Barry Sheene, a monocoque bike, a Capri and a pair of flares. Are you not entertained?
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This odd-looking motorcycle that Barry Sheene is sitting on is a monocoque Seeley-Suzuki TR500. Sheene had been testing the bike pre-season in ’73 alongside Seeley’s official rider Pat Mahoney – who campaigned the monocoque in 500cc racing. Sheene dominated the domestic front that year on tubular-framed Seeley-Suzukis.