Racing has been epic in many years. Doohan, Rossi’s fights with various guys…Stoner drifting like a boss? Marc Marquez making impossible saves. People romanticise this era too much - and I loved it too!
@@Showmetheevidence- wait till they're all silent and electric. Then you too will romantise. Yearning for the glorious roar of an open Leo Vinci pipe.....😭😭😭
haha im unfortunately a little to young to have witnessed this era while it was going on but my dad feels the same way. he literally named me kevin with my second name after kevin schwantz who was also the reigning champ when i was born in 94. i can still remember watching back the old vhs tapes of my dad with these insane battles on them. great memories. on the other hand while i always loved these bikes the most im looking into buying a bike from that time but tbh im scared shitless of the 500cc two strokes :D
None of this aerodynamic wing BS either. And those 500's were peaky as hell and very hard to ride. They had to be revved high up in the range to get power and they usually had very narrow powerbands. All the top riders back then, Rainey, Lawson, Schwantz, Gardner, Doohan, McGee, Saron etc ... they've all got the physical scars to prove just how tough those things were to master. Mick Doohan for his part can't walk right, hasn't done since his racing days. And Wayne Rainey as we know can't walk at all. As Kevin Schwantz once said ... traction control on a 500 was how fresh in the memory your last crash was and if it still hurt.
From about 1988 till 1994 was the best time for the bike fans. 2 strokes with the 500s and 6 plus world class riders which could win on any given day. Also the superbikes were just as good, brilliant times compared to what's on offer now
ruclips.net/video/sVVoHKlbN1Q/видео.html Watching Gary Cowan on that TZ250 against Ron Haslam on the RGV500, Norton rotarys, RC30's. Really random race and just bloody bonkers! :D
This was the best era of racing. Tragic what happened to Rainey though. What is really awesome is that his wife remained with her husband and has stood by him to this day. Shae Rainey is by far Wayne’s greatest win in life.
You know you've picked the right girl, when something like this happens. Mind you.... it doesn't necessarily mean that it was the end of his love life. I know a young man who became a Quadriplegic at 21, but went on to meet a girl, get married and have a family. That was awesome, because he was a lovely young bloke. He obviously met the right girl, too.
One of my fave final laps! Even though i was a Schwantz fan back in the day, it did get me welling up seeing vids of Rainey on his YZR at Goodwood the other day, legends the lot of them who threw a leg over those things!!!
Geez I miss Barry Sheen’s commentary, his knowledge and passion was second to none . He passed on some great insight to armchair fans like me at home .
I found Barry's 'commentary' irritating. Self-indulgent and mostly consisted of him making a prediction of what's going to happen next. Darryl was there to artificially generate excitement with his constant over the top vocalising. Annoying was that channel 9 dubbed this pair over the Julian Ryder and Keith Huewen commentary which was far more insightful and entertaining.
At 1:29 you see Kevin shift another time, down into first gear to reduce more speed. When he looks to Wayne at 1:32, it was because his bike was running in the rev limiter in first gear and not accelerating like he wanted to. He said "at the moment I thought Wayne would be just flying by round the outside!" Fantastic battle! My dad was at the race when I was one year old and always told me the story of the outbraking move and the erupting stadium in Hockenheim. Back then, there was no RUclips, so I had to wait until around 2000/01 when I finally found a season review on VHS and was able to see that for the first time :)
I was 14 watching this live on tv, that part where they brake and go into the stadium section was beautiful! I've watched most of these races in the golden era, but i have to admit sometimes i need these videos on YT to help my memory a little bit.
I was there, sitting in the Motodrom, right around the corner to the start straight. It was amazing, you can see and hear, the people screaming - it was unbeleavable.
@@r.p.ausluzern3857 War richtig geil damals, es wurde ja auch auf einem riesen Display übertragen. Meine Freunde und ich konnten es nicht glauben. War sehr gut, man konnte das gesammte Rennen auf dem Display beoachten. Es grenzt für mich an Frevel, dass der Highspeed-Kurs vernichtet wurde!
@@1994clueHa, so trifft man sich wieder... Ich war Eingang Motodrom etwa auf der Höhe, wo beide nebeneinander waren. Unfassbar geil - die Aktion , aber auch was im Motodrom bis Ende Start/Ziel los war. Sind ja komplett alle ausgerastet...
Questi sono gli eroi che domavano moto che erano dei mostri.... Chi ha seguito queste gare non potrà mai dimenticare le gesta di questi grandissimi campioni che a suo tempo hanno regalato emozioni e spettacolo ineguagliabili alle corse motociclistiche....... Mitic!
@Lou Bequest Verissimo e noi che le abbiamo vissuto possiamo raccontare che il tanto idolatrato, giustamente per carità, Dohann all'epoca prendeva paga da Schwantz Rainey Lawson e Gardner... Per dire chi erano questi tizi.
Excellent quality, thank you. When I saw the live TV I kept doubting what happened with the braking. It's so stellar, just with the replay and the rubber marks on track I realize the full miracle Kevin did. Remains unbelievable the moto control skills. Don't forget Kevin must quit racing due to wrist injuries. See the reason? Thank you so much for this lovely journey to moto racing at his best.
I remember watching that race live, and thought there was absolutely NO WAY IN HELL that Kevin was gonna get that thing stopped at turned without loosing the front - this is exactly why we all LOVED watching him for so many years
@@bradleyellis7336 Kevin Schwantz is literally the guy who had a no f_cks given attitude in his riding style. He is an absolute fighter pilot. I love his total showmanship.
Indeed. The late 80s and early 90s 500cc GrandPrix were a unique moment in time for motorcycle racing, because the show was about watching who had the biggest balls and pure talent to dominate 2-stroke GP (lightswitch powerband!) pure savage beasts. Not who got the best setup electronic assistances and gimmicks or aero wings. To see those guys battle each other with such finesse, on such monsters, is what made it the most memorable motorcycle racing this planet has ever seen. Nothing before or after ever got close.
@@T595955i Couldn't agree more! Every time I watch one of their races on YT, I literally flinch at some of the maneuvers, and the flexing and wobbling of the bikes...I just lose it. And you watch them just control the entire machine because it is actually part of them, and they are part of it. Ice water in their veins!
Ich durfte 1991 mit 14 Jahren live dabei sein ! Was für ein Erlebnis ! UNGLAUBLICH ! Fahrertribühne mit Blick auf dieses sensationellen Überholmanöver .... 2014 durfte ich dann am eigenen Leibe erfahren wie sich Rainey gefühlt haben muß .... Beim Suzukiday 2014 überholte mich Schwanz in Hockenheim mit einer GSX-R750 am Mototodrom Eingang .... wahnsinn ! Danke Kevin, ich habe mich nie lieber so deklassieren lassen wie an an diesem Tag ! :-D
@@nikos-giorgos Yes, he was, but it's worth noting that he got his professional road race start as teammate to "Steady" Eddie Lawson with Kawasaki. And Kawasaki hired Keith Code to develop him prior to that, so I don't see it as anything but a compliment to call Wayne consistent. Kevin deserves as much praise as any, but there was that element of win or crash that seemed to follow him. I don't remember which year it was, late 80s for sure though, but I witnessed Kevin, comfortably leading the Daytona 200, clip a haybale in the chicane and crashing out of a sure victory. It looked like just a little lapse, and I think it might have been his front brake lever that caught the hay, losing the front end in less than the blink of an eye. He wasn't being pressured at that point, but he just had that kind of misfortune sometimes. Still, both riders deserve the admiration of us racing fans, and their racing contemporaries, for all the great showmanship and competition they displayed.
Boa noite !!!!!! Que última volta de arrepiar. Pista fantástica, Pilotos fantásticos e Motos realmente fantásticas. Só saudades das 500cc. Tempo bom que infelizmente não volta nunca mais...... Obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal. Abraço do Brasil.
Good to see Eddie Laycock . I remember watching him race the roads in Ireland when I was a kid in the early 80's . God I miss the smell of Castrol R !!
I remember my mother took me to a yamaha event in dun laoghaire must have been 81 or 82 where Barry was on stage answering fan questions. Eddie was the warm up act. EDIT I just realised after I turned off my tablet that I went to the same event, organised by Danfey Distributes I assume, several years later. Eddie must have been at that one.
Ah oui, belle démonstration de pilotage, le freinage inoubliable de Kévin Schwantz , ah ça c'était du vrai baston, Rainey, K. Schwantz, Mike Doohan, les 3 grands de la 500 à l'époque , je me rappelle bien de tous ces instants des plus grandes courses du championnat du monde de vitesse à l'époque avec ces 2 temps et moteur Big Bang Honda 💥 ! ... 125, 250, 500 ! Du reste 31ans après, je roule toujours avec un Arai replica K. Schwantz, aux couleurs de ce sympathique pilote et toujours chez Suzuki . Phil 🏍️ 🇨🇵 gsxr. 1000 r.
@@juetcat yes, c'est sûr, à part l'allumage électronique, il n'y avait rien d'autre ! Ouh... Certainement... C'est vieux, nous n'avions pas beaucoup de chaînes 📺... A part pour le foot, le tennis et la F1, c'etait rare à l'époque une course moto au début des années 80 à la TV. La préhistoire pour le monde de la retransmission du sport moto, le parent pauvre à l'époque... La dèche... Pas assez médiatique pour les chaînes ! C'est top maintenant et encore heureux, y'a même le TT 🇮🇲, purée l'exploit, il a fallu attendre au moins 20/30 ans ! 😜 😂... Maman, ils ont été enfin touchés par la grâce ! Miracles... 👍 Lol 😂...
@@jolivetphilippe7951 C'est vieux mais là on parle du début des années 90, pas 80 😁😉 On avait 7 chaînes, 6 pour ceux qui n'avaient pas canal plus. Ou alors il fallait avoir le satellite, très cher à l'époque... 🙄
@@juetcat oui je me doute bien pour ce GP moto du début des années 90, mais il y avait parfois une retransmission du GP de France motos à la TV, au milieu des années 80. C'était le tout début du câble en France, suivant les villes et le début d'eurosport suivant le bouquet des chaînes que l'on voulait prendre avec " Numericable " à l'époque dans notre secteur , avec enfin une vraie chaîne dédiée aux sports .
@@terrythomas1329 Well I did see Haslam ride a few times, at Daytona as well as the two British GPs I attended. As for Hailwood, I remember when he died so tragically, but not old enough to be following the sport when he was active, other than his famous return to the Isle of Man. Saw Sheen at the '83 Silverstone GP, just that once. Their like is not among the current generation, but maybe that's just my old eyes and heart talking.
The glory days of MotoGP. I would go back there anytime. Back when the writer had input electronics were nothing and all the spacecraft wings on modern bikes weren’t there I couldn’t take an average rider and make him finish on the podium like today. I would go back to that era anytime.
This is great stuff. I saw these two battling in America, before going to the GP series. Never got to Hockenheim, but I did see the '83 GP at Silverstone, and at Donnington in 1990, as well as a few U.S. GPs at Laguna Seca. But there were many AMA races, Laguna, Sears Point, Daytona and a couple of other U.S. tracks I saw these guys on in the '80s. I remember the last few years of the AMA Formula 1 class, with two strokes still being the feature of the Daytona 200, the occasional 1000cc four stroke trying to compete. (Then there was Honda's FWS, but that's another story!)
This is the stuff of Gods and Legends, seeing them come out of the corners all shaking, controlling it just with their right wrist makes your heart jump into your throat...! I truly miss this type of motorcycle races!
I don't know how many people realize just how talented Kevin was; I've not seen many riders who could brake as late and turn in, under HARD braking, as he did. Remember, his Suzuki was not even considered COMPETITIVE among the other factory bikes, yet, he stayed loyal to Suzuki, winning a championship ON that bike. It's not a far stretch to say he was THE most skilled/talented rider to race back then (yes, even better than Lawson or Doohan). I don't even need to wonder "what if" or "if he'd only ridden for..."; he really was THAT good. Thanks for the fun, Kev!!
He just did not have the technical aids such as those developed in the 1991 YZR500 OWD3. The Yamaha had a distance memory that could regulate the injector. In addition, electronic spring damping was later used, which is why Yamaha won the riders' title three times from '90-'93. During this time, Schwantz had to take a lot more risks and had a lot of falls. That was his reputation in the first place and that's why he wasn't taken seriously. I liked the way he drove...
Watched it live. Suzuki was down on power and top speed vs the Yamaha so Kevin spent the whole race stuck in Wayne's slipstream. Rainey's decision on the last lap to let him through before the last straight was brilliant but not as brilliant as Kevin's dive on the brakes. But they look so graceful on these bikes, pure joy to watch. Raney vs Schwantz, Senna vs Prost. Never again will we see anything like it.
Unforgettable moments of youth! Long time ago.......... really good times. I still have the VHS of the ride :) W KEVIN FOREVER! I enjoyed the victory so much!
Yes this truly rate as the best last lap..kevin dancing the back tire for 300 feet..dang i m thinking i need to work on my braking...but man were they flying around the hock...unbeliable i have the video of this season but this is by far the best part
The riding style looks so archaic. Leaning over while keeping their heads straight upright makes them look like trackday amateurs trying to drag a knee without committing, but that’s how they did it back in the day.
This is counter lean technique. Because back during those days the bikes are very temperamental with no electronics at all. So leaning into the corner with upright body makes it easier to catch and control slides while maintaining the extreme lean angle needed. This is also makes quicker response when changing direction. Another added advantage when they road race in Macau or Isle Of Man; it is easier to get closer to the apex that has walls.
these bikes were absolute evil to control...the scarier thought would be imagining them racing the tt at full bore,now that gives me the jitters just thinking about it.
The most INCREDIBLE and exciting last lap battle in the history of Gran Prix motorcycle racing PERIOD - I remember watching that entire race LIVE on Speed Channel-
@@adamhindle9215 I raced a TZ750 In the AMA Formula 1 series back in '80 and '81, earned a national number (45) for 4 top ten finishes, but the highlight of my day was turning on Speed Channel to watch those 500cc boys mix it up - in ny unglorified opinion, there was NOBODY that could beat KS when he was on his game, even if his bike wasn't set up perfectly or down on power-There was nobody who could push the front tire as hard as he wea able to do-
@@adamhindle9215 you're so RIGHT !! way too many to count- and today's generation of fans that weren't around back then honestly don't seem to understand why we get so excited watching these guys do some of the things that almost defied the laws of gravity -
I was big fan of Valentino BUT this is the greates rivality of the Moto Gp or 500 ccm ever. Can you imagine how fans wolf this rivality on social media like today?
Is there actually anything more beautiful than this dance between fierce competitors??? I know people who have never raced probably don't get it, but being deep into the mix cerebrally, physically and.. Heck.. having the moto under you.. I'm biased toward the Texan but i would still love it either way... Thank for putting this video up and for these golden moments.. P.S. Back when you truly hand to manage the power band, wheel spin, and all that goes with what isn't today..
I was at this race sitting, on the last corner before the checkered straight. Amazing battle between these two, however...........a local German, Helmut Bradl won the 2500cc and the entire Hockenheim ring went BANANAS!!! That was awesome, great memories.
Swchantz ,para mí ;tú has sido el mejor. Soy español y soy fan de Márquez ,pero los duelos que tenía un tejano con Rainey en los noventa son inolvidables. Kevin Swchantz ;. Eres el mejor!!!
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The golden years of motorcycle racing.
For sure. Those were the days!
@@T595955i time when bike were less electronic aids
It was. Many a late night with mates watching these guys. Loved the commentary from Barry Sheene too, very, very knowledgeable.
Racing has been epic in many years.
Doohan, Rossi’s fights with various guys…Stoner drifting like a boss? Marc Marquez making impossible saves.
People romanticise this era too much - and I loved it too!
@@Showmetheevidence- wait till they're all silent and electric. Then you too will romantise. Yearning for the glorious roar of an open Leo Vinci pipe.....😭😭😭
Kevin Schwantz is my all time bike racing hero and his rivalry with Wayne Rainey was one of the best in racing history!
agreed.. 34 is my favorite number of all time
Yes Sir. When I saw him make an S-turn not using the front wheel it was instant love.
agree
haha im unfortunately a little to young to have witnessed this era while it was going on but my dad feels the same way. he literally named me kevin with my second name after kevin schwantz who was also the reigning champ when i was born in 94. i can still remember watching back the old vhs tapes of my dad with these insane battles on them. great memories. on the other hand while i always loved these bikes the most im looking into buying a bike from that time but tbh im scared shitless of the 500cc two strokes :D
@@missionsanhaenger Nice 🖐 .
No traction control. Pure skill
Skill is the gentle word for big balls😊
@@simon_field haha
None of this aerodynamic wing BS either. And those 500's were peaky as hell and very hard to ride. They had to be revved high up in the range to get power and they usually had very narrow powerbands. All the top riders back then, Rainey, Lawson, Schwantz, Gardner, Doohan, McGee, Saron etc ... they've all got the physical scars to prove just how tough those things were to master. Mick Doohan for his part can't walk right, hasn't done since his racing days. And Wayne Rainey as we know can't walk at all.
As Kevin Schwantz once said ... traction control on a 500 was how fresh in the memory your last crash was and if it still hurt.
@@Holden308great comment
@@Holden308 🖐
From about 1988 till 1994 was the best time for the bike fans. 2 strokes with the 500s and 6 plus world class riders which could win on any given day. Also the superbikes were just as good, brilliant times compared to what's on offer now
Yes, it was a great time to see those legends battle out with each other, bring back a lot of memories.
I would say from 1980.
Closing the old long track at Hockenheim was pure cultural vandalism. Boy I miss the 2 strokes. Modern Motogp is a bit soulless I think by comparison.
ruclips.net/video/sVVoHKlbN1Q/видео.html Watching Gary Cowan on that TZ250 against Ron Haslam on the RGV500, Norton rotarys, RC30's. Really random race and just bloody bonkers! :D
SO TRUE, my favorite track, down the back straight , magic stuff
Absolutely agree on Hockenheim. There's a special beauty to racing in nature. Spa, The Mulsanne, Road America, VIR, it cannot be beat.
That track was a joy to watch those guys race on and I bet they loved it.
Agree with that
I’ve seen this clip many times but not with Barry Sheene commentating; makes it all the more special. The golden era of bike racing.
Exactly
This was the best era of racing. Tragic what happened to Rainey though.
What is really awesome is that his wife remained with her husband and has stood by him to this day. Shae Rainey is by far Wayne’s greatest win in life.
You know you've picked the right girl, when something like this happens. Mind you.... it doesn't necessarily mean that it was the end of his love life. I know a young man who became a Quadriplegic at 21, but went on to meet a girl, get married and have a family. That was awesome, because he was a lovely young bloke. He obviously met the right girl, too.
Agreed!
What a loyal, faithful gal.
I hope she reads this
One of my fave final laps! Even though i was a Schwantz fan back in the day, it did get me welling up seeing vids of Rainey on his YZR at Goodwood the other day, legends the lot of them who threw a leg over those things!!!
Geez I miss Barry Sheen’s commentary, his knowledge and passion was second to none . He passed on some great insight to armchair fans like me at home .
👍
He'd been there, done it. Better than any common tater.
Excuse me, don't forget his co-commentator Darrell Eastlake - also one of the greats.
Red Toberts 👍
I found Barry's 'commentary' irritating. Self-indulgent and mostly consisted of him making a prediction of what's going to happen next. Darryl was there to artificially generate excitement with his constant over the top vocalising. Annoying was that channel 9 dubbed this pair over the Julian Ryder and Keith Huewen commentary which was far more insightful and entertaining.
At 1:29 you see Kevin shift another time, down into first gear to reduce more speed. When he looks to Wayne at 1:32, it was because his bike was running in the rev limiter in first gear and not accelerating like he wanted to. He said "at the moment I thought Wayne would be just flying by round the outside!"
Fantastic battle! My dad was at the race when I was one year old and always told me the story of the outbraking move and the erupting stadium in Hockenheim. Back then, there was no RUclips, so I had to wait until around 2000/01 when I finally found a season review on VHS and was able to see that for the first time :)
I was 14 watching this live on tv, that part where they brake and go into the stadium section was beautiful! I've watched most of these races in the golden era, but i have to admit sometimes i need these videos on YT to help my memory a little bit.
I was there, sitting in the Motodrom, right around the corner to the start straight. It was amazing, you can see and hear, the people screaming - it was unbeleavable.
@@1994clue ich auch
@@r.p.ausluzern3857 War richtig geil damals, es wurde ja auch auf einem riesen Display übertragen. Meine Freunde und ich konnten es nicht glauben. War sehr gut, man konnte das gesammte Rennen auf dem Display beoachten. Es grenzt für mich an Frevel, dass der Highspeed-Kurs vernichtet wurde!
@@1994clueHa, so trifft man sich wieder... Ich war Eingang Motodrom etwa auf der Höhe, wo beide nebeneinander waren. Unfassbar geil - die Aktion , aber auch was im Motodrom bis Ende Start/Ziel los war. Sind ja komplett alle ausgerastet...
The good old days before traction control and rider assist.
Questi sono gli eroi che domavano moto che erano dei mostri.... Chi ha seguito queste gare non potrà mai dimenticare le gesta di questi grandissimi campioni che a suo tempo hanno regalato emozioni e spettacolo ineguagliabili alle corse motociclistiche....... Mitic!
@Lou Bequest
Verissimo e noi che le abbiamo vissuto possiamo raccontare che il tanto idolatrato, giustamente per carità, Dohann all'epoca prendeva paga da Schwantz Rainey Lawson e Gardner...
Per dire chi erano questi tizi.
無冠の帝王と言われたシュワンツ。長い手足で暴れるマシンをコントロールするライディングスタイルに興奮して応援してました。劣勢のスズキでここまで戦えるシュワンツは真の王者だと思う💪
A legend who achieved true victory with the weakest machine.
Thanks for posting this moment. I have remembered in for 21 years.
Magical days indeed! Thank you.
Excellent quality, thank you. When I saw the live TV I kept doubting what happened with the braking. It's so stellar, just with the replay and the rubber marks on track I realize the full miracle Kevin did. Remains unbelievable the moto control skills. Don't forget Kevin must quit racing due to wrist injuries. See the reason? Thank you so much for this lovely journey to moto racing at his best.
I remember watching that race live, and thought there was absolutely NO WAY IN HELL that Kevin was gonna get that thing stopped at turned without loosing the front - this is exactly why we all LOVED watching him for so many years
The glory days of Moto GP. Way better than today’s racing I’d go back there anytime
It's Crazy! After 125 seconds of video, my heart rate is up, my palms are sweating, and suddenly, it's hot in this room. What racing!!
thats why Schwantz is my childhood hero
When gods raced moto GP. The level of skill, courage, and athleticism here, is just unbelievable.
Those guys will be the best forever! True talent to tame and ride those beasts to the limit! Heroes! Love all those guys...Schwantz my favorite!
@@bradleyellis7336 Kevin Schwantz is literally the guy who had a no f_cks given attitude in his riding style. He is an absolute fighter pilot. I love his total showmanship.
Indeed. The late 80s and early 90s 500cc GrandPrix were a unique moment in time for motorcycle racing, because the show was about watching who had the biggest balls and pure talent to dominate 2-stroke GP (lightswitch powerband!) pure savage beasts. Not who got the best setup electronic assistances and gimmicks or aero wings.
To see those guys battle each other with such finesse, on such monsters, is what made it the most memorable motorcycle racing this planet has ever seen. Nothing before or after ever got close.
@@T595955i Couldn't agree more! Every time I watch one of their races on YT, I literally flinch at some of the maneuvers, and the flexing and wobbling of the bikes...I just lose it. And you watch them just control the entire machine because it is actually part of them, and they are part of it. Ice water in their veins!
Yes courage, Not athleticism and skill, riders in 2000 had a lot of It
Ich durfte 1991 mit 14 Jahren live dabei sein ! Was für ein Erlebnis ! UNGLAUBLICH !
Fahrertribühne mit Blick auf dieses sensationellen Überholmanöver ....
2014 durfte ich dann am eigenen Leibe erfahren wie sich Rainey gefühlt haben muß ....
Beim Suzukiday 2014 überholte mich Schwanz in Hockenheim mit einer GSX-R750 am Mototodrom Eingang .... wahnsinn !
Danke Kevin, ich habe mich nie lieber so deklassieren lassen wie an an diesem Tag ! :-D
Old Hockenheim always gives real excitement
The flickability of these light weight 500's was just magic to watch, indeed a golden era for sure!!
Increíble Schwantz, ídolo de toda una generación e icónico con esa Suzuki Lucky Strike.
What a great rivalry between 2 fantastic racers
Wayne was more consistent, Kevin was faster and I think that’s the best way to put it
"Consistent" is not the right word to describe a 3time world champion.
He was fast af
@@nikos-giorgos Yes, he was, but it's worth noting that he got his professional road race start as teammate to "Steady" Eddie Lawson with Kawasaki. And Kawasaki hired Keith Code to develop him prior to that, so I don't see it as anything but a compliment to call Wayne consistent. Kevin deserves as much praise as any, but there was that element of win or crash that seemed to follow him. I don't remember which year it was, late 80s for sure though, but I witnessed Kevin, comfortably leading the Daytona 200, clip a haybale in the chicane and crashing out of a sure victory. It looked like just a little lapse, and I think it might have been his front brake lever that caught the hay, losing the front end in less than the blink of an eye. He wasn't being pressured at that point, but he just had that kind of misfortune sometimes. Still, both riders deserve the admiration of us racing fans, and their racing contemporaries, for all the great showmanship and competition they displayed.
Consistent is the correct word to use because Rainey often went for finishes whereas Schwantz often went for all or bust!
Wayne had the best technique. Kevin was a Texan.
An enjoyable (and clean) battle but, even more than that, it was lovely to hear Bazza's voice again. Sorely missed.
この頃のレースは面白かった。ケビン シュワンツが好きで今でも検索して観てます。画質が悪いのばかりだったけど この動画綺麗。たくさん観たいです❤❤❤。やっぱりケビン シュワンツ最高です😊。
All rider input. I miss the big 500 two strokes. Especially the rivalry between Rainy and Schwantz! 👍🏻
Esa frenada de Kevin Schwants fue legendaria! quienes lo vimos en directo pensamos, este tipo esta loco! 500cc inolvidables....
Gran video con muy buena calidad👏👏👏que maravilla ver a estos grandes campeones dominar estos bichos de 2t
Boy do I miss this track. Into the forest. Just incredible. And it was a very sad situation that it went
Incredible riders, a different class.
Total respect to the legends they have become.
I salute you. 🙏
✊👏👏👏👏👏
Ohh man, I miss this racing...
Sou fã desses caras.... que saudades !!!!! Motos 2 tempos...... que som maravilhoso....
I remember watching it live late at night and ive never forgotten it. One of the best moves in motogp history.
Boa noite !!!!!!
Que última volta de arrepiar.
Pista fantástica, Pilotos fantásticos e Motos realmente fantásticas.
Só saudades das 500cc.
Tempo bom que infelizmente não volta nunca mais......
Obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal.
Abraço do Brasil.
Controlling wheelspin on a 500 two stroke with a "small" Powerband.. Balls of steel.
And "Quick Mick" Doohan was a true master of "rear wheel steering. :)
With zero electronics.
Schwantz is God... Seen this live way back in '91
Amazing to see these guys really riding the bikes. Back when actually riding the bikes made a difference. The greatest era in moto gp.
It wasn't called moto GP yet ..
Real deal racers..2 legends !!!! Schwantz the King of Late Braking
until Toprak!
I was 16yo, seen it live in TV and felt from the sofa (literally)
They where the good old days.
👍🤠
Good to see Eddie Laycock . I remember watching him race the roads in Ireland when I was a kid in the early 80's . God I miss the smell of Castrol R !!
I remember my mother took me to a yamaha event in dun laoghaire must have been 81 or 82 where Barry was on stage answering fan questions. Eddie was the warm up act. EDIT I just realised after I turned off my tablet that I went to the same event, organised by Danfey Distributes I assume, several years later. Eddie must have been at that one.
@@solsol1624 I saw him race at Fore in Westmeath around then . I was 11 or 12 .
@@ballockybill2277 nice. I went to Skerries the first time about then. See my edit in my comment I got the years mixed up.
@@solsol1624 I went to that do at the old pavilion building.
One of the greatest rivalries and battles in sports history.
Their main competitors were the bikes they rode. Legends.
Pedazo de pilotos. La vi en directo y fué la rehostia... Esa frenada del tio Schwantz es mas heavy que una pandereta electrica.
Two greats who did not get on at the time, now going up Goodwood FOS together...
Ultimate biker bros
Super!! Thx for uploading!
It's crazy to see how unstable the bikes were back then compared to now. They are so wobbly coming out of every turn.
Wonderful stuff, great memories.
Ah oui, belle démonstration de pilotage, le freinage inoubliable de Kévin Schwantz , ah ça c'était du vrai baston, Rainey, K. Schwantz, Mike Doohan, les 3 grands de la 500 à l'époque , je me rappelle bien de tous ces instants des plus grandes courses du championnat du monde de vitesse à l'époque avec ces 2 temps et moteur Big Bang Honda 💥 ! ... 125, 250, 500 ! Du reste 31ans après, je roule toujours avec un Arai replica K. Schwantz, aux couleurs de ce sympathique pilote et toujours chez Suzuki . Phil 🏍️ 🇨🇵 gsxr. 1000 r.
Et sans aides électronique!
(et de mémoire les GP étaient diffusés gratuitement sur TMC...)
@@juetcat yes, c'est sûr, à part l'allumage électronique, il n'y avait rien d'autre ! Ouh... Certainement... C'est vieux, nous n'avions pas beaucoup de chaînes 📺... A part pour le foot, le tennis et la F1, c'etait rare à l'époque une course moto au début des années 80 à la TV. La préhistoire pour le monde de la retransmission du sport moto, le parent pauvre à l'époque... La dèche... Pas assez médiatique pour les chaînes ! C'est top maintenant et encore heureux, y'a même le TT 🇮🇲, purée l'exploit, il a fallu attendre au moins 20/30 ans ! 😜 😂... Maman, ils ont été enfin touchés par la grâce ! Miracles... 👍 Lol 😂...
@@jolivetphilippe7951 C'est vieux mais là on parle du début des années 90, pas 80 😁😉
On avait 7 chaînes, 6 pour ceux qui n'avaient pas canal plus. Ou alors il fallait avoir le satellite, très cher à l'époque... 🙄
@@juetcat oui je me doute bien pour ce GP moto du début des années 90, mais il y avait parfois une retransmission du GP de France motos à la TV, au milieu des années 80. C'était le tout début du câble en France, suivant les villes et le début d'eurosport suivant le bouquet des chaînes que l'on voulait prendre avec " Numericable " à l'époque dans notre secteur , avec enfin une vraie chaîne dédiée aux sports .
One of the greatest rivalries in motorcycle History .. Glad to have lived watching it back in the day and again
Rainey, Roberts, Shwantz and Sheene - Bike legends
There were these guys named Lawson and Spencer too...
@@Rollin_L Yeah I forgot about those guys and Ron Haslam and Mike Hailwood - showing my age now
@@terrythomas1329 Well I did see Haslam ride a few times, at Daytona as well as the two British GPs I attended. As for Hailwood, I remember when he died so tragically, but not old enough to be following the sport when he was active, other than his famous return to the Isle of Man. Saw Sheen at the '83 Silverstone GP, just that once. Their like is not among the current generation, but maybe that's just my old eyes and heart talking.
Will never forget my turns on this fabulous racetrack. 🙏
Those were the days!
The glory days of MotoGP. I would go back there anytime. Back when the writer had input electronics were nothing and all the spacecraft wings on modern bikes weren’t there I couldn’t take an average rider and make him finish on the podium like today. I would go back to that era anytime.
I remember watching these live. Definitely the best times of Motorcycle GP's!
That's what the old fuddy duddies call motorsport. Human controlled, loud fast, challenging racing. Unreal. Wish I could have been there.
Wonderful! I was holding my breath!
This is racing🙌🏻.. thanks for this 2:06 minutes of gold
Barry Sheene and Darryl Eastlake on Australia’s Channel 9 commentating. No better duo.
This is great stuff. I saw these two battling in America, before going to the GP series. Never got to Hockenheim, but I did see the '83 GP at Silverstone, and at Donnington in 1990, as well as a few U.S. GPs at Laguna Seca. But there were many AMA races, Laguna, Sears Point, Daytona and a couple of other U.S. tracks I saw these guys on in the '80s. I remember the last few years of the AMA Formula 1 class, with two strokes still being the feature of the Daytona 200, the occasional 1000cc four stroke trying to compete. (Then there was Honda's FWS, but that's another story!)
This is the stuff of Gods and Legends, seeing them come out of the corners all shaking, controlling it just with their right wrist makes your heart jump into your throat...!
I truly miss this type of motorcycle races!
I don't know how many people realize just how talented Kevin was;
I've not seen many riders who could brake as late and turn in, under HARD braking, as he did.
Remember, his Suzuki was not even considered COMPETITIVE among the other factory bikes, yet, he stayed loyal to Suzuki, winning a championship ON that bike.
It's not a far stretch to say he was THE most skilled/talented rider to race back then (yes, even better than Lawson or Doohan).
I don't even need to wonder "what if" or "if he'd only ridden for..."; he really was THAT good.
Thanks for the fun, Kev!!
He just did not have the technical aids such as those developed in the 1991 YZR500 OWD3. The Yamaha had a distance memory that could regulate the injector. In addition, electronic spring damping was later used, which is why Yamaha won the riders' title three times from '90-'93. During this time, Schwantz had to take a lot more risks and had a lot of falls. That was his reputation in the first place and that's why he wasn't taken seriously. I liked the way he drove...
Motorcycling at its Best.
Motorcycling in its most Purest of form 💚❤😎
That was GP racing at its finest
Old Hockenheim was awesome......great upload
Wow, what a race, twitching on braking, accelerating, in curves, great stuff with finicky no aids bikes. 👍
結果は分かってるんだけど、
何回見ても心拍数あがるな。
I was there in the Nordkurve and watch this manovre of Schwantz. It was epic. Love his rodeostyle and the 2-stroke bikes
Watched it live.
Suzuki was down on power and top speed vs the Yamaha so Kevin spent the whole race stuck in Wayne's slipstream.
Rainey's decision on the last lap to let him through before the last straight was brilliant but not as brilliant as Kevin's dive on the brakes.
But they look so graceful on these bikes, pure joy to watch.
Raney vs Schwantz, Senna vs Prost.
Never again will we see anything like it.
I still remember that pass 35 years later....legend !
Unforgettable moments of youth!
Long time ago.......... really good times.
I still have the VHS of the ride :)
W KEVIN FOREVER!
I enjoyed the victory so much!
Its so refreshing to see racing on a proper track
New race tracks suck.
いや〜当時大興奮しながら見てましたね。
Awesome battle, legendary overtake, decent upscaling!
Aż ciary lecą jaką walkę n zafundowali te wariaty 😊 kocham ich zawsze oglądałem 500 cm wyścigi ❤i teraz też oglądam ❤
HISTORICAL PILOTS! POWERFUL MOTORCYCLES! AND ALL THESE INTO A CLOUD OF 2 STROKE SMOKE!!! BEAUTIFUL!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I watched this race in tv live. Best days of the GP 500 was when Lawson was racing.
Yes this truly rate as the best last lap..kevin dancing the back tire for 300 feet..dang i m thinking i need to work on my braking...but man were they flying around the hock...unbeliable i have the video of this season but this is by far the best part
The riding style looks so archaic. Leaning over while keeping their heads straight upright makes them look like trackday amateurs trying to drag a knee without committing, but that’s how they did it back in the day.
This is counter lean technique. Because back during those days the bikes are very temperamental with no electronics at all. So leaning into the corner with upright body makes it easier to catch and control slides while maintaining the extreme lean angle needed. This is also makes quicker response when changing direction.
Another added advantage when they road race in Macau or Isle Of Man; it is easier to get closer to the apex that has walls.
these bikes were absolute evil to control...the scarier thought would be imagining them racing the tt at full bore,now that gives me the jitters just thinking about it.
Brilliant stuff real bike racing boy no electronic stuff and knife edge power delivery ☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland
The most INCREDIBLE and exciting last lap battle in the history of Gran Prix motorcycle racing PERIOD - I remember watching that entire race LIVE on Speed Channel-
check out Suzuka 89 Steve. Another classic.
@@adamhindle9215 I raced a TZ750 In the AMA Formula 1 series back in '80 and '81, earned a national number (45) for 4 top ten finishes, but the highlight of my day was turning on Speed Channel to watch those 500cc boys mix it up - in ny unglorified opinion, there was NOBODY that could beat KS when he was on his game, even if his bike wasn't set up perfectly or down on power-There was nobody who could push the front tire as hard as he wea able to do-
Catalunya 2009 is right up there too...another epic last lap between bitter rivals that refused to yield.
@@adamhindle9215 you're so RIGHT !! way too many to count- and today's generation of fans that weren't around back then honestly don't seem to understand why we get so excited watching these guys do some of the things that almost defied the laws of gravity -
and commentary by Barry Sheene ... who was just as excited as we were
Barry Sheene was the best he just loved racing, what a legend.
I was big fan of Valentino BUT this is the greates rivality of the Moto Gp or 500 ccm ever. Can you imagine how fans wolf this rivality on social media like today?
Is there actually anything more beautiful than this dance between fierce competitors??? I know people who have never raced probably don't get it, but being deep into the mix cerebrally, physically and.. Heck.. having the moto under you.. I'm biased toward the Texan but i would still love it either way... Thank for putting this video up and for these golden moments.. P.S. Back when you truly hand to manage the power band, wheel spin, and all that goes with what isn't today..
A two minute hihglight from an old 500 2 stroke racing, oh my good this is wild!! X_D. Nostalgia is bad sometimes.
Scwantz had no right to even be that close , let alone win on that bike . Incredible talent !!!
Bazza and Dazza, the best commentators Australia had.
The Greatest out braking Ever by Schwantz !!!!!
In Donington too.
@@gorangoran6335 Yes indeed !! Schwantz was alway great at Donington Park and the Dutch TT 👍
Back when GP was worth watching.
I was at this race sitting, on the last corner before the checkered straight. Amazing battle between these two, however...........a local German, Helmut Bradl won the 2500cc and the entire Hockenheim ring went BANANAS!!! That was awesome, great memories.
When you dig deep. You can prove yourself to be one of the best!
Back to my childhood...😁 Love it.
Swchantz ,para mí ;tú has sido el mejor. Soy español y soy fan de Márquez ,pero los duelos que tenía un tejano con Rainey en los noventa son inolvidables. Kevin Swchantz ;. Eres el mejor!!!
No hay palabra, sólo espectáculo 👏👏👏👏👏👏✌
Histórico!! nunca olvidaré esas carreras!!