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Vintage vid thread

budman said:
[edited]Some vintage flat track stuff.....
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1 man's vintage is another's "Golden Age o'Flat Track"

those are great vids

the lamented SClara Fairgds "San Jose" track was actually 2 ovals -
1/2-mile & mile - & was 1 of the very best for spectating,
especially being sprayed with dirt @ T1 as the twins swept by
 
firstbuell said:
1 man's vintage is another's "Golden Age o'Flat Track"

those are great vids

the lamented SClara Fairgds "San Jose" track was actually 2 ovals -
1/2-mile & mile - & was 1 of the very best for spectating,
especially being sprayed with dirt @ T1 as the twins swept by
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True dat!!

We need the classic all time moto movie here. Always worth a watch.

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That guy working the tread on his front tire, in the '71 SJ Mile vid, is my buddy and local legend, Allen Kenyon. Woo hoo!

Loved San Jose. One year, got to watch the race from inside turn 1; it's all who you know :thumbup Just a photographer, a medic, couple of Hells Angels (don't know what the story there was), and Allen and me. No liability bullshit back then. Got some epic pics... Springer was THIS close!

Never went to Anaheim for Supercross, but went to Oakland in '79. Most memorable for Hannah flying off jumps with his feet off the pegs, running like the throttle was stuck WFO. Crazy good.

On Any Sunday is timeless. Got to sit with Bruce Brown, Mert, and a few others in a box at Calistoga a few years back. Bruce and Mert were both personable, and Mert's a genius at fabrication. On a somewhat related note, a high school buddy of mine, who filmed for Speed, ESPN, and others for years, filmed some interviews a few years back for AMA Hall of Fame intros. One of them was Bruce. After the interview, Bruce asks him if he wants to see something... all the original film from the movie shoot!
 

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Very cool. :thumbup

Honda history... you ask?? Ok maybe you didn't... still..:cool

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More Honda

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the other parts get modern... so no vintage soup for you.
 
Awesome was Penton!!!

So glad he stepped up to build a bike so the USA could compete in the ISDE. :flag

This is vintage in the first 1/2 but interesting for the full ride.

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Interesting the Stan Hailwood.. Mike the Bike's Dad bought 2,000 Ducati's to get his son on one for racing.
Since he had so many he became England's first Ducati Dealer.
 
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Mr. Panhall on his way to being the USA’s second Speedway World Champ ...

tried to find a vid of Mr. Milne from 1937, the USA’s first motorcycle World Champion, but no luck ...

:ride
 
history of BMW

Once again.. a lot of history that leads to a modern bike take.

Still really good historical stuff.!

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History of Kawasaki

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History of Yamaha

This one is a bit more scattered going back and forth from decade to decade starting in the mid 50's.

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A refresh post in case it rains next week

Here is some stuff to fill the riding void. :teeth

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Some 80's racing

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Randy Mamola at Siverstone in 1984! :thumbup

here's an example of how awesome the Daytona 200 used to be:

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Mr. Spencer was a busy man in 1985 ... :laughing


:party
 
Yes he was...

Nice little diddy about Joe Leonard. Cross moto's and car racing.
The AMA first #1. His bike is in the HOF. Love live #98.

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Interesting that they thought moto racing was safer than car racing way... back in the day.
 
Can't remember if I've posted the attached previously.

I had the opportunity to hang with Joe a number of times in the last 15 years of his life. He had a stroke a couple of years before he passed, and was in a home, but prior to that, he was still a force, and he could still drive... had a Ford Probe - don't even think it was a GT - that you'd be hard-pressed to hang with in the twisties, with Joe piloting.

I asked him about the attached pic, which was taken at Belmont. Note that he's holding onto both fork legs, not just the left. Asked him how he could do that; you need one hand on the throttle, right? He said,

"They couldn't see us on the back straight, so we could tuck in extra-tight like that. And we sprung the throttle in reverse, so when you let off, it went wide-open." :wow:wow:wow

Balls of steel. And a great storyteller. I am fortunate to have known him.
 

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This stuff still keeps me glued to the screen!

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Me too.. loved the superbikers!!

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What do you want to bet there was an SFMC member in this hillclimb vid from the 30's.
 
How about 30 years later..??

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