: The bike's most famous fan was Steve McQueen, who called his 1966 Métisse Mk3 "the best handling rig I've ever owned". Today, Métisse Motorcycles still produces limited edition replicas of McQueen’s iconic "Desert Racer". The Cultural Story: The Métis People
: Their frames were revolutionary, made of nickel-plated chrome-moly steel that carried the engine oil inside the tubes to save weight and improve cooling.
The story of the Métisse motorcycle is one of engineering rebellion. In the late 1950s, brothers Derek and Don Rickman, both world-class motocross racers, were frustrated by the heavy, poorly handling bikes of the era. They decided to build their own.
