Copyright 2019 - Bud & Dave Ekins | All Rights Reserved From 1950 to 1960 Bud Won the District 37 Number 1 plate seven times. To motorcycle people, he is the best cross country scrambles racer ever. Bud Ekins was a top motocross and desert racer, Hollywood stuntman and one of Steve McQueen’s closest friends and riding partners – a genuine motorcycle legend.
Bud Ekins was a true off-road racing star, America’s top Triumph dealer in the 1960s, stunt rider extraordinaire, and with the Ekins Bonneville T100 and T120 we celebrate his life, his achievements, and his long association with Triumph. These events included Big Bear Hare n’ Hounds, Catalina Grand Prix, TT Scrambles, Enduros and Moto Cross/Scrambles.Check out our past events and come visit us at our upcoming ones! “Bud Ekins was my brother.
Bud Ekins was a professional stuntman, top motocross and desert racer and one of Steve McQueen’s closest friends and riding partners – a genuine motorcycle legend. He is considered to be one of the film industry's most accomplished stuntmen with a body of work that includes classic films such as The Great Escape and Bullitt. They learned to ride dirt trails near Mulholland Drive all the way to the Pacific Coast.In their prime Bud would often win the open class events and Dave would win the 250cc class in the very competitive Southern California Racing District #37. BUD EKINS T100. New 2020 Bud Ekins Triumph Bonneville T100 & T120 Special Editions Announced - Duration: 4:19. “Bud Ekins was my brother. Ekins helped pioneer the sport of desert racing in 1964 when he and his brother Dave rode a motorcycle almost the entire length of He participated in many of the early off-road racing events including the Through his association with McQueen, Ekins began a career as a film stuntman.He also coordinated the stunts for the popular 1970s motorcycle cop show After retiring from the film industry, Ekins continued to operate his motorcycle shop in Sherman Oaks which featured his impressive collection of vintage motorcycles. Bud Ekins, a pioneering champion off-road motorcyclist and a veteran stuntman who doubled for Steve McQueen on the famous motorcycle jump in "The Great Escape," has died. Bud Ekins Inducted to the Motorcycle Museum's Hall of Fame 1999 Motocross Pioneer, dealer, Hollywood stunt rider.
He represents many things and is universally known as the person who doubled Steve McQueen in the Great Escape. 4:19. He represents many things and is universally known as the person who doubled Steve McQueen in the This site is dedicated to the history of the Ekins Brothers and the impact they and fellow competitors had on the world of motorcycling as we know it today.Bud’s career began with a 1934 VL Harley Davidson that he brought back to life in the family welding shop. International Six Day Trials Gold Medalist. He was 77. MOTOBOB 43,892 views. Movie Stuntman. Dave’s career began with a Whizzer motorized bicycle. Bud Ekins was a professional stuntman, top motocross and desert racer and one of Steve McQueen’s closest friends and riding partners – a genuine motorcycle legend. | Bud Ekins was one America’s pioneering off-road motorcyclists.
Bud and Dave grew up in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. James Sherwin "Bud" Ekins (May 11, 1930 – October 6, 2007) was an American professional stuntman in the U.S. film industry. Mr. Ekins …