The UNFORGETTABLE Mike Hailwood...
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- Arguably The UNFORGETTABLE Mike Hailwood...was one of the greatest Motorcycle Grand Prix & TT riders in history. Mike Hailwood was and is still considered the greatest rider ever to have tackled the mountain circuit as part of his racing calendar…back when it was still part of the Motorcycle Grand Prix Championship. He repaid his loyal fans by giving them some of the best eighteen years in his motorcycle racing career, with some of the best performances remembered to date.
With fourteen TT wins and nine World Championship titles…4 of which were consecutive 500 cc world championships, Mike was a talented, brave, and energetic rider with such amazing determination that he even restarted his bike’s engine after crashing in a race at the TT at Sarah’s Cottage. With flattened exhaust megaphones, a bloody nose, and a broken screen, Mike pushed on and won the race. He lived his dream every day, taking on new challenges to be the best he possibly could. Even with his untimely passing, it is unlikely that he passed away with any regrets.
The UNFORGETTABLE Mike Hailwood...achievements scream it loudly. So much so that he is even compared to the Multiple World Champion Winner, Valentino Rossi. Some critics even suggesting he was better? Let’s take a look to understand why…
Mike had a very comfortable childhood, and at a young age, he had already learned to ride a minibike in a small field close to his home. At age 10, Mike experienced his first race with his dad and made his first appearance as a spectator in the 1956 races at the Isle of Man TT.
His first race was on the 22nd of April 1957. The race was at Oulton Park, where he finished in 11th position. He was victorious for the ACU Stars in 1958 for the 350, 250, and 125cc class, earning himself the Pinhard Prize, a yearly award for under 21 motorcyclists with some of the greatest achievements in the preceding year in motorcycle sport. He raced with Dan Shorey and went ahead to claim a victory at the five hundred Thruxton endurance race,
The UNFORGETTABLE Mike Hailwood...had made his way to Honda by 1961, and in June of that year, he was the first person to finish first out of three races in a single week after claiming a victory in the 500cc, 250, and 125cc categories. He would have won the fourth race if his bike had not failed because of a broken gudgeon pin while in the lead. That same year while riding a four-cylinder four-stroke Honda bike, he claimed a victory at the 250cc World Championship.
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Mike was a natural on two wheels, if you watched his era, were you a fan - let us know your thoughts in the COMMENTS BELOW...
I wouldn't say Mike was 'spoilt' as a racer. Yes his father was a millionaire, but for all the money Stan put in to get Mike into racing, Mike had to pay back. Plus no amount of money could have got him where he was without Mike's natural skill, ability, determination and bravery. Everyone thinks because who his father was, Mike had things easy which wasn't always the truth.
@@paulmaxey6377 Well maybe not spoilt as such! Yes he did have a rich Father, but as you pointed out, if it wasn't for his skill, then no amount of money would have mattered...he was one of the greats!! Thanks for your comment 🏍🏍👍
@@motoplusgp Thanks for your reply. :). I know what you mean and I know you didn't mean anything negative about Mike and you made a great documentary piece about him. Just some people might have thought with you saying he was spoilt (which he probably was in some ways, especially in his childhood) that he was a rich brat. But that wasn't the case, from what I have read about him he was a shy person and most, if not all, considered him a gentleman. He had a great sense of humour, in fact in a book I am reading at the moment, there is a story when he was in America for the Daytona. They hired a car and Mike wasn't happy about the hire company. As put in the book: 'Mike was getting terribly worked up at some ill-mannered treatment he had been suffering from a car rental company in Florida. He spent most of the week plotting how to make his point. He parked the troublesome car, an automatic, at the rental lot at the airport, then flew off home to London. But he had left it in first gear with the hand brake locked firmly on and the engine running. It wasn't going anywhere, but the back wheels were spinning, marking time on the spot, soon sent up plumes of threatening black smoke, while the tyres, grinding into the gravelly surface, were reduced to slicks in no time at all. Mike phoned up when he returned home to make sure the company had discovered his parking place - the answer was something like "Yes, Mr Hailwood, and we got the message okay too." '
Again though thanks for doing this interesting piece on Mike 'The Bike'. :)
Just a old Rocker with a leather jacket and BSA 650 super rocket that drip oil every were especially over my dads drive
@@motoplusgp....... 9.57.......... What does that image have to do with Oxford or Oxfordshire..?
I was at Mallory Park having dinner with Giacomo Agostini and the MV Agusta owners club in the Mike Hailwood suite. When the audience was asking questions, someone asked, "Who do you consider to be the greatest rider of all time?" Without hesitation, he said, "Mike Hailwood." He also added that he had the ability to make anything he rode, fast and never was technically minded, so he more or less jumped on it and rode the wheels off it. He added we would be altering things and trying to get an extra tenth of a second here and there. He would just be fast on anything. No one knew how he was able to do what he did on a bike. That has to be a fair old accolade from a 15 times world champion!
Talking to Jim Redman at Stafford Show told us that Ago and Mike were really good friends off track and some of the tricks and antics that they got up to.
a gentleman a hero and a legend in his own lifetime.....
Indeed was Mike The Bike a Gentleman 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏!Arrogancy was far away from him ,not like some others ! I remember that awful news ,we from the old school in a far away country in South America were shocked and very sad The Legend still lives on 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
To have a ten year break then come back to WIN THE TT....... A LEGEND....
You have completely missed out his incredible comeback where he came out of retirement to take on the new generation of riders and beat them
Absolutely, the greatest race and the biggest comeback in any sport ever and this video doesn't cover it.
Well said
His 1978-79 IOM and general motorcycle racing comeback - where did that go?
Lets nor forget his comeback win on a Sports Motorcycles Ducati against Phil Read on the 1000cc works Honda.
I met Pauline when she and David were at the Daytona track to celebrate Mike and his Ducati bikes. She was a delight and I opted to be her photographer so she could have a photo album of her stay in Florida. I sent her the photo album and we exchanged letters and E mails. Not only was she lovely, but she was also a very kind and caring person. I am very sorry to hear of her passing and I wish David all the best. She and Mike will aways mean so much to those who knew her and those who saw Mike race. Carl Hokanson
As a little boy he was my two wheeled hero, now in my late 60's and he still holds the same place in my life, a fantastic rider and great human being.
Went all over the place to watch Mike, he was and still is one of my all time heroes.
He was a natural on two wheels - thanks for your comment 🏍️👍
Mike ..The Bike..Hailwood was of my time watching bike racing during the sixties...What made him great was his ability to win on bikes of 125 to 500cc, single to multi-cyclider machines. Not many modern riders, some, as good as they are can claim that....Even coming back after an eleven year break from racing to ride the modified Ducati 900 SS bevel drive...
You're right Brian Perry! He had the ability to win on almost any bike...that's what made him great...a rare talent. Thanks for your comment 🏍️👍
Mike The Bike 🙌
I was at the easter Cadwell Park meeting when Mike rode the Honda 6 after Honda withdrew from racing. He dropped it at the Shell Oils hairpin. The whole field went passed him. He set off again and ended winning the race by half a lap. I can't see Rossie even thinking of racing at the I.O.M.
Rossie? 😅
@@humandroid53 Cmon man, he wrote Rossi but the next world was "even" just a typing error.
He was a legend. My youngest son is named after him. I first watched him race at Brands Hatch. Can’t remember the year. Probably around 1968. It was the Hutchinson 100 where it was run anti-clockwise. I can still remember him coming up Paddock Hill bend on the Honda 297 6 cylinder. Awesome sound and sight. A true gent and a fantastic motorcycle racer, tragically taken from us too early. His memory certainly lives on with me.
Some racer just have it, others have to work at being great. Didn't seem to matter what bike Mike rode, he made it work regardless...and that's when critics knew he was talented beyond many other riders. I still watch his races today, he was definitely the G.O.A.T of that era for me! Thanks for your comment 🏍️👍
Wasn’t it the Race of the South at Brands where they raced in the opposite direction to normal? We were there in 1968 when Mike was on the Honda 6, the sound of it literally gave me goose pimples. We saw him arguing with an ACU official which was apparently quite normal for him. I would say he was the best rider of all time.
@@gm16v149 I was also there at Clearways bend to see Mike the Bike on the Honda 297 cc six. It was the Hutchinson 100 that was always run in the opposite direction [ on the short circuit i think ? ] I remember another race, maybe Race of the South 1968 ? where Mike was on the works 297 / 6 racing as a privateer, after the FIRST LAP he was leading the race rounding Paddock Hill bend just as the chasing pack were riding around Clearways.An incredible sight and sound, music to the ears.What a rider,what a machine !
I also think one of his greatest rides was the post TT meeting at Mallory Park, where he simply changed the gearing on the Diucati and thrashed a field of top short circuit stars of the day, including Phil Read who I think was riding a works bike too
He was my hero when I was young. I can still remember where I was when I heard the tragic news of his death.
He was a hero to my generation
He sure was a natural talent - thanks for your comment 🏍️👍
I saw him return and win at the TT in 1978/9.after a long lay off!
I remember Mike Hailwood as probably the best bike rider the UK has produced.The son of a millionaire his machinery was always the best.That said we used to look forward him and Derek Minter crossing swords at Brands,Derek was another fine rider,especially at that circuit
*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*
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Natural talent seen him at IOM 3 times his 108 lap stood for years
He sure was, still watch old footage of him racing - thanks for your comment 🏍️👍
Even though I am 65 years old he was still before my time. I have seen alot of TT docs and I would like to put him up there with Joey Dunlop and John Mcguiness, and was the fan favorite before Joey and when Joey passed it was John. But from what I have heard and seen he might be the greatest of all time. Its kind of hard to match up racers from different decades. He was definitely special.
He's definitely up there with Joey Dunlop & John McGuiness. I remember his team members saying he wasn't much for giving feedback on how the bike was performing, but any bike they give him that was hard to handle, he could just make it work and win races with it. Thanks for your comment.
@@motoplusgp I was a big fan of Mike the Bike as a young boy , I started racing cars in 1970 back then if you did a test at Silverstone all types of cars would show up , I remember meeting Mike when he was testing the F1 Surtees I also ran into him a number of times at other race tracks he always had time to chat . I also agree that Joey Dunlop should be on the list , being a Ballymoney man myself . Thanks for the video .
My hero. I met him on the IOM, after his glittering 'comeback". RIP.
One of many great riders! For me the the 78/79 TT comeback speaks volumes of his greatness! Could win on any machine. Casey Stoner was like the modern day Hailwood, they both have extrodinary natural talent on a bike.Thanks for the great video!!!
Definitely his TT comeback proved the rider he was. I believe Casey was the modern day version, also Marquez is up there too! Thanks for your comment 🏍️👍
He left us way before his time; RIP mike.
There was another Champion Englishman who we saw a picture of but no mention, John Surtees. Later came Barry Sheene. All those guys were amazing. I am a bit of Peter Hickman fan at the moment but it needs some luck to become a champion.
Rossi would never do isle of men so he's out of the picture
I think Mike the Bike was in a class of his own... he was fast on anything at all and had a unique talent forw inning on some quite dodgy machinery. I saw him at Brands Hatch back in the 50s when he was lent a very well worn Manx for a race there. He won on it, much to its owner's surprise as the engine was pretty shot, the suspension a bit suspect and the tyres well past their best.
Better than Valentino? impossible to say.... both were outstanding...
He was in a class of his own that's for sure! I read several times what you mentioned about him throwing his leg over any bike and making it win for him. Thanks for your comment. 🏍️👍
My opinion is if you haven't won a TT you can't be better than Hailwood.
THE BEST ,MIKE THE BIKE
My schoolboy hero, I was 11 in 1966 and Honda were giants. Greatest rider ever, no contest. Agostini was incredible and so is/was Rossi, but I believe he had the edge.
MIKE THE BIKE THE ONE AND ONLY
I saw Mike at the IOM in 78 with my Dad. As a young going nowhere youngster, he inspired me to join the Royal Air Force, to which I served for 30 years. I'm sixty now and still riding bikes. I think of Mike very often. I'm so grateful.
The man is a legend 🏍👍
I was in the IoM for TT week (1966?) and getting ready for dinner in the B & B (it was around 6pm) when I heard this incredible rasping engine sound from nearby. I quickly went outside and down to the rear of the big hotel all the top riders stayed in and, through a crack in the big double doors leading to the rear entrance, I could see a Japanese mechanic astride the Honda RC166 250cc 6 with Mike the Bike standing there looking on. I believe it was the first year that the 6 competed. Never heard anything like it since.
"his car racing career did not last long" This is wrong, he raced in F1 in a Lotus in 1964 and 1965 then F5000 factory Lola 1968-1970 then was the #1 driver for team Surtees(bike champ John) 1971-1973 then Team McLaren 1974 before leg injury at the German GP ended his car racing. Also was a regular winning endurance driver for John Wyer team. Quite extensive career in cars, plus his great comeback at the IOM in 1978 and 1979 winning on a Ducati. This vid missed a lot but covers his bike career ok.
You are absolutely correct, well researched.
Spot on. He was also European F2 champion around 1970 give or take
I also recall a novelty race, in Hong Kong if memory serves, where they assembled drivers from all classes of motor sport F1, rallying, the lot and had them all race in the same cars, Hailwood won.
Mike, John Surtees and Joe Leonard made a successful transition from Two to four wheeled racing.
All are legendary!
@@jamesfea4663 There can only be one racing legend and that is John Surtees. Of course Hailwood was awarded the George Medal after he pulled Clay Regazzoni from a burning car. That is in a different league altogether.
Mike the Bike Hailwood.
' He's even compared with Rossi ' . Come on , how many classes did Rossi compete in ? Mike could ride four strokes , two strokes , singles , twins , fours , Rossi couldn't have even got them off the line . Mike was the greatest , and I would rate Phil Read above Rossi in the post war scene ; not to mention Sheene Roberts , Lawson , Doohan , Schwantz and Mamola etc .
Agree 100% I'm Italian and Mike was n. 1 and Agostini a distant 2. He could ride anything and win.
No doubt one of the best but you must remember he had tremendous advantages in his early days often running in every solo class which was pretty unusual in those days i saw him myself at thruxton in 59 where he dominated the meeting on immaculately prepared machines yes he was really able thanks to his father to develop that ability to ride all types of bike at a very young age .
He was definitely one of the best - Thanks for your comment 🏍️👍
I seem to remember Ago's Dad was a Millionaire as well.
@@peterandcarolwarden2867 Yes his parents were rich!
The accusation of his father's money and the best machinery was put to bed when his father took a G50 Matchless, straight off the boat from the Isle Of Man, which had come well down the field in the TT's and took it straight to a meeting at Oulton Park. Only the gearing was changed and Mike thrashed the field on it. He was touched from above.
My dad knew him and he did things on a bike that no one else could, made even more remarkable by his ability to be at one with the machine. He said he could feel the loss of adhesion approaching sooner than other riders and it gave him time to correct. That's what produced his safety record and kept him alive.
A legend and not one of the best THE BEST :)
A note to MotoGP riders; you don't race on the Isle of Man, so you'll never be in the same league as 'Mike the Bike'.
Mike Hailwood was the best followed by Giacomo Agostini and all the other who braved and raced on the Isle of man circuit. Valentino Rossi is irrelevant on here !
Remember Agostinos new riding style ..knees out, elbows..kinda like dirt bikers.
Three GOAT's in different era's.
Yep, 3 of the best. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. 🏍️👍
All 3 can be classed 'the goat' of the time they raced. But Surtees ought to be classed as the greatest ever, MC world champion ships, an F1 world champion. That won't be repeated ever.
As soon as I heard "some even consider him as good as Valentino Rossi"... I'm afraid he was better than all your modern racers lad ..
You young lads
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I had the pleasure of meeting Mike several times when he was racing cars at Snetterton. I was working at an hotel near to the circuit and he would keep buying the bar staff his favourite tipple Rusty Nail (Whiskey and Drambuie)
Mike was awarded the GM, the George Medal, not the Victoria Cross (an important distinction as they are not the same), nor is it the George Cross, for rescuing Clay Regazzoni in 1973.
Mike was also awarded the MBE, Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, for services to motorcycle racing which was awarded to him in 1968.
Thanks for pointing this out. Off to find out more on this.
not only a great racer but a gentleman he would race in 3 or 4 different classes in one day
Seen mike and ago in an exibision race at laverton in Victoria australia in the 1970s truly both geniouses of the sport of motorcycle racing
Mike the Greatest. In the past the races were like to do an exercise in circus trapeze without the safety net.
Druids bend, someone shook my hand, didn't realize until I got home, it could have only been him coming home to see how the other half live,,love that bloke
First time I saw Mike in a movie called taking it to the limit. He did a lap of man on a tz 750 with a cameras mic. It was bad ass cool as cucumber. Halling ass around the Isle.
Mike the bike when I was in my early teens this guy was my hero and only a few people I grew up with even knew who he was mostly my buddies cause I wouldn’t shut up about him haha
A true legend,rip champ
I was at the Isle of Man TT races in 1966, Agostini on the MV Agusta3 ( short for Meccanica Verghera, the factory) Mike Hailwood on a honda4, the race was very close exchanging leadership, sadly Agostini had a mechanical failure the chain came off. Count Agusta was paying Mike Hailwood 10.000pounds a year.
As it says on his gravestone: too good in life to be forgotten in death
As a TT rider he always remembered those who were racing behind him. He didn't try to win outright but kept the winning gap down if he could so that there would be as many silver and bronze replica winners as possible
This is really hard to follow with the images all chronologically mixed up. I gave up on it.
Mike the bike….the best one on his time, like VR recently 👍👏
Mike was number 1 for me he retired at 27 won 14 tt races at world level from 20 odd starts these other guys who are winning so many tt races now is not at world level and they have about 6 races a year now and they have had many more starts.
You mean that "Rossi was even compared to the multiple world championship winner Mike Hailwood", don't you? 😉
They are actually tied at 9 world championships each.
Rossi: active over 26 years - 1st world title at 18 years old, last at 30 years old.
Hailwood: active over 10 years - 1st world title at 21 years old, last at 27 years old.
Both very impressive records. But imagine if Hailwood had continued into his 30s..........
No mention of possibly his greatest achievement, the incredible TT comeback win in 1978 on the Sports Motorcycles Ducati? Poor form.......
Mike is better than Rossi, his multiple TT records and wins prove this. The only racer who eclipses Mikes records is John Surtees. As he is the only person in History to win multiple motorcycle world championships and then the F1 title.
Surtees in no way eclipses Hailwood ... Hailwood my not have won the F1 title but on two wheels he was miles better than Surtees
@@jeanlawley6483 afraid not, Surtees is unique. You fail to understand his record and the fact he walked away from a winning MV machine and then jumped into an F1 car and then won the championship. Nobody comes to near to this. Let’s check his motorcycle record. 38 wins for 49 starts in the 350cc and 500cc World Championship, which gave him 6 world championships. If he had not left motorcycle racing he would have won many more.Isle of Man TT 6 wins two podiums in 14 starts. Then he left to race F1 which he won. I am afraid nobody comes close as a racer.
I remember a Danish Editor naming that Hailwood rode his small Honda on the edge of the possible. As its power only could be used at the very top of the revolutions.
Have many noticed that ALL the greatest riders are Not show offs but easy going humble down to earth guys, rivals maybe But Great respect for each other
@polygamous
That applies also to great people that excel in their profession
My uncle Fred worked at triumph in Meriden and taught Mike hailward about engines and mechanics
Mike was the greatest i lots of races he lost the bike let him down
He was a natural. Even the legend of Bob McIntire had problems whenever Mike was present on the circuit. John Hartle and Phil Read knew what I'm talking about. Agostini and sometimes Jim Redman were the only serious competition to this man.
Very nice 👏👏👏👏 🇦🇹
Thanks Günther Weinhengst 👍🏍
Wish they got there facts right he got the George Medal not the Victoria cross
Watched him at oulton park on a borrowed smithy g50, amazing
The very first sentience is wrong.
Hailwood is not "arguably one of the greatest motorcycle grand prix and TT riders in history".
It is not arguable.
He is.
Unless you have raced on the Isle of Man, and won the race against the best riders in the world, you can not be classified as a great motorcycle racer. The Isle of Man is the pinnacle test of a riders technique , his courage, and his humility, knowing that to fall off the bike, the chances of surviving are at best fifty fifty, but in wet conditions even less than fifty fifty. There are great motorcycle racers, and there are those that have won on the Isle of Man. Rossi is not one of them.
Rare footage indeed..10:16 Bill Smith (Bill Smiths motors Chester)
of course he is better than Rossi.
MPH please!!!!! Especially when talking about a Brit winning British races.
you completely forgot his comeback on the Ducati
Great rider, 40y/o sure looked a lot older back then.
No mention of Ducati comeback races
Of course he was better than Rossi - Hailwood was better than anybody. I've seen all the best riders since 1962 and only one had his ability - Hailwood.
Le foot à eu Pelé, la F1 Fangio , la moto, Mike Hailwood.
Not too bad but you missed out most of his extensive F1, F2 and World Sports Cars career and of course his amazing comeback to win another TT late in his career. There's also video on RUclips showing how dominant he still was in short circuit racing at the time of his death.
Will have to get another video up of Mikes car racing career. Thanks for your comment 🏍️👍
You are missing too much information on this legend. His comeback from retirement for instance?
They’re really flying out there now! 80kmp! Hold on to your hats gentleman.
It's hilarious how the video seldom matches the commentary. If you look at 4min 08sec, when they talk about someone crashing in the wet, we actually see Mike falling off his Benelli while chasing Agostini at Monza in a one-off 1968 ride.
懐かしい！マイクヘルウッド、、、レースが面白かった時代でした。
ホンダ活躍の始まり！
Could you please re do the commentary in Miles per hour at least for the UK and USA races who did not use KPH ,thank you.
.. Valentino Rossi is even compared to the GOAT Mike "The Bike" Hailwood ...
He did it without computers on the bike.
Don’t compare legends fron different era’s. Imho they are equal legendary. Differend bikes, suits, danger, bhp, amount of races per calender. That’s why there is a list of legends. Like Giacomo has 15 titles but he rode in different classes at the same time as did other legends in the past. In the current age, that’s impossible and unthinkable. I always think they were the best during their career. With their own way.
No mention of his return to the IOM and winning on the Ducati 🤔
Mike didn't bother fine tuning or alter much. He could just make anything go faster than it was supposed to go. He made it look all so very easy as well.
I asked 15 times world champion, Giacomo Agostini who he thought was the greatest rider of all time was? His answer was, Mike Hailwood.
I could never see rossi racing at the TT or UGP or any other gp rider not taking anything away from them hailwood and agostini were a different breed from todays racers
met him at BRACKNELL . VINTAGE BIKE AUCTION . an absolute thrill .
I don't think Rossi, as much as I love him, would tackle the TT , NW200 and any road racing of that ilk on danger levels, and I don't blame him, and please use MPH when talking about British, Irish or American racing or competitors, that's what we use and you can't compare different riders doing different disciplines, track racing, rd racing and machines used are apples and oranges, Joey Dunlop would be a better comparison. With Respect. They all have giant balls.
Bit of a salad as the video clips although Mike/era appropriate often have no connection with the words being spoken
If Rossi had to ride one of those Dinosaur machines, on the mountain, he would have been struggling to get to Douglas Road Corner.
Give me one of those "men" any day, and not one of these 'computer game' characters!
233 kph =144 mph woof! 😎 Average? Sick!
Tug did not mean ruin his Isle of Man comeback in 1978 and again in 1979.
His last win on the island was 1979 on a Suzuki 😉🏆
The " 1979 !? Ducati was actually in the frame of the 1978 Ducati.
The rear swingarm gives it away ..
Hailwood is in a different league to Rossi. If Rossi makes a comeback after 10 years and WINS a MotoGP Race then, and only then, can the discussion begin (particularly as Rossi wont even race at the IOM TT)
I would have found out more by reading the Wikipedia article on him...
Why kph a d not Miles per hour
In one way Honda had to be delighted to tell customers their CB450 was banned basically for being too fast with it's double overhead cams ...its almost better than winning if you ask me lol
Before to name "the GOAT" for recent or current riders, people should to consider older times riders and reevaluate his conclusions.