The King of Cool Steve McQueen was also an avid motorcycle and racecar enthusiast.
Steve McQueen was part of Team USA in 01 Jun 1964 at the 39th International Six Day with the number “278″ on his 1964 Triumph Trophy TR6C 750 ISDT motorcycle
McQueen also competed in off-road motorcycle racing, generally running a BSA Hornet. He was also set to co-drive in a Triumph 2500 PI for the British Leyland team in the 1970 London-Mexico rally but had to turn it down due to movie commitments.
His first off-road motorcycle was a Triumph 500 cc, purchased from Ekins. McQueen raced in many top off-road races on the West Coast, including the Baja 1000, the Mint 400, and the Elsinore Grand Prix.
In 1964 McQueen and Ekins were part of a four-rider (plus one reserve) first-ever official US team-entry into the Silver Vase category of the International Six Days Trial, an Enduro-type off-road motorcycling event held that year in Erfurt, East Germany.
His collection of classic motorcycles numbered around 100. Whenever possible, McQueen would do his own motorcycle stunts. Although the famous jump over the fence in The Great Escape was performed by stunt double Bud Ekins, McQueen did most of the riding in the film himself.
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