Those new fangled 4-strokes!

Okiewan

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For all the noobs to the sport... there are some new-fangled 2 strokes in there. "250 Greeves (2-T) and 440 BSA (4-T)"... you think the displacement rules are new? Watch it to the end, it's worth it. :cool:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-893439010780868898&q=motocross

AJ, don't you know Jeff Smith?

 

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dirt bike dave

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Very Cool! That was a great race. Thanks!

FWIW, one of the riders, Vic Eastwood, was at the '76 USGP, which was the first MX race I ever attended. Eastwood was the guy that Rex Staten brawled with.

By '76, Eastwood was riding the only 4 stroke in the field, a CCM.

 

kmccune

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• Jul 8, 2006

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:cool:

 

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• Jul 9, 2006

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Having learned to ride on early 70's bikes, watching this video was a blast from the past. Watching Bicker's weight the outside peg in the turns was showing how much skill it took to ride those under suspended bikes. Great video.

 

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Wow ... pretty hiliarous when #3 lost the bike, he spread his legs wide open haha

very nice video, thank you !

 

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FruDaddy

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I watched it, and it only proves one thing, it has always taken double displacement for a thumper to keep up. They're just all faster now.

 

Okiewan

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Yup, there was first the 4-T, then the 2_t came and was such and advantage with it's skank burning exhaust, it was half the cc's.

 

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dirt bike dave

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A few observations:

1) That Greeves sounded sweet.

2) Maybe OLN could hire the announcers and camera crew.

 

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• Jul 10, 2006

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I knew 2 strokes were faster!