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Steve McQueen Triumph

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#1 ·
Does any know if anyone has reproduced a copy of the bike used in the Steve McQueen Movie The Great Escape?

From what Little I've read it was a Triumph Trophy . To give it that Period look they consider using a BMW'er but felt the frame was to rigid for the stunts , also they changed the seat and added flat paint and a slotted front light. you can see it on Youtube under Steve McQueen Motorcycle chase.
 
#2 ·
If all goes well, i'll be getting the 2009 scrambler which i believe is the closest production model so far and i'll have to make a few modifications, nothing too excessive, i'm more than happy with the arrow exhaust and fuel injection switch to play with. I dont like the in your face wing mirrors, they are going and i doubt i'll get new mirrors unless i nearly crash a few times. Low down handlebars are the way forward and some custom progressive shocks maybe, apart from that, there's not much else. I think you are right about it being a Trophy model maybe a TR6 but i dont know what year, i bet someone was keen enough to make a replica maybe a restoration not a BMW engine too though. I only wish manufacturers would go back to making the old bikes all over again, just another pipe dream.
 
#7 · (Edited)
What your looking for is a Dutch army 3TA. 350 unit twin. Take off the bags and the markings and hey presto the closest thing to the Great Escape Bike available ready built.



Course the real Great Escape was a British and Commonwealth affair no Americans jumping over fences. But we know you guys like to write yerselves in to History where you can and it was a damn cool scene. So we don't mind ;)
 
#17 ·
Steve McQueen Choose to play Nazi



The reference to McQueen being a Nazi comes from in some of the scenes from the movie McQueen Doubled as a Nazi.

He Loved to ride so much and was so good at it ,he was used to pay a Nazi Soldier in some of the Chase scenes.

So in fact he was chasing himself in some of the scenes.
TG
:cool:
 
#15 ·
I spent an hour cleaning the bike today for the first time,interesting i have to say, cleaning my Harley was easy,15 minutes and done, the scrambler has lots and lots of awkard little places to get to and my big sponge cannot cope with it. I also fitted the headlight grill but need to remove it again to get it powdercoated black (thanx Roadscum), i found someone to do it 9 miles away, i'll go there tomorrow after my alarm is fitted,then its finding a similar version to McQueens handlebars but im clueless to the size,i tried googling the info but nothing coming up,does anyone know what style/shape/size etc...?:confused:
 
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