Love watching this video brought back so many memories. I had that exact same bike in 1979 ! I raced amateur AMA motocross out on Long Island and just spent every moment I had riding that bike. I even went to watch the pros at Unadilla in 1980 and still have the program with the Can Am MX 5 250 on cover. I got it autographed from many of the stars including Bob Hannah and Roger DeCoster.
You think Can- AM you immediately think of Jimmy Ellis. Often wondered what the Powerband on one of these machines felt like. Controllable or an Armpump Cowboy?. Regardless, I do know they were Fast. Great post. Vintage is so Awesome,the racing is great,people greater.
@@Fogman5678 The power bands are almost electric feeling - smooth and linear through the RPMs. It makes you feel like you’re riding slow when you’re really not!
Rotax motor, rotary valve. So you are spinning a wheel to open and close the inlet to the bottom end mechanically. It’s a flywheel. There is no comparison to that power delivery versus an RM 250 of the same era. Virtually no hit to the Rotax, and a big hit from everything else you could buy at the time. They had a HP advantage in 1975, but by 1976, they didn’t. The YZ, RM, and the Maico were way faster. Being slower to rev, you had to keep them spinning. If you watch old videos of Jimmy Ellis, you will see him taking wider lines to make best use of the power delivery. I think Husqvarna and CanAm were both using Italian Marzocchi forks, and they were pretty good, but I never liked the frame geometry. It was like racing in the 125 class in 1974 with a Rickman or Penton. Hopeless. Just sharing my personal experience, they were not the thing to be on after 1974, and they were just fast then, not fun to go fast on.
@PGU13BHEI Myself and Older brother follow the "Vintage" races here in UpState NY. Old enough too have watched a Hurricane on a #39 ,bike,and Brad Lackey on a Purple Tanked Husky. Thanks for the info on the Can- Ams.
Nice job Joey! Bike looks in better shape than the one that your Dad was actually racing in D3 back in the day
Love watching this video brought back so many memories. I had that exact same bike in 1979 ! I raced amateur AMA motocross out on Long Island and just spent every moment I had riding that bike. I even went to watch the pros at Unadilla in 1980 and still have the program with the Can Am MX 5 250 on cover. I got it autographed from many of the stars including Bob Hannah and Roger DeCoster.
Love the can ams, have 4 of them even the 250 black widow, just bad bikes! Love the content!
Very cool man...damn u gotta be good on such a obsolete bike
You think Can- AM you immediately think of Jimmy Ellis. Often wondered what the Powerband on one of these machines felt like. Controllable or an Armpump Cowboy?. Regardless, I do know they were Fast. Great post. Vintage is so Awesome,the racing is great,people greater.
@@Fogman5678 The power bands are almost electric feeling - smooth and linear through the RPMs. It makes you feel like you’re riding slow when you’re really not!
Rotax motor, rotary valve. So you are spinning a wheel to open and close the inlet to the bottom end mechanically. It’s a flywheel. There is no comparison to that power delivery versus an RM 250 of the same era. Virtually no hit to the Rotax, and a big hit from everything else you could buy at the time. They had a HP advantage in 1975, but by 1976, they didn’t. The YZ, RM, and the Maico were way faster. Being slower to rev, you had to keep them spinning. If you watch old videos of Jimmy Ellis, you will see him taking wider lines to make best use of the power delivery. I think Husqvarna and CanAm were both using Italian Marzocchi forks, and they were pretty good, but I never liked the frame geometry. It was like racing in the 125 class in 1974 with a Rickman or Penton. Hopeless. Just sharing my personal experience, they were not the thing to be on after 1974, and they were just fast then, not fun to go fast on.
@PGU13BHEI Myself and Older brother follow the "Vintage" races here in UpState NY. Old enough too have watched a Hurricane on a #39 ,bike,and Brad Lackey on a Purple Tanked Husky. Thanks for the info on the Can- Ams.
1min 38sec lol. Thought you were off!