Back when motocross wasn't so much about the money but the thrill of the ride.

It was a different game back then .I raced at a town called Startup in Washington state in 1978 and it was raining so hard and the mud was so deep only about 10 guys even finished one lap , But it was fun as hell between me and my YZ 125 it felt like we weighed about 600 lbs !I think I got sixth ahhh memories it was a fun era for sure😁

Hello! Does Keith own this footage? Do you have his contact? Looking to possibly license!

Brad was sooo bad... But an incredible pilot, I say pilot, not rider!! Kawa and Suz must remember the man! great of all !! the biggest era of motocross, for sure.

My God, this was motocross! I was there, 11 years old at the time. What a Memory and what a good video-quality!! Thanx a lot Sir for uploading this piece of Grand history of motocross. Picco was my Idol!! Thanx again

I always favored the European outdoor tracks that started as green grass, and became all dug up as use went on! Hay bales to catch a crash? PFFFTT! We'll just hit these wooden posts and people standing there!

When ya think ur fast…and then watch these guys racing GP’s…holy shit they’re F-A-S-T🔥

To see these guys RACE the 500’s at all-out top form, pushing the bikes (highly modified WORKS bikes) to their limits…both wheels sliding thru the turns, and skimming the front tire around the track mostly. Well, the racers of today are really good…YES. BUT, these bikes made huge HP and they pushed these WORKS bikes to their limits, for longer heats & motos! These old bikes & racers were simply cutting edge phenomenal💪🔥⚡️⚡️and I’ve ridden KX500’s since I was 21yrs old…I’m almost 53 now & still ride my 1988 KX500 regularly💚👌⚡️😎

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The golden days of Motocross, so many legends.

These guys would woop my arse on these dinousor bikes haha FC 450 huski .

Isn't Motocross grand!

Best sounds ever

Need more tracks like this,verses the manufactured whoops and jumps,run natural like cross country

Sweet beans. Natsukashii zo.

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Le vrai motocross et la meilleure époque et des 500 cc 2 tps surpuissantes👍

Is this the same video that Duke Video was selling in the late 80's/early 90's? I tried to order that video back around 1994 but it was no longer available.

It’s more like a supermoto race compare to nowdays GP’s!😂

Killer! Nice to be able to watch these legends riding the monsters! Before my time but I had a 77 YZ 400, 81 KX 420, 82 CR 480, the 1 year only 85 CR 500 air cooled. Wish we kept them all!

Hakan Dave Brad those guys were all Champs Heinz every rider were established seasoned GP riders

the area of the track they filmed did not look that rough

they should have a special 500cc classs at each us national racing -the sound of 2 strokes are music to my ears

2 STROKE 500CC Lackey the year he won the title the reason why factory riders fall down in simple turns nowadays is because 4 strokes are too easy to ride and they lose focus

Excellent footage and the birth of the single-track rear-end monoshock and all that type of stuff The Links and full floaters....

No jumps . Can you imagine fast forward these riders to now? . They would be like , uuuhhhhh

That horrible music ruined it 😢

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Love the '80s motocross 500 GP's.

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great machines great man"s

That intro instantly made me sad and wonder what I’m doing with my life

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My childhood idol Håkan "Carla" Carlqvist 🇸🇪. My childhood room was wallpapered with posters of him. Unfortunately he passed away way too early in 2017. Thanks for sharing the video. So fun to watch and memories are brought back to life.

Thank you ! definitely my era..i ate slept dreamed breathed riding. I was a sophomore in H.S. in 75. I am now 63 I competed my whole life...racing bikes has been my whole life.! And I would never trade it.!

Gary semex, remember learning to Ride via his videos.

thank you sir

Doug Henry,he was my favorite rider back then. I had a RM 370 back then. 5 gallons of gas a Quart of Castrol R and ya had a great weekend . I was fortunate to have two tracks close to me. Unidilla and Broome Tioga. Broome Tioga sold out later to Texas for millions .Still a track there but not the pro riders. Awesome old video thanks for the memories. Can almost smell the exhaust. 🙂

Dave Thorpe from Great Britain needs a Can of Monster Energy. I remember back when Johnny O'Mara' chased Dave Thorpe down on a 125 , Dave was on a 500. MXDSN

I miss the days of natural terrain courses. Thank you for posting this video.

I was lucky enough for my Dad to take me to see Bob "Hurricane" Hannah win a title in the Astrodome in 1975. My first YZ was a '77 80cc. I always felt free on my dirtbike, '82 YZ490 (it was cheaper in '84 than the 125 next to it), '86 YZ250, '99 YZ250, '04 YZ250. Dirtbikes are the key to a happy life! NOT POLITICS!! I do have several broken ribs I still feel from 20 years ago. 😂

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I had a 82 RM500 in high school it was a super fun bike to ride only bummer was the drum brakes trying to slow down the beast!😂

Fantastic footage, thank you! Stunning speed and skill especially considering the technology of the day. These guys were a special breed; respect!

Excellent film for the period,good commentary! Could be considered to be the beginning of the real dominance of the Jap manufacturers. Shame for the European manufacturers and lack of development when you consider that Lawrence Spence was probably on an almost standard production bike!?

Great to see this historic race captured on film. Thanks for posting it.

Nice to be able to see this again, also nice memory..... i was there as a 16 year old boy with Brad's Belgian fan club. Thanks for this upload...

When real men raced dirt bikes. I'm 64 and have been on both sides of the fences since the first motocross race I attended back in 1972. I believe that racing Europe on the 500 two strokes of the '70s & '80s was the most difficult and brutal racing there was. The only other era/venue I consider to be most dangerous would be the '80s & 90's US supercross & motocross.

Wonderfull!! Impresive quality!! Thank you very much. The golden era of motocross

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