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Bud Ekins, 77; stuntman did famous motorcycle jump in 'The Great Escape'. October 10, 2007|Dennis McLellan | Times Staff Writer. 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.
Right: Gottllieb Daimler's 1885 Motorcycle. American, Sylvester Howard Roper (1823-1896) invented a two-cylinder, steam-engine motorcycle (powered by coal) in 1867. If you allow your description of a motorcycle to include a steam engine, then Howard Roper could be considered the inventor of the motorcycle.Howard Roper also invented a steam engine car. German, Gottlieb Daimler invented the first gas-engined motorcycle in 1885, which was an engine attached to a wooden bike.That marked the moment in history when the dual development of a viable gas-powered engine and the modern bicycle collided.f you allow your description of a motorcycle to include a steam engine, then Howard Roper could be considered the inventor of the motorcycle. Howard Roper also invented a steam engine car. German, Gottlieb Daimler invented the first gas-engined motorcycle in 1885, which was an engine attached to a wooden bike.