I could never have better words, you’re indeed right👌, a french guy who tells, believe me 😉🙏 (Mike-the-bike’s also in my top 3 best pilots of all time).
I’m 62 now, was absolutely gutted to hear he was so ill & I was properly choked upon his death, so incredibly unfair. He and his family deserved many more years.
Barry got me into watching GP moto racing. His style of commentary on the Australian TV channels was more than engaging. Such a likeable lad who is sorely missed.
Barry Sheene was a 'rock star' , i was a teen when he raced in Malaysia for Yamaha, he had lots of charisma besides race skill. He is a true embassodor for the sport. Daring,sporting,handsome,rugged,cheeky,witty...he had everything!! R.I.P. my hero.
Always in good spirits even through cancer. He was a good man and, oddly enough, a humble person. That made him lead his glory days with all that glamour: he knew he was just an ordinary bloke from Britain and decided he'd eat it all through and through, cos it was his life's lucky chance.
Sad to see Barry go "under the Chequered flag" so young. Motorbikes knocked him about but the smoking finished him off! I interviewed Barry after his first Grand Prix year. He won the 125cc race in Finland, but he also burnt down the disgusting toilet block. He said, "At the prize presentation 'l got the biggest cheer, and I still don't know if I got it for winning the race or burning the bogs down!" Looking forward to your return Barry, after Armaggedon. R.I.P. means Resurrection In Paradise. Bible's promise in John 5:28, 29. Alan Peck 🐴
I enjoyed that race as much as any I have ever watched, is was edge of the seat stuff, big shout out for Wayne too, he was one of my fav's back then, with Schwantz etc! Without Wayne it would have been a walk in the park for Bazza! I hope wherever you are it is as much fun as you had here on earth Barry! All the best to a true sporting hero!
We schoolboys idolised Barry in the 70's, and I was lucky enough to watch him contest the Transatlantic Trophy against Kenny Roberts in about '79 or '80, at Brands Hatch. However, this is a film I will watch over and over again, thank you so much for uploading.
A very special person taken far too young brought Motorcycles into the mainstream and made them great we will always be grateful to one of the first goats
As a kid, I put a no.7 on all my pushbike. I loved it when Murray Walker announced that he was "saluting " Kenny Roberts. When he was giving him a two finger gesture. What a guy.
The name says it all "Barry Sheene" a legend RIP. The older motor cyclists equ of Valentino Rossi. He attracted the crowds and TV audiences which helped to make motor cycling what it is today.
Even the name Barry Sheene takes me right back to my childhood obsession. I'd ask for Barry's book for Christmas and read it cover to cover. I once had a great compliment from some copper. I was stopped on my CBX and before he realised I wasn't a boy he said 'Who do you think you are, Barry Sheene. We heard you coming all the way from Market Drayton.' 😂 My own racing career was cut tragically short when I moved out of my parents and couldn't afford to race my old TZ 350A 😭
Barry Sheene was my childhood hero. He came from a time in sport when the stars were real and approachable. I feel sorry for today's youth, where the so called stars such as Valentino Rossi are nothing more than gurning posuers.
I hate cancer and the misery it brings to so many, Barry loved a smoke, so much so, that he actually had a hole drilled into his helmet so he could smoke right up till the race started.....Sooner or later, the cancer was going to strike....Brilliant sportsmen and sadly missed...RIP Barry
Plenty of people die from Lung and Esophagus Cancer that never smoked a day in their life... It could just be sniffing all the 2 stroke oil and high octane gas for 40 years. Just genetics seems cruel who gets what....
Les gens meurent du cancer quand ils ont des fumeurs a leurs cotes !!!!!!! IL ne faut pas fumer !!!!! Pourquoi Faire??!!!pour ressembler a tout le monde ??!!!! LA Mort de Barry sheene est une Mort idiote !!!!!! IL avait de LA valeur !!!!! Mais pou ca IL etait con !!!!!!
Oh yes i remember that win in Sweden, I was 19 and couldn't wait to get MCN to expand on the one paragraph in the daily paper. Like you I was a Ron fan, he was a little unfortunate to be on the scene with Kenny, Barry, Eddie Lawson, Freddie, Rainey and co. We might as well accept we will not see the likes of Barry again. Thank goodness we were at the right place at the right time to enjoy those great days ...they really were great!
Ronmight have done a lot better if he learned that to win .you need to finish . and to finish you have to stay on the bike .and not keep over riding and throwing it up the road ,
Such a pity the late and great Barry is not with us..he was such a character and no matter what, helped the sport..and well done Mr Gardner.. The nearest l can see today would Troy Bayliss...another great character... We miss these racers..
What an incredible rider Sheene was and what a wonderful gentleman as indeed Wayne Gardner was as well-Great fun for Barry as he showed patience and determination for the opportunities to comes his was and took them. A sign of a true Champion.
Great to see so many good riders out enjoying themselves so much on these fantastic old bikes. RIP Barry, you were right up there amongst the very best. Thanks for posting this - it's brought back many happy memories - I was out this morning, taking the Guzzi upto 8k in every gear no problem, pity about the lack of damping at front did'nt used to bother me - must be getting Old. Or something.
LoL. Everyone knew no matter what they said they would race competitively. About halfway through they turned it up and smoked everyone and found each other on track, battling again. Good race * _ *
i remember gardener racing at griffith short track with his under age red number plate in aussie land back i the 1970's we knew then he would be world champion how time flys .. skeatesy
I met barry twice, he bought me and my mate a pint at the Gatwick hotel in 1981 ,we asked him for his autograph and offered to buy him a beer but he got us one instead,we didn't overstay our welcome I think he was after a bit of cunt , good on him rip mate
Motorcycle driver and my heart ,,, young is you who made me love the bike, And every time I ride my bike I can not help but have a thought for you and I ' Take me along the road and in my heart
The whole motorcycling community all over the world miss you Barry. Pure entertainer.
Barry Sheene was the greatest motorcycle racer of all time. A really nice guy and so very English. I still can't believe he is gone.
I could never have better words, you’re indeed right👌, a french guy who tells, believe me 😉🙏 (Mike-the-bike’s also in my top 3 best pilots of all time).
how typical of Bazza to win his final race even with terminal cancer, and against the magnificent Wayne Gardner. Lifetime hero
Poor Barry he died hard.
That's why he looks like is 60. I still remember him smoking a cigarette in the hospital, with one leg in plaster. so many years ago.
Really sad him saying at 0,26 " I can,t die of cancer he promised his children" my child hood hero.
Scoot.Mine and my brothers childhood hero too. I am 53. My brother51.
Lung cancer?
I’m 62 now, was absolutely gutted to hear he was so ill & I was properly choked upon his death, so incredibly unfair. He and his family deserved many more years.
Childhood hero. I still have my little die cast model of his bike. Still write my 7’s with the cross bar, still like Brut. Thank you Barry. Legend
Barry got me into watching GP moto racing. His style of commentary on the Australian TV channels was more than engaging. Such a likeable lad who is sorely missed.
Been re-watching some Barry Sheene uploads recently, im in! Barry Sheene was my Childhood, a household name. Miss you Barry Sheene
met him a couple of times.....great man of our times and surely missed by his fans
Barry Sheene was a 'rock star' , i was a teen when he raced in Malaysia for Yamaha, he had lots of charisma besides race skill. He is a true embassodor for the sport. Daring,sporting,handsome,rugged,cheeky,witty...he had everything!! R.I.P. my hero.
Sheene legend, never be another
Always in good spirits even through cancer. He was a good man and, oddly enough, a humble person. That made him lead his glory days with all that glamour: he knew he was just an ordinary bloke from Britain and decided he'd eat it all through and through, cos it was his life's lucky chance.
What a fantastic race, well done Barry, RIP you Legend.
Six months later Barry was dead… he was my hero as a kid
He still is mine.....RIP Barry
MIne too
Barry was one of the all time greats and missed by everyone.
Sad to see Barry go "under the Chequered flag" so young. Motorbikes knocked him about but the smoking finished him off! I interviewed Barry after his first Grand Prix year. He won the 125cc race in Finland, but he also burnt down the disgusting toilet block. He said, "At the prize presentation 'l got the biggest cheer, and I still don't know if I got it for winning the race or burning the bogs down!" Looking forward to your return Barry, after Armaggedon. R.I.P. means Resurrection In Paradise. Bible's promise in John 5:28, 29.
Alan Peck 🐴
RIP Barry Sheene
the champions champion
Happy 70th gazza rip
I enjoyed that race as much as any I have ever watched, is was edge of the seat stuff, big shout out for Wayne too, he was one of my fav's back then, with Schwantz etc! Without Wayne it would have been a walk in the park for Bazza! I hope wherever you are it is as much fun as you had here on earth Barry! All the best to a true sporting hero!
R.I.P. Bazza, Much missed my friend.
We schoolboys idolised Barry in the 70's, and I was lucky enough to watch him contest the Transatlantic Trophy against Kenny Roberts in about '79 or '80, at Brands Hatch. However, this is a film I will watch over and over again, thank you so much for uploading.
So glad they're making a movie about him👍👍👍
Bloody tragic 52 is no age. What a great guy Barry was
A very special person taken far too young brought Motorcycles into the mainstream and made them great we will always be grateful to one of the first goats
How Cool Was Barry Sheene??? LEGEND RIP 😷❤ 😷
absolutely brilliant!!! thanks for sharing, fantastic catalog.
Allan Robinson’s voice breaking as he comments ‘a man with our good wishes on his shoulders’ total emotion. RIP #7
As a kid, I put a no.7 on all my pushbike. I loved it when Murray Walker announced that he was "saluting " Kenny Roberts. When he was giving him a two finger gesture. What a guy.
died 6 months later , R.I.P.
what a great icon we lost r.i.p. barry i will never forget you.
The name says it all "Barry Sheene" a legend RIP. The older motor cyclists equ of Valentino Rossi. He attracted the crowds and TV audiences which helped to make motor cycling what it is today.
2003 was a bad year for me, i lost my mum and my childhood hero to cancer RIP
A legend in motorcycle racing, sadly missed.
Even the name Barry Sheene takes me right back to my childhood obsession. I'd ask for Barry's book for Christmas and read it cover to cover.
I once had a great compliment from some copper. I was stopped on my CBX and before he realised I wasn't a boy he said 'Who do you think you are, Barry Sheene. We heard you coming all the way from Market Drayton.' 😂
My own racing career was cut tragically short when I moved out of my parents and couldn't afford to race my old TZ 350A 😭
Barry Sheene was my childhood hero.
He came from a time in sport when the stars were real and approachable.
I feel sorry for today's youth, where the so called stars such as Valentino Rossi are nothing more than gurning posuers.
I hate cancer and the misery it brings to so many, Barry loved a smoke, so much so, that he actually had a hole drilled into his helmet so he could smoke right up till the race started.....Sooner or later, the cancer was going to strike....Brilliant sportsmen and sadly missed...RIP Barry
Plenty of people die from Lung and Esophagus Cancer that never smoked a day in their life... It could just be sniffing all the 2 stroke oil and high octane gas for 40 years. Just genetics seems cruel who gets what....
You are total reason
Les gens meurent du cancer quand ils ont des fumeurs a leurs cotes !!!!!!! IL ne faut pas fumer !!!!! Pourquoi Faire??!!!pour ressembler a tout le monde ??!!!! LA Mort de Barry sheene est une Mort idiote !!!!!! IL avait de LA valeur !!!!! Mais pou ca IL etait con !!!!!!
Oh yes i remember that win in Sweden, I was 19 and couldn't wait to get MCN to expand on the one paragraph in the daily paper. Like you I was a Ron fan, he was a little unfortunate to be on the scene with Kenny, Barry, Eddie Lawson, Freddie, Rainey and co. We might as well accept we will not see the likes of Barry again. Thank goodness we were at the right place at the right time to enjoy those great days ...they really were great!
Ronmight have done a lot better if he learned that to win .you need to finish . and to finish you have to stay on the bike .and not keep over riding and throwing it up the road ,
Still cant believe he has been gone 12 years, never forgotten always remembered
Pause it at 8.49, needs no words.
Thanks for uploading this, I watched it on the telly at the time, great to be able to watch it again.
Barry was a great racer. Killed by the tobacco industry.
Such a pity the late and great Barry is not with us..he was such a character and no matter what, helped the sport..and well done Mr Gardner..
The nearest l can see today would Troy Bayliss...another great character...
We miss these racers..
Great send off. Hard to believe he's gone. Great talent.
sheene a true legend so glad I got to meet him a true inspiration to me and the public the good old days when racers were racers
should be on tv as a series like superbike pre60 500 singles
amazing,,,such a massive loss,,my childhood hero
7:00 *And the Great Smell of Brut 33 ! Well done Barry RIP what a Guy - up there with Henry Cooper!*
magic stuff thanks for posting...was sitting on the edge of my seat.....even though I knew the outcome
What a great ambassador for bikes of any class around the world a really true Icon long we miss Barry sheene👍
Wayne, top guy. Kept it honest. That was great by Barry. Loved him.
True Legend Forever , R.I.P. Barry Sheene #7
What an incredible rider Sheene was and what a wonderful gentleman as indeed Wayne Gardner was as well-Great fun for Barry as he showed patience and determination for the opportunities to comes his was and took them. A sign of a true Champion.
Bazza dead just 6 months after this race.. RIP No7
4:58 Made me laugh to see Barry Sheene give Wayne Gardner the 'Vs' Not just motorbiking talent missed, that era of humour is missed too.
....fantastic!! can't believe it's been 10 years since Sheene left us. Sadly missed.
Twenty now. How time flies. RIP Barry Sheene.
still miss you cheeky barry sheene
Great to see so many good riders out enjoying themselves so much on these fantastic old bikes. RIP Barry, you were right up there amongst the very best. Thanks for posting this - it's brought back many happy memories - I was out this morning, taking the Guzzi upto 8k in every gear no problem, pity about the lack of damping at front did'nt used to bother me - must be getting Old. Or something.
I was a regular at FOS but never made it to the revival, I wish I had. I was there to see him at Donny tho.
Well said MotoGP46. You are obviously a true friend of the family and of the sport. Do you think we will ever have another British World Champion?
Brilliant guy, sadly missed...
My hero since I was boy still is and still miss him it's not same with out my hero
LoL. Everyone knew no matter what they said they would race competitively. About halfway through they turned it up and smoked everyone and found each other on track, battling again. Good race * _ *
My childhood sporting hero. R.I.P Bazza!
i remember gardener racing at griffith short track with his under age red number plate in aussie land back i the 1970's we knew then he would be world champion how time flys .. skeatesy
Gardner gave Sheene that, bless him! Bazza is riding in the next dimension!
I met barry twice, he bought me and my mate a pint at the Gatwick hotel in 1981 ,we asked him for his autograph and offered to buy him a beer but he got us one instead,we didn't overstay our welcome I think he was after a bit of cunt , good on him rip mate
Laughed out loud , great comment
Loving him. Always
I was at this meeting, fantastic!
Just watching this... I went with my dear mate Gaz. What a day. Gaz was killed on his bike some time after. I'm smiling & watching .
legends never die.....
Barry shenne....um mito...uma lenda da moto GP
Brilliant! I remember waynes race at donington, no fairing and straight handle bars
Great race from a pair of genuine legends.
Great video of theold hero thx yds keep it up
Glory till the end . x
Never to be replaced,,,
No disrespect to the others, but it seemed that Sheene and Wayne just decided about half way through "alright time to push" and just went all out.
'Avin' a go at it. Keep the knees in, lads, and let your toes be the kerb feelers.
Who would not have wanted to Be Barry. Or James Hunt.
Motorcycle driver and my heart ,,, young is you who made me love the bike, And every time I ride my bike I can not help but have a thought for you and I ' Take me along the road and in my heart
Revelation 21 verses 1 thru 4 Barry you wer great see you at the reserection can't be long now with the state of this planet you will be back ,
If only Barry could have gotten on the Rick Simpson oil to treat his cancer he might still be with us.
Big of Gardener to let Barry win Respect
Could still ride a bike, smooth as silk he died two days before my brother in law, and he could ride a bike as well
I was sitting in turn 1 :D
In his fifties, full of cancer and down on engine power, still takes the flag over Gardner . Legend
Legend.
Great ride by Barry............:-)
Sheer talent!
fuckin brilliant
Nice one !!
No , he died of stomach cancer sadly.
Bazza was taken way to soon R.I.P.Friend/
“I’ll have a go” wins race
Ciao grande Barry!
One hell og a guy.
My dad dave beeping Lee would love this stupid way of sending a threat I'll call you a cxxt
I brok