I was there at Daytona when Barry's tire failed- didn't actually see it happen, but saw the aftermath- crazy that he even survived a crash at that speed

I grew up watching Surtees, Duke, McIntire, Agostini, and Hailwood, and all those other guys racing. It gives me goose bumps watching Bob McIntire in On the Right Line. When I look at the racing now, I can't bear to look at it. It looks like a computer game to me. Those previously mentioned, had 'guts', character, and strength. You had to be a man to get around on those monsters! Something utterly lacking in today's racing.

0 deaths in 2024 so yeah come long way

One has to wonder, after he remarried and had Henry, that he was relieved to have an heir to pass on that wonderful, historic home...

Climbing Mount Everest is more dangerous.

Just as an aside... I've been a motorcycle nut my whole life, my father owned a Honda and Bultaco dealership in southern California and I idolized guys like Dave Aldana. Fast forward to last week, June 10th, 2024... I had moved way across the country to a little town of less than 20,000 people called Fayetteville, Georgia. I went to a neighborhood meeting of conerned homeowners who are trying to stop the installation of a powerline through our backyards... I recognized one man in the audience.. hmmm who is it? I went up and asked.. IT'S DAVE ALDANA!!! REALLY!!! We now live only 2 miles apart... Weird, small world!!!

Poor circuit design and not enough limitations placed on riders and bikes have led to the farce of motorcycle racing

R I p barry 👍

The main man

R.I.P. Ian Ogden Gene McDonnell Neil Robinson Klaus Klein Joey Dunlop Robert Dunlop

My home office is very Barry orientated. During Teams meetings it has struck up many a conversation. Legend #7.

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And sadly pat died at 70 y/o in april 2024,.RIP pat,.

I was there😊 great days

I'm so grateful that this showed up in my recommended feed. I've just watched part 1, Murray was an incredible motor sports commentator. How could you ever forget his unique voice. His knowledge and wisdom of early F1 and Isle of Man TT was fascinating. True Legend. Great video, glad I found it.

That iconic voice of Murray Walker you instantly know so well. God bless you Murray, a true legend of the motor sports world! R.I.P 🕊🏆

RIP Pat Hennen...Great american road racer!!

These were the days when motorcycle racing was entertaining, superb stuff.

When that media chap remarks that "We used to be apart of the entourage" and that now everything is heavily restricted and rehearsed for the media; he has no one to blame but himself and the practice of the media establishment for continuing to invade their lives and the desire to make anything and everything salacious for the purpose of selling more papers. Perhaps if people like him showed more courtesy and respect toward their privacy they would still be apportioned to being apart of the circus and publicists would be a necessity.

Don’t forget Barry was World Champion at this time.

Priceless footage of my favourite race track.

Brilliant bit of tarmac dancing from Roger Marshall

What a bloke.

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What a great race in an idyllic setting. This video brought back a lot of memories. Hope to visit the event again in the future.

Did they race on Indy circuit

10 abreast on the start line!. You should have been at the North Gloucester meetings at the old airfields in the 80s & 90s. We were 20+ abreast. First corner mayhem, bring it on.

I remember this era of UK dominance, then by the early 1980's Spencer and Mamola turned up and destroyed the UK opposition. As far as I recall, this was ascribed to a change in tire technology favouring the tail-sliding late-in/drift-out technique of those raised on dirt racing.

"Superbikes" are modified road bikes. These aren't.

Poor Lamp Chops

Ha ha Barry thought he was a master motorcycle mechanic. Or that’s what he’d tell people

My dad used to ride an Ok supreme in brum in the 1920 those were the days I think it was belt driven

I was there.

Where is Bailwood

I was there!!!! Brings back memories

'Listen to the sound of these amazing bikes' Overlays crap synth track...

I see all my old friends from the AFM, AMA days, I rode a Honda in the 350 GP class and a Honda CR110 in the 50cc class at many California tracks.

Proper Blokes. Real Men. None of yer woke nonsense. Heroes both.

Getton Barry. You are never forgotten. Our Hero.

I wonder what Barry said to the grid girl??

Its been 20 years since his departure and Barry is still cool 😉 I thought this small BBC tribute was a really nice thing to do at the time and a perfect track from the Eagles (one of Sheenes favourites too apparently)

Dave Despain and Ken Squier calling the race for MRN Radio.

My hero as a kid too . Rest in peace Bazza

Why was Sheene wearing the jacket?he was cold?

I knew Pat before his accident and better after. He was quite into model electric planes. Last I heard he was working at United Maintenance base at SFO, but that was late nineties. His mother Mary was a dear. Hope he is doing well.

Legend

Mann the price on such a RG 500 is skyrocketet - 4 double the price than before , should have bought a lot of them

I met Barry at the Australian Grand Pix in the Paddocks ...he was a guy that would stop n have a chat we talked about Manx Nortons and the old racing. bikes ... he needed to get. somewhere in a hurry and asked. ..Is this your scooter I. said NO so he said oh well i need it and off he went .. A Great Bloke I retired where I live on the Gold. Coast Queensland ... RIP. Barry ...

This is 1980 not 1979.

I thought it was going to be about the boys, not the a hole british press.