Thursday, January 29, 2026

Joey Riding Sketchy Benelli Six IOM

Joey loved to race all kinds of different bikes, like this big six. Looking at the exhaust, it looks like it was down the road a bit and patched up quickly with what ever they had to get going again. Joey Dunlop the "King of the Road" on the dangerous and unforgiving Irish and IOM circuits, crashed and died in the wet in Estonia. He had already won the 750 and 600 Races when tragety struck. I did get to meet and talk with Joey briefly on the island in 1996. Quiet and unassuming and in our case, generously accommodating.