1978 Castrol Six Hour Production Bike Race - Amaroo Park - Pt2
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@jameshaywood8782 жыл бұрын
I just love this type of racing, old superbikes, with normal flat handlebars, it's what we need now.
@Stacie454 жыл бұрын
Just amazing to see a CBX and an XS Eleven racing in a serious event. Like racing battleships. This video is like a preview of Mad Max.
@AVportau2 жыл бұрын
how good was it back then?... people were real and we waited for entertainment like this with a passion.... nothing will ever be better than the mid-late 70's. not even the 50's n 60's.... these were magical times.
@viennapalace2 жыл бұрын
I remember this race well. Ah to be 15 again... Stretched out on the floor in front of the tele for 6 hours, dreaming of the bike I'd buy next year when I got my licence... Thanks for the memories.
@billmago79912 жыл бұрын
Kenny Blake RIP ....what a legend.... Loved the 6 hour at Amaroo....MA bring it back !!!
@queenslander9543 ай бұрын
Yep, he sorted out Ago at Laverton .. total legend winning the 6 hour by himself on a Z1A
@davidporeilly17 жыл бұрын
Those were great days. I lived about 15 mins from Amaroo and loved these bikes. The 6 hour was like Bathurst for the cars our "Bol d Or" the biggest thing in Australian bike racing. My mates and I bought and toured on these same bikes and 2 of us met our wives on such tours. It was a passage to adulthood.
@stuartbirchall1845 жыл бұрын
The Six Hour & the Arai Three Hour. Both bloody good races.
@ianw32945 жыл бұрын
Greg Pretty was a legend. Unbelievable talent on a production bike. Used to watch him at Virginia on his K1 750 and then his z1b.
@acotrel111 жыл бұрын
Good stuff ! It's important to upload as much of our road race history as possible. Keep up the good work.
@johnstilljohn31814 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic footage for me - we used to call the XS1100 the tea trolley because of the poor handling. And these guys raced them...!
@BMC110013 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the like button just isn't enough. Thanks for posting this video from my favourite track.
@stuartbirchall1845 жыл бұрын
What a great time in Australia, thanks for puttin this up. Fucken grouse !
@user-du8tf6dk6hАй бұрын
I remember this, it was so hard fought as they always were this was what always this such a great event. Bikes were real bikes not these plastic rocket ships and good to hear and see those riders again
@Vollhirni11 жыл бұрын
Watched Parts 1 + 2. Awesome stuff!!!!
@amirz86495 жыл бұрын
I have a SUZUKI GS1000E/1981.She is One of the best motorcycles ever made in my opinion... enough power, lovely sounds, smooth and fast... My dad had a GS550E 1982. He tried to teach riding to my mom. After 500m they felt 😁😁. She forced to my dad to sell the motorcycle. and ultimately he did. My dad passed away at 1998.
@wontputrealname7 жыл бұрын
The Yamaha XS 1100 was a very much underrated bike. I had one and surprised many other supposedly faster and better handling bikes when I passed them AND stayed in front. I got the crowd spectating at the bottom of Creg-ny-baa on Mad Sunday in the I.O.M. in 1986 to their feet as I passed a group of three "superior" machines, the first coming into the corner, the second mid-corner and the third on the way out. This was told to me on the boat on the way home by a guy I knew who was there at that time. He said "Is your XS eleven black but with a red engine?" When I told him yes, he told me of the crowds reaction. When he told me he was riding a GSXR 1100, I said that he should've been out on it, having fun.
@tripplesrule Жыл бұрын
I loved my 78 XS11 even though it didn't stop or corner well at all!!! It would get a little scary in hairpin turns! It always wanted to stand up on me but I just got used to it. Brings back great memories.
@Motoguzzi75011 жыл бұрын
Awesome sound of Warrians Ducati.
@Lee-yn1by11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting these classic races. Doesn't seem that long ago. I used to be able to ride a mates CBX1100 in the 80's and was an awesome bike for its time.
@fortj37 жыл бұрын
I love the CBX. Put crash bars on it and you don't even need a kick stand.:D
@howardosborne86474 жыл бұрын
They certainly had an extreme workout wrestling these beasts at race pace for 6 hours. That XS1100 weighed in at 1/4 of a metric tonne😨
@peregrinemccauley78194 жыл бұрын
Good stuff .
@princephilip-v5t Жыл бұрын
Over 250 kg. wow. Love that hill of amaroo.
@AuMechanic7 жыл бұрын
The "excess elephant" was one name used for it. 6 hrs at Amaroo on it is brave. i raced Amaroo on my LC350 Yam in the 80s,, was a great track.
@truespyfan11 жыл бұрын
XS1100 and CBX's as race bikes - ahhhhhhhhhhh those were the days! Looking at it, the rear tyre is narrower than front tyres on modern bikes. 72 seconds - RECORD PITSTOP!!! LMAO!!!! 2:57, that laugh must be Jan Blizzard!!. Her and her hubby Arthur ran so much of Australian bike racing in the 70/80's.. shes still involved with St George MCC these days.
@jimbo148512 жыл бұрын
Very good thanks, i watched part 1 and 2 :)
@allandrennan4916 Жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@phenri48095 жыл бұрын
Having owned a 79XS11 Special as my only form of transport for 2 years and outrunning every CBX/ZI/GS I came across this does not come as a surprise.
@Jonathan-L Жыл бұрын
8:46 ... Jim Budd, cool as :)
@XS-ry6ig5 жыл бұрын
In 2019 I own 2 Yamaha XS 1100's one is the special and the other one is the MIDNIGHT SPECIAL. The special has a 4 into 1 MAC exhaust on it with a K&N air filter and the carbs rejetted. The bike did 150mph on rte 91 in Greenfield Mass. This was about 2 years ago .
@asd36f7 жыл бұрын
Riding one of those behemoths for 6 hours around Amaroo Park would be like running two 26 mile marathons in your backyard!
@fortj37 жыл бұрын
Imagine 6 hours with a 1970s full face helmet. Not fun.
@tonyshortland88124 жыл бұрын
Riding one of those monsters for6 hours, would be like riding a Kangaroo on a space hopper, in a coal bunker!
@WanWan-fi8je Жыл бұрын
Klasik fantastik
@cooperd54 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Actually racing a CBX & XS1100!
@markbarber78399 ай бұрын
I had a CBX for many years. Fast sweepers would make it wobble. Pegs and engine cases would scrape. I can't imagine racing such a heavy motorcycle
@mogmorris63475 жыл бұрын
Just watched this for the first time. I've got an 80 xs1100 and love it,but race it ! No way .those guys defiantly had big cornys
@llewvirtue8612 жыл бұрын
No GS1000 Suzuki, it would have out handled them all
@markmark52696 жыл бұрын
I've probably ridden more XS1100s than most here put together, I did my motorcycle mechanics apprenticeship with Yamaha in the mid 70's! Too heavy, it was a win of fortune, and they were mighty fit fellas to do 3 hours a piece, the GS1000 was simply a better bike, amazingly under rated, and it all proved that horsepower/size sold.
@brucekirk53866 жыл бұрын
Mark Mark my 78 is a beast
@stephenmwyatt25 жыл бұрын
i thought the 650 was near perfect
@yuk-erkmckirk92775 жыл бұрын
If l remember correctly these xs11's weren't exactly production models as they were chain drive and not shaft driven. An easy swingarm and front sprocket conversion from the removable bevel transfer box to make them chain. Also used to see a lot of xs750's swapped over before the 1100 came out.
@deborahchesser73755 жыл бұрын
Yuk-erk McKirk watch the tire change on the XS it is shaft drive
@redtobertshateshandles2 ай бұрын
Kevin Cass' shop ??
@70sboy623 жыл бұрын
I own a big GS and you would not want it bouncing up and down on you, never mind a CBX or a XS plus they are on 70s rubber..........wow
@boidavey112 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting the real heros of motorcycle racing would you know where I can purchase a dvd or video of these racers. cheers
@waynemitchell10764 жыл бұрын
Great video. Don't suppose there's any footage of Doohans lap record of Bathurst in the superbikes.
@Team-fabulous4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic..... The yamaha bots are hero's, I had an XS1100 back in the day, a fucking barge of a bike and just how these boys won on it is beyond me.. Epic....
@mybikesheflies524411 жыл бұрын
Great Stuff.The days of "What won on Sunday,Sold on Monday".Nowadays Yammy 1.1,s are rarely seen,& not so sought after.
@fortj37 жыл бұрын
XS1100s and KZ100s aren't easy to find for sale anymore, and they don't tend to go cheap.
@Buelligan889 жыл бұрын
I would have never expected the big XS to win that one.
@fortj37 жыл бұрын
The XS11 is a beast. I've surprised quite a few people with mine.
@pachma4056 жыл бұрын
How do you get it to handle? Mine used to wobble horribly in corners.
@mannyagrinya15296 жыл бұрын
@@pachma405 Front fork brace. If you don't have one already you should install it. It helps A LOT with the wobble.
@peaceopportunity35597 жыл бұрын
I had an xs1100 new. A great touring bike, but it would be a pig to race, the road bike was 500kg fuelled and oiled. I did the south tamworth to lutwyche in brisbane trip in 6 hours on the new england highway. I really salute those production bike race riders of that era as tyres were so inadequate for production racing.
@fortj37 жыл бұрын
Especially given how small these riders were. I still have my 1981 XS1100.
@pachma4056 жыл бұрын
XS1100 weighed around 600 lbs. Where do you get the extra 400+ lbs?
@stephenmwyatt25 жыл бұрын
that pit stop was painful to watch
@NickSamon7 жыл бұрын
rebroadcast on ABC2.
@jackdejohnette28108 жыл бұрын
Who would think an xs11oo, essentially a sports tourer could beat a much purer sports bike like the ducati ss900 in a race like this ? Who would choose the xs over the duc nowadays ?
@notenuffccs8 жыл бұрын
How do you think my XS850 would play in that race?
@fortj37 жыл бұрын
Jack DeJohnette Well, the XS1100 is a beast, with hellacious midrange power. It was the first production bike to do the quarter mile in under twelve seconds. I'm not surprised at all.
@stephenmwyatt25 жыл бұрын
ducati only wins when they can cheat or when they get provisions of some sort, a plain ducati v4 vs Yamaha R1M is no contest at all
@panigalecheckmate15494 жыл бұрын
KÖNNER!!!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@deborahchesser73755 жыл бұрын
Shaft drive XS1100 tire change, what a pain
@colinjrob5 жыл бұрын
Maybe, but to me the fact it was shaft probably won them the race. It looked like a much cleaner well change with a lot less fuss than the Honda CBX1000. I know I couldn't change my wheel on my old GPZ750R(G) Ninja that fast!
@maggieandjim19344 жыл бұрын
STEVE DICK WON THE 1978 OR 9 CANADIAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP ON A CBX
@Glenrsi4 жыл бұрын
XS 1100 was a bullet proof bike, but awful bike to ride.
@peterfallows68023 жыл бұрын
Shaft ⁉️
@amuktadir1991 Жыл бұрын
For heartless and hopeless female.
@user-ku4sh9mm8z Жыл бұрын
?字幕欲しい
@oi32df9 жыл бұрын
an xs eleven ! ... fuck where are the gs1000 ?
@saulocpp8 жыл бұрын
+oi32df The rider went to the ground while leading... damn. Well, it is not all the time we see a Suzuki not winning an endurance race.
@fortj37 жыл бұрын
The XS 1100 was built like a tank. Their engines are nearly bulletproof.