IRON MEN
There was a time…
A time before self-inflating race-leathers…
A time before custom-fitted helmets…
A time before big run-off areas and air-fences…
A time when men with cags the size of planets rode stupid exploding motorcycles at high speeds with their teeth gritted and their bums clenched tight.
Iron men with courage and determination.
![#69 Paul Smart round the outside on the 500 Triumph, #68 Tom Phillips chasing @ Castle Combe.](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/69-Paul-Smart-round-the-outside-on-the-500-Triumph-68-Tom-Phillips-chasing-@-Castle-Combe..jpg)
#69, Paul Smart around the outside of #68, Tom Phillips.
![jim redman](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jim-redman.jpg)
Jim Redman
![Ludlow Henderson setting a speed record of 127mph in 1924.](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Ludlow-Henderson-setting-a-speed-record-of-127mph-in-1924..jpg)
Ludlow Henderson setting a speed record of 127mph in 1924.
![Jean Luc Appietto](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Jean-Luc-Appietto.jpg)
Jean Luc Appietto
![Steve Baker...](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Steve-Baker....jpg)
Steve Baker
![Aldana airing his Norton at Peoria.](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Aldana-airing-his-Norton-at-Peoria..jpg)
Aldana airs his Norton.
![Erwin Cannonball Baker.](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Erwin-Cannonball-Baker..jpg)
Erwin ‘Cannonball’ Baker
![Hailwood, Ivy, and Read circa 1967.](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Hailwood-Ivy-and-Read-circa-1967..jpg)
Hailwood, Ivy, and Read circa 1967.
![Brough-Superior circa 1937.](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Brough-Superior-circa-1937..jpg)
Brough-Superior at Brooklands circa 1937.
![Paddy Driver](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Paddy-Driver.jpg)
Paddy Driver
![Theresa Wallach and Norton Model 40](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Theresa-Wallach-and-Norton-Model-40.jpg)
Iron Woman, Theresa Wallach and her Norton Model 40.
![Neil Keen.](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Neil-Keen..jpg)
Neil Keen
![Read.](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Read..jpg)
Phil Read
![Mike the Bike and Stan the Wallet Hailwood.](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mike-the-Bike-and-Stan-the-Wallet-Hailwood..jpg)
Mike the Bike and Stan the Wallet Hailwood.
![1926747_595347730554172_1397716373_n](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1926747_595347730554172_1397716373_n.jpg)
1959 Ulster GP
![10155166_609913789097566_2026042026_n](http://bikeme.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/10155166_609913789097566_2026042026_n.jpg)
Carlo Ubbiali