(28-11-2014, 09:52 AM)the old man Wrote: never thought i would like being old but i saw all the golden age of racing Guzzi 8,Honda 4,5 and 6 Yamaha 4 al racing in anger plus all the great riders from Bob Mac to Guy Martin all the memories great 

Have to agree Old Man, at 72 years of age my memories are similar to yours. The sites and sounds of today, just do not compare to the sixties, in my opinion.  The thing I liked most was, the weekend after TT, all these great riders would be at Brands or Mallory mixing it on the short circuits.  Douglas is not a patch on what it was in days gone by, as it was like one big bike show, from one end of the Prom to the other.  Race bikes were ridden to the start and the whole atmosphere was just brilliant.