Back when the pro pits looked just like amateur pits. No semi trucks. Just a box truck and a pop-up canopy. You could walk right up to any pro you saw and start a conversation. They would even give you a souvenir if you were really nice.
A extreme way for a young man to pass. Donny Schmit, in the young prime of his life, after winning a world championship, diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia, passed away 2 weeks later. But what matters the most, how he died, or how he lived? He is in heaven, and bush is not.
The Yamaha rider who got hurt which opened a factory door for Stanton,-was that rider Eddy Hicks by chance? I never found out what happened to Eddy Hicks.
Dymond (sp) and O'Mara got dissed by Honda. But Bayle stuffed it to Honda in retaliation. He is the only racer I know of who tried to help another manufacture's racer, (Bradshaw, on a Yamaha) win against Stanton, (who was also employed by Honda), for the championship. Bayle then retired, (after a spectacular year the year before), and became a loser in Europe's road racing.
Honda was ahead of the game. You could take most pro riders and put them on any brand of bikes these days and they will run consistent. Back then it had a lot to do with the engineering.
Natural tracks and great racing was so much better than the man made outdoor Supercross style crap and boring 4strokes today.
Truth.
Rick Johnson is over 55 now we can officially call him Dickie.
Back when the pro pits looked just like amateur pits. No semi trucks. Just a box truck and a pop-up canopy. You could walk
right up to any pro you saw and start a conversation. They would even give you a souvenir if you were really nice.
Yeah, those were the days!
A extreme way for a young man to pass. Donny Schmit, in the young prime of his life, after winning a world championship, diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia, passed away 2 weeks later. But what matters the most, how he died, or how he lived? He is in heaven, and bush is not.
Indeed. Where you spend eternity is what matters
Donnie Schmidt had the biggest heart in motocross. Just look at him flat-out fly around this course.
I remember coming home from millville in the 80's as a kid and hearing the bikes as i tried to sleep. Somehow I still have good hearing. Epic days.
to all you guys showin these videos,, thank you all very much!!!! just sayin
Ah the sound of 500’s
Love the 80s style dirt bikes
Jesus christ RJ was a good looking guy
Great vid. Thanks for posting some fantastic nostalgia.
The Yamaha rider who got hurt which opened a factory door for Stanton,-was that rider Eddy Hicks by chance? I never found out what happened to Eddy Hicks.
Dymond (sp) and O'Mara got dissed by Honda. But Bayle stuffed it to Honda in retaliation. He is the only racer I know of who tried to help another manufacture's racer, (Bradshaw, on a Yamaha) win against Stanton, (who was also employed by Honda), for the championship. Bayle then retired, (after a spectacular year the year before), and became a loser in Europe's road racing.
That narrator has to be jmart or troll dad or relation. Pretty cool sounds just like Alex only 40 yrs earlier .
Way to go Tommy Watts! You made Kentucky proud! It's a long way grim the Lake Elmo days 😁
Lake Elmo Brooks Ky! Wow blast from the past
nice track. rip donny schmit
Awesome video! I
Like the straight forward narration. Thanks
Upside down forks in 87 . Honda was really ahead of the game in the 80’s
Fuck the state of ct
Johnson ran upside down forks in 86 to begin the supercross season
Wasn't Brad Lackey one of the first rider to use upside down forks? I think they were Simon forks.
Honda was ahead of the game. You could take most pro riders and put them on any brand of bikes these days and they will run consistent. Back then it had a lot to do with the engineering.
cool music yes. They started working on them in about 1977
David bailey was one of the first dudes to use upside down forks..
Brad Lackey
Nice !!
That looks like southwick ma
cool love