I don't care what anyone says, Eli had one of the best years in motocross history in 2022. Supercross champ, Motocross champ, and MXoN champ. Doesn't get much better than that!
I used to read about Roger DeCoster & Joel Robert on the tracks in Europe. I raced a HEAVILY modified AT2-M Yamaha 125cc, then I got my dream bike, a Husqvarna CR250. This brings back a lot of fond memories. Thank you!
I knew a very humble man named Jack Stites. He was an instrumental figure in the 1970's, when the sport was in its infancy. When he died his accomplishments were detailed in the local newspaper. Hr never spoke of any of it and I knew the man for nearly a decade. A truly good man who is sorely missed
Broc Glover, hurricane Hanna, Johnny O’Mara, Kenny, Zahrt, whole shot, Donnie Hansen, Marty Smith will never be forgotten, Chamberlain, Billy Clements, Jim Holley, Marty traips, Warren Reid, Scott, Burnsworth, Steve Wise , Jeff ward I can go on forever, but it’s time for me to get some rest Ricky Johnson, 🏆🏆 legends 🏁🏁👊🏻
I raced from the late 80’s till about 1996. My Dad raced back in the 70’s and even had his AMA license. Plus he raced with me when I was a kid he would race the over 30 class. Good times.
i've been wathing races since the 90s, o man, this kinda make me feel old, but at same tame i think a seen a lot a great races and riders, a lot battles and rivaltry through this eras, uaw, what a great video, thanks man! huge thank you
I've been watching since the early 70's...You aren't old...Age is a number don't let it get into your head, I still ride old Husky's and a KX500...I can still hold my own, for about 15 min.
I started out on an Elsinore cr 125,in the late 70s.ended up with the 85 cr500 what a beast!That thing was fast! Did mostly hare hound trail riding,and some motocross.
Grew up riding in the hills in South Pasadena Ca. Down the street lived Jim West and he would ride there everyday. Amazing to watch such a skilled rider. I watched him start out racing with a 250 Rickman Yamaha, then the factory rides for AJS, CZ, and Husqvarna . So sad Jim died so young...RIP Jim
80's because that's when I was old enough to start buying and reading all the publications and then motoworld came out, on TNN. It's crazy how the mid 80's bikes (especially Honda, of course) made the early 80's bikes pretty much obsolete / vintage. Just from like 82 to 85 especially in the 250 class.
My favorite decade is the 70’s because I was young and started racing. MX was my obsession then. All my friends were Moto heads too. Improved suspension technology resulted in more air time and faster speeds. I’ll always remember watching Bob Hannah and Marty Smith swap for the lead at Mid Ohio Moto Park. Epic.
The 70’s for sure and I loved your choice of music for that decade. There was a huge evolution of the bikes and the competition was fierce. Tracks were so hard packed and I’ll prepared compared to today’s tracks. So many great riders and no dominant one. I would love to see how well today’s riders would fare on the tracks and bikes of past eras (50’s & 60’s). These men were beasts! To ride those heavy barely suspended machines for 45 minutes on dusty hard tracks is just incredible. Thanks for such a great video. Well done!
I raced motocross in the 1970s in the Midwest. I was very good friends with the owner of Redbud track and trail as what it used to be called. The night before the first national in 1974 I was invited by the owner son, who is a friend of mine to go to the riders party at Niles Honda in Niles Michigan. I got to meet Marty Smith, Jim Pomeroy, Tony DiStefano, Brad Lackey, Tommy Croft, Garrett Wolsink, and I talked for over an hour with a man name, Roger DeCoster, who raced for Suzuki. I have a lot of memories back in those days, and I’ll always carry them with me. It was the true beginnings of motocross in the United States.
I have to wonder if any of the Lawrence Brothers or other current Superstars of today have seen or have any interest in history like this...."O Show" was at RedBud last weekend do those guys even realize how GREAT he was?? Sometimes it's great to be getting older!! ❤
What you don't get from this video is the sound or the smells. There were no mufflers in those days and the CRACK-CRACK-CRACK of the two-strokes as they passed by left you with an auditory experience you'll never get anywhere else. It hit both your ears and your chest cavity with the sheer volume of sound. The two-strokes were fed by high test gas and Castrol bean oil. The smell of the Husqvarnas, Maicos and CZ's as they passed by left the most delicious intoxicating smell of motocross racing bikes. It was the sights, sounds and smells of the early MX racing that hooked us all at that time. It was an exciting time.
I remember my youth racing Motocross in both 250 and Open class. One summer I was coming up on enough points to get my white or Expert plate. We would occasionally practice Saturdays at a local track, that Jimmy Weinert would often show up. His Dad's Triumph dealership was about 4 miles away. I remember thinking how fast I was. Jimmy got warmed up after a few laps, and would stuff me on the inside of a off camber turn like my bike seized up. I mean a Pro rider is on another level like you can't imagine. T.S. RACING
Belgian crossmen remains the most world titled in all the motocross history and the only country to ever had multiple full domination on world championships with champions in all categories (125-250-500) all together 😁😁😁
One of the best all-around motorcycle racers in history, Frenchman Jean-Michel Bayle, shown here in 1990, a two-time Motocross World Champion who then came to America and won AMA Supercross and Motocross Championships before moving to Grand Prix road racing. In 1996 he finished ranked 9th in the premier 500cc Grand Prix (MotoGP) Championship. The only European rider who won in the AMA Supercross !
I really think the racers in the beginning were so much better, they had to go just as fast as the bike would go with no suspension and had to master the bike and track, working out of vans and trucks then drive to the next race, these kids now days have mechanics truck drivers and showers in between motos
Hell yeh, no suspension? No problem man the bikes we rode back then may not have been that great but we made them great regardless of what we used them for. My bike raced enduro on Sundays and hauled my ass to school the rest of the week, I miss it dearly. ✌️🇺🇸
The carmichael years are my favorite and now with danger boy and Dax but you know anyone can go fast it's just are you scared or not of getting hurt then there is natural talent.But this is a cool thing to see
I thought it was going to be about the history of how it all started It evolved from the WWII motorcycle messengers that survived the war .. riding as fast as they could across the countryside from command to the front line and back When the war was over these men would get together on a property, mark out a circuit and race each other around it Hence the origin of Motocross and enduro racing
@@wd840mxhighlights Exactly. It's not an Academic study. It's a great history of the sport without words. It was fascinating to hear Murray Walker narrating moto, with the same passion he would have years later in Formula 1.
Dans les années 60, les motos de cross étaient de belles motos: belles peintures, réservoirs garde-boues aluminium, cadres nickelés, moteurs ressemblant à des mini-cathédrales, sons des 4 temps anglais....Ensuite, avec les années 70 sont arrivés les 2 temps avec un bruit de tronçonneuse, leur matière plastique, leurs réservoirs ressemblant à des cubitenairs, leurs moteurs aussi sexy que des réfrigérateurs....
Да уж... Я 25 лет катался. 1995-2020. Но мотики уже были нормальные. На таких лисапетах 70х годов, я бы не смог один круг проехать... Очково, блин...🤣🤣🤣
Motocross/Supercross should only be 2 stroke bikes and should have remained that way. As you can see the sport has gone downhill since the 4 strokes came on board. The damage to the sport is incomprehensible and just sad. It’s also a solvable problem yet who do we talk to? It’s not the EPA because they still have 2 strokes for sale. The sport needs to be structured and organized.The obvious killer of the sport is the 4 strokes primarily for the reason that they sound unlike a racing machine.The bikes need to have an aggressive attack sound and this is so important as with any motor sport. Even the pros are just lugging these bikes around because they have power on the lower end and no need to let them rev. The 2 strokes made power on the top end thus making the bikes scream around the track the entire race. Just watch a 2 stroke go through a large turn and then watch a 4 stroke. The louder the bikes the more exciting for all the fans. The sound is very important and it seems the powers that be just don’t see this or they don’t care. I had a KTM 450 fall in my lap so I got it but to fire it up sounds embarrassing. It really sounds like a lawnmower. Motocross needs to be 2 strokes again and the popularity and money will start pouring in. I do agree that looks are important and the bikes look incredible the past 20 years with the exception of the small weird shaped number plates. I raced BMX as a kid and we earned points for our races and not just trophies. This is what allowed us to get a ranking at the end of the year. This is very sloppy when it comes to the motocross organization. I feel tracks are safer now yet it still should be mandatory. I know of a track that has 80’ before an 8’ jump and that forces riders to hit it fast which only causes severe injuries and also the more injuries the more it hurts the sport. They also need double points, triple points, national and grand national races. Speed is obviously a part of the sport but it’s also about the artistic skills of the riders mastering a track gracefully. 4 strokes have a place in this world and it’s on enduro, hare scramble, trail riding, etc. 20 years ago the bikes came off the line and the sound was deafening, now you can talk to your buddy as 25 bikes race by. I would love to see someone get a hold of the sport and set it up correctly. Pass the word and maybe someone will listen
If you ever raced bikes motocross flat track ? Those guys where animals bad ass , try throwing around a 500 pound bike with 3 inches of travel , i am old racer i know ! so thanks for the video .
I don't care what anyone says, Eli had one of the best years in motocross history in 2022. Supercross champ, Motocross champ, and MXoN champ. Doesn't get much better than that!
I used to read about Roger DeCoster & Joel Robert on the tracks in Europe. I raced a HEAVILY modified AT2-M Yamaha 125cc, then I got my dream bike, a Husqvarna CR250. This brings back a lot of fond memories. Thank you!
CZ for me
I was a part of it in late 60’s into late 79’s. Yeah I’m old as dirt. But damn I still love motocross. Especially outdoor MX.
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Likewise, raced CZs in 125 & 250. Outdoor rules!
Opening clip was smooth track on flat ground. Not related to motocross. But interesting to see the Sarolea' clips.
My 1st race in 1977 on a 1974 Suzuki TM 125. Thank you, what a cool memory.
no problem
Man, those Cz's were something else !
I knew a very humble man named Jack Stites.
He was an instrumental figure in the 1970's, when the sport was in its infancy.
When he died his accomplishments were detailed in the local newspaper.
Hr never spoke of any of it and I knew the man for nearly a decade.
A truly good man who is sorely missed
Actual motocross as a sport was in its US infancy mid-60's.
At the first Supercross in the LA Coliseum in 1972.
Still watching 50 + years later. 😊
So well done! Especially for only being 22 minutes long! Thank you 🙏
Much appreciated🙏🏻
This was unreal. Thanks for this man 👍🏻
🤙🏻
What a Beautiful, Perfect, Moto Video…my favorite days were the 70s-80s🦾🔥🏁💥
Much appreciated
My child hood hero Jim Pomeroy winning the 1973 Spanish GP was absolutely fantastic.
Oh yes 🙌🏻🏁🏆
Broc Glover, hurricane Hanna, Johnny O’Mara, Kenny, Zahrt, whole shot, Donnie Hansen, Marty Smith will never be forgotten, Chamberlain, Billy Clements, Jim Holley, Marty traips, Warren Reid, Scott, Burnsworth, Steve Wise , Jeff ward I can go on forever, but it’s time for me to get some rest Ricky Johnson, 🏆🏆 legends 🏁🏁👊🏻
It goes back further than that probably the 50s
Excellent video. Gave me some "On Any Sunday" vibes
My favorite memory.... Chuck Sun winning the USGP, at Carlsbad.
That dude is a legend!!!
living in Oregon I wish I could have rode more with him. I see him at Washougal every year
Got to see him race several times. Man have times changed
How about Roger Decoster
holy crap nice video!
Much appreciated🤙🏻
DeCoster, Bauer, Mikkola were my favorites
The Carmichael years….just incredible
20 something and 0.He was awesome.
Greatest sport ever
My god thanks for the memories...you made this old mans day bro... keep up the good work!
Will Do!
1970s twinshocks get my vote, and best in the great outdoors rather than a stadium. Thanks for posting
Custom Cliffy got 1 of 2 YZ125 Monoshocks. Mikes Bikes Brampton Ont. 1975 Silver,,red stripe. Rocket Science at the time.
Jim Pomeroy first American to win a European national race
Brilliant! Such a good video. Thank you very much!
I raced from the late 80’s till about 1996. My Dad raced back in the 70’s and even had his AMA license. Plus he raced with me when I was a kid he would race the over 30 class. Good times.
Nice!
Вы счастливый человек!
i've been wathing races since the 90s, o man, this kinda make me feel old, but at same tame i think a seen a lot a great races and riders, a lot battles and rivaltry through this eras, uaw, what a great video, thanks man! huge thank you
No Problem!
I've been watching since the early 70's...You aren't old...Age is a number don't let it get into your head, I still ride old Husky's and a KX500...I can still hold my own, for about 15 min.
I very rarely comment. But had to on this one. What a great video, awsome to see the evolution of the sport.
🤙🏻
I started out on an Elsinore cr 125,in the late 70s.ended up with the 85 cr500 what a beast!That thing was fast! Did mostly hare hound trail riding,and some motocross.
Thank you for the great memories!! You covered all the ground...
no problem
Thank you for uploading this..awesome videos
👌🏻
This is so rad!!
Great video, dude. Love our sport.
much appreciated
Grew up riding in the hills in South Pasadena Ca. Down the street lived Jim West and he would ride there everyday. Amazing to watch such a skilled rider. I watched him start out racing with a 250 Rickman Yamaha, then the factory rides for AJS, CZ, and Husqvarna . So sad Jim died so young...RIP Jim
Awesome footage!✌🏻❤️🇺🇸🇫🇮
Very well DONE!!!!
Great job. Really enjoyed
Bob Hannah, Gaylon Mosier, Jeff Ward and Tony DiStefano were my favorites back in the day.
Nice job putting this together.
🤙🏻
What is your favorite decade of Motocross and Why?
All of them
80's because that's when I was old enough to start buying and reading all the publications and then motoworld came out, on TNN. It's crazy how the mid 80's bikes (especially Honda, of course) made the early 80's bikes pretty much obsolete / vintage. Just from like 82 to 85 especially in the 250 class.
My favorite decade is the 70’s because I was young and started racing. MX was my obsession then. All my friends were Moto heads too.
Improved suspension technology resulted in more air time and faster speeds.
I’ll always remember watching Bob Hannah and Marty Smith swap for the lead at Mid Ohio Moto Park. Epic.
The 70’s for sure and I loved your choice of music for that decade. There was a huge evolution of the bikes and the competition was fierce. Tracks were so hard packed and I’ll prepared compared to today’s tracks. So many great riders and no dominant one.
I would love to see how well today’s riders would fare on the tracks and bikes of past eras (50’s & 60’s). These men were beasts! To ride those heavy barely suspended machines for 45 minutes on dusty hard tracks is just incredible. Thanks for such a great video. Well done!
@@Chainsnsprockets402 No Problem!
Carmichael, Stewart, Reed rivalry... wow!!!
Those were my days
absolutely great job ,thankyou
much appreciated
I raced motocross in the 1970s in the Midwest. I was very good friends with the owner of Redbud track and trail as what it used to be called. The night before the first national in 1974 I was invited by the owner son, who is a friend of mine to go to the riders party at Niles Honda in Niles Michigan. I got to meet Marty Smith, Jim Pomeroy, Tony DiStefano, Brad Lackey, Tommy Croft, Garrett Wolsink, and I talked for over an hour with a man name, Roger DeCoster, who raced for Suzuki. I have a lot of memories back in those days, and I’ll always carry them with me. It was the true beginnings of motocross in the United States.
Good stuff OG of MX.
👌🏻
Back in the days, they still went balls for what they had!
Sending it👌🏻
Way less money ..way more Passion
Bent bars, snapped levers but they kept going unlike now when they get dirty they quit the race.
Riding the bikes to the limits of the technology and
beyond they deserve a lot of respect.
Raise your hand if you ever raced motocross on a bike with less than 7" of travel up front and 4" in the back.
first race was on a twin 4 stroke in 1970
Don't know if a 1977 Suzuki RM100 qualifies?
I still have a '73 CZ 380!! ❤❤
I have to wonder if any of the Lawrence Brothers or other current Superstars of today have seen or have any interest in history like this...."O Show" was at RedBud last weekend do those guys even realize how GREAT he was?? Sometimes it's great to be getting older!! ❤
No, but i seriously want to! My run was 86-04. I love those low and wide bar bikes so much
People do not give the Ryan’s era enough credit those two were unreal
100%
Us 2000 kids love sy get and villopotto
I named my Son Ryan after the Ryans
For me 1996 - 2007, McGrath, Emig, Windham, Reed, Carmichael, Stewart, I like 4 stroke, but I love 2 stroke, thanks man …
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Wow the evolution is crazyy 😮
Tomac elevated the sport in modern era
Amazing that you cut out Rick Johnson,Jeff wArd&Ron lechien
I remember a guy named Brad Lackey who tore up the tracks back in the 60's and early 70's.
I’ve heard that name before.
Brad was the first 500cc national champion & first American to win the 500 Gran Prix World Championship in '82. He was awesome.
@@danmeifert2469 good to know!
Oh my god! Murray Walker commentating in 1960!?!
Respect!
Most pivotal time in motocross, the introduction of 🇯🇵 engineering !!
Very cool 👍🏻😎👊🏻
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Grew up between Unadilla & Broome Tioga...and 6 hrs from Budds...seen so many races....way underrated sport in my opinion
So kool, that is MC kultur...
Bravo mate
Those old guys were hauling ass on those 500 pound beastcycles🤣
What you don't get from this video is the sound or the smells.
There were no mufflers in those days and the CRACK-CRACK-CRACK of the two-strokes as they passed by left you with an auditory experience you'll never get anywhere else. It hit both your ears and your chest cavity with the sheer volume of sound.
The two-strokes were fed by high test gas and Castrol bean oil. The smell of the Husqvarnas, Maicos and CZ's as they passed by left the most delicious intoxicating smell of motocross racing bikes.
It was the sights, sounds and smells of the early MX racing that hooked us all at that time. It was an exciting time.
Piękny film 👍
💫 Nice!
Man have things changed.
I remember my first national in 1975 or so. I still have my old Bultaco.
So supercross started in Europe just like Bmx started in Europe 👍
When I was a kid we practiced not getting air so that back wheel was hooked up and driving you forward stupid fast. Go fast not up.
From 1996 to 2007 the best that was in this sport). I miss them (.
1:50 Murray Walker
Murray Walker!!
I don't even care to watch any 4 strokes race they need to bring back the 2 strokes
Love motocross. No dates...
I remember my youth racing Motocross in both 250 and Open class. One summer I was coming up on enough points to get my white or Expert plate.
We would occasionally practice Saturdays at a local track, that Jimmy Weinert would often show up. His Dad's Triumph dealership was about 4 miles away. I remember thinking how fast I was.
Jimmy got warmed up after a few laps, and would stuff me on the inside of a off camber turn like my bike seized up. I mean a Pro rider is on another level like you can't imagine.
T.S. RACING
Cool
Just a great vid you made and shared - thanks
Excellent I want to ride !
Belgian crossmen remains the most world titled in all the motocross history and the only country to ever had multiple full domination on world championships with champions in all categories (125-250-500) all together 😁😁😁
Et Jean-Michel Bayle (JMB) ?
One of the best all-around motorcycle racers in history, Frenchman Jean-Michel Bayle, shown here in 1990, a two-time Motocross World Champion who then came to America and won AMA Supercross and Motocross Championships before moving to Grand Prix road racing. In 1996 he finished ranked 9th in the premier 500cc Grand Prix (MotoGP) Championship. The only European rider who won in the AMA Supercross !
@@huguescossard1900 👍✌
Basically street bikes racing unadilla, insane !! Those soles kept the process of bikes getting better and better .
Si dava il massimo in ogni ecopa, è l'uomo che con la sua determinazione fa funzionare tutto.
Man todays riders don’t have a clue what it took to manhandle these bikes back then…👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Good video but need to complement with years of each race
I really think the racers in the beginning were so much better, they had to go just as fast as the bike would go with no suspension and had to master the bike and track, working out of vans and trucks then drive to the next race, these kids now days have mechanics truck drivers and showers in between motos
Hell yeh, no suspension? No problem man the bikes we rode back then may not have been that great but we made them great regardless of what we used them for. My bike raced enduro on Sundays and hauled my ass to school the rest of the week, I miss it dearly. ✌️🇺🇸
Difference between bikes 1959 and 1989 is like horse carriage vs spaceship in difference.
100%
Superbowl of motocross i was there was 11 years old 1st,2nd and 3rd motocross years at the coliseum..
Nice!
what hendrix song is that?
Not a Hendrix song but does sound real close, look at description for song details.
that is a hendrix song!@@wd840mxhighlights
I remember when all these bikes were English. Then the 2 strokes took over, Jawa's, Greve's, the fastest was the Maco's.
Bring back good old scrambling
how much to buy the video without your own label? 20$?
Would you want a copy of this video?
@@wd840mxhighlights yes please
The carmichael years are my favorite and now with danger boy and Dax but you know anyone can go fast it's just are you scared or not of getting hurt then there is natural talent.But this is a cool thing to see
I thought it was going to be about the history of how it all started
It evolved from the WWII motorcycle messengers that survived the war .. riding as fast as they could across the countryside from command to the front line and back
When the war was over these men would get together on a property, mark out a circuit and race each other around it
Hence the origin of Motocross and enduro racing
It’s a documentary explained through video, I couldn’t find video older than the 1950s
@@wd840mxhighlights Exactly. It's not an Academic study. It's a great history of the sport without words. It was fascinating to hear Murray Walker narrating moto, with the same passion he would have years later in Formula 1.
Evolution from four stroke to two stroke then back to four stroke. Love the green hillsides of the European tracks.
Ww2 also had a big impact on back yard cooking and barbecues !
@@thinkandrepent3175 For sure. Murray was a off road competitor in his younger days and his father a TT rider.
Could have given Reed more thunder than that... Awesome video though!
Bad bread lucky 🏆 legend
楽しそう❗
Murray Walker commentating on MX rad
Just where some awesome racing back then and now it's okay but you have to pay way to much to have fun now days..
2:34 - The first documented case of whiskey throttle.
you don't know JMB ?
Dans les années 60, les motos de cross étaient de belles motos: belles peintures, réservoirs garde-boues aluminium, cadres nickelés, moteurs ressemblant à des mini-cathédrales, sons des 4 temps anglais....Ensuite, avec les années 70 sont arrivés les 2 temps avec un bruit de tronçonneuse, leur matière plastique, leurs réservoirs ressemblant à des cubitenairs, leurs moteurs aussi sexy que des réfrigérateurs....
19:34 damn
tomac revolution
Да уж... Я 25 лет катался. 1995-2020.
Но мотики уже были нормальные.
На таких лисапетах 70х годов, я бы не смог один круг проехать... Очково, блин...🤣🤣🤣
Motocross/Supercross should only be 2 stroke bikes and should have remained that way. As you can see the sport has gone downhill since the 4 strokes came on board. The damage to the sport is incomprehensible and just sad. It’s also a solvable problem yet who do we talk to? It’s not the EPA because they still have 2 strokes for sale. The sport needs to be structured and organized.The obvious killer of the sport is the 4 strokes primarily for the reason that they sound unlike a racing machine.The bikes need to have an aggressive attack sound and this is so important as with any motor sport. Even the pros are just lugging these bikes around because they have power on the lower end and no need to let them rev. The 2 strokes made power on the top end thus making the bikes scream around the track the entire race. Just watch a 2 stroke go through a large turn and then watch a 4 stroke. The louder the bikes the more exciting for all the fans. The sound is very important and it seems the powers that be just don’t see this or they don’t care. I had a KTM 450 fall in my lap so I got it but to fire it up sounds embarrassing. It really sounds like a lawnmower. Motocross needs to be 2 strokes again and the popularity and money will start pouring in. I do agree that looks are important and the bikes look incredible the past 20 years with the exception of the small weird shaped number plates. I raced BMX as a kid and we earned points for our races and not just trophies. This is what allowed us to get a ranking at the end of the year. This is very sloppy when it comes to the motocross organization. I feel tracks are safer now yet it still should be mandatory. I know of a track that has 80’ before an 8’ jump and that forces riders to hit it fast which only causes severe injuries and also the more injuries the more it hurts the sport. They also need double points, triple points, national and grand national races. Speed is obviously a part of the sport but it’s also about the artistic skills of the riders mastering a track gracefully. 4 strokes have a place in this world and it’s on enduro, hare scramble, trail riding, etc. 20 years ago the bikes came off the line and the sound was deafening, now you can talk to your buddy as 25 bikes race by. I would love to see someone get a hold of the sport and set it up correctly. Pass the word and maybe someone will listen
КЛАСС !!!!
If you ever raced bikes motocross flat track ? Those guys where animals bad ass , try throwing around a 500 pound bike with 3 inches of travel , i am old racer i know ! so thanks for the video .