@@nathansmith62 Yes true 4 Strokes has really changed throughout the years when it comes to perfomance in the meanwhile nothing special happened for 2 Strokes😢
Sled HQ yeah I know, they’re just not mass produced like 4 strokes bc of emissions and everything and the way the sport is moving. It was more of a joke, I didn’t think anyone would actually read my comment lol. I just love my kx250 💕🤣
Back in 2006, on the first day of school, I wore a fox jersey and I was the only kid for the entire year that dressed like that. It was like that for years after and now seeing brands like fox and others in the motocross scene make a comeback, makes me smile.
Thank you so much for this video. Being born in 1995 in a rural Ohio town I absolutely wore moto jerseys to school, went to local freestyle events and races, watched constant XGames... Except I was the only one of my whole friend group who was into it. Seeing this video gave me so much more childhood validation.
@@Donut Yes and I (for a short time)was racing a BSA Victor and I was only 5'2" and 105 lbs. It was a lot of work. I have a few pictures. This one was like it. www.classic-british-motorcycles.com/1973-bsa-b50mx.html Mike
I feel Nolan's vibe, I grew up in SoCal in the early 2000s when all this was happening. FMX/MX all encompassing, as well as skating, listening to Nu Metal, rockin my Fox gear for Halloween because I could, endless hours of playing Freekstyle with my siblings, and being stoked whenever it was time for the X-Games. Never did get a proper dirtbike, but my dad and I rode our Kawasaki quads through the Coachella valley whenever we could. Those were the days, hella nostalgia.
Dude seriously. I just remember (and you can always rewatch) just how it almost seemed silent when Pastrana was in the air and just the eruption of cheer from the crowd as he landed. I remember jumping out of my seat st home because of how crazy it was seeing that live
@@metricstormtrooper you do know the term is "Freestyle Motocross" right... also this video is about all forms of motocross as a whole so yeah freestyle has had a gigantic role to play.
I don’t usually comment on videos but I have to say that motorcross riding and watching these freestylers kill it alongside Supercross on Saturday nights was the quintessential moment in my life, along with getting my first dirt bike, I loved it so much I slept in the garage with it first night.
I knew Carey Hart as a kid back in Vegas right around the time he almost died during warm ups for a race. Always had a ton of respect for him when he went right back at it and did what he did with his career. Takes big ones to do that.
Pretty much the greatest era of motocross/FMX/supercross, James bubba Stewart, RC, Pastrana, Brian the general deegan! Great video donut. So much nostalgia!
When Pastrana hit that double backflip it was absolutely insane. It was all me and my friends in the neighborhood could talk about. It felt like such a special moment as a kid witnessing that.
Awesome to see the donut guys branch out and cover something with only 2 wheels. The sport was amazing back in the day and I spent my childhood idolizing Carmichael and Reed. Like Nolan said they really transformed the sport into the insanity it is today. Great piece guys.
Still have pristine copies of midnight club 3 DUB edition: Remix on PS2, as well as MX vs ATV: UNLEASHED on PS2. Both are secondary copies that I bought after a little bit of owning the game for the sole purpose of hiding them away in a safe place never to be touched. Those were and are my all-time games no doubt. Midnight being #1, MX being #2. And I knew from experience that any game that is there to be played will get broken or damaged at somepoint, so I secretly bought them and kept them safe to this day. They are my prized possessions, and I don't see that changing.
I’ve never had a video bring me back to my childhood better then this! I grew up on dirt bike and had even qualified and won a Loretta Lynn’s qualifier. I ended up breaking my back and fracturing my neck and had a severe concussion. This brought me back to those day of racing and riding 24/7. Thank you donut media!
My favorite donut episode to date! How awesome of you to do this subject. I was a young man living in SoCal during this whole scene and it shaped my life. Thank you. You have done it justice with this small homage.
Got to see Ricky Carmichael race in his last supercross season at Atlanta. Also got to see him race at the Supercross of Nations at Buds Creek back in 2007. Sadly I think he came down with the flu and wasn't on his best game, but he still dominated, but didn't dominate as much as Ryan Villopoto did. RV stunk it up. Got the holeshot both times in his two motos and won both by over a minute I think, including one of which where he fell down. Oh, and he did it on a 250. He won by over a minute on a 250 even in the mixed moto that had the 250s and 450s. That was magical to watch live.
That time in history was incredible for all sports. Jordan, Rodman, Barkley, Farve, Montana, Woods, Gretzky, Gardner, Rice, even bowling and pro fishing was huge. Every sport had superstars. The list of names is endless. My small town won the state Bball title for all schools regardless of size, the next town over had several "Mr Basketball" winners, our colleges won national championships. Sports were amazing from small town to pro teams.
I swear you catz would be the guys I would hang with after school. Car guys that talk, work, play, and cry about cars. You guys are the soul of the car community and have the passion to share with those who don’t understand why the way we are. Thank you for you devotion.
Yet firing riders who got down,invented FMX There was a MASSIVE controvasy when Deegan ghosted his bike after a race finish.McGrath ripping a Nac Nac was unheard of back in the day!
YES. I grew up in Cali on dirt bikes and working on old muscle cars with my dad so to have you guys do a video over this topic on this channel is a dream. Congrats on the 4mil and keep up the awesome content!
This felt like a time warp. It's like I was back in the 7th grade all over again. This was amazing. Maybe the best Donut video I've seen on the channel yet.
Chad Reed just retired this year, after 22 years of racing on the professional level. Most of the riders out there are only 17-19, dude was literally the GOAT.
Sucks that his last season was during covid with no fans. This was supposed to be more of a fan service tour like with what Richard Petty did his last year in NASCAR. Speaking of which, it also sucks for Jimmy Johnson in NASCAR who went through the same thing. His retirement tour ended with the majority of races having no fans, and him missing the playoffs.
Yo Nolan!!! This episode was great! I too loved the dirt bike scene and now am living my teenager dream driving a Ducati Hypermotard 950. Thanks for the great entertainment and thanks Donut media! 🙌🏼
I loved this video guys. I am in the same boat as Nolan, motocross back in those days was everything. Excitement, rivalry, speed, coolness and something so pure. Times changed and so did the sport. I am just grateful I was so into it all when it was hot, younger kids these days will never experience anything like it.
Congrats on 4 mill... you guys had such an influence on the car community and made me the car person I will soon to be when I pick up my first project!
Dude I actually got emotional when I got the notification for this episode. Motorcross has been a huge part of my life, and it always will be. I grew up with my dad racing his quad and being absolutely amazing and winning his first ever race when I was 3 years old. He quit because he wanted to spend time with his family. For his training before he quit, he built a full sized Mx track in our horse pasture, and would go out there and fly. Then he threw me on a Yamaha 50cc dirtbike with training wheels on, and sent me out to rip. Eventually I found I was more stable on quads, which my entire family has ridden since the 1980s, and this year, through the pandemic, at age 17, I prepared to race my first ever Mx race at the local track. Ended up busting the quad and hurting my foot so I wasn’t able to race, but I’m going hard next year looking for that win. I want to thank the entire donut media crew for making this episode of wheelhouse, as it made me feel so nostalgic seeing the clips of freestyle and supercross that I grew up watching.
Bro nobody could get through the whoop sections faster, he came out of nowhere on guys multiple seconds ahead of him because of how good he was in the technical stuff when he was on kawi
I will absolutely never forget X Games 1999, seeing Travis pull off brand new tricks like the Indian Air (that superman seat grab with the legs scissor-kicked to absolute perfection). And then, after decimating the field and guaranteeing victory after his first run, using his 2nd run to launch his bike and himself into the San Fran Bay. Four-year-old Me had a new sporting hero for life. Travis was probably a lot of the reason for me buying my 2005 RM250 when I was 15 in 2010 (which I still ride to this day, see profile pic lmao). The way that this clean-cut but goofy teenager came in with his bright yellow Factory Suzuki racing 125cc (hell he even ran his 199 national racing number at the 2000 X Games) and crushed a field full of badass dudes on blacked out 250cc’s, in between race weekends, is so insane. Somehow he had the time, talent, and energy to invent all these amazing new freestyle tricks and win competitions in between a 125SX East title and a 125 Outdoor National title. With how specialized both sports are now, it’ll never be seen again. I’m really happy that I got to grow up in the era that had Travis Pastrana in it.
Awesome video! It's crazy to think about the double backflip pastrana did. In Denmark we even talked about it in 4th grade with people who learned the sport because of Pastrana!
Damn it Nolan, you just won my favourite donut episode ever, I grew up in the 90's and i must have borrowed every dirt bike related magazine or book in my high school libary a dozen times over. I still reminisce about the fluro jerseys, graphics and hair of the 90's motorcross.
@Meneer Van dijk Damn. I knew it! I'm gonna call the police xd For real though, the burglars car was seen so there's at least hope that he gets it back.
@Meneer Van dijk I don't know how you can transport a cross bike, 2 bicycles, 2 lawn mowers and tools with a supra and I'm pretty sure that it was a mercedes sprinter van, but I still knew it was you! I'm calling police rn xd
Probably one of the coolest (non car) videos y’all have put out , I grew up on the Jeremy McGrath era and you were spot on about fox t shirts and elementary school back then 👍👍👍
The downfall of motocross is when they took away the two strokes... has nothing to do with emissions it's about part sales, the manufacturers make more money on four strokes over all. Back in the mid 80s everybody had a brand new bike, the average racer could get two seasons out of one with minimal maintenance. chain sprocket, top end kit, tires, clutch plates.. the more serious racer got a new one every year for the next 8 or 10 years as it went, or could actually afford to have two bikes.. a practice bike and race machine... I remember buying a brand new KX 125 in 1984 for $1,795 glory days are over.......R.I.P Marty Smith
While it's true that the early four strokes we're garbage and might have lead to many people quitting the sport, the current ones are actually (usually) really reliable and relatively inexpensive to maintain. I had a 2013 Kawasaki kx450f for like 4-5 years and rode it up to 120 hours until I did a top end rebuild, (basically the piston,rings, cam chain and gaskets) which cost me about 400-500€. Compare that to changing a piston, rings, bearing and gaskets on a 125cc every 20-30 hours for about 100-150€ and the costs aren't that different anymore. According to this calculator: www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1984?amount=1795 the inflation adjusted value of 1795$ would be about 4500$, which admittedly is much less than the 8000-9000$ new bikes cost nowadays. But then again the tech, like suspension and EFI have *slightly* improved the way the bikes perform as well. Not to mention the fact that four strokes are stupidly easy to ride fast. A bit slower in tight corners, but coming out they just pull. The biggest thing here in Finland that is making people quit are the insurance prices. When I started riding in 2004, insurance for a motocross bike was about 80-120€/year, but due to some legislative changes where mx bikes can now be handled as their own group instead of pooling them together with all vehicles in the country, the prices have risen to about 1500-6000€ per year.
Agreed... at the introduction of the four-stroke they were really pretty Junkie and unreliable... they have definitely come a long way and has made for some exciting racing at the top level... That still doesn't change the fact that the local turnouts are very small and not nearly as exciting as the 2-stroke day's... on my previous comment, I wasn't saying that the sport was totally dead I guess just different in a lot of ways still pretty alive in so many aspects... I'm personally just glad to see that Yamaha, KTM and some others still make great 2 Strokes... lastly, I'm currently looking into getting a yz450f to convert to Supermoto... Have fun stay safe.
Thanks for mentioning Crusty Demons of dirt. The first few vids before mainstream popularity were really mind blowing and love the gnarly natural hits & features.
Supercross is the reason I love motosports today. Pulled a backflip when I was 17 on my 250 and after that I basically stopped riding much, pushing it more without a pit was asking to die.
Speaking of Subs: Ive been a subscriber well before the 1M mark, and starting to get stopped in my neighborhood when sporting the "Mo Powa" T-Shirt. Fellow donut heads stopping me to chat and show each other our rides... My own mechanic even made a note of it when i went to get install a new clutch. Love your channel and love that the Donut community is growing. East coast meet up when covid is over PLEASE!!
Amazing segment! My favorite thus far. I ride now with my 11 and 9 year old boys. There is still nothing more freeing than getting on a dirt bike and separating from reality and just enjoying each other and the machine! Love it
I've been racing motocross since I was little and still do and i always like seeing channels with lots of influence bringing more attention to it, I'm not into cars that much but you just made me a subscriber
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I raced motocross my whole life and still race on weekends and I approve this video.
Ive been on two wheels since I was 4, with only a 1 year hiatus due to financial issues.
Most fun of my life, ever.
Thank you Jimmy
Would have been cool if you made an up to speed on ski-doo
I've been riding a 2004 kawasaki kx250f and I love it
Jimmy what did you started on or in which bike you would say you first felt comfortable with and what are you riding now? Stay blessed Jimmy ✌
Day 214 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
Congrats on 4 Million Subs, well deserved👏🏼
Pagani Boi is back
Hey man
Now I can complete my day
Hi
We need one on Le Mans
“Why’d it start falling off?”
They stopped making 2 strokes lol
They haven't stopped some company stopped production but most top notch 2 Stroke brand like Yamaha KTM Husqavarna and even more still produce them
4 strokes saved the sport
@@nathansmith62 Yes true 4 Strokes has really changed throughout the years when it comes to perfomance in the meanwhile nothing special happened for 2 Strokes😢
I L0VE the smell of Yama lube in the morning...😎
Sled HQ yeah I know, they’re just not mass produced like 4 strokes bc of emissions and everything and the way the sport is moving. It was more of a joke, I didn’t think anyone would actually read my comment lol. I just love my kx250 💕🤣
I know no one is gonna see this but the documentary “Unchained: The untold story of freestyle motocross” is an amazing documentary!
I watched it a few times and its a great documentary
Ive watched it like 4 times
Same great movie
Well documentary
Yeah man that is an amazing documentary
Still remember me being a lil boy watching deegan do a 360
then Pastrana doing it and saying one more time
Legendary
Me siting here on my ttr90
Bro I remember watching deegan do back flips in person
same
THIS is the vid I've been waiting for but didnt know I needed!! Thank you for making this old racers year!
Happy to do it man!
"Undeniable swagger of Lance Stroll" is something that has never been said and should have remained that way, Nolan.
Yeah uuuuuhhhhhhhh......
Uuuummmmmm......
Our pace was uhhhhhhh....
Slower than mclaren......
But uuuuuuhhhhhhhh
If Stroll is in the sentence, why not our Lord and Savior Mahaveer Raghunathan?
I think Donut Media don't get F1 culture that well.
@@rostislav6583 obviously. Nolan said VW would kill F1. Lol.
@@jaymagaling6407 yeah i remember
Back in 2006, on the first day of school, I wore a fox jersey and I was the only kid for the entire year that dressed like that. It was like that for years after and now seeing brands like fox and others in the motocross scene make a comeback, makes me smile.
MX vs ATV and all of the similar titles from THQ were awesome, especially Unleashed.
Mtx mototrax is my personal favorite
@@hlfpsttomorrow93 mototrax for life babyy. It had all the best riders, controls were top notch and the free roam maps were huge
Championship Motocross featuring Ricky Carmichael for ps1 was my jam.
Hotmax Motorsport right?? Gettin to visit pastranas compound without signing a waiver lol
cd5sircoupe that one was amazing. Made me want a dirt bike so bad. Still want one all these years later
Finally Donut Media is back! I really missed you guys! 😁
I missed you guys too!
@@Donut Who is replying here ? James or Nolan??
my boi asking the right questions
@@divinemoto or zach or Aaron
Finally the only car channel that I watch and wait in the middle of the night is baaack!! Missed watching Donut Media! From the Philippines 🇵🇭
Thank you so much for this video. Being born in 1995 in a rural Ohio town I absolutely wore moto jerseys to school, went to local freestyle events and races, watched constant XGames...
Except I was the only one of my whole friend group who was into it. Seeing this video gave me so much more childhood validation.
“Brian d, thank god hes not dating your daughter” is probly the most 2000s thing I’ve heard since “next”
Man , I am from the days when they started use with a length of surgical tubing !!! Late 60's and very early 70's.
I can't believe they used to race those heavy bikes. Insane.
@@Donut Yes and I (for a short time)was racing a BSA Victor and I was only 5'2" and 105 lbs. It was a lot of work.
I have a few pictures. This one was like it.
www.classic-british-motorcycles.com/1973-bsa-b50mx.html
Mike
Harvey Mushman
@@theupscriber65 Steve was a cool guy !!! I own a 2008 Bullitt Mustang.
Buy the way ON ANY SUNDAY !!!!!!
Donut Media “Lance Stroll”
I wish Fox, O'Neal and Thor could bring back those colorful 90s jerseys they're way cooler than the current motocross clothing
They did tho, last year a lot of brands started some vintage/retro collections themed on the same designs they put out on the 80s/90s.
They do O’Neal has the mayhem 1991 gear it’s sick
Hopefully it does better than "ocean pacific" 's redo
thor kinda just did
Yea alot of companys are now. My buddy has a mint set of sinsalo gear from the mid 90s made in Finland and the quality is unreal
I feel Nolan's vibe, I grew up in SoCal in the early 2000s when all this was happening. FMX/MX all encompassing, as well as skating, listening to Nu Metal, rockin my Fox gear for Halloween because I could, endless hours of playing Freekstyle with my siblings, and being stoked whenever it was time for the X-Games. Never did get a proper dirtbike, but my dad and I rode our Kawasaki quads through the Coachella valley whenever we could. Those were the days, hella nostalgia.
Meanwhile, I'm 23 and just got my first dirt bike! Been filming & Documenting the entire experience and am so glad to of found this sport!!!
I got my first bike for motocross recently its been a blast, i recently figured out how to do the tiniest whip ever but its always a blast
Nice! You should check out The Mx Factory on RUclips if you haven't already. They got very helpful riding tips.
keep it up dawg
@@aaronthiessen1922 im tempted to go get a lesson from them
@@brantleyschnell1741 the excitement a motorbike brings is unreal!
Welcome back Nolan! Hope you enjoyed your well deserved vacay
I remember seeing the double back flip live, gives me goosebumps just thinking about it
Dude seriously. I just remember (and you can always rewatch) just how it almost seemed silent when Pastrana was in the air and just the eruption of cheer from the crowd as he landed. I remember jumping out of my seat st home because of how crazy it was seeing that live
I can hear the crowd and the tears
Those are tricks, not motocross.
Fucking emotional bruh. Fucking emotional
@@metricstormtrooper you do know the term is "Freestyle Motocross" right... also this video is about all forms of motocross as a whole so yeah freestyle has had a gigantic role to play.
Didn’t even mention the whole nitro circus show
Nitro circus was basically travis pastrana, Johnny Knoxville and others doing crazy shxt
Still is and still awesome
I still remember when my brother in the mid 90s got the VHS Crusty Daemons. Some of the things they did just defied belief.
I don’t usually comment on videos but I have to say that motorcross riding and watching these freestylers kill it alongside Supercross on Saturday nights was the quintessential moment in my life, along with getting my first dirt bike, I loved it so much I slept in the garage with it first night.
Holy S***! I love motocross and I love Wheel House. I was born for this moment. Thanks.
I knew Carey Hart as a kid back in Vegas right around the time he almost died during warm ups for a race. Always had a ton of respect for him when he went right back at it and did what he did with his career. Takes big ones to do that.
YES!!! That's so rad that Jeremiah took Nolan riding- that brought this episode together SO WELL! Great work guys!
Now I am getting flashbacks of my father scaring me riding is motorbike hands free
Through mid-day traffic, idk why but he was so chill
Motorcycles have crazy stability. That's why he is so chill he knows he won't fall
@@gianniotidimitra big true, from experence i agree, sometimes i dont realise im even doing a drift
Man watching all that 240p footage really made me nostalgic
Edit: Not to mention that Motocrossed shoutout
Pretty much the greatest era of motocross/FMX/supercross, James bubba Stewart, RC, Pastrana, Brian the general deegan! Great video donut. So much nostalgia!
shout out to mx vs atv unleashed, best cheat code ever "lazyboy"
Nah MX 2002 forever my favorite video game
Or “clappedout” in mx unleashed, best childhood ever
There is a voice in my head which goes "Weeeeeeeeee!" when I see them in midair
Man, you just awoke mine
When Pastrana hit that double backflip it was absolutely insane. It was all me and my friends in the neighborhood could talk about. It felt like such a special moment as a kid witnessing that.
"You knew you were the coolest kid asking to go to the bathroom that day" - Nolan J. Sykes, 2020
Awesome to see the donut guys branch out and cover something with only 2 wheels. The sport was amazing back in the day and I spent my childhood idolizing Carmichael and Reed. Like Nolan said they really transformed the sport into the insanity it is today. Great piece guys.
Yay milk man is back
Oh, man. I remember MX vs ATV. That was one of my most played racing game after MC3:DE and NFS:MW.
Still have pristine copies of midnight club 3 DUB edition: Remix on PS2, as well as MX vs ATV: UNLEASHED on PS2. Both are secondary copies that I bought after a little bit of owning the game for the sole purpose of hiding them away in a safe place never to be touched. Those were and are my all-time games no doubt. Midnight being #1, MX being #2. And I knew from experience that any game that is there to be played will get broken or damaged at somepoint, so I secretly bought them and kept them safe to this day. They are my prized possessions, and I don't see that changing.
I’ve never had a video bring me back to my childhood better then this! I grew up on dirt bike and had even qualified and won a Loretta Lynn’s qualifier. I ended up breaking my back and fracturing my neck and had a severe concussion. This brought me back to those day of racing and riding 24/7. Thank you donut media!
My favorite donut episode to date! How awesome of you to do this subject. I was a young man living in SoCal during this whole scene and it shaped my life. Thank you. You have done it justice with this small homage.
Got to see Ricky Carmichael race in his last supercross season at Atlanta. Also got to see him race at the Supercross of Nations at Buds Creek back in 2007. Sadly I think he came down with the flu and wasn't on his best game, but he still dominated, but didn't dominate as much as Ryan Villopoto did. RV stunk it up. Got the holeshot both times in his two motos and won both by over a minute I think, including one of which where he fell down. Oh, and he did it on a 250. He won by over a minute on a 250 even in the mixed moto that had the 250s and 450s. That was magical to watch live.
Yaaaay!!!!
Nolan's back!!!!
Hope you enjoyed your vacay!!!
That time in history was incredible for all sports. Jordan, Rodman, Barkley, Farve, Montana, Woods, Gretzky, Gardner, Rice, even bowling and pro fishing was huge. Every sport had superstars. The list of names is endless. My small town won the state Bball title for all schools regardless of size, the next town over had several "Mr Basketball" winners, our colleges won national championships. Sports were amazing from small town to pro teams.
I swear you catz would be the guys I would hang with after school. Car guys that talk, work, play, and cry about cars. You guys are the soul of the car community and have the passion to share with those who don’t understand why the way we are. Thank you for you devotion.
Another huge part of the decline of motorcross was banning 2 strokes and firing riders that liked to party. AMA blows #LetRonRide
This is legendary
Yet firing riders who got down,invented FMX
There was a MASSIVE controvasy when Deegan ghosted his bike after a race finish.McGrath ripping a Nac Nac was unheard of back in the day!
Chris canning rode a 125 at Daytona this year
2 strokes aren’t banned, they just need to have current models to be homologated
Make America 2 stroke again
I was literally just thinking a few days ago that Donut should do more about dirt bikes. Awww yeaaa
YES. I grew up in Cali on dirt bikes and working on old muscle cars with my dad so to have you guys do a video over this topic on this channel is a dream. Congrats on the 4mil and keep up the awesome content!
This felt like a time warp. It's like I was back in the 7th grade all over again. This was amazing. Maybe the best Donut video I've seen on the channel yet.
so pastrana is exactly like senna in brazil, when he """"""left""""""" the sport,everyone stopped watching f1 here
"everyone" you mean casual fans who only liked rooting for the winner, indeed a lot of those here
@@97guimaraes é macho,mas pior que foi uns 90% nisso kkkkk
é nessas horas que devia ter um @f1morreuem1994 aqui no RUclips KKKKKKK
@@daniloatanazio1678 heee 3 br aqui no donutmedia huehuehuehue
@@ericdanzero1974 claro mano, melhor canal de carros do RUclips
I still wear my Fox and Alpinestar hats. This was the video that I needed.
Pastrana vs Deegan this weekend at Champ Off Road Pro 2 races! This came just in time!
EXCELLENT VIDEO! Thnx for the memories, also got nostalgic. Your very talented at putting the story together and making it interesting. keep it up.
Finally back, I've just realized this past week how much donut media does for my psychological health, thanks you guys for exist.
Chad Reed just retired this year, after 22 years of racing on the professional level. Most of the riders out there are only 17-19, dude was literally the GOAT.
Sucks that his last season was during covid with no fans. This was supposed to be more of a fan service tour like with what Richard Petty did his last year in NASCAR. Speaking of which, it also sucks for Jimmy Johnson in NASCAR who went through the same thing. His retirement tour ended with the majority of races having no fans, and him missing the playoffs.
Chad was not the goat. Did u hear Nolan!!!!???
Chad Reed is a legend
He's still riding factory, just cut back his racing
Did you guys forget who Jeremy McGrath is?!?
Yo Nolan!!! This episode was great! I too loved the dirt bike scene and now am living my teenager dream driving a Ducati Hypermotard 950.
Thanks for the great entertainment and thanks Donut media! 🙌🏼
I loved this video guys. I am in the same boat as Nolan, motocross back in those days was everything. Excitement, rivalry, speed, coolness and something so pure. Times changed and so did the sport. I am just grateful I was so into it all when it was hot, younger kids these days will never experience anything like it.
I watched the double back flip live also It was incredible!!
Congrats on 4 mill... you guys had such an influence on the car community and made me the car person I will soon to be when I pick up my first project!
love this!! I am 36 and still love racing/riding every weekend. I keep hand guards on my bike due to T.Pastrana being my all time hero.
Thank god for this video I’ve been waiting for this for so long
Thank god they’re back! Congrats on 4 mil 🥳
I have a 1994 YZ250 2-stroke, living in SoCal, and those 90's/00's clips/terrafirma/crusty videos still amp me up!
My family has been racing flat track and motocross for 65 years now I’m so happy to see a motocross episode
*motocross is the best sport ever! been riding since i was 3 :)*
Ahh yes, the infamous “BRAGING” rights
3:51
As a dirt bike boy myself, I was big happy to see this episode
Thanks and congrats for 4 Millions
Dude I actually got emotional when I got the notification for this episode.
Motorcross has been a huge part of my life, and it always will be. I grew up with my dad racing his quad and being absolutely amazing and winning his first ever race when I was 3 years old. He quit because he wanted to spend time with his family. For his training before he quit, he built a full sized Mx track in our horse pasture, and would go out there and fly. Then he threw me on a Yamaha 50cc dirtbike with training wheels on, and sent me out to rip. Eventually I found I was more stable on quads, which my entire family has ridden since the 1980s, and this year, through the pandemic, at age 17, I prepared to race my first ever Mx race at the local track. Ended up busting the quad and hurting my foot so I wasn’t able to race, but I’m going hard next year looking for that win.
I want to thank the entire donut media crew for making this episode of wheelhouse, as it made me feel so nostalgic seeing the clips of freestyle and supercross that I grew up watching.
Yess finally!!
Hope you guys had a great, well earned break!!
When James Stewart came into supercross he was from another F planet. The most thrilling rider I've ever seen! The Lewis Hamilton of supercross.
Jon Jon When he wasn’t crashing. He was like an on off switch, full throttle or nothing.
Bro nobody could get through the whoop sections faster, he came out of nowhere on guys multiple seconds ahead of him because of how good he was in the technical stuff when he was on kawi
I will absolutely never forget X Games 1999, seeing Travis pull off brand new tricks like the Indian Air (that superman seat grab with the legs scissor-kicked to absolute perfection). And then, after decimating the field and guaranteeing victory after his first run, using his 2nd run to launch his bike and himself into the San Fran Bay. Four-year-old Me had a new sporting hero for life.
Travis was probably a lot of the reason for me buying my 2005 RM250 when I was 15 in 2010 (which I still ride to this day, see profile pic lmao).
The way that this clean-cut but goofy teenager came in with his bright yellow Factory Suzuki racing 125cc (hell he even ran his 199 national racing number at the 2000 X Games) and crushed a field full of badass dudes on blacked out 250cc’s, in between race weekends, is so insane. Somehow he had the time, talent, and energy to invent all these amazing new freestyle tricks and win competitions in between a 125SX East title and a 125 Outdoor National title. With how specialized both sports are now, it’ll never be seen again.
I’m really happy that I got to grow up in the era that had Travis Pastrana in it.
Hell yeah! I've been hoping you guys were going to start doing more for us two wheel guys 🤙🏻
Man, i remember playing MX vs ATV Untamed
Just played it a week ago . Still just as good best soundtrack any game has ever had
"Fear and loathing in Los Vegas" a movie about a journalist who was covering a motocross race
This is one of the best Donut videos in a while, excellent work you guys! You're the best Nolan!
I just pulled a huge no handed nostalgia from watching this.
The “bad boy of the sport”
Pretty sure anyone doing backflips on motorbikes is a bad boy lol
8:08 I still have this same exact tv😂, I just suddenly got major PS2 vibes 😥.
Awesome video!
It's crazy to think about the double backflip pastrana did. In Denmark we even talked about it in 4th grade with people who learned the sport because of Pastrana!
Damn it Nolan, you just won my favourite donut episode ever, I grew up in the 90's and i must have borrowed every dirt bike related magazine or book in my high school libary a dozen times over. I still reminisce about the fluro jerseys, graphics and hair of the 90's motorcross.
Hell yeah, donut is back to make my day :)
This videos coming out literally after my brother's cross bike was stolen xd
Bruh
@Meneer Van dijk Damn. I knew it! I'm gonna call the police xd
For real though, the burglars car was seen so there's at least hope that he gets it back.
@Meneer Van dijk I don't know how you can transport a cross bike, 2 bicycles, 2 lawn mowers and tools with a supra and I'm pretty sure that it was a mercedes sprinter van, but I still knew it was you! I'm calling police rn xd
@Meneer Van dijk Damn
I started in 2004 still doing it today. Motorcycles were so cool back then. Lots of tracks in norcal. Super nostalgic video. Thanks
Probably one of the coolest (non car) videos y’all have put out , I grew up on the Jeremy McGrath era and you were spot on about fox t shirts and elementary school back then 👍👍👍
Gotta love these 90s cross jerseys!
The downfall of motocross is when they took away the two strokes... has nothing to do with emissions it's about part sales, the manufacturers make more money on four strokes over all. Back in the mid 80s everybody had a brand new bike, the average racer could get two seasons out of one with minimal maintenance. chain sprocket, top end kit, tires, clutch plates.. the more serious racer got a new one every year for the next 8 or 10 years as it went, or could actually afford to have two bikes.. a practice bike and race machine... I remember buying a brand new KX 125 in 1984 for $1,795 glory days are over.......R.I.P Marty Smith
this is what they shoulda said in the video
While it's true that the early four strokes we're garbage and might have lead to many people quitting the sport, the current ones are actually (usually) really reliable and relatively inexpensive to maintain. I had a 2013 Kawasaki kx450f for like 4-5 years and rode it up to 120 hours until I did a top end rebuild, (basically the piston,rings, cam chain and gaskets) which cost me about 400-500€.
Compare that to changing a piston, rings, bearing and gaskets on a 125cc every 20-30 hours for about 100-150€ and the costs aren't that different anymore.
According to this calculator: www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1984?amount=1795 the inflation adjusted value of 1795$ would be about 4500$, which admittedly is much less than the 8000-9000$ new bikes cost nowadays. But then again the tech, like suspension and EFI have *slightly* improved the way the bikes perform as well.
Not to mention the fact that four strokes are stupidly easy to ride fast. A bit slower in tight corners, but coming out they just pull.
The biggest thing here in Finland that is making people quit are the insurance prices. When I started riding in 2004, insurance for a motocross bike was about 80-120€/year, but due to some legislative changes where mx bikes can now be handled as their own group instead of pooling them together with all vehicles in the country, the prices have risen to about 1500-6000€ per year.
Agreed... at the introduction of the four-stroke they were really pretty Junkie and unreliable... they have definitely come a long way and has made for some exciting racing at the top level... That still doesn't change the fact that the local turnouts are very small and not nearly as exciting as the 2-stroke day's... on my previous comment, I wasn't saying that the sport was totally dead I guess just different in a lot of ways still pretty alive in so many aspects... I'm personally just glad to see that Yamaha, KTM and some others still make great 2 Strokes... lastly, I'm currently looking into getting a yz450f to convert to Supermoto... Have fun stay safe.
Tbf the 1984 Buick Regal only cost $10k brand new, and the 2020 Buick Regal costs $27k.
@@TeKaMOTO Remember 2 strokes haven't been improved in years, so they'd definitely be better than modern 4 strokes.
Thanks for mentioning Crusty Demons of dirt. The first few vids before mainstream popularity were really mind blowing and love the gnarly natural hits & features.
One of my fondest memories as a young kid was my dad taking me on his brand new 2001 rm250. Or when he took me on his 2004 raptor 660r.
Jeremiah looks like Mike Metzger change my mind
On the Subreddit people say he looks like Connor from Detroit Become Human.
I think it's more like the version you get on wish dot com
@@SFH_Jenkins lol
Hey
Congrats ur first
Why does this vid bring a tear to my eye. This was my child hood. Was a great time.
Supercross is the reason I love motosports today. Pulled a backflip when I was 17 on my 250 and after that I basically stopped riding much, pushing it more without a pit was asking to die.
“Crustys dirt demons” 😂😂😂
I laughed so hard when he said xtreme to the max we used to say that back then 😅
Speaking of Subs: Ive been a subscriber well before the 1M mark, and starting to get stopped in my neighborhood when sporting the "Mo Powa" T-Shirt. Fellow donut heads stopping me to chat and show each other our rides... My own mechanic even made a note of it when i went to get install a new clutch. Love your channel and love that the Donut community is growing. East coast meet up when covid is over PLEASE!!
I was racing motocross back in the 70s and early 80s. We made our own tracks and it was a blast lots of fond memories
“Crusty dirt demons” had me rolling.
it was a cool movie
Cjstricklen111 I know. The only reason it’s funny is because the movie is actually titled “crusty demons of dirt”
Day 9 of asking James to do an Up to Speed on Post Malone.
And congrats on reaching 4 million, knew you guys would reach it.
Vin Desiel's "Triple X 2002" dirt bike scene in the coccaine plantation is the reason i love motocross
I teared up a little by the end. My childhood in a single video right here.
day 56 of asking donut to do a b2b on their cars or up to speed or dlist
Stop
@@OneEyeDollar6 Day one of you stopping. PaganiGaming is the only legit request.
@@Jmodderator He should stop too.
@@OneEyeDollar6 Nope, Maybe you should just leave, I'm sure Doug or Scotty has some shit you'd like.
@@birddude3123 I don't know or care about all that. Actually I didn't even read any of it.
But stop.
Metal Nolan cleaning his apartment and playing air guitar with a vacuum was pretty damn funny
Amazing segment! My favorite thus far. I ride now with my 11 and 9 year old boys. There is still nothing more freeing than getting on a dirt bike and separating from reality and just enjoying each other and the machine! Love it
I've been racing motocross since I was little and still do and i always like seeing channels with lots of influence bringing more attention to it, I'm not into cars that much but you just made me a subscriber
Donut: endorses Raycon
Also Donut: *lets James and Nolan wear airpods while discussing is more expensive mean more better*