Barry Sheene Daytona 75 TV Documentary

[@stevebigansky9372]

I was there at Daytona when Barry's tire failed- didn't actually see it happen, but saw the aftermath- crazy that he even survived a crash at that speed

[@aspjake123]

A proper chap Barry was. A legend that will never be forgotten.

[@sambrooks7862]

This was filmed at Barry's house in Walton highway on the norfolk Cambridgeshire border. As kids we used to turn up there every chance we got, even though we were youngsters we appreciated that we were in the presence of a legend. He always made time to chat with us and never ever turned any of us away. Since Barry retired there have been several riders who were arguably better riders but I doubt if any of them were a better human being. God bless you mate.

[@ianmangham4570]

You lucky buggers, we was all Barry Sheene crazy in Doncaster 🤟💯🇬🇧😎💪

[@johnstracey3983]

This makes me feel nostalgic for the 70s,as a kid I was lucky to see Barry race a number of times, What a star he was charismatic , Great times ,

[@saymyname218]

me too!

[@jamesd2128]

What a time capsule, when two strokes ruled and Daytona was one of the biggest races in the world, and with 70,000 plus spectators.

[@manofknowledge1000]

One minute you are in the sunshine having a great time on your brand new Suzuki 500cc 2 stroke at 175 mph around Daytona the next minute you are laying mangled and broken on the track staring at your own foot pointing at a vomit inducing angle looking you right in the eyes 👀..... this can be taken as a metaphor for life and it’s trials sometimes. You must remain positive. Optimistic. No matter what life throws at you. Barry is a great example of this. His positive attitude at all times even up to his battle with cancer and death should be a great example for many people to take from. God bless you all 🙏

[@Team-fabulous]

Indeed only it was a 750 triple....

[@StefanMedici]

Seeing a younger Dr Costa is a pleasant highlight.

[@RickyJr46]

*"Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out and meet the bloody thing."* - Barry Sheene

[@justbrowsing1963]

An amazing piece of history. I watched it for the first time when I was 12 and the second time just now (nearly 50!) The fact that I have ridden bikes since then and eventually went racing myself can be traced back to this film! Thanks for sharing!!

[@MichaelPurdue]

Really enjoyed that, brought the 70s back. Used to love watching Barry at Brands, camping over the weekend and following it on the tele and in the Motor Cycle News. Also reminded me of when my Dad was mechanic for me at Motocross. Thanks for sharing.

[@-DC-]

Absolutely superb this Wonderful to see it again 👍.

[@moviebod]

Thanks for posting! I have just bought another Suzuki after a 33 year gap from riding bikes and it is all because of the legend that was Barry Sheene.

[@bfhnarwhals4069]

What a legend , the last scene showed him limping out of his tiny caravan to put his leathers on then sitting down on his bike with the seat held on by parcel tape and wearing a helmet that would probably not pass any safety tests in this day and age now days he would have been escorted out of £100000 motor home to sit on his million pound bike wearing his £50000 safety equipment they were true warriors back then! Rest in peace Barry

[@Penguin_of_Death]

£50k safety equipment? You must be kidding...no more than £10k for everything - helmet, suit, gloves and boots

[@cafesociety8525]

"I mean if he were a real man he wouldn't be wearing a helmet at all, the southern poofter".... is no doubt what some old tosser was saying back then. Its $5'000 mate. You can buy all the same gear these days. Same shoei helmet $760, same Dainese suit with airbag $2500 etc and these guys have 280bhp. Stop whining online like a child.

[@forddriver8827]

Its called technology buddy.

[@ianmangham4570]

@@Penguin_of_Death They mean the BIG TIME advertising with it all adding up to lots of wonga 💸

[@dubhuggi]

That was the 70s would’ve been hi tech for the day

[@alanrodriguez7341]

Real men back then and nothing less. Shear determination!!!

[@TheTowners2]

Oh the memories, and the incredible sound of the big 750cc two stroke engines.

[@kiely4561]

were they not 500cc?

[@barryrothwelltaylor6812]

@@kiely4561 KR750 Kawasaki , TR750 / XR11 Suzuki , Yamaha TZ700/750 all racing in the F750 class , GP 500 bikes would not have been eligible .

[@sheebarry1]

Merci pour cette vidéo très réaliste. Barry était une idole pour beaucoup d'entre nous, passionnés de moto un peu grâce à lui! je l'ai rencontré un an avant sa disparition, en australie. Sa simplicité n'avait d'égale que son talent pour la vie. Merci à toi Barry

[@karlalton3170]

Met the man on many occasions when i worked for another famous British rider as his mechanic was a really nice person and life and sole of a party RIP Barry 👍👍

[@ianmangham4570]

Everyone loved Barry

[@ErikaMaes-jy3ob]

Barry sheene !!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jaygdav]

This is why I love youtube so much............... Thanks for posting!

[@ykdickybill]

Me and my mates used to play a game we called ‘ Barry Sheene ‘. There’s was a hill leading down to the left hand corner into our street. We’d all sit on the corner and take turns freewheeling down the hill and ‘crank it’ round the corner and see who could lean over the furthest………..I had a Raleigh Chopper with a little front wheel that would ‘tuck’ under if you leant a bit to far. I still have the scars on my knees ! RIP Baz

[@tomtaylor6163]

I did the same thing. And I had a Yellow Raleigh CHOPPER

[@fukutube7916]

I love this kind of stuff, thank you for uploading it.

[@warrenjones4407]

What a Rider, What a Man!!! the 70s were the era of real men, No PC bullshit they went Hard, Fast and had a f*#ken great time doing it!!!

[@TheGamerDad11]

Awesome!!!! Brings back great memories

[@woooster17]

Brilliant video.. RIP Baz! From 9:00.. It's the 'Black Widows' #sha lang a lang sha lang a lang#

[@sonsofmendes]

Fantastic many thanks for this,when men were real men!with the great smell of brute,barry paved the way for track safety he was and still is my hero,even now at 55 when I meet up with riders at the local,you get the one trhat has got to pull away doing a wheeli,my mate always says and we have all said it"who does he think he is Barry Sheene"my bike?its a susuki hyabusa. R.I.P. Barry.

[@andrewdavies6020]

I love Barry shrine and I lived him as kid fantastic rider I will miss him alot

[@Penguin_of_Death]

*Sheen, not shrine

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

@@Penguin_of_Death * Sheene, not Sheen.

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

I'm 5 minutes in and this is AWSOME! I've never even ridden anything bigger than a moped but I've always loved motorbikes, I'm a bike messenger in SF, next best thing!

[@jameswulzen590]

I see all my old friends from the AFM, AMA days, I rode a Honda in the 350 GP class and a Honda CR110 in the 50cc class at many California tracks.

[@ianmangham4570]

Omg ,can't believe it, I'd forgotten all about this footage, in the 70s I'd blast round corners on my Raleigh stryker shouting SHEENIE 🇬🇧🤟💯😎

[@TheStwat]

Fantastic. Many thanks for uploading this video :)

[@jamesweber4938]

I have some great photos of Barry that I took at race tracks in the U.K in the 70's.

[@mark-wh2qc]

The greatest motorcycle race in the world, have they not heard of the Isle of Man TT

[@rogerhearn7109]

wreckerman Laughed my ass off, you gotta know the Americans T H I N K they have the best in everything, they know Nothing outside of the states, that's UNTILL the rest of the World goes over there ( race cars and bikes ) shows them up, example.... that Plank Ken Block THINKING he's a rally car driver, they think there so good with engines so why does that plank have to come to England to buy a car then get a decent engine again built in England,?? Like I said they THINK there so good with motors why not build one over there.????

[@jupitorious7925]

Completely different races.. No comparison.. But daytona was the track to win on, TT is the road to win on

[@curmudgeon1933]

In the States, it's all about marketing and commodifying. The sales of motorcycles in the 1970's was huge. Daytona was the biggest marketing opportunity for the big four Japanese bike manufacturers at that time. If your bike won at Daytona you could almost guarantee millions of sales of the whole range off the back of the publicity...follow the money. lol When Sheene is discussing the contract at the beginning, he talks about the hundreds of thousands payout for winning the Daytona 200. The TT, especially in the '70's, had nowhere near that amount of money on the table. Barry was not only a brilliant rider, he was also smart and media-savvy.

[@patterisepi]

Didn't know of Teppo Länsivuori before, thanks for the document!

[@keithdawson4804]

Matti Petteri Seppänen Tepi.. Teuvo ;)

[@Team-fabulous]

People... Barry was special... Fucking special.. Nuff said.....

[@ianmangham4570]

Cadwell Park,I rode there in 1988 on my Suzuki gp100 🤣 from Doncaster, had to stop a couple of times let her cool down but she never even hiccuped

[@Merlin-lc4zu]

Living life on the edge.Strange how life pans out and after all the high speed crashes and major surgery it was cigarettes that did for Barry.

[@brianglennon1546]

Love the MRN commentary with the legendary Ken Squire

[@petermcclements741]

brilliant rider ,,,

[@micksterboone4517]

Back when the 200 actually meant something. RIP.

[@johnscott1013]

mickster boone f

[@jamesd2128]

Amen ! Just look at those packed stands, 70,000 plus attended this race, not anymore man.

[@damienremington8451]

i know im asking randomly but does someone know a trick to get back into an instagram account..? I stupidly lost the login password. I love any assistance you can give me

[@erikalfonso9856]

@Damien Remington Instablaster ;)

[@peterjohnwatson4340]

I know. And the crowds! Usually they all on main st. Good old days fo sho

[@sjo3211]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@petrnovak3085]

Waaauu !!!!! great video, thanks you.....

[@jabold]

Wow. That was great! Only saw clips of this before, never the whole thing.

[@marcos7106]

Is that Dr Claudio Costa talking to Gary Nixon (32 Minutes into the film)? It sounds and looks like him.

[@Juanxlink]

Yes dottore Costa.

[@needforfeet]

+Mark Lobo Sure he is.

[@stevefowler1787]

Here's an old TZ-750/700 story I heard Cal Carruthers tell once; he said when the TZ-700's first came out Yamaha gave them three to go test at Ontario speedway with the three team Riders, Kenny, Romero and Ago...Cal said Romero and Ago basically couldn't ride it and were both a full 5 seconds slower than Kenny.

[@keithdawson4804]

steve Fowler As in Fowlers of Bristol? Steve Baker was the man for riding the big TZ to the limit, including as a flat tracker also. He is still pushing Kenny to go faster in classic events too. Big respect to both!

[@irvhh143]

There is awesome footage of KR as a youngster on utube

[@andrewwalker2950]

Class ❤

[@paullees557104]

Haha stick me out in the car park as long as I can have a cigarette

[@Farlig69]

+christopherth Thanks dude, enjoyed that!

[@matskarlsson8545]

Merv Wright seems like a class act

[@WICKEDGIXXERL]

I think the mechanic over inflated the rear tire . he said he should stiffen them up a bit .. 17:00

[@michaelcheevers68]

Moving anyone without a back board is unimaginable today .

[@chicoboabdil]

Nice! Adding 'yt:stretch=4:3' or maybe 'yt:stretch=16:9' might fix the aspect ratio. Or search for 'fix aspect ratio youtube videos'

[@kevo8013]

GEEZER

[@ColdSmokes]

Have the specifics regarding the "problem with the back wheel" which caused Barry's major crash at Daytona ever come to light?

[@keithdawson4804]

Coldsmoke Better late than never.. The suspect was the new slick tyre (Michelin on Barry's bike, IIRC), expanded so much at that speed (from wheelspinning) that it seized against the swing arm.

[@sambrooks7862]

@@keithdawson4804 even later still! I never knew that, I was always under the impression that the square 4 motor heat seized I thought that was why the riders nicked named it "whispering death"?

[@keithdawson4804]

@@sambrooks7862 Suzuki were using the GT750-based TR750 until at least 1977 or later, under F750 rules.

[@sambrooks7862]

@@keithdawson4804 yep my bad, it was the 500 that used the square 4.

[@allanhughes7859]

Had the flu the other day felt like a pile of shit did not want to speak to anyone this chap comes off at god knows what speed and is prepared to talk to anyone.. What a champ !!!! I have heard folk call him a nancy cos he would not ride the T.T. Well to all those folk get a grip I would like to see you in this situation and still smile ..................

[@keithdawson4804]

allan hughes And Barry had big respect for Gary Nixon, he was humble enough to look up to him for coming back after injuries.

[@johncalla2151]

Dave Despain and Ken Squier calling the race for MRN Radio.

[@GSXRFOREVER]

True Legend

[@Shayler78]

Great doc. Where did you get this? Recorded off TV?

[@alexhuss7984]

The bike Suzuki the Barry is 3 cylinder 2 times? Thanks

[@jamesd2128]

Three cylinder, 750 cc, two cycle engine [probably developed about 110 hp ]

[@tonebonetones]

God bless ya, Barry.

[@alanbrown1563]

doctor costa giving some good advice

[@manofknowledge1000]

And this is why motorcycleists have always been and will always be the toughest human beings on the planet

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

In strong competition with road race bicyclists. They can crash and get road rash and still get up and race the day after.

[@hugieflhr03]

1 Harley Davidson? Anyone have a video of that bike?

[@magicrising]

lol smoking in hospital

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

BBC 4, old school indeed!

[@granttaylor8179]

Channel 4 nothing to do with the BBC.

[@davidbaker8957]

There was only one bazza...never will we see the likes again same with James hunt. SEX the breakfast of champions. I couldn’t agree more.😁

[@DavidKing-jx3sg]

Back tyre exploded I think, Got a big payout from the manufacturer, luckily he survived Onya baz maximum respect

[@ianmangham4570]

Agostini motorcycle royalty

[@jerrylagesse9046]

He said , n expensive noise ! Now thats fn funny

[@carlstark6857]

RIP champ

[@kaispencer4172]

No one is twisting their arms to ride....it's their dream. It'll never be banned. They live more per lap any of us mere mortals live our whole lives 🏍

[@TK2388]

Channel 4, not BBC four mate. ;-)

[@Patrick_B687-3]

Damn...smoking in the hospital room.

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

That's right, correct

[@stevebennett5257]

No kevlar, very little padding

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

11.05 HMM BIG PROBLEM

[@MrLipyeart]

r.i.p bazza...............

[@rickdurro1091]

so different than todays bikes you had to have nerves of steele to ride them 2 stokes on the limit most of todays riders wouldn't touch them

[@nigeh5326]

Rossi would I would rate him and Agostini as the best ever. Both have ridden 2 strokes and 4 strokes to world championships ✌️

[@twt3716]

Anyone who has ridden a two stroke big cap can testify as to the viciousness of these bikes. Mens bikes. Now everything is electronically controlled and nanny state safety features. Old and raw bikes were the best and the test of real riders.

[@nickkuwait1]

Forgot how good 2 strokes were!!

[@jasoncolley4102]

It’s funny to see the rider smoking a cigarette 🚬 while taking the cylinder head off lol 😂

[@tonypate9174]

Try Tubes of You rabbit hole for.......STANLEY WOODS WINS SENIOR TT RACE 1926......

[@noelmcloughlin4684]

A bike no more powerful than an average runaround these days

[@philipbooth7779]

It was a pity Mr Roberts came over to race Barry's winning days were over.

[@DavidKing-jx3sg]

Don't cut my leathers!!!

[@garfield2279]

These are not normal men, most of us, after an off like Sheene’s, would be thinking, “sod that, never again” but people like Sheene and Nixon, and the modern day moto gp and suprerbike riders will be back racing with barely mended bones.

[@luvskippy]

RIP BAZ

[@hugobear1]

for me Sheene WAS the 1970s....

[@sherrigaskin5656]

Only 1 Harley bagger at the Daytona race? With a top speed of 74 mph and slinging oil all over the track I suspect his strategy was to crash all the real race bikes in the oil slick. Steve

[@nigellangridge1975]

The reason my lucky number is “7”…

[@kiely4561]

a crash like that might have broken some riders, made them gun shy, not Barry as he went on to win 2 world titles the following years

[@mike300406]

Your startin to look a bit green better than purple or black

[@tomtaylor6163]

Ha ha Barry thought he was a master motorcycle mechanic. Or that’s what he’d tell people

[@ianmangham4570]

Mick Grants kawasaki will be with a fortune

[@hugobear1]

Romero looks like a yank Bazza

[@brucemaconochie9948]

Brocock contour super 6

[@popeye-tq6ze]

What chance have you got when your old fella tattoos born to lose on you're arm with a dirty needle ?

[@karlschiffer176]

pass the salt please.....

[@georgegeorgakopoulos5956]

Ante gamisou stoiximan

[@rikkogeluz8214]

The efficient doubt joly launch because unshielded concretely moan minus a known cost. heady, lowly radish

[@jamesd2128]

Jack road hit the.

[@JamesO-q4q]

The accident in practice barry unfortunately lost a testicle hence after this his nickname was wingnut