What a great man, letting Guy ride McQeen’s Triumph!

Had the pleasure of working with Guy today and had a 1 to 1 chat with him for 15mins I know I will never meet a more enthusiastic, knowledgeable and genuine man ever

4:46 when he said "I'm glad you started that, that's what I admire about you" pure respect!! Two wheels one love

Never gives up and massively humble. Top bloke 💪🏽

Bike worth 1.5 million. Guy rides it a few yards. Now Priceless.

"Please Do Not Touch Or Sit On This Motorcycle" Guy Martin: ...

Steve McQueen did do the jump and so did a few of the other actors that were on set. He did not do the jump while the film was rolling, that was Bud Ekins, Steve's friend, and stunt double. On the day before filming while cutting the ramp into the hill, Steve and Bud did a number of "test" jumps over a rope.

I've got a poster with Steve McQueen sitting on the bike .The halt sign in the background .Something cool about that scene in the movie .I bet even the Germans watching it wanted him to get to Switzerland and freedom.

I am a big Steve McQueen fan and it would be a dream to ride that motorcycle.

I literally just finished watching On Any Sunday for the first time and then opened up KZfaq to see this. Got myself a VHS copy of the movie and decided to finally watch it today. It's actually rewinding as I'm typing this

Best motorcycle scene in all cinema. Yes Bud Ekins did the jump in case Steve got injured. Yup that bike is a holly Grail of motorcycle history. 😊😊

Thanks for playing music over the sound of the original great escape Trumpy, that was super intelligent editing.

What a humble bloke. Thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺

"Piles", I'm crying over here.

The very bike that started my love for Motorcycles😍🥰

Good on ya, Guy! Eakins was a HELL of a rider and driver. He's the guy that dumps the bike in front of McQueen's Mustang in Bullit. Eakins is also the guy that does almost every driving shot in the film where you can't see Frank Bullit's face. They wouldn't let McQueen do the dangerous stunt driving, but he was the guy doing 100+ doing things you can I can't do; he was a legit race car driver. McQueen loved long-distance dirt bike racing and was really good at it. He also loved just riding in the desert. See "Any Given Sunday" from 1971. That's McQueen's film, not the 1999 one. McQueen liked Husqvarna bikes too.

I wonder if Guy has seen the film "On any Sunday" as Steve McQueen was in that competing in a local scramble.

What a lucky bastard. With All due respect.

I would kill for a ride in that iconic motorcycle.

Restoring that bike must have been an adventure. I can't imagine how it must have looked like after decades on a farm.

McQueen was far more than merely a "very capable" rider . McQueen was an accomplished and winning Desert Rider and an ISDT Team Rider(1964), which is a tremendous achievement and qualifies anyone as far beyond merely capable and earns the label as a "great" rider....

When Dreams Come True , Great Video Guy And Team . Keep Them Coming .

Guy Martin hes just great to watch

Really love your channel Guy - became a big fan of yours when I learned of the IOMTT years ago, you were always my favorite rider. Of course also a big fan of McQueen I've been looking forward to you performing this stunt. If you haven't already seen the film you MUST check out the original On Any Sunday from 1971. There is some great footage of McQueen racing motocross, baja and others. Also footage of Malcom Smith and I'm sure he needs no introduction to anyone that's watching you and your videos. Keep up the great work Guy!! big fan from across the pond in Cleveland OH USA - CHEERS!!

I can't believe you rode that bike that's Steve McQueen's bike awesome

Dick Shepherd is a really nice man and often is at Triumph Hinckley . he owns most of the display bikes i think .

Gooday Guy The Steve McQueen bike is an iconic movie bike! Do you know about the Australian, Sydney Kawasaki Z1 motorcycle movie 'Stone' from 1974? One could argue that Internationally it is possibly 'the' iconic motorcycle movie, rivaling 'Easy Rider!' 'Stone,' its surviving (all customised) bikes, the locations in Eastern Sydney, the director Sandy Harbut and the other actors are all legends. The movie production attracted thousands of extra's with their own bikes for a funeral ride from Sydney to Newcastle in NSW. The movie has affiliations with our Vietnam war veterans and all Aussies of the Vietnam, and post Vietnam era (like me, I was 14 when it appeared and I already had bikes). I think you might enjoy checking the movie out - it is highly regarded by most Aussies and particularly bikies who really ride, hard and fast! This movie and it's legacy might be an excuse to bring you and a crew to Sydney, and during your Winter, our Summer! David. Canberra.

Love how they've put a two stoke sound over in places

Guy ROCKS.

How cool was that

Probably one of the coolest dude's on earth!

Another exclusive bike he's ridden. Britten 1000 was my favourite. Like to see him ride hailwood's 78 TT Ducati.

Steve McQueen did all the riding in Great Escape Bud Elkins just did the jump.

Great video Guy, that is one cool bike. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

🇬🇧😷🇬🇧 😃 This Guy is great 👍 😁💪🇬🇧,

Epic.

Sounds just like the movie 😁👍

The King of Cool was good with offroad-bikes (Did the Sixdays in GDR for the US-Team) and with endurance racecars (according to the comments of racers filming with him 'Le Mans' as quoted in the book 'A french kiss with death').

Very Nice Indeed!

Wow that was cool top 1 😀🏍️.

Great work as always. Does anyone know if there is a film showing this bike before or better still during its restoration? and don't say 'Yes... The Great Escape'! 😉 I would love to see what it looked like in its 'as found' condition.

'he was a dealer!'

I’m in Australia & the closest I’ll ever get to this bike is the official factory Triumph Steve McQueen REPLICA!!!🤪😎 Still a cool bike nonetheless. You’re a lucky guy Guy!🍀

Steve McQueen is a God!

Fan # 761. 🤘

I'd like to see Guy duplicate Eddie Kid's 15 Double decker busses on a BSA B50 like he did in UK. Unreal stunt man, Bud did the BSA A65 drop in Bullit he was Steve's stand in.

this year 2020, at the boys republic steve mcqueen car and bike show the theme is the great escape

When he was starting-out in acting, McQueen was riding in small local events in the UK such as Hillclimbs and scrambles. He was still an unknown. Not many photos.

GUY MARTIN FOR PRIME MINISTER!

Talking Steve McQueen not doing the jump for insurance reasons earlier, proceeds to take an iconic _ORIGINAL_ 1.5Mpound bike for a casual spin!

Waw that's a treat... Oh boy have a I struggled with the foot position too. Until I got some advice from an oldtimer. He said: foot position for racing is like a 10mm spanner and for off-roading it's like a 30mm spanner. On way part of your foot do you tranfer your weight?

The geezer from Triumph sounds like Derek from Bangers & Cash TV series who owns Matthewsons Classic Motor Auction

You cant get anymore english than our guy martin !!!! Well done mate ,fly the bloody flag !!!!🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

If no one yet knows you can watch all of this on all 4 in full.

I had a 62 Bonny in High School.

I like the 800 Bonneville my dad owned one

Guy: *fixes bike* Bike: *Worth £1.5 Million*

I’ve got the other two of the three triumphs that were used on the great escape , there in my shed , my dad put them there , which is about as honest as that bike ! , there was a film in which Bud Ekins said he broke all three bikes up , I doubt McQueen was looking down laughing , more likely cursing along with mr Ekins

Make you a better road rider Guy ! :) . Faster 'round I O M !!!!!

Steve MaQueen. Would enter hair scrambles. Under the name Harvey Mushman.

Beautiful dont sit on bike please, guy martin YEAH right takes it for a ride I thought he was going to jump the thing or take it down the road wide open like if he was in the ISLE OF MAN but still cool

Proper.

Hinckley , Leicestershire ?

Thailand 👍

Did Steve McQueen ever appear alongside laurence olivier in a movie? Cos that would be epic.

Why they restored the McQueen bike rather than "preserve" it as original is beyond me??? Regardless of the condition it was found in, its historical value would be much greater. BTW, that's the Johnny Allen "Texas Ceegar" land speed record holder in background at the museum. A very significant piece of Triumph racing history.

"When he's over, offer it to Guy. Nobody here can get it running". #secretagenda

Guy could fun at an insurance seminar.

i have a Triumph motorcycle watch...

Guy probably added another £100,000 to the value.

I'm sure McQueen would have wanted to do the jump himself, probably insurance reasons barred it. I've seen stories of how he used to go out and race on weekends under false names to get around the studios not wanting him to do it.

Strange. The triumph bike from the movie is displayed at Trev Deely Harley Davidson collection in Vancouver BC Canada

Notice it's only right after he cracked the joke about McQueen looking down laughing, the bike finally started. The cynic in me says it's editing

You reckon they told Guy how much it was worth before or after he rode it?

When will we see the jump on youtube? :)

I think with what the mustang just sold for the bike would be worth more now.

I am so surprised that they used Triumph in a movie that is set in WW2 Germany where all the motorbikes would have been BMW and the like. Can anyone tell me why that was ?

Is this a tv show?

excuse me, do you have a license for that

I always thought it was odd that McQueen rode a Triumph in that scene, since I knew the Germans had BMWs. 99 out of 100 moviegoers wouldnt know the difference

1st

A very misleading vid - I thought he was going to do the jump on Steve McQueen’s bike from the movie. However, after learning it was worth 1,500,000 pounds, I can see why that could have never happened.

I understand the need to make a living. But this grand production for one jump over a fence is over the top. Just kick it in the guts and fuckin do it.

I bet the guy who bought his bullit mustang would pay a nice price for it.

love Guy but he does not know how to start a British bike, pointless trying to bump start a bike with a magneto as It doesn't use a battery for the ignition, did they even tickle the carb?

You can ride it if you want...... that is what sh... bike said...

Unfortunately ladies and gentlemen that isn't the origional bike. I used to work in a classic Triumph shop and the owners of that shop know the true location of the bike used (1961 Triumph TR6SS).

£1.5 M for the bike, bet Guy was kacking it!

Did the Wehrmacht have Triumphs? A BMW would have been way too heavy to jump a barbed wire fence

Disrespectful fool who will never have anything on McQueen. The piles comment is just low and hope Martin is cursed!

hay can some celebs drive my walking tractor maybe ill get 100.000 for it

Bike worth 1.5 million will not start....my bike worth £250 comes with battery and starts first time everytime...now who has the best one...!

its more like - he tries to start mcqueens bike for 10 min and then rolls it around for some seconds on the parking lot....hmmm :-/ anyways intersting story

Why bother practicing on a dirt bike with a shitload of suspension travel only to do the jump on a bike with next to no suspension? That's like Guy practicing to drive an F1 car around Silverstone by 1st driving a jeep up a mountain!! Completely pointless training.

2:28 “We restored it“ = not original anymore. Translation… We ruined it

Was that it? FFS! 5.34 mins of my life wasted!

This bike is a complete FAKE... The original bike ended up in a skip in Germany. The engine was taken back to the USA & bud Ekins fitted the it into an ISDT bike (which still exists....)