Barry Sheene
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Video: Watch Suzuki’s restoration of Barry Sheene’s 1976 world championship winning bike
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Suzuki has released the first video in a two-part series, that follows the restoration of Barry Sheene’s 1976 world championship-winning XR14. The bike was restored by Martyn Ogborne, who worked with Team Suzuki in the 1970s and was Barry Sheene’s race technician, before becoming a technical manager at Suzuki GB until retiring last year, and Nigel…
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MotoGP: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s Austin round in Texas
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– This is the fifth successive year that a MotoGP event has been held at the Austin circuit and below are a selection of facts and stats related to this event: – In total, there have been 29 previous Grand Prix events hosted in the USA: Daytona – 2, Laguna Seca – 15, Indianapolis –…
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Jorge Lorenzo opens his museum – his homage to the greats of motorsport
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Jorge Lorenzo opens his museum – his homage to the greats of motorsport. If you’re a lover of motorsport history and nostalgia, then a trip to the brand new museum opened by MotoGP superstar Jorge Lorenzo could be just the ticket for you. It’s in Andorra and is called: ‘World Champions by 99’. Essentially it’s…
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Motorcycle Live! A 2017 stand to go to: Suzuki (the vintage bit in particular)
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Motorcycle Live! A 2017 stand to go to: Suzuki (the vintage bit in particular). So here we go then, Motorcycle Live! is on and it’s packed and brilliant, so get to it. We’ve been and had a squint around and we reckon that you should get over to the Suzuki stand – but in particular…
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MotoGP: Historic win for Crutchlow
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Cal Crutchlow had a good day at the office yesterday as he became the first British rider to win the Australian Grand Prix, and the first Briton since Barry Sheene in 1979 to win more than once race in a season, as he secured his second MotoGP career victory at Phillip Island. Cal Crutchlow (LCR…
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Photos: Awesome Barry Sheene tribute Suzuki SV650
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Suzuki France has launched a cool dealer competition to promote the new SV650: The idea is that the dealership network designs and builds café racers and scramblers using the new bike as a starting point to bring a bit of variety to the Suzuki looks. The SV650 has proved surprisingly versatile, and we particularly like the…
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Steve McQueen Husky to go on show at Stafford
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An iconic motorcycle which was owned and ridden by Hollywood star Steve McQueen is set to make a rare UK appearance. The matching numbers 1971 Husqvarna 400 Cross will go on display near the main stage at the 23rd Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Staffordshire County Showground on Saturday, October 15, and Sunday…
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Book your tickets for the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show
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The Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show will be held at Staffordshire County Showground, October 15-16, 2016. The show is the biggest and best of its kind in the world, and it’s no exaggeration to say that the 2016 edition may be the best one ever! Here’s what the show has to offer: ON ANY…
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Sheene parade lap celebrates Great British legend
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British motorcycling legend Barry Sheene has been mentioned a lot recently, as the former world champion was the last Briton to win a premier class race before Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) took the record in Brno in the Czech GP. Sheene, who came to define an era of two-wheeled motorsport as he took back-to-back premier…
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Sheene bikes headline Classic Suzuki Sunday
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Barry Sheene’s world championship-winning Suzukis will headline this year’s Classic Suzuki Sunday event, which takes place on Sunday 11 September at the Super Sausage café. The event, now in its third year, will see the iconic racing machines – that won the 1976 and 1977 world championships with Sheene onboard – displayed alongside Michael Dunlop’s Vintage…
