01-07-15, 09:11 AM
My oldest brother was my main influence. He'd take me up to High Beach on the back of first his Superdream, then his Z650. His mates all had bikes too. Another major influence was the August 1980 copy of Bike magazine, which featured road tests of the Laverda Montjuic, Ducati Pantah, Morini Maestro 500. It also had an article on the IOM TT, another on street racing - which talked about how to get away with going nuts on the roads :evil - and back then had good, engaging writers. Getting a job as a Saturday lad at a Ducati/Laverda/Moto Guzzi/Yamaha dealer sealed the deal; hooked 