A few old production racer photos for BN to giggle at.

[Chipchap]

Whilst looking for photos of the Laverda 500 I got distracted and unearthed this little lot.

Me on #24 a Z750 Kawa. The bike behind is a Laverda 500 Montjuich.


1982 500cc World Champion Franco Uncini on a Katana 1100 SXZ My Kat was #25 I think he may have finished ahead of me [lol]


My 1980 Honda CBX at Mallory in 1999. Note the wally bib as I had to start again for a licence. Note only a small front air bag all those years ago BN


1979 Yamaha XS1100 raced to many wins by Mike Crawford. A big bike to hustle.


My Ducati Pantah at Mallory Hairpin with Chris Pearson aboard. yr was 2000









A locally engineered chain drive conversion on an XS1100 Yamaha built as a Formula 1 bike. It won too.

[UnluckyTimmeh]

Wow. Some real history in those photos.

Thanks for sharing. Would love to see more

[legzr1]

Brilliant photos

[1173russ]

Awesome pics.
How far have bikes came on since then? Amazed with the lean angles on them tyres

[podman]

Fantastic shots and some great old bikes, the chap on the Montjuich couldnt have finished many races? !

[twizellb]

Fantastic photos.
Thanks for sharing them.

[3DP]

Nice one Al - some great pics and memories!

[Chipchap]

podman said:

Fantastic shots and some great old bikes, the chap on the Montjuich couldnt have finished many races? !

Bryan
He did struggle. A fast rider though and he was good on his TZ250. Even came to UK for a season on the TZ.

His name is Rob Larne.

[Shadow R1]

Great pic's.
If you have anymore please share them.

[Fleegle]

I remember Chris Pearson joining us for a weekend at Snetterton while I was racing in the YPM's. Our team lined him up with a bike (the fastest bike on the track always run by one of the slowest riders). He arrived with swathes of new kit, and lots of talk of what he'd done. He talked the talked the talk, but he couldn't back it up on track

Looking at his previous stuff, we thought we had a hero that weekend......we ended up with the zero

[Biker's Nemesis]

Man thanks for taking the time to share your stuff Mr Chip.

I fkn love stuff like this.

RE: air bag piss taking. I am busy growing my own belly airbag, it's not as magnificent as yours yet but we're both not spring chickens.

Much respect from me too you.

[Chipchap]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Man thanks for taking the time to share your stuff Mr Chip.

I fkn love stuff like this.

RE: air bag piss taking. I am busy growing my own belly airbag, it's not as magnificent as yours yet but we're both not spring chickens.

Much respect from me too you.

Thank you. I qualify for free prescriptions in May just in time too.

A

[Busa mav]

Thanks for posting those pics, bloody great stuff.

When bikes were bikes lad

[scunnylad]

Brilliant pics !!

[dibblecorse]

Excellent pics, some of you guys are older than Jesus Christ !!!

[cmaguire]

1173russ said:

Awesome pics.
How far have bikes came on since then? Amazed with the lean angles on them tyres

It just goes to show what is possible if you keep it smooth. I'd fall off way before that level of lean on those tyres.

[cmaguire]

And a CBX1000?
Just why would you do that unless everybody had to do it? You've hamstrung yourself before you started.

[mak]

Biker's Nemesis said:

RE: air bag piss taking. I am busy growing my own belly airbag, it's not as magnificent as yours yet but we're both not spring chickens.

Much respect from me too you.

Cracking photos and nice ( sometimes sad) to look back on stuff, sometimes you have to pinch yourself to actually remember what you got up to years ago .

As for BN I remember his comment with regards the air bag photo it was funny as fook.

I was thinking about a one piece suit from dainese, I am 5ft 8 but according to there size chart I would need a suite for a 7ft tall person just going off my waist measurement I always thought your waist was measured below the stomach overhang but I am wrong lol.