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So the other night I had dinner with my best friend from 27 years ago. We hadn’t seen each other in all that time, funny how things work out that as soon as word “got out” that I was buying a bike he decided to get in touch with me (he lives in Albury/Wodonga, I’m in Sydney).
We grew up riding and racing together, were both sponsored and on the same team most of the time…..anyway, after a great night drinking and telling old stories, he presents me with a DVD and says “watch this, you’re gonna love it”.
Today I load it up on my laptop and the first thing I’m presented with is “July 15 1984”, 28 years ago to the EXACT day! The DVD was the very last time I rode a dirt bike, the very last race I ever did … not sure if it makes me happy or sad right now, but I am really chuffed.
I’m the one on the Husky with open-face helmet, blue/white chest and shoulder protector. It was a three hour (video is only 8 mins, no sound, it was the 80’s, surprised there was video!!) Pony Express at the Lincoln Causeway in Albury/Wodonga … I rode solo. See if you can spot Robbie Phillis (ex road champion), Shane Claire (ex Aus speedway champion) and Brad Jones (ex V8 supercar champion).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk6e7uJmmB0
Hope you enjoy it.
Darren (razzle)
What a great video Razzle !!! Love the bikes and gear you guys had !!
Classic stuff
Nick
Awsome stuff there Razzle
Great to see all of the 2 strokes going for it. By the way were you wearing those trendy boot protec tors ? :laugh:Ollie
Ollie wrote:Awsome stuff there Razzle Great to see all of the 2 strokes going for it. By the way were you wearing those trendy boot protec tors ? :laugh:
Ollie
Yes I was, they were called “Gators” …. back in the day
Yup thats awesome that video, cheers for the memories
I was racing XR250 and 280’s in those days, evil twin carb models :laugh:BTW Ollie we all wore those boot protectors in the day i am sure you would of :whistle:
TB
Yeh! good stuff, brings up a few memeries , 84 eh! still got the drum breaks hapening,they worked fine,wile they were dry
My last MX bike back then was a 82 YZ 400 :woohoo: I loved it. Great things were hapening with dirt bike development then.
Thanks for the memery.
Cheers Teza.Trailboss wrote:Yup thats awesome that video, cheers for the memories I was racing XR250 and 280’s in those days, evil twin carb models :laugh:
BTW Ollie we all wore those boot protectors in the day i am sure you would of :whistle:
TB
yep im afraid I was guilty of that as well
in 84 I was racing a PE400X then had an XR250RE
Ollie
And 28 years later to the day (+1) my new ride arrives :cheer:
Crap photo I know, the light in my garage sucks, but it’s Redfern and I’m not opening the garage door for better light! Bring on Kempsey!!
razzle wrote:Crap photo I know, the light in my garage sucks, but it’s Redfern and I’m not opening the garage door for better light! Bring on Kempsey!!Redfern – Kempsey.
Same thing
:ohmy: :SI will say that it certainly is a real purdy moto bicycle.
Can’t wait to see it all dirty.
micknmeld wrote:razzle wrote:Crap photo I know, the light in my garage sucks, but it’s Redfern and I’m not opening the garage door for better light! Bring on Kempsey!!Redfern – Kempsey.
Same thing
:ohmy: :SI will say that it certainly is a real purdy moto bicycle.
Can’t wait to see it all dirty.
I hear ya! Yep, not a lot of difference really (enough said).
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