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Guy Martin, what a nice man...

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https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/ne ... STD-museum/

A top British motorcyclist and TV personality has handed a “prized possession” used to complete a death-defying speed feat to a north-east motoring museum.

Champion racer and star of the small screen, Guy Martin, has asked the Grampian Transport Museum (GTM) in Alford to display his custom-build motorcycle – which he recently used to break a Wall of Death speed record.

The skilled engineer and mechanic is a regular at the Isle of Man TT festival and staff at the museum are delighted he has chosen their venue to house so many of his items.

The Englishman is said to be a huge fan of the GTM after visiting the facility in 2011.
Earlier this year, Mr Martin handed the centre a historic aircraft engine and three of his favourite motors to the museum, which took centre stage at their opening 2016 exhibition.

He stunned TV viewers in March by setting a new speed record at 78.15mph for a Wall of Death, which involves driving vertically along a barrel-shaped wooden cylinder.

He did so using the special motorcycle, which he built from scratch.

The feat involved the possibility of losing consciousness and dealing with huge levels of G-farce – more than is experienced by fighter pilots.

The machine is made up of a 1976 Triumph Trident T160 three-cylinder 750cc engine built into a Rob North racing frame.

The vehicle went on display at the GTM yesterday.

Curator of the museum, Mike Ward, said his team were blown away that the racing star had chosen the museum as a home for so many of his machines.
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Guy is a modern day hero for sure :2up

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Great person. Nice to know as well his roots going to Latvia just like mine. :P
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And the Bike Bus was blown away being chosen to carry Guy's bikes for him :cheers shame the P&J forgot to mention that bit :deal

We took his Pikes Peak Martek down from the Museum and brought the Wall of Death bike back north. Guy is very fussy about who transports his bikes so it was a pleasure to have him check the Bus over inside and out, he also signed the sun visor for us! :worthy :worthy :worthy
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Did you get pictures of Guy in your bus?
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bikerchick wrote:And the Bike Bus was blown away being chosen to carry Guy's bikes for him :cheers shame the P&J forgot to mention that bit :deal

We took his Pikes Peak Martek down from the Museum and brought the Wall of Death bike back north. Guy is very fussy about who transports his bikes so it was a pleasure to have him check the Bus over inside and out, he also signed the sun visor for us! :worthy :worthy :worthy
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Sure did, Dave, he helped load the bike then went and checked out the straps etc, then had a look under the bonnet of the Transit for a photo shoot - genuinely nice bloke, nothing was too much bother, we had several cups of tea in the garage with him and his mates while he made a bracket up for the brake caliper on the Wall of Death bike, just an amazing time :P

It's ages since I uploaded pics to this site so I'll have a try but failing that have a peek here http://thebikebus.weebly.com/guy-martins-bikes.html

I got to sit on the Martek :freebird :freebird :freebird but not sure if we can post those pics yet as we're waiting to hear back from the PR man :deal
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