Met Barry Sheene at Donnington by total luck very early on race day, it was 1988 and he wasn't racing and it was before the old buildings were converted on the pit side of the track. Nobody else was about and a gate opened and Bazza came through in a car. Our mates who had kept our place trackside took some convincing but finally believed it until they asked what his car was ..... a Lada Samara then they just said f*ck off but its true. He stopped wound the window down and had a quick chat. Absolute legend of a man a real "we are not worthy" moment I'll never forget.
Nice programme, I enjoyed it. I am a bit too young to have seen Barry racing in GPs, but I did see one of his farewell classic races at Donington, in 2002 i guess. The talent was still obvious.
Although I am 100% English I was always a Kenny Roberts fan. Partially because I rode Yamaha RDs but also because I liked the way King Kenny rode more. I read his book ‘Techniques of Motorcycle Racing again and again’ to improve my own riding. But never became a fast rider 😊. Both Barry and Kenny were great riders and heroes to my generation as Ago and Hailwood had been to the sixties riders.
Enjoyed that, I had no idea Vic Reeves was into bikes.. Barry was just a little before my time, my era was Foggy and Rossi, but I knew exactly who Barry was when I got into bikes. Taken way too soon #f*ckcancer
I had to bump start my 350 ducati every morning going to work after it chewed up it's kick start quadrant gear (totally unobtainable then) However one day on the phone to Walker Bros in Norfolk they found a quadrant gear in the back room for me and charged £1 !!!! Meanwhile I'd been bumping it through snow and bad Edinburgh weather sometimes a bit hungover.. Once got pulled over for excedding the speed limit one morning. Sorry Occifer had trouble starting this morning. Get a bigger no plate said he getting back into the triumph 2 PI
Impressive, Jim going from a Royal Enfield to a track bike with a rebound peaky motor, just the throttle control alone also that he can still fit into his old leather jacket.
For me, Sheen has "neutral luck" until 1978, - he could have won even more -, and then awful luck between 78 and 80. When he moved into Yamaha, he was back on top those 2 years (he had chances in 82 before Silverstone crash)... And then, hard to understand, Yamaha did not sign him again. Why...? If he had been neutral lucky in 78 and 79, we would have witnessed the showdown of the sport. He was no slower than anyone. That showdown had to wait until 1983, Kenny VS Freddie. And the last and most epic was, perhaps, 2015,s Rossi VS Lorenzo
? .. great Barry Sheen retrospective .. ? but Bazza’s name is not on the title & his face isn’t on the thumbnail. … ? what the ? No wonder it’s only got 414 likes. Very perplexing especially after so much trouble has gone into it 🤔
You work it out by trial and error. You have to be fit though, otherwise you can come very unstuck. Very satisfying when you get it right then cock jour leg over and sit on the bike accelerating as the revs build up to maximum.
Thing is it would’ve defeated the purpose of the show. They had people from outside the racing circle showing their passion for the sports, such as actor Patrick Stewart meeting Sir Stirling Moss, or Celebrity Chef James Martin meeting Sir Jackie Stewart.
He was almost unknown in the general UK population. I recall my school friend coming back from France telling me how much of a hero he was over there, but unknown generally in his own country.
really? Well, then why was he on game shows, talk shows, and the front page of major newspapers? Your friend must be like Americas that never heard of Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods!
@@manuelhung7571 I can only repeat what I was told then age 12 And a lot of these guys were just not household names - it was the 60's - no internet or phones or tech at all. Just a second hand valve telly that took 30 mins to heat up and required a dunt every so often. Think about it.
@@rabcspaniel5679 I see your point. I grew up in the North where motorbike racing is a big sport and was back then. Many of us bought mopeds at 16, either a Yamaha FS1E or a Honda SS50 to tear around the roads here. The Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy is just a hop across the water. Every single lad I was at school with back then wanted to be James Hunt or Barry Sheene. Once I passed my bike test, the bikes just got bigger and bigger all the way up to the Z900 and then CBX1000. Lost a few mates along the way due to their bike being too big for their luck to cope with before they even got to age 20, the laws are more sensible now, you can't just pass 1 bike test and then ride absolutely anything like we could back then.
Funny thing.... I no longer ride but am probably around Jim Moir's age. I cannot think of a rider of kicktart or 'leccy start bikes who didn't sometimes have to bump start them. It feels sort of "fake" to see a motorcyclist of "our" generation who is unfamiliar with the process. I wonder if his ignorance was feigned for the camera. It just doesn't seem credible.
Met Barry Sheene at Donnington by total luck very early on race day, it was 1988 and he wasn't racing and it was before the old buildings were converted on the pit side of the track. Nobody else was about and a gate opened and Bazza came through in a car. Our mates who had kept our place trackside took some convincing but finally believed it until they asked what his car was ..... a Lada Samara then they just said f*ck off but its true. He stopped wound the window down and had a quick chat. Absolute legend of a man a real "we are not worthy" moment I'll never forget.
Jim Moir...another legend and very decent man too!
From Kenny, that’s MASSIVE respect. Kudos.
Nice programme, I enjoyed it. I am a bit too young to have seen Barry racing in GPs, but I did see one of his farewell classic races at Donington, in 2002 i guess. The talent was still obvious.
Although I am 100% English I was always a Kenny Roberts fan. Partially because I rode Yamaha RDs but also because I liked the way King Kenny rode more. I read his book ‘Techniques of Motorcycle Racing again and again’ to improve my own riding. But never became a fast rider 😊.
Both Barry and Kenny were great riders and heroes to my generation as Ago and Hailwood had been to the sixties riders.
yea but what about Hailwood/Duke/ Haslam/Hislop etc?
That Henry Cole gets bloody everywhere! 55.31 mark LOL!
Enjoyed that, I had no idea Vic Reeves was into bikes.. Barry was just a little before my time, my era was Foggy and Rossi, but I knew exactly who Barry was when I got into bikes. Taken way too soon #f*ckcancer
I saw him alot growing up. he was my cousin
How about that!!!!!!!!!!
I had to bump start my 350 ducati every morning going to work after it chewed up it's kick start quadrant gear (totally unobtainable then) However one day on the phone to Walker Bros in Norfolk they found a quadrant gear in the back room for me and charged £1 !!!! Meanwhile I'd been bumping it through snow and bad Edinburgh weather sometimes a bit hungover.. Once got pulled over for excedding the speed limit one morning. Sorry Occifer had trouble starting this morning. Get a bigger no plate said he getting back into the triumph 2 PI
Great show. I grew up watching Barry and Kenny duel it out. Great memories.
Like watching a sack of spuds driving a Ferrari
Impressive, Jim going from a Royal Enfield to a track bike with a rebound peaky motor, just the throttle control alone also that he can still fit into his old leather jacket.
You Jim, having enjoyed this, have gone well up in my esteem. I saw Sheen in action. Long time ago now.
For me, Sheen has "neutral luck" until 1978, - he could have won even more -, and then awful luck between 78 and 80.
When he moved into Yamaha, he was back on top those 2 years (he had chances in 82 before Silverstone crash)... And then, hard to understand, Yamaha did not sign him again. Why...?
If he had been neutral lucky in 78 and 79, we would have witnessed the showdown of the sport. He was no slower than anyone.
That showdown had to wait until 1983, Kenny VS Freddie.
And the last and most epic was, perhaps, 2015,s Rossi VS Lorenzo
? .. great Barry Sheen retrospective .. ?
but Bazza’s name is not on the title & his face isn’t on the thumbnail. … ?
what the ?
No wonder it’s only got 414 likes.
Very perplexing especially after so much trouble has gone into it 🤔
Well done Jimmy. Did you know ? my mum had a driving lesson from Jim Clark?
My hero as well
41:12 watching Moir on the Kawasaki … he should be embarrassed
I think you should have taken Bob with you!
What is the music after cricketers theme?
Vics a funny bloke but he lacks any credibility to be presenting this show never mind riding Sheenes bike..
Sorry Vic
I wonder if the plugs oiled going that slow 😄
How does any motorcyclist not know how to bump-start a bike?
You work it out by trial and error. You have to be fit though, otherwise you can come very unstuck. Very satisfying when you get it right then cock jour leg over and sit on the bike accelerating as the revs build up to maximum.
@@T16MGJ Well I did it all the time many years ago on many different road bikes. Nothing particularly difficult about it.
@@stewartw.9151 Not difficult when young and fit. Well past my 80th, I would find it VERY difficult now.
@@T16MGJ LOL! Have to agree, my athletic abilities are somewhat diminished these days too!
Stewartw. …Exactly…. That’s “media” personalities for you ….
the man who ruined road racing....
My personal opinion is that the producers of the show could have chosen someone else more interesting and passionate to present it.
I agree totally. Someone from the roadracing scene would have been more appropriate.....
They should have let Guy Martin do it
@@kiely4561 he'd have been perfect for it
Should have got steve (stavros) parrish to do it
Thing is it would’ve defeated the purpose of the show. They had people from outside the racing circle showing their passion for the sports, such as actor Patrick Stewart meeting Sir Stirling Moss, or Celebrity Chef James Martin meeting Sir Jackie Stewart.
He was almost unknown in the general UK population. I recall my school friend coming back from France telling me how much of a hero he was over there, but unknown generally in his own country.
really? Well, then why was he on game shows, talk shows, and the front page of major newspapers? Your friend must be like Americas that never heard of Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods!
Utter bullsh*t. Were you in a comeback then?
@@manuelhung7571 I can only repeat what I was told then age 12 And a lot of these guys were just not household names - it was the 60's - no internet or phones or tech at all. Just a second hand valve telly that took 30 mins to heat up and required a dunt every so often. Think about it.
@@rabcspaniel5679 I see your point. I grew up in the North where motorbike racing is a big sport and was back then. Many of us bought mopeds at 16, either a Yamaha FS1E or a Honda SS50 to tear around the roads here. The Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy is just a hop across the water. Every single lad I was at school with back then wanted to be James Hunt or Barry Sheene. Once I passed my bike test, the bikes just got bigger and bigger all the way up to the Z900 and then CBX1000.
Lost a few mates along the way due to their bike being too big for their luck to cope with before they even got to age 20, the laws are more sensible now, you can't just pass 1 bike test and then ride absolutely anything like we could back then.
This would have been a great documentary if it had actually been on Barry Sheen and not "old unfunny bastard rides old bikes"
Jim Moir ruined this … he didn’t ask one decent question…
Funny thing.... I no longer ride but am probably around Jim Moir's age. I cannot think of a rider of kicktart or 'leccy start bikes who didn't sometimes have to bump start them. It feels sort of "fake" to see a motorcyclist of "our" generation who is unfamiliar with the process. I wonder if his ignorance was feigned for the camera.
It just doesn't seem credible.