Custom Bikes Of The Week: 22 July, 2018
A Brazilian custom powered by a Roll-sRoyce helicopter engine, Steve McQueen’s Husky 400 goes to auction, a classy cafe kit for the Royal Enfield Bullet, and a jaw-dropping Jawa custom from Russia.
Steve McQueen?s Husqvarna 400 Cross Whether you bow to the King of Cool or not, Steve McQueen?s impact on motorcycling culture remains as potent today as when he tore around the desert, shirtless, on his Husqvarna for On Any Sunday. Now that very bike, the 1970 Husqvarna 400 Cross, will fall under the hammer of Bonhams during this fall?s vintage festival at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham.
As you can see from the images, the bike has remained virtually untouched since its co-starring role. Combine all that authenticity and patina with legitimate traces of McQueen sweat, and well-heeled, nostalgic petrolheads will undoubtedly be throwing bundles of cash at this lot. Bonhams expects the Husky will command between $70k and $100k, but I?m betting that number will rise before the Husky finds its final resting place in a hermetically sealed room. All kidding aside, there?s no denying the allure of this iconic bike and the movie it starred in. It?s where we learned some truths like ?you never know how fast you?re going, until you fall off? and ?desert racers are nice people.? [More]
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