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Motu
14th June 2005, 15:26
McQueen made James Dean look like a pussy (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82763)

A thread on ADVrider with some great photos of McQueen I haven't seen before,this guy wasn't some privaliged actor,he went out there and really did it.Looks like he can handle a 650 Triumph in the dirt no worries at all,a lot of kids with the fancy bright gear would be out of their depth with that.
bugjuice
14th June 2005, 15:27
he da man. respec.
vifferman
14th June 2005, 15:44
McQueen made James Dean look like a pussy (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82763)

A thread on ADVrider with some great photos of McQueen I haven't seen before,this guy wasn't some privaliged actor,he went out there and really did it.Looks like he can handle a 650 Triumph in the dirt no worries at all,a lot of kids with the fancy bright gear would be out of their depth with that.
Yeah, one of my mags at home had a review of the book this was from. Respec' for the dude, a'ight. :niceone:
Blackbird
14th June 2005, 15:51
Yep - he made the US International Six Day Trial team on merit and came away with a medal. :Punk:

I saw his cult movie "Bullitt" again quite recently. General storyline and acting is awful by current standards but that car chase between the Charger and Shelby Mustang is stilll sensational. Always fancied a Charger after seeing that movie (way before Daisy duke, hehe :love: )
Motu
14th June 2005, 17:29
He wanted to do the driving in Bullit himself...so he got in the car,spun it out - you can see that shot when he peels out in a cloud of smoke,not long after it turned to custard,so a stunt driver was called in.I think it was Bud Edkins? who did the stunt riding for The Great Escape,he was one of the best dirt riders in the states back then.On Any Sunday is a good candid show of McQueen just having fun - his company funded the movie.
Waylander
14th June 2005, 17:32
A thread about McQueen and no Indy? What's wrong is he sick?
Motu
14th June 2005, 17:39
This is the off roader section - he's a sports bike rider isn't he? Why would he come in here?
Waylander
14th June 2005, 17:41
This is the off roader section - he's a sports bike rider isn't he? Why would he come in here?

He's a McQueen fanatic. Aswell as his other quirks.
Ghost Lemur
15th June 2005, 00:25
McQueen was certainly hell cool.

Bought Le Mans for my ex's Dad for his birthday. Brilliant movie, hadn't seen it in years. Couldn't have a film now-a-days with no dialogue for the first half an hour and bugger all after that. He did do the driving in that along with a heap of real Le Mans drivers. The one role he wanted but didn't get was in Grand Prix (which is still not available anywhere on DVD... mutters). Shame they replaced the street circuit with a track. It's a nice track but still nothing compared to the original.

Some cool pics there. Thanks for the link.
Brian d marge
15th June 2005, 01:44
McQueen made James Dean look like a pussy (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82763)

A thread on ADVrider with some great photos of McQueen I haven't seen before,this guy wasn't some privaliged actor,he went out there and really did it.Looks like he can handle a 650 Triumph in the dirt no worries at all,a lot of kids with the fancy bright gear would be out of their depth with that.

When i first arrived in Japan, my boss who was ex honda design , ( he was in the cb750 and xl250 and even something to do with the cub , anyway they were in america at that park where they filmed the on any sunday , well they all became great mates ( according to my boss )

Well apart from the " when I was in Honda speach " and Steve and I Speach .....the day went usually ok , unless I had made a mistake then I had a double dose of.... In honda we.........

Still underneath the bull was some gems of info ( no I have foggotten them , or wasnt listening!!)

The amount of reverance He held Shichiro honda in was pretty frightening ,

Lastly on the inside, one of our customers was Arai san the president of the said company, sorry folks hes a nutter ...tootiee fruttieee , toot tooot last train to the padded cell .
Mind you he did blow up an sr 500 ,,snapped a conrod ,,, via a heavy right hand ,,,,

Still all the above bull doesnt detract that on any sunday, and all the other movies he made are pretty good , I mean most of em are still watchable today !!! by the younger folk..... which says alot

Stephen
Alpha Solo
1st September 2005, 15:12
He's definitely the man, that barbed wire jump in the Great Escape still dose it for me, apparently he didnt rehearse it... (again on a triumph disguised as a BMW)

Also 'On Any Sunday' documentary is worth a look.

:sherlock:
Indiana_Jones
1st September 2005, 15:39
HERE'S INDY!!!!!!!! :rofl:

Love McQueen, He's the fecking man :D

-Indy
chris
1st September 2005, 16:05
Shame they replaced the street circuit with a track. It's a nice track but still nothing compared to the original.
Apart from the chicanes now in the Mulsanne and the one prior to the start/finish, the circuit used for the Le Mans 24 Hour is just the same and not to be confused with the Bugatti circuit.
mstriumph
1st September 2005, 16:11
"on any sunday" ---- greaaaaaaaat movie - haven't thought about it in ages - *thinks - go find a copy* ......... he was the man alright [and sooooo sexy :o ]
Motu
1st September 2005, 16:39
I have just finished another biography written after his death,and it just reinforces the fact that the guy was a totaly normal bloke,not an ounce of ''star'' in him at all.He spent a lot of time and money helping kids and families in need,alway hiding what he was doing from the press,and getting annoyed if they found out.All his own stunts,and if not then his mate Bud Edkins did them.I found a photo in one of my other books with McQueen and ''Briggo'' arms on each others shoulders and big smiles.
TLDV8
1st September 2005, 16:56
Did somebody say Steve McQueen..1970 Husqvarna MH400 and 1967 390GTA Mustang.

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HenryDorsetCase
1st September 2005, 17:34
He's definitely the man, that barbed wire jump in the Great Escape still dose it for me, apparently he didnt rehearse it... (again on a triumph disguised as a BMW)

Also 'On Any Sunday' documentary is worth a look.

:sherlock:

That wasnt Steve. the studio wouldnt let him do it (worried about liability and such, also the nonavailability of the star for the rest of the film... shades of Plan 9 from outer space)

the jump was done by Bud Ekins (or Elkins) who was a stunt rider, and desert racing buddy of Steves.

but the movie rules, you're right.
HenryDorsetCase
1st September 2005, 17:39
For those of you who like music theres a great song on the Drive By Truckers album "Buttholeville" called "Steve McQueen". its a tribute, obviously.

Cool as he was, he wasnt very nice to his wimmin folk: Ali McGraw particularly.
El Dopa
1st September 2005, 20:02
That wasnt Steve. the studio wouldnt let him do it (worried about liability and such, also the nonavailability of the star for the rest of the film... shades of Plan 9 from outer space)

the jump was done by Bud Ekins (or Elkins) who was a stunt rider, and desert racing buddy of Steves.

but the movie rules, you're right.

The stunt in the film was done by a stuntman, but Steve McQueen did it as well without the cameras rolling, just to show he could.

I've just finished reading a crappy biker book whose name I won't mention as it doesn't deserve the publicity. The best thing in it is a chapter on McQueen. He ruled.