The Thorpe family is reason enough for Honda to be producing 2 strokes to this day!!!

@elibnem4126

7 ай бұрын

Yes please,especially if it's a new sport quad. Hate that only yamaha remains producing them

@benburton8463

7 ай бұрын

Yeh honda lost there way! Wow what a bike! Ive always said years ago i want cr500 1986 but now i know i cant afford it 😢

@bignasty3274

6 ай бұрын

Honda hasn't made a 2 stroke since 2007!

I remember reading basically every dirt bike/motoX magazine I could find every month. I only knew of Dave Thorpe through those means. I live here in the U.S. Not much European coverage in those days. Dave Thorpe and other were extremely fortunate to live in a legendary time, with legendary men, riding legendary machines. Kudos Max a truly remarkable video.

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Eric, I appreciate your kind words:)

The smile on Dads face is priceless.

I proudly still have my 1986 production since then... happily 1 owner and 1 of 6 of the first new season shipments late 1985. 😊

Dave is blest to still have his Dad around...They are two special souls!..What a treat of a video Sir!...also Mr King is an authority on those era Works bikes.....Really enjoyed this. Well done.

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it & thanks for watching:)

You have knocked it out of the park with this video Max. This is without doubt the best motocross bike ever built and to have both Dave and Keith give their thoughts on this stunning machine. Probably, in my humble opinion… the best 999Lazer video to date. Amazing stuff. 😎🤩🥰

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul, it was a special day and such a privilege to talk to them both about the bike. They were the golden days for sure:)

@tjordulf

3 ай бұрын

Thorpy, Legend, had the pleasure of meeting him on the press day at the Dirt Bike show in 2001.

In my mind he will always be the greatest motocross rider of all time. Cheers from Oz

@maxrpm2215

7 ай бұрын

These bikes are legendary still today there is nothing on the planet that compares to them except maybe the YZ500M. Melbourne 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@mxlarge6915

7 ай бұрын

He is right up there. 🥳🥳

@elibnem4126

7 ай бұрын

​@maxrpm2215 I've ridden a YZ 490 and that thing was a monster of a bike. Will always prefer the Honda stuff though

I hope bikes like this never go to ruin. So historical in motocross

I remember when this bike was kept at the bottom of the stairs at Dave‘s house, and I still proudly have Carl Nunn’s 1997 Indonesian GP bike in the shed. Dave and Keith are top blokes and always have plenty of time for everybody 👍🏻🇬🇧🍻

What an amazing thing to see Dave & Keith re-unnited with their bike, especially for Keith's birthday. Truly you are living the motocross dream on vids like this one. It's good to see how many subs the channel has gained & rightly so for all your hard work & dedication to producing great content. Cheers 999 👌

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael, a lot hours goes into our videos so it means a lot to get a comment like that :)

WOW! Dave Thorpe was definitely a legend in the 500cc/Open Class! Really cool video and an absolutely AMAZING Honda Works RC500!!! I really MISS the 500cc/Open class in motocross racing!!! BRING IT BACK!!!

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! cheers max

999B - what an amazing video !!!!! I loved every bit of it !!! What a great time in MX - the history right here is incredible !!!! I have been racing since 1977 and still going strong at 55 !!!! I raced open class 2 strokes from 1983 to 2004 and still have fun on muy KTM MX 500 and YZ 400 in vintage classes !!! The 80s were the greatest times in MX imo - thank you for keeping these memories alive and well !! Thank you and the Thorpe family - Cheers

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Mike:)

Brilliant video, Max ! Thanks for making it. All the features and history... Great to see Dave and his Dad.... Good to see Graham Noyce get a mention as 1979 World Champion.....

So wonderful to see some of these bikes have survived. I've had a fascination with HRC works bikes since 1993 when a magazine (I think it was Motocross Action) did a test of the then-new production CR250 against a 1983 works bike and the basic conclusion was that the '83 was every bit as good as the '93. The idea that ten years of development on the production bike hadn't eclipsed the works bike was just wild to me.

As an American that grow up in a family that said we only ride red round here, this was a treat to say the least. Thats 1 bike that cant be replaced an wish they would replicate now day's. Great job on the video. I ❤ it.

When you said Dave was World Champion 37 years ago I instantly felt old as I remember him winning it although I was only 10 years old. That bike is amazing 😮

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch the video Larry:)

I was seventeen years old ,when I was lucky enough to watch DT crash at the start of the GP at Farley Castle in 1986 and make his way from last place to win that race. What a legend. I drooled over this bike as a teenager and loved to see what the HRC factory team guys could come up with, to give the team an edge, over the competition. If I remember correctly the bike was tuned to behave more like a four stroke with much wider power band than most two strokes and this is how DT was able to ride this bike with only 4 gears, which resulted in less gear changes producing faster lap times. This was enabled by the wizardry of the HRC factory engineers. I would love to know more about how the bikes were reunited with their internal components. I ecpect there were many versions of those parts, due to the rapid development done by the HRC guys. Its also interesting how this bike helped to show how 4 strokes engine characteristics had some advantages over their 2 stroke cousins and how they dominate the series now. Sad to see the demise of the 2 stokes though.

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Matt

Another fantastic video Max, absolutely loved it, and so did Dave and his dad, really looking forward to the next one with more rare unobtainable bikes .

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

More to come:) thanks as always

Except for the motocross of nations! Oh...the O'Show! Great video Max!

@chamisi

4 ай бұрын

my thought as well the O show on the 125 MXON 86

@rfiskillingussoftly6568

4 ай бұрын

@@chamisi What a race!:)))) And he beat the world's best on a 125! All success in 2024!

This is your best video . Thanks to Dave Thorpe And his dad

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul

That's the best and most interesting video I've seen for years.. Marvelous history. David Thorpe.. Keith Thorpe... I salute you both. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul, I appreciate your comment :)

That is a work of art 👏🏻🤝🏼

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

it really is, such a good looking bike. Thanks for watching:)

Now that is one great story. Seeing Daves dad's face as he looked over the bike was priceless.. well done Max. BIG 👍 from me. 😉

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :) Cheers Max

Esto si que eran prototipos de fabrica wow Malherbe, geboers, thorpe mamma mia , leyendassss !

These HRC bikes of the early-mid 80’s are nothing short of masterpieces. Beautiful sight to see Dave’s dad happiness to see his old bike. I’ve always wanted to know what RC means in the name RC500? Great video mate, love these blast from the past videos. The stories the greats of the 80’s share.

Gotta hand it to you 999 you content gets better and better. I'm a long time fan of Dave Thorpe a true champion. I've seen Dave win a few championships, he mixed it with some of the best open class racers in the world and always fought a fair fight for the title. Great job Dave. And you Lazer are a great racer yourself. Keep the good content coming. Thanks.

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark, glad you're enjoying the videos :)

What a special & great episode, thank you Max to you & everyone involved in making it all possible for us all to enjoy such a special machine & one of the greatest rider ever Mr. David Thorpe. What an incredible time in the history of motocross. And I thank you once again, thank you for making me feel like a kid drooling over these bikes as I read about them in all the motocross magazines🙏 👏👊

Thanks for this video. Dave & Graham Noyce were my two heroes as a kid.

Oh man...if I dig into my old photos, I took pictures of his bike at the 1986 USGP at Carlsbad. I also took shots of CR500 that Ricky Johnson rode that day. Afterwards ,I spent hours comparing the two bikes. I always thought that the front fender brace on Dave's bike was cool. I also remember Johnson's bike having the first inverted fork that I had ever seen. Dave was a great rider. A true champion, for sure.

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

I bet those photos are so cool. Thanks for watching :)

Un morceau de légende,cette moto est un miracle de technologie, le rêve de tout pilote. Merci.

Cheers Gov Greg from Australia 🇦🇺 59 years old

Man DT is my all time hero and to see this was emotional so thank you very much,,, the only time i met dave was a british championship round in the 90's cant really remember dates exactly but it was a track at Appley bridge near wigan i had a big shiner after being jumped on and i approached DT i can imagine his face im from Liverpool and i come up go his face with my scouse accent to say hi hows it going, lame i know but what do you say, anyway he's the boss as far as im concerned alway was an is and dont care what others think, proper idol of mine. thanks Max proper boss vid mate

What an incredible bike for an even more incredible rider ❤

This is awesome, Dave was a giant in the day, loved his style and his bikes epic

BRILLIANT VIDEO AND DAVID THORPE KEITH THORPE DAVE KING..AND THE VIDEO MAKER..🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@999lazer

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Barry :)

Wow that step up rad is actually rad. Thanks all you guys for doing this

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Jaylee

@Gpx111

7 ай бұрын

Don't he drop the radiator cap as he caught it at the first round .thorpe to me was god .

Love your channel Max and enjoy Dave King too because of your genuine passion. It's not just a topic you chose because you thought it would make you a successful KZreadr. Thanks for keeping the bikes alive by showcasing them. So that young squirts can know where their bikes came from and the history of the bikes' development

I went to quite a few British Championship rounds in '86, pretty much just to see Dave ride this bike. It makes me very happy to know that one of these amazing machines still exists and is being well looked after.

It was a great experience to see Dave & his Father relive these experiences. To me, Dave Thorpe was the Honda CR/RC specialist on these absolute rockets.. I had an 83 Suzuki RM 500.. 4 speed, but oh my the power just put a grin across your face. Then in 92 I brought the CR500 86 model.. My shoulders still feel pulled out there sockets 😂… Absolutely mental machine. I never raced either, but I had some amazing experiences on both bikes. Really wish I’d of kept them now… Thx for sharing this great video Max.. ✌🏼

So cool what a great job 👏 thank you for making the video!!!

I never personally met Dave, but I used to ride over Bracknell Forest/The Old Dean, where we would often see him practice in the mid-late 80s. He was a local legend to us "kids" even back then. I love these videos you are doing on the VMX bikes BTW. Brings back a lot of good memories.

@ozbrick498

6 ай бұрын

The old dean brings back memories getting chased by the rangers and nearly getting driven over by a tank

i really like these history bike videos i still have a sticker of dave thorpe on the inside of my garage door, his dad face says a lot nice one

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Arthur:)

Well done Max, absolutely superb video 👏🏻👏🏻

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Brilliant video loved it and Dave so humble he’s the best and always will be

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

100% Thanks for watching

Wow. This is phenomenal.

Putting out the best Motocross content on the internet!!

@999lazer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

Another excellent video,keep em coming guys.

Awesome, those days were the best, I remember Dave turning up at southern motocross SMX pig hill in the eighties what a true gentleman, shame I was never an A group rider 🙄 thanks for sharing 🍀👍🙏

What a great video. Love the history.

Great vid max & team, proper mxer proper bike, im now at that age, when people use to say to me , things were better when i was a boy, now im saying that, how cool was mx in 80's✊🏻💨👍🏻

Absolutely awesome 💯.What a nice surprise for a racer, with dad as mechie 💪. Factory Honda's were always special. Nice one team.👍

They sure could build bices back then. It's not just the most expencive bike It's one of the best loking bikes aswell. Like 1985 and 1986 Husqvarna is the best loking production bikes ever build. Thanks for a great video and it was really touching to se Davids father loking at the bike. 👍

THE bike of the bikes. Full stop.

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

it sure is. Thanks for watching:)

@wtfftw24

7 ай бұрын

@@999lazer Long time subscriber from Italy Buddy 👍

Utterly fantastic thank you

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome Spencer :)

You made my day. Thanx!!!

@999lazer

6 ай бұрын

My pleasure!!

Coming back in 30years to hear TIMs story on his HRC crf450

Brilliant vlogg again Max , The look on his dads Face was priceless

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Docs, it was a special day for sure.

Keith is a legend. Still working as well. You can see how shocked Dave is when he first set eyes on it. What a fantastic bike. 👍

David Thorpe, Andre Malherbe, Eric Goboers, George Jobe and American David Bailey were the Kings of 80's Motocross with David Thorpe the being the overall Legend of World GP Motocross. Hopefully the remaining bikes of this era will be preserved forever

Enjoyed your interview from the man himself fabulous story which can never be repeated ❤

Wow, were did you find that real works bike?

I had no idea that Dave had it in him, taking out another rider. The 1986 series is one of the best with 20 points separating first from fourth, Thorpe, Malberbe, Geboers, Jobe.

Absolutely fantastic video, 😊

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Max, that’s awesome to reunite Dave Thorpe with his championship winning bike 🫡🏁🏁🏁

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Dean, it was a real privilege to be there for it.

What a bike! Wow!

Best one yet sir!!! Keep up the great work 😊

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks David, Will do :)

Great video keep watching over and over again brilliant

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

.. Another ace vid,.. Nice one Max ,...

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

ty for once again for a amazing video of such a piece of history and having the thorpes there wow... ure amazing 999lazer.. ty shano honda australia

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

No worries Shane, its our pleasure. Thanks for watching all the way of Australia :)

Love this channel ❤️

@999lazer

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

On my ‘85 CR500, I started in 3rd gear for every race. I also got the wholeshot every time. I only weighed 130 pounds at the time, though.

Not only would we like to see it run, it would be amazing to see Dave ride it!

Fantastic!!!!

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Is this the bike Jonny O beat Dave on on a CR125? Love them all, that O show ride was insane

Just excellent!

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Guy :)

Dave , keith and the Honda was a dream team , great to see Keith in this video , would like to see that beauty fired up 👍

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Keep checking back to see the start up video :)

@rockypup1968

7 ай бұрын

@@999lazer Will do ! By the way the Suzuki TM video was excellent as well 👍

as a teen reader the MX mags and seeing photos of these works bikes was always mind blowing to see the difference…wish we could still have works bike category and two stroke and tracks that weren’t all freestyle jumps…but at least we are lucky to have seen the height of MX

It’s so interesting to hear where the bikes went to. Great video thank you

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching

Best video yet. Awesome job mate.

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you.

What a beautiful video and a beautiful story, now I need to find that book and I'm not much of a reader, but It looks like something I'd really get into thanks for that 💪😎💯

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

thanks for watching, The book is such a good read. you'll definitely enjoy it:)

Just saw this video….love the vintage MX gear……let’s fine Brad Lackeys RM 500

Mx was on grandstand back then especially a world hawkstone race, Thorpe is an absolute legend and those bikes were beautiful 👌 ( ps I remember Eric had a decompression lever on the handlebars to help start it in later years )

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching :0

Brilliant channel guys 👍🏻

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for always watching he videos:)

Awesome vid Max.

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin

nice to see, great insight. 😋

@999lazer

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@iansmith8704

5 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work 🙂

pure motocross porn , you had to of lived that era king David his dad keith all the HRC set up as a schoolboy racer we dreamed it we wanted it , my Dad bless him hated it cost him a fortune , He was a Carla man loved the yamaha's and i raced them until i got to the seniors and could put my leg over a CR 125 and like many had to have Axo boots an MDS helmet ,Oakleys and so on , we had a hero we loved , i sat on the empty show bikes back then at bike shows had to be dragged off them , brilliant video guys .

Beautiful

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Legendary👌🇬🇧

What a wonderful story 👏🇺🇸

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Rochelle :)

Loved to know how much they are

Glorious ! Nice to know most are back here 😊, iv thought before will people be like this about say billy bolts bikes in 30 years

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan, we have wondered the same, but there is no doubt those 80's RC 500's were built in a magical time for Motocross

@danhurley6152

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely I have an 88 500 with early wp upside down front end fitted back in 88 it's a treasure maybe bills bikes arernt so hand made as the RC's 😊

Great video,the 500 were always the badst race bikes and I love seeing Dave and his Dad together with the bike,,happy birthday POPs,,,once I put a sidecar on a 85 cr500,won the canadian ice raceing championship and got a spot in the movie 9 on eny sunday the next chapter 0,,in the first minutes of the movie you see a sidecar round the corner,thats me driven and the former champion on the sidecar,,fundays,,its on youtube

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

what an awesome story, I'll take a look:) Thanks for watching

Awesome

Very interesting story. It's a bit like the factory road racing bikes, MV etc. all one off's.

Oops, it's good to see Sir. David Thorpe and crew reunited with their super bike..👍

@999lazer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching:)

nice bike. my brother had an maico 500 -86

DVD 😆 that’s near as old as the bike! Good watch that Max am 54 so my hero back in the day 🤙

Yes he needs to ride this bike. Only down side would it getting messed up but it’s worth it. While he’s still breathing it just adds another story to add to it

The best MX bike ever 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I'm amazed that it still exists. Many of the true "works" bikes were destroyed at the end of each season.