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Jim Redman: Six Times World Motorcycle Champion - the Autobiography

Jim Redman: Six Times World Motorcycle Champion - the Autobiography


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A rags to riches story of one of the world's greatest motorcycle racers.

Table of Contents:
Introduction & Acknowledgements 6 1 Daytona Comeback 8 2 Hard Years 15 Picture Gallery 1 33 3 The Promised Land 55 4 First Year in Europe 68 5 Life of a Nomad 74 Picture Gallery 2 81 6 Some Dreams Come True 97 7 A Factory Rider 108 8 Tears of Blood 117 9 The Ultimate Dream Realised 124 Picture Gallery 3 129 10 Expensive Victories 146 11 The Honda 6 168 12 Two Wheels, or Four? 174 Picture Gallery 4 177 13 The Final Crash 209 14 Honda 218 15 Back to Normal Life 220 16 Salt in the Wound 241 17 A New Beginning 252 Epilogue 270 What Others Say ... 273 Postscript 279 Jim Redman s World Championship Results 283

Review :
Classic MotorCycle, December 2008 UK magazine Six times World Champion Jim Redman, many people will be surprised to learn, was born in Hampstead, West London on 8th November, 1931. A bright student, he reluctantly had to leave grammar school at 15 "because the family needed the money" and started work as a motor mechanic. Taken for pillion rides by colleagues, Jim soon became an avid enthusiast and started a morning newspaper round, and later repaired neighbours' cars to pay for his first bike, an ex-WD girder-forked Matchless. Tragedy struck the Redmans when Jim was just over 16 when both parents died within a month of each other. Jim resolved to keep the family together by working long hours while his older sister looked after the 10-year-old twins. With National Service looming Redman joined a friend in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), eventually starting his own motor-cycle repair business. His first race there was on a borrowed Triumph Grand Prix, followed by an International Norton, scoring his first win in 1955 after purchasing a 1951 AJS 7R. Determined to turn professional, after winning the South African 350cc Championship he set off for Europe with his friend Paddy Driver and it was Jim who stunned everybody at a star-studded 1958 Easter meeting at Brands Hatch by finishing second to Derek Minter. Other similar results followed riding a brace of Nortons and a 125cc Ducati. Jim's first ride for Honda came in the 1960 Dutch TT, standing in for friend Tom Phillis, who was unfit. Hondas at that time were not terribly quick and not many of the top runners wanted to know them. However Jim's loyalty paid off and his tenacious yet intelligent riding style was rewarded by a team place and resulted in three 250 and three 350cc World Championships plus runner-up in the 125cc class to Luigi Taveri. During 1957 Redman met a young English rider who had gone over to South Africa with Dave Chadwick to gain experience. He had been riding a 250


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781901295351
  • Publisher: David & Charles
  • Publisher Imprint: Veloce
  • Height: 225 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Weight: 503 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1901295354
  • Publisher Date: 16 Jun 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Six Times World Motorcycle Champion - the Autobiography
  • Width: 152 mm


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