{"product_id":"b01ms6ijbn","title":"McQueen's Motorcycles: Racing and Riding with the King of Cool","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe long-departed Steve McQueen remains the coolest man on two wheels. In this richly illustrated retrospective, discover his passion for motorcycling and the legendary machines he owned, rode, and raced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven decades after his death, Steve McQueen remains a cultural icon. His image continues to appear in advertising and pop culture, and his fan base spans from car lovers to racing enthusiasts to motorcycle obsessives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his movies, McQueen’s character always had an envy-inducing motorcycle or car, but  in his personal life, motorcycles were always McQueen’s first true love .  McQueen’s Motorcycles  focuses on the bikes that the King of Cool raced and collected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the first Harley McQueen bought when he was an acting student in New York to the Triumph “desert sleds” and Huskys he desert raced all over California, Mexico, and Nevada, McQueen was never without a stable of two-wheelers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis need for speed propelled him from Hollywood into a number of top off-road motorcycle races, including the  Baja 1000 ,  Mint 400 ,  Elsinore Grand Prix , and even as a member of the  1964 ISDT team  in Europe. Determined to be ahead of the pack, McQueen maintained his body like it was a machine itself. He trained vigorously, weightlifting, running, and studying martial arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLater in his life, as he backed away from Hollywood, his interests turned to antique bikes, and he  accumulated an extensive collection , including  Harley-Davidson ,  Indian ,  Triumph ,  Brough Superior ,  Cyclone ,  BSA , and  Ace  motorcycles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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.  McQueen’s Motorcycles  reveals these highly sought-after machines  in gorgeous  photography and full historical context .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67938581151780,"sku":"YSL44916","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/2614\/7620\/files\/91xQxA418tL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793286508","url":"https:\/\/booktavero.com\/products\/b01ms6ijbn","provider":"BookTavero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}