[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by cirelaw

out there. I saw one in The Great Escape! Does anyone can tell what Steve McQueen is riding!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zwW7iWinrk Also holding a Luger! Any guesses what model?

Eric, from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/trivia

The motorcycle that Hilts (Steve McQueen) rides is a cosmetically modified Triumph TR6 Trophy. Bud Ekins who actually performs the famous barbed wire leap stunt, was a Triumph dealer. Triumph was McQueen's favorite motorcycle marque. The motorcycle sidecar combination that crashes into a ditch is revealed to be a Triumph motorcycle, too. As is well known, these British motorcycle models were not in existence during the Second World War and their appearance is somewhat incongruous.