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RE: 1984 TT - anybody recognise these riders/bikes? - sticky - 11-05-2020

On the next lot I know who #54 is but I'll butt out for a bit and see if anyone else knows Smile

#60 is Don Ellis - 350 BSA Gold Star

RE: 1984 TT - anybody recognise these riders/bikes? - koala27 - 14-05-2020

Cheers for the replies sticky, it looks like you're the only one recognising those ones.

In other news, I've been sorting through some more negatives and I've found a few more from the same trip, taken in the paddock area I think. I've got 5 shots of bikes that I can't identify - anyone recognise them?

The first three are Junior TT bikes I think, all with the panels off. The next two are Formula 1 I believe - a Rocket 3 and if I'm not mistaken a Kawasaki triple, no idea of the riders though. All information and feedback gratefully received.

[Image: 1984-Isle-of-Man-TT-Paddock-Unknown-blue-bike.jpg]

[Image: 1984-Isle-of-Man-TT-Paddock-Unknown-blue...e-bike.jpg]

[Image: 1984-Isle-of-Man-TT-Paddock-Unknown-Rotax.jpg]

[Image: 1984-Isle-of-Man-TT-Paddock-Unknown-red-white-BSA.jpg]

[Image: 1984-Isle-of-Man-TT-Paddock-Unknown-yell...wasaki.jpg]

RE: 1984 TT - anybody recognise these riders/bikes? - Moderator2 - 14-05-2020

First one is a 250 Spondon Rotax (possibly badged as an EMC) second is a Yamaha TZ250, third is a 250 Exactweld (Yamaha TZ engine) then the Rocket 3, final one is a Yamaha TZ750

RE: 1984 TT - anybody recognise these riders/bikes? - koala27 - 17-05-2020

Oops that shows up my lack of knowledge - confusing a Kawasaki with a TZ!

I'm very grateful mod2 for your answers here and throughout the thread. Likewise thanks to all the others giving replies in this thread, you've all done a great job allowing me to identify my aging photos. sticky - many thanks in particular for your many replies. You also mentoned that you recognised #54 in the historic bikes pics?

The few dozen I have posted here are just a small part of the set of films I shot of the 84 TT. I think I'll post a new thread here on ttwebsite showing all of them as a photo retrospective. It looks like they might be appreciated here and it's better than just leaving them lying around on my laptop.

Cheers one & all

RE: 1984 TT - anybody recognise these riders/bikes? - Moderator2 - 17-05-2020

Yes please do keep.posting, its interesting and its giving everyone something to do.

RE: 1984 TT - anybody recognise these riders/bikes? - Chrisp955 - 17-05-2020

Yes please koala I would like to see more pictures. . If I'm not mistaken Jeff Johnson was on the gpz 900 kawasaki in the 1984 product TT. If you have any pictures of him I would like to post them on the gpz site.

RE: 1984 TT - anybody recognise these riders/bikes? - sticky - 17-05-2020

Hi Koala

#54 is American rider Beno Rodi on a 500 BSA Gold Star (he approached me once for a picture i took at Jurby Roads in 1984!)

#62 is a 350 Bultaco. I think there was only one in the race, which would make it Geoff Tunstall. The leathers look right for him.

#69 I'm fairly sure this is Mac McDiarmid, who I believe was editor of Bike Magazine around that time. Leathers & lid look right. the bike would be a 250 Suzuki T20.

I haven't figured out #72 yet. It looks like a Yamaha. There isn't one noted in the results but amongst the retirements is Jim Wells, bike unknown. Could it be him?

RE: 1984 TT - anybody recognise these riders/bikes? - Moderator2 - 17-05-2020

I don't think #72 is Jim Wells, the leathers and helmet don't look right, it is definitely a Yamaha though, either a TR2 or a TR3.

RE: 1984 TT - anybody recognise these riders/bikes? - sticky - 17-05-2020

(17-05-2020, 08:00 PM)Chrisp955 Wrote: Yes please koala I would like to see more pictures. . If I'm not mistaken  Jeff Johnson was on  the gpz 900 kawasaki in the 1984 product TT. If you have any pictures of him I would like to post them on the gpz site.

I just found a pic of Eric Galbraith on a stock RD350 YPVS in the F2 race - leathers & helmet are the same as the guy on the GPZ900, so I'm now sure it's him.

Regarding #72 on the Yamaha, I'm stumped...  The riders below are retirees from the race where the bikes they were riding were not known.  There isn't a Yamaha (unless I've missed it.) in the finishers or retirees where the bike is known.  It isn't Denis Gallagher.  Lid isn't right for Sean Collister.  Will Harding rode a 182 Honda.  It isn't Jack Gow, Graham Bentman, Gordon Morss (I know Gordon) or Dave Bedlington, which is what made me think it might be Jim Wells. I found a picture of Jim from the F2 race and Mod 2 is right - it isn't him.

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Will Harding
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Jim Wells
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Jack Gow
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RE: 1984 TT - anybody recognise these riders/bikes? - koala27 - 17-05-2020

Bizrrely I've just managed to identify one of my own pictures! No 72 is Bob Simmons on a Suzuki. I found it on another picture site - I'm not allowed to say which one, but if you google "bob simmons 1984 tt", you'll find it immediately. Tell me if it looks right?

However I need to say thanks yet again to sticky and mod2 for the feedback and encouragement. I'll start up a thread soon in the Photographs section and then add a post here to point to it.

chrisp955 - many thanks for the comments. I believe I have a couple of pictures of Geoff (Jeff?) Johnson, but not on a Kawasaki. If I have it though, it'll get posted on the new thread.

RE: 1984 TT - anybody recognise these riders/bikes? - koala27 - 20-05-2020

I've just started a 1984 TT retrospective thread here:

Koalas 1984 TT retrospective

enjoy!