Dave Hiscock

[Scouse]

Who's the geezer in my skeleton leathers at the start?

Thats me best mate Paul Pavletich.

[PeteJ]

Yeah; from that era, my favourite-ever newspaper headline, from the Bay of Plenty Times: Hiscock Stands Out in Baypark Racing.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Thats me best mate Paul Pavletich.

Yeah thought he may've had a set...wasn't sure! Pretty sure he also used to have a 'Superman' suit too yeah?

Trend setter!

[Scouse]

Yeah thought he may've had a set...wasn't sure! Pretty sure he also used to have a 'Superman' suit too yeah?

Trend setter!

yep he's still got the superman suit

[Crasherfromwayback]

I've still got my skeleton suit...althought it seems to have shrunk a bit. What's with that?

[Mystic13]

I've still got my skeleton suit...althought it seems to have shrunk a bit. What's with that?

Yeah, I know what you mean. They lied when they say leather stretches. It bloody doesn't.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Yeah, I know what you mean. They lied when they say leather stretches. It bloody doesn't.

Hehe...it's gonna have to if I'm gonna wear them again!

[Jaxi]

Who's the geezer in my skeleton leathers at the start?

I just emailed this link to my husband cos I thought he'd like it... He just replied saying "Pete from Wellington Motorcycles used to race in those leathers"

World famous!!

[Scouse]

I just emailed this link to my husband cos I thought he'd like it... He just replied saying "Pete from Wellington Motorcycles used to race in those leathers"

World famous!!

Interesting log on name have you by chance heard the saying "stick it up yer jaxi"? I am lead to belive that jaxi = back passage.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I just emailed this link to my husband cos I thought he'd like it... He just replied saying "Pete from Wellington Motorcycles used to race in those leathers"

World famous!!

World famous in my own mind!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Bloddy funny to see my bosses from way back then in the vid too I must say.

[Maha]

Yeah; from that era, my favourite-ever newspaper headline, from the Bay of Plenty Times: Hiscock Stands Out in Baypark Racing.

I remember watching the Boxing Day race (early 80's? perhaps 83'?) an Dave went through the bendy bits on the rear wheel. TV guy calling the race almost wet his pants im sure of it....he figured ''Hiscock must beleive thats the quickest way through that part of the track''...

[F5 Dave]

One of Enduring memories as an impressionable lad watching the first bike racing I'd seen at Wanganui & Hiscock on the plastic racing Philis (or whoever). Instant hero. Cemented a link in the chain of 'must buy one of these motorcycle things as soon as I can'.
I met him at a friend's wedding a couple of years back in Auss. They say you shouldn't meet your heroes, but was a thoroughly nice guy & humble with it.

[Maha]

I saw a few words someone had said about him the other day....
''Quiet guy, brilliant rider''.

I understand his brother Neville was no slouch on a bike also.
Last year I was told he held/holds? the record from bridge to bridge over the Takas...Welly folk will know what that means.

[roadracingoldfart]

I saw a few words someone had said about him the other day....
''Quiet guy, brilliant rider''.

I understand his brother Neville was no slouch on a bike also.
Last year I was told he held/holds? the record from bridge to bridge over the Takas...Welly folk will know what that means.

Nup ... his time got beaten but he held it for quite a long time . A certain spiky haired Yamaha lad took it off him and then a slightly older bloke took it off him (after he left the country) . I dunno if i got beaten yet .....