Superbike Racer Shane Shakey Byrne Life in Cars, Crashes and Bikes – part 1

Welcome to a well overdue Late Brake Show (Non-Tour) ‘Idol Chat’, where we rope an Idol of Jonny’s and/or an Idol to many, for a sit down chat in our tatty brown leather chairs.

For this next ‘Idol Chat’ – of which there are 2 parts, this is just Part 1 – we picked the windiest week of 2022, to drag the tatty chairs down to Kent and meet a multiple motorcycle race champion.

The world of cars and bikes is often segregated and tribal, but we believe there’s a lot of car folks – like us – who appreciate bikes/bike tech/bike racing/bike history, even if we don’t ride much/at all.

Cue Shane Byrne. Six time British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne. Incessant vehicle cleaner. Astonishing death avoider and ’80s Ford thrasher, Shane Byrne. An inexplicably talented rider and a constant smiler.

In Part 2 Shane shows us around his garage, packed full of amazing 2-wheeled heroes.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
2:10 Don’t look back
3:35 The big crash
6:30 Injuries list
8:36 Returning to racing?
9:05 Racing in my DNA?
10:55 My school career officer laughed at me
11:42 My first car
12:34 ’80s Escorts
13:22 First motorbike
14:15 Flying helicopters
14:37 Itchy feet keeping cars
15:15 Insurance? Um…
15:40 Buying a new Mitsubishi Evo
16:30 Porsche 993 Turbo
17:04 Cancelled Ferrari order.
17:50 Guest on Fifth Gear
18:05 Pagani Zonda head gasket
18:15 Koenigsegg 1:1 flat out
18:49 BSB, WSB AND MOTO GP career highlights
19:31 My first ever race I won
20:16 Getting my first shot on a BSB bike
21:08 I was put on this earth to race motorbikes
21:26 Big breakthrough to the big wins
21:58 LIST OF WINS
22:45 Moto GP with Aprilia
25:25 Running out of petrol in a Police chase.
26:21 Losing my driving licence made me start bike racing…
26:44 Mental health improves on bikes?
27:23 Modern bikes too fast?
28:28 Racers feel invincible.
30:14 Superstitions
30:46 Guilty pleasure & dream motorbike
32:02 What would you ask Shakey?

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