Absolute legend. At least for us in Nordic countries starting riding bikes in the 80s. I had a Yamaha V-max and loved doing burn-outs and wheelies (which is not the easiest thing to learn on a V-Max) but I never dared to try the trick standing behind the bike with clogs (correct english? I mean the wooden shoes). I also remember from a Swedish motorcycle magazine when Arto did a review of the V-Max vs Z1300. The test consisted of different rounds like "wheelie", "riding backwards", "stability without driver" and so on... I think the Z1300 won, but then I think he was not 100% objective since he was sponsered by Kawasaki. But not a "serious" test anyways. Another stunt he did was riding a motocross bike down a ski jumping hill.

Seeing this man do this way way back inspired me to get a Z1300, wish I still had it, what an amazing bloke, and an amazing bike.

I remember hearing about this nutter in the 80s. Never saw him until now. Many thanks. 😎

The last stunt was the best one I've seen anyone do.

He was the Matti Nykänen of bikes back in the days, i hope he is still alive ❤

First thing I did buying my z1300 was to take the end can's off but buying one at £1400 pounds in 86-87 was bit different than now ,, joy's of youth ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland

What an absolute legend. He’d be one very interesting character to talk to.

The z1300 looks on the back wheel! Thanks for sharing 👍

Remember seeing him at Donnington at a GP and he was on Z1300 FFS absolutely amazing man.

Can remember him doing all his tricks with his ankle in plaster!! Think he did a 12 second pass sitting backwards on the bike!! Legend

Born to ride like a Nokia Hero!! he is 64yrs old this year🐱👍🏿

if i remember correctly, in a magazine article years ago Arto said, its easy. First you play pinball till you can get replays easy, then you play with your arms crossed, till you get replays, then you play backwards, until the replays, then you play pinball backwards with your arms crossed over until you get replays... then you get on the Z1300 =B^)-K

I saw him live 80s at Piteå dragway!

A true athlete. x

Fuckin Legend ❤️

This bike is what got me into biking. back in summer of 1980 a friend took me on a long ride & next I found myself on a gpz1100

なんだ、単にカワサキZ1300で神技決めてるだけの神ビデオか。 （↑これをGoogleがどう訳すのか楽しみw）

Nice bike

Mad skills on that old heavy bike with f.a suspension

When bike stunts were cool and even classy 👍🍺miss those days 🇺🇸

I remember this first time round,. Just Amazing !

Dude is crazy as hell,lol.🙆‍♂️🙋‍♂️

No eye shades, visor or goggles- determined man on a mean machine !

Amazing, thank you for fantastic video!

AMAZING 👍👍

My best mate could wheelie the Z1300 two up with me as pillion hanging on to the plastic seat strap for dear life whilst pitching myself forwards. Awesome bikes but they'd go through a rear tyre in about a month.

Awsome rider.

Absolute quality

Je me rappelle de lui au 24 heures du Mans au début des années 80 il faisait le show avant le départ. De bons souvenirs 🏍️

Genio y loco a la vez,dosis de adrenalina que engancha al que lo practica,hay que ver y sin ayudas ni control de tracción como ahora.

Let’s goooo 🤙 respect

Without a doubt he is very skilled and has been training for hours and hours, what he does is not easy at all, you have to see the size and weight of the Z1300, it is like riding a war tank!

Love it, Lost my 80 z1r tail light the same way!

AMAZING

Legend 🙌🏻 Remember him from my bikemagazines in the 80’s. The picture where he does a wheelie with a hot lady on the back of the bike is a favourite.

I remember seeing this when I was a kid on Just Amazing, I think was on ITV.

My god it's a long time since I've seen Arto

He actually wheelied it while sitting backwards, but didn't like doing it.

Man he is good....and the Clogs well they wore out

Class !

Oltiin joskus 80 luvun puolivälissä Räyskälässä ja Artsin piti esiintyä mut ne ei antanu kun Artsilla ei ollut jotain huvilupaa. Artsi sano kuuluttajan mikkiin kun ei täällä saa esiintyä niin tulkaa illalla eduskuntatalon eteen katsomaan niin teen temput siellä. Päivä oli sunnuntai eikä meillä ollut mahista lähteä Helsinkiin mutta iltalehdistä luin että näin oli tapahtunut. Muistaakseni joku Ladakin oli ajettu eduskuntatalon rappusille. Ei voinut äijän tyylistä olla tykkäämättä. Ostin silloin pari Flanaganin paitaa toinen oli Artsi ja toinen Sliippari aiheinen. Mutta ne on jo matonkuteina, sääli.

Jaba daba dooo

Priceless

Legend 👍👍👍

I remember him. Was att Piteå Dragway. WOW!!

Mistrz 🏍️👍

Back in the day, If I survived the crashes, I could have done all those tricks once with spectacular results.... I would also have needed more than one bike.

I've seen him doing all this live!

Jaw dropping !!

Best Safety clogs on the market at the time ,

Awesome stunts, but I'm fixated on the fact that they had a camera small enough to be mounted on his handlebars way back then.

Whoa! On a Zed...thats proper Iron Cross for bravery stuff...

I watched that show, barry sheene with kenny lynch:) I eventually bought a cbx1000 which was easy to wheelie👍

I remember videotaping that as a kid and protecting it from being taped over. I think i wore it out in the end. I didnt get round to getting a zed13 but i did build 3 CBXs

I remember this from a British Saturday evening TV show back in the 1980s!

Salut Patrick , c'est Jean-Pierre ( 3 Cyl Only) ! Si tu passe dans le sud-ouest , (coté Albi ) Appelle-moi , le soir , même no que a la Mure ... ça me ferait plaisir d'avoir de tes nouvelles ! Bravo pour ta vidéo ... J.P.

This is crazy! Cheers from Sweden! Do not try this in your living room!!!

Ah happy memories

Esse era doido mesmo 🤠👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💪🏼🏁🏁

Will this bolistic Kawasaki do these crazy things? This gye proves...YES! It will!

Wasn't this beast about 300kg? Madness.

The old school manly bikes.

I believe I saw this guy at 24 hours le Mans for motor bikes about 1983 ? He was doing stunts like these and much more but with woman passenger on the bike too. I never saw anything like it before or since.

a good friend was in the Royal Signals display team, BR used to ride his Jota along the A1 at Catterick, facing backward and waving to car drivers

La VIDA , VALE MUCHO MÁS

Greg page did the rear light smash trick on a Z1300 for motorcycle mechanics mag before it became PB. If I remember correctly.

были же времена...

What a lunatic, skilled lunatic....LOL However, can't look at him doing this $hit with basically no protection equipment. He scares the crap out of me.

すげ～迫力あんな～🐕

sensational

Number one

Balls of sintered titanium!

I have to wonder,..what could've happened to this fellow when he was a child, that could drive him to such insanity? 😅

What a nutter! 😁

The ORIGINAL Stunter !

Le man's 1983 awesome

I had a mate that could wheelie a Yamaha XS1100 which was pretty spectacular, he use to smash rear lights too.

Imagine riding that fckin land barge like that. What a badass. Even the KZ1000s handle like big cadillacs. I can only imagine what a handful the 1300 is.

Nerves of forged steel

Miss yA Baz

スゲーな！この人スタントマンかな？重たい、Z1300でやっているところが凄すぎる。どうか、気をつけて楽しんでください。

これはこれは、カワサキの水冷式１３００じゃあぁ！あ～りませんか重いのに凄腕です！アッパレです！

crazy

I seen him doing forward rolls on the ground in front of the police car for amusement of crowd 1970s in Hanko, Finland.

It's amazing now we see young men on the highway 30 deep doing the same stunts

Santa pod has changed a bit since those days

Z1300 , MDS lid and velcro strap trainers ,yeah that's the 80's

Doug Domokos ! Did more and before! He could and did grind the taillight off slowly off Z1300 ! Or as he called it ( from memory) the six hundred pond Canary?

Sometimes he did a special trick spinning the rearwheel and wrote "7 up" on the asphalt of course.

Click the like button now. What a dude riding a classic Kawasaki

Gary Rothwell learnt his trade from this guy.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7uji9JevZO2kWQ.html Here's another clip of him including more or less the same stunts. The reporter: "How it all started?" Arto:" Well, I was 18 years old and out of job so I went to the employment office and there was only this job available so I took it" 😂 Such a funny guy!!

Dar hora

I wish I had a motorcycle mechanic follow me around with spare parts when I rode and then swapped in those news parts as soon as I stopped riding.

His skill is amazing.....since he doesn't need fancy modified bike with 3 brake levers and huge rear sprocket to do wheelie and drifting

I would never attempt something like this wearing white pants.

Lunatic 😄

I once seen a wee guy in Princess Street Edinburgh with one. It fell over when he took it off the stand, and 6 people were needed to help him get it up 😂🤣😂🤣.. 5 ft nuthing and a Z 1300... Not a good idea !

Good grief. I remember this guy.

🌈❤❤