The Wheelie King from 1970s
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ต.ค. 2021
- Doug Domokos was born in Niles, Michigan on December 31, 1955. He began riding motorcycles at the age of 15 and was hooked instantly. Doug would ride motorcycles in his free time, mostly by an abandoned railroad terminal grounds near his house. He soon became a talented motocross rider. Later, he began working as a mechanic at a local motorcycle shop, Red Bud Cycle. Sometimes after working on a motorcycle, he would take it for a quick "test drive" by doing wheelies on it. During the motocross events at Red Bud MX Domokos would ride his motorcycle and during intermissions perform a wheelie show of his own for the crowd. From an early age, Domokos loved having the crowds attention, especially when he was on one wheel.
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In the 1970s, Doug Domokos began performing shows professionally at RedBud events, with the help of the owner, Gene Ritchie. Years later in 1978, Domokos caught the attention of Kawasaki's Bryon Farnsworth, who liked what he saw. Soon after, Doug was given a new Kawasaki bike and a new Toyota pickup truck to travel all around the U.S. doing shows. By the late 70's Domokos was performing at stadiums and tracks nationwide. He gained national attention and was even featured in some motorcycle magazines. His hobby of stunt riding motorcycles was turning into a career.
In 1981 Domokos left Kawasaki and signed with Honda to go even bigger. They worked together to engineer motorcycles that wheelie better specifically for him. By then he was traveling all over the world to wheelie for all kinds of people. With Honda he went to England, France, Netherlands, Italy, Mexico, and all over South America. He even performed in Japan for the Emperor. Three years later, Domokos attempted to break the world record for the longest wheelie on a motorcycle. He made it into the Guinness Book of World Records with his 145 mile long wheelie at Talladega Speedway. This record would stand for over 8 years. Doug Domokos had many other accomplishments such as the World's Tallest Wheelie by doing 5 circles on the roof of the Empire State Building. Also, he held the world records for wheelying with eight passengers on a three-wheeler and six passengers on an ATV. Domokos held many records and was notoriously known for his wheelies. On November 26, 2000, Domokos died at age 44 in an ultralight aircraft accident. The accident happened in Murrieta, California. Also involved was Doug's instructor, Keith Lamb. Doug Domokos and his fiancee had one son, Nikolas.
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A true legend! Respect!!
As a young kid in the 70’s I ate slept and dreamed motocross and dirt bikes! This guy was my hero. I destroyed multiple rear fenders on my Suzuki 50 Gaucho with 52 tooth sprocket. Finally I learned how to wheelie through all the gears!! One down three up! I thought I was hot S#|¥!! Great memories! I bought that bike with paper route money and mowing yards, not sure why I didn’t buy a better bike. There is a certain skill to riding an under powered bike fast 😂. I put a kit on it which was a top end, carb and a pipe with no silencer. Loud doesn’t describe it compared to the bikes of today. Two strokes rule. My neighbor had a Maico 400 and he let me ride it when I was 12. Hooked for life.🍆. Still ride today at 61👍. Not dead yet!
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Same here, 5 behind you. I just rode last Friday at Stonyford, Ca on my 99 KX500 with my son. It’s thick as blood once it’s in you.
you was just enjoying your childhood
I agree! Born in ‘64 Spot welded fire place inserts and purchased a ‘75 KD80 in summer of ‘74 and still own my ‘85 Cr500R I bought in summer of ‘84.
Yup more addictive than heroin
Met him back in 1981. The coolest ever. Knowing that I was performing a bicycle event in the same venue, he invited me to join him in the next performance. I followed him through an obstacle course on my BMX bicycle. A true honor! A true Legend!!
Rest In Peace, brother!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I saw him wheelie all the way around The sunshine speedway Mx track as a pre-race show, and then I got roosted on by Bob Hannah at berm #1! Thanks for the great memories.🥰
thats awesome LIsa!
dam Bob Hannah was good , JT RACING RIP
You lucky girl you!!
My friend and I used to watch his older brother's Bob Hannah skills VHS over and over. It made me a much better Rider
U got roosted by Bob "Hurricane" Hannah??, Way Cool, did ya get an autograph??
What a beast! I’ve been stunting for 15 years. Never gets old! 🍻 wheelie king!
10/10 narration, would watch again.
thank you for your support
@@TheDirtbikeRider look up “sarcasm”
@@theninja001 what sarcasm? I also enjoyed the narration very much.
I saw Doug in the mid 90’s at a Cycle News motorcycle show at the Cleveland Exposition Center. He gave me a Signed book. R.I.P. “Wheelie King” 🏁
These days you would need a 100 permits and they'll shut the entire street down...
Nice to remember days like that, i call it golden years.
Doug shows up at my local motocross track in Tulsa Oklahoma in 1983…. He wheelies the entire track first try, and everyone there crowded around to watch. It was amazing!
He even paid the toll crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge on his back wheel. I knew that he died but didn't know how.
A true legend...
Ultralight aircraft in California.
He died in an ultralight crash.
Sad but true...saw him many times
He was the GOAT wheely machine….
He remained a legend
I was a kid in the 70s,.... Doug Domokos, Evel Knievel, and Smokey and the Bandit were the coolest things ever! 🤘🏻
The real deal one of my hero's growing up.I remember the first time i met him at REDBUD was tellin me to wheelie to the first turn i tried like crazy!!!!!thanks for the vid too cool.
I loved it when the vid mentioned Red Bud and the owner back then, Gene Richie.
That's where I saw him....a labor day mud bog. I think they had the "Ice Monster" monster truck there when I went back in the 80's.
Got to meet Doug at a stunt show back in the late 80's and was a very humble guy. Great video!
Great to see footage. Bought his book in 83 and taught myself to wheelie. Legend
Domokos Legend💯 my hero🔥💪
Coolest thing my 7 year old self had ever seen, I started practicing the next day. Huge impact 👏
Big impact on me, I bought his book at age 9... took 6 months to come from USA to Qld Australia back in 1980.Still have the book now.
I saw him wheelie all the way around the Redbud track ! Over all the jumps , it was awesome
I saw this guy at the supercross at the Coliseum. He couldn’t complete the track and bailed out in the whoops 3 times. Doug Henry lead 19.5 laps that night then stalled the 400 and got third. It was awesome.
I grew up in lake Elsinore and I will never forget this guy riding wheelie with me on the handlebars as a kid
Rip bro
I remember this guy at the 79 and 1980 Super Bowl of motocross at the L A Colosseum.
At that time, I was longing for DOUG DO MOKOS. With reference to DOUG DO MOKOS, I was able to run a wheelie for about 1km. It is a nostalgic memory. And I pray for the souls of DOUG DO MOKOS.
I got to see Doug perform several times at different tracks. He put on a good show and was a nice guy. Great ambassador for the sport. Gone too soon.
Much respect , wish he were still with us .
Doug was a motocross rockstar!
The Good Ole Days! The days of Doug Domokos and Larry Huffman. Remember em both back at the Orange Show Speedway waaaaay back. Doug was incredible to watch. 👍👍
Saw him at a Southwick National MX race. He rode wheelies around most tracks a complete lap. Due to the deep inconsistant sand he couldnt at Southwick the entire lap. I dont anyone can. But he sure came close and blew everyones mind. On some of his trick wheelie bikes he had a small electric motor spin front wheel to give him some stability and control. The wheel would be in the air so long without one that it would stop turning. Still his wheelies were and still are ....absolutely AMAZING. I got pretty good at riding wheelies on Mtn Bikes and on my Yzf450 can ride a high speed 5th gear wheelie for 1/2 mile. ..but only in dreams can i ride the infinite lofter....he was WAAAYYY to young to be taken away and the world lost another good guy. And lord knows we need more.
The pioneer
The trailblazer
The OG
I knew both of these men from Lake Elsinore ! Keith lamb was my Hang gliding instructor and friend. Doug helped me with my bikes. To this day I think of them and did they know the real king ? "JESUS"
At 2:16 the florescent green Mazda 808 station wagon. 🤩☘️my parents had one and I was so embarrassed to get dropped off at school in it 😞
Doug was a fixture at all of the stadium and national motocross events back in the day. I met him at Mid-Ohio during the national championships, he was staying in the same hotel that all of the racers were, real nice guy, humble, down to Earth and boy, could he wheelie! He used a small electric motor on his front wheel to keep it spinning which added a lot of control and stability. RIP king!
Thanks for the nice comment, he is a legend for me and will remain so, legends live forever
Saw him wheelie around unadilla with out once putting the front wheel down, amazing!
Was there. About 1980
Doing that descend in Frisco is unreal
Mr. WheelieAllTheWay! AWESOME👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
No front tyres where harmed during the making of this video 🤣🤣
hahahh good one !
Great documentary. I think I remember hearing when he worked at that motorcycle shop, he would take the front wheel off and test ride it which also caught a lot of attention
The pioneer, the original, the one and only; WHEELIE KING! 🤙🏻🇺🇸
When I was a teenager I saw him at our local MX track ( Sunshine Speedway in St Pete , Fl). Very Cool !!!! I believe he was also on the cover of Cycle World taking the tail light off a new Kawasaki 1300 . Good Times back then !! Thanks for the video , wall done !
We would go to the motorcycle show in Chicago every year just to see Doug
I always wheelie on any bike and this is the best video I could have asked
Lotta memories. Thx for sharing. 🤙🏼💯
In the early eighties I was off roading at a sort of unofficial off road spot in the Des Moines Iowa area, some guy shows up and rides wheelies up and down every hill climb, over every obstacle including this one HUGE dirt pile .. This dirt pile was20 foot tall and had a 4 foot straight drop at the top ..on the back.. he went over it like nothing. Honestly after watching this video I think it was more challenging than any thing on here. Needless to say everyone was just amazed by this guy.. But nobody knew who it was..years later I figured it out after talking to friends and researching him online. It was so fun to see him practice at a new spot and not doing his show..What a day !
i saw him wheelie around UNADILLA in '83........ it was incredible. he was the G.O.A.T.
My teen hero, him and Eddie Kidd, outstanding humans.
As a kid, I watched their shows. I miss those beautiful days
I got to see him ride a wheelie the whole way around High point,, very cool🤙
I first saw Doug at Unadilla in the mid 70's, before he had made a name for himself. On Saturday morning, he was wheelying slowly through the campground on a coffin tank Maico, wearing a Stars and Stripes helmet. I met him years later, and confirmed it was him. One year, as he was wheelying around the Unadilla track, the crowd was pointing at him and laughing. Some of the racers had taken black tape and wrote "I'm Gay" on his skid plate! The year he brought his 3 wheeler with the full roll cage, he misjudged the incline, and kept rolling end over end down the hill, ending up in the swamp. A bunch of Unadilla fans carried him back to the top, and the crowd started chanting "Do it again. Do it again"! Unadilla was also where I got Bob Hannah to autograph my foam beer holder with his picture on it, and decades later, John Penton autographed my First Place MX Trophy at the Unadilla Vintage Rewind, which I earned on my '83 CR480 in +50 Int.
The only time Motocross was held at Foxboro Stadium in Massachusetts, Doug was performing between motos. As he rode along the bleachers high fiving the crowd, somebody reached out and grabbed his front wheel, causing him to go down. He was OK, and the offender was ejected.
Holy crap....I didn't know he was from my town!! I saw him at the labor day mudbog at Redbud Track and Trail in Buchanan Michigan. He wheelied a 3 Wheeler up and over and down 2 wires over the mudbog track.
I started to get really good at doing wheelies on my 110 Honda 3 wheeler lol.
Arto nygvist from finland was also one of the best stuntriders.
Arto with his Kawasaki Z 1300..
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The man was amazing! I remember seeing effortlessly balance wheelie a Kawasaki full dress touring bike, the Voyager.
When i was a kid i had a poster of Doug doing a wheelie hanging on the wall 👍
Woooooow so much skill. Thanks for enlightening me, appreciate you posting!
My pleasure!
Seeing him 1979 at the Hang Town MX race. Great memories 🏁 🏍 👍
I like the part when he were fearless. he did thing on motorcycles what nobody did before. He did wheelies on next level. he was celebrity and his fans come from whole world.
The chicks dig it!
I remember seeing Doug at Sears Pointe in 78 and 79.
I saw Doug Wheelie around the Motocross tack at Red Bud near Niles MI his how town or Buchanon one of them.. I also saw him do a high wire act on a three wheeler too ..
That was awesome, even with the robot voice. Saw him do a lap at the LA Coliseum SX many years ago. Very sad, I didn't know he was no longer with us.
Haven't heard of him before but he is LEGEND DELUX!
Very interesting, thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Was JUST talking about him the other day with some life long riding buddies. K I N G
Saw him at Unadilla, at the Motocross Des Nations!. Track was all deep mud. Wasn't easy for him but he still put on a great show!.
Yes I remember this guy in the seventies very good no one like him back in that day
Super vidéo j'adore Legendre 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
He gave me a ride at Daytona international speedway when I was a kid and wheelied part of the supercross track with me on the tank. He was a great ambassador for all motorcycles.If you look closely he has a motor on the front hub to keep the wheel spinning.High speed wheelies caused the valve stem to rip off from the tube when he set the wheel down.The motor solved it
No, that is not why he had the electric motor spinning the front wheel, and show me a high speed wheelie of his. lol
The motor was on there so the wheel would have a gyroscopic effect, which would help the bike be stable from "side tipping" at slow speeds. Easy physics.
The way a valve stem gets ripped off is if the tire slips/rotates on the rim. When you see a valve stem on an angle coming out of the rim, that is what it did. They have "rim locks" for that problem. There used to be 2 rim locks on the rear wheel, and one of the front. They clamped the tire to the rim bead and the tube went over it.
Take a front bicycle wheel and hold the axle end with one hand. Now spin the wheel, and tip the axle while it is spinning. You will definitely feel the gyroscopic effects, as it will fight your hand. You might even drop it. He was using that force for slow speeds, by turning the bars the way he needed for balance.
Saw him many times in the early 80s in the Seattle Kingdome wheelie the whole track ...supercross was so fun then ..after Sundays main event the local mx riders would race..even the kids .. AWESOME
Same here. Kingdome SX, wheelied the entire track. Put the mascot on the back and wheelied with him.
@@gungadingo ya that was awesome..I remember him riding a Kawasaki..when no one wanted to race one every one wanted a YZ or a RM..in the real early80's..funny how the sea of yellow turned red and green by the mid 80s
LEGEND
Doug was my hero,
Amazing wheelie best rider.
King of wheelie
We agree!
This Guy Is Wheelie Incredible.. 🥁
I think he was on “That’s Incredible” tv show.
Either that or “Games People Play”
Yep, remember that! It was the "Thats Incredible" show. 👍 That was the show scene in the vid wheeleing through the town of Sacto.
@@highwayman1218 the following week someone would catch an arrow fired directly at them, a 6 ft 4 inch man will fit himself in a 12x12x12 plastic cube and stay there for the whole show, and finally some dude will let his friend drive a car at him at 100mph and jump over it.
MAN ! Tv was cool in the 80’s!!!
I remember him at a Daytona Supercross. He wheelied the whole track. There was Gyro scope on the front to keep it rotating to help with the balance. Thanks for the memories.
I bet Ronnie Mac might say something like "That's 6 to 9 times harder than you think! Doing wheelies like that lol 😉 But seriously thanks for vid, Doug was a beast
Awesome!!
Amazing 👍👍
I could never figure out how to do a well balanced wheelie on a dirt bike. But I found it very easy to do in a wheel chair. Not kidding,---but they are unrelated. :)
As a child I read books about Doug
That dope 🔥💪🏽
Amazing
I saw him wheelie all the way around the supercross track in Oakland CA. Also saw him wheelie a Kawasaki Kx 1300
When you tilt your side number for wheelies
🔝🚲💯
I saw this guy in the Kingdome Seattle Wa.
The wheelie GOAT
Wonderful guy
I saw him doing his "Wheelie Big Show" at Champion Speedway in Owego NY, must have been in the early 80's.
Real legend ❤️
Did he ever get into trials? He would be a master!
Incredible skill so inpr
He is the King!
BRUCE FLANDERS MR.SPEEDWAY VOICE AND OTHERS R.I.P BRUCE AND DOUG🤣🤣🤣
Legend🔥
Saw him ride around the Hang Town Track in 1979
I saw him do the supercross track in the Astrodome sitting on the handle bars of a 3 wheeler back in the 80's
Beautiful old kx250
yeah dude! this guys fucking rad! no engine brake and drums in the rear
Saw Doug wheelie the entire super-cross track in San Diego At “the Murph” back in the day…
King wheelie century'✊👍
I would agree with you 😀
Cool I'm still riding a kx 42o
The original stunt rider !
I remember seeing an article about him in dirtbike magazine back in the eighties! What a talent! How do 4 stroke engines get oil to the top end with these extreme angles and for this length of time? Anyone know? Yes I know most of these were 2 strokes, but many today are 4 strokes.