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Barry Sheene Crashes

In 1975, the playboy British motorcyclist Barry Sheene suffered the fastest crash in motorcyling history. Despite broken bones and internal injuries, he was back on his bike within weeks. Ashley Byrne reports.

(Photo: Barry Sheene sitting on a motorbike. Credit: Getty Images)

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