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RhynoCZ
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PostPosted: 19:23 - 19 Jun 2026    Post subject: 1973: Race of the Power Bikes - BBC Archive Reply with quote
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Kawasaki Jimbo
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PostPosted: 20:40 - 19 Jun 2026    Post subject: Reply with quote
That was good!

@13:36, John Stewart - “The thing is I’d rather not see this baby drop. It’s £1000 of bike, y’know,”

I’m the same now.
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Kawasaki Jimbo
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PostPosted: 17:00 - 20 Jun 2026    Post subject: Reply with quote
Some characters there.

Dave Croxford wrote:
Peter [Williams] and I got on really well at Norton. He’s very well spoken and brainy. Me? Oh, that’ll do! But after Peter had his [career-ending] accident at Oulton Park in ‘74… I said I’ll try Peter’s bikes because he always did well. Bloody hell, did they handle – he really knew what he was doing. Peter knew how to twiddle.

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/motorcycles/motogp/youd-have-a-couple-of-pints-then-go-and-race-talking-with-dave-croxford/?srsltid=AfmBOoooq04ELN2Rkood9TTj1RaOPeApGFZN6JPSE4OGHuWAr8ahRng6
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A100man
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PostPosted: 10:34 - 21 Jun 2026    Post subject: Re: 1973: Race of the Power Bikes - BBC Archive Reply with quote
RhynoCZ wrote:
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I caught that too. Great vintage stuff - fags on the go, birds with curly wigs, polo necks, shoestring budgets, and little to no corporate crap.
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