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 I noticed these photos from a gallery on VFRdiscussion.com. They're from a club gathering — nothing unusual there — but this club is in Hungary; Club Hungary Sikonda. They seem to be a well-organized group and take their bikes seriously...especially the guy pictured below. http://www.hondavfrclub.hu  
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 Steve McQueen. I came across this magazine cover a few days ago and started thinking about Steve. Me and every other red-blooded kid watched him on the family's black & white TV weekly in Wanted: Dead or Alive in the early 60s. Later we would see his acting talents in films like The Great Escape, The Thomas Crowne Affair and Bullitt. Yeah, he may have garnered his fame as an actor, but unlike 99 percent of actors, this guy was real. A tough childhood molded him into a genuine tough guy. Running away from home to join the Merchant Marine at age 16 (like my Dad) followed by jobs as a roughneck, towel boy in a brothel, carnival barker and lumberjack. A 3-year stint in the Marine Corps (like myself) helped Steve mature and he later made weekend money racing motorcycles on Long Island to pay his way through acting school. His first bike was a Harley but he would always have a special affection for his vintage Indians. In 1970 he and Peter Revson won the 12 hours of Sebring in a Porsche 908 — McQueen with his left foot in a cast as a result of a motorcycle crash. He acted with the best and hung out with the coolest car and bike guys around...and hooked up with some of the hottest babes of his time. He funded and starred in the iconic On Any Sunday and was later inducted into the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer in 1979 he died a year later at age 50 while undergoing a controversial treatment in Mexico. Steve McQueen was an actor, pilot, driver, rider and racer. He lived life like he meant it, he died a living legend at the top of his game, and he was absolutely the coolest guy ever to come out of Hollywood. Our sport should be proud to call him a fellow rider. (click on an image to enlarge) |
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