To those complaining about the video quality, it's either this or no video at all. The original footage was given to me by Freddie Spencer on a VHS tape around 2001. There was no high definition version. It was ripped from the tape and output for 56k dial-up speeds. Horrible quality - but I'll take that over no footage at all any day.

@MrGutfeeling

7 ай бұрын

I think there is a better copy out there on the interwebs somewhere, I'm sure I've seen it.

@Redline530

7 ай бұрын

@@MrGutfeeling Possibly, since Freddie had it on a VHS from Honda. Maybe others got it as well. I haven't seen it yet. I wish I had the original tape so I could rip it using newer technology and try and up-res the footage.

Freddie's riding is stylish, beautiful. Elegant yet naturally fast.

Freddie will never change - I would recognize his style in the dark.

Just goofing around waving and pulling wheelies, the lap time would still be quicker than 90% of bike riders. Not bad for two old blokes, heroes and legends the pair of them.

@anthonykatern

3 жыл бұрын

Funny to think they were 2 'old' blokes here, yet still younger than Rossi is now.

During the Trans Atlantic Match series Barry Sheene said "I've never seen anyone ride a motorbike like Freddie Spencer". Quite a compliment.

@andyb.1026

3 жыл бұрын

He must have forgotten about Saarinen

@quartusbuys6831

3 жыл бұрын

To win 2 classes in one year. Two complete different styles of riding a 500 and 250 You have to be phenomenal!

@raymondchapman5990

Жыл бұрын

@@andyb.1026 nah he didn't

Great both riders I met Doohan in 1998 in Estoril he’s my hero..

Those 1st RCV's were so much better looking than the latest versions they ride today plus they were proper race bikes without those stupid wings and ride height , traction control etc etc , no wonder a moto 3 rider can jump on one and rag it , its all computers doing it for them , too much technology now .

@Redline530

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It was inevitable that MotoGP was going to go the way of F1 in terms of electronics and traction control (and tires), but at this point the race is determined more by how the bike is set up on that specific day than pure rider talent. Riders still plays a huge part but not like they did back in the Schwantz/Rainey/Doohan era and before.

These guys riding styles make even these modern bikes look old.

Begrudgingly.... Always thought Spencer had the most at ease, natural style on the bike. The bike seemed to be an extension of his body. Dude was devastatingly fast.

@1EVILZ06

7 жыл бұрын

Lawson Fan Fast Freddie

@mercoid

6 жыл бұрын

Lawson Fan ...So fast, he looks slow. It’s uncanny.

@darrenjpeters

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention fit enough to do the 250 and 500 world championship double in the same year. Very few people have done that.

@jessejuliano5336

Жыл бұрын

@@mercoid So smooth, so little effort. Eddie was smooth as silk

These two must have thought...dam these things are easy to ride.

@footplusballid2470

4 жыл бұрын

Surely it's easier than the 500s, although the riders would push the 990 harder

@bigkahoonas4210

Жыл бұрын

Compared to the 500's, absolutely.

Freddie was my favourite when I was a child, but all of the Americans from that era were excellent. When I grew up I loved Doohan the most. Doohan dominated at the end of an era so he is final champion in my opinion. It's a different sport now, safer and more sterile, which is good and bad.

The way these 2 legends hang off the bike while cornering seems quite different from today's riders - still very much the 2 stroke era style. Has cornering technique actually changed/evolved since then?

@MyTeebag

8 жыл бұрын

yes cornering has changed very much. as you can see these two have a higher sitting position on the bike, where as if you look at the racers of today they hang over and try put as much weight over the front wheel as possible. even if you watch Valentino Rossi, you can see how he has adapted and changed his ridding over the last 10 years. i hope this answers your question

@fiveowaf454

6 жыл бұрын

The huge difference in tires now plays a big part, todays extreme lean angles require a different posture in themselves compared to the hanging off, keeping the bike more up right posture of the earlier times.

@2sx4u

6 жыл бұрын

It changes to solve the great problem, the weight. Beasties 500 was 115 kg.

@nkmcfrln

3 жыл бұрын

@@fiveowaf454 Oh, yeah. Tires didn't play a big part in the 90s. Anything you say.

@robertomorales5347

2 жыл бұрын

thanks to electronics today riders can get more lean angles, back in the day it was all physical effort

The V5 engineering genius.

流石偉大なチャンピオン、難なく乗っている

Could do with a few more minutes of that!

Musik in meinen Ohren

2 of the greats

I'd like to hear their feedback.

Freddie, Graceful grace?

2 legends.

How many pixels were used for this, 5?

@Redline530

6 жыл бұрын

The original footage was low-res and given to me on a VHS tape, which was edited and output for 56k dial-up. Oh, the good old days.

@BN1960

6 жыл бұрын

Fair enough

見てて安心するライティング 👍

I miss two-strokes. Screw you Honda Motor Company.

@ExtremelyOnlineGuy

3 жыл бұрын

This bike is a 4 stroke v5 isn’t it?

@Malc2169

3 жыл бұрын

@@ExtremelyOnlineGuy Yep, it is. Honda's insistence they were allowed to run it in GP500 class effectively killed off 2 strokes as a result.

@ExtremelyOnlineGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Malc2169 it’s wild they even let it do that. Could’ve just branched 2 strokes into their own thing

@MickH60

2 жыл бұрын

@@Malc2169 Rubbish, 2 strokes are old tech, Honda caused nothing, they new the changes were coming and were developing new engines...

@Malc2169

2 жыл бұрын

@@MickH60 Keep on believing brother...

Still using the counter lean on new Era Bikes😊😊

Duas lendAs

Did they use a box brownie to film this?

So good to see them not sticking their leg out in the braking zone. Who started that daft habit?

@Redline530

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it was Rossi. At the time he said he didn't know why he did it, just did it and felt more stable going into the corner.

@johnnunn8688

Жыл бұрын

@@Redline530 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

@AntoninoArrigo

11 ай бұрын

Chi vuoi che sia stato? Il giocoliere Vr46, che doveva sempre fare cinema e lanciare le brutte abitudini e storture che, successivamente, ovviamente, hanno fatto proseliti, come per tutte le altre puttanate fortunatamente "finite", almeno da parte sua, 2 anni fa...

I think I saw more bikes than pixels.

freddie looked more at home with the bike.

SUZUKA JAPAN → TWIN RING MOTEGI JAPAN

I guess the guys did the development work for Rossi so Mick could tell Jeremy Burgess how to setup the Bike.

Champs Honda NEEDS your consulting expertise NOW🏁🏍️

Motegi Japan not Suzuka

Rare ni doohan bawak rc211v

1:36 what a luck :D

@stephonfrazier5434

5 жыл бұрын

Love it. Freddie's still trying to kill it on the bike.

1 pixel

4 strokes suck the end of gp

shame such a crappy picture! Not sure if the V5 was good or not?

Terrible video quality, on purpose!

@Redline530

3 жыл бұрын

It was captured off a VHS tape Freddie Spencer gave me back in about 2001, output for 56k dial up. Broadband wasn't widely available back then. I posted it because I'd rather watch something in low resolution than not at all.

@forsakenlife4873

3 жыл бұрын

@@Redline530 Absolutely. Thank you for sharing!