People now in their 50's like me are very lucky to have been growing up in the 80's because they were epic times compared to now. The LC was THE BIKE to have at that special time. Still got mine.
👍The Best Bike Racing & Best Era of Music, Back when Orwell's '1984' was Just a Movie!! Now it's Becoming a Reality with Google/Facebook Big Brother 'Technocracy' Running Everything! Take me Back to a Simpler Time!! -Cheers👍😉🇦🇺 PS. If you want a Great Laugh😂& '80s Nostalgia I Recommend "I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle" Best B Grade Flick I've Seen in Many Years! I found it free on Amazon Prime - I don't know if it's on Y.T. though! Terrible Title but Good Movie👍😉
Yes great times. Rode my mate's LC with it's Allspeeds far better than my old X7. Only on £30 a week at the time so unfortunately could not afford an LC. Would love one now but would cost a fortune and two strokes are a no go in this crazy world.
People like me are the luckiest because I raced many of those guys in 1981-82. Charlie Corner was my hero, but he gave up racing because of his job, I raced his brother George many times. Saw Niall Mackenzie at RAF Ouston, raced Andy Muggleton and Kurt Langan and saw Alan Carter disappear in the distance once lol
@@timcolder2789 I raced X7s in 1981, only the top guys on LCs beat me. The X7 was better on the brakes and faster through the corners, same on top speed but slower through the gears. Thngs changed in 1982 when tuners figured out how to make the best of water cooling.
Great memories of my early visits to Donington Park around 1981 when I was about 15, and watching World of Sport on a Saturday afternoon. The most exciting racing I ever saw, and remember being in the paddock at Donington in 1984 when all the YPVS versions were all lined up with the competion leader's bike being in Wrangler colours. The making of future stars such as Niall Mckenzie, the late Kenny Irons and even Damon Hill. Also remember Ray Swann, Graham Cannell and Steve Chambers.
The amount of fork dive is pretty drastic. Reminds me of the bad old days when bikes had minds of their own when it came to handling. Thin fort tubes, marginal brakes and flexible frames. But those of us that survived had a ball on those bikes because we didn't know any better. Great race. I'm 70 and still give the youngsters a run in the tight twistys.
Great to see some of my heroes from my youth on track racing again...I was not an LC fan back in the day,but now can see the appeal. Hope more older racers come out of retirement & more of these races are broadcast. Excellent, thank you 👍👍🏁
Wow. That brings back memories. We used to support an LC rider back in the day. Knock hill has certainly changed from the days when the Solo Motorcycles van was parked in the paddock. Great stuff.
Wonderful. Glad I lived those times through the RD era, still biking today at 60. Everything can fk right off after year 2000, not interested after that.
This is awesome!!!! Way better than waiting for my VHS tape ordered by toll call, paid by international bank transfer during my lunch break , then waiting forever till it arrived. I can still smell my LC watching this. Was it Duke videos??? Edit We didn't see any of your domestic racing in NZ..
i remember this series (pro am) had the fortune of watching these loonies rip round mallory like a herd of angry wasps,amazing close up fairing bashing.the lc was definately the king of the track and streets back in the day.loved it.
Are they still doing the Pro-Am? Im guessing not as I cant find any info about it. Im proud to say I survived owning and racing a 350 'elsie'. Raced in the Bike magazine Moped mayhem series too :)
Gotta feel pity for today's British learner riders. They're restricted to gutless and slow 4 stroke 125cc bikes, so the vast majority will never experience the excitement of riding a more powerful 2 stroke 125cc bike, let alone a 175cc, 200cc, 250cc, 305cc, 350cc, 400cc, 500cc. 550cc, or 750cc 2 stroke motorcycle on the road. I was lucky, as part of generation X, to have lived in a biking world where 2 stroke once ruled the roads!! I still ride a 2 stroke 250cc twin bike as everyday transport. It's the only one still in everyday use in my home town. Once there were thousands.....
You hardly ever see any learner riders these days. Back in the '80's we had a group of about 10 to 15 in our gang all riding two strokes , LC's, KR1, RD400, RD350B, RD250 and X7's. My neighbour did not like my microns but then he was a copper! Lived close to the Micron factory and they actually made a new pipe for me when one of the welds split. Before we got rid of our L plates it was RD125, KH125 and GP100's. Always remember it rained like hell on my part two test and tearing up my L plates in the test centre office. Great days, learners these days don't know what they missed. No wonder there are so few younger riders now.
They need to get Terry Rymer, Stuart Melen, Dean Askin, Ray Stringer,and Kevin Mawdsley to get on the grid to even it up a bit?👍 But to be honest, Nial McKenzie is a fucking good rider👍 But the Wee Burnie picture I am not so sure about😮
People now in their 50's like me are very lucky to have been growing up in the 80's because they were epic times compared to now. The LC was THE BIKE to have at that special time. Still got mine.
👍The Best Bike Racing & Best Era of Music, Back when Orwell's '1984' was Just a Movie!! Now it's Becoming a Reality with Google/Facebook Big Brother 'Technocracy' Running Everything! Take me Back to a Simpler Time!! -Cheers👍😉🇦🇺
PS. If you want a Great Laugh😂& '80s Nostalgia I Recommend "I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle" Best B Grade Flick I've Seen in Many Years! I found it free on Amazon Prime - I don't know if it's on Y.T. though! Terrible Title but Good Movie👍😉
Yes great times. Rode my mate's LC with it's Allspeeds far better than my old X7. Only on £30 a week at the time so unfortunately could
not afford an LC. Would love one now but would cost a fortune and two strokes are a no go in this crazy world.
People like me are the luckiest because I raced many of those guys in 1981-82. Charlie Corner was my hero, but he gave up racing because of his job, I raced his brother George many times. Saw Niall Mackenzie at RAF Ouston, raced Andy Muggleton and Kurt Langan and saw Alan Carter disappear in the distance once lol
@@timcolder2789 I raced X7s in 1981, only the top guys on LCs beat me. The X7 was better on the brakes and faster through the corners, same on top speed but slower through the gears. Thngs changed in 1982 when tuners figured out how to make the best of water cooling.
Great memories of my early visits to Donington Park around 1981 when I was about 15, and watching World of Sport on a Saturday afternoon. The most exciting racing I ever saw, and remember being in the paddock at Donington in 1984 when all the YPVS versions were all lined up with the competion leader's bike being in Wrangler colours. The making of future stars such as Niall Mckenzie, the late Kenny Irons and even Damon Hill. Also remember Ray Swann, Graham Cannell and Steve Chambers.
The amount of fork dive is pretty drastic. Reminds me of the bad old days when bikes had minds of their own when it came to handling. Thin fort tubes, marginal brakes and flexible frames. But those of us that survived had a ball on those bikes because we didn't know any better. Great race. I'm 70 and still give the youngsters a run in the tight twistys.
Great to see some of my heroes from my youth on track racing again...I was not an LC fan back in the day,but now can see the appeal. Hope more older racers come out of retirement & more of these races are broadcast. Excellent, thank you 👍👍🏁
Wow. That brings back memories. We used to support an LC rider back in the day. Knock hill has certainly changed from the days when the Solo Motorcycles van was parked in the paddock. Great stuff.
Wow, so much Elsies at one place amazing. And the sound brings back memories... 🥰🥰🥰
Superb race superb track, I remember watching this in the 80s, I seem to recall Joe Toner was the one to beat then
Wonderful. Glad I lived those times through the RD era, still biking today at 60. Everything can fk right off after year 2000, not interested after that.
Great fun to watch! Really miss my LC when watching this! But unfortunately it was stolen. But we had some fun over 20 years, me & my LC ♥️
Had loads of these and tried a bit of racing in the 80s, the lc fever never leaves you.
Excellent! Great show bringing back lots of memories of my youth both on and off the track 🏁
Fantastic, brings back great memories.
Superb,,,,I had new one in red and white back in the day,,,,wish i still had it now.
Brilliant 👌👍👏 better than the super bike race
Wow. Niall you still got it!
what an event that was , was awesome.
thats made my year. great fun great bikes great riders.
Top action from the old boys!
エキサイティングレースですね！CORNERさんの最終突っ込みやMACPHERSONさんも凄かった、MACKENZIEさん流石元GPライダーPRO-AM 最高です！また観たいです！
This is awesome!!!! Way better than waiting for my VHS tape ordered by toll call, paid by international bank transfer during my lunch break , then waiting forever till it arrived. I can still smell my LC watching this.
Was it Duke videos???
Edit
We didn't see any of your domestic racing in NZ..
i remember this series (pro am) had the fortune of watching these loonies rip round mallory like a herd of angry wasps,amazing close up fairing bashing.the lc was definately the king of the track and streets back in the day.loved it.
懐かしい。👍
よく当時のビキニカウル&アンダーカウルのワンメイク仕様で残っていたね しかも多数。
当時出場していた方もエントリーしてるのでしょうか！？
日本では当時カウル付バイクは法律上発売出来なくて このビキニカウルとアンダーカウルはオプションでした。
(初のカウル付はビキニカウルではVT250 フルカウルではΓ250)
and strange there out on 250lc with blue back grounds as they should be green back grounds for the 250 and blue 350
they are 350s
Brilliant - have a 250LC to restore (350 got nicked back in 85) but why don't they have a few white and blue ones lol
Brilliant. Lc's doing what lc's are made to do. Still got mine from my youth. Had it 33 years . Never part with it.
Are they still doing the Pro-Am? Im guessing not as I cant find any info about it. Im proud to say I survived owning and racing a 350 'elsie'. Raced in the Bike magazine Moped mayhem series too :)
Fucking brilliant 👌
Had two lc's always regret selling them
I was so close to buying an old stock new ypvs in 89 but went for an fzr 600, still not sure today if I made the right choice
Brilliant!!
Magic!
Very nice ! :)
Wonderfull.
Needed a comentary
where did they find all those LC's ??
Gotta feel pity for today's British learner riders. They're restricted to gutless and slow 4 stroke 125cc bikes, so the vast majority will never experience the excitement of riding a more powerful 2 stroke 125cc bike, let alone a 175cc, 200cc, 250cc, 305cc, 350cc, 400cc, 500cc. 550cc, or 750cc 2 stroke motorcycle on the road.
I was lucky, as part of generation X, to have lived in a biking world where 2 stroke once ruled the roads!!
I still ride a 2 stroke 250cc twin bike as everyday transport. It's the only one still in everyday use in my home town. Once there were thousands.....
You hardly ever see any learner riders these days. Back in the '80's we had a group of about 10 to 15 in our gang all riding two strokes , LC's, KR1, RD400, RD350B, RD250 and X7's. My neighbour did not like my microns but then he was a copper! Lived close to the Micron factory and they actually made a new pipe for me when one of the welds split. Before we got rid of our L plates it was RD125, KH125 and GP100's. Always remember it rained like hell on my part two test and tearing up my L plates in the test centre office. Great days, learners these days don't know what they missed. No wonder there are so few younger riders now.
ゼッケン２のカーターってアラン カーター?GP250で鳴り物入りだった。
Mckenzie was sand bagging. That bike of his was way too quick down the back straight on the last lap.
They need to get Terry Rymer, Stuart Melen, Dean Askin, Ray Stringer,and Kevin Mawdsley to get on the grid to even it up a bit?👍
But to be honest, Nial McKenzie is a fucking good rider👍 But the Wee Burnie picture I am not so sure about😮
But... Where are the highlights of British Superbike, British Supersport, etc?
Why wasn't Eddie 'Bulldozer' Boldizar invited?
Because he was a danger to life and limb.
what was corner doing wee is arm
getting better wind resistance, some guys grab the top of the left forkleg
What you dont get a true impression of on TV is how huge Charlie Corner is, well over 6ft, he is getting his arm out of the way.
we need some more quicker uk lads what to give me a bash lol