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[ChrisW]

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Is that a fine pair of Fiat Pandas?

[Nobby]

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That's a rare photo. I'm an expert on Sheene and never seen a bike of his with no sponsorship. And the colour scheme is strange.

I’d hazard a guess early 83
Had his bad crash at Siverstone on the Yam V4 then returned on a customer Suzuki.
Could this photo be on some pre season test before any sponsorship was announced ??

[Taipan]

[Whysub]

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[Horse]

Isn't the bike supposed to lean out?

[Whysub]

You tell him!

[Yorick]

Isn't the bike supposed to lean out?

You tell him!

Hey. My name is Taipan. Your bike is shit

[David]

I hadn't realised they started so young, or carried on for so long.

[The Spin Doctor]

Is that Montjuic Park?

I had got it all sorted out to go to the World Endurance event there... then they cancelled it... and closed the circuit.

[mangocrazy]

Is that Montjuic Park?

I had got it all sorted out to go to the World Endurance event there... then they cancelled it... and closed the circuit.

Wherever it is, I don't believe it's a GP World championship race, as those riders never raced in the same classes. Hailwood raced in 250/350/500, Pasolini raced in 250/350, Agostini raced in 350/500 and Read raced in 125/250.

So it's an 'invitation' race similar to Mallory's Race of the Year.

[The Spin Doctor]

Wherever it is, I don't believe it's a GP World championship race, as those riders never raced in the same classes. Hailwood raced in 250/350/500, Pasolini raced in 250/350, Agostini raced in 350/500 and Read raced in 125/250.

So it's an 'invitation' race similar to Mallory's Race of the Year.

Errr... Read was the first rider to win world championships in the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc classes. He won on an MV in 500GPs in 1972, and again in 74.

[mangocrazy]

Wherever it is, I don't believe it's a GP World championship race, as those riders never raced in the same classes. Hailwood raced in 250/350/500, Pasolini raced in 250/350, Agostini raced in 350/500 and Read raced in 125/250.

So it's an 'invitation' race similar to Mallory's Race of the Year.

Errr... Read was the first rider to win world championships in the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc classes. He won on an MV in 500GPs in 1972, and again in 74.

Yes, but in 1968 Read was contracted to Yamaha and was only racing their 125 and 250cc 4 cylinder two-strokes.

[mangocrazy]

Also Honda withdrew from GP racing (all classes) at the end of 1967, but allowed Hailwood to contest non-GP race on 'privateer' Honda machinery. So if this pic was really taken in 1968 then the race was a non-World Championship event.

[Taipan]

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The Decoson by Randy Grubb

The Decoson is so called because it's the "son" of the now-famous Decoliner (another of Randy's creations), it's based on a 1979 Harley-Davidson Sportster..

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