Great video , just a shame there's no sound. Back in these days there was no social media instruction videos to help you with riding techniques and such like and training schools were almost non existent , riders just bought a bike and were self taught. Although the engines were fairly powerful the suspension and handling were light years away from the bikes of today. Things started to change in the early 80's with the introduction of water cooled engines and single shock suspension with much more travel. Riding schools run by people like ex 125 British champion Roger Harvey started to pop up in closed season and with the introduction of VHS , rider instruction videos by motocross stars were starting to become available. This led to riders of all abilities having access to instruction on how it should be done and riding techniques became more developed in beginners and amateurs. There are millions of technique videos available now at the touch of a button on our phones now , so for any rider starting out now they have a massive advantage over anyone starting to ride all of those years ago !!
@@davebarlow6457 yeah, my “Riding School” was a book by Frank Melling and the lads I raced against. We had no official practice places within a reasonable distance, we used to use an old sand pit and a small strip of chalk land next to the A23…. bloody lethal. Soon got chucked off both. At most meetings we were lucky if we got 3 laps of practice. I can remember racing on MOD land near Aldershot and not being able to remember which way the track went🤣 couldn’t see round the corners at all!! Good times👍Also had absolutely no idea about bike setup or anything…. Just rode it as it was whatever the track was like 🤦🏻♂️ Still managed to win a few races in my time though 😜
Yeah , same experience here. I started racing schoolboy mx in the late 70's on a Doug Hacking mx conversion TS 100 Suzuki that my dad paid £120 for. It was basically a road going 100 cc trail bike converted for mx , to me at the time it was everything , that's the way it was in those days , we all muddled through and had fun , and were grateful for what we had. We all used to talk to our mates racing and gave each other little tips when we could. it wasn't an expensive sport like it is now. After having a year off after schoolboys I went to AMCA where I eventually made 250 expert , I finished riding in 88 when it was still a fairly cheap sport. I think I was earning around £80 a week but could still afford to support myself racing , I did have a few bank loans along the way though !! Different times and so many great memories. I also definitely remember a book by Frank Melling being around back in the day ! Great times.
So awesome to see how hard everyone is charging the course 😎🤘🏻🙏🏻
Great video , just a shame there's no sound. Back in these days there was no social media instruction videos to help you with riding techniques and such like and training schools were almost non existent , riders just bought a bike and were self taught. Although the engines were fairly powerful the suspension and handling were light years away from the bikes of today. Things started to change in the early 80's with the introduction of water cooled engines and single shock suspension with much more travel. Riding schools run by people like ex 125 British champion Roger Harvey started to pop up in closed season and with the introduction of VHS , rider instruction videos by motocross stars were starting to become available. This led to riders of all abilities having access to instruction on how it should be done and riding techniques became more developed in beginners and amateurs. There are millions of technique videos available now at the touch of a button on our phones now , so for any rider starting out now they have a massive advantage over anyone starting to ride all of those years ago !!
@@davebarlow6457 yeah, my “Riding School” was a book by Frank Melling and the lads I raced against. We had no official practice places within a reasonable distance, we used to use an old sand pit and a small strip of chalk land next to the A23…. bloody lethal. Soon got chucked off both. At most meetings we were lucky if we got 3 laps of practice. I can remember racing on MOD land near Aldershot and not being able to remember which way the track went🤣 couldn’t see round the corners at all!! Good times👍Also had absolutely no idea about bike setup or anything…. Just rode it as it was whatever the track was like 🤦🏻♂️ Still managed to win a few races in my time though 😜
Yeah , same experience here. I started racing schoolboy mx in the late 70's on a Doug Hacking mx conversion TS 100 Suzuki that my dad paid £120 for. It was basically a road going 100 cc trail bike converted for mx , to me at the time it was everything , that's the way it was in those days , we all muddled through and had fun , and were grateful for what we had. We all used to talk to our mates racing and gave each other little tips when we could. it wasn't an expensive sport like it is now. After having a year off after schoolboys I went to AMCA where I eventually made 250 expert , I finished riding in 88 when it was still a fairly cheap sport. I think I was earning around £80 a week but could still afford to support myself racing , I did have a few bank loans along the way though !! Different times and so many great memories. I also definitely remember a book by Frank Melling being around back in the day !
Great times.