tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34801829.post116298202171502985..comments2023-09-12T10:32:40.277+01:00Comments on Armchair Bike Fan: MotoGP: Melandri to Undergo SurgeryJimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02698874857574769025noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34801829.post-1163004969727628922006-11-08T16:56:00.000+00:002006-11-08T16:56:00.000+00:00Sheene, I remember my friend Luca and I leaning an...Sheene, I remember my friend Luca and I leaning an old "vespa" with our butts on the inside recalling his name ... We were scraping (very easily) the large frame of the Vespa until one day we leveraged the rear tire too much and ...crashed I think it was in the early 80s ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34801829.post-1163003475565082952006-11-08T16:31:00.000+00:002006-11-08T16:31:00.000+00:00When I was a little kid, my hero was Barry Sheene....When I was a little kid, my hero was Barry Sheene. One of the things that I thought was cool was that he had loads of metal plates, bolts and screws in his body!<BR/>Not so cool when you're old enough to understand, but amazing when you're a kid.<BR/>Sheene wasn't a Stoner, though. He got most of those injuries in just one crash when his rear tyre exploded at 178mph on the Daytona banking. Hell of a guy.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02698874857574769025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34801829.post-1163002299593081862006-11-08T16:11:00.000+00:002006-11-08T16:11:00.000+00:00these guys have a totally different mind set. Inju...these guys have a totally different mind set. Injuries are accepted as unfortunate but still normal incorrence in this business. Today is much easier given the medical and gear improvement. 30-40 years ago every race was a russian rulette, an isle of man where riders where more careful in reaching their limit to not crash: i doubt that they had "stoners"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com