GRANT SELLS HIS XR69

AS THIS MAGAZINE appears in the shops, one lucky racing fan should be the new owner of a legendary early-80s race bike.

An auction to sell the ex-works Heron racing 1982 Suzuki XR69 owned by seventime TT winner Mick Grant was held on June 26. Retaining every magnesium or titanium nut, bolt and washer since its handover from an appreciative Suzuki to the retiring racer in 1985, the machine is, according to Grant, one of only six genuine 130bhp XR69 machines produced.

It is believed this example is one of just three known to still exist, and is the actual machine on which Grant secured his 1982 North West 200 victory.