Barry Sheene Crashes
The playboy British motorcyclist who suffered the fastest crash in motorcycling history
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
March 14, 20158m 59s
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Show Notes
In 1975, the playboy British motorcyclist Barry Sheene suffered the fastest crash in motorcyling history. Despite broken bones and internal injuries, he was back on his bike within weeks. Ashley Byrne reports.
(Photo: Barry Sheene sitting on a motorbike. Credit: Getty Images)