19/07/2026

Celebrating Barry Sheene at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed

It’s 50 years since Barry Sheene won the first of his two 500cc Grand Prix World Championships. To celebrate the British legend, The 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed has curated a collection of race bikes from his momentous career, while Suzuki commissioned a special paint job for its GSX-R1000R in honour of his 1976 RG500 XR14 race bike. I got the chance to ride up the famous hillclimb and chatted to Suzuki UK's Tim Davis to find out more about the iconic two-strokes Barry raced.

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