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Back when men were men.. none of that sissy crawling around on the bike, dragging a knee, etc.
I really respect riders from those days...when horsepower was far ahead of frame, suspension, tire, track safety, and fueling development...big brass ones required for sure...
Remember du Hammel on the Kawasaki. 16 gallon tank, 5 fillups to do the Daytona 500 with so much horsepower that it just shredded the rear tires of the time. His team pioneered the gulp filler for motorcycles.
Killed in a car pile up going to get fish and chips I understand.
Killed, along with his daughter, by a truck driver performing an illegal U-turn on the way to get fish and chips.
9 Days short of his 41st birthday , his daughter Michelle only 9 , buried next to each other in Tanworth-in-Arden . Yeah , I am a bit of a Hailwood fan and an Anglophile . Hailwood is still one of the greatest racers ever , the people's hero , him and Joey . Dusty
He also mentioned Saarinen was a very talented rider and hard to pass.
Good chance that KR would not have ever signed with Yamaha to race GP's if Saarinen hadn't died
I think Yamaha would have eventually figured out who could get the job done, meaning the 500 GP championship, three times in a row, starting in his first year. I don't think the Europeans have got over the humiliation to this day
Next video up with Joey Dunlop!https://motorsport.tv/embed/BrSwy53p?autoplay=&mostRecent=19567&startId=18522&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwildguzzi.com%2Fforum%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D99987.0