40 Years Ago Today...........

Discussion in 'Racing & Bike Sport' started by WAH900ss, Jul 25, 2016.

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  1. I went to the Barry Sheene festival at Scarborough yesterday. They had his championship winning bikes on show. They also rode them on a parade lap. Phil Read, Mick Grant and Steve Parrish rode the bikes.
    The photos are on the phone ( using the iPad at the mo)
     
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  2. These bikes buy any chance
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  3. I read that article - there was also a good article linked to it from Matt Oxley a few years before.
    It's mind-boggling how amateurish it all was - can you imagine Marquez knocking off after winning with three rounds to spare?

    Then there's all the mechanical stuff - wrong triple clamps, wrong gearbox, misrouted choke cables. It's amazing he ever won anything...

    Mike
     
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  4. yep, the very definition of "seat of the pants" (were the other riders of that era in a similar state I wonder?)
     
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