Killed by nostalgia. I spent countless weekends at Oran Park as a teenager. Never heard anything as terrifying as the sound of these bikes at the end of the straight. Think I was 12 years old the first time.
@gisellesuffolk9826
3 жыл бұрын
I was there for that race 5 Ducatis started and 5 finished! My wife bought her 500 Pantah that very year. Most reliable Ducati we owned. Wished we still had it.
@26TptCoy
5 жыл бұрын
Good on the ABC for the coverage on the day. Presented a very technical endurance race which by the way was run almost 40 years ago. Oran Park really was a good setup for this type of race, puddles and all. Hats off to those riders who finished without falling. Need some sponsors to bring endurance racing back to life.
@craigjeffrey3236
4 жыл бұрын
Wahoo, I was there!! Didn't know there was a video of it...And I know exactly where I was sitting...Great days...The bike park was absolutely choka. It was so slippery on the clay of the carpark at the end, you could barely walk on it let alone ride out. Great days...I was on my Z1000Mkll...
@kevinmacdonald6268
2 жыл бұрын
I loved my 1979 Yamaha XS 1100 Special. Brilliant how they thought to change out the driveshaft and replace with chain and gain all the benefits from that. What a fluke to see this video. Thank you!
@craigpennington1251
4 жыл бұрын
A great race and those riders took a beating out there. Love these type motorcycles and wish they would make a come back. They are an alround bike. Clearence, speed, good handling, and they look & sound great. Plus your legs aren't stretched out and your back isn't in a bind like most bikes are today- absolutely murder on your back.
@moriwaki1105
4 жыл бұрын
Those XS11s Won everything in those days......what a strong bike they were....great video...thanks for posting.
@planpitz4190
4 жыл бұрын
Yes ,but they had to be converted from schaft drive to chain drive first.
@garymarquett2866
4 жыл бұрын
And this one was chain driven
@kasperkjrsgaard1447
10 ай бұрын
Their first victory was still a shaftie.
@fullgas1413
2 жыл бұрын
grande corrida, em condicoes que hoje em dia, nao correriam! great race in bad condition, very nice little Ducati 600 running very well!
@cecilwilson5442
2 жыл бұрын
Probably had the shop full on the Monday after that race big day for all the manufacturers. ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland
@michaelwall2304
4 жыл бұрын
The Honda CB1100r is a beautiful bike. Didn't import to US, but makes a great rider/racer if you can find one. They were made especially for this kind of racing.
@AuMechanic
5 жыл бұрын
Thrills and spills, great race.
@leslloyd7469
3 жыл бұрын
Proper bikes - I ride a 78 GS 750 & an 88 GSX 11 EF. I'd love to see these boys that ride fire blades etc on a GS or a Zed etc see how they twitch! Lmao!
@ouimetco
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I currently ride an cb1100f 1983. You need to know your bike them days. And know it well. Modern bike even small weak woman can ride and handle them.
@susanbutler2498
Жыл бұрын
Anti-lock Braking & Traction Control.......your Right hand & Wrist!!!!! The Golden, slightly wobbly, over powered Age of REAL MotorCycles. : ) I miss them.
@oz2strokeman394
6 ай бұрын
Mal Pitman tracked that bike down and is restoring it. May have been finished by now. It was mostly still complete and had sat around a lot in a shed, even had Dellorto carbs like car Webers. Not in the 800 though.
@studavies2572
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this, I thought I would just give it a watch for a few minutes, ended up watching the whole lot. Forgive my ignorance, but I have never seen an XS1100 Facebook before. That Pantah certainly had something to prove, brilliant. Although I think this may have been easier with one of those Kiwi jet boats.
@studavies2572
3 жыл бұрын
Racebike, not Facebook
@peregrinemccauley5010
2 жыл бұрын
Scott Stevens no.32 on the Z1100 , wearing the 'Green Meanie ' leathers , has a riding style reminiscent of Murray Sayle , to my mind at least .
@fnq-8890
4 жыл бұрын
Lol .. Honda had factory bikes, the biggest budget & brought the best riders .. but forgot to tighten the clip-ons up.
@SpaNT650
27 күн бұрын
What a mercurial start???? Really ... That announcer has been waiting to use that word since he looked it up in the thesaurus. 🤣
@plezurhounds
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks again:-)
@jaxs2384
3 жыл бұрын
I'm GS1000E guy.
@aldo203
5 жыл бұрын
Estas eran carreras de verdad
@warrenseiboth3466
5 жыл бұрын
edge competition heyes would that be roger heyes and scott heyes
@seltaeb3302
2 жыл бұрын
These engines look huge & they really don't lean as much in cornering as today's MotoGp riders who scrape their knee pads.
@kasperkjrsgaard1447
2 жыл бұрын
And elbow pads too.....
@innocentbystander3798
2 жыл бұрын
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 And... ear pads, too.
@marcelol7224
4 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥 🏁🏁🏁simply fantastic🏎️🏎️🏎️ 1:07 💓💝💚 👇👇👇🔥
@queenslander954
Жыл бұрын
Lol .. first bike to stop … Ducati
@mickgarbutt3553
4 жыл бұрын
Great to see the old bikes again but the blatantly pro-Honda commentary spoilt it.
@greatdividingrange1785
3 жыл бұрын
No it didnt.Talking it up to build up excitement and comaradie. i reckon they were doing great-if wasnt for them you have nobody.Then you got something to whinge about.
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