When I was a high school student, there were no videos yet.Therefore,I remembered the time period when this video was shown on TV and took pictures of the CRT with my camera.After graduating from university, I got a job at Honda!
Me and my best friend bought the first two CR250’s in Wichita. Man I loved that bike. Took them to the local track and everybody stared in envy. Raced two 30 minute motos placing 2nd both times, yielding a 2nd place podium on my first trip to the track. Such good memories.
I greatly thanking you for uploading this film for my personal reason. It makes me kind of some nostargy and dreams of the days. I could not have a chance to meet Mr.Macqueen, but he rode my designed bike model 357 in this film so a part of my dreams are realized. Motorcycle is life.
Just bought one of these the other day. The thing has very little shock travel and vibrates like a cement mixer tons of fun. If honda says it's a man's ride and Steve mcqueen rode one that is good enough for me! Real dirtbikes are two stroke
Way back around 1975, Bill called me from Gardena and told me to line up motorhomes, Hertz Rental Trucks, etc. as they were going to film a Honda Elsinore ad for the Japanese Market!!! Told me to meet a VIP at the Salt Lake Airport, turns out to be Steve McQueen!!! Ad was for the Japan market and I was told that McQueen was paid $1,000,000 to do it!! They were so pleased with the results they asked McQueen to do one for the US market........He said sure......$3,000,000.......no US McQueen ad
To the 7 guys who disliked this video, you all have no idea about the old days. Compare to nowa days, the riders in the 70s/80s with older bikes(old bikes are amazing) got heap more skills than the new age teen in 21 century with them magic carpet.
i started out in the early 70,s had alot of fun now nearing 60 still racing hare scrambles the new bikes are amazing KTM 300 ...i still have my 76 bultaco in the shed i love the old but accept the fact that long travel power valves are light years ahead of the old steeds
@ottohof yes, its very recognizable to me, i live here. used to ride there all the time till it got to be a bust, either ticketing you at your truck, or if your not on private land with permission, ticketing you for tresspassing, even they ride bikes now. i'm sure there are those that still ride there, it was a time that passed. still a neat video, untill today, i had never seen that, i even worked at honda dealership for 28 years and never saw it, but then we rode it every weekend.
I luv this vid, you americans are so lucky to have all this gorgeous landscape to ride on, over here in the UK you could go miles away from anybody to ride as soon as you do the police turn up & ruin your whole day :( Wish i lived over there in the US!! Didn't even know Steve was into motoX, what a great guy :D
170th, bean cyn, tehachapi, mels place, remember when Lou Upshaw lived in the small trailer on the corner about 12 mi in from 170th? thats the place, saddleback, the slide, the spring, impossible hillclimb, what a place.
i was saying to myself, man doesnt that look like 170th, then I see others have pointed out it is. Bean Cyn, Tehachapi, Wild Horse Cyn, Bachus Rd, the end shot camera view shows the south side of the AV out near Lake Elizabeth, Lake Hughes. we used to go riding out that way in the 70's, and one day while riding my '73 Honda CR250, we met Bob Hannah. saddleback, the slide, the spring, impossible, what a place. this is the first time I have seen this video, way cool.
Steve went bankrupt from the movie "Le Mans" which was a movie he wanted to make out his passion for racing so money didn't mean anything compared to his dream, and he knew where to find cash anyway lol. We never saw the Elsinore here in the states until 1973 I believe. I owned a green strip tank CR 125 Elsinore which was a 1974 acording to the Honda dealer but the frame said 1973. I never knew this existed so I did some research.
Takes me back to the day when you could show up at the track with $10 in your pocket. Pay your entry fee, get some dogs and drinks between motos, then stop for a burger on the way home......
Yeah...the Elsinore made a bigger splash in the MX world. Seems like Husky's remained as the winning bikes in the desert though. Later, the Japanese bikes dominated, and then KTM emerged. It's fun to look back at all of that!
too bad any celebrity nowadays would be in trouble for breach of contract for even thinking about riding a modern MXer... of course it's kinda too bad a modern MXer would kill the average movie star before he made it over the first pass!
Haha, tree huggers existed back then. The rumors of banning two strokes even occured during that time and even R&D into 4 strokes were occuring. Actually, people were racing 4 strokes until a breakthru in technology advanced the 2 stroke into what it is known for today. There were issues with old 2 stroke technology which were solved in the 50s by Germany. Search for Walter Kaaden
@samzepplin, clearly you have no idea what you're talking about or the magnitude the man in that video had on the sport of motorcycling. I suggest you go play with Barbies and leave this sport to the big boys.
このムービーには自由がありますよ。30～40年たっても見れるのは貴重なものです。
エルシノアとマックイーン
最高のライディング👍
オフロードバイクに乗りたくなる動画です😊ありがとうございます👍
50年前のエルシノアの販売店用プロモーションビデオ❣️懐かしい😊学校の帰りに寄って観てた😅後日友人がエルシノア125を購入したらマックィーンが着てる同じトレーナーが貰えた❣️羨ましかった覚えがある😅この動画は、を見てるとバイクに乗り出した頃を思い出します😊
スティーブマックイーンもエルシノアも素敵です。
モトクロスもショウー化して一段と過激になってますが
初心に戻ってこのくらいのデザートライディングが一番楽しいと
気付かせてくれました。
マックイーンはやっぱカッコイイわ✨憧れるなぁ👍
マックイーンのバイクテクニックは当時の日本人MXワークスレーサーレベルってホンダの社内向け本で吉村太一が語っていたし実際に世界的エンデューロレースのISDTにも出場している位の本物！！
この人に憧れてバイクの免許取った。
この人に憧れてリーバイスのジーンズ履いた。
今は憧れる人はいなくなった。
俺も歳をとった。
僕は23ですがマックイーンの大ファンで、リーバイスのジーンズはもちろん履いてるしバラクータg9も着てます。ゆくゆくはタグホイヤーの時計やポルシャ等も購入したいと考えていて、それを目標に日々努力してます。
このPV映像、なんと5分間。さすがホンダ、さすがマックイーン。貴重な映像のアップ、ありがとうございました。
www.honda.co.jp/Racing/spcontents2002/origin2/05/origin205.html
When I was a high school student, there were no videos yet.Therefore,I remembered the time period when this video was shown on TV and took pictures of the CRT with my camera.After graduating from university, I got a job at Honda!
The best symbol of the american dream, for us, french riders, during the 70's! thank's for this video. Great souvenir. Jean-Louis.
映画「ON ANY SUNDAY」では彼はハスクバーナを駆っていたが、直後にホンダが持ち込んだＣＲのテスト車を見て「ぜひ乗ってみたい」とホンダに直訴。マクイーンはぞっこん、そしてＣＭに起用されたと当時そんなエピソードを聞きましたね。懐かしいﾃです。アップありがとうございます。
話しが逆です。ハリウッドスターは当時、テレビコマーシャルに出ませんでした。
本田宗一郎さんが、直談判して、日本国内限定のコマーシャルだったはずです。
とにかく、スティーブマックイーンが
かっこ良すぎるコマーシャルと少年時代がよみがえります。私にとって永遠のヒーローです(^^)v
Me and my best friend bought the first two CR250’s in Wichita. Man I loved that bike. Took them to the local track and everybody stared in envy. Raced two 30 minute motos placing 2nd both times, yielding a 2nd place podium on my first trip to the track. Such good memories.
素晴らしい❗CM です❤️。
最近、某ゲームの影響でやたらマックイーンっていう言葉が流れてくるけど、俺こっちの格好いいおっちゃんしか出てこないんだ……
Probably the greatest commercial for a motorcycle ever made.
I pride myself in knowing a lot about vintage MX, never knew Steve McQueen even tried one let alone shot this film, wicked neat!!
I greatly thanking you for uploading this film for my personal reason.
It makes me kind of some nostargy and dreams of the days. I could not have a chance to meet Mr.Macqueen, but he rode my designed bike model 357 in this film so a part of my dreams are realized. Motorcycle is life.
Great stuff man. Was that a stock 250cc 2T? It seemed to be able to wheelie so easily, especially on those loose surfaces.
thank you for sharing and making this film it has aworth to my life ever. Osca Sasaki
Thumbs up for BEST HONDA AD OF ALL TIME!!!
Just bought one of these the other day. The thing has very little shock travel and vibrates like a cement mixer tons of fun. If honda says it's a man's ride and Steve mcqueen rode one that is good enough for me! Real dirtbikes are two stroke
I remember those days many many years ago. Lots of fun!!
Tears of joy watching this. Great soundtrack, not like the shitty ones nowadays like using nickleback.
i love the message at the end.
That's a great video. I have two of those bikes, and have been around Hondas my whole life, and have never seen that. Thanks for posting it!
Way back around 1975, Bill called me from Gardena and told me to line up motorhomes, Hertz Rental Trucks, etc. as they were going to film a Honda Elsinore ad for the Japanese Market!!! Told me to meet a VIP at the Salt Lake Airport, turns out to be Steve McQueen!!! Ad was for the Japan market and I was told that McQueen was paid $1,000,000 to do it!! They were so pleased with the results they asked McQueen to do one for the US market........He said sure......$3,000,000.......no US McQueen ad
Thanks for posting this, I never knew McQueen rod Honda. What great footage!
In vintage MX, these are still the bikes to beat!
エルシノア２５０…
あの頃YAMAHAが全盛だったのに。このCMでもって行かれました(^^)
I looked at one of these old bikes the other day. Short and squaty, very nice feel like the hight of a 125
@dirtaddict23
for 4.5 inches of rear travel they are pretty good size --- and that CR250 doesn't swap or headshake at all!
Who in the world would dislike this!?
To the 7 guys who disliked this video, you all have no idea about the old days. Compare to nowa days, the riders in the 70s/80s with older bikes(old bikes are amazing) got heap more skills than the new age teen in 21 century with them magic carpet.
i started out in the early 70,s had alot of fun now nearing 60 still racing hare scrambles the new bikes are amazing KTM 300 ...i still have my 76 bultaco in the shed i love the old but accept the fact that long travel power valves are light years ahead of the old steeds
p.s. the videos is great...its in the soul ....its not something we do its how we live
@ottohof yes, its very recognizable to me, i live here. used to ride there all the time till it got to be a bust, either ticketing you at your truck, or if your not on private land with permission, ticketing you for tresspassing, even they ride bikes now.
i'm sure there are those that still ride there, it was a time that passed.
still a neat video, untill today, i had never seen that, i even worked at honda dealership for 28 years and never saw it, but then we rode it every weekend.
Wish I knew how to put this video to a dvd!! Cool stuff!!!!
Great vid........Those where the days!!!!
Yep, Pro car racer, expert motocross racer, expert desert racer. Guy was all round awesome.
Very best CM of MOTO. Thank you for up this Video. Elsinore is Good .
このTシャツ レプリカ持ってます
I luv this vid, you americans are so lucky to have all this gorgeous landscape to ride on, over here in the UK you could go miles away from anybody to ride as soon as you do the police turn up & ruin your whole day :( Wish i lived over there in the US!! Didn't even know Steve was into motoX, what a great guy :D
又、オフロード車に乗りたい！
Thanks for posting this, it's awesome footage. Never knew McQueen rode Honda!
170th, bean cyn, tehachapi, mels place, remember when Lou Upshaw lived in the small trailer on the corner about 12 mi in from 170th?
thats the place, saddleback, the slide, the spring, impossible hillclimb, what a place.
エルシノアブランド復活しないかな。本体はいらんけど、あのオリジナルオレンジセーターが欲しいｗ
The good O'l days! Simple and Fun. And cheap too!
カッコイイなぁー
このバイクの対抗馬、スズキハスラー250・・ではなく、185ccが未だに新車生産されています。
名前は変わってますよね、今のハスラーは軽SUVですから。
i was saying to myself, man doesnt that look like 170th, then I see others have pointed out it is. Bean Cyn, Tehachapi, Wild Horse Cyn, Bachus Rd, the end shot camera view shows the south side of the AV out near Lake Elizabeth, Lake Hughes.
we used to go riding out that way in the 70's, and one day while riding my '73 Honda CR250, we met Bob Hannah.
saddleback, the slide, the spring, impossible, what a place.
this is the first time I have seen this video, way cool.
Steve went bankrupt from the movie "Le Mans" which was a movie he wanted to make out his passion for racing so money didn't mean anything compared to his dream, and he knew where to find cash anyway lol. We never saw the Elsinore here in the states until 1973 I believe. I owned a green strip tank CR 125 Elsinore which was a 1974 acording to the Honda dealer but the frame said 1973. I never knew this existed so I did some research.
the man the legend. if only he could hsve ridden the modern bikes!
I have an 89 250r if Steve was alive, I bet hed own one
マックイーンのようなスターはこの先もう出てこないのかなぁ…
Thanks for posting - where did you find this??? Note Steve's beloved Husky in the background at the begnning.
I saw that too and immediately thought of Jason Anderson making that bike important again the next two weekends and coming year.
す、ば、ら、し、す、ぎ、る！！
Steve did a honda promo vid???
Honda Elsinore was the best.
So ridiculously badass.
タイムマシンがあったら、マックイーンにKCYを乗せてみたい！
Looks like this video could have been produced by Bruce Brown. Certainly the same "feel" as On Any Sunday.
Takes me back to the day when you could show up at the track with $10 in your pocket. Pay your entry fee, get some dogs and drinks between motos, then stop for a burger on the way home......
@ashofallchins eBay? There's a few Elsinore shirts available, nothing quite like this though
Yeah...the Elsinore made a bigger splash in the MX world. Seems like Husky's remained as the winning bikes in the desert though. Later, the Japanese bikes dominated, and then KTM emerged. It's fun to look back at all of that!
Honda gave him a new cr250m free for doing the advert , not a bad deal.
I owned a 1974 CR250M in 1976 and was very light and quick....caution!!!!!
And he did not mention Honda once for a million bucks!!!!!!!!
おっさんてw ハリウッドの大スター。スティーブマックィーンだよ。
ここが車名の由来の「エルシノア・レイク」ですか？
song?
...on the street. He actually did some desert racing, and it wasn't on a Triumph
Yeah. He was actually fast, in the desert at least. I don't about mx or road.
この時代だと スズキハスラーとヤマハDT-1だ
Merci,super cool vidéo
Does anybody here know where I can find a shirt like that? I've been searching but I can't find anything. :/
La classe
偶然マックイーンが遊びに来ていてその場で出演依頼したんでしょう確か
逆やで
ホンダの人がテストしてたらフラッとやってきて
この単車乗らせてくれって
戻ってくるなりエルシノアがめっちゃ気に入って
この単車くれ、ＣＭタダで出るからって言うたんやて
ホンダの人もめっちゃびっくりしたやろな
これ、どこで撮影してたんだろ
Back when they still thought it was a good idea to put the pipe on the bottom of a dirt bike.
I've got a 1977 CR125 Elsinore in good original condition if anyone's looking for one?
鉄の馬とはよく言ったもんだわ。
i like it also
7O's GREAT TIME FOR FUN.
余った顎紐を手際良くキュッと。栄光のルマンでもやってなかった？カッケー
timeless fun
Damn i want that elsi!!!
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おっさんの笑顔から始まるのがなんとも言えないw
CM出演料史上最高額3億円でしたっけ？間違ってたらゴメンなさい
I have that T-shirt
Riding was better then. Way better.
too bad any celebrity nowadays would be in trouble for breach of contract for even thinking about riding a modern MXer...
of course it's kinda too bad a modern MXer would kill the average movie star before he made it over the first pass!
そうなんだよ、ダウンチャンバーなんだよ！
ところでマックイーンだから91なのか？
@ducatisti
He rode Honda because they paid him 1 million dollars.He rode TRIUMPH for free!!!
@citabjockey thouse things didnt exsist then only the throttle and ego for BIG it didnt matter just that you went BIG..
We're still racing these TODAY. Check out vmxlife.com
public relationship director- retired is my neighbor for over 30+ ...
Haha, tree huggers existed back then. The rumors of banning two strokes even occured during that time and even R&D into 4 strokes were occuring. Actually, people were racing 4 strokes until a breakthru in technology advanced the 2 stroke into what it is known for today. There were issues with old 2 stroke technology which were solved in the 50s by Germany. Search for Walter Kaaden
@samzepplin, clearly you have no idea what you're talking about or the magnitude the man in that video had on the sport of motorcycling. I suggest you go play with Barbies and leave this sport to the big boys.
That is advertising!
2 STROKE
On any sunday, steve mcqueen great ryder better person,
fuck1n progress
ホンダの２ストロークか？ 鈴木は耐久性いいぜ、 ホンダのは、いい感じなんだけど、寿命が短いぜ。