This old film reminds me of just how much I have enjoyed my life here on this earth.

I was there for this race. My first time at Bike Week. I was touring the lower 48 states for seven months. By the time I returned to Anchorage Alaska I had covered over 33,000 miles on my R100 RT.

@peregrinemccauley5010

2 жыл бұрын

I thought I recognised ya .

@rickshields8057

2 жыл бұрын

ARE YOU THE GUY WITH ALL THE STICKERS ON BIKE?

Eddie Lawson, America's Greatest Motorcycle Racer, ever!

I was here for my second 200, the first in 1976, another great race. Kenny, Eddie and Freddie were lapping everyone with ease

Thank you Heather! Found memories from my youth. It was my favorite sporting experience every.

The Announcer Failed To Mention At 1:30 That British Motorcycles Won During The '60's With Dick Mann & Gary Nixon. Honda Won In 1970 With Dick Mann. Thank You For Sharing This Historical Video.

Dale Singleton one of the forgotten greats that won Daytona two times plus a championship as a privateer it's a shame he was killed in a plane crash he truly was a great roadracing 🌟

@peregrinemccauley5010

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for spoiling my day .

Look at King Kenny wheelie out of the slower Corners man it's awesome!!! Thanks for the post and the memories!!!🏁🌐🏁🌐🏁🌐🏁🌐🇺🇸

@dfunk6824

3 жыл бұрын

Oh hell yes Eddie Lawson21 & Kenny Roberts2 TZ inspired 2-Stroke GP bikes Freddie Spencer & his HRC Factory ride. ... Yep It was all rice and was off the chain back in the day as these guys went to Europe and handed them their asses!!!🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🌐World Class Dominance by the Yanks!!!🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸!!😉✔

@dfunk6824

3 жыл бұрын

YCR RZ's!! HRC🇯🇵 triples too kool & Rocket Ron Haslam!!🇬🇧. ... Rice🇯🇵ruled the day!! Outstanding racing. ....😉✔✨ ✨✨✨✨✨✨

@dfunk6824

3 жыл бұрын

In 150 feet King Kenny blows away Freddie Spencer & fast Eddie Lawson for the lead high on Spencer low on Lawson!!! BRILLIANT*🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸😉✔

Perfect timing. Today is the un-televised 2020 Daytona 200, thanks!

Those two strokes was so vicious, man those guys were bad asses

Wow fantastic video! Thanks for posting this! Seeing King Kenny at the top of his game and Lawson stepping out from under his shadow; and then there is Steve Wise! One of my childhood motocross heroes making the jump fro a Honda factory motocross racer to a Honda factory roadracer! Brilliant!

Great, thanks for posting. Lets not forget Dave Despain, he was the voice of dirt track and American motorcycle racing.

Thank you Heather for sharing with us!!Awesome job this was the hey day of my life interest in road racing! Dave Despain is the ambassador of motorcycle road racing . A class act.

The truth is those Yamaha yzr were 750cc v4 Eddie Lawson in a interview in the late 90s. Said it was really 750cc Yamaha was ahead of game back then 😊

Those 680's were so fast, they spun their tires at 180/190 mph, just incredible power.

@jamesholt7340

11 ай бұрын

THOSE BIKES DIDNT GET ANY WHERE NEAR 180,MAYBE 130 AT MOST..

@donaldmartin4980

9 ай бұрын

@@jamesholt7340Wrong , they can easily run over 200 mph these days , 180-190 was very possible . Dirt track bikes that run the mile tracks hit 135 in the straights , corners at 90mph…I raced from 1972-1980…

@realasscracka

2 ай бұрын

@@jamesholt7340 OW 69 had about 160Hp blew away all bikes

That was the first 200 I attended. one year after high school.

I was there for this race.. Kenny was a monster.

These 3 guys are the reason I started riding!

Thank you for this!!!

I was there and will never forget this race....

I'm so glad I stumbled on this channel of gold

The factory Yamahas (650 to 680cc depending on who you believe) walking away from Spencer's Honda (540cc) must have been something to see, and hear!

My goodness a 640cc square four two stroke! You can just see the difference in horse power when the Yamahas hit the banking.

@realasscracka

2 жыл бұрын

i was in the Pit at LS it was called an OW69 690cc

OW69 my all-time favourite race bike. Kenny's bike lives in Japan, not sure where Eddie's bike is. A shame Yamaha never made the OW69 a production racer, according to Kenny it was spinning the back wheel around the banking and halfway up the straight. Cojones the size of watermelons those boys, no electronics, crap tires and 200hp 700cc 2 stroke monsters. AWESOME.

I remember this race as well as the Daytona Supercross both aired on The Superstation WTBS (now TBS). I miss the TBS of the mid to late 80's. They also aired the Atlanta Supercross in '82 and '84 as well as the weekly motorsport show with Dave Despain and bob Varsha called Motorweek illustrated. I miss that too.

Quel plaisir de voir ces images. Les grands pilotes américains qui ont diynamité le contiinental circus européen. Fron France With love.

I was at this race and its cool to revisit..Especially cool to see the Yamaha pull away from the Honda on the high bank....power and style and skill...and CONCENTRATION

Roberts and Lawson on Yamaha OW69s. What a team!!!

@cirian75

6 жыл бұрын

175bhp in 1983!!!!!!!!!!

@Victorzrx1200r

6 жыл бұрын

I agree but Roberts is all alone as the greatest rider of all time. Just the best...

@Slicklickz

4 жыл бұрын

Basically a 695cc YZR 500,if that was built with today's technology it would put out nearly 300 HP.

thank you 4 the post

if you had the chance to see that race , observing the OW69 s flyng on the banking ( wether you were there or seeing it on tv) consider you are part of motorcycle intense history.. I was proud to be part of it and still am for also racing on that track on a modified RZ500N .

@daddio7249

5 жыл бұрын

You could hear the crowd cheering around the track as Kenny was catching Freddy. I was at turn five when he actually took the lead. The crowd was roaring by then.

Great vid, thanks for posting, When American tv show some sport and an American is in the running you never get to see anyone else!

And the following year Yamaha released the black and yellow RZ350 Kenny Roberts edition . I bought mine from TED EVANS YAMAHA still own it !!

@mikejmckelvey

4 жыл бұрын

I have the RD 400.

@yammerhaw101

4 жыл бұрын

I bought the '85 RZ350 in red & white. Wanted the yell & blk but they they only had the r&w in stock. I sold it in '90 for the same price it cost new. Then bought a '85 RZV500R.

@isaiahvillarreal4512

4 жыл бұрын

yammer haw Lucky !

@Dopeassbikevids

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikejmckelvey I had one in highschool

@Dopeassbikevids

2 жыл бұрын

3 of us had um what' a blast

Always love to watch the 200 🇺🇸🍻

Thank you!!

I watched a race from the 1950's and on the grid in 4th position...Ron Haslam.

@bolerkins

2 жыл бұрын

that's funny !!!

Thanks Heather, them were the days! Singleton!

I saw it live at the track. The track was only an hours drive on my 81 KZ 750 from home.

@vanman6368

6 жыл бұрын

Wow....

I seen them at Laguna Seca in 1982. Freddy was riding the infamous oval piston NR500. If I remember correctly, Eddie Lawson, riding for Kawasaki, was the star of that show. Having 2 rides in 2 very different events and winning them both! 250GP class and Superbike. Ironically, we went to see The King! 'King Kenny' I do believe that Randy Mamola won the main event on the Suzuki square four 500.

@thurney4343

Жыл бұрын

If memory serves, Randy Mamola beat Kenny while riding with the flu and a damaged finger from a previous GP race. Mike Baldwin was hanging with the two for about half the race then backed off, because Randy and Kenny were riding the tires off the back straight! Great race and great memories from my youth!

Kenny Roberts is a racing warrior!

If you have some other editions I'd love it. Also just any AMA Superbike race!

Kenny Roberts was my influence when I wanted to go fast.

I love watching Kenny Roberts Race

I was at this race met Randy Mamola in the infield

If I remember right Roberts lapped the field and was clocked at 197 m.p.h !!! KR was my hero.The back markers still tell the story of being blitzed by the King.

@ianrawlings2546

2 жыл бұрын

What? 197 mph! That's F1 CAR FAST...MORE EVEN!

thanks a lot...Freddie my heroe

OW69 Yamaha...... 700cc of the nastiest, most powerful 2 stroke square 4 ever produced period !

@philhashey9651

4 жыл бұрын

V4 not square 4

@JukkaX

4 жыл бұрын

@@philhashey9651 Square it is. global.yamaha-motor.com/showroom/cp/collection/racing_yzr700_0w69/

@philhashey9651

4 жыл бұрын

global.yamaha-motor.com/about/history/stories/0023.html. V4 it is

@philhashey9651

4 жыл бұрын

www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/639958/YAMAHA/

@philhashey9651

4 жыл бұрын

Search 1983 on the timeline

So funny to watch this. I did a 2:15 at Daytona before they changed the track and that was slow. Bikes were so much faster even then, that was early 2000's.

Posted today ??!! 4th view and first THUMBS UP Great video ;) @Heather Majcherek

Jeepers, that flippin leaderboard reads like a who's who of bike racing in the USA.

Nothing in racing quite like 16 Gp two strokes on the pipe, climbing to the screw at Seca

What bikes r those with wide, straight and high handlebar..? And what r they doing there? :- D

@attilabori4734

3 жыл бұрын

I tell you: they were there to gain some "once-in-lifetime lapping experience" like the one at 8:07 😳😳😳😳... ;)

Legend.

Does anyone have the 1984 race from Daytona?

@wheelie63

6 жыл бұрын

i have it on VHS..!.............wb

@storyracing387

6 жыл бұрын

2wheels2strokes4ever My dad came in 2nd in 87, 88, & 89

@BobbyOfEarth

5 жыл бұрын

Its a repeat of 1983..

@princethewondercat

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppZko8ybnJyfac4.html

Nitrogen reservoirs on the ow yam front forks back then .i know Kawasaki are only just doing that the couple of yrs .Japanese creatively you cannot nock! always rapid progress 👌perfection

Freddie Spencer !!! Yea

what Honda was Freddie riding that year...? Thanks

@jamesd2128

5 жыл бұрын

NS 500 triple.

@stuartcampbell1657

2 жыл бұрын

Lawson was riding a Yamaha! Riding team Kenny Robert's!

I see a whole lotta TZ750 footage but not much accounting for all of the OTHER bikes out there on the track!

@Slicklickz

4 жыл бұрын

Roberts and Lawson are on YZR 700s.

Ron Haslam, legend.

l wonder if Roberts threw out a spike mat to take out Lawson ? 😊😊😊

I still have the vhs tape from recording the race

See the black line left by Freddie at about 10:35.

I owe you a beer, Heather Majcherek.

@arnethetool9964

6 жыл бұрын

Me too! IPA?

une grosse méchante à l'époque, je m'en souviens ,Puis Honda , cadre Martin , ensuite Gauthier Genou pour Kawa Kenny Roberts l'homme du moment.sur Yam pascal

I love the smell of caster in the morning.

@LS-zq3td

5 жыл бұрын

You can't smell caster. Caster is an angle. Lol

@LS-zq3td

5 жыл бұрын

In this video, it would be referred to as, rake.

@Slicklickz

4 жыл бұрын

@@LS-zq3td I think he means the Castor oil the 2 strokes were using.

Four strokes are for lawnmowers. edgers, mini bikes....

The announcer forgets that 200s were also won by British bikes.

The Suzuki RG Gama500?

Bob Cole!!!

i have it on VHS.........!.................wb

往年のキングケニー！美しいライティング！

The only 2 times i went to the 200 was '83 & '84. KR won both times. When they went to 4-strokes in '85 i lost interest in the 200.

IT IS Like Moto3 against MotoGP.

Kenny roberts 😩

Back when the international horseshoe was twice the length.

King Kenny

A good video but Daytona certainly is not the greatest motorcycle race in the world...

2:24 ...did that guy just show up with his daily?

the real deal

They don't make em' like that anymore. And what happened to old Ted Turner?

Superbike Wes Cooley was king

The ow 69

Dread pirate Roberts

Easy there buckwheat it was Kenny up to this point 83 good Eddie of one without that flat probably they know who's going to win this year coming from dirt to Daytona there was one other young man Gene Church just two years later even though we had one twice before but still shut down the world champion Marco luccanelli

アメリカンライダー達がＧＰに進出しない理由が分かる❗

🤩🇺🇸👍⚖️👁️👁️⚖️🇯🇵🏁🏁🏁🏁

SUPERSTATION TBS!!!🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁 you already know Ted Turner and Jane Fonda weren't the enemy!!!💥 💥💥💥💨💨 💨💨💨💨💨💨✨✨✨✨✨

Those silly old HD s ought to be banned heaps of shit !.

Why no European riders?

@JukkaX

4 жыл бұрын

Jarno Saarinen won this in 1973. First European to do so.

@raynic1173

4 жыл бұрын

@@JukkaX Yeah, so in 1984 they still had the transatlantic series, so it seems odd that European riders are not here in '83.(?).

The King! The good old days of 2 strokes, Mike Baldwin Became my guy, Fast Freddie's head was too big! Mamamola sucked

Harley Davidson . The best the Yanks could come up with . Phark .