Surely you must have a couple or so bikes Stu.....?

Gerald Davidson on the right?


David

hope the subject is going to answer that for you , Daisy , mind you , I asked him the same on a flight to Daytona , in IIRC 1982

George Rowlinson (with beard) far right is Barry Symmonds.....
bike looks like F1 spec RS1000 (had to run standard CV carbs)

Ermmmm is it Motley Crue the band ?

Well maybe it's Barry doing an impression of Gerald then? Maybe it's Tony Hancock doing one of Barry?



David

This one might be a bit easy.

Roger Hairnet 85 senior TT

I think the little bloke between George and Barry might be the redhead kiwi Graeme Watts.

I don't know how this one got thru scrutineering.

Honda 400 4 super sport ......... from MCN 78 ....

One year earlier I suppose, when he had to learn the circuit again...

Barry is still busy in Ireland; George I met again in 1998/9 at Kyalami as he lived near Johannesburg but Ricky McMillan told me he saw him recently in the UK, so maybe he is back; Mark has been with the Honda GP team for a very long time and can be seen in Pedrosa's team; Graeme I never knew very well so no news on him.

And I thought I was the only one who bought MCW , a far better read than the MCN , which IMHO , was Motorcycling's version of ' The Sun ' and still is !!

Thanks for answering for me , Pete and well done to you and all the correct answers from the hoi-polloi

P.s piccie from December 1979 , Pete will tell you the exact date !!

Now I say "I wish"but when I quit I just had to get rid of everything and move on. That included 5 or so RG500's which i sold for peanuts on behalf of Guan Hoe my Malaysian Sponsers. Occasionaly I have thought about getting one but time, space, family and so on has held me back. The RG's I have seen in Aus have been functional but not perfect like the ones we see on this forum. The excitment of opening a crate with a shiny new RG in it stays with me

Me too I'm sure it must do with all who experienced it Stu

I found that MCW rather than MCN was much better for me personally Phil ...

With regards to Barry Sheene on the Yamaha in 1972, IIRC did he not have several bad crashes and one which was attributed to a Yamaha mechanic not putting something back together correctly? Stalling his career which had gone unabated until ‘72?

Here are a couple of shots taken at Scarborough.....





The second was just an action shot at the Mount side hairpin during a wet meeting, The Gold Cup I think in 1978. For Practice MCN had set up a speed trap just after the 'third jump' on the way down to the finishing straight. I stood next to the guy who was working it and as the top riders went through he was calling out the speeds. IIRC it was something like; Mick Grant 136.ish mph, Wil Hartog 134 ish mph, Steve Parrish 130 ish mph etc. They were all getting their front wheels air born of course. Barry came next through on one lap with the bike almost stood up on end and the rear wheel clear of the ground...

The guy from MCN said: 146 ish mph. He was almost on every lap 10 mph quicker than the next fastest guy through the trap and with full wets. My admiration for Barry went up a lot that day.. Again, IIRC before the meeting, I managed a lap on my GS750 Suzuki road bike that I had gone to the meeting on and I had to put my foot down going round the mount side hairpin as in the shot above - it was either that or a three point turn...

I've found some of yours in the MCW , shall I heave up a couple for you , Jim ??

Sounds like a good idea Phil...

Ok , thought i'd better ask , first , Jim so as not to infringe copyright I'll look 'em out , presently

That action shot above is an absolute cracker.
Full lock for Hartog, Barry looking where he wants to go, and Parrish following on, was it on the George Harrison/Makaha skateboards bike?
Did those aerofoils actually do anything?

another Spa shot
Steve Wheatman's Ex Randy Mamola RG

Here ya go , Jim

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Well, I'll be blowed I dont recall those Phil... Not even sure I have the negs even to hand.. Having moved a few times since then, it just confirms that I have a lot more stuff - somewhere....

Thanks anyway Phil .... (To quote Basil Brush - Come on, come on.... )

Yes, Jim , 24 March 1979 edition , you know , i'm cutting up , and binning HISTORY , it hurts me a bit , I can't keep everything , , but no one want's it , it seems and some of the articles iv'e spotted have turned out 100% correct !! with the predictions forecast !!!
I have 15 odd years of Classic Bike , 'till this year , complete
I have hundreds of MCN from 77ish until 1991/2 , which no one wants !! I find it strange , I have spotted more of your masterpieces , which I will paste , eventually

If you bring them all to Stafford in October, we can try and sell them Phil on my stand - if you want - but don't cut them up.... Spencer Elton sells MCN & MCW for about 3 quid each a copy...I don't mind - worth giving it a go.

Yes , Jim , thanks for the offer , I spoke to Spencer at Stafford , i'll give you a bell in the next few days , if thats ok

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well it aint one of daisy,s

I´m not so sure!

it's probably a CB750 from about 1978 at a quick glance...

I don't know what Hartley Kerner looks like but is it him?


more like a Frenchman I think though...6 hour endurance somewhere?

Not sure about anyone else, but I am just about RG'd out about now - you can have to much of a good thing you know with or without frigging matching plimsolls..

is it David Dixon ?????

not an RG this time

Nigel Everett fettles Tepi's TR750 flexi flyer

Phil, I had at least 700 mags I threw away as I couldn't bring them here (would have cost a fortune though I wish I had now as they are gold dust here at up to $10 a throw if you can find them) Send them here and I'll flog 'em for you


Dave

I hear you.........I had a 15 year collection of old Swedish, British and US magazines like Cycle, Cycle World, Motorcyclist, Motor Cycle Weekly(British) and Motor Cycle News(British) as well as Swedish mags like Mc-Nytt, Mc-Sport and Allt om Mc ending up in the recycle world world due to me moving to the land of the free back in 1985. Ahh........I wish I still had those mags.........

Its either a big lump of motorbike or a short arse on it...I'lll go with big bike cos the rider looks like Les Kenny.

It's just come to me why Nigel's there; Spa is in Belgium where they have very good beer!! And in shorts, just for a change; Nige does love to have his knees free.

I used to live in Uckfield, East Sussex, a couple of miles up the road from Nige. I came across him once in the queue at Tesco with a pack of lard (worth a few pennies) and nothing but a 50 pound note (100 pounds in today's money) in his hand, saying "This is really going to piss them off!!". I think Alex must have sent him out, away from his bikes, and he was going to take it out on someone, whatever!

Nice bit of detail in the tank - looks like the RG is stamped into the ally - was this a one off?

Lee

I'm sure the frame was very effective an all, but Jesus it's ugly - looks a bit like a section of Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Well Russ and fellow guesses , , you are all at the moment wrong , I will give a couple of snippets , Russ is right , it is a big bike , and the rider IIRC , was a shortie , but the rider is not a Brit !!!

Spanish Perhaps?

Not European , Russ

OK Mark McGrew at Daytona....the wheels are Honda Comstars...could be a 900 or a 1000 twin cam (1100 cylinders and 750 crank)...no number on the front? looks like CB750 to me though (sohc)

Morning Daisy , have you been thinking about the pic all night ?? , pic taken at Brands , May 1979 , no , not a Honda

Dudley Cramond from SA?

no I haven't I was probably snoring... I give up..South African? (still think the front wheel are Honda though )

Is the correct answer !! , well done , Terry , beating all of the ' experts ' on the forum , to boot !!!
It is Dudley on the Dunstall Suzuki during testing at Brands ,