When I was a high school student, there were no videos yet.Therefore,I remembered the time period when this video was shown on TV and took pictures of the CRT with my camera.After graduating from university, I got a job at Honda!
Me and my best friend bought the first two CR250’s in Wichita. Man I loved that bike. Took them to the local track and everybody stared in envy. Raced two 30 minute motos placing 2nd both times, yielding a 2nd place podium on my first trip to the track. Such good memories.
I greatly thanking you for uploading this film for my personal reason. It makes me kind of some nostargy and dreams of the days. I could not have a chance to meet Mr.Macqueen, but he rode my designed bike model 357 in this film so a part of my dreams are realized. Motorcycle is life.
Just bought one of these the other day. The thing has very little shock travel and vibrates like a cement mixer tons of fun. If honda says it's a man's ride and Steve mcqueen rode one that is good enough for me! Real dirtbikes are two stroke
Way back around 1975, Bill called me from Gardena and told me to line up motorhomes, Hertz Rental Trucks, etc. as they were going to film a Honda Elsinore ad for the Japanese Market!!! Told me to meet a VIP at the Salt Lake Airport, turns out to be Steve McQueen!!! Ad was for the Japan market and I was told that McQueen was paid $1,000,000 to do it!! They were so pleased with the results they asked McQueen to do one for the US market........He said sure......$3,000,000.......no US McQueen ad
I luv this vid, you americans are so lucky to have all this gorgeous landscape to ride on, over here in the UK you could go miles away from anybody to ride as soon as you do the police turn up & ruin your whole day :( Wish i lived over there in the US!! Didn't even know Steve was into motoX, what a great guy :D
To the 7 guys who disliked this video, you all have no idea about the old days. Compare to nowa days, the riders in the 70s/80s with older bikes(old bikes are amazing) got heap more skills than the new age teen in 21 century with them magic carpet.
i started out in the early 70,s had alot of fun now nearing 60 still racing hare scrambles the new bikes are amazing KTM 300 ...i still have my 76 bultaco in the shed i love the old but accept the fact that long travel power valves are light years ahead of the old steeds
170th, bean cyn, tehachapi, mels place, remember when Lou Upshaw lived in the small trailer on the corner about 12 mi in from 170th? thats the place, saddleback, the slide, the spring, impossible hillclimb, what a place.
@ottohof yes, its very recognizable to me, i live here. used to ride there all the time till it got to be a bust, either ticketing you at your truck, or if your not on private land with permission, ticketing you for tresspassing, even they ride bikes now. i'm sure there are those that still ride there, it was a time that passed. still a neat video, untill today, i had never seen that, i even worked at honda dealership for 28 years and never saw it, but then we rode it every weekend.
i was saying to myself, man doesnt that look like 170th, then I see others have pointed out it is. Bean Cyn, Tehachapi, Wild Horse Cyn, Bachus Rd, the end shot camera view shows the south side of the AV out near Lake Elizabeth, Lake Hughes. we used to go riding out that way in the 70's, and one day while riding my '73 Honda CR250, we met Bob Hannah. saddleback, the slide, the spring, impossible, what a place. this is the first time I have seen this video, way cool.
Steve went bankrupt from the movie "Le Mans" which was a movie he wanted to make out his passion for racing so money didn't mean anything compared to his dream, and he knew where to find cash anyway lol. We never saw the Elsinore here in the states until 1973 I believe. I owned a green strip tank CR 125 Elsinore which was a 1974 acording to the Honda dealer but the frame said 1973. I never knew this existed so I did some research.
Yeah...the Elsinore made a bigger splash in the MX world. Seems like Husky's remained as the winning bikes in the desert though. Later, the Japanese bikes dominated, and then KTM emerged. It's fun to look back at all of that!
Takes me back to the day when you could show up at the track with $10 in your pocket. Pay your entry fee, get some dogs and drinks between motos, then stop for a burger on the way home......
Haha, tree huggers existed back then. The rumors of banning two strokes even occured during that time and even R&D into 4 strokes were occuring. Actually, people were racing 4 strokes until a breakthru in technology advanced the 2 stroke into what it is known for today. There were issues with old 2 stroke technology which were solved in the 50s by Germany. Search for Walter Kaaden
too bad any celebrity nowadays would be in trouble for breach of contract for even thinking about riding a modern MXer... of course it's kinda too bad a modern MXer would kill the average movie star before he made it over the first pass!
@samzepplin, clearly you have no idea what you're talking about or the magnitude the man in that video had on the sport of motorcycling. I suggest you go play with Barbies and leave this sport to the big boys.
エルシノアとマックイーン
最高のライディング👍
オフロードバイクに乗りたくなる動画です😊ありがとうございます👍
50年前のエルシノアの販売店用プロモーションビデオ❣️懐かしい😊学校の帰りに寄って観てた😅後日友人がエルシノア125を購入したらマックィーンが着てる同じトレーナーが貰えた❣️羨ましかった覚えがある😅この動画は、を見てるとバイクに乗り出した頃を思い出します😊
このムービーには自由がありますよ。30～40年たっても見れるのは貴重なものです。
スティーブマックイーンもエルシノアも素敵です。
モトクロスもショウー化して一段と過激になってますが
初心に戻ってこのくらいのデザートライディングが一番楽しいと
気付かせてくれました。
マックイーンのバイクテクニックは当時の日本人MXワークスレーサーレベルってホンダの社内向け本で吉村太一が語っていたし実際に世界的エンデューロレースのISDTにも出場している位の本物！！
このPV映像、なんと5分間。さすがホンダ、さすがマックイーン。貴重な映像のアップ、ありがとうございました。
www.honda.co.jp/Racing/spcontents2002/origin2/05/origin205.html
マックイーンはやっぱカッコイイわ✨憧れるなぁ👍
When I was a high school student, there were no videos yet.Therefore,I remembered the time period when this video was shown on TV and took pictures of the CRT with my camera.After graduating from university, I got a job at Honda!
The best symbol of the american dream, for us, french riders, during the 70's! thank's for this video. Great souvenir. Jean-Louis.
映画「ON ANY SUNDAY」では彼はハスクバーナを駆っていたが、直後にホンダが持ち込んだＣＲのテスト車を見て「ぜひ乗ってみたい」とホンダに直訴。マクイーンはぞっこん、そしてＣＭに起用されたと当時そんなエピソードを聞きましたね。懐かしいﾃです。アップありがとうございます。
話しが逆です。ハリウッドスターは当時、テレビコマーシャルに出ませんでした。
本田宗一郎さんが、直談判して、日本国内限定のコマーシャルだったはずです。
Me and my best friend bought the first two CR250’s in Wichita. Man I loved that bike. Took them to the local track and everybody stared in envy. Raced two 30 minute motos placing 2nd both times, yielding a 2nd place podium on my first trip to the track. Such good memories.
とにかく、スティーブマックイーンが
かっこ良すぎるコマーシャルと少年時代がよみがえります。私にとって永遠のヒーローです(^^)v
この人に憧れてバイクの免許取った。
この人に憧れてリーバイスのジーンズ履いた。
今は憧れる人はいなくなった。
俺も歳をとった。
僕は23ですがマックイーンの大ファンで、リーバイスのジーンズはもちろん履いてるしバラクータg9も着てます。ゆくゆくはタグホイヤーの時計やポルシャ等も購入したいと考えていて、それを目標に日々努力してます。
I greatly thanking you for uploading this film for my personal reason.
It makes me kind of some nostargy and dreams of the days. I could not have a chance to meet Mr.Macqueen, but he rode my designed bike model 357 in this film so a part of my dreams are realized. Motorcycle is life.
Great stuff man. Was that a stock 250cc 2T? It seemed to be able to wheelie so easily, especially on those loose surfaces.
I pride myself in knowing a lot about vintage MX, never knew Steve McQueen even tried one let alone shot this film, wicked neat!!
Probably the greatest commercial for a motorcycle ever made.
素晴らしい❗CM です❤️。
Thumbs up for BEST HONDA AD OF ALL TIME!!!
Thanks for posting this, I never knew McQueen rod Honda. What great footage!
That's a great video. I have two of those bikes, and have been around Hondas my whole life, and have never seen that. Thanks for posting it!
Just bought one of these the other day. The thing has very little shock travel and vibrates like a cement mixer tons of fun. If honda says it's a man's ride and Steve mcqueen rode one that is good enough for me! Real dirtbikes are two stroke
Tears of joy watching this. Great soundtrack, not like the shitty ones nowadays like using nickleback.
I remember those days many many years ago. Lots of fun!!
Way back around 1975, Bill called me from Gardena and told me to line up motorhomes, Hertz Rental Trucks, etc. as they were going to film a Honda Elsinore ad for the Japanese Market!!! Told me to meet a VIP at the Salt Lake Airport, turns out to be Steve McQueen!!! Ad was for the Japan market and I was told that McQueen was paid $1,000,000 to do it!! They were so pleased with the results they asked McQueen to do one for the US market........He said sure......$3,000,000.......no US McQueen ad
thank you for sharing and making this film it has aworth to my life ever. Osca Sasaki
最近、某ゲームの影響でやたらマックイーンっていう言葉が流れてくるけど、俺こっちの格好いいおっちゃんしか出てこないんだ……
Thanks for posting this, it's awesome footage. Never knew McQueen rode Honda!
I looked at one of these old bikes the other day. Short and squaty, very nice feel like the hight of a 125
このTシャツ レプリカ持ってます
i love the message at the end.
I luv this vid, you americans are so lucky to have all this gorgeous landscape to ride on, over here in the UK you could go miles away from anybody to ride as soon as you do the police turn up & ruin your whole day :( Wish i lived over there in the US!! Didn't even know Steve was into motoX, what a great guy :D
エルシノア２５０…
あの頃YAMAHAが全盛だったのに。このCMでもって行かれました(^^)
Very best CM of MOTO. Thank you for up this Video. Elsinore is Good .
Great vid........Those where the days!!!!
Wish I knew how to put this video to a dvd!! Cool stuff!!!!
To the 7 guys who disliked this video, you all have no idea about the old days. Compare to nowa days, the riders in the 70s/80s with older bikes(old bikes are amazing) got heap more skills than the new age teen in 21 century with them magic carpet.
i started out in the early 70,s had alot of fun now nearing 60 still racing hare scrambles the new bikes are amazing KTM 300 ...i still have my 76 bultaco in the shed i love the old but accept the fact that long travel power valves are light years ahead of the old steeds
p.s. the videos is great...its in the soul ....its not something we do its how we live
@dirtaddict23
for 4.5 inches of rear travel they are pretty good size --- and that CR250 doesn't swap or headshake at all!
170th, bean cyn, tehachapi, mels place, remember when Lou Upshaw lived in the small trailer on the corner about 12 mi in from 170th?
thats the place, saddleback, the slide, the spring, impossible hillclimb, what a place.
@ottohof yes, its very recognizable to me, i live here. used to ride there all the time till it got to be a bust, either ticketing you at your truck, or if your not on private land with permission, ticketing you for tresspassing, even they ride bikes now.
i'm sure there are those that still ride there, it was a time that passed.
still a neat video, untill today, i had never seen that, i even worked at honda dealership for 28 years and never saw it, but then we rode it every weekend.
i was saying to myself, man doesnt that look like 170th, then I see others have pointed out it is. Bean Cyn, Tehachapi, Wild Horse Cyn, Bachus Rd, the end shot camera view shows the south side of the AV out near Lake Elizabeth, Lake Hughes.
we used to go riding out that way in the 70's, and one day while riding my '73 Honda CR250, we met Bob Hannah.
saddleback, the slide, the spring, impossible, what a place.
this is the first time I have seen this video, way cool.
Yep, Pro car racer, expert motocross racer, expert desert racer. Guy was all round awesome.
Who in the world would dislike this!?
In vintage MX, these are still the bikes to beat!
又、オフロード車に乗りたい！
I have an 89 250r if Steve was alive, I bet hed own one
タイムマシンがあったら、マックイーンにKCYを乗せてみたい！
ここが車名の由来の「エルシノア・レイク」ですか？
Steve did a honda promo vid???
Thanks for posting - where did you find this??? Note Steve's beloved Husky in the background at the begnning.
I saw that too and immediately thought of Jason Anderson making that bike important again the next two weekends and coming year.
Looks like this video could have been produced by Bruce Brown. Certainly the same "feel" as On Any Sunday.
Steve went bankrupt from the movie "Le Mans" which was a movie he wanted to make out his passion for racing so money didn't mean anything compared to his dream, and he knew where to find cash anyway lol. We never saw the Elsinore here in the states until 1973 I believe. I owned a green strip tank CR 125 Elsinore which was a 1974 acording to the Honda dealer but the frame said 1973. I never knew this existed so I did some research.
And he did not mention Honda once for a million bucks!!!!!!!!
Yeah...the Elsinore made a bigger splash in the MX world. Seems like Husky's remained as the winning bikes in the desert though. Later, the Japanese bikes dominated, and then KTM emerged. It's fun to look back at all of that!
エルシノアブランド復活しないかな。本体はいらんけど、あのオリジナルオレンジセーターが欲しいｗ
@ashofallchins eBay? There's a few Elsinore shirts available, nothing quite like this though
おっさんてw ハリウッドの大スター。スティーブマックィーンだよ。
the man the legend. if only he could hsve ridden the modern bikes!
このバイクの対抗馬、スズキハスラー250・・ではなく、185ccが未だに新車生産されています。
名前は変わってますよね、今のハスラーは軽SUVですから。
カッコイイなぁー
The good O'l days! Simple and Fun. And cheap too!
マックイーンのようなスターはこの先もう出てこないのかなぁ…
Takes me back to the day when you could show up at the track with $10 in your pocket. Pay your entry fee, get some dogs and drinks between motos, then stop for a burger on the way home......
す、ば、ら、し、す、ぎ、る！！
So ridiculously badass.
Honda gave him a new cr250m free for doing the advert , not a bad deal.
Honda Elsinore was the best.
...on the street. He actually did some desert racing, and it wasn't on a Triumph
song?
I owned a 1974 CR250M in 1976 and was very light and quick....caution!!!!!
Yeah. He was actually fast, in the desert at least. I don't about mx or road.
Merci,super cool vidéo
La classe
余った顎紐を手際良くキュッと。栄光のルマンでもやってなかった？カッケー
偶然マックイーンが遊びに来ていてその場で出演依頼したんでしょう確か
逆やで
ホンダの人がテストしてたらフラッとやってきて
この単車乗らせてくれって
戻ってくるなりエルシノアがめっちゃ気に入って
この単車くれ、ＣＭタダで出るからって言うたんやて
ホンダの人もめっちゃびっくりしたやろな
これ、どこで撮影してたんだろ
Does anybody here know where I can find a shirt like that? I've been searching but I can't find anything. :/
i like it also
デジタルリマスターして欲しい。
timeless fun
Damn i want that elsi!!!
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Back when they still thought it was a good idea to put the pipe on the bottom of a dirt bike.
7O's GREAT TIME FOR FUN.
I've got a 1977 CR125 Elsinore in good original condition if anyone's looking for one?
おっさんの笑顔から始まるのがなんとも言えないw
この時代だと スズキハスラーとヤマハDT-1だ
Haha, tree huggers existed back then. The rumors of banning two strokes even occured during that time and even R&D into 4 strokes were occuring. Actually, people were racing 4 strokes until a breakthru in technology advanced the 2 stroke into what it is known for today. There were issues with old 2 stroke technology which were solved in the 50s by Germany. Search for Walter Kaaden
CM出演料史上最高額3億円でしたっけ？間違ってたらゴメンなさい
@citabjockey thouse things didnt exsist then only the throttle and ego for BIG it didnt matter just that you went BIG..
too bad any celebrity nowadays would be in trouble for breach of contract for even thinking about riding a modern MXer...
of course it's kinda too bad a modern MXer would kill the average movie star before he made it over the first pass!
I have that T-shirt
@ducatisti
He rode Honda because they paid him 1 million dollars.He rode TRIUMPH for free!!!
そうなんだよ、ダウンチャンバーなんだよ！
ところでマックイーンだから91なのか？
Riding was better then. Way better.
鉄の馬とはよく言ったもんだわ。
public relationship director- retired is my neighbor for over 30+ ...
MTじゃなくCRなんたね
We're still racing these TODAY. Check out vmxlife.com
@samzepplin, clearly you have no idea what you're talking about or the magnitude the man in that video had on the sport of motorcycling. I suggest you go play with Barbies and leave this sport to the big boys.
That is advertising!
2 STROKE
安全に乗ってネ
てさ。