death_place death_date nationality article_title name
kendal , cumbria 16 july 2007 british alan shepherd
 alan shepherd
alan shepherd

alan shepherd -lrb- 28 september 1935 -- 16 july 2007 -rrb- was a british grand prix motorcycle road racer .
his best seasons were in 1962 and 1963 , when he rode a matchless to finish in second place in the 500cc world championship , both times to mike hailwood .
shepherd was a three-time winner of the north west 200 race in northern ireland and finished on the podium twice at the isle of man tt .
shepherd was a rider for the east german mz factory team .
in 1964 when a resident of grange-over-sands , lancashire , england , he was allowed to keep his 125 cc single cylinder and 250 cc twin cylinder machines as part of his earnings due to currency difficulties , which he then offered for sale through `` motor cycle '' , a uk weekly magazine .
shepherd retired in 1965 after recovering from a head injury suffered in late 1964 when testing a works honda in preparation for the 1964 japanese grand prix .
he told `` motor cycle ' `` s `` david dixon '' in june 1965 that -- whilst he felt fully recovered -- he no longer had the confidence to be a top-runner , and would not ride hondas unless he could give the best possible performance .
he died peacefully at summerhill nursing home , kendal , cumbria in july 2007 , with a funeral service at cartmel priory followed by cremation at lancaster .
