Bulawayo bandit, eh? Why did I sudenly think of Banbury Dan Shorey?
Too many memories to recount. But I am so grateful to have been up close with these people.
I used to love wondering around the paddock and the pit lane during TT practice, when you still could...
I was on the spot when Enders returned form a fast lap including a "bit of a shunt" which left that gorgeous outfit slightly second hand. I mean, IN the pit lane! Then there was the time when Kel Carruthers climbed on the Benelli unexpectedly! Or numerous moments where riders uttered their first words to mechanics and helpers after morning practice laps. Like the time when a certain TT rider and father of a current british superbike star pulled in pit lane on a silent bike and announced to his mechanic "F**** seized!!"

The story about the wayward bikes reminded me of the time when blankets were thrown over certainsidecar engines in the paddock with the men in blue about"

As for the wonderful Hondas of the 60s, can there be many (any)factories who have built and raced engines of 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 cylinder configurations?!

Mike