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Colin Brett

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Hear some real Motorcycles in the form of Gilera, MV Agusta and Honda.

 

Proper music!!! I can smell the Castrol "R"

 

 

Don't forget the TT winning Nortons, including those of Rem Fowler (1908), Alec Bennett (1927) and Mike Hailwood (1961) - super-real motorcycles.

 

...and some real history - the iconic Scott "Flying Squirrels" of the mid 1920s

 

 

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...only things like fresh bait and cold beer...

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i had a go on a TT fitted out Norton many yearsago ,nice (was £120 at the time!) but it is the same as my honda 90 compared to modern bikes ,i cant focus just watching the onboard camera never mind have the nerves of steel and mega reactions of this modern breed not only daring doo but on just roads not manicured tracks like the majority ,i take my hat off to the loonies.

hailwood was lucky his old man had a packet there was nortons and there was his nortons but as a rider only had a so so career unless on a honda, hailwood was the two wheel version of mike hawthorn

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i had a go on a TT fitted out Norton many yearsago ,nice (was £120 at the time!) but it is the same as my Honda 90 compared to modern bikes ,i cant focus just watching the onboard camera never mind have the nerves of steel and mega reactions of this modern breed not only daring doo but on just roads not manicured tracks like the majority ,i take my hat off to the loonies.

Hailwood was lucky his old man had a packet there was Norton's and there was his Norton's but as a rider only had a so so career unless on a Honda, Hailwood was the two wheel version of mike hawthorn

 

Why was he on that Honda?? or come to think of it the MV's?

 

Because he was a brilliant rider, that's why!

 

If he had a so so career, it's a career I would have loved to have had, especially if I could get a go on the 250 Honda 6. ;) ;) ;)

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Are being shown on ITV4 this week! The history is on now!!

 

Hear some real Motorcycles in the form of Gilera, MV Agusta and Honda.

 

Proper music!!! I can smell the Castrol "R"

 

 

speaking of motorcycles and fishing......anyone know the name of the fish tackle shop owned by Pete the :wallbash: Harley Davidson Dutch guy ..its based near the Haag in Holland....trying to contact him or the shop if anyone can help.....

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