Motorcycling in the old days used to be a family affair it had a different air back then. People had a good time. Kids got memories that lasted for a lifetime. They could say their dad was a motorcycle racer and that was so cool.
@garydavies2329 Жыл бұрын
I STARTED RACING OUT IN THE DES IN 67. BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE 😂
@gladegoodrich2297 Жыл бұрын
Amazing how fast they were going on those old Triumphs. Heavy as hell, slightly modified street bikes.
@markwilliamson2795 Жыл бұрын
Rode and grew up in that area , Saugus and Canyon High school..wonderful look back...thank you
@stevevincent70585 жыл бұрын
Wow,Takes me back to where I would like to be!!!True people!!!
@bobwickers9709 жыл бұрын
My father, Jay Wickers, appears in this video marking helmet cards at home check at 15:23, 20:21, and 21:21. He was 22 years old and working this race as a member of the Antelope Ramblers, his first club. Today, Jay is President of Badgers MC. #AMADistrict37
@bajabugz54984 жыл бұрын
I was really little but saw Larry Berquist #5 triumph here, racing later in the red dots mothers day D37 hare and hound on a Bultaco.
@tankjohnson58574 жыл бұрын
MY FATHER CHARLES MANSON WAZZ IN DISS MOVIE 2
@tankjohnson58574 жыл бұрын
U STUPID
@tankjohnson58574 жыл бұрын
@@bajabugz5498 I DON'T LIKE U
@djsi38t4 жыл бұрын
I could watch every episode of this "Adventure Calls" show and love every second of it.This is the kind of thing as a boy that when it came on tv mom yelled"Don't sit to close to the TV it hurts your eyes"!
@buckwheat74249 жыл бұрын
Ron Nelson and his brother Ted were close friends with my dad. They grew up together in Palmdale from 1940. I think they went to school in a 1 room, all grades school in Leona Valley together. So I got to watch them from a young age, Ron was winning desert and Ascot races. We all ended up in the same line of work, same construction company. Near the mid 70's Ron gave me some vital information. Tips on how to go around a corner at a high speed.
@jhmonthetube6339 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great video. I started District 37 scrambles in Mojave in 1967 with my dad’s yellow 250 Bultaco Metisse. Not as powerful as the 40” Triumphs but a lot easier to handle by the end of the day. By the time I made expert in 1971, The Husqvarna 400 had replaced the British twin as the premier machine.
@fuellerr9 жыл бұрын
WOW what a find great video this was back in the day when you basically could race any where in the SoCal high dez
@mtutone8 жыл бұрын
Great video. Wish those times were now.
@rcnelson5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. But do you ever wonder if 30 years from now we'll call our time now the good old days? We never know how good we had it until long afterwards.
@XRacerify4 жыл бұрын
These are the good ole days @@rcnelson ...well, it was until they got rid of those habitat destroying motorcycles and put f'ing windmills and solar farms everywhere. Fuckers...
@wheelhousegarage2 жыл бұрын
What a treasure of a video! Thanks so much for sharing it with all of us!
@desertboysracing278Ай бұрын
Great video my grandpa starting racing back then with the sunland shamrocks and currently to date my family is still racing AMADistrict37 Best video I’ve watched the narrating is spot on
@S595Husky5 жыл бұрын
Maaan, I love the desert. Love racing in it even more....if that's possible.
@frankmarkovcijr5459 Жыл бұрын
Back in the Golden Age of motorcycles when you had real motorcycles and not a collection of government regulations on two wheels. Imagine the type of bikes they rode back then. Riders back then we're as tough as iron they were as tough as the motorcycles that they rode. I envy them.
@berksvillebobber7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic ... A credit to all involved.. never imagined i would see such great footage...
@59plexi Жыл бұрын
being a kid in the early 70's....i got to see how life really was....it wasnt the early 1900's hard...but things were alot tougher then than in 2023....
@chairmanyou6 ай бұрын
I'm glad I ran across this footage. I recognized a couple of names (Larry Berquist and Phil Bowers). Seeing that desert brings back a lot of memories. Thank you, Hans, for posting this gem.
@constructionkings68462 жыл бұрын
Mucho Gracias por compartirlo Hans 👍 saludos
@imnew2nm3245 жыл бұрын
What a GREAT movie. Thank you so very much for posting it.
@russellgoodban70685 жыл бұрын
How can anyone give this a thumbs down? !
@mikepeterson51992 жыл бұрын
They don't ride
@andrewl10245 жыл бұрын
"it's loaded with lime, powdery white lime. Sound sinister? Like we are going to bury a body somewhere?" LOL. No way we'd hear something like that in documentary now a'days.
@jhmonthetube6339 Жыл бұрын
Hydrated lime, not quicklime.
@davidravo62474 жыл бұрын
Very cool , and wow.....Simi Valley Club. And this all preceded Motocross. An American passion
@proadymx1 Жыл бұрын
Great old film, before the desert got all whooped out.
@jagertroop5 жыл бұрын
Those are some tough men. Helmet, goggles and work gloves, no other gear, just duck tape your boots and go. Awesome.
@FCautodesigm9 жыл бұрын
Truly fantastic video! :)
@robinsongguitars6 жыл бұрын
Jim Robinson Great video. Awesome. Hard to believe the sleds we rode back then. Notice there wasn't any air time. Heavy metal. This looks a little later than 1964, perhaps '66 or '67 as I saw some bikes that were newer than 1964. The dez hasn't changed much. Thankfully the bikes have. Regards to Earl and Ron Shuler.
@thatsmrharley2u23 жыл бұрын
I agree about the time frame. Just check out some of the cars.
@lisahughes3038 Жыл бұрын
Wow! This is great! Powerline Road!! Thanks for sharing this 😀
@XRacerify4 жыл бұрын
That's some good chit mang... The music alone ! Anyone see those Checkers skirting down the fireroad on the way to the smoke bomb ? LOL
@tappedout300xc5 жыл бұрын
Good stuff! The kind of vid that puts a smile on your face.
@drumdude465 жыл бұрын
"Hare Scramble!". Lol!...... This is great stuff. Barstow to Vegas and Mint 400...would soon follow.
@panheadcraig4 жыл бұрын
The music sounds like it's from a western , these desert racers were the new cowboys of the era.
@519CZRacer6 жыл бұрын
Is Mr.Nelson still alive? I’m thinking he must in his mid-70’s Loved seeing those CZ twin pipers and early Greeves.
@RichieWohlers9 жыл бұрын
The announcer said that Jim Brunson was riding with the #1 plate and Gary Conrad got the win. These 2 bits of information lead me to believe that this would have been the 1965 Antelope Ramblers race held on September 16, 1965. thebannerisup.district37ama.org/overalls/overall-years.shtml#60s thebannerisup.district37ama.org/plates/plates-1.shtml
@paulcates78549 жыл бұрын
+Richi
@seandelatova57039 жыл бұрын
Respect!
@qtubin6 жыл бұрын
Imagine how virgin and un-wooped the dez was back then? So great, no gear other than a helmet, no camel backs. Tough dudes.
@lynnleist68109 жыл бұрын
ah, the memories, this made me smile through the whole show. Tom Ruddy is my dad and did quite a bit of Mojave Desert racing when I was a wee brat. Were there any Southwest Rams in this one?
@bordebomb66314 жыл бұрын
superb.
@MrNextdoorscat5 жыл бұрын
nice to see a few dot demon scramblers in there (made in manchester uk) owned 4 of them
@thatsmrharley2u23 жыл бұрын
DOT = Devoid of Trouble Pretty rare bike nowadays, especially in the USA
@countrydnc8 жыл бұрын
The spectators were less then 100 yards from the course....where was the BLM??? What a great video!!
@S595Husky5 жыл бұрын
We don't need no stinkin' BLM!!! (Ha, Ha). Things were better then.
@main1996 жыл бұрын
This looks like California City. The trails were much smoother then.
@47485ksc6 жыл бұрын
Probably Jawbone Canyon area. Dude said "about 27 miles north of Mojave". Cal City's like 5 or 6 miles north/east of Mojave.
@garydavies2329 Жыл бұрын
IM THINKING ITS JUST NORTH OF RED ROCK CANYON
@rconger246 жыл бұрын
Is this a 1964 race? Que 4:35 and 14:35 are 1965 El Caminos. Hmmm.
@imnew2nm3245 жыл бұрын
So?
@SteadyGhetner4 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that was a brand new car in late '64!
@thatsmrharley2u23 жыл бұрын
@@SteadyGhetner There are 1965 models shown too
@joshhaynes54803 жыл бұрын
anyone know Richard Townsend r.i.p,checkers,desert mc out of Covina ca?
@ironlinepromotions14385 жыл бұрын
Who is the owner of this video? Id love to make a flash to the past video of desert racing
@47485ksc6 жыл бұрын
The "GYDBT" El Camino at 16:27?!?!?
@arnenelson44954 жыл бұрын
The great yellow dirt bike truck.
@47485ksc4 жыл бұрын
@Arne Nelson. I've been keeping in touch with Rick "Super Hunky" Sieman and about 5 years ago,, I ordered a 1965 El Camino metal car, took it apart, painted the body school bus yellow, cut up a tooth pick real small and glued them to the dashboard as McDonald's French fries. I even made a tiny fry bag in McDonald's colors. I got 2 cheap plastic dirt bikes for the bed. (couldn't find good ones) I even put Dirt Bike Magazine stickers I made for the doors and a huge CZ "decal" for the roof. I sent it to him for Christmas with a wooden base and clear cover to display it. He wrote the forward for my book, The Dirt Gang" about my life on dirt bikes during the "Golden Age" of dirt biking (1964-1984) in and around Ventura County and the Mojave Desert. Online copies (lots of vintage pictures!) free at daviddaveinternational@gmail.com
@arnenelson44954 жыл бұрын
@@47485ksc How cool! I recall the french fry thing and always looked forward to reading "From the Saddle" first, then "Checkpoint" by Pete Szilagyi annd every word in the mag. Golden years is right. Thanx for the link, I'll check it out.
@47485ksc4 жыл бұрын
@Arne Nelson You need to buy Rick's book: "Monkey Butt". TT500's rule!
@goldwinger43563 жыл бұрын
Who's the pit tootsie keeping score? Sessy...lol
@MrNextdoorscat5 жыл бұрын
great footage but wtf is that music ffs
@ericsimpson11764 жыл бұрын
count how many overweight people you see....
@lifewiththerockykrag95362 ай бұрын
Those days are gone. Thanks to the democrats.
@wmcbarker41554 жыл бұрын
it's a you tube requirement that the music must stink and it does here too big time
@cedre22744 жыл бұрын
Quel dommage qu'il y ait cette musique ridicule et ces commentaires insipides...
@duanepedroza96164 жыл бұрын
Yes. Ron Nelson is still alive. He is my Dad's uncle.
@drumdude46 Жыл бұрын
Why were very few of them....running 'Front Fenders'...over the Tire?