RIP John Surtees MBE

[pritch]

Only tangentially related to the social standing of motorcyclists, but I just watched an episode of the Brit Antiques Roadshow. The items under discussion: two sets of Barry Sheene's leathers. One set from 1974 considerably battle scarred, one set in good nick from his world championship winning year.
The estimates? The first set 8 to 12 thousand pounds. The second set, twenty to thirty thousand pounds.

That's potentially about 74,000 of our Pacific pesos. And you thought your leathers were expensive.

[husaberg]

Only tangentially related to the social standing of motorcyclists, but I just watched an episode of the Brit Antiques Roadshow. The items under discussion: two sets of Barry Sheene's leathers. One set from 1974 considerably battle scarred, one set in good nick from his world championship winning year.
The estimates? The first set 8 to 12 thousand pounds. The second set, twenty to thirty thousand pounds.

That's potentially about 74,000 of our Pacific pesos. And you thought your leathers were expensive.

George Best, footballer
Talking about David Beckham, he said: "He can’t kick with his left foot, he can’t head, he can’t tackle, and he doesn’t score many goals. Apart from that, he’s all right.
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