Sheene 1975

BERTIE SIMMONDS

It could well be argued that – 50 years ago in 1975 – things were finally coming together for the 25-year-old Barry Sheene, but his most successful year to date wouldn’t come without cost… Barry was one of the favourites for the Daytona 200 held in Florida, in March, a race that was a traditional precursor to the main grand prix season and a rather prestigious one. It was here that, perhaps, good and bad luck combined to send Sheene’s popularity into the stratosphere. Bad luck, because hiss Suzuki TR750 would suffer the lock-up of the rear wheel at an estimated speed of 178mph; the bike was geared for around 180 on the Daytona circuit’s notorious banking. Initially the thought was that the rear tyre delaminated, but since then other…

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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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