{"product_id":"mcqueens-motorcycles-matt-stone-9780760351758","title":"McQueen's Motorcycles: Racing and Riding with the King of Cool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-departed Steve McQueen is still the coolest man on two wheels. Get an intimate look at his coolest bikes right here, right now, in \u003ci\u003eMcQueen's Motorcycles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven thirty years after his death, \u003cb\u003eSteve McQueen remains a cultural icon\u003c\/b\u003e. 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his movies, McQueen's character always had an\u003cb\u003e envy-inducing motorcycle or car\u003c\/b\u003e, but in his personal life, motorcycles were always McQueen's first true love. \u003ci\u003eMcQueen's Motorcycles\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the bikes that the King of Cool raced and collected.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the first Harley McQueen bought \u003c\/b\u003ewhen he was an acting student in New York to the Triumph \"desert sleds\" and Huskys he\u003cb\u003e desert raced all over California\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMexico\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eNevada\u003c\/b\u003e, McQueen was never without a stable of two wheelers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His need for speed propelled him from\u003cb\u003e Hollywood \u003c\/b\u003einto a number of\u003cb\u003e top off-road motorcycle races\u003c\/b\u003e, including the \u003cb\u003eBaja 1000\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMint 400\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eElsinore Grand Prix\u003c\/b\u003e, and even as a member of the \u003cb\u003e1964 ISDT team\u003c\/b\u003e in Europe. Determined to be ahead of the pack, McQueen maintained his body like it was a machine itself. He trained vigorously, weight lifting, running, and studying martial arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Later in his life, as he backed away from Hollywood, his interests turned to antique bikes and he\u003cb\u003e accumulated an extensive collection\u003c\/b\u003e, including \u003cb\u003eHarley-Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eIndian\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTriumph\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBrough Superior\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCyclone\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBSA\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eAce \u003c\/b\u003emotorcycles.\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. \u003ci\u003eMcQueen's Motorcycles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e reveals these highly sought-after machines\u003c\/b\u003e in gorgeous\u003cb\u003e photography and full historical context.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0760351759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780760351758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Motorbooks International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.80w x 0.80d","brand":"Matt Stone","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056561254655,"sku":"9780760351758","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d8cdb64-c7c7-4d9f-b842-6c729813d1c9.jpg?v=1685041983","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mcqueens-motorcycles-matt-stone-9780760351758","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}