I was in hospital recovering from having half my right leg removed when these guys were plying their trade. I was shown live on TV, but the nurses wouldn't let me watch it in case I had a relapse.
Was in the pits all weekend...it was very cold....the Americans were really suffering....a guy landed with lots of Damart thermals for them all...softies 😁
Quite an endorsement for the VFR Honda, not promoted by Honda as an out an out racebike in the way the Fireblade was when that came out. It was classed as an allrounder, but it did pretty well here. Does help that Mr Haslam was on board, but respect to the VFR for being a remarkable design.
mind you, HRC tricked the hell out of those bikes, and they were miles from the production machines, even more so that the other big three.. they could also pilfer idea's from other race winning machines done up by the factory.. Racing was part of Honda's corporate mantra, and dedicated a larger portion of it's budget to the track.. I found not so much in outright speed an hp, but a total package, reliability and tire management , they would be quick up tot he final laps, when the other guys would be worn out.. That engine had a nice wide power band, not like the peaky gixxer, and they managed to get it on par in the i4's in power, made a difference for sure..
@@alexveldhuis6004 totally, didn't sink in till I watched a bit more of the races, he looked smoother than the front runners on that thing. I figured the rain would help him, but he said it made the bike harder to ride as it tended to slide poorly.. makes it even more impressive.. Made a fan of me for sure.. even better the thing lasted the weekend, imagine the dealer at the post break in checkup " what the fuck were you doing with this thing?" personally I'd have given him a new bike, and kept that thing on my showroom floor.. bit of history , looked great in black too..
@@planegaper It made me check them out on ebay, gear driven cams in those days too. But I have 2 bikes already with garage space for only 1, so I shall dream on.
Came down my shed to start work on bike and ended up watching all this video....thanks👍
Watching Kevin Schwantz ride, even as a young guy, there really are no words, holy crap he was just fearless.
And so tallented ! ThE new Spencer
Kevin is and was the MAN!!!
I was in hospital recovering from having half my right leg removed when these guys were plying their trade. I was shown live on TV, but the nurses wouldn't let me watch it in case I had a relapse.
Love it! Brings back some great memories!
Was in the pits all weekend...it was very cold....the Americans were really suffering....a guy landed with lots of Damart thermals for them all...softies 😁
Esas gsxr750 sacs fueron legendarias puro poder buen video
Fantastic
Awesome 👏
Quite an endorsement for the VFR Honda, not promoted by Honda as an out an out racebike in the way the Fireblade was when that came out. It was classed as an allrounder, but it did pretty well here. Does help that Mr Haslam was on board, but respect to the VFR for being a remarkable design.
mind you, HRC tricked the hell out of those bikes, and they were miles from the production machines, even more so that the other big three.. they could also pilfer idea's from other race winning machines done up by the factory..
Racing was part of Honda's corporate mantra, and dedicated a larger portion of it's budget to the track.. I found not so much in outright speed an hp, but a total package, reliability and tire management , they would be quick up tot he final laps, when the other guys would be worn out..
That engine had a nice wide power band, not like the peaky gixxer, and they managed to get it on par in the i4's in power, made a difference for sure..
@@planegaper I was refering to the vfr 750 F that Ron Haslam was on, which was a road going bike with slicks on.
@@alexveldhuis6004 totally, didn't sink in till I watched a bit more of the races, he looked smoother than the front runners on that thing. I figured the rain would help him, but he said it made the bike harder to ride as it tended to slide poorly.. makes it even more impressive.. Made a fan of me for sure.. even better the thing lasted the weekend, imagine the dealer at the post break in checkup " what the fuck were you doing with this thing?"
personally I'd have given him a new bike, and kept that thing on my showroom floor..
bit of history , looked great in black too..
@@planegaper It made me check them out on ebay, gear driven cams in those days too. But I have 2 bikes already with garage space for only 1, so I shall dream on.
@@alexveldhuis6004 Indeed years ahead of it's time, makes me wonder how Halsam would have fared on an Rc30. I know how you feel, 2 ducs..
What happened to Schwantz during the first race?
billy mc Fell off at Redgate.
Classic Kevin, 1 point of contact with the Bike and it’s his throttle hand at WFO!
Which gixxer is Schwantz riding the 750 or 1100?
tony rutters 750
ThE 1100 was not still on the market
@@pabloperez4063 1100 was released in the US in '86.
Dale 1/4ley!!!!
I think I have this on VHS!
I wonder why Merkel was on the VF750 and not his VFR750 from Daytona.
If id listened to the commentary he chose to race his 2 nd bike
No Antipodeans racing , alas .