Great Motocross Battles | David Thorpe vs Eric Geboers | Belgium GP 1989

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We take a look back in this clip from the 1989 Motocross Review, at one of the truly great Motocross battles of the 80s at Namur in Belgium, 1989, where Thorpe and local hero Eric Geboers went all out for victory in front of forty thousand fans!
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[@neilr4867]

Got a lump in my throat watching that. Makes me sad that we'll never see the likes of those men & machines ever again. Truly great days.

[@volksdeutschewaffenss9670]

big balls bikes and track, not the same anymore

[@jpmorgen5726]

Never seen riders going so fast at Namur! Thanks!

[@Mistertbones]

Two of the all-time greats.

[@km4089]

Excellent videos, of Awesome memories, the great day's of motocross.

[@scottsmith3593]

Braaap! Real motocross by real motocrossers on a real motocross course. Really!

[@mrjoop123456]

That’s when moto x was a mans sport.

[@codjh9]

In the awesome days of 45-minute motos.

[@tooltime5661]

Serious skills and balls of steel!!!!!! I remember Southwick 338 Bailey ripping on a 500cc! Exciting racing, the atmosphere was phenomenal!!!!! Frigging huge rooster 🐓 tails dirt being rototillerd all over the fans! You simply had to be there!

[@huggybear3156]

Those guys were bad ass.

[@leebutler1965]

The sound of them bikes

[@tgap8817]

Circuito muy peligroso con árboles y muros de piedra

[@paolo4074]

Quando le persone diventano leggenda....

[@christianpetit9347]

Des vrais hommes sur des 500, 2 temps surpuissante

[@paulwhittaker606]

Golden days

[@rex.d4810]

Yup, today's MX doesn't compare. 2 strokes rule!

[@chromomeisterbeeba]

КАК ЖАЛЬ ,ОЧЕНЬ РАНО УШОЛ ЭРИК !!!!!! ЧЕЛОВЕК С БОЛЬШОЙ БУКВЫ БУДЕМ ПОМНИТЬ ПОКА МЫ ЖЫВЫ ,СПОРЦМЕН И ЧЕМПИОН НА ВЕКА!!!!! НИЗКИЙ ПОКЛОН УКРАИНА,😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@skipjack996]

Sounds like Nick Harris announcing.

[@paolo4074]

Iron mans...!!

[@charliecharliecharliecharl8554]

Weird that they went to 250 premier class from 500

[@Gazza-zg2tr]

I was there i lost my voice lol

[@leebutler1965]

All they are doing is fighting to stay on the bikes