Shane Byrne (motorcyclist)
| Shane 'Shakey' Byrne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Byrne at Oulton Park British Superbikes in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 December 1976 Lambeth, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | shakey.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shane Byrne (born 10 December 1976), often known as Shakey, is a British professional motorcycle road racer. He is a six-time champion of the British Superbike Championship (2003, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017), the only man in the history of the series to win six titles. He has also been a double race winner in the Superbike World Championship and has competed in MotoGP.
The oldest rider competing in the 2018 British Superbike series, Byrne suffered serious injuries involving multiple fractures to his upper body after crashing during a test at Snetterton Circuit in May when placed third in the championship. He was successfully treated at Norwich University Hospital and confirmed the extent of his injuries via social media.
Byrne announced via social media on 24 July 2018 that the metal cage attached to his skull supporting his head and neck via his shoulders had been removed in favour of a neck-brace collar, but there was still many more months of recovery anticipated due to poor growth of new bone.
Since medically retiring from competitive racing in 2019, Byrne successfully transitioned into a respected motorcycle race commentator for Eurosport/ TNT. Byrne is also manager and mentor to racers Bradley Ray and Rhys Irwin.