1982 Moto Morini 350 Sport
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Breadvan72 said:
Cool! I had no idea that Murray Walker was a biker!
Murray was a diehard biker. His dad (Graham) won at least one TT and was a works Rudge and Sunbeam rider in the late 1920s and into the thirties. Murray and his dad began commentating on the TT for the radio in the fifties and sixties before Murray went on to car GP commentary. Murray himself won an ISDT (I think, or one of the big trials) and wanted to be a racer but realised he was never going to be as quick as his dad!
He was also a tank commander in the second world war I learned recently.
Generally nice chap I think
carinaman said:
Do you know what bikes he favoured for road use?
His helmet in that video has a BMW roundel on the back.
I know he had a BMW - think it was an R90S but not sure what else he had!His helmet in that video has a BMW roundel on the back.
Another useless bit of info is that his dad raced Rudges in the very early 1930s and another Rudge team was run by one Enzo Ferrari
There's a pretty well-known photograph of a 7 year-old Murray standing next to his dad and the Rudge at the end of the 1932 Lightweight (250) TT in which Graham finished second.
EDIT. And when he was born his family lived in Hall Green, about half a mile from the Velocette factory.
EDIT. And when he was born his family lived in Hall Green, about half a mile from the Velocette factory.
Edited by gareth_r on Thursday 25th March 19:46
srob said:
carinaman said:
Do you know what bikes he favoured for road use?
His helmet in that video has a BMW roundel on the back.
I know he had a BMW - think it was an R90S but not sure what else he had!His helmet in that video has a BMW roundel on the back.
Another useless bit of info is that his dad raced Rudges in the very early 1930s and another Rudge team was run by one Enzo Ferrari
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