The only thing cooler than owning a modern MotoGP machine is having a grand prix bike from the 500cc 2-stroke era. Nobody tell Ryan Wedding that I said that. And the only thing cooler than a 500cc 2-stroke GP bike is one that was ridden to a championship by the ultimate playboy motorcyclist—Barry Sheene. You have the chance to own the coolest bike.
Up for auction is the 1977 championship-winning Works Texaco Heron Team Suzuki RG500 XR14 that Sheene raced throughout the 1977 World Championship season. Famously, this was the second and final world championship that Sheene would go on to win, after taking the '76 trophy the previous year.
With Sheene as the pilot, this bike crossed the line six times in first place. That's the highest number of gold medals Sheene took home during a GP season, although the season only consisted of 11 races. He podiumed nine of the 11 events and, not to take anything from Sheene's talent, but if you're familiar with GP racing throughout the '70s, you know the Suzuki RG500 XR14 played a huge role in winning the championship.
