This Rickman Metisse is a Husaberg in disguise

Steve McQueen's name's been used to sell everything from apparel to motorcycles. If McQueen wore it or rode it—or something vaguely resembling it—you can expect to see his name in the sales pitch. Which is ironic: If the man was still riding today, he'd pick modern machinery over a reconditioned classic every time. McQueen's bikes, as stylish as they were, were always contemporary choices. Take his Rickman Metisse desert racer, for example. It combined a Rickman-made Metisse MkIII frame with a Triumph TR6 power plant. At the time, McQueen was quoted as saying, “This rig is the best-handling bike I've...