That V4 Honda! How I lusted after it when I was young. It sounds like all the V4’s of the era right through to the RC45. I ended up with a VF1000R 10 years later and the a RC30 several years after that.
That inline 4 Suzuki! How I lusted after it when I was young. It sounds like all the oil burning Suzukis from the mid 80s, and the teapot, right through to the dull as dishwater Mk2 bandit. I ended up with two Mk2 Bandits and a 1250 several years after that. Zzzzz
There is good chance I was at this meeting. We attended plenty of them at Donnington in the early 1980's. I can hardly believe it is 40 years ago, where did a that time go?
@@slit4659 maybe you did. I was riding either a blue GS400 or later a blue BMW R80 with a RS full fairing and black Krauser panniers probably with my very greasy mate Stuart on his 750 Bonnie.
Respect to the riders and their machines... 👍 I would like to see Rossi on his modern bike or Casey Stoner compete with them....A time travel sort of thing..... I think the performance difference would be astonishing.....
Back in the early 90s I had an '84 Yamaha RZ350. Weighed about 350lbs. Loved that bike. When the powerband kicked in you really to hang on. Also loved all the odd looks from four-stroke riders when I jumped on and kick-started it. Them again, I miss my '02 954rr even more..
Great to see , some twitching going on out the bends , some wheelies at the gearchanges , but from a time when men were men & g-force got nervous . Fantastic sound from the engines .
Les années 70 et 80 furent magnifiques à bien des égards . La Tyrell avait ses six roues , les cylindres des motos avaient des trous et les pilotes de F1 ou du continental circus buvaient des bières et fumaient des clopes , Joey Dunlop pilotait au TT de l’île de Man et la liberté de penser existait encore….il ne leur manquait que Woodstock 1969 …. À un an près c’était bon
Anyone notice how posh Peter Neale sounded? No trace of his scouse/Manx twang? Also so good to hear the sound of the bikes revving and back shifting, in the days where the commentary was second to the action. Btw did they run this on a Tuesday morning in February? Iv seen bigger Sunday league crowds, kudos to anyone who attended, proper bike fans.
It was fine, we enjoyed what we had, our expectations were less then, than now cameras every which way. Less is more & I'm just 69 & prefer back then really. Too many channels & full of reality social media poop.
Race bikes with 150 hp. Fast forward 40 years and now sport tourers with that much and more power and stock sport bikes with 200hp. A wee bit of nostalgia spoiled by technology.
Got his autograph at the transatlantic race meeting at Donington in 1984 and then as far as I know he switched to car racing as he could not get a ride in GP's.
Crosby retired from gp racing after finishing 2nd the the 500cc world championship. Did a bit of car racing after that but then retrained as a airline pilot.
He knew it was time to hang up the helmet in GP's came back to NZ opened a motorbike shop, did train to be a pilot & worked in the industry , he's now got a small business restoring 1970/80s bikes mainly Kawi 900/1000s & H1/2 triples.
@@WillyEckaslike I had a girlfriend who tried to be so green and pro nature that she felt bad for liking the smell of pile of cut down pine trees.. :- D The smell is real good.
This was BEFORE WSB, which began in 1988. The MCN Superbike Championship ran from 1971 until 1982 and, as it evolved, was essentially an open class series allowing anything from 351cc upwards. Despite there being other Championships, including the officially titled ‘British Solo Championship’, it was widely recognised that the MCN Superbike Championship was the premier series that the manufacturers lent their support to and what everyone wanted to win.
@@mattjacomos2795 But Road Racing (RR) World Championship had existed from 1949 already, wasn't that the premier series.. Of course that had long been strictly the prototype championship by that time (1982). Not some mötley crüe of bikes.. :- )
I thought this was just a few years back until I worked it out... 40 years ago!!! jesus how old am I?
very old
Yamaha 500cc 2-strokes...a legend!
I was there 😁😁🤘🤘🤘🤘
I missed that but was there for the transatlantic races when Fast Freddie Spencer kicked everyone's asses. He was so talented.
Old get lol
I was vitamin
That V4 Honda! How I lusted after it when I was young. It sounds like all the V4’s of the era right through to the RC45. I ended up with a VF1000R 10 years later and the a RC30 several years after that.
That inline 4 Suzuki! How I lusted after it when I was young. It sounds like all the oil burning Suzukis from the mid 80s, and the teapot, right through to the dull as dishwater Mk2 bandit. I ended up with two Mk2 Bandits and a 1250 several years after that. Zzzzz
VF1000R... Beautiful to look at but heavy as hell! (~600lbs) As a former owner, thanks for sharing.
@@MrSlurry what Suzuki is that ?
@@jeromef2001 the 1250? Yet another Bandit. It hasn't all been Bandits though, I've had a couple of GSXRs and a TLS along the way
@@MrSlurry I *think* he might have been referring to Mick Grant's XR69 in this race, but I could be wrong, apologies if I am.
There is good chance I was at this meeting. We attended plenty of them at Donnington in the early 1980's. I can hardly believe it is 40 years ago, where did a that time go?
The older you get the faster the time flies by, that is the truth
Tom....YEA I SAW YOU THERE..
@@slit4659 maybe you did. I was riding either a blue GS400 or later a blue BMW R80 with a RS full fairing and black Krauser panniers probably with my very greasy mate Stuart on his 750 Bonnie.
Had my 40 year high school reunion last year. Wtf lol
@@Porsche996driver the saddest part of those events is finding out about those that didn't make it.
Commentary makes this amazing. Keep reminding whos who helps when youre not a super fan. And a great diverse level of bikes too :)
Respect to the riders and their machines... 👍
I would like to see Rossi on his modern bike or Casey Stoner compete with them....A time travel sort of thing.....
I think the performance difference would be astonishing.....
Thanks for posting this.
Greatest sport in the world
Back in the early 90s I had an '84 Yamaha RZ350. Weighed about 350lbs. Loved that bike. When the powerband kicked in you really to hang on. Also loved all the odd looks from four-stroke riders when I jumped on and kick-started it. Them again, I miss my '02 954rr even more..
A buddy had an '85 RZ350. So fast. Those things cost in the low teens now, if you can find one.
They lean into corners so much more now than in Barry Sheene's days or here into the 80s. What made the change? Braver.
Tyres
That's a damp track and oil in places, not a great comparison...
i love the smell of 2 stroke in the mornings
"Charlie don't ride"
Fabulous, always love to see footage of Cros - what a larrikin. And Kirk was an absolute gun. Some not to shabby riders for the minor placing either
yeah & the transatlantic races. . . . . . as a drooling 20 year old.
what bikes.
🏴☠️
A grid full of Legends 😁😁😁
All those young bucks out there riding those dinosaurs....great!
Joey Dunlop legend
Impresionante 🙋♂️🏍🔥🏁👍🍾
I can remember being there at this race, absolutely awesome, used to love watching Rocket Ron Haslam
I guess that is Haslam’s dad?
@@Porsche996driver and viceversa
All legend 🔥🔥🔥
Donnington has come a long way since then, that tarmac looks like the local council laid it on a Friday afternoon after lunch in the pub.
Donington, no double n
Well as a Canadian that pavement looks awesome lmao
😄🍺
Great riding by Croz against some classy riders.
Randy looked stoned.I loved those years in Grand Prix racing.
No shortage of "Safety Meetings" in those days...
I loved that Kawasaki KR500. I had the Tamiya model on my bedroom shelf for years.
Great to see , some twitching going on out the bends , some wheelies at the gearchanges , but from a time when men were men & g-force got nervous . Fantastic sound from the engines .
Ol Randy Mamola, wow completely forget about Randy, sorry Randy no hard feelings, you were fast in your day
The wheely king.
Barry seemed to Allways have problems with his Yam back in the day , great video as well !!
Les années 70 et 80 furent magnifiques à bien des égards . La Tyrell avait ses six roues , les cylindres des motos avaient des trous et les pilotes de F1 ou du continental circus buvaient des bières et fumaient des clopes , Joey Dunlop pilotait au TT de l’île de Man et la liberté de penser existait encore….il ne leur manquait que Woodstock 1969 …. À un an près c’était bon
Back when King Kenny came along and took over the world.
Anyone notice how posh Peter Neale sounded? No trace of his scouse/Manx twang? Also so good to hear the sound of the bikes revving and back shifting, in the days where the commentary was second to the action. Btw did they run this on a Tuesday morning in February? Iv seen bigger Sunday league crowds, kudos to anyone who attended, proper bike fans.
Imagine the film of 2-stroke oil, that must settle on the track from the smoke.
Good old days of the smokers
Fools more like.
Makes you realise how poor tv coverage was then. Just following the top 3 while the rest of the field are ignored!
It was fine, we enjoyed what we had, our expectations were less then, than now cameras every which way. Less is more & I'm just 69 & prefer back then really. Too many channels & full of reality social media poop.
RIP Baz
Joey Dunlop ☘
Keith Huewen had hair ? Why wasn't I informed of this ?
Race bikes with 150 hp. Fast forward 40 years and now sport tourers with that much and more power and stock sport bikes with 200hp. A wee bit of nostalgia spoiled by technology.
Aldo , my gpz 1100 had 85 bhp lol.
@@garybarfoot9856 they had around 105 HP, my 1982 GPZ750 had 82 hp stock, around 100hp when I finished with it....
@@MickH60 you're right i was thinking about my z nine i had before it.
Holy shit. Keith looks just like the lead singer for the Black Crows.
Good old Croz
40 years ago
Wonder what lap times they were doing ?
何もかも全てがカッコイイねー！
Mamola, fast on that Suzuki, fast in his Ferrari!
They were all brave and they all still are
Nice hair style
RIP Donnington
When 2 strokes ruled
Eish...first time seeing Korky in action in decades
Donington look so different
I wish I could bottle that smoke x
Croza's riding style not too dissimilar to Phil Reads .
was this shot with an Iphone 13?
Wow….we found the missing link….Randy ! Love the guy though….great to see Bazzer RIP
LoL, this was from even before the 1st "real" superbikes came out around 1984-1986
2:16 YAMAHA YZR 500 YAMMY..!
Its not superbike, it was called "500 cc" or motor GP.
Keith Hew
Dickie Davies!
Thought it was slippery because of the airport .
That was a bit of an urban myth.....otherwise landing planes would also have trouble on the brakes....
meanwhile at football stadium....
17:40 747 Yamaha.. A TZ 750? Edit: surely is.
does sound like a mix of two strokes and four strokes
What size motors were these?
Most were 500cc 2-strokes
@@davidpetersen1323 Thanks! I asked before I watched it, but heard one of the announcers mention 500. Thanks again!
Red and yellow is slippery not oil
What happened to CROSBY...? He was on top in 81,82, an then, he disappeared
Got his autograph at the transatlantic race meeting at Donington in 1984 and then as far as I know he switched to car racing as he could not get a ride in GP's.
Crosby retired from gp racing after finishing 2nd the the 500cc world championship. Did a bit of car racing after that but then retrained as a airline pilot.
He knew it was time to hang up the helmet in GP's came back to NZ opened a motorbike shop, did train to be a pilot & worked in the industry , he's now got a small business restoring 1970/80s bikes mainly Kawi 900/1000s & H1/2 triples.
@@Ku-tama thank you!
@@topcat4759 thanks
Che
You can almost see the ozone layer vanishing under this onslaught.
Oh u climate worriers.. hehe
i have seen a meme that Greta Thunberg actually love the smell of 2 strokes
@@WillyEckaslike Greta aimerait déjà prendre un coup ….
@@WillyEckaslike I had a girlfriend who tried to be so green and pro nature that she felt bad for liking the smell of pile of cut down pine trees.. :- D The smell is real good.
いい加減なUP主だな！
1982年現在、スーパーバイクはAMA(アメリカ)では行っていたがレーサー然としたシルエットは存在しない。
ドニントンならTT-11だろ？
This isn't superbike.
This was BEFORE WSB, which began in 1988. The MCN Superbike Championship ran from 1971 until 1982 and, as it evolved, was essentially an open class series allowing anything from 351cc upwards. Despite there being other Championships, including the officially titled ‘British Solo Championship’, it was widely recognised that the MCN Superbike Championship was the premier series that the manufacturers lent their support to and what everyone wanted to win.
Yes it is!
@@mattjacomos2795 But Road Racing (RR) World Championship had existed from 1949 already, wasn't that the premier series.. Of course that had long been strictly the prototype championship by that time (1982). Not some mötley crüe of bikes.. :- )