My dream bikes in the late 70's......CBX, XS 11 & GSX - I was 15/16/17 & the World was a BIG place! I think it was perhaps a better place. Certainly a simpler place. But maybe i was just young & lacked wisdom, experience & hindsight😂😂😂 62 shortly, still riding every day. Still love every moment. Still love Bikes, Girls & Life😅😅 Hope i have these till the very end... Wishing you all the same thing out there in this crazy World
Just found this one. Flipping heck. 250 kg with spindly forks and shit tyres and single piston callipers. These guys were total hard dudes. And great riders. The CBX 1000 is an iconic bike but didn’t realise you could race that monster. An average track day guy today would have no idea what that’s like. Excellent video.
Hell! I had a cbx i think it was '78/79, reg RTK180T. If i started pushing it through the twists it didnt like it. I Had a 850 Guzzi LeMans after that handled sooo much better!. These guys are absolute heroes!
they were all stock bikes back those days, and weight the 73 Kawasaki Z1 is 245 kilos and similar tyres, the 80s was when frame design and "good" weight reduction and a big step away from 36 mm fork legs😄
Real racing! 6hr was compulsary viewing every year, the bikes were literally off the showroom floor stock, any changes were instant dq. We need this racing again.
Most memorable to me was the 1972 race when Joe Eastmure rode the whole 6 hours on his own on a Suzuki T350 and was declared winner only to be disqualified because the bike didn't have a horn! Joe won the 500cc class the next year on the same bike (with a horn!).
Yep, remember that! Had a T350R myself at the time. That DSQ claimed the horn interfered with the airstream for engine cooling but looking at my own bike reckoned that was BS - the horn was mounted too high for that. As Joe proved the next year.
I WAS THERE AT THAT RACE IT WAS THE FIRST TYRE CHANGE EVER AT THE 6 HOUR IN THE YEARS BEFORE THE BIKES NEVER HAD ENOUGH HORSE POWER TO WEAR OUT A TYRE ...EXCITING TIMES I WAS ON A GROUPE TOUR AND I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THE TYRE OFF THE CBX ENDED UP IN THE BUS RIDE BACK TO OUR HOTEL
now that's racing for you, no electronics, total rider skills, seeing them race and out break each other gives me the willies as those CBX's didn't have the best breaking system and then tires. many thanks for the upload
The Castrol Six Hour was such a wonderful race and a great breeding ground for so many Australian GP riders. Commentated by the indomitable Will Hagon.
To realize the weight and size of these bikes , they must have been a hand full ! The Yamaha XS1100 of all things was shaft drive ! Enjoyed a look back in time ! 👍
I went the year Stanco entered a Laverda 1000 on the race. Also the the year Triumph entered 3 Tridents by Peter Stevens. I was there when a Ducati broke down while leading due to wrong engine oil being put in the bike. Great,close racing with stock bikes. The Laverda challenge ended with a hole being worn in the exhaust pipe collector box causing a loss of power.
Started off in 1973 with a used Yamaha CT-1, 175 Enduro. Today at 69 I ride an Indian-made Yamaha FZ25, 250cc. Had other brands, but still like Yamaha machines ! Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
Remember those bikes new as a kid and struck you as a big old chunk even then - bravery of the highest order riding them like that!. The CBX must have had some scrape marks down the silencers looking at those cornering angles.
In about 76' I sold my trusty 74' DT 250 and bought my 1st street bike (indestructible) XS650. Then I bought a low mile 78' XS750 special that I didn't like, the bike raised up in the back under hard acceleration. Pinion climbing the ring ⚙️ gear. Blew 2nd gear from speed shifting from 1st to 2nd. Mid 90's I got a 79' XS11 special ($1,200) tht I absolutely loved, it squatted under hard acceleration. Now I'm almost 70 and ride a 96' VS1400 not fast, but I like it .....
I had a 1978 Yamaha XS 1100 I bought new. Was a wonderful bike back then. Unmatchable roll on power, smooth and reliable. Raced it some with a buddy's CBX. Whoever got the hole shot would win but I killed him in roll ons. Had that bike for 9 years and a bit over 30,000 miles. Wish I still had it....
I bought the XS11, my buddy the CBX. They both had their strong and weak points. Engine technology was way ahead of chassis tech. The Yamaha was easier to launch consistently and usually won the drag race. The Honda sounded glorious but that giant motor was top heavy and really expensive to repair after a drop.
What a great foundation Yamaha made with the XS 1100. I still have my FJR 1100 from new, with 145,000 ks and seven times across the Nullarbor. In 2012 I bought the FJR 1300 and rode around Australia in sixteen riding days to run it in. What a machine, it did it so easily.
I had a XS11 with a Blake turbo kit and other mods. The big girl handled better than my 73 Z1 and was faster stock. 10 psi of boost got 120 mph power wheelies. I remember one great day riding with my buddies that I destroyed a new set of K491s. I would expect a lot of tire changes racing these big beasts for 6 hours.
@MrBCRC and that rotten dip as you came on to the straight,2inches from the Armco,then facing that afternoon Sun in your eyes as you did the blind left at the top of the rise...great fun ..
Beautiful seat of the pants racing on stock bikes. No aerodynamics no special nothing no electronics just get on a factory show room bike and drive your heart out. I loved those days.
That Was Great, Man! Back When Men RODE Motorcycles Instead Of Operating Digitally Enhanced, Computer Controlled Techno Machines! Thank You. (Like #384 - Comment #60)
I remember reading in Two Wheels that the XS1100 shouldn't have won as it was really a touring bike but the winning bike's pit crew were excellent - easily the best crew there so the only one to learn from. Great times when there wasn't a traffic cop around every corner.
Amaroo Park was a great circuit in its day. The safety standards were not the greatest but the layout was great. Sadly it is now covered by some upmarket houses.
They said Crosby was on pole position with a 59 second lap, and then there is six hours of racing. Bloody hell, the riders must have been knackered even though they were in two man teams Racing CBX? Really, that is a hell of a lump to throw around a track. I remember Graeme Crosby turning up in the UK with his Moriwaki Kawasaki sit up and and beg bike. He was a good racer. Went GP with Heron Suzuki, and maybe Marlboro Yamaha at one point (too lazy to Wiki).
The Ducati sounded amazing, as did the Honda six. I wonder if Pete Smith of Epicycle (RIP) prepped the big Duke? Pete was a fabulous engineer and a terrific bloke
Proper raceing 💯 skill these riders pushing these bikes a had 2 xs1100s 78 reg an 80 reg red then a black one with marteany fairing brute of a bike kick you hard if you got it wrong when pushing it
"Yeah mate, got a couple of jobs on, ya not in any rush are ya? I mightn't have it done by the weekend, but they've forecast rain anyway, haven't they? Anyway, I'll give ya a call as soon as I've got it back together".
I was owned by a silver '81 for a time. Best fun factor. Much torque + stopped ok for the time. Scared myself a time or 2, so overall, pretty ok with only having it for 3 summers before selling it on to som....
Wouldn't think a modern GP rider would even get on one of those - it must have been frightening caning that round a circuit with the weight/handling and brakes on offer!.
I used to wheelstand my cbx everywhere,and yep,the forks didn't like it and those old comstar wheels?I broke a few rivits over time....ha,so long ago..
@@bradbennett3778 I had the low handle bars and rear sets on mine. You would have to clutch it to do a wheelie, no bottom end in that motor as I remember....
POR DIOS QUE EPOCA, UNA LOKURA HACERLA DOBLAR A TODOS ESOS QUE ERAN HIERRO PURO, SEIS CILINDRO LA HONDA, POR DIOS, AHÍ SI QUE AVÍA QUE PILOTEAR CON ESTILO Y MUCHOS HUEVOS, HOY EN DIA LOS PIBES DEL GP SE QUEJAN DE LLENO, VALENTINO ROSSI, ESTO ERA CORRER EN MOTO CON MUCHOS HUEVOS, EN FIN... MI NOMBRE ES XAVIER, SALUDOS CORDIALES DESDE ARGENTINA 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Would be cool if the Australian Superbike Championship organizers had a go at creating another endurance race. Supersport, superbikes, and hell, maybe leave the door ajar for grand prix bikes like the Daytona 200 used to. The Bend maybe?
Way too expensive. That's what killed off long distance Proddy races.... and flagging interest by the major manufacturer teams. The road everyone went down was, and still is, Superbikes. Vale.
@@joneff9713 What's too expensive? The long distances? The caliber of bike allowed by the wide scope of the entry list? Cars are generally far more expensive than bikes, and yet the Bathurst 6 Hour is in the form of its life. In light of that, I'm curious why the Castrol 6H as an _idea_ is so assuredly doomed.
Fast as the CBX was, they were fragile. It was not uncommon for the CBX to throw a rod through the front of the cases during races. The Mick Cole threw a rod the following year during the '79 Six Hour Race.
@gregburke773 know it all too well,I had to wait a few months for a tool arrived from Japan to split the cases...TOP RIDER in Ryde nsw was my local dealer..
The Pitman team had a simple "cheat" (they glued the rear wheel spacers together) which greatly speeded up the rear tyre and brake pad change, with a planned tyre change Greg Pretty wasn't as worried about his rubber as most of the other bikes.
I was 8 years old when you bought your bike. But I remember them so well. This is the part where you think, "mate, you're full of 5h!t". I was thrown the keys to one when I was just 15. I could barely ride a bike! I got on the thing, started it, blipped the throttle a couple of times and told the owner, "I've had a couple of beers, wouldn't be a good idea". I was 5h!t scared! I wouldn't have made the first corner beer or no beer! Anyway, my pride was saved, my skin was saved, and the bike was saved. I've wondered since. "How far would have the owner let me go"? I'll never know.
Back in the day a guy bought an XS1100. He rode it for a while. Time passed. The warranty ran out. And about a year after that he brought it to my shop. As far as I could tell the ignition coil for the two middle cylinders HAD NEVER WORKED. So I fixed that and put a new chain and sprocket on it. The guy? He took it out to an industrial park, gunned it and held on - but when it came time to stop before the brick wall of the building at the end of the street - he didn't/couldn't and it killed him. Only thing I ever worked on that hurt somebody as far as I know.
Terrifying to see those old circuits with unprotected concrete walls right on the outside of turns. We've seen a lot of progress in circuit design, runoff areas and air fences since then. But the racing was better back then.
My dream bikes in the late 70's......CBX, XS 11 & GSX - I was 15/16/17 & the World was a BIG place!
I think it was perhaps a better place.
Certainly a simpler place.
But maybe i was just young & lacked wisdom, experience & hindsight😂😂😂
62 shortly, still riding every day.
Still love every moment.
Still love Bikes, Girls & Life😅😅
Hope i have these till the very end...
Wishing you all the same thing out there in this crazy World
😏✌️✌️✌️
Just found this one. Flipping heck. 250 kg with spindly forks and shit tyres and single piston callipers. These guys were total hard dudes. And great riders. The CBX 1000 is an iconic bike but didn’t realise you could race that monster. An average track day guy today would have no idea what that’s like. Excellent video.
that Yamaha has a cardan, standard exhaust, mudgards etc. Is more 274 kg wet (+/- 250 dry).
These guys were professional racers, many GP and Superbike racers and a couple of World Champions too.
A couple of years ago I mentioned to a young bloke that the XS1100 used to be the bike to beat in racing. They were completely amazed.
Hell! I had a cbx i think it was '78/79, reg RTK180T. If i started pushing it through the twists it didnt like it. I Had a 850 Guzzi LeMans after that handled sooo much better!. These guys are absolute heroes!
they were all stock bikes back those days, and weight the 73 Kawasaki Z1 is 245 kilos and similar tyres, the 80s was when frame design and "good" weight reduction and a big step away from 36 mm fork legs😄
Real racing! 6hr was compulsary viewing every year, the bikes were literally off the showroom floor stock, any changes were instant dq.
We need this racing again.
We certainly do need this type of racing again. I agree with everything you said.
@@CamperKev We certainly certainly DO need racing like this again to reduce all the unnecessary gizmo gadgets on the current lineup...
Most memorable to me was the 1972 race when Joe Eastmure rode the whole 6 hours on his own on a Suzuki T350 and was declared winner only to be disqualified because the bike didn't have a horn! Joe won the 500cc class the next year on the same bike (with a horn!).
Yep, remember that! Had a T350R myself at the time. That DSQ claimed the horn interfered with the airstream for engine cooling but looking at my own bike reckoned that was BS - the horn was mounted too high for that. As Joe proved the next year.
Wonderful times. I had a XS1100 for year riding around Europes most beautiful places from Greece to Portugal. So nice memories
I WAS THERE AT THAT RACE IT WAS THE FIRST TYRE CHANGE EVER AT THE 6 HOUR IN THE YEARS BEFORE THE BIKES NEVER HAD ENOUGH HORSE POWER TO WEAR OUT A TYRE ...EXCITING TIMES I WAS ON A GROUPE TOUR AND I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THE TYRE OFF THE CBX ENDED UP IN THE BUS RIDE BACK TO OUR HOTEL
now that's racing for you, no electronics, total rider skills, seeing them race and out break each other gives me the willies as those CBX's didn't have the best breaking system and then tires.
many thanks for the upload
I had a 78 XS1100 too. It seemed to handle well and was a joy to ride in the twisties. So good to see this race.
I always hated the goofy looking skinny rear tire. But I loved that bike
The Castrol Six Hour was such a wonderful race and a great breeding ground for so many Australian GP riders. Commentated by the indomitable Will Hagon.
Was that Freddie Mercury on the Yamaha ?
To realize the weight and size of these bikes , they must have been a hand full !
The Yamaha XS1100 of all things was shaft drive !
Enjoyed a look back in time ! 👍
This is so much more entertaining than moto gp
I think next year could be worse they should rename it the Ducati Spanish League
Moto gp has lost its way, too much talk and bs, not enough Racing, blokes slowing down and warry of overtaking for fear of a penalty
I stopped following motogp racing after 2015, excitement ended . WSBK , BSB or even AMA superbike more compelling
@@paulthompson8613And what about riders and show in MotoGP ?!
I went the year Stanco entered a Laverda 1000 on the race. Also the the year Triumph entered 3 Tridents by Peter Stevens. I was there when a Ducati broke down while leading due to wrong engine oil being put in the bike. Great,close racing with stock bikes. The Laverda challenge ended with a hole being worn in the exhaust pipe collector box causing a loss of power.
Ohh those were the days, brilliant racing 😁 nearly a huge highside. loved my CBX.
Tough guys out there. Real Gladiators! I salute them all
Started off in 1973 with a used Yamaha CT-1, 175 Enduro. Today at 69 I ride an Indian-made Yamaha FZ25, 250cc.
Had other brands, but still like Yamaha machines !
Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
Remember those bikes new as a kid and struck you as a big old chunk even then - bravery of the highest order riding them like that!.
The CBX must have had some scrape marks down the silencers looking at those cornering angles.
Proper racing. Wow this takes me back. Brilliant 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧👍
In about 76' I sold my trusty 74' DT 250 and bought my 1st street bike (indestructible) XS650. Then I bought a low mile 78' XS750 special that I didn't like, the bike raised up in the back under hard acceleration. Pinion climbing the ring ⚙️ gear. Blew 2nd gear from speed shifting from 1st to 2nd. Mid 90's I got a 79' XS11 special ($1,200) tht I absolutely loved, it squatted under hard acceleration. Now I'm almost 70 and ride a 96' VS1400 not fast, but I like it .....
I had a 1978 Yamaha XS 1100 I bought new. Was a wonderful bike back then. Unmatchable roll on power, smooth and reliable. Raced it some with a buddy's CBX. Whoever got the hole shot would win but I killed him in roll ons. Had that bike for 9 years and a bit over 30,000 miles. Wish I still had it....
Yes. Great roll-on !
Yes, we use to watch this every year on TV, in the 1970s and early 80s..... My 81 CBX likes this, as does my 71 CB750......which won in 1971!
Those were the days.
100%! Those things were beasts! And the tires were terrible. It took BIG courage to go fast!
@@robertrishel3685 exactly what I said, hauling ass on skinny little tires those guys were brave.
We simply didn't know any better so accepted what was at that time the very best available.
@gsd4me00 yep,got my L plates at 16/9 mths riding around on a machine 4. Got a 79 CBX 2 years later..and,yep I didn't die,ha
Supposed to say mach 4..stupid modern phones..
These blokes are racers of the highest calibre. Respect 🫡
When men were men 💪
I sure miss my '79 CBX 😞
I bought the XS11, my buddy the CBX. They both had their strong and weak points. Engine technology was way ahead of chassis tech. The Yamaha was easier to launch consistently and usually won the drag race. The Honda sounded glorious but that giant motor was top heavy and really expensive to repair after a drop.
Die CBX schaut aber recht stabil aus was das Fahrwerk anbelangt
What a great foundation Yamaha made with the XS 1100. I still have my FJR 1100 from new, with 145,000 ks and seven times across the Nullarbor. In 2012 I bought the FJR 1300 and rode around Australia in sixteen riding days to run it in. What a machine, it did it so easily.
@@guymorgan4930Кенгурятник установлен?
dual horns [ for passing ? ] , stock pipes, and SHAFT drive on your winner ! wonderful !
One reason the xs1100 shafty won because they could change the rear tyre much faster than the chain drive bikes.
They couldn't even change the handlebars for straight ones?
@@gbone7581 the bikes had to be almost showroom standard. Suprised they even let them remove the indicators
I had a XS11 with a Blake turbo kit and other mods. The big girl handled better than my 73 Z1 and was faster stock.
10 psi of boost got 120 mph power wheelies. I remember one great day riding with my buddies that I destroyed a new set of K491s.
I would expect a lot of tire changes racing these big beasts for 6 hours.
One tyre change (rear only) by the top teams. Not too shabby for six hours of racing !
You're so full of crap, I bet your eyes are 💩 💩 💩 brown. Too heavy to wheelie, especially at speed. I owned a 79'XS11 ....
remember sitting glued to the screen watching this race.
I had , and loved my Vetter equipped 79 XS 11. Wish I still had it.
I miss Amaroo. Great little track. This race still had the stop go corner at the bottom before the chicane was put in for the bikes.
@MrBCRC and that rotten dip as you came on to the straight,2inches from the Armco,then facing that afternoon Sun in your eyes as you did the blind left at the top of the rise...great fun ..
I remember watching that racing on TV. In those days we used to get some coverage of sport other than football or cricket.
I owned a 79XS1100f , never would have dreamed of stuffing it into a turn to quickly.
This is bloody brilliant, heavy bikes with cack brakes and tyre technology. It removes 100 percent of the BS. These guys are something else 💪
Beautiful seat of the pants racing on stock bikes. No aerodynamics no special nothing no electronics just get on a factory show room bike and drive your heart out. I loved those days.
That Was Great, Man! Back When Men RODE Motorcycles Instead Of Operating Digitally Enhanced, Computer Controlled Techno Machines! Thank You. (Like #384 - Comment #60)
こういう何でも有りみたいなレースって楽しい。
菅生に6耐観に行った時に色んなバイクが同時に走っていて見応えあった。
I remember reading in Two Wheels that the XS1100 shouldn't have won as it was really a touring bike but the winning bike's pit crew were excellent - easily the best crew there so the only one to learn from. Great times when there wasn't a traffic cop around every corner.
Man, pushing that big CBX that hard on those primitive tires, bakes, and suspension for six hours would have been exhausting!
I had a xs 1100 it was a fantastic bike .
Excellent. We won our class in the NZ C 6 Hr. '82 I believe.
Amaroo Park was a great circuit in its day. The safety standards were not the greatest but the layout was great. Sadly it is now covered by some upmarket houses.
McMansions full of imports! Sad...
Bellissimo video che tempi , dove il polso era l'elettronica....
cbxがこんなにスポーティに走るとは知らんかった。かっこいいね。
鈴鹿8耐もでてましたよ 8耐史上最高のサウンドでした
Outstanding race and outstanding bikes with outstanding riders.
Greg Pretty was a great rider. Shame about him passing early in life. I used to watch him at Adelaide International raceway.
Great race with old big bikes. Cool! 😂
They said Crosby was on pole position with a 59 second lap, and then there is six hours of racing. Bloody hell, the riders must have been knackered even though they were in two man teams
Racing CBX? Really, that is a hell of a lump to throw around a track.
I remember Graeme Crosby turning up in the UK with his Moriwaki Kawasaki sit up and and beg bike. He was a good racer. Went GP with Heron Suzuki, and maybe Marlboro Yamaha at one point (too lazy to Wiki).
Excellent racing.
I think they only had a 120 on the back.
Absolutely awesome…. 👏🏼👏🏼
CBXがマジでサーキット走行してる映像は初めて観た。ツーリングマシンだと思ったら結構戦闘力あるのね。1000cc6気筒はバンク角辛そう。
Amaroo was a brilliant track.
Great video.
I would never have thought that a Honda CBX was used as a racing motorcycle
A Münch 4 TTS would complement this.
Did you hit your head? Of course they raced them
now this...... is entertainment !
Was a great race, but what a nightmare steering one of those trucks around Amaroo for 6 fooking hours!!
Lorsque on a roulé avec ces motos, les images sont effrayantes. Grand respect à ces pilotes.
Very good, on a whopping shaft driven bike with more torque reaction than my ex wife when seeing a dusting cloth.
That Honda best sounding bike ever made
OMG amazing racing on old school bikes.
As a kid i always remember Graham Crosby and his moriwaki Kawasaki, he was such a talented racer and rider.
World Superbike Champion.
It was all about tire life in those days. Especially on a CBX!
Looks like the XS11 is running stock exhaust.
I would have thought the GS1000 would have been the best bike for this not the heavy Yamaha 1100 or the Honda 1000. A surprising result.
Hales on the GS1000 was a lap in front when he dropped it, then won in '79, so yeah it was the best at the time.
The Ducati sounded amazing, as did the Honda six. I wonder if Pete Smith of Epicycle (RIP) prepped the big Duke? Pete was a fabulous engineer and a terrific bloke
Shafted drive two wheeler making a good show on track. Wonderful.
Great racing. I had a martini xs1100 back in the day. Heavy old beast. These boys are fearless!
an XS elephant?
So heavy. How could they be ridden I don’t understand
Proper raceing 💯 skill these riders pushing these bikes a had 2 xs1100s 78 reg an 80 reg red then a black one with marteany fairing brute of a bike kick you hard if you got it wrong when pushing it
DAMN I wish my mechanic could change out my shaft drive rear wheel that fast, mine takes a day!
"Yeah mate, got a couple of jobs on, ya not in any rush are ya? I mightn't have it done by the weekend, but they've forecast rain anyway, haven't they? Anyway, I'll give ya a call as soon as I've got it back together".
I was owned by a silver '81 for a time. Best fun factor.
Much torque + stopped ok for the time.
Scared myself a time or 2, so overall, pretty ok with only
having it for 3 summers before selling it on to som....
great race- great riders and real bikes- no asr-abs sh.t whatever- real drivin !!
These men were hardcore racers !
The CBX had the same size forks as a RD350.... think about that!!!!
Wouldn't think a modern GP rider would even get on one of those - it must have been frightening caning that round a circuit with the weight/handling and brakes on offer!.
Looks that way too lol
They could also bend and jam under heavy braking which if you were at any lean angle locked the front tyre and spat you off
I used to wheelstand my cbx everywhere,and yep,the forks didn't like it and those old comstar wheels?I broke a few rivits over time....ha,so long ago..
@@bradbennett3778 I had the low handle bars and rear sets on mine. You would have to clutch it to do a wheelie, no bottom end in that motor as I remember....
POR DIOS QUE EPOCA, UNA LOKURA HACERLA DOBLAR A TODOS ESOS QUE ERAN HIERRO PURO, SEIS CILINDRO LA HONDA, POR DIOS, AHÍ SI QUE AVÍA QUE PILOTEAR CON ESTILO Y MUCHOS HUEVOS, HOY EN DIA LOS PIBES DEL GP SE QUEJAN DE LLENO, VALENTINO ROSSI, ESTO ERA CORRER EN MOTO CON MUCHOS HUEVOS, EN FIN... MI NOMBRE ES XAVIER, SALUDOS CORDIALES DESDE ARGENTINA 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
great hearing will hagon again
When racing was racing
Would be cool if the Australian Superbike Championship organizers had a go at creating another endurance race. Supersport, superbikes, and hell, maybe leave the door ajar for grand prix bikes like the Daytona 200 used to. The Bend maybe?
Way too expensive. That's what killed off long distance Proddy races.... and flagging interest by the major manufacturer teams. The road everyone went down was, and still is, Superbikes. Vale.
@@joneff9713 What's too expensive? The long distances? The caliber of bike allowed by the wide scope of the entry list? Cars are generally far more expensive than bikes, and yet the Bathurst 6 Hour is in the form of its life. In light of that, I'm curious why the Castrol 6H as an _idea_ is so assuredly doomed.
Racing a CBX is wild!
But then came the Z1R and it was all over 😅
Low profile tyres and concrete barriers .. Yikes!
Amazing how they kept thise barges on thd road!!!
Big moment for the Barge
Fast as the CBX was, they were fragile. It was not uncommon for the CBX to throw a rod through the front of the cases during races. The Mick Cole threw a rod the following year during the '79 Six Hour Race.
A shitload threw a rod in the garage when the vacuum tap failed and the engine hydro locked at start up.
@gregburke773 know it all too well,I had to wait a few months for a tool arrived from Japan to split the cases...TOP RIDER in Ryde nsw was my local dealer..
Wow look at those things! How could you even ride them?
THIS IS REAL RACING BRING IT BACK A.S.A.P !
Avon tyre?
いやー今のＳＢＫとかと比べると、重量感あって迫力ありますね。並列でドカンと横にはみ出たエンジンとか、見てるとバイクが倒れたり曲がったりする様に見えないもんねｗ
My XS sitting in the garage since
2000😢
Gosh that seems like it was 47 years ago... oh wait my bad.
How all bikes should be tested before being released to the public.
Excellent, thanks
On skinny little tires too, these days of racing were much more raw.
The Pitman team had a simple "cheat" (they glued the rear wheel spacers together) which greatly speeded up the rear tyre and brake pad change, with a planned tyre change Greg Pretty wasn't as worried about his rubber as most of the other bikes.
I bought a brand new XS1100 in 1978 I was too short for a CBX..
I was 8 years old when you bought your bike. But I remember them so well. This is the part where you think, "mate, you're full of 5h!t". I was thrown the keys to one when I was just 15. I could barely ride a bike! I got on the thing, started it, blipped the throttle a couple of times and told the owner, "I've had a couple of beers, wouldn't be a good idea". I was 5h!t scared! I wouldn't have made the first corner beer or no beer! Anyway, my pride was saved, my skin was saved, and the bike was saved.
I've wondered since. "How far would have the owner let me go"? I'll never know.
Since when do you get a Suzuki xs1100?
0.38
Incredible I like it!
Back in the day a guy bought an XS1100. He rode it for a while. Time passed. The warranty ran out. And about a year after that he brought it to my shop. As far as I could tell the ignition coil for the two middle cylinders HAD NEVER WORKED. So I fixed that and put a new chain and sprocket on it. The guy? He took it out to an industrial park, gunned it and held on - but when it came time to stop before the brick wall of the building at the end of the street - he didn't/couldn't and it killed him. Only thing I ever worked on that hurt somebody as far as I know.
I'd like to know HOW you put new chain and sprocket onto a shaft drive bike.
@@swampmarshyLOL! THAT'S RIGHT!!
Don't remember what it was in for, now.
Tires perhaps.
How did you put a chain and sprockets on a shaft drive motorcycle?
@@countryjoe3551 I didn't - can't you read ?
Damals waren Motorradrennen noch ein Kampf gegen die Gesetze der Physik und nicht ein Wettkampf der besseren Elektronik!
Quite a battle with the laws of physics it was too
These guys have balls.
Terrifying to see those old circuits with unprotected concrete walls right on the outside of turns. We've seen a lot of progress in circuit design, runoff areas and air fences since then. But the racing was better back then.
this is back when the world made sense. I'll take 1978 any day.
R.I.P. Greg Pretty.
Taken too soon but died doing what he loved...
MotoGP has stuffed amateur road racing in Australia.