Kiwi Rider November Vol.2 2022 | Page 89

OBITUARY
never in doubt . Right until the end he loved his motorcycles and projects . His last was the Yamaha TZ750 , which he spent years and a lot of money building . In 2022 Norm , Des and the TZ750 were reunited , Des was allowed to ride the bike on a test ride on the back roads near Norm ’ s home in Te Anau . Des commented , “ I felt a real kinship with the man and it has been a pleasure and a blast to have known him and be one of my best friends . His generosity at the beginning of my racing days and again this year when he got me to test his TZ750 on the back roads of Te Anau , where we got caught by the police . Norm with his smooth talking charm enabled us to continue to the end of the road to do a plug chop with the police saying they were heading in the opposite direction !” Norm ’ s job was even more interesting . His passion for hunting led to a full time job with NZ Forest Service when he left school aged
Norm with partner Lulis
Des Barry 1987 F1 TT IOM
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