Classic TT onboard - Danny Webb (Team Classic Suzuki - RG500)
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2019
- Turn the speakers up and watch and listen to Danny Webb circulate the Isle of Man TT course at this year's Classic TT aboard his Team Classic Suzuki RG500!
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30 years old machine still ran like no tomorrow. Music to my ears.
more like 40 years old!
@@rob11784 exactly mate. Good old days
Buzz killer..awesome
Danny is only 29. The closest comparison I can think of for skill, courage, speed, noise,age and almost inhuman concentration is a battle of Britain Spitfire pilot.
Exhilarating footage.
@Till This Day Yeah, I was thinking that as well. I bet there is not one single component on this bike that's anywhere near that age.
Crazy how much pace an old RG500 actually has compared to modern day machines... Much respect.
What modern day machinery? The other bike is also a 2 stroker.
@@johncrow5552 And a 250 2T at that.
@@johncrow5552i think he refers to all four stroke bikes that lap around.
That’s 20 minutes of my life well spent. Grinning ear to ear. 👍
Ooo yess...it maybe overtaken by a newer version of racing bike ..but not without a serious crack of full engine power!!!!
Best on-board I’ve ever seen. Felt like I was the rider. Often put this on my big TV to help me sleep, not because I find it boring, no, no, it puts me in my happy place and gives me the best dreams you could ever imagine 😀
Legends...if you've ever ridden the circuit at 'normal' speeds, you'll realize how amazing these racers are. The road surfaces are full of bumps, high winds and blinding sunlight round some of the bends...and that's on a dry day!
Man my hearts pounding just watching!! These guys are fearless!!
Have watched this lap many times and am still shocked at how fast a modern 250 is, the 250 that Ian is riding is a missile, and what a rider for Danny to follow :-)
I remember back in the day, Luca Cadalora’s race winning time on his 250 would have put him 3rd on the podium in the 500 class!
Having been a national 600 racer, so many people don't study the lap times... then you realise that a pro rider on a smaller capacity machine would be in the top 50% of the next class...
250 vs 600 vs 750 vs 1000...
Lap times put everything into context... very often the media for the TV coverage intentionally leave the full grid lap times out, so you cannot see that the top 600 riders are faster than the back of the superbike grid😮.
@@redchemicalsltd2324What a moron, they are the fastest in their class. Why are you shocked they are faster than the slowest racers in a higher class?😂
Get over yourself.
@@redchemicalsltd2324 Yup Corner speed and commitment. A smaller lighter bike accelerates faster, and less HP equals less tire spin and heat, which equals more grip. It's about putting the power down and being able to use it. Plus 250 two strokes at the peak of development were making serious useable power @ over 100hp in a 200lb bike.
Very skillful rider, the way he uses all the track on exits in blind corners, the way he keeps as much momentum as possible. This is very enjoyable to watch!
Wow that was bloody exausting !! TT riders without doubt should all be put put on a pedestal this is not just skill its mental focus, physical stamina then add to that a large portion of balls of steel then you might be close to how good these riders are. Nice on board footage.
@diferencial diferencial I am calm, I AM CALM, I AM !!!!! :)
A sport suitable for REAL MAN
Steel,,,, balls of industrial diamond more like.
What a battle!
Rokh &Roll you needed a smoke didn’t ya
Apart from everything else, i was impressed with how perfectly the camera was mounted. FANTASTIC. When the viewer can see what the rider can see , some of the experience is passed to the viewer.
Ikr, that has to be a freaking expensive camera mount to reach this level of stability
Agreed
The sensation of speed on this video is second to none. Great racers these guys. 🙌
Bring back the 2 strokes. They look mega and sound mega and when you ride one it's the bomb... Santa I want a 2020 RGV 500 for Xmas...
*Sorry to disappoint but Santa's not making anymore due to 'Global Warming' However there may be a few late 1988/89 Examples still around with 'one owner - Low Mileage' but expect to pay around £15k and have to accept 25mpg. My advice go for the Model C (Very Rare) but undoubtedly will appreciate, and had a performance roughly the same as Barry Sheen's Racer.*
@@GrrMeister 25mpg?.?....for a good un and ridden well more like 10/12mpg
@@lordbelvoir2543 *I only got around 10/12 mpg that when racing it, on a long run would get around 25-30 mpg with steady cruising. Been to Switzerland on it, and several times to Dutch TT at Assen. Note UK Gallons not smaller US*
Patricia Richardson - Suter & Ronax are the only ones I’m aware of making current 500cc 2 strokes. Bring your BIG checkbook!
Producing a clean 2stroker is expensive.bimota v due will make it VERY clear but my God that screaming 2 beater are hard to ignore
Gotta love the sound of the stroker Duce the raw power and the skill it takes to keep it in band perfectly
Wow, amazing! Talk about concentration, excellent eyesight and balance, nerves of steel, stamina, fitness, an understanding of the course and goolies of concrete. Thank you so much as I will never got to a TT. This video is sensational.
Ian Lougher on the TZ250 still smooth and fast for an old boy.
Rapido!
Just hypnotic! 😲.
What a treat, camera position was spot on, feels like you are sat on the bike.
Holy s___! Just watching these two is amazing but the third rider blowing past them and leaving them in the dust Mind blowing I live in the states it is my dream to someday come to the IOM absolutely awesome.
Great ride by Danny, on board camera footage is just brilliant and Ian Lougher on the smaller two stroke was just as incredible as always, he certainly knows how to ride two strokes around here.
*Best Bike I ever owned, (RG500 Model C 1989 Road Legal **_Kevin Schwantz_** Race Replica) and done many laps of IOM TT Course on. My brother had a CBR1000cc and could not believe it following me, so we swapped bikes at Ramsey and I could not stay anywhere it up to 'The Bungalow' where we swapped again, and the tyres on the CBR were shredded like bacon rind. - The RG is an awesome beast indeed and a real delight to ride. Only modification I added was a steering damper. It also is a great long distance 'cruiser' having been to Switzerland and several times to Holland (Dutch TT at Assen) staying with friends at Harmelen (Hello Ron) who came over to watch with me the British GP at Silverstone 2019.*
The Isle of Man TT is on my bucket list. As a spectator of course. Absolutely loved the sight and sound. Thank you Danny for that awesome lap around the Isle.
go to the Classic. The TT is awesome and frenetic but the Classic and Manx GP is much more chilled out. Loads of different bikes as well. You won't regret it
All sorts of bikes from slabside gsxrs/rc30 hondas zxr750s it just goes on
Well done Danny, you had to work hard to keep that bike between 10000 and 11500 RPM.
Great ride, I don't know how you boys do it, you must have lighting fast reaction.
Good luck be safe.
The quality. The sound. The instrument. The fight. A modern Supersport (I guess) passing thru.
Congrats Danny.
I can listen to that 2-stroke all day long. What a fantastic sound.
That was freaking awesome! Amazing speed and handling considering hauling around those 3ft diameter/80lb balls.
At those speeds, their balls actually expand an extra foot, just like tires on a dragster.
Did you know there are several women who ride competitively on the Isle Of Man? Balls of steel. Worn out cliché.
Should definitely bring back 2 stroke engines and Castrol R 40 love that smell
thats the greatest!
TT Racers are a breed apart. Awesome. I’ve done a few good laps of the TT course on a road bike. But that relentless pace is unreal.
What attracts me to road racing, and the TT mountain course especially, is a rider's need for self- preservation knowing it could all go wrong in an instant. Obtaining the ultimate thrill racing on that beautiful, sacred course and getting away with it.
2 stroke sound is so unique, like nothing else. Brings memories of my 125 aprilia rs 1992.
Beautiful Danny, on song the whole time.
FORTUNATELY there is no stupid music in this video, what a blessing! This way you can hear the engine
To aim as the marksman, and fly as the bullet.
Words so beautiful have never been spoken, and to be spoken in reference to two strokes, so breath taking. I will now sacrifice my eldest son in your honour.
All kinds of awesome. So so in awe of these guys. Just amazing!
I had one of these back in the day. Mine had come straight from the track. Crazy thing about this animal was that you only needed to use the clutch to start after that you just kicked her in and out of gears. Never had an issue once. If you gunned it the first time the front end touched the ground was 180km.
Danny that was an amazing ride.
I've Always Favored Suzuki "GearBoxes".
Wow, just when I thought he was killing it!? 4 other riders passed him. First one disappeared. Wow. Sick footage
Yeah but four riders on much newer bikes. I mean he was ringing the neck off it
Eyeswideopen 333 yeh they should, nostalgically speaking
yeah... 4 stroke 1000cc bikes with 200+hp
this bike is 500 and makes around 170ish.
imagine 1000cc 2 stroke racing bike. or a 800cc... it would make 300hp.
ofc 4 strokes are gonna be faster.. but they are just not as fun as an 2 stroke...
i would take some new 2stroke like Suter MMX 500 over any superbike in the world.... 570cc 195hp... and a 2 stroke sound and feeling.. an engine that i can take apart alone reasammble and fix myself.. with only a couple of tools.. cause thats what 2 strokes are all about. simple powerfull loud and fun
i agree but you got 100 thous pounds for one
@@natural9743 yeah... i dont have money for a 1000rr atm so its all the same for me. was speaking hipoteticaly
Great ride.. love a 2 stroke, had a Kawasaki KR-1 and Suzuki RGV250P back in the day.. these 2 bikes are very evenly matched..
My dad had big bikes most of his life so when he came home with a quarter litre 2 stroke I said to him why have you got that ....he said trust me things can move ....anyways I went on the back of a couple he had....he had the tzr 250 reverse cylinder, rgv 250 ,and an Rd 350 ypvs. ...I was shocked at how quick they were and how hard they accelerated .....unreal bikes and super fun. ...he could smoke alot bigger bikes on them ,he was a good rider and his friend on an R6 used to struggle keeping up with him lol ...only used to be able to get him on the long straights ......
Yeah I had a 250P too, bought new in march '93... What I'd give to have it back...
@@chrisjenkins5846 If his friend struggles to keep up on a R6 then he needs a smaller bike! that R6 is the superior bike even in slower corners.👍
Un gusto para los amantes del TT
Thanks for Video
2 strokes are the boss!!!!! I could smell the silk silkolene from my device's screen 😆💥👍👍
That was hard work! How they keep their concentration at that level beats me. Those old 2 strokes have such a narrow power band. Currently 42 dislikes who are these people?
team green ?
This video will be on my favorite list forever.
Great battle, I'm so impressed. I love this video
I love that type of footage, thanks guys
Never gets old! MIND-BLOWN!!!
That was fantastic, great way to eat my dinner watching this. Thanks
One year on, and I still take a peek at this vid and can't believe it, awsome.
Superb video, used a GSXR 1000 K5 there for 10 years, respect the island for keeping its open limits in an ever increasing nanny state world, respect others on the road and your given a chance to use fast bikes as they were designed to be used, probably no where else in the world you can, finally respect to just how fast a classic RG500 can go in the hands of a GP rider that is stunning brings back a lot of memories.
What a beautiful film......... I've rode the mountain on my Honda blade SP........magical
These 20 minutes were wonderful!
Best onboard ever! How these madman can do lap after lap at this pace astounds me... I like to think im fast on the roads (sorry officer) but this is on such a different level. They'd be lapping me before I'd arrived at Ballacrye!
I have the utmost respect for these complete lunatics!!! Amazing riding and an incredible sounding bike.
Love it!
Wish you a great weekend
Cheers
Pretty good for a 25 + year old tech.
I love 2 t power
Yup, plus modern tires.
I thought I did pretty well getting round in 45minutes....lol. Every credit to the skill and bravery of these riders, their teams, the marshalls and all the people on the Island who make this happen...best road race in the world, bar non. Well done Danny...think I met a mate of yours at the Ginger Hall after a few scoops..proper blagger!
Wishing I never sold mine
Absolutely loved it 💯🏍😎
Wonderful. My FAVORITE bike that I ever road.
My friends bike had Jolly Moto pipes on it. I rebuilt the tip end for him after it seized due to gummed carbs.
I instructed him when he bought it to COMPLETELY clean the carbs.
He didn't and it leaned out and seized.
So bore the cylinders and new pistons and rings.
Then for doing that work I was given an opportunity to ride it.
Loved the powerband
The exhaust note
The weight and balance
Ahhhh the memories.
It grabbed people's attention.
It had mine.
Absolutely brilliant. The cat on the TZ was relentless.
Ian Lougher on a 250. 😉
Thank you for the ride sir !
I had an RG too, wish id not sold it. Great vid. Danny Web is awesome, great ride lad.
All it takes is 1 little bird or biger bug at the wrong place and time,and so long life!! Balls of steel man....
Great stuff sure brought me back
Thanks for upload it, i really enjoy it
That noise gives me goosebumps 👍
Looks great and smells even better
Amazingly clear footage. Wasn't sure if it was a video game!
perfect camera position! nice ride and cool bike!
Thats an epic on-board !
That 250 is quick, I enjoyed that thanks,
Beautiful, thanks for that ! I took my RG500 there in 86 as a spectator... it felt faster - lol "The older we get, the faster we was" ;-)
Wow and wow, just incredible 👌😃
A good raw ride there Danny. 12000 R.P.M.+ is more than I dared do on mine, & that was with the double power band, the early road going versions came with. You had a bit of competition in that race, I was starting to think it was mad Sunday!
Classic 2-strokes on the TT, I can see why they would rather temperature gauges rather than speedos, I'd be covering the clutch the entire time!
I was just watching this thinking specially on the long flat out straights 'anyone else's left hand instinctively ready to grab the clutch?'. I miss my RG500 so much.
Do they shift with the clutch on theese?
@@kwakhru435I think op meant 2 strokes would easily overheat(temperature gauge), which causes the engine to sieze and at that speed you would fly if you didn't pull the clutch in time.
Wow just road pillion with Danny Webb, what a blast
That is how a bike should sound. Great video.
spectacular !!
That was amazing . I used to ride on the back of an RG500 that my friend used to own . Holding on to a little seat strap and thinking wahhhhhh
Same as me. My mate had one that was tuned, I only had the RG125 so I tried to go on the back of his as much as possible.
@@laurencelagden one evening i remember we were riding to Towcester and over the brow of a hill was a traffic jam ...my mate hit the brakes so hard as we went down the side of the traffic I had to hold the starp and push on his head/ helmet to stop me going over the top.... I later got the rg250 mk2 and rd400f then went on to slabside GSXR's 30 odd years on thats what i have today lol.
Excellent vid. Shows the technology advancement in four strokes to zip past these legends. Would like to see the Suter do the same to him though
Excellent ride and not taking chances. Lost a bit of concentration coming up to Ramsey Hairpin from the square but what a nice lap.
Simply glorious! Can anyone else smell it?!
Excelente, da miedo, whow!
Saludos desde Argentina.
Bucket List Dream Bike. Beautiful.
I was always curious about the 2 stroke experience, and I finally got my rgv250 to the IoM this year. What a superb experience.
Wrong gear? Bike's rubbish.
Right gear? Like having a massive bungee rope hauling me between corners. 22 mpg, probably not over 100mph much, but so involving and intense.
You can drill 120 out of them things when they are setup perfect
Lovely sound to wake up to
2 strokes monster right there
What a great machine
Feeling flying with u danny...
Beautifully ridden
This is the only video which satisfies my 2 stroke needs when I can't get out on mine =)
My god ! ESPETACULAR 😮
Awesome stuff..I do like the 2 strokes
it sound so nice
that 2 stroke square was an awesome machine. no electronics no state of the art current tech., and it still gave that bike a run for it's money. Imagine if it was tuned back to the Kevin Scwhantz hay day of 190 horsepower. or the honda nsr 500 was on that track.
One lapse of concentration, one fly speck of a mistake and your dead or crippled for life. Much respect going out to the guys and galls with guts to even attempt this insanity. Very scary!
Two stroke 500 cc high speed, high adrenaline, super sport exstreme speed Rgv 500, amazing, full speed wooow
This is RG500
Damn that yellow 250 is fast considering it was up against a bike twice the capacity, back in my TZ350 days I noticed when racing against the bigger two strokes. TZ500, 700, 750 and RG500, that in the first 3 gears there was nothing between them but once in the higher gears they had the legs but in this example that did not seem to be evident.
Amazing the TZ250 was pulling the 500. I'd love to own either!
Modern day Two Stroke would be WILD.... Great run!
What a great lap ! The RG is a wonderful GP (point and squirt) machine, but not suited to long circuits. Really enjoyed that !!!
The TZ250 would actually be much better on a shorter course given its lighter weight and ability to stop faster, and to turn better.
Love the Yamaha TZ as well. You guys are fkin' crazy.
You have to be a very brave man to do that!!
That turn at 12:24 was so scary at that pace... total respect.
Actually there are so many parts where they use all the road on exits. Normal stuff on track but on street or mountain roads...
if you folks haven't notice yet, the camera is view is on the rg500 yes, but the bike infront, the yellow one, is actually a yamaho 250 / 2 stroke. Now that's impressive seeing a smaller cubic centimeter engine pulling away . 2 cylinder vs square 4. 2 strokes are incredible with amount of horsepower you can produce just by changing exhaust pipes, fiddling with the harmonics of the pipe design. In short, changing the shape of an echo chamber, to alter the sound waves (back pressure).. way above my pay grade. but fascinating nonetheless..
Really2 nice jockey ... solute from 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾