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Edited Date/Time 9/6/2019 3:05am
Came across this video on YouTube about mx in the 60s, pretty interesting watch.

https://youtu.be/bY2jvzAWR2k
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Fresh 9/2/2019 8:42am
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That’s awesome, the track looked sweet too
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GIwasB4 9/2/2019 8:48am
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That is awesome!
I like the guy running the lathe at :40, no safety goggles.
How about all the topless pinup ladies on the shop wall at 3:13.
The crowd at the race is bigger than most Nationals today.
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Forty 9/2/2019 8:56am
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Thanks for posting. Awesome video.
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Barrett57 9/2/2019 8:59am
9/2/2019 8:59am
I found a video from the 1949 mxdn held in England as well, the track consisted of WW2 bomb craters that they were jumping in and out of. Not a single f given.
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DA498 9/2/2019 9:18am
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Rode with Jeff Smith when he was probably nearing 40 and us guys in our very early 20s. He was legit then on a Can Am. Had nothing for him. Didn't really realize who he was then.
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Barrett57 9/2/2019 9:31am
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DA498 wrote:
Rode with Jeff Smith when he was probably nearing 40 and us guys in our very early 20s. He was legit then on a Can Am...
Rode with Jeff Smith when he was probably nearing 40 and us guys in our very early 20s. He was legit then on a Can Am. Had nothing for him. Didn't really realize who he was then.
They have his works BSA in the national motorbike museum, the thing is so trick.
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FLmxer 9/2/2019 9:33am
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Awesome video. I love the old narration. Ha all the sad comments about the pin ups are so funny.
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mac3-d 9/2/2019 10:00am
9/2/2019 10:00am
At 6min 32sec #21 is that Norman Watt from Nornern Ireland now a KTM & Kawasaki dealer ?
thrillbillie91 9/2/2019 10:01am
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Barrett57 wrote:
I found a video from the 1949 mxdn held in England as well, the track consisted of WW2 bomb craters that they were jumping in and...
I found a video from the 1949 mxdn held in England as well, the track consisted of WW2 bomb craters that they were jumping in and out of. Not a single f given.
Have you got a link for that? Would like a watch 👍
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Sprew 9/2/2019 10:11am
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GIwasB4 wrote:
That is awesome! I like the guy running the lathe at :40, no safety goggles. How about all the topless pinup ladies on the shop wall...
That is awesome!
I like the guy running the lathe at :40, no safety goggles.
How about all the topless pinup ladies on the shop wall at 3:13.
The crowd at the race is bigger than most Nationals today.
Not to mention the long sleeve shop coat.
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Maestro 9/2/2019 10:14am
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DA498 wrote:
Rode with Jeff Smith when he was probably nearing 40 and us guys in our very early 20s. He was legit then on a Can Am...
Rode with Jeff Smith when he was probably nearing 40 and us guys in our very early 20s. He was legit then on a Can Am. Had nothing for him. Didn't really realize who he was then.
Barrett57 wrote:
They have his works BSA in the national motorbike museum, the thing is so trick. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/09/02/370384/s1200_IMG_20180628_140141_424.jpg[/img]
They have his works BSA in the national motorbike museum, the thing is so trick.
don't know if that's the Titanium project bike. I went to the museum before the fire however many years ago it was. The titanium Project bike was leant against the wall behind loads of other stuff. Probably the trickiest thing they had just tucked away in a corner. shame that is...
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Barrett57 9/2/2019 10:33am
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Maestro wrote:
don't know if that's the Titanium project bike. I went to the museum before the fire however many years ago it was. The titanium Project bike...
don't know if that's the Titanium project bike. I went to the museum before the fire however many years ago it was. The titanium Project bike was leant against the wall behind loads of other stuff. Probably the trickiest thing they had just tucked away in a corner. shame that is...
I might be wrong but I think it survived the fire. Yeah it has full a full Titanium frame among other things, it's sort of jammed in so you can't get a proper look at it.
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hogkiller 9/2/2019 10:39am
9/2/2019 10:39am Edited Date/Time 9/2/2019 10:40am
Fresh grass, natural terrain Motocross.. we have really lost our way and i see no way back, it's a shame




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Maestro 9/2/2019 10:46am
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Look at that track, it’s beautiful. They don’t know what they missed out on. Real natural terrain tracks. Fantastic to ride, and great to watch. I love real Motocross. How has it all gone so wrong?
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kkawboy14 9/2/2019 10:48am
9/2/2019 10:48am
20% discount for assembling the bike yourself? Bring that back!
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Looby321 9/2/2019 1:12pm
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Barrett57 wrote:
Came across this video on YouTube about mx in the 60s, pretty interesting watch. https://youtu.be/bY2jvzAWR2k
Came across this video on YouTube about mx in the 60s, pretty interesting watch.

https://youtu.be/bY2jvzAWR2k
The pinups in Dave Smiths garage @ 3:30, hell ya.
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Drop-Bear 9/2/2019 4:25pm
9/2/2019 4:25pm
Our Viper series over here uses natural terrain tracks at some rounds.
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Motoxtombo 9/2/2019 6:15pm
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That is a great video, I love watching old mx/scrambles videos, Thanks for posting.
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mag250 9/2/2019 6:38pm
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hogkiller wrote:
Fresh grass, natural terrain Motocross.. we have really lost our way and i see no way back, it's a shame [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/09/02/370386/s1200_s1600_IMG_8162.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/09/02/370387/s1200_s1600_IMG_8163.jpg[/img]
Fresh grass, natural terrain Motocross.. we have really lost our way and i see no way back, it's a shame




Sears Point

https://youtu.be/jv8O2xHB-Ak
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Matt Fisher 9/2/2019 7:34pm
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Maestro wrote:
Look at that track, it’s beautiful. They don’t know what they missed out on. Real natural terrain tracks. Fantastic to ride, and great to watch. I...
Look at that track, it’s beautiful. They don’t know what they missed out on. Real natural terrain tracks. Fantastic to ride, and great to watch. I love real Motocross. How has it all gone so wrong?
There's still racing on natural terrain, it's just called off-road instead of motocross.
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benstone 9/2/2019 8:03pm
9/2/2019 8:03pm
Another gem from the same YouTube channel:

stiksandstones 9/2/2019 8:48pm
9/2/2019 8:48pm
Hmm, was hoping for a thread on a great era in MX, when dudes didn't thank Jesus after winning a supercross.
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RustyTrowel 9/3/2019 5:45am
9/3/2019 5:45am
To be fair, Hawkstone Park never really changed much. In the 80s and even 90s they look like the pay booths...and definitely the disgusting toilets...hadn't even had a lick of paint.
Even now the track is pretty much the same lay out but with just a few table tops chucked in.
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