I'm so glad I'm of an age where I was able to see these guys in the flesh so to speak. RIP Barry, you were a true hero!
@asacarrick1385 Жыл бұрын
Sheene...Hunt... WE loved these fellows. They weren't PC., they weren't pouffs they were boys with the world at their feet and deserved to enjoy it because they made it happen and they entertained us enormously
@surak18414 жыл бұрын
Anyone else wish they would bring back the "Transatlantic Trophy"? great format and a joy to ride to all the different races at all the different venues.
@cvince28624 жыл бұрын
It was a true sport back then, too much money involved in all sport now!
@surak18414 жыл бұрын
@@rustynail5812 It would be Brutal...:)
@Pete_Harris2 жыл бұрын
Wish they would bring back the 2 strokes as well! : )
@Az-om8rw Жыл бұрын
To see Tom Herron bouncing off everything including a steel fence then compete in a later race the same day, they where tough guys!
@KernowekTim8 ай бұрын
Getton Barry. You are never forgotten. Our Hero.
@SPIRITOFTHOMAS11 жыл бұрын
Those were the days...watching a British rider fight his way to the front. Barry Sheene was a superb rider. Thank you for posting this.
@adrianamartinez52622 жыл бұрын
More than 40 years ago and I still get nervous watching it. Baz, the GOAT
@starbar195810 жыл бұрын
im a 55 year old grandad and i'll admit to being in tears watching this RIP Bazza.
@27THEBREEZE10 жыл бұрын
what a true british champion the famous NO 7 i have been a despatch rider since 1979( first rode 1976) as a young bike i went all over the country not for the racing just to watch barry sheene and the racing BARRY INSPIRED ME SO MUCH that i ended up completing 2 MILLION MILES ON A MOTORCYCLE MY RIDER NUMBER was always 27 as there was only ever one NO 7 r i p barry sheene from stevethebreeze MANCHESTER,S 2 MILLION MILE MOTORCYCLE COURIER R.I.P BAZZA
@JAVTROOPER5 жыл бұрын
You have a wonderful ride sir that not everybody do what you do back then
@nicnak44755 жыл бұрын
Looks like Tom Herron's engine "nipped up" as there was smoke from the rear tyre before he crashed , RIP Tom who was later killed in the North West 200 in May 1979 .
@stuntweasel2710 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for sharing this, I watched with tears in my eyes as the amazing Barry Sheene wins again, with such style, Im 52, glued to world of sport whenever Barry raced, he is a hero of mine to this day. It just isnt the same without the #7 Sheene bike .Its been a long time since I watched bike racing, .Thankyou for the impact you had on my life..RIP to The Man who brought joy to so many people and Big Love to his family. Deeply missed
@scottjspence707 жыл бұрын
stuntweasel27 think about him every day, I think he would have been bigger now, than in his riding days had he lived, the worlds never been able to fill the hole he lived, and left.
@mikeskidmore67544 жыл бұрын
Being an American Kenny Roberts was my Hero ..
@chunkybuster72035 жыл бұрын
You had to be there over the years to witness Sheene,l can't explain why he was amazing to watch!
@G584 жыл бұрын
I rode down on my Harris tweaked Honda CB250G5 - the bike my mates all told me not to buy. It was very quick and handled great thanks to upgraded and preloaded front springs, Girling rear shocks and Avon Roadrunners. Barry inspired us all to ride faster on the way home. Crazy days. Over 40 years ago! Bloody hell. Where did the time go?
@rbheaven981411 жыл бұрын
followed the Transatlantic all over the country, always great racing from us and theYanks...........really great times and you could meet the stars and walk round the pits!!! Imagine being able to do that now!! RIP BAZ....you legend
@davidknowles34594 жыл бұрын
I was there,I watched all 3 Trans Atlantic races that year.And what a year it was!
@markb59853 жыл бұрын
Me too 👍
@matthewthroup62703 жыл бұрын
That was incredible riding by Barry Sheene
@kissyxander9 жыл бұрын
brilliant footage many thanks. Great to see my old hero Barry going well, but a fabulous ride from Aldana who probably shouldnt have been competitive in that race. Great to see Tom Herron, and Dave Potter both lost so soon afterwards. Hard men, Tom goes into unprotected armco a races later in the day!
@TTH7710 жыл бұрын
No room m for Divas in those days all top blokes and under paid!!
@Scofbelly9 жыл бұрын
So pleased I found this upload after I found my copy of the original race programme as I was at this, my first Motorcycle race meeting with my pals. We rode up on our respective Suzuki GT500 Yamaha RD350B
@donttellhimpike73037 жыл бұрын
As a teenager these races were a huge event to me and my mates,. We lived near to the circuit and used to go on practice days, we could happily Visit the pits and the mechanics and riders would talk to us. Amazing to have had relatively free access to our heroes like Barry Sheene and King Kenny, Ron etc great to see this, great days when life was simple and happy👍😀
@Bultacoproteenie2 ай бұрын
Just as an aside... I've been a motorcycle nut my whole life, my father owned a Honda and Bultaco dealership in southern California and I idolized guys like Dave Aldana. Fast forward to last week, June 10th, 2024... I had moved way across the country to a little town of less than 20,000 people called Fayetteville, Georgia. I went to a neighborhood meeting of conerned homeowners who are trying to stop the installation of a powerline through our backyards... I recognized one man in the audience.. hmmm who is it? I went up and asked.. IT'S DAVE ALDANA!!! REALLY!!! We now live only 2 miles apart... Weird, small world!!!
@SPIRITOFTHOMAS10 жыл бұрын
Barry Sheene...The greatest British rider shown here during the greatest era of racing. It's all so boring now. Thank you for uploading.
@rekzkat2 жыл бұрын
The world championships didn't have as many rounds then so we saw amazing riders like King Kenny, Steve Baker, Gary Nixon, Freddie Spencer, Yvonne Du Hammel, Cal Rayborn and Pat Hennen appearing. Moto America under Wayne Raineys influence just beginning to raise the profile of road racing Nort America and nurture world class riders.
@giovannigarbelotto33232 жыл бұрын
Beautiful memories,a jeans jacket T250 Suzi, Brands, Mallory,etc, Robert, Romero, Baker, Aldana,,Hennen, Sheene,Grant, Dichburn, fantastic races, and don’t stop playing (I sold my ‘63 335 Gibson still with couple of Fender and a Takamine) lovely video,keep well .
@margaretjanewatkins5403 жыл бұрын
Tom Herron a man that would certainly have become world champion in at least one class.
@tedthesailor172 Жыл бұрын
That's a great bit of Nostalgia. What a race by Sheene, clawing his way from the midfield to win so conclusively...
@Cars-and-Things4 жыл бұрын
I loved the transatlantic races. I used to marshal at Oulton Park and would take my Laverda Jota around the track before the races and in between races. Great times indeed 👍
@thomashosker4413 жыл бұрын
I had a painting signed by Mike Hail wood at OULTON When he was none riding captain.
@Cars-and-Things3 жыл бұрын
@@thomashosker441 Very cool 👍
@markhill493211 ай бұрын
Wish the transatlantic trophy was still going
@hansiedog11 жыл бұрын
Just awesome thanks so much for uploading. So many good memories from that era.
@stephenthorpe33213 жыл бұрын
Great to see Bazza winning on my local track Brands what a rider!
@ScaleRacing9 жыл бұрын
Great ride by Barry, Had the pleasure/honor of racing against Dave Aldana at Willow Springs in CA. Really great guy, and a fun character.
@davidknowles34594 жыл бұрын
I saw Dave Aldana at Brands Hatch,here in the UK back in the late 70's riding for the American Superbike team against the British Superbike team.He wore black leathers with a white skeleton painted on them.He had been banned from using them in the US by the AMA. The US won the race easily.
@ScaleRacing4 жыл бұрын
@@davidknowles3459 Dave was a real character like Barry. A different time. After that race at Willow Springs I went and chatted with him. Talked about watching him race in England at the Trans Atlantic races. Great time, fun days, fantastic memories. We shook hands and smiled.neither he or I won that race if I remember I came 5th on a Suzuki Katana and Dave 6th on a Honda Hurricane. Could have been the other way around. But I remember seeing Aldana on the back of his leathers and that spurred me on. Never raced with Barry, but did get past by him and Kenny Roberts at Paddock bend in open practice. Those were the days.
@raymarshall83364 жыл бұрын
Nice to see Sheene on the short lived RG680. i used to love the look of them.
@margaretjanewatkins5403 жыл бұрын
Same as the 500 exactly
@raymarshall83363 жыл бұрын
@@margaretjanewatkins540 No not really The exhausts where a different ball game.
@jonnyspurdog6 жыл бұрын
Cool racing. I love the randomly spaced straw bales at Stirling! That armco looks very hard! These were the days the Red Arrows did air displays below crowd level at Brands! I saw Barry at Silverstone at the GP in 79. What a great race that was. A real showman and great rider.
@zebop9175 жыл бұрын
jonnyspurdog Yes I remember looking down from the bank at Clearways to watch the Red Arrows as they did their opposition manoeuvre down in the short circuit bowl. Amazing stuff.......
@johnjohnston4105 жыл бұрын
The amazing Dave Aldana is still fast 39 years later!
@davidleonard83692 жыл бұрын
Glad you agree that he is fast. I sure think so. He was hauling ass when he lapped me in the elsinore grand prix.
@keithwoods31152 жыл бұрын
i was there , the Trans Atlantic match races were awesome , as an 18 y/o it could,nt get better ,the support races , MT125 , 250 ,350 , F1 were brilliant , i remember the 350 races had at least 4 qualifying runs , most also ran a 351cc in the 500,s as well , such a great era in racing..
@gunton2110 жыл бұрын
Those certainly were the days, I was there, brilliant racing, keep on biking
@freemenofengland2880 Жыл бұрын
One of the best ever Transatlantic Trophy races.
@davidnewman33184 ай бұрын
I was there😊 great days
@Team-fabulous4 жыл бұрын
The romance of British motorcycle racing. Fantastic.....
@descamm93132 жыл бұрын
Great race, was there for race day to cheer one of my heroes John Newbold, but cheering all our lads, great days, great races. 👍 🏁🏁
@chrislawrence992910 жыл бұрын
Great to see again. I was there as well; happy days.
@cosmiccharlie8294 Жыл бұрын
When you consider the much better tires and suspension of today's bikes, these old races are particularly interesting. My first high performance street bike was a 1981 CB900F.
@marksparks5911 ай бұрын
Good to relive those moments with Bazza et al, only one month later Tom Herron died at the NW 200.
@martinda74462 жыл бұрын
Never forgot meeting Tom Heron at the Earls Court motorbike show in maybe 73? (Well my memory isn't that good) It has stuck with me, he made an impression on me for sure. Sad when he went.
@Spamcan819 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.
@colinstuckey10532 жыл бұрын
Cheers. Really enjoyed watching that. I watched Bazza win twice at Snetterton "race of aces".
@johnpartridge7623 Жыл бұрын
I'm sure Tom Herron was made of Rubber the way he bounced off the Armco, brilliant Racing 👍I agree with bring back "The Transatlantic" 👍
@axnax111 жыл бұрын
If this is Sheene on 652cc suzi. Then he will be down on hp cos others were on 750's. The 652 was actually a bored-out rg500 essentially. I think the suzi 750 just wasn't quick enough so they came up with this. I went to a few Trans-trophy meets at brands. Best one for me was when the riders had to ride BSA Rocket 3's Triumph Tridents, Great days. So glad to see this. Thanks for uploading.
@darkwell15813 жыл бұрын
Back in the day I remember this series
@coolishfran40118 жыл бұрын
This race gives me goosebumps
@Alien9374 жыл бұрын
RIP Dave Potter
@stepheneldridge69984 жыл бұрын
Great to see this....I was there! Cheers, Steve
@lifestylechoicespatscully32844 жыл бұрын
I was there!! Sheena was my hero!
@jamesd21287 жыл бұрын
No excuse, even then, for poor Herron to bounce off unprotected armco, track safety has come a long, long way thank god.
@phrtao3 жыл бұрын
Marvelous memories
@pilot300311 ай бұрын
Used to follow all the Transatlantic races, we'd ride up to the circuits from s.e. Essex with the bird and tent on the back of the bikes, happy days. A time when the TV channels showed us sport programmes instead of the f*****g football we have to suffer which makes me turn it off !
@UKRR11 жыл бұрын
Sheens and Herron on RG652's. Can't thank you enough for posting this. Watched it live in 79 ! Any more with Tom Herron ? One of my favourite racers
@michaelwooding2914 жыл бұрын
Those RG652s were as exotic as they come back then. I was watching early morning practice at the rise from paddock to druids and Sheene would make up yards on any ride in front. A special bike for a very special rider.
@JHallam779 жыл бұрын
Superb mate, superb
@ewantodd3 жыл бұрын
Magic
@TheServal10 жыл бұрын
those were the days!
@ericmagnusson1990 Жыл бұрын
Wow!
@frozenice612 жыл бұрын
barry was a great rider,dave aldana was also a great rider on tarmac or on the dirt ovals
@obiday28 жыл бұрын
Kenny Roberts had been injured, in the January I think, when he crashed whilst testing in Japan and broke his back !! He missed the first 500 GP race of the season but still managed to secure his second title.
@cyclist3969 Жыл бұрын
Sheene is riding the RG680 Suzuki, the big version of the usual RG500, as a personal project, the RG680 was developed after Sheene commissioned a big engine by Barton the raced engine builders of Wales, with the evidence that it could be done, Sheene insisted the Japanese factory should build the factory RG680
@briangriffin9288 жыл бұрын
Nice to see Frank Bough with his clothes on!
@grahamjenkin28824 жыл бұрын
Just spent 5 minutes cracked up at that comment. Nearly wet the bed!!!!
@CoherentChimp3 жыл бұрын
You can just make out some powder residue on his hooter.
@dissyduster7 жыл бұрын
I was at this meet,RIP B S X,ledgend X,
@Sheene7611 жыл бұрын
Loving all your uploads!!!! Keep 'em coming!!
@colin-markhargreaves37844 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great post mate
@exb.r.buckeyeman8452 жыл бұрын
Wow, that Armco barrier nearly cost him his family jewels.
@MrSkid197011 жыл бұрын
only saw him race once,in 97 at donington on the norton...magic!where are we going to get another rider like him?
@csud95404 жыл бұрын
Great race, great crowd
@carlstark68572 ай бұрын
R I p barry 👍
@mikegittings Жыл бұрын
Herrons machine just locked up.and said NO more!
@topcat46434 жыл бұрын
Wow and look at the people their must be 80,000 -100,000 plus at brands
@margaretjanewatkins5403 жыл бұрын
A lot of people would still go if the organisers could be bothered to provide decent toilets,I first went to Mallory in 72 thro.. to the mid 80 ,s no facilities at all went back in 92 and guess what couldn’t even pee in a hedge what a complete shit house! not been to short circuit since.Philw
@GrrMeister4 жыл бұрын
*Great Ride Barry*
@MrMoravia8110 жыл бұрын
Suzuky rg 700...Sheene is a legend
@ClassicTrialsChannel5 жыл бұрын
called the rg680, although it was only 653cc
@servicarrider5 жыл бұрын
Every one of these guys has cajones of steel.
@topcat46434 жыл бұрын
Look at the crowds at brands what 70, 80,000 people there .......last time I was there few years back lucky to get 10,000?????
@sonsofmendes10 жыл бұрын
Was there thanks for this brings a tear to the eye, great fantastic days when men were men,but that brute was awfull
@david-fx8ri2 ай бұрын
The main man
@andrewperry6054 жыл бұрын
Convincingly done
@buffalosmoke11 жыл бұрын
fkn BRILL, ty for posting
@oldgriff85594 жыл бұрын
First race meeting I ever went to..
@regvanbuuren27536 жыл бұрын
Sheene's longer exhausts were because the motor was taken out to 680 to try to be on lvel pegging with Americans on 750,s at the Trans Atlantic event..
@andrewwilson60852 жыл бұрын
Respect to Bazza, but being from Yorkshire, we were Mick Grant fans@
@doyster11 жыл бұрын
I was there aged 12
@regvanbuuren27536 жыл бұрын
I had garages 2&3 ,in the center...
@trevorwylie58824 жыл бұрын
tom herrons rg500 was dismantled for spare parts after the northwest 200 in 1979
@allansayers78424 жыл бұрын
i was there
@RobertB56 Жыл бұрын
Sheene a cut above the rest
@GUNNERSIGHTZEROED Жыл бұрын
I think it's an RG 650 Barry is riding.
@fastjaydub8 жыл бұрын
amazing quality footage. wondering why no Kenny Roberts was he injured?
@jamesd21283 жыл бұрын
Injured in Japan during a pre-season practise session.
@endurojimmy31094 жыл бұрын
We used to go and watch the trans Atlantic series, I think Dave Aldana had black leathers with a skeleton on at some point. I can't remember the format and I think it known as a triangular series. I seem to remember that they were held at 3 tracks and over a bank holiday? Can anyone with a better memory than me shed any light?
@christopherth4 жыл бұрын
Jim Barry Transatlantic series, Brands Hatch ( Friday ) Mallory Park ( Sunday ) Oulton Park ( Monday ) it was an Easter holiday period.
@daveryall59194 жыл бұрын
Latter on thay held all 6 races at donington to cut down on travel
@daveryall59194 жыл бұрын
Over 3 days
@endurojimmy31094 жыл бұрын
@@christopherth Thanks Chris, just seen your reply. Yes, now you've said that of course it was the Transatlantic series.
@marleyorange5 жыл бұрын
Mike Baldwin was a legend. Got to see him blow away Kenny Roberts at Mosport in 78
@jonboy4816 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Wonder why Barry has yellow plates on a 680?
@jetrex19863 жыл бұрын
RG700 Wins ;-)
@pd1648 Жыл бұрын
Another an American Randy Mamola - if only he knew
@davidlewin95854 жыл бұрын
Look at where Tom Herron crashed,NO straw bales there,nostalgia dose not trump safety!!!
@jamesd21283 жыл бұрын
Things have come a long way, thank god.
@lawnridge11 жыл бұрын
Sheene must have had 20 HP on the field on that 652.