Being the swinger was definitely life challenging.
Yes. Lenny sat up in a corner at the first meet after his wife became pregnant with their first child. Just couldn't do it any more.
I recon it was big factor for Casey Stoner when he announced his retirement shortly after his wife became pregnant. Marco Simoncelli had died racing a few weeks earlier.
Two of my favourite sounding engines were the 1000 cc Vincent V Twins used in the outfits and a Sprint Car at idle with no muffler.
The sound of a Vincent is unique. That sound was the most lasting memory from our trip to the Australian GP in 2008. That and watching Stoner from the stand at the Start-Finish line as he entered the main straight on a Ducati that was behaving more like a bucking bull than a motorcycle. How he sat atop it completely calm and steady amazes me.
Did you see where Jack Ehret's 1951 Vincent Black Lightning just set another record? The most ever paid for a motorcycle at public auction, USD 929,000. It was reportedly bought by an Australian.