Steve McQueen Great Escape inspired Triumph by Ace Classics 

Popped in there a couple of months ago as I was stuck on my 58 TR6 rebuild and believe me Kev knows his stuff, really helpful and let me take a few pics. Top Man.

That was such a great tour of your bikes and shop. You are the salt of the earth type of guy and your classic shop is a treasure, don't change anything. BTW I want one of each of the Mc Queen bikes 😉 they are so perfectly done.

Wow...what a collection!...all great bikes but that Desert Racer had my name on it...superb! Cheers, Steve

Great detail. One of my favorite films and film stars. I have a big poster of Steve on the bike displayed in my computer room.

Great video, lots of detail and attention to detail on the builds, keep up the good work guys

Excellent - all great looking bikes !!!

So British People Knows Classics! Thats Amazing!

Guys like this make life so rich and worthwhile. The nicest of classic bikes, with the finest eye to detail, a proper Englishman with a proper English accent, keeping his culture alive and oh so well with Triumph bikes and a cup of tea!! Love it!!

Such cool bikes!

My favorite bike shed video by far. Lov'em all but ill take the desert sled. Greetings from New England.

Really really enjoyed this thanks for sharing an taking the time to film it :)

this is an expertly presented and fascinating video..thank you

As always awesome video. Love it

Bikes are really great@

I'm a big fan of the White Helmets Motorcycle team bikes have you any video's of any of them also have you ever made one. What bikes were they old BSA or Triumphs ? 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲

I do love me some Trumpet. They made beautiful bikes. Too bad that they didn't keep up. By the time that the 60's rolled around they just couldn't hold a candle to Honda.

Even put the dent in it!

You look and sound like a genuine bloke 👍 Shops like yours are the back bone of society great vid. thanks for showing us your shop 👍. Keep up the great work amigos!

Oh what a garage full of Triumph. I love Triumph motorcycle. In latter 90’s I used to ride my grandfather’s Triumph Tiger 100 1958 model in India Bombay. Great video 👍👍👍

I need that great escape bike in my life

Magnificent collection! Now you need to build a Triumph Rickman Metisse, the bike Steve said was the best handling bike he had ridden (until he bought a Husqvarna that is).

Enjoyed that - thanks for posting!

There's not one second of this video that doesn't contain information. Talk about squeezing everything into 12 mins. Excellent!😁

I love passionate people I can listen to anyone especially about motorbikes and triumph I am lucky to have one thankyou 👍

I'm in the states, but I was just in London a few months back. I wish I had known about you guys, I would've come by. Next time I'm there I'll definitely drop in. You've got some really nice bikes.

Yeah Man, What A Cool Video! Do They Always Start So Easily? Gary Nixon Talked About How Hard His Was To Start In His Book But That Was In The '50's. Thank You.

Wow. Steve McQueen is badass as is this bike. Nicely done. The craftsmanship and tidyness are superb. I wish I could see it in person. Much love.

Epic - Wish I'd been the 20 year old working on these. When I was 17 I bought a TR25 from a shop just like this in Tooting. Glad to see they're still around - magic.

Being a Great Escape/Steve McQueen fan led me to this video. Being a fan and great admirer of fine craftsmanship, this is the best 12 minutes I've spent on RU-vid. Ditto on all of the comments here, especially regarding you, Kev--great presentation and great to see a genuine Englander and your passion for what you do. Now, I would love to come to London, I would love to visit your shop, I would love to be a cycle rider, and I would love to have that Great Escape bike! Thank you!!

Brilliant video ! So great to see enthusiasm for these beautiful old Triumphs. They have something special about them missing from contemporary bikes.

I thought Christmas was December 25th? Wow what a treat!

Three of some of the best looking bikes I've ever seen. I really can't tell which one I like best. Thanks so much for replicating these beauties. PS, I think... The desert racer !

You showed great restraint not over restoring these McQueen replicas! Kudos!!

Great piece on my hero's bikes. He passed me on the freeway in a pickup truck and gave my '63 the thumbs up back in 1969. Made my day of course. Keep up the good work.

The hand painted logo on the original Ekins built desert Triumph may well have been done but their in house painter a guy called Von Dutch!

I have noticed that something might have been my imagination. I had a couple of Bonnies when I was 18-22 in the late 60's -early 70''s living ing Las Vegas NV the rear fenders were closer to the tiress, not so much of a gap which I really liked and the fenders were both painted note chrome and the tanks didn't have knee grips. And lastly the second one I had the Triumph was hand painted on the purple tank,a real classy looker , fast and fun to ride. I would love to have a cup of tea with ya.

´king brilliant! Love the work you do. If I manage to get over to the UK any time soon, love it if you could show me around.

very cool good on the detail from a 70's trident adolescent, now an exuk in bretagne;0) enjoyed that, rode a perrett special daytona got down to the scrambler weight limit .....and nickel monoshock! mc queens desert sled fantastic!

Ever since I bought a 1965 Tiger 650 when I was in high school I've been a fan of the old classic Triumphs. Here I am 55 years later and still a fan, I've got 4 of them 😊

I own a Bonny. Great pedigree and what a sweet look. Love all the bikes you have and your attention to detail.

Great video, nostalgia I’m 67 first bike was 74 Bonny Bought another one , 74 again but too old to kick it over so sadly sold it Now waiting for a bobber black Nothing like the 60s and 70s though

I take it Rick Harrison (Pawn Stars) hasn’t seen these yet?

I know that Steve mcqueen was friends with Ken heans who owned a bike dealership in Fleet hampshire. I think he either supplied or modified several triumphs for him. A couple of years later I had a 1961 tiger 100ss .Great bike to ride,but had problems with slipping 2nd gear and bad lights due to the alternator.

Do you sell parts? I have a ‘67 Bonnie 650cc. I’d like to get Ekins pipes and a Bates seat. I didn’t realize that I’d need to swap out the oil tank. She’s a beauty.

I hope someone can help me. Just before the Meridian co-op Triumph plant closed they had a new engine under development. I saw a video of it running on a test bench/bed. Any information you are able to provide I would be grateful for. Augie/USA

This shop is on the south circular, opposite Waterloo plumbers. I moved into the area 25 years ago and have always thought about how nice it would be to pop in and just look around, but I’m not a bike rider, just interested.....

Great work and vid Kev, lookin forward to our Bike Shed visit in May, and to visit a few shops/cafs, so put the keetle on! Triumph Riders Ireland....Dublin

Ted Simon was the journalist from the London Times who rode the Triumph 500 around the world and then he wrote the book Jupiters travels great book read it if you haven't

I have built a Steve McQueen machine myself from all spare parts. I will send photos if interested in my creation. Let me know. Thank you.

Liking the toolbag in the seat.

Beautiful triumphs love triumph I ride triumph .

if steve was came back from the Dead..he probably took a new bonneville.

Beautiful work

well another reason to visit london again! That makes 4 big shed, big shed show, ace cafe and now these guys :D

“Iconic sound” yeah, like someone left a loose washer in the casings 😂 that desert racers very 👌

Great video, very cool bikes. Steve McQueen is the man. One interesting looking shop. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

@11:18 the blue nr:4. look's like the one Marlon Brando did use in The Wild One :_:

I'm sure you realize that Bud Ekins actually made the jump in the Great Escape, not Steve.

a guy called dick shepard owns the original bike lives in essex loves showing the bike to people

Does the small V in the 278 plate numbers means something?

How much would it be for the custom great escape bike?

all you need now is the 4 cylinder prototype from the museum and a trident

Email Jay Leno, you have to get on his show!!!!! Amazing guys

so when can you ride these bikes with no lighting .

Please make another batch of preunit alternator chain cases

Needed closed captioning…jk. Nice bikes!

Drool factor 100%. Thank you for sharing, best vid on the tube. Cheers.

Lovely bikes, do you only do cafe or bobbers as well?

Wish you can export one to India !!! Loved it. I am searching some triumphs here. Keep it up.

Like before watch!

these guys rebuilt the top end on my 72 T120R. Rebore with 7.5-1 pistons and a new old stock cyc head. Did a cracking job. bike now runs better then it ever has since i bought it back in 1980. would be happy to recomend them to work on any English M/Cycles....

I Can see Bud smiling in approval! Brilliant

Very kool

Omg the black one sound ❤️

Cool beautiful work. 👍🏼

Who the hell would give this video a thumbs down. Even Harley fanatics past middle age give me a thumbs up when I’m riding my t100 Bonnie. Next time I’m in London I’d love to stop by!

The front brake on the 1963 Bonneville looks like the brake off a 1955 T110. These bikes sure have a lot of work put into them and show amazing dedication to the craft.

Steve McQueen could have made anything cool ! The bikes look fantasic but I'm pretty good at bang'in up my own stuff , How much do these bikes cost gov'ner ?

sweet kev got some stuff from ace for my 61 bonnie

Great vid sounds like you love your job fantastic bikes hope to see more on the triumphs 👍

Back High School in 76 I rode tricked out 650 single carb Trophy. With fiberglass kit to give it cool hurricane look. Painted Pearl white with silver pins on tank. Bad ass bike with dunstall pipe. Miss this ride. Ride a Suzuki 650 these days. New Triumph's just aren't like the 60's rides. Long live the original . Keep rebuilding them.

I LIke the pedestrian slicers!

Thanks so so much for posting long time and forever triumph fan my favorite was 1970 Bonneville

1961 Triumph - hardly anywhere near an authentic choice for a WW2 film !

21 people put a thumbs down on this ? SEND THEM TO THE BUMDUNGEON !

Thank you Kev, absolutely fantastic insight into SMcQ's bikes. I was wondering this week what mods had been made to the ISDT Triumph, and you answered every question and more. Definitely come and see your amazing tribute to Triumph shop, when next down 'The Smoke'.

Seriously awesome it’s so great to see proper British bike shops still alive and doing epic keep up the brilliant work :)

It`s a shame that anyone who knew anything saw a BMW turn into a triumph with swing fork rear suspension, which didn`t exist until 1954. And it stood no chance of jumping anything.

"Racing is life, anything that happens before or after is waiting" Steve McQueen

Fantastic video. Great to see the job you did on the McQueen replica bikes. Triumph is such a great brand and it is good to see someone who is enthusiastically keeping the tradition alive and well.

Fantastic job done 💯

Great vid, lots of info. That tr6 is gorgeous And I've got one haha 😃💗!

In London? Ohhhh fantástico. En la próxima escapada las veo. Y las metisse también. Thank's. I LOVE these bikes

The real bike from the movie is to be seen at Trev Deeleys Harley Davidson in Vancouver BC Canada.

The Great Escape Bike My 'FAVE'!!! cheers from Canada!

Nice to see a young guy into classic British bikes, my dad's got loads and was worried once all the old codgers have died there'll be nobody that's interested in them...

Beautiful bikes and excellent work.

Such a cool guy! thanks for sharing your passion

Amazing bike

Thanks for sharing, look forward to doing business with you!!