Australian Motorcyclist

Out from the Shadows

OBEYING THE WISHES OF a professional photographer, Murray Sayle poses with the H2R750 that kicked off his wonderful career at Kawasaki. Muz climbs aboard and sits high in the saddle as the gorgeous sunshine highlights the Barry Sheene Festival of Speed (BSFOS) paddock in the brilliant hues of 1970s factory liveries.

As the photographer snaps away, Murray grabs the clip-ons and crouches down easily on the tank, then cocks his head towards the lense. It’s an act that brings a big smile to a sometimes stony face, a smile of pure joy not teary nostalgia.

These guys aren’t spinning their wheels, they’re still on it

When he raced for Team Kawasaki Australia from 1974 to 1977, the taciturn Sayle was forever in the shadow of charismatic Gregg Hansford. Likewise, Steve

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