6pm this evening on Men & Motors (Sky Digital Channel 139). Repeated several times during the week including 8pm on Wednesday.

What a good series this is........sad at times but a very good appraisal of "our TT"..

It HAS to be a DVD in the future, surely """ !!!

By the way, Mr Taveri CONFIRMS that he rode the 125-5 in the 1966 TT, which was held late that year (Seamans Strike---no, not the goalkeeper, Madam !)

SEAMANS STRIKE! YES I REMEMBER IT WELL, DIFFICULT TO GET MY FERRY CROSSING CHANGED,WAS ORIGINALLY OFFERED A CROSSING FOR MY VAN AND BIKES ON A COASTER LOADED WITH COAL.HOWEVER IT WAS A GREAT ADVERT FOR THE TT AS MANY FAMILY HOLIDAYMAKERS WHO HAD NEVER SEEN M/C RACING IN THEIR LIFE SUDDENLY BECAME FANS,AS ONE HUSBAND WITH A WIFE AND 3KIDS TOLD ME 'THIS HAS MADE OUR HOLIDAY'

Don't remind me of the strike, I spent a month on the Island that year because the T.T was the fortnight before the Manx.

Went over for the T.T. with Albert Moule and Pat Walsh because I was lending my Aermacchi and CR93 to Pat and helping him out, then he stayed on for the Manx to help me out.

Do remember the big advantage was the trail of rubber and oil left on the road by the T.T. 'experts' gave us MGP boys a good line to follow.

Yes there was oil put down in those days from the primary chain drip feeds and exposed valves on Nortons, G50s and 7Rs thats why they used to wrap carpet underfelt around the frame tubes and rear mudguard to soak it up.

YOUR RIGHT TOM, MY MANX NORTON USED HAVE A PIECE OF CARPET UNDERLAY TO THE REAR OF INLET VALVE TO STOP THE OIL FROM THE CAMSHAFT PUSHERS GETTING ON THE REAR TYRE,THE OIL FROM THE PRIMARY CHAIN LUBE GOD KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT,MIND YOU IT WAS GRANITE CHIP ROADS OR PEA SHINGLE AND TAR IN THOSE DAYS,WHICH ALTHOUGH ROUGHER PROBABLY LESSENED THE RISK

without sounding rude i think Artur Lawns capital key is stuck?

I HAVE THAT PROBLEM TOO PYKEY BUT I FIND IF YOU BASH iT a biT It NorMaLLy SortS iTSelF OuT.

Hmm...sounds like the way a driver treats a passenger...

The voice of bitter experience Helen??

My wife insists on capitals,so she can read from a distance that i'm behaving on this appliance of science

Mr Lawn tell your wife to wear tinted spectacles,but being serious capitals mean you are SHOUTING, sorry but i didnt want to sound offensive.

Only once, Larry, with one driver...lesson learned, never again...most drivers do what I tell 'em!

Why does this not surprise me Helen???????????????

Heehee...scary wicked witchy!!!

Don`t believe a word of it ! she is the bestist witch i have ever had the pleasure of befriending. I`d hope on the back of her broomstick anytime.
cheers,
Stella

What it is to have friends!!!

Well, I think that a dust pan, reversed and carefully nailed to the side of one of Helen's famous broomsticks, will make a nice little sidecar for Stella.

I made three trips to the IOM that year......
Expensive but an interesting month of motorcycle racing !!!

Is there a case for running the TT and MGP back to back ???

Does anyone know how many parts there will be to this series, I just want to know how many videotapes I need!