RIP Wes Cooley

[gsxbarmy]

So sorry to read of the passing of Wes Cooley earlier this month. A true sportsman, RIP Wes

https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/r-i-p-superbike-champion-wes-cooley/

[Whitewheels]

Read about this the other day Dave .......everything bikes was the must have in the 80s with Wes Cooley bikes n stuff, loved it........R.I.P. Wes Cooley, we have truly lost a great man

[seth]

Sad news indeed
Wes put Suzuki on the map
And his efforts with the gs1000 became legend and ultimately lead directly to the production of the gsx1400 .
We all on here owe Wes  a debt of thanks .
Rip 

[Irish in Oz]

I will keep the pair of Wes Cooley replica helmets I have from mid 80's  RIP.

[GSXKING]

What a legend 

[VladTepes]

Too young these days.

It's so weird seeing that first image here  and see a racebike still with a steel front guard !

[grog]

Wes one of my absolute heroes, teamed up with my Aussie heroes at times. Suzuki Champion. Then just now i do my usual bike news search. Paul Smart.Far out, im gutted this week. I lived all that early Ducati stuff, was so proud they did good from his 1972 win. I learned all how bevels worked because his big win.Everyone said bevels were crap, to me just beautiful. RIP both.

[gsxbarmy]

Wes one of my absolute heroes, teamed up with my Aussie heroes at times. Suzuki Champion. Then just now i do my usual bike news search. Paul Smart.Far out, im gutted this week. I lived all that early Ducati stuff, was so proud they did good from his 1972 win. I learned all how bevels worked because his big win.Everyone said bevels were crap, to me just beautiful. RIP both.

I saw that as well @grog, Paul Smart, one of my heroes, he had his bike shop not too far from where I lived - such a nice bloke would talk to everyone and anyone. And dies how he lived riding motorcycles. RIP Paul and thank for all the memories

[grog]

Has rocked me, legend. Fairly sure married to another legends sister, good old Barry Sheene. To me it seems strange, a blokes win in a race, pushed me to learn about bevels. Two best motors ever put in a bike, bevels and 14 . Shoot me down, IMO.