Remember being there very well as a 10 year old and hanging out in King Kenny’s motor home in the pits as we did at most meets. Also we shared to same Yamaha motorcycle factory in Holland and I used to look at his bikes in awe ..I thought it was incredible he had a tv in his motor home 🤣After the races finished all us kids would hop on the mini bikes used for getting around the pits and race around Silverstone - the memories are just unbelievable. Kenny Roberts is the most balanced rider I’ve seen everything just looks right and love his bike. I’ve still got plenty of stickers of Kenny Johnny Cecotto and co. I was there with Australian rider Greg Johnson and Mum. Kenny is a hero of mine just fantastic.
Oh pls stop being like one of those farts that say" it used to be so much better in my time" there's great racing today too, watch the best Motogp and WSBK races, watch Motogp Australia 2015, 2017 and 2022, so many overtakes on bikes that are 10x times faster than the bikes in this video, Assen 2018 in Motogp had more than 150 overtakes and 6 different leaders all in 40 minutes, so you clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
I remember watching this Live! Barry Sheene 7, was my biking Hero, " Don't you wave at me young man " Classic Murray Walker. Each time I watch it I think Sheene is going to win! RIP Barry and Murray.
Cheers for posting the video. Great to watch and remember back in the day👍. I had an rd500 in the 80s. Always been my favourite bike. Plus roads weren't busy like today.
Murray Walker - the best motorsport commentator ever! And back in those days only one commentator, so we have what would be dreaded these days - a few seconds with no-one talking!
Personally I always found the 2 stroke era boring - every bike looking and sounding the same! And mainly because they WERE largely the same. We could thank the FIM rules for that.
i agree ... i went to see a motocross race recently ... all these bikes were like farting ... i miss the metallic scream of the old mono 2T ... both the small 125 and the monstruos 500 ... what a sound.
The first bike Gp I ever watched live on tv when I was 13.Could not really have picked a bet race. Give me those days anytime. Bikes were more equal and money was not so important just graft, skill and a will to win. KR went on to be my idol and sat next to Bazza and his other half in the pits at Donington at the 1984 Transatlantic Meeting. Give me two strokes any day.
I was there as well i was 19, and rode there from Bristol on my RD250. was the best race I ever saw. Sheene and Roberts were legends riding the unrideables .
A Classic Race.....Mick Grant was on the 4 Stroke 8 valve per oval cylinder Honda. She didn't last long....My brother and I were on Stowe Corner. The night before we saw Led Zeppelin at Knebworth and flew back to Australia Monday morning. You'd have to say it was a good weekend to finish 8 weeks going to GP's and Motocross GP's in Europe.....Wayne Gardner kicked the arses of the Poms on a Hotted up CB900 B'ol D'or Honda Road Bike that he bought over from Australia against the Mega Buck Honda F1 Factory Bikes.....A Great Weekend indeed. The Joke of the Day was the staged so called Racing for a Dodgy Pommy Movie called "Silver Dream Racer".....What an embarrassment that was to the Motorcycle World. Another thing worth mentioning was Gregg Hansford, as always Brilliant riding on his Kawasaki 250 & 350. A bloke who was 6'2" and about 80kg against a field of 50kg Euro Jockey's. Just getting podiums for Gregg was an incredible achievement, and he won his fair share of GP's.....Kenny Roberts said if Gregg had a Yamaha he would've won the 500 title because he was the Best Rider in the World. Unfortunately he remained loyal to Kawasaki who's 500 was about 20hp down and Slow.
Barry Sheen was so funny when he flicked the Vs at Kenny Roberts and made Murray giggle 😂 I did used to have such a crush on Sheen and his cheeky smile when I was a kid ❤️
We used to go every year , camping for the weekend one of the things I remember from that year was the cheering coming from various parts of the circuit whenever Barry Sheene took the lead , we were sat in grandstands at start finish and to this day I can't believe Barry didn't win , great skills and a lot of bottle from all 3 involved .
Just read some guys comment on another video about this particular race and how Kenny Roberts and (Walker I think it is he said ? )Kept trading first place and it was an epic race. I scroll little further down in my feed, and here’s the actual video of that race.🤘🏼👍🏼‼️
Was way off lol I just went back to that video because I drew a blank on the name of that British writer. Roberts was racing/battling apparently. Sheene was the name ….and he just took first as I type this hehe
@vicpnut1 I was there as Sheene gave Roberts the "V" right in front of us, I also managed to get the rear slick from Sheenes bike from the day, if only I still had it i`d probably make a few quid on Ebay.
Ilman kierroksella ohitettavia lopussa olisi Barry Sheene todennäköisesti voittanut. Kenny pääsi helpommassa kohdassa ohi siitä hitaammasta kuin Barry. Hieno video!
Ich vergleiche einige Entwicklungen zu heute. Silverstone 2017 gewann Desmo Dovi. Die unterschiede sind schon sichtbar 1000 ccm Viertakter und mit laufenden Motoren wird gestartet. Pro Gridline nur 3 Motorräder und an den Kurven sind Kiesbette.
Roberts was the best ever. Agostini, Rossi, Marquez, etc. never had to come from 10th to 15th on EVERY start to win 3 championships in a row. Roberts diminutive stature made it where he couldn't really start well with the push start. If Roberts raced with a running start he would have won several more championships. No doubt.
hehe, modern bikes are incredible. 79 just wasn't that far back really and Murray Walker is talking about what heroes these guys are because they have 125hp LOL. Now I do get back in the day the tires were nothing like as good as they are now but you can buy street bikes with 150hp all day long without getting into the big bad daddies of the street. Mannnnnnnn how times have moved on. These boys could ride and without all the noob saving devices of modern bikes too. Proper legends.
My hero🎉🎉in dated one of his cousins... way cool...she watched me and my Boyz watched a race...so funny she said that's my cousin 😂😂😂and took me to her gramparents to confirm 🎉🎉🎉🎉crazy !!!KING KENNY!!!!🎉🎉🎉
miss ya sheene. miss em all, bill ivy, kim newcombe.. quite a roll call but all enriched our lives. perhaps sad at the time, when some retire with gas left in the tank- but so they should. someone tell rossi that
Pure gold Theo 👌..pure F.I.M road racing.. NOWADAYS TOO MUCH TECH TRACTION CONTROL ANTI WHEELIE MAPPING SWITCH BOOOOOO...👎😎 YES..YES...I KNOW THERE ARE 250/260 Hp....BUT....
LOL yup, he was waving, lol. Ahhhhhhhhhhh good times and not jewelry wearing poser F1 drivers. Pooise Mamalton. Proper Englishman. I saw Sheens last race at Goodwood, he won, of course. What a giant amongst men he was.
I was there, spent some time with David Essex who was filming Silver Dream Racer (Probably the worst film ever made) even though I'm in it, sorry David.
Bikes have come on a long way in 40 years. I was at this race, took my girlfriend who was also a biker. Weather was hot and dry (bonus). Gutted when Sheene threw it away and lost by 0.03 seconds, but he lost to one of the greatest riders in history.
Let us not forget the fantastic commentary from the late, great Murray Walker. R.I.P Sir.
Yes , His enthusiasm and race knowledge gives you goose bumps .
9@@johnsononey
Remember being there very well as a 10 year old and hanging out in King Kenny’s motor home in the pits as we did at most meets. Also we shared to same Yamaha motorcycle factory in Holland and I used to look at his bikes in awe ..I thought it was incredible he had a tv in his motor home 🤣After the races finished all us kids would hop on the mini bikes used for getting around the pits and race around Silverstone - the memories are just unbelievable. Kenny Roberts is the most balanced rider I’ve seen everything just looks right and love his bike. I’ve still got plenty of stickers of Kenny Johnny Cecotto and co.
I was there with Australian rider Greg Johnson and Mum. Kenny is a hero of mine just fantastic.
When men were men and racer had huge balls. Barry Sheene, a true legend of the sport.
He was a beast I met him briefly he smoked like a chimney and loved his beer
The legendary Bazza. Thanks for everything. R.I.P.
Those were the days, push starts and 2 strokes ruled the world! Great days!
Classic! I agree with an earlier comment- all legends including Murray. Great to see that again.
I was there, I left Rome with a Honda 400 Four SS. three days of travel. unforgettable.
What a stunning race between Barry and king Kenny this is proper racing today’s racing isn’t anywhere near as great
Oh pls stop being like one of those farts that say" it used to be so much better in my time" there's great racing today too, watch the best Motogp and WSBK races, watch Motogp Australia 2015, 2017 and 2022, so many overtakes on bikes that are 10x times faster than the bikes in this video, Assen 2018 in Motogp had more than 150 overtakes and 6 different leaders all in 40 minutes, so you clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
2023..."cough" 😂
it is so strange to hear that a MotoGP rider is also a grass farmer. what a bunch of legends.
I remember watching this Live! Barry Sheene 7, was my biking Hero, " Don't you wave at me young man " Classic Murray Walker. Each time I watch it I think Sheene is going to win! RIP Barry and Murray.
The greatest race I've ever seen. Thanks for uploading.
Cheers for posting the video. Great to watch and remember back in the day👍. I had an rd500 in the 80s. Always been my favourite bike. Plus roads weren't busy like today.
Murray Walker - the best motorsport commentator ever! And back in those days only one commentator, so we have what would be dreaded these days - a few seconds with no-one talking!
Michael Stephen , couldn't have put it better myself .
I was there on my RD 250 happy days!
I was there, an awe struck 16 yr old. Still have the race programme.
Something about the 2 stroke races that is so much better than what we have today.
Personally I always found the 2 stroke era boring - every bike looking and sounding the same!
And mainly because they WERE largely the same. We could thank the FIM rules for that.
i agree ... i went to see a motocross race recently ... all these bikes were like farting ... i miss the metallic scream of the old mono 2T ... both the small 125 and the monstruos 500 ... what a sound.
What a great race!
The Race that they used for Silver Dream Machine movie 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍
The first bike Gp I ever watched live on tv when I was 13.Could not really have picked a bet race. Give me those days anytime. Bikes were more equal and money was not so important just graft, skill and a will to win. KR went on to be my idol and sat next to Bazza and his other half in the pits at Donington at the 1984 Transatlantic Meeting. Give me two strokes any day.
Awesome footage, brings back many memories of being at Silverstone....
Love watching the old races; saw Roberts win at Daytona back in the day. About the same time when Cook Nielson won on the Ducati. Great days.
Thanks for the upload. Love those racing days!!
Remember that well !! I was 12 years old 😂 great days they were 👍
Was just as exciting in those days as motogp today. Long live the sport.
I was there. I bought a badge. "Johny had it, Barry wanted it, Kenny got it" World 500cc championship... Great times :)
Murray at the start: "When the red lights come on there will be ten seconds to go..." Red lights come on, then go off again three seconds later LOL.
Roberts Yamaha power.....stunning race
Hah! I was there in my teens. I hitchhiked and slept in the bush, but I've seen the race :)
I was there as well i was 19, and rode there from Bristol on my RD250. was the best race I ever saw. Sheene and Roberts were legends riding the unrideables .
You hardcore fucking pair of ****s!
I was there, best race of all time. You should be able to see me; I'm the blur at Becketts.
IF I'M NOT WRONG ....THIS RACE WAS THE DEBUT OF THE CRAZY HONDA NR 500 ...Oval pistons, piston rings and dual-conrods..
WUHUHU😌
We called it Nearly Ready 500 was there when Grant dropped it they put a blanket over it . Supposed to be top secret
You are totally correct. Even Honda were not perfect in those days though. Until Spencer and the 1982 bike they could not compete.
Yeah Mick Grant rode it - not the best of times for the 4 - Stroke , but a nice try from Honda
A Classic Race.....Mick Grant was on the 4 Stroke 8 valve per oval cylinder Honda. She didn't last long....My brother and I were on Stowe Corner. The night before we saw Led Zeppelin at Knebworth and flew back to Australia Monday morning. You'd have to say it was a good weekend to finish 8 weeks going to GP's and Motocross GP's in Europe.....Wayne Gardner kicked the arses of the Poms on a Hotted up CB900 B'ol D'or Honda Road Bike that he bought over from Australia against the Mega Buck Honda F1 Factory Bikes.....A Great Weekend indeed.
The Joke of the Day was the staged so called Racing for a Dodgy Pommy Movie called "Silver Dream Racer".....What an embarrassment that was to the Motorcycle World. Another thing worth mentioning was Gregg Hansford, as always Brilliant riding on his Kawasaki 250 & 350. A bloke who was 6'2" and about 80kg against a field of 50kg Euro Jockey's. Just getting podiums for Gregg was an incredible achievement, and he won his fair share of GP's.....Kenny Roberts said if Gregg had a Yamaha he would've won the 500 title because he was the Best Rider in the World. Unfortunately he remained loyal to Kawasaki who's 500 was about 20hp down and Slow.
Barry Sheen was so funny when he flicked the Vs at Kenny Roberts and made Murray giggle 😂 I did used to have such a crush on Sheen and his cheeky smile when I was a kid ❤️
Thanks for the memories❤😢
Nice one man, been looking for this...remember watching it . Thanx.
We used to go every year , camping for the weekend one of the things I remember from that year was the cheering coming from various parts of the circuit whenever Barry Sheene took the lead , we were sat in grandstands at start finish and to this day I can't believe Barry didn't win , great skills and a lot of bottle from all 3 involved .
Two great heroes of my boyhood.
Just read some guys comment on another video about this particular race and how Kenny Roberts and (Walker I think it is he said ? )Kept trading first place and it was an epic race. I scroll little further down in my feed, and here’s the actual video of that race.🤘🏼👍🏼‼️
Was way off lol I just went back to that video because I drew a blank on the name of that British writer. Roberts was racing/battling apparently. Sheene was the name ….and he just took first as I type this hehe
@vicpnut1 I was there as Sheene gave Roberts the "V" right in front of us, I also managed to get the rear slick from Sheenes bike from the day, if only I still had it i`d probably make a few quid on Ebay.
wow!
27 DNFs, 19 finished, .03 diff at the finish line. And 1 Legendary Murray Walker.
DONT YOU WAVE AT ME YOUNG MAN ...PURE CLASS....HAHA..THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD...MAN
What a finish !‼️
que buena epoca! 2t lo mas!! Barry Sheene un grande!!! esas si eran carreras, sin electronica como ahora moto gp que parecen f1, no tienen alma...
Kenny said most people wouldn’t want to sling a leg over this bike
RD350 here, blowing the pistons off of F750s on the twisties
Hair on the back of my neck is standing straight up. Now day's u will watch a lot of bike racing for that to happen. Legends 🏁👍👍👍👍
Ilman kierroksella ohitettavia lopussa olisi Barry Sheene todennäköisesti voittanut. Kenny pääsi helpommassa kohdassa ohi siitä hitaammasta kuin Barry. Hieno video!
Ich vergleiche einige Entwicklungen zu heute. Silverstone 2017 gewann Desmo Dovi. Die unterschiede sind schon sichtbar 1000 ccm Viertakter und mit laufenden Motoren wird gestartet. Pro Gridline nur 3 Motorräder und an den Kurven sind Kiesbette.
Magnificent commentating
A race for the ages
Roberts was the best ever. Agostini, Rossi, Marquez, etc. never had to come from 10th to 15th on EVERY start to win 3 championships in a row. Roberts diminutive stature made it where he couldn't really start well with the push start. If Roberts raced with a running start he would have won several more championships. No doubt.
hehe, modern bikes are incredible. 79 just wasn't that far back really and Murray Walker is talking about what heroes these guys are because they have 125hp LOL. Now I do get back in the day the tires were nothing like as good as they are now but you can buy street bikes with 150hp all day long without getting into the big bad daddies of the street. Mannnnnnnn how times have moved on. These boys could ride and without all the noob saving devices of modern bikes too. Proper legends.
Muzza and Bazza our favourite adopted Aussie brothers.
When Silverstone was epically fast and rider's had mega balls
Legendary Sheenes hand wavings...this is race of the races..
My hero🎉🎉in dated one of his cousins... way cool...she watched me and my Boyz watched a race...so funny she said that's my cousin 😂😂😂and took me to her gramparents to confirm 🎉🎉🎉🎉crazy !!!KING KENNY!!!!🎉🎉🎉
Barry Sheen waving to Kenny Roberts 😂😂😂 . He was flicking him the V’s. 👍👍👍👍
Silver Dream Racer was being filmed at this Grand Prix
I still wave at the end.
If only we could transport these men through time and infiltrate them into the current MOTOGP grid.
Very, Very,Very, espetacular!!!!!!
Absolute legends!
125hp out of 500cc engines in 1979... WOW!
ryvoltz 2 strokes of course...
I know. Even so, it's impressive.
RG 500 - 140 hp
Legendary race
Qué barbaridad de parrilla. A💰💰.MAS❎ GASS. RR🙋♂️🏍🔥🏁
Ésa Yamaha está en otra división!!!
懐かしい！
ケニー ロバーツ、バリー シーン、バージニオ フェラーリ お三方のトップ争いですね。
当時の車体とタイヤ性能であれだけ迫力ある走りを魅せるのだから凄い。
Pure brilliance
miss ya sheene. miss em all, bill ivy, kim newcombe.. quite a roll call but all enriched our lives. perhaps sad at the time, when some retire with gas left in the tank- but so they should. someone tell rossi that
Pure gold Theo 👌..pure F.I.M road racing..
NOWADAYS TOO MUCH TECH
TRACTION CONTROL
ANTI WHEELIE
MAPPING SWITCH
BOOOOOO...👎😎
YES..YES...I KNOW THERE ARE 250/260 Hp....BUT....
12:08 > that middle finger.
No, Barry Sheene do that sign : ✌
To compare today and yesterday... think,unfortunately,safety is still step behind technology
Barry class act all the way!
kingケニー。カッコ良すぎた。
125hp!
Tanx for all this uploads man.
Where did you get all this 😂
And nice that this is not removed because off rights and all that shit
Look at the crowds. Practically empty today. Even for the big races
Balap motor motogp dulu jau lebih menarik dan menantang di banding sekarang ini,,😅😂
Barry sheen numero 1 con il numero 7.
Real men rode real bikes
boetje en hartog.. wow
De witte reus .mooie tijden. Zeker in Assen
LOL yup, he was waving, lol. Ahhhhhhhhhhh good times and not jewelry wearing poser F1 drivers. Pooise Mamalton. Proper Englishman. I saw Sheens last race at Goodwood, he won, of course. What a giant amongst men he was.
Kenny is the man
This was when Silverstone was a proper fast racing circuit , before it got modified and ruined with new bends and chicanes 😢
I was there, spent some time with David Essex who was filming Silver Dream Racer (Probably the worst film ever made) even though I'm in it, sorry David.
Only bad bit is at the end
40年前からバイクはこんなに速かったのか😵💦
I was 15 and remember this race and how good it was. But compared to today, it just seems so boring......
Bikes have come on a long way in 40 years. I was at this race, took my girlfriend who was also a biker. Weather was hot and dry (bonus).
Gutted when Sheene threw it away and lost by 0.03 seconds, but he lost to one of the greatest riders in history.
❤
77 78年のWGP イギリスGPをアップお願いします。
"grass" farmer from the Netherlands..😁
Will Hartog maybe
Where's marc i didnt see him😂
コース脇にこんなに人が・・
barry sheene 11 march 1951
the announcer talks about Roberts using the Yamaha's "superior power"to pass.He did it by holding the gas on longer.
Not true; they were all on full throttle.
Slip stream
Maybe superior power but King Kenny said no 1 would want to ride this bike it had a 90 degree power band flat then oh shit ! LOL great stuff
l dlont think he was waving more like a 2 fingered salute
この時 スズキ はやかった
Proper.
dont think he was waving ha ha
K e n y Robert . Putra ku . K e s i n i l ah .putra ku Joseph robert . Dia Raja Joseph Robert . S i l v e r s t o n e .