influence on me and that took my life in a positive direction, you will always be missed, one day we are going to ride together into the wind!
I've always heard it pronounced EEKINS. I've got a 64 TR6. They're great bikes.
Entered the military in 1980 at 18 years old.....
Couldn’t believe we lost the coolest guy in America.
I been riding bikes on and off my whole life.. I’m 58 now got a 2008 Suzuki Boulevard C90T
1500cc rocket.... beautiful biking weather in south Texas in the winter.... I’m going riding in a few hours.. should hit 70 degrees at noon today!😎
Now we are like 93 degrees! Haha
On any Sunday was the best motorcycle movie ever made.
A little story: Back in the 70´s I was a Passenger Service Supervisor for Pan Am at the Merida Airport and was standing at the Inmigration entrance to assist customers when a mature man with large sunglasses asked me if there were motorcycles for rent in the city and I said no, he didn´t say his name but when he took his sunglasses off I inmediately recognized him and being myself a motorcyclist I told him I had a friend who owned a BSA 650 Super Rocket offering to call him, well my friend after knowing who he was told me to give him his address and to pick up the bike anytime at no cost, three days later he left Merida with a big smile dressed as a "mestizo" this is the typical clothes from Yucatan, but wearing the large sunglasses as he didn´t want to be recognized.
This is for real?! What a story!!
@@freedomweekend 100 % real, in fact one of my assignments was to take care of VIP´s, this included artists, astronauts, millionaires, etc, I was usually notified in advance, so I had time to arrange with authorities to make it all easy for them but in this particular case there was no notification perhaps at Mr. McQueen´s request.
When I was 12 years old, I saw The Great Escape. From that movement I am in a love of bikes & riding. I had old 4 speed Bullet 350, RD350 & Jawa 42 galactic Green. Also going to buy interceptor 650 soon.
I wish, I liked to own that Triumph TR6 Trophy which was use in The Great Escape Movie.
In the memory of king of cool Steve McQueen
Go for the interceptor, we like it too!
Freedom Weekend
Thanks for the reply, just bought in February bs6 interceptor 650 👍
Brings back memories of the Bonneville I had after returning from Japan in the late 60s. I used to joke -- one hour of maintenance for every hour on the road. Great bike and a part of ownership in those days was maintaining it.
In those days u had to be a rider and a mechanic haha
tww YEP!!!!!!, but that how I learned, Triumph's to AMF Harley's wrench turners all. Even my 69 Honda 750 four ya had to have your tools with you.
Fab to see my personal idol , 61yrs old me, lots of love & admiration for Steve McQueen & off road& road bikes ridden by me in many places & enjoyed....
We share the same admiration for that great guy!
I’m 48, he Inspired me well over :30 yrs back
And still inspiring!
Saw the Great Escape in 1963 and instantly knew what I was born to do. It was a long wait until 1968 when I got my first Motorcycle. 53 years later the love affair is still going strong, never not owned at least one Motorcycles in all those years. Even though that Indian is worth more I would pick the Rickman Metisse Triumph because I've never owned a British Motorcycle and because it says Steve McQueen.
He was a real legend.
he pulled all that shit off while being a top movie star, any star doing mortorcycle jumps in a movie today has a stunt rider, steve mcQueen the king of cool and all that was man, rest in peace legend!!
the man we youngins all looked up to and wanted to ride hard like ! you drive like "steve mcqueen".. the triumph rickman and husky cross are favs.
Big fan of Steve, he passed far too young. My choice is the BSA A10, ive had a half dozen over the years.
A great machine!
The Husqvarna Cross 390 is my favorite. I have a Husqvarna now. 👍🏻👍🏻
Steve McQueen Triumph Motorcycles both king of cool
The 1946 Indian Chief is my favorite.
Yaya Gazab
Ditto👍
U A IDIOT
I have a Triumph Trophy Sports 650 in my stable. I rode her every chance I had a few years ago. But cell phone a-holes tried to kill me a few times. I got sick of them texting. So now I can just sit on her and dream of my wonderful rides in the past. I had a Bonneville 650 in high school too . Loved that bike . Hz dc to sell her when the US Army got hold of me in 1967 FOR THAT DAMN MESS IN VIET NAM . .I blame viet nam for my loss of my Triumph Bonneville ! Maybe its a missplased blame but hey , it works for me !
Obligements for the sacrifice.
I chose to dodge the draft by joining the Paratroopers.
''There's none closer, to the author of sacrifice Himself...
Than those who perform it, for the sake of others.'' -gilpin 121719
-11b4p 82nd Abn. 1/504 Inf. '71-'74
Bought my one owner '68 Trophy Sports in '73 for a dollar a cc while stationed @ Ft. Bragg, & have kept it ever since. Total restoration in 2012 by Big D Cycle.
Need to Born and Raised on 68 Triumph Bonneville still love it
I owned a Bonnie. But the thing required too much maintainence. I had it run right for a month one summer in 68.
My bike when I was young was triumph tiger cub loved it it ment freedom
Miss those kind of easy designs
It says at the end of the vídeo ....
"Adventurers Wanted" ....
I am in !!! I ride an XR650L
If only he were still around today and could ride a modern dirt bike.
IM PLANNING ON RIDING DIRT BIKES IN ETERNITY WITH STEVE. HE LEFT THIS WORLD WITH HIS FAITH IN GOD INTACT.
In 57 age 16 i had a 1948 350cc Matchless ,for a short time.
The guy just had it.
Yes definitely 🏍
The husky 400 👍🏻
YO MOTHER IZ HUSKY
Where are The Spanish subtittles??
✌🏿😜 THE KING OF CÔÔL ✌🏿😜
Cool vid but you don't drive a motorcycle you ride it!
Super
Steve McQueen, a great man!!
THE man!
Mr commentator no one drives a motorcycle they ride them
Haha you are right
The Rickman Metisse. By far the best one IMO. LOL
''The One's Who'll''
"There are artists who will wrest us up
& place us into themselves - into their work.
These are 'The One's Who'll continue to wrest us up...
Even beyond their appointed rests in peace." -William Gilpin 121719
I have a 2011 Triumph Bonneville 900,love it and 2 a Harley Davidson love the two wheels and the freedom
Nice bikes! Right now we keep a honda XR and an old 1974 KZ400
C-O-O-L, King of.
Triumph bonneville t120. But I like them all!!!!!! 😊
It´s *Bullitt not Bullit
You are right!
On any sunday
Good man dies young..............
1. Please do NOT say “Cali” when referring to California.
2. It’s EEkins, not EKKins.
Scramblers & Dirtbikes take the cake for the most fun.
Always fun!
Wow at times mostly glad I am an old fart LOL
Wrong!
Steve McQueens favourite motorcycles, were Indian, and had around 9 of them in his collection before he died.
bonnie desert sled
His favorite motorcycle with the Indian kind of a ratty looking bike but he is right off on that for weekends right all over California and other states he said that's my favorite bike
Ali McGraw…
...This is not steve mcqueen ...stEve is a Black guy ......how dare you ....
Early white washing.
My pic is the CR250 Elsinore. At least I own a '74 XL250. Would really like to have a MT250. But you can't show up with a smoky 2-stroke anymore (at least here in Germany). Woke people would throw stones at you.
Da Bruder von da Gabi
He was very wealthy and was very cheap
He still alive he will buy a Royal Enfield Sunset Strip R⚡️DE MORE