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Steve McQueen’s Métisse Desert Racer
The Great Escape, re-enacted by Steve Colley.
http://user.streetfire.net/video/Steve-McQueens-Mtisse_637219.htm a Métisse replica costs 13.ooo pounds without registration. But what a cool bike to have 
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Cool...link being passed on.
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in a T-shirt and without a helmet... Nice?!?
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The original Rickman Metisse in the Petersen Museum.
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Brings back memories. I grew up riding a blue Rickman Metisse Kawi 175 that was Dad's old MX bike before he bought a Husky. Had Ceriani forks with a whole 3 inches of travel. My ankles still hurt every time I think of that bike.
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Beautiful bike.
The off-road bikes from that era are really works of art. Rent a copy of "On Any Sunday" and watch Steve riding on the beach with Mert Lawill and Malcome Smith. Pure magic. Here's a preview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qODJEH1JhE |
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short film, fake Steve McQueen desert race...
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+1 for On Any Sunday great bikes in there ! Beware you might want to have a 1970 Husky 400 (4speed) after watching it
 Malcolm was and still is a great rider ! seeing him riding down the widowmaker was briljant. About the helmet i dont get that either. Sure it looks like in the movie but at what risk ?
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