How Much Motorbike Racers Used To Get Paid
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- How Much Motorbike Racers Used To Get Paid. This week I interview Steve Parrish to see what it was like to be team mates to Barry Sheene. He also talked me through racing motorbikes in the 70's and 80's and how much motorbike racers used to get paid.
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Anymore ex racers you'd like to see? I really enjoyed this one! The winner of the signed gloves was @shadowred1980! Loads more prizes coming soon just make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss out. If @shadowred1980 can send me a message on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram with your address I'll post the gloves straight out.
Gary Lingham, Steve Webster sidecar world champion.
Get foggy on.. he loves to talk
Hickman would be a good shout. Some craic about the TT would be great 🤜🤛
Shane Byrne
Guy Martin (does he count as an "ex racer"?)
I used to love Steve's commentary on BBC motogp coverage
He’s a brilliant guy isn’t he!
I was gutted when BBC in the uk lost moto gp I think the free to air was better for bike racing in this country
What a great interview and Steve Parrish is such a top bloke. Sounds like he's had an amazing life. Thanks for arranging this video. Hope there's more to come. 👍
Thanks Paul! Plenty more to come don’t worry
Steve Parrish Bloody legend. Saw him race many times. You just imagine what it must have been like when you put him and Barry together. Different era and one I miss. It will never be the same again. Too many fun police.
Awesome interview, Steve Parrish is a top bloke, really enjoyed that 👍
Thanks a lot Ian!
I could listen to Steve Parrish all day. That’s why we love motorcycle racing. Great interview Taylor!
Barry Sheene’s girlfriend, later his wife, used to live over the road from me in Chester back in the 70’s. Barry used to turn up in his Rolls and he’d always stop and chat to us ‘kids’. 40+ years later they lived up the road from me at Carrara on the Gold Coast in Australia.
Wow what are the chances of that! Amazing!
@@tmac77 It takes ‘stalking’ to a whole new level!🤪
Loved this interview, takes me back to when me and my dad used to go to the British grand prix year after year but I had to get in the boot to get in so my dad avoided paying for me, then whilst at hawkstone Park once for a British motocross grand prix Barry Sheene was there to award the trophies-I crawled under everyone's legs to get to the front of the crowd and he leaned down pulled me up and went "alright mate" just before giving Graham Noyce the trophy-amazing memories
Wow what amazing memories Geoff!
Nice one Geoff! "Rolls Noyce" was another playboy sportsman. He famously did not turn up for a gp once (Hawkstone '84 i think) and also fell off a balcony on his wedding night! 🍺🍺🍺🥃🥃
When I worked at BSB I remember talking to Roger Marshall at Cartagena test, could talk to him all night, he said when he worked for Honda and how much they paid him etc etc, some of the tales were immense
I would love to hear an interview and some of Rogers tales, what a legend and proper old school no nonsense.
I can certainly try and get Roger on for an interview Daniel. He has so many interesting story’s to tell I agree Simon
I am old enough to remember seeing Steve racing in the 70s....
Really enjoyed this video..Have you thought of a interview with Rocket Ron.
Great interview, Steve Parish is such a character. I remember meeting him at the Triumph factory launch of their Moto 2 venture. I was looking around trying to find my Mrs and eventually found her chatting to Steve. He had managed to flog her a copy of his book and was signing it for her.
He's the past master at money making sidelines and probably the biggest practical joker out there.
😂😂 I can’t say I’m shocked at that story!
Really, really good interview, you let Steve P speak and just kept him rolling on - so much better than interviewers who dominate the exchange. Great insight to a great era
Thanks so much! Steve had the stories we all wanted to hear I was never going to interrupt!
Steve has always been one of my favourite people in GP racing & is probably still faster than most of us on our best day!
Thanks for a great interview of one of the sport's true gentlemen.
Thanks so much!
Great to have Steve on, brillliant Taylor, would love to hear your dads story!
Thanks so much!
I actually had thr privilege of meeting Steve at the festival or a thousand bikes, all I can say is that he is a complete gent,and was a bloody good rider,
Stevie you are a pure legend. A great choice by Taylor. Steve has got so much he can talk about best to get him in the pub few beers a few memory pointers thrown in and you have got a story teller for the rest of the night. hope to see you in IOM 2022.
Awesome vid, Taylor. Mr Stavros is an absolute legend - I could listen to him, and his genuinely amazing stories, for hours on end.
Me too! Thank you
OMG I also started on a BSA Bantam in 1971, recently followed Steve Parrish down the road leaving Wimpole, before lockdown.
Just the best interview ever.
Never understand why people don't warm to Steve.
What an absolute mad lad.
Thanks for the insight and massive giggles dude 👍
Thanks so much!
i love the cozy vibe of these interviews, a friendly chat sharing great stories. thank you Taylor for making these videos!
Thanks so much!
What a great interview, Steve is still sharp as a razor, met him a few times back in the day,
Absolutely he is. Thanks!
Seen Steve Interview some people, never him being interviewed. That was just too funny, loved the licenses plates, what a personality
What a great interview with Stavros. He's always seemed a very modest bloke. I was at Silverstone and on the inside of Copse Corner. We were Suzuki fans and cheering Barry on, then his bike packed up and so we all thought Stavros was going to win and then it all happened right in front of us and down he went. Steve was a bloody good rider and later twice European Truck Racing Champion. This was a very good interview Taylor. Keep it up. Do more of these with the same generation, as Stavros and I'm sure there'll be lots of stories from the old racers, as most have so many stories to tell.
Remember Steve Parrish approaching the Creg at TT 1984 on an FJ1100 in the Proddy Race.....he threw it onto his right knee and waved at the crowd whilst pipping the Horn....great rider and always up for a good laugh.....and he was a mean shot with the Soda Syphon at the Wet TT Shirt too !!
Awesome 😂
Another great interview Taylor, really enjoyed that, would love to hear Roger Marshalls tales, hope you get on the track this year.
Thank you! I’ll be doing more interviews
a nice refreshing honest interview, the anecdotes he could tell.
Thanks John
When Barry Sheen retired and moved to the Gold Coast,Queensland,Australia in the 80's/90's he became a Motorsport presenter for Chanel 9, a major TV Chanel in Oz at the time...He made himself so popular he literally became a household name to those not even into motorsports.......He is sadly sadly missed
A really great , informative interview , I have only just come back to following racing and have started Trackdays , I remember Steve well . Good open questions allow the interviewee to speak , well done
Thanks 😁💪🏼
Was at Copse in 77 when Steve dropped it. I think the crowd sighed with sadness.
Was there in 79 at Copse with my now departed wife, my girlfriend at the time, seeing Barry stick his fingers up at Kenny. I was there with a bunch of mates and we all laughed when we saw it. Ran on the track at the end kissed the tarmac.
That was the days you could go round the track, free, in the morning on a coach. Tyres screaming round the corners.
My mid 70’s hero was Steve Parish .. amazing rider ..after taking my test on my mates 250.. I bought a new GT 380 .. my pride and joy ..
OMG, I've only just twigged on ,I thought "boy this kid looks like Niall" 😄 amazing, I'm getting old 🎅
😂😂
I was thinking exactly the same.
Good luck in your career Taylor Mackenzie we need more Brits at the top level again 👍
Well done for giving space in the interview to enable Steve to share his stories, great to see that you also enjoyed the interview!
The stories are what we all wanted to hear not me rambling on!
Nice to hear from Steve good interview just what's needed on these cold wintery wet days and during these crappy corona virus ridden times keep up the good work look forward to the next time : )
Thanks a lot Malcolm
I was talking to my Dad about when we worked at Silverstone back in the 80's I was 14 at the time. I remember Randy Mamola rode his race bike to the track and got to the gate my Dad and another guy where working. The chap asked for his ticket and Randy said he was in the race the guy said "I don't care if yeah Randy Momola mate, you still need to buy a ticket.
😂😂 how funny, was the ticket guy a little embarrassed when he realised?
@@tmac77 Yeah but lucky for him my Dad only told me about it, he said he felt bad for the guy......of all the names to pick.
Was he ‘The Randy Mamola’ or a ‘ Randy Mamola’ ?
@@seanwalsh4142 it was the real one, or if not he had stolen his bike.
Liked this interview Taylor some of the stories I’ve heard about stavros are unbelievable like when he rolled down the window in sheene’s car and put glass in the car as if the window was broken help him tape up the window to get home only to find out it wasn’t broken when he put the car in for repair 🤬🏴👍
😂😂😂
Top Bloke, bloody good rider and Truck Racer .. Roger Marshall, Keith Huewen. This 58 yr old remember's those guy's well. Still love listening to those guy's. Bless Barry he was a legend. Saw him at Oulton on his Akai bike. I was on my RD 250 ! CONGRATS TO Tarran . Mega chuffed for him and your family.
I’m too young to have watched Stavros race, but the commentary between him and Charlie Cox was gold. Like listening to the old men in the pub. Great stuff.
Haha I agree!
Brilliant interview and insight to a golden era of racing..Nice one Taylor.
Great video , i remember watching steve as a 15 year old ,mad on bikes 👍
Thanks Paul
Great vid taylor keep them up like stavros said many things have changed in racing since he and your dad were racing but i have fond memories of racing in the 70s 80s 90s best of luck to you and your brother for the 2021 season and lets hope we all can get to see you all racing with spectators again hope you do well with your sponsors and keep up the vids brilliant
Thanks a lot Alan!
Watched a lot of your videos including the latter two 500GP videos before this but I have to say that this is the best one so far… Stavros was an absolute legend. Top class fan content. Great craic. 😄👌
Thanks Jamie!
from a old 63 year old loving your channel young Taylor keep it up son
Very interesting watch Taylor. What a laugh it must have been back in the day. So good to have reference to Barry Sheene. My hero and the one who got me into bikes when i was a teen.
How about some more chats with racers from back in the day?
All characters in there own right.
Well done mate. Onwards and upwards 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏍👍
Absolutely, I love to hear all of there stories and hear how much racing has changed, also how little it has in parts! I can certainly get a few more interviews lined up
@@tmac77 Thanks for your reply👍.
Roger Marshall or Mick Grant would be fantastic and both very much still involved with racing. Sure some stories to be told by both.
Get yourself up here to Olivers Mount this year and do a parade lap. Sure that would go down well👌🏁🏍
What a great listen, my era in bike racing. Big fan of Steve Parish, genuine bloke 👍
Thanks!
Glad the number plates were mentioned. Used to see PEN 15 cruising around North Hertfordshire when I lived there. Great interview.
Thank you
Great interview. As a 10 year old back in the mid 70's I used to bunk off school and ride the 15 miles or so on my pushbike up to my local circuit, Donnington Park and sneak in when there was a big meeting coming up. Everyone was friendly towards me and Barry and his mechanics would let me sit on his bike, and answer any questions I had. Great memories, great times.
Hilarious interview Taylor. Steve was a great guest. Looking forward to seeing your next installment.
Thanks so much Marcus
Parish is such great entertainment.
The guy has some many stories to tell. What a great 30+ minutes.
Thanks so much!
Legend! I'm sat in my van on my break in stitches.
Glad you enjoyed it😂
Steve parish is a gentleman and admired by all the riders especially at the Isle of man. 👍
Taylor, let Steve know that Hopkins hasn't forgotten that he owes him a beer. I saw an interview (this past year?) where Hopper tells this story and finishes it off with, "I still owe Steve Parrish a beer for that".
Haha I will do Ray!
This man is full of humor. Great interview
He’s brilliant isn’t he Chad
Brilliant - How can you not like Steve. A very entertaining man.
Absolutely, a very nice man and so interesting
11:47 - Mallory Park, a little story that you Taylor and Steve might be interested in :-
*I well remember the Race of the Year at Mallory Park September 1964, and long after the race had finished and the crowds had gone, asking a Marshall if I could drive my car (Citroen DS19) around the circuit, he said better ask Mike (Hailwood) and directed me to him. I asked Mike, who I had briefly met a number of times before, and he said of course you can, and told the Marshall to let me through the top gate (Near Hairpin) - He said come back after we are having a bit of a Party with Chris Barber later. Did two/three laps and then went back. Mike appeared genuinely pleased to see me again and asked how I got on. Had a good laugh together as we found had a lot of common interests (3 years older than me and born on the same date 2nd April) and had been to the Belgian Grand Prix the previous year in my Morris Minor 1000. Stayed until late with many of the riders and "Chris Barber & his Jazzmen" playing. Imagine that today, the pits were open and you didn't need a fancy pass to get in. I was very keen on Jazz Bands, and in fact had an Acker Bilk Beard at the time, and was often mistaken for him ! (Maybe Mike thought I was "Acker") Still got the Program Price 2/6p and signed by many riders then including Phil Read, Jim Redman, Mike Duff, Bill Ivy etc. Incidentally Mike Won the race on the MV Agusta and was £1000 richer. Huge amount in those days. So no wonder he was happy. He held the 350cc Lap Record from 62-64 at 84.93 mph and the 500cc Lap record at 53 seconds 91.70 mph in 1962*
*What a great person Mike was, and a terrible loss to Motor Sport. I was not aware at the time I was talking to a Millionaire's son, as Mike was so modest and unpretentious, an everyday kind of Guy.*
Great, great interview. Awesome stories from an awesome era from an awesome old school character Steve Parish. I was a kid in the 70's and there was no TV coverage to speak of but I knew who Barry Sheene and Muhammad Ali were! Good luck Taylor with your quest for your budget, you deserve one for your efforts and the way tackle the problem with humour.
It’s amazing really isn’t it! I guess a lot of people know who Rossi is 😂
Well done Taylor, great interview. One of the best characters in all of motorsport.
Thanks Stu!
Barry Sheene and Steve were at Scarborough some years ago and borrowed the course car to take some mechanics round, it was actually my company car and came back with very smelly brakes, used to talk to Barry at lot at Oliver's Mount, happy days.
For professional racers its vary serious business, but you still have to have fun. If you are not having fun, you need to find another job, because you should enjoy your job or it is just work. And I have a feeling that Steve had alot of fun.
Very true! Spend most of your life working so you’d may as well enjoy it!
Mate that was fantastic ,i was a young teen in the Hailwood vs Ago days and ended up racing an RZ350 proddy in my 20s and being in Oz we used to miss out on all this stuff,it was just word of mouth.thank you
Fantastic interview. Parry should do after dinner speaking. Super interesting stories. A life well lived.
Fantastic! You keep featuring my childhood hero’s. Never got more than the occasional photograph in a magazine or the very rare tv race coverage of these guys back in the day. You have a great channel with amazing access to a generation of racing superstars who many of us old fans love to hear tell racing stories. Thanks for sharing.
Subscribed!
Splendid interview. Thoroughly enjoyed it 👏
Thank you John
Great interview.. thoroughly enjoyed that. Thanks chaps 👍🏻
Thanks Ryan
i love listening to the old stories , Theses guys where my heroes when i was riding my moped at 16
Me too Mark, I could listen all day!
Really enjoyed that good interview brought back some memories.
Thank you
Loved the interview, I raced Bikes (road racer) when I was younger I'm 62 now. I raced in America, never had the money to get to Europe. But traveled The States racing. Great interview.
Thanks James!
Absolutely brilliant interview, great to delve into the history
Thanks Ross!
Brilliant interview, Taylor, well done. I did some club racing in Scotland in the mid-1970s and you just needed a full road licence, be a member of a club (Bon-Accord, for me), pay your SACU dues and apply for a race licence. You sent a Postal Order to the organising club with your entry fee for each event. They then sent a brown envelope (no money in it though) with your allocated race number, a list of the races you could enter on the day, a set of “regs”, and a handful of car-window stickers with details of the race and venue. All great fun though - happy days. Hope to see you at Knockhill in April?
If only it was so easy these days! Amazing
informative and entertaining buddy. remember seeing you, your brother and ya dad at Almeria 4 or 5 years ago. really hope you can get back racing this year. keep it the good work fella.
Thanks a lot Craig. I hope we can all get back enjoying some racing action
Amazing interview! Steve is a proper legend, his stories cracked me up 😂 I'd love to see an interview with Foggy next. Keep up the great content, Taylor 👍
Thanks Tomas! I can certainly try
No not Foggy, he's an arrogant tw.t. Never like him.
Loved this. Taylor, you are a good interviewer. You didn’t interrupt, your personality complements by your guests.... thanks for posting.
Thanks Max that means a lot!
Top bloke Steve Parrish I remember him well in the seventies always up there with the best and you don’t get the same bike as Barry unless you’re as good as Barry. Great commentator and great guy. I’ve just subbed.
Bike racing in the 80's was great, no traction control , no rider aids, purely talented riders, steve parrish was great in his day, met him a few times at knockhill, along with a host of other talented riders national/international , my favourite signed poster has to be steve webster MBE , he machined his own parts for the sidecar, always had time for his fans, what a great guy, I bet he could tell us some stories.
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Brilliant interview with Steve ...thank you Taylor...so many wonderful insights. Cheers Marty from Melbourne🇦🇺
Thanks again. Legends sharing their experiences. History and experience is priceless.
Just discovered your channel Taylor excellent interviews...re Steve Parrish i love his TT commentary and from what i remember was a pretty good rider himself.
Great vid, I remember from a kid he used to visit the village I'm from to go and see Andrea and Barry, one time I was 17 and me and a couple of mates on Dtlc 125s were screaming down a back lane to the village and Steve's motor home pen15 was in front of us, no road to overtake so we took to the verge at fullbelt to get past, my mate ant was first and as he was flying past the motor he hit a verge cutout for drainage and nearly did a flying w as he flew past, we were crying with laughter and often wonder if Steve remembers
I can recall watching you racing at Jarama about 78/79 Not sure , and getting some sponsor items at your Camp site , next to it , was Graziano Rossi , Valentino's dad , and Valentino child himself !.
And short later :, at that same Jarama :You were Racing a BP Green Truck !!
Good one💁♂️Mr Parish is always good value ,his and Charley cox commentary where as entertaining as the race🤷♂️👍
Great to hear ...good interview on the life and finances of those days.
Super stuff.
Thanks Keith!
Great that was I have one of his old race helmets which I bought at an auction think it was at the NEC or Ally Pally.
Some great stories there.. Steve seems like a great guy to have a beer or two with 🍻
Absolutely, even more stories come out!
What a nice interview, thanks
Thank you
Very entertaining Taylor, thanks for this and future interviews
Thanks Adrian
Impressed that Steve Parrish can talk about his career and make himself a coffee at the same time!
It's a different world now in both a good and bad way but how wonderful is it to hear those stories from yesteryear from guys like Steve. I can't help but laugh when hearing some of the stories about what these guys got up to back in the day. They are gold so thank you for this interview.
Thank you Graham!
Steve guested on a radio show i used to do, Dessert Island Discs, great guy and so friendly. Nice interview.
He is a genuinely great guy, thanks Paul
Hey Taylor. Enjoyed that thank you. Steve is in the same town as me in Mallorca! Such a lovely fella isn't he and always great fun to listen too.
You also got a nice little column in MCN explaining what you're up to.
Hope things are going ok for the coming season. Cheers for now.
Thanks Charles, he is a great man
Lovely to hear amazing stories from the past without any pretention. Great to hear Graham passing on these tales and tips to up and coming racers.
Very true Andy, I could listen to them all day
What a legend Stavros is. Great interview.
Thank you Geoff
Love Steve and Barry. Top blokes from my era. Mate of mine knew Steve from truck racing and said he was a diamond. I miss the days of these straightforward guys just getting out and racing and no primadonnas that are overpaid wingers. Real people with real stories to tell. Thanks for your contribution to motorsports chaps👍
Both legends!
Good old Steve, he's still bonkers after all these years. I remember the riders strike, I also remember Barry Sheene passing Kenny Roberts in the British Grand Prix and sticking his fingers up behind his back as he went past. To which Murray Walker said "Ooh look he's waving to him!" Haha grand old days
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This was a superb interview Taylor. Steve Parish has so much knowledge. Fantastic.
Thanks a lot Michael
Excellent to hear the Old Bandit Parrish chatting about the old days with somebody like yourself Taylor. Great job mate - and yes, I’ve just subscribed! You and your brother take care out there. I look forward to seeing you at a BSB weekend soon. 🤞
Great upload, really enjoyed the entertainment from Steve.
Took me back !
Thank you!
Really interesting indeed.
I think Steve is a wonderful guy 😊👍
He’s great. Thanks Ashley
I would also be interested to hear the back story from some of the great road racers - how about John McGuinness ?
I can certainly try and arrange it Stephen
I bloody loved that interview Taylor and you come across good also as the interviewer. Have subscribed and looking forward to the next interviews you do. Have a great day fella. :)
Thanks so much
I could listen to Steve parrish all day such an interesting guy
How much fun that must have been How sad that these days its all changed "for the worst" No characters no idiots just young men/women who don't seem to have had a childhood
and all that matters is money and winning at all costs How I wish the clock could sometimes be turned back for the youth to see what fun was all about !! sorry Taylor you are
possibly touching on what it should be like and I do see you having fun but at a cost great vid keep them coming young man you will get there thats without doubt I just love how
posotive you are and that smile is worth a million dollars I hope you get a ride and kick ass "The next Barry Sheen "
Ah thanks so much Allan, that really means a lot
Great vid. To be honest Barry Sheene was my hero back in the 70s I had a big vinyl No7 with the line through the middle in my bedroom window. I was fortunate enough to meet and chat with Barry at Donnington day of champions in the early 2000s a treasured memory.
Memories that last a lifetime as well Ian! Thanks
@@tmac77 you’re welcome anytime. Good luck in your quest for a ride, if I win the lottery I’ll drop you a few bob.