Kevin was the most talented rider i have ever seen. He turned a bad bike into a great bike just by being Kevin Schwantz. The man was from another universe.
Hell yea. Yank born '78 and am damned proud of our heros growing up. Still have my Doohan Arai RR4 on shelf and a 1987 poster of Gardner NSR500 in garage.
Rainey, cool, smooth, calculated....Schwance...ride it like he stole it, out the seat, hanging on for dear life, taking incredible chances....loved it, my favourite Yankee rider, Mamola a close second, entertainment at its best ...
I got to chat with him for about a half hour once. He was hanging out at the Rock Store in Malibu around 2014. He was a test rider for Suzuki at the time. He was just as passionate about motorcycling as he ever was. Really nice guy.
Always looks like he is having a great time out there. Bikes wobbling around all over the place and trying to high side him but he never lets off or hesitates. Some of the best racing we will ever see. Thanks Kevin!
The greatest era in motorcycle grand Prix racing. And Kevin was the wildest of them all! No artificial rules to level the playing field, this was all out war!! This guy is why I bought my first GSX-R!!😊
The best era of Moto GP. There was a saying, at that time, that there are the late breakers, the late of the later breakers, and there was Kevin Schwantz.
@@sheene71 no way. Alex was great late braker but not even close to Kevin. Toprak is close but never ever you was able to brake over Schwantz if Hi wanted you behind. On that Kevin w was the best hands down. Even with one one arm like in 93 and 94.
Rossi was the best on late breaks in motogp this Era. Kevin Swartz was the best in his Era and now becoz it takes ball of steel to ride the bike like they did. ❤
I loved watching Kevin Schwantz riding when I was a kid, he was always on the ragged edge sliding, drifting tank slappers all in a days riding for Mr Schwantz brilliant entertaining motorsport.
Shwantz was one of the best examples ever of how to take a less than perfect machine and learning to work it. What it lacked in power he made up on the corners.
My name is Kevin, named after this guy. I was born 1996, my dad was a huge moto gp fan, i only got to know that recently. He was a co-pilot in Rally, he drove races on a circuit himself and won some. He then was a mechanic on a Porsche GT3 Cup car for circuit racing. In my young ages i was always on a circuit with him helping on cars. I never really followed MotoGP but when i see this i think i know why he named me after this guy. Never paid much attention to motorcycle racing in the past or why he even named me that. Started following MotoGP from this year. Cant say more than, Kevin Schwantz was probably a legend.
Two of my favorite moments: The last lap heroics to take the win over Rainey at Hockenheim 1991 & 1994 Donnington Park getting taking the checkered flag over Doohan while riding almost one-handed...thank you sir!
The biggest fights Schwantz fought during his career were... against his own bike xD It's shocking to see most of the other riders coming out of corners quite stable and then Kevin arrives and he looks like he is holding onto a crazy bull!... which isn't completely false! That just shows how legendary of a rider he was! Amazing times and amazing riders, these videos are gems, thanks for sharing such a well crafted movie c:
With out a doubt the most perfectly in control, out of control riding I remember anyone having all the years me watching motorcycle racing. A true champs champion! Thanks for the memorys Special K!
I'm a Yamaha guy, and Eddie Lawson will always be my all-time favorite. But... Schwantz is Schwantz, and that Pepsi Suzuki was one of the most beautiful machines to ever grace the GP circuit.
Yes Indeed and I own one RG 500 square 4 - absolutely awesome, very rare, one of the last made !!! See Logo Met Kevin numerous times. Brilliant, push it beyond the limits. Accerations we can all understand, but braking unbelievable !!
Nice video, these drivers who rode wild engines, without electronic assistance, it was more spectacular and dangerous than today. They were much more unpredictable bikes and their changes every year did not always improve them! At each race there were 6, 7 or 8 potential winners. Kevin Schwantz for me is a fiery and unique driver who managed to supplant his opponents thanks to his will, and also with very big braking! Very good memories. Thank you.
Ahhhhh............when MotoGP (500GP) was great! Schwantz was a MONSTER! The only rider who could beat Schwantz was............well, Schwantz! Crash and burn or win it all, you never knew what he would do - the guy was the most exciting rider to watch! He was my hero and the guy I emulated. Even had a replica paint job on my gixxer!
Thank for making this. I was fortunate to be at Hockenheim in '91. There was nothing like seeing it in person. I thought he was going to wreck on every turn, then watching him beat Rainey by a nose was awesome.
The greatest period of motorcycle road racing .. when real men had to tame brutal power deliverys, bikes that wanted to kill any rider that threw a leg over .. not a bunch of spoiled sooks parading around on tamed electronic gadgets
Many thanks Dany this is an excellent tribute, the footage literally brought tears remembering that era and Revvin Kevin was the lead abuser of physics we all were in awe of. When Mick Doohan (5 titles) was asked who was the fastest rider he ever rode against (Lawson 4 titles, Gardner 1 title, Rainey 3 titles etc etc) he immediately replied, with that sardonic Aussie grin of deep respect: "Kevin Schwantz".
@Danach Fernandez: Well done, nice video and that indeed honors Kevin Schwantz. I saw him in the early 90's on the Nuerburgring and in races on the Hockenheimring. I loved his riding style, like Mark Maques today! Greetings from Germany
Fabulous images and congratulations for your editing work. I only regret arriving late to make a comment but it's never too late to do it right. I am 56 years old and I have always loved the bike. I remember as if it was yesterday from the beautiful days of the indomitable 500 two times. In reviewing these images, I immediately plunged back into the good old days. Kevin Schwantz and his inimitable style. Texan big heart has not had a record at the height of his talent and it is a shame. At 2'53 "I immediately recognized his break of anthology at the GP of Germany in 1991. I have seen the trick hundreds of times but I still have the same chills I was in front of my television but the video recorder was still recording lol ... I still have the videotape plus a DVD copy I was hanging on my chair as if my life depended on it lol At 4'10 "we see the victorious arrival for not much Kevin Schwantz in the same race after having engaged in a battle of all the devils with Wayne Rainey in an unforgettable last lap. All the others were far behind, even Eddy Lawson. It's as if there were more than them on the track. In short, I stopped the bike for health reasons but between my first Honda 125 Twin and my last Kawasaki ZX 12 R I had time to go a long way. Anyway, my passion is still intact. Eric, a French fan. .
@@nibv6996 Yes. Here's the Email "Hello Dany!Sorry it took me so long to write! I have a question for you….. did you put together the video Kevin Schwantz #34 (Best of) I hope you did, because it is one of the most moving, emotional and passionate compilations I have ever seen. Maybe it is the music that goes along with it, but it is SO moving. Is that your music as well???This Saturday Kevin is hosting a group of 20 businessmen from California who have no idea about motorcycle racing or who he is and I thought showing your video for an intro into WHO IS KEVIN SCHWANTZ would be perfect! Now just need to know if you did indeed put it together so that you can send it to me!Let me know at your earliest convenience please!!Look forward to hearing from you, Marnie." I was one of the best days of my life ❤
@@danyfvfernandez1254 OH MY!!! Dude I am so happy for you! I have been doing Music Videos for a while now too and all I can say is yeah... I just hope Kevin likes it and that you will hear from him soon! This Music Video you made is so good and such a great tribute to Kevin Schwantz, it is right up there with the Jean Ragnotti tribute video for sure! You got a solid 10/10 from me! Please keep me updated on it ;)
I first watched #34 race in 1982 I think it was, at Sears Point Raceway. He was riding a Yamaha FJ 600 in a WERA endurance race. I don’t remember how he finished, but I remember how much I laughed at his “enthusiasm” on the bike, and how he twisted and tortured that little flexy bike that day. He stood out. And I watched his career from that day onwards. By far, the most entertaining rider of his time. The shit that he got away with was EPIC! I watched him slaughter Wayne Rainey at Sears Point a few years later in the AMA Superbike race, beating him by half a lap, while clowning around and doing wheelies through the esses! (Mikuni used a pic from that race for an ad.) Kevin was a fan favorite, for more than one reason. He was nuts, he had balls, and he had fun.
I was lucky and privileged to be Suzuki team manager during the Kevin years. As years go by I realise just How lucky I was to be trackside for the greatest ever period of GP racing. Every race contested to the very edge by absolute titans. For me KEVIN was the greatest in an amazing group of Gods, all of whom gave us fans unbelievable racing excitement. This great video shows some amazing skills and determination, not just from Kev ,all without the dreaded driver aids. Of course for me KEVIN’s absolute commitment to winning, practically at all costs,shows clearly why he was and still is the fans favourite. He sucks you in with his enthusiasm and you share his joy at the wins. A true legend. The whole team would have walked through fire with him. The post race win diner celebrations were fantastic and true expression of an amazing teams love for “ their” Kevin. Have just returned from the always incredible Goodwood Festival of Speed, where another great, Steve Parrish , ran Kevin’s RG up the hill. His 34 bike was very much the centre of attention. Even 25 years plus since his Championship win there were dozens of fans in KS t shirts etc. Sign of a true legend May they never be forgotten........as if. THOSE WERE THE DAYS! Garry Taylor
I was a big fan of 500 GP back in the Eighties and Nineties, one endureing memory of Schwants was at a track I can't name and a year I don't remember, but I remember this. It was a left hander and the rear stepped out big time, most would have high sided but Schwants just ripped open the taps and bagged up the rear tyre propelling him foward.I rember the comentators laughing in astonishment and saying "don't try that at home", never been able to find a clip of it.
Those 500 2 strockes were a dream, men using dangerous rockets. Everyone knew they were impossible to ride fast except for the best pilots of the planet. Danger was everywhere. Not to make any mistake , not to destroy the tires. They had to be smooth and fast, sometimes agressive but not too much because danger and tires. Each one waiting for a little mistake of the other. Many times , you looked at you fav pilot , 1 sec later he was out and you said NOOOOOOOOOOOOO ! Many times , the races seemed to be long long , what a stress looking at tv but what a pleasure to see. All those pilots were very courageous , running with the necessary fear not to destroy them. And nice to see the respect they had when race was over, just congratuling each other to finish the race even the battle was hard. Thanks to all who were champion and thanks to the one which never had the title (sometimes not the good bike).
Kevin was such a sensational racer with guts and a steely determination to win at all costs, he reminds me of Colin McRae he had that kind of win or bust style about him and that’s why he remains a massive fans favourite still to this day Hats off to you Kevin 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🏍🏍🏍🏆🏆🏆
Yes men who had the courage & skill to tame those monster bikes with no traction control, wheelie control etc. Remember my favourites Eddie Lawson, Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey, Randy Mamola, Barry Sheene, Wayne Gardner, also John Kockinsky(?), and later on 'Valiant' Valentino Rossi (Max Biaggi), Mick Doohan...and others too!
Great video mate, what a fucken legend, anyone who saw him/them at the time knows.......................when the riders rode, 2 stroke power delivery, no traction & wheelie control, just the right hand.........................and balls the size of watermelons
On a 2-stroke without electronic assistance = 3 times higher performance than today's best. Extraordinarily skilled. Like a rodeo rider. True Texan cowboy. Thanks!
That was great! Thanks for the memories. I loved the Rainey/Schwantz/Doohan battles. All those guys are balls-out, you gotta be to race 500cc GP but you might could argue Schwantz was a little more balls out than the rest?
I bought 2 bikes because of Schwantz, a Pepsi Suzukl RG125 as a learner, and a RG500 when I passed my test in 1989. My racing hero, and that comes from a Brit.
Kevin Schwanz was the MM93 back then. Together with Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, Mick Doohan is he still one of the best. At timeline 2:54 that was in Hockenheim in the last lap, I guess that was 1991. That happend at the entrance to the Motodrom. Over the whole race Wayne Rainey was leading. The last chance for Kevin to overtook Rainey was there. I was there sitting in Motodrom and everybody screaming, it was AMAZING (goose bumps). Good old days, two-stroke fire and no control electric.
I saw Schwantz in 1987 at Brands Hatch I think it was a 750 race, bike cranked over at 120 mph up on back wheel and then he put a big black line down asphalt, I never saw bike control like that since, for me Kev is a guy touched by the hand of God.
i was - and am still - fan of Kevin... i was 20 in 1988 and saw most of motogp races. One of the most talented pilots ever... like Geboers, Carlqvist ( rip to them ) in moto cross races.
As a Namibian 🇳🇦 at school, we'd NEVER miss him and that gang fighting it out. He was the most fearless and exiting of all time. My favorite by far. No disrespect to other guys but long for those late breaking, balls to the walls days... Love from Bloemfontein, South Africa. 🇿🇦 ❤️
I haven't known this period of motorcycle racing... It is really amazing to see ! You also how much it has changed through the years... Very interesting.
Kevin. I was too young to watch you race. But you are my favourite rider. I have followed moto gp since 10 and have researched what went before me. You took a beating off our Rob. And you thoroughly enjoyed it apparently. You laughed your head off whilst he punched you.And Rob loves you. And so do I. Thank you for you.
The good old days thank you for the memories.
I'm an Australian who lived through the Doohan era and Schwantz remained my favourite rider. A loose and entertaining man!
I am a motorcyclist from Portugal and I had the privilege to see Kevin Schwantz live in many GP...
34 forever
one of the most iconic pilot of all the time.
Kevin was the most talented rider i have ever seen. He turned a bad bike into a great bike just by being Kevin Schwantz. The man was from another universe.
Yes.
Kevin had finesse and balls of steel, an absolute legend.
beautiful bikes, beautiful liveries, legendary riders. the best era
The best drivers and bikes ever!! This time was awesome and the best era 80-93🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍👍
Hell yea. Yank born '78 and am damned proud of our heros growing up. Still have my Doohan Arai RR4 on shelf and a 1987 poster of Gardner NSR500 in garage.
Rainey, cool, smooth, calculated....Schwance...ride it like he stole it, out the seat, hanging on for dear life, taking incredible chances....loved it, my favourite Yankee rider, Mamola a close second, entertainment at its best ...
I got to chat with him for about a half hour once. He was hanging out at the Rock Store in Malibu around 2014. He was a test rider for Suzuki at the time. He was just as passionate about motorcycling as he ever was. Really nice guy.
What bike was he riding? I'd have followed him out of there lol long as I could keep up
I honestly don't get impressed by celebrities, but if I met Kevin Schwantz, I would be in awe.
I met him at Le Mans 1990 and hi was veeeery cool. Shame we lost al the photos 😅
Always looks like he is having a great time out there. Bikes wobbling around all over the place and trying to high side him but he never lets off or hesitates. Some of the best racing we will ever see. Thanks Kevin!
Dont 3get he was a cowboy..its like a rodeo
The greatest era in motorcycle grand Prix racing. And Kevin was the wildest of them all! No artificial rules to level the playing field, this was all out war!! This guy is why I bought my first GSX-R!!😊
Kamikaze Joe right now i m making my gsxr1000k3-k4 a replica of Suzuki lucky strike bike from 1993 .
Absolutely yes. 🙏🇪🇸
Exactly owned 3, 86, 88 and 90
Same here, my first was a GSX-R750L and then followed by 2 x SRAD's. And I still have my Schwantz Arai lid.
The era without rider's aids, traction control, speed height even manual gearbox.... True rider and machine strength ❤
Truth…man…machine and when to …GO HARD AT IT…!!!!
I stopped watching Everything in the early 2000s... These videos bring tears to my eyes.
MasterCllas❤❤❤...The Man n The Maschine....❤❤❤
In Thailand we called him Crazy man on suzuki
No one will never ever make such an impression like Kevin did; it still touches me when I see this
Kevin won for the fans I can feel it. Thank u Kevin what a feeling to give the glory to his family the fans
Mit diesem Song… Perfekt💯 Seine Skills waren anders und so verdammt gut. Was für eine Legende🤩
The best era of Moto GP. There was a saying, at that time, that there are the late breakers, the late of the later breakers, and there was Kevin Schwantz.
late braker was alex barros !!! best of the lot
Then there was Toprak, outbraking them all
@@sheene71 no way. Alex was great late braker but not even close to Kevin. Toprak is close but never ever you was able to brake over Schwantz if Hi wanted you behind. On that Kevin w
was the best hands down. Even with one one arm like in 93 and 94.
@@TrickRacingho ho ho
Rossi was the best on late breaks in motogp this Era. Kevin Swartz was the best in his Era and now becoz it takes ball of steel to ride the bike like they did. ❤
I loved watching Kevin Schwantz riding when I was a kid, he was always on the ragged edge sliding, drifting tank slappers all in a days riding for Mr Schwantz brilliant entertaining motorsport.
Riding that bike to the fullest potential. Right on the edge of traction
他のライダーが限界ぎりぎりでコーナー突っ込んでいく横でシュワンツは限界を超えた突っ込みでありえないマシンコントロールして前走者をクリアしてしまう凄いライダーでした。今見てもすごいです。
fatboy datti Yeh!
Shwantz was one of the best examples ever of how to take a less than perfect machine and learning to work it. What it lacked in power he made up on the corners.
Wow Schantz ❤❤❤❤❤
My name is Kevin, named after this guy. I was born 1996, my dad was a huge moto gp fan, i only got to know that recently. He was a co-pilot in Rally, he drove races on a circuit himself and won some. He then was a mechanic on a Porsche GT3 Cup car for circuit racing. In my young ages i was always on a circuit with him helping on cars. I never really followed MotoGP but when i see this i think i know why he named me after this guy. Never paid much attention to motorcycle racing in the past or why he even named me that. Started following MotoGP from this year. Cant say more than, Kevin Schwantz was probably a legend.
That break at 3.28" , unbelievable !!!! Nr 34 legend !!!!
El piloto más espectacular de todos los tiempos ❤❤❤
Two of my favorite moments: The last lap heroics to take the win over Rainey at Hockenheim 1991 & 1994 Donnington Park getting taking the checkered flag over Doohan while riding almost one-handed...thank you sir!
The biggest fights Schwantz fought during his career were... against his own bike xD
It's shocking to see most of the other riders coming out of corners quite stable and then Kevin arrives and he looks like he is holding onto a crazy bull!... which isn't completely false!
That just shows how legendary of a rider he was!
Amazing times and amazing riders, these videos are gems, thanks for sharing such a well crafted movie c:
I'm a happy man. I lived during the Schwantz races. Thanks a lot for compilation !! (Czech rep.)
With out a doubt the most perfectly in control, out of control riding I remember anyone having all the years me watching motorcycle racing. A true champs champion! Thanks for the memorys Special K!
If he had a better machine, OMG. Once in a lifetime kind of talent and balls!!!! Thanks for all the years of letting me watch!!!
I'm a Yamaha guy, and Eddie Lawson will always be my all-time favorite. But... Schwantz is Schwantz, and that Pepsi Suzuki was one of the most beautiful machines to ever grace the GP circuit.
Alan B Pepsi?
Schwantz - Pepsi - Suzuki...... google that shite if need be.
Suzuki makes motorbikes, Pepsi makes drinks
Pepsi was the sponsor at the time
Yes Indeed and I own one RG 500 square 4 - absolutely awesome, very rare, one of the last made !!!
See Logo
Met Kevin numerous times. Brilliant, push it beyond the limits.
Accerations we can all understand, but braking unbelievable !!
Nice video, these drivers who rode wild engines, without electronic assistance, it was more spectacular and dangerous than today. They were much more unpredictable bikes and their changes every year did not always improve them! At each race there were 6, 7 or 8 potential winners. Kevin Schwantz for me is a fiery and unique driver who managed to supplant his opponents thanks to his will, and also with very big braking! Very good memories. Thank you.
The power to put a smile on face 🙂
Schwartz, Rainey and Doohan is legend of 2 stroke Motogp
E. Lawson.. Legend... 80an...
Doohan overrated, he just had the best bike and evolutions, leaving nothing to the opponents by contract.
Ahhhhh............when MotoGP (500GP) was great! Schwantz was a MONSTER! The only rider who could beat Schwantz was............well, Schwantz! Crash and burn or win it all, you never knew what he would do - the guy was the most exciting rider to watch! He was my hero and the guy I emulated. Even had a replica paint job on my gixxer!
@Fred Barendse i think there are certain riders who you could put into any era and they would be up there and kevins one of them
@Fred Barendse It is for me!
Thank for making this. I was fortunate to be at Hockenheim in '91. There was nothing like seeing it in person. I thought he was going to wreck on every turn, then watching him beat Rainey by a nose was awesome.
The greatest period of motorcycle road racing .. when real men had to tame brutal power deliverys, bikes that wanted to kill any rider that threw a leg over .. not a bunch of spoiled sooks parading around on tamed electronic gadgets
And the same goes for group B rally.... In short:Everything was better in the 80`s/early 90`s
Ouch!
Agreed. I used to love the 500 GP. Those men had huge talent, making riding those killer beasts look easy.
Absolutely, well said
Spot on , before Dorna Repsol Honda made it a all Spanish Race Series it is today .........Kevin is the reason I ride today ..
Wow..Suzuki & Kevin Schwants 👍👍👍
3:28 that pass on the outside is straight balls n mad skill. Kevin was faster than anyone had he gone to Honda he'd have won 5 or 6 titles
very correct
Honda Rothmans??? Im dont thing so
He is one of my favourite rider, ride with his own style..
Thanks for making this memorable video.
One of a kind #34
Many thanks Dany this is an excellent tribute, the footage literally brought tears remembering that era and Revvin Kevin was the lead abuser of physics we all were in awe of.
When Mick Doohan (5 titles) was asked who was the fastest rider he ever rode against (Lawson 4 titles, Gardner 1 title, Rainey 3 titles etc etc) he immediately replied, with that sardonic Aussie grin of deep respect: "Kevin Schwantz".
Thank you. Kevin for life ;)
His trail braking was incredible,he was carrying so much speed
No one likes a show off, but everyone liked Kev!
Thank you so much for this video.
I've seen King Kevin Schwantz many times, live racing.
I love Kevin Schwantz :)
Une époque mémorable et un grand merci à tous ces pilotes d'exception qui nous ont fait vibrer.
@Danach Fernandez: Well done, nice video and that indeed honors Kevin Schwantz. I saw him in the early 90's on the Nuerburgring and in races on the Hockenheimring. I loved his riding style, like Mark Maques today! Greetings from Germany
懐かしい～シュワンツかっこよすぎる！ it cool!
Fabulous images and congratulations for your editing work. I only regret arriving late to make a comment but it's never too late to do it right. I am 56 years old and I have always loved the bike. I remember as if it was yesterday from the beautiful days of the indomitable 500 two times. In reviewing these images, I immediately plunged back into the good old days. Kevin Schwantz and his inimitable style. Texan big heart has not had a record at the height of his talent and it is a shame. At 2'53 "I immediately recognized his break of anthology at the GP of Germany in 1991. I have seen the trick hundreds of times but I still have the same chills I was in front of my television but the video recorder was still recording lol ... I still have the videotape plus a DVD copy I was hanging on my chair as if my life depended on it lol At 4'10 "we see the victorious arrival for not much Kevin Schwantz in the same race after having engaged in a battle of all the devils with Wayne Rainey in an unforgettable last lap. All the others were far behind, even Eddy Lawson. It's as if there were more than them on the track. In short, I stopped the bike for health reasons but between my first Honda 125 Twin and my last Kawasaki ZX 12 R I had time to go a long way. Anyway, my passion is still intact. Eric, a French fan. .
I really love the music choice personally! it really fits Kevin Schwantz' character, Beautiful music video!
Thanks you very mutch. Kevin likes also the music choice. Il be talking with is PA and it was really please with de music.
Thanks for watching.
@@danyfvfernandez1254 You actually showed this tribute to Kevin? :0
@@nibv6996 Yes. Here's the Email
"Hello Dany!Sorry it took me so long to write! I have a question for you….. did you put together the video Kevin Schwantz #34 (Best of) I hope you did, because it is one of the most moving, emotional and passionate compilations I have ever seen. Maybe it is the music that goes along with it, but it is SO moving. Is that your music as well???This Saturday Kevin is hosting a group of 20 businessmen from California who have no idea about motorcycle racing or who he is and I thought showing your video for an intro into WHO IS KEVIN SCHWANTZ would be perfect! Now just need to know if you did indeed put it together so that you can send it to me!Let me know at your earliest convenience please!!Look forward to hearing from you,
Marnie."
I was one of the best days of my life ❤
@@danyfvfernandez1254 OH MY!!! Dude I am so happy for you! I have been doing Music Videos for a while now too and all I can say is yeah... I just hope Kevin likes it and that you will hear from him soon! This Music Video you made is so good and such a great tribute to Kevin Schwantz, it is right up there with the Jean Ragnotti tribute video for sure! You got a solid 10/10 from me!
Please keep me updated on it ;)
Romantic love song to celebrate one of our greatest moto heroes. It's not how we do that in the US but its great that you do it that way.
I first watched #34 race in 1982 I think it was, at Sears Point Raceway. He was riding a Yamaha FJ 600 in a WERA endurance race. I don’t remember how he finished, but I remember how much I laughed at his “enthusiasm” on the bike, and how he twisted and tortured that little flexy bike that day. He stood out. And I watched his career from that day onwards. By far, the most entertaining rider of his time. The shit that he got away with was EPIC! I watched him slaughter Wayne Rainey at Sears Point a few years later in the AMA Superbike race, beating him by half a lap, while clowning around and doing wheelies through the esses! (Mikuni used a pic from that race for an ad.) Kevin was a fan favorite, for more than one reason. He was nuts, he had balls, and he had fun.
Kevin didn’t have the bike but he sure had the talent.
A true legend! Was there ever a more spectacular rider? Will there ever be?
Noup 😉💪
I would say Toprak Razgatlioglu easily.
I would say Toprak Razgatlioglu easily.
Scwantz v Rainey at Donington, one of the best! Thanks for the memories.
Those three last laps of Kevin were the best ones never ever made by any rider ever. Thanks for watching.
The way this video was made, I thought he died! I had to quick search! I feel better now!
Loved The Video!
Thank You :)
The 500cc class should be brought back for real men that want to race for the ultimate ride! Cheers to Schwantz!!!!!!!
I was lucky and privileged to be Suzuki team manager during the Kevin years.
As years go by I realise just How lucky I was to be trackside for the greatest ever period of GP racing. Every race contested to the very edge by absolute titans.
For me KEVIN was the greatest in an amazing group of Gods, all of whom gave us fans unbelievable racing excitement. This great video shows some amazing skills and determination, not just from Kev ,all without the dreaded driver aids.
Of course for me KEVIN’s absolute commitment to winning, practically at all costs,shows clearly why he was and still is the fans favourite. He sucks you in with his enthusiasm and you share his joy at the wins. A true legend. The whole team would have walked through fire with him. The post race win diner celebrations were fantastic and true expression of an amazing teams love for “ their” Kevin.
Have just returned from the always incredible Goodwood Festival of Speed, where another great, Steve Parrish , ran Kevin’s RG up the hill. His 34 bike was very much the centre of attention. Even 25 years plus since his Championship win there were dozens of fans in KS t shirts etc. Sign of a true legend
May they never be forgotten........as if.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS!
Garry Taylor
Sin desmerecer a Marc Márquez, Dani Pedrosa y Valentino Rossi, Kevin Schwanzt y su Suzuki estaban un paso más adelante, era un groso de verdad.
Beautifull bikes!!!! 2 Strokes for ever! Greetings from Argentina
I was a big fan of 500 GP back in the Eighties and Nineties, one endureing memory of Schwants was at a track I can't name and a year I don't remember, but I remember this. It was a left hander and the rear stepped out big time, most would have high sided but Schwants just ripped open the taps and bagged up the rear tyre propelling him foward.I rember the comentators laughing in astonishment and saying "don't try that at home", never been able to find a clip of it.
パワーで劣るスズキで、突っ込みで並んで追い抜く。ライダーの技術として最高ですね。
3'25 che staccata Kevin!!!! UNICO che emozioni rivedere ciò che vidi in live allora grazie Kevin
Those 500 2 strockes were a dream, men using dangerous rockets.
Everyone knew they were impossible to ride fast except for the best pilots of the planet.
Danger was everywhere. Not to make any mistake , not to destroy the tires.
They had to be smooth and fast, sometimes agressive but not too much because danger and tires.
Each one waiting for a little mistake of the other.
Many times , you looked at you fav pilot , 1 sec later he was out and you said NOOOOOOOOOOOOO !
Many times , the races seemed to be long long , what a stress looking at tv but what a pleasure to see.
All those pilots were very courageous , running with the necessary fear not to destroy them.
And nice to see the respect they had when race was over, just congratuling each other to finish the race even the battle was hard.
Thanks to all who were champion and thanks to the one which never had the title (sometimes not the good bike).
Super vidéo SCHWANTZ du grand spectacle THX !!
The best time of motorcycle Racing. 2 stroke for ever !!!
シュワンツとレイニーのバトルは異次元のレベルの争いだった
*Poetry in Motion and a pure Magician on a Bike - Kevin No 34 !* ❤🏍☑
Kevin was such a sensational racer with guts and a steely determination to win at all costs, he reminds me of Colin McRae he had that kind of win or bust style about him and that’s why he remains a massive fans favourite still to this day
Hats off to you Kevin 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🏍🏍🏍🏆🏆🏆
Eterno 34 ❤❤❤❤
Absolut Hammer der Kevin Schwantz ,jeder andere hätte schon auf der Rennstrecke gelegen 🙄🤔😎✌Die Wheelies und Drifts sind Spitzenklasse👌
This man is a legend.
These guys was my heroes, Kevin, Freddie, Kenny Roberts, they was real riders!!!
Lawson?
sorry, i forgot him, another great rider....
Yes men who had the courage & skill to tame those monster bikes with no traction control, wheelie control etc. Remember my favourites Eddie Lawson, Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey, Randy Mamola, Barry Sheene, Wayne Gardner, also John Kockinsky(?), and later on 'Valiant' Valentino Rossi (Max Biaggi), Mick Doohan...and others too!
今見ても、クレイジー！最高!
2:53のブレーキングは伝説です
これ、確かホッケンハイムですよね。ファイナルラップの壮絶バトル。
How I miss these times!!
2:37 one of the, if not THE cheekiest moves on a motorcycle I've ever seen lol
Great video mate, what a fucken legend, anyone who saw him/them at the time knows.......................when the riders rode, 2 stroke power delivery, no traction & wheelie control, just the right hand.........................and balls the size of watermelons
On a 2-stroke without electronic assistance = 3 times higher performance than today's best.
Extraordinarily skilled. Like a rodeo rider. True Texan cowboy. Thanks!
Remember seeing all the American gtreats in the Transatlantic trophy, what a series that was, including Randy's saves...
Kevin, watching you in these videos makes me 22 again buddy.
That was great! Thanks for the memories. I loved the Rainey/Schwantz/Doohan battles. All those guys are balls-out, you gotta be to race 500cc GP but you might could argue Schwantz was a little more balls out than the rest?
love the way you ride Kevin Schwartz thanks for the video video people
the GOAT. Numbers just can't describe how that guy was on his 120 % ALL the time.
I bought 2 bikes because of Schwantz, a Pepsi Suzukl RG125 as a learner, and a RG500 when I passed my test in 1989.
My racing hero, and that comes from a Brit.
Kevin Schwanz was the MM93 back then. Together with Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, Mick Doohan is he still one of the best. At timeline 2:54 that was in Hockenheim in the last lap, I guess that was 1991. That happend at the entrance to the Motodrom. Over the whole race Wayne Rainey was leading. The last chance for Kevin to overtook Rainey was there. I was there sitting in Motodrom and everybody screaming, it was AMAZING (goose bumps). Good old days, two-stroke fire and no control electric.
I saw Schwantz in 1987 at Brands Hatch I think it was a 750 race, bike cranked over at 120 mph up on back wheel and then he put a big black line down asphalt, I never saw bike control like that since, for me Kev is a guy touched by the hand of God.
Wicked compilation!
Super vidéo. Kevin sur 500 rgv une moto exceptionnelle. Pour un pilote de légende.
simply an artist
Fantastic images but the sound..!!????damned.
Kevin Schwantz ;The BEST ,no doubt!!!
He's incredible!!!!
i was - and am still - fan of Kevin... i was 20 in 1988 and saw most of motogp races. One of the most talented pilots ever... like Geboers, Carlqvist ( rip to them ) in moto cross races.
As a Namibian 🇳🇦 at school, we'd NEVER miss him and that gang fighting it out. He was the most fearless and exiting of all time. My favorite by far. No disrespect to other guys but long for those late breaking, balls to the walls days... Love from Bloemfontein, South Africa. 🇿🇦 ❤️
最高のライダーの一人です
I haven't known this period of motorcycle racing... It is really amazing to see ! You also how much it has changed through the years... Very interesting.
Thank you for uploading the nice video!
from Japan
Unico, Grande, Inimitabile Kevin Schwantz
Very beautiful video!!! Thank you very much to post it!! 👍👍👍
Kevin. I was too young to watch you race. But you are my favourite rider. I have followed moto gp since 10 and have researched what went before me. You took a beating off our Rob. And you thoroughly enjoyed it apparently. You laughed your head off whilst he punched you.And Rob loves you. And so do I. Thank you for you.
My favorite driver all times.....the style..awsome!😀