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Just a quick note here. I've been following Gary's YouTube channel for a few years now. And I have noticed as of late , he has been adding some videos that I've never seen before. Most his stuff is filmed in the 80's and 90's , with some 70's in there too , along with some current stuff. You can check his channel out here , and if you dig it , help him out and sub to the channel. Got some cool stuff there.
Some great stuff on his channel.
It's a hidden gem buried in YouTube.
I was born in 2001, so I was never able to witness a full national gate of 125s or anything like that. Gary’s YouTube channel makes me feel like I’m actually out there on the sidelines watching. I’m so damn jealous of you old dudes and all the cool shit you can recall from back then.
WOW. This is some amazing behind the scenes footage. The Tonight Show is pretty funny. Thanks for sharing this.
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The 80's and 90's were freakin' epic! A lot of us older dudes have had the experience of seeing all these generations , and to me , the 80's and 90's ......was just something special about it. Full gates of 125's and 250's were awesome......but man , you should of heard the sounds of a full gate of 40 , 500 2 strokes going up horse power hill at Washougal. The ground would shake!
You bet. Enjoy!
Great channel.
I just watched the 1983 Rosebowl SX
I liked that they actually called the race and none of the needless babbling.
Of course the announcers were calling the action and the camera was on something entirely different, I guess some things never change.
Gary has some cool videos, been watching for a while. Hans Neel has some good videos too.
I sure Feld will close it down
A fellow Gen Z'er! I feel the same way, wish I got to experience the 2 stroke era in real life.
When I started racing in the mid 70's I learned a lot from an old Gary Bailey "How to ride MX" book. Can't remember the exact name of it, but it was a great book about the fundamental's of learning how to ride/race back in the day.
Is this the one you are thinking of ? Your post make me go look on my bookshelf and see if I still had it. I knew I did at one time but wasn't sure it survived a couple moves across the country. It did!
Yep! That was the one. I sure wish I still had my copy.
Is that David with Gary? I remember the book. Never bought a copy. Very cool "old shit".
Yes, from what I can remember, David Bailey riding various situations was used a lot in the book.
Yes, that’s David. Hard to believe all that has come to pass since then. Man, I’m getting old! The memories from riding and racing in the 70’s are absolutely great. A fantastic time in the history of US motocross, in my opinion.
Thanks. Kind of figured so. What a time to be involved in the sport!!!
I would also like a copy of those bikes too! Bultaco I believe?
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Nice I always wanted Gary's book but couldn't afford it with my paper route salary. I had trouble affording Klotz and Oury grips for my Hodaka at that time.
He just dropped this gem. This is what they mean by rubbing is racing. I suspect many here have not witnessed it in it's original form.
That was fun to watch. For those who complain about current announcing, here's a couple quotes from 1980: "and he (Mike Bell) likes to take some of these jumps two at a time to eliminate running up and down thru those deep pits", "some of the bikes are bobbling", "Guerra makes a miscue". Chuck Sun "bumps" a teammate, Jim Gibson for the lead. Good shot of David Bailey crashing in the whoops. On a Kawasaki? Good Stuff!!!
I was "only" born in 1987, but still got to watch the transition from 2-strokes to 4-strokes from the beginning. There was just something different about the pros when they were on 125s. They just seemed to be more relatable, I guess is the word I am looking for. Sure, the pros have always been super fast. But it was cool to watch them struggle with sections and if they made a mistake it would actually have a devastating effect on their lap time. Factory 250f engines are now these unobtanium super expensive pieces of modern technology. The factory 125s just seemed more like a bike you or I could be competitive against (although they were rockets in their day). Plus, factory-tuned 125s with a shit ton of compression just sounded like nothing else.
Learned a lot that weekend......
So many good vids on Gary's channel. Thanks for sharing. Someone recently posted that they were bored because it was an off week. I suggest browsing Gary's channel and/or watching older races. I watched this one today, and even though I knew who won, it is still an awesome throwback race and I still enjoy watching it today.
All I have to add to this thread is a signed picture of Gary and David on the track walk for the 1985 Rose Bowl SX. It looks like they're talking strategy while David is pointing at me. Meanwhile, I'm just thinking, this is different from Saddleback, Carlsbad and Sunrise...a lot different!!
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