Wardy Rides Again! Jeff Ward Rides '84 KX125 National Championship Works Kawasaki - VTG Iron Project
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ม.ค. 2023
- Jeff Ward "Wardy" is reunited with his '84 Works Kawasaki that he rode to a 125 National Championship!
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Jeff Ward is the man. He is one of the best motorcycle riders ever. Super cool to see him out riding.
Sure. If you consider some guy who sandbags to get a better start position in a race. Guess you don't set your standards too high.
Here is a link to what I am referring to.
th-cam.com/video/Tqp4W6v-kdI/w-d-xo.html
First time I saw him race was in west Virginia on a XR 75. A couple years ago.🤣
Ward knows his stuff. Putting the pants on, just listening to the sound, calls it "a little rich". And he looks good on the bike. A good vintage is beautiful.
Agreed! He worked the bike well. What a professional. No denying Jeff Ward; wish we could all age slower. He’s STILL really good✅💪he’s got the speed still.
Awesome to see Jeff rip his old Kawi. He's an MX legend!
That's a legend right there, Wardy still smokin fast on a 2 stroke
Thank you for the sounds of my youth.
I sure hope the younger crowd goes back and check this guy out! he was one of the best in his day. it means a lot to see this. Being almost fifty, Wardy was my guy so thanks again and it is still important to show the younger generations what and who built this sport!
I remember Jeff Ward in a publication called the Weekly Reader back in 72' . He was racing a Honda XR 75 at the time . I was riding Honda Mini Trails and was working 2 paper routes saving for a bigger bike . Jeff inspired me to race motocross and I did a few years later . I worked my butt off and got a brand new Suzuki RM 250 . Thanks Jeff those were the best years of my single life . PK
now we need Wardy on his championship winning 89 KX500
I sat on that bike and I didn't want to get off, it was a a car/motorcycle show up in the north shore of Massachusetts right after Southwick
Agreed
this seriously made my day! thank you so much to everyone!
Wow! Watching this legend gave me the same goosebumps I got watching him 40 years ago at the Highpoint National. You can feel his love for dirtbikes lives on. Thank for this.
My buddy and I each bought brand new 84’KX-125’s and had a blast with them! I moved to a KX-250 in 89’ .Wish I still had both of those bikes today!!! Thanks Wardy for the decades of memories!
Those vintage sinisalo pants are still more stylish than everything else that is currently out there....
Wardy is looking good. He still has great form. So cool! ❤
Jeff Ward?
Man that brings back a lot of memories!
Chocolate cake dirt and a pinned 125 2-smoker, yessssss!!
Always loved Ward's look throughout his entire time on Kawasaki.
Jeff Ward,Bob Hannah,Marty Smith,Roger Degoster,Ricky Smith,Ricky Johnson inspirational following my motocross journey ❤
Jeff Ward is a f’n legend!
I'm blown away by his riding!! I sure miss the camel supercross days
Especially when Jeff and Ricky would go at it,their battles were legendary.
@@madhatter5331 for sure
This is the way a race bike should sound.
That's the coolest thing I've seen all day! The sound of that thing, I can smell the pre-mix.
Damn! Not bad…the “flying freckle” still ripping almost 40 years after retirement! 👏✊🤘🏻
More like 30.
@@mr2981 you’re right. My bad…public school math.
Cool! He was one of my heroes back in the day.
I got to see him race at Lake Sugar tree in Axton Virginia back when they ran the 125 and 500 Nationals together.Saw David Bailey there after his injury.Guy Cooper won the 125 class and I think Wardy won the 500 class that day?
@@markallen6818 cool! I watched him race probably 5 supercrosses. 1 at LA Coliseum and the others at Anaheim.
Last time I saw Wardy on an '84 KX125 was Lake Whitney, Texas Nationals! Great memories!
Ward was my Fav rider when I was a kid, the old 125 will still move... won't see many vintage 4 strokes being ridden in 40 Years.
So dope to see one of my childhood hero's ripping a two stroke again. I'm more impressed he can fit in 30+ year old gear.
Thank you to all involved in making this video possible: camera people, land owner, creative minds for dreaming it up, and Wardy himself. The open face👊, seeing you ride was amazing.
In 1990 as a spectator at Red Bud, hanging over the fence in one of the corners, Wardy came through and roosted me big time on his KX. It was a proud moment for me! This was a cool video!
These MX veterans really blow my mind. They were soo fast and fun to watch back in the APEX of there illustrious careers !
Went to the neighboring high school where Wards went. Saw him at Saddleback a few times. He's a champion and a class act.
Great to see wardy ride🙏
He was ripping! Thanks for watching!
One of my favourite riders from back in the day. So talented and part of the sound for me on this video is the way Wardy just rides the wheels off everything. It was simply wonderful to watch this.
Jeff Ward, one of the BEST riders there is..
I have a photo I took of Ward on this bike at the Gainesville National in 1984. It's a really nice photo. I was fortunate enough to get him to sign it at a SuperMoto event at Road America in 2004, when he was on his way to yet another AMA Championship.
The guy won on everything at every level.
80, 125, 250, 500, SX, GP, super moto, one of the best to ever throw a leg over a bike.
Absolute legend! So cool to see him suiting up. Glad he still throws a leg over the old two strokes. Love this vid!!👍👍
You were always one of my favorite riders Jeff I rode a Kawasaki because of you and always use your number and still do, you're a true living legend !!!
Same here! Because of Jeff Ward and Ron Lechien I switched from CR to KX in the later 80's and rode and raced KX250 and KX500 with the #4 Number plate, which was great because 4 is my favorite number 💚🤘
Impressive. Jeff must be close to 60. Wow. He still has it. Kx125 ✅🏁🏁🏁
61
62 this yr magic man hero f man champion
I remember watching wardy at millville on that bike. Love the video.
So great to see one of my heros from back in the day back on a 2 stroke!
If only Johnny O would have rode in out of nowhere and started a little race action...
Awesome seeing Ward has the right stuff still! Old Guys Rule! Miss the two stroke days.
I'm 45 and this guy was inspiring when I was a kid and still looks geat on a bike
Yo he was flying down that hill...reminded me of watching him at Hangtown in 88' as a 12 year old. R.J. and him used to battle back then. The jetting might be off but that sounded great when it hit. I would love to see what type of horsepower on a dyno that makes still. Jeff signed my denim jacket i had on that day, i still have it. He was super cool to me and took his time to be nice to me even when he didn't need to.
Me too! I watched him at Hangtown as a kid. Stanton, Johnson.
The one and only white boots wardy! great to see the humble gentleman Roosting again 👌 the uk ..2023 vets mx des nation's would be epic jeff ,the 80/90s American champs have visited and loved it! 👌
What a LEGEND, fabulous to see him on that bike ringing the kneck out of it 👌👊👊
Nice to see he still has it one of my favorites of all time wardy
What a treat, the man still rips harrrd!
Awesome seeing Wardy ripping
What flashbacks from that gear! He was the little kid riding a minibike wheelie in "On Any Sunday"!!! My inspiration. My first few Washougal Nattys were when they ran 125's and 500's. Seeing Wardy on his KX500 kicking one-footers off the first jump at the bottom of Horsepower Hill, Dogger came blitzing through those huge 90's finish line "whoops" on his KX500's rear tire! The ground shook! Privateer Guy Cooper still shredding and showing off on his RM125 after busting his perch, those moments are unforgettable. My first year there was Hannah's last.
Awesome job putting this production together ! Beautiful bike and the great Jeff Ward giving his input and showing his unbelievable skills. Wardy was my favorite pro back then, as I rode a Kawasaki in the New England Connecticut area. I love looking at old vhs videos and old pictures of my 1979 KX250, 1984 KX500 and 1985 KX500 MX bikes.
I have pictures of my KX 500 bikes brand new rolling out of Midtown Kawasaki in Rocky Hill Connecticut and the Cromwell sand pits. I stopped riding MX in 1987 and came back in 1999. I’m sure you all had your MX breaks for careers and injuries as did.
I jumped ship from Kawasaki to the McGrath inspired Yamaha YZ250 and eventually made the switch to the thumpers on a Honda CRF 450R. I now ride a Suzuki on the street and stopped riding MX. I’ll never forget Wardy and those KX bikes, I lived for that stuff in the 80’s. That stuff forged me into the person I’ve become and made me one tough and determined individual. Thank you for putting that on TH-cam.
Bad ass video! Need more of them with old school guys.
Glad you grabbed Wardy to do this! Having fun!
'The Flying Freckle' a great rider and person.
Amazing guy! Thanks for subscribing!
A very sweet sounding old bike and great to see the champ having fun and a nostalgia ride
Met him back in 85 at Mosier Valley....he was out at the track getting in some practice before the Supercross. I was at a Gary Bailey MX class that day..Ward took a few minutes to say hello to us all, allowed people to get close to his works 250. His mechanic answered a lot of questions for us. Took pictures with people as well. Super nice guy.
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Ahh those were the days. I patterned my riding after Wardy. I also always rode Kawies. 1976 1979 1980 1984 125’s and a 1992 kx 250. And now I have a 2022 kx 450
Wow! That was awesome. I remember that bike, 84 was such an awesome year for mx. Wardy is fast! Still have all my mx mags from that era.
That was super great watching the Great Jeff Ward, Ride his 125 !! You go Jeff , that was my time probably a little before his , thank you. !!!!
Love the single side rad, jeff ward and green dirt bikes !
I was waiting for him to put on his kidney belt, Everyone wore them back in the day, it helped my lower back after a four moto day, I bought a 82 Rm after Mark Barnett won the 125 championship in 81, 85 Kx125 after Jeff won the 125 championship in 84, It had way more low end than my 84 Rm125, It felt like a 150cc to me, I wish I would have never sold that bike, How many people has said that before ! Then a 87 CR 250 all new bike after Rick Johnson won the 250 championship in 86 # Mad Dog.
The Flying Freckle was and always will be awesome!
So awesome to see and hear
Wow! Just wow! That year (1984) the 125 nationals was my all time favorite battle rivaled only by the 76’ Hannah/Smith 125 battle. But Wardy was my hero! My family opened a Kawasaki franchise in 1985 in Oregon and Jeff Ward was who I wanted to be from then on!!!! I loved the 1985 bikes, especially that 125 which looked so much like Wardy’s 1984 works bike. Wonderful video and so awesome that Ward is still fit and riding👍 the man is a legend of Motorsport!
You know its only cuz my first race bike was an 81 Elsinore 80 but by the time I started racing down at Bonneville race way in ? Duh? I was bummed when I realized my bad ass bike is a lame bike it seemed, only by the looks mind you with my metal tank two rear shocks, that made me really want to get an up to speed (date) bike so summer of 86' was when the old man one day stoked me out at the shop with a new bike, this only a year out of date, but I believe there seemed to me until today seeing wardy here on this hard ass looking bike that I now realize how lame I was pissing and moaning,(only in my head mind you)for any length of time over "airquotes! How it looks!???? So yeah thanks dad so trick in much for showing me how to truly live I just wished for 50 years now that you could have actually taught us how to live, but stilled like always I love you mostest and your stilled and will always be the favorite!!!!!one of " MyThreeDads
yes the 1984 kx 125 is legendary is was 16 and wanted one so bad..I was on 81 yz125.. it was out dayed by by 1984..great times in those early 80s years for mx bikes
Flipping awesome! Thanks Ping for the coverage!
Love love loved this! Thanks
That thing rips pretty good for a bike that old and grown man on it! I love it!!!
Not bad at all - He was on the gas! Thanks for subscribing to the channel!
I Enjoyed watching Wardy ride again.Got to see Him race twice at Lake Sugar Tree in Axton Virginia back in the early 80's.Looks like He's in Great shape to be 61 years old only two years younger than me but I'll bet a world of difference faster.Looks like riding that 125 two stroke put a smile on his face.Probably brought back fond memories of His Glory Days.Would Love to see Jeff and as many as possible of The Legends of the late 70's and 80's get together and race on 125's or 250's.I would rather see that than the modern day guys race.That would be Awesome watching The Legends race on 2 strokes Any size!!!
Love it! Wardy’s a legend
That was really nice!!!
He has an excellent spirit!
He made are day.
Still hauls the freakin' mail, love Wardy.
Loved watching him pass R/J at Broome Tioga on the 500 back in the Day. He is and always will be my favorite MX Rider.
Wardy is a legend.i can't believe he still fits in his gear...
Ward still has tons of talent! As older vet riders we still need to just go out and ride and have fun, I have a 1980 CR 125 and 250 that I still enjoy riding and alot of younger kids ask about what the two rear shocks are all about. I will in near future do a video of these bikes and post on my channel.
I watched Jeff compete in the Kingdome in 79.
He took 15th.
He was still new.
Became a classic motocross icon.
Jimmy Weinert was still "the man" at Kawasaki at that time.
Hannah won that night.
Jeff can definitely still ride.
I remember seeing Ward race Omara at Saddleback probably on that very bike, I swear I don't know how those motors stayed together, they had them just pinned the entire race, what I saw those guys do on those 125s was unbelievable, thank
you Wardy for that memory!
(The talent it takes to make an underpowered bike go that fast is off the charts)
Great vid. I had a new 84 RM. My bro rode Kawasaki. But Jeff Ward guy I looked up to. He such a good man. Always humble. I would give anything to go back to that time. Like him I love riding. It all comes back. He definitely never lost it. Open face helmets cool. 9nly used em if u knew u b in front. 🤣😂👍like to see vid with him and Carmichael.just saw last few min. Ward is someone I love to ride with. 51 yo. Still ride I get chance. Great sport. Great family activity.
As a young man , I was a Jeff Ward fan . Now as an aging motorcyclist , motorcycle shop owner , racer... I'm a super-fan. He was and is an inspiration.
The smile on his face was like James stewart, worth a trillion dollars 🤙great job👍
Wardy is an absolute legend! I was at TLD visiting one day and Wardy was there picking up one of Aryton’s minis and he stopped for a photo and chatted for a bit. I still have that photo framed and hanging in my office…
Did Ayrton have the just released CRF150R big wheel then? We bought that bike, if so. (I imagine he had several)
Legend ! Bike sounded like a good running 200cc.
Awesome video.jeff ward is a legend! Thanks guys.... Now I want a kx125!!!!!
1984 Millville, the track was WAY different then. In one of the back sections Wardy would accelerate and wheelie down the hill!!!! O'Mara didn't have anything for Jeff that day!!!! Side bar, I rode the Pro National Hare Scrambles at Millville in 84, and John Martin and Ed Lojak we're fighting each other for the win, man those guys were so FAST!!!! I was on a KTM 125!!! I loved that bike!!
Nice to see Jeff Ward on the bike again ! I remember seeing him in the magazines racing XR75s against all the YZ80 guys and still winning. Saw him race in person last at Foxboro Supercross 1983. 👍🏼
That was cool 60 years old still looks fast .
I bet He still is.Looks like he's in good shape to be 61 years old.
I watched Wardy race at the 2005 World Minis, there were a couple ex stars mixed in. He was so fast then and still is. So cool! I live these types of videos.
this was so enjoyable to watch. old school appreciation
Hell yeah! Jeff man I grew up watching you and got my first bike a 1986 KX80... changed my life and I still ride at 52
Great video... Good to see the olTimer still has it in him, probably forever 🏁
Cant wait to restore my 85 kx125 now all cause of this guy, first year power valve. So cool love ward and this piece of history
I fell in love with motocross and Kawasaki because of you Thanks great memories as a young boy growing up in the 1980's
champion in every class.....respect
Wardy was a damn good INDYCAR racer as well! Just an all around American BADASS!!! 🇺🇲
Awesome to see WARD on his '84. Some kids had Farrah's poster on the wall 👍but raced an '84 KX80, so Wardy was my hero back in the 80's. Great to see Dewhurst out there too. Long time friend shooting on 4 wheels...
next Heather Thomas (the fall guy chick)
@@mixerguru Agree! Heather Thomas was smokin'. I would have to go with Heather Locklear back in '84 I think looking back, I was a bit young for Farrah. Best part was I got to bag HL order every so often in '86 helping her out to her black 911 at the supermarket in Valencia! Amazing!!
In 84 I was in my second year of motocross racing still at Bonneville Raceway on Friday nights, but I would start racing outdoors in Utah at places like green river, moab, lehi (south of lehi, and a track kinda near Farmington Utah, still on my 81' CD 80 Elsinore until Easter vacation, 6th gr when I was coerced into moving back to orange County with my mom and new dad that had nothing to do with bikes or skiing?:(!! I later learned my dad had a brand new 84 yz80 waiting for me but sold it and I never had my own bike again until a month after my30th bd
What a legend!
I bet That's pretty cool to see on person. He looks like he enjoyed.
Based on that smile, I think you're right! Thanks for watching! Subscribe for more of this!
The overwhelming joy of riding a 2-stroke! 🙂
Riding a Two Stroke Never gets old.It's a one of a kind thrill you never forget.
@@markallen6818
My last bike was an '81 RM 125! First year for the Full-Floater and liquid cooling. 42 years ago... seems like yesterday..
That gear,, wow, some of the best gear ever made bring it back,,
JT racing,O'neal,Motocross Fox, Scott Goggles,Bell Helmets and Hi-Point Boots.The Glory Days of Motocross Racing.Alot of Legends raced back then.Seem like a lot more back then than now.The 70's-80's had the best Riders.Yes there are a few really good riders now but not as many at one time like it was back then.
I had one of those when I was a kid (Australia), it's my favorite 125 to this day, I remember that it had a big carby, nice video for the memories.
That`s awesome, Wardy still wringing it out!