Granny, 102, climbs aboard Rossi's bike

Hilda Wright celebrates 102nd birthday in style

Posted: 20 August 2010
by Visordown News

Pic courtesy of Manchester Evening News

A 102-year-old Grandma had her birthday wish come true after she got the chance to sit astride the very same bike ridden by her hero Valentino Rossi at last year's Isle of Man TT.

Hilda Wright celebrated her 102nd birthday aboard Rossi's Yamaha 2009 YZF-R1 after her grandson-in-law, Steve Shaw, tracked down the machine ridden by the nine-time world motorcycle champion at the 2009 TT.

"It’s something different and I got the bike in especially," Mr Shaw told the Manchester Evening News.

"It really made her day. It’s not the usual way you’d expect a lady of 102 to celebrate but she just lapped it up."

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mobus

Id liek to see her actually ride the thing. Could result in giggles

Posted: 20/08/2010 at 14:17

power to the mopheads

Posted: 20/08/2010 at 17:22

George's Shed

Go on Hilda !

Posted: 21/08/2010 at 20:54

Space Cake

Hope they changed the seat afterwards

Posted: 21/08/2010 at 23:50

Mrs Biggles

Go, Hilda! My whole family are going to fight over my bike when I die! I've told them when I'm too unsteady to get my leg down I'm going to have it triked! My husband loves to watch people's faces when we park up and a middle-aged grandma gets off.