Me and a few school mates went knocking on his door years ago when he lived there, we were on a school trip to the church in the village. (all the way from Crawley). He was always riding his bikes up and down through Charlwood. Shame he wasn't in........
He was the Rossi of his time. You should read his book he goes on about his earnings going from £60 a week as a delivery driver to £6000 a week riding for Suzuki. Massive sponsorship deals as well. He had an Augusta helicopter which he flew himself Rolls Royce, the lot. A proper superstar !
Watched something on telly recently about him and Roberts racing. You know the famous 2 fingers to Roberts
The comments at the bottom of the article sum the guy up. I was lucky enough to meet him several times and he always had time for a chat. Barry Sheene: Motorcycling's first superstar remembered - BBC Sport
