What happened to the sound?

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J'ai connu ce monsieur à sa pension 1973 il conduisait un camion et venait admirer mon italjet sans dire q il avait été champion me prenait moi et copain en camion et allions vider au terril avec un magirus

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He was a real badass.

Have a 441 and rode 500 Sonics great racer Jeff Smith World Champion Victor '65 '66

I don’t know why the publisher posted that graphic that the race was one if last races for the ama championship in CA. it was the ‘74 ama fall trans am event at saddleback. there were many more national and international championship contests staged in California up to and including the current era..

Wish we had Rodger decoster for president now, tremendous asset to Motocross industry and the way he lives his life

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Just noticed that's Marty Tripes at 2:41

А где Арбеков, Моисеев....

Ma jeunesse quand je faisais la ligue 125cc ….merci pour le partage 😊

That Dutch farmer with the rolled up sleeves.. lederhosen and all

This was the beginning for me, I started at 13 years old on a 200cc Triumph cub. Those were the days!!!!

Bit of old fashioned mud plugging.

1:52 is Joel on a 125 Sachs. 1968 Inter-Am..

I live in the U.S., saw Joel for the first time in 1967 at Pepperell, Ma along with the CZ team mates as well as the Swedish crew on Husqvarnas. I rode the support 250 class and got to spectate the 500cc class. It was an awesome awakening but in particular seeing how Joel fit the machine and seemed built for the sport. Saw him again two more times and I concluded I'd never seen the marriage of a man and a motorcycle as amazing as Joel. Loved the other competitors too, particularly Bickers and DeCoster but can't leave out the other Europeans who scorched the tracks showing such magnificent form.

Pardon my ignorance, didn't know swing arm suspensions had become a thing as early as '53.

Love in memory joel

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Who is owner of the rights?

The Greeves reminded me of the Sachs 125 I had with "Leading link" front suspension. I did pretty good on it but shifting that thing was chancy at best, always missing gears.

Великий мотогонщик!!!!

The absolute greatest of all time. No one could touch him.

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Whos the guy heaving and huffing in the camera????

Roger representing the 69 lifestyle. 😄

Photo at 2.40 is Tony DiStefano

Back in 74, I hadda brand new 250 Elsinore, and witnessed through hugh suspension breakthus in 75-80, it becoming obsolete. Presently, my 97 RM125 has wondrous suspension by comparison, but I gotta say radiators on dirt bikes was/is a price raising crock of shit. Thank you.

Потрясающий мастер мотокросса!

Er war immer ein großer Konkurrent von " Mister Motocross ", dem schwedischen vierfachen Weltmeister Torsten Hallmann - große Kämpfe zwische 1962 und 1970.....

That was Very interesting, thank you.

Joel was an Amazing Superman and a true Champion like they don't make anymore.

A very interesting course, part scramble and part trial, lol.

Great film, lovely to see my fave Dave Curtis who wins twice! Great Man, respect Dave.

Presque exclusivement une spécialité belge. Que des champions. Et après 1990, de nouveau une kyrielle de champions belges.

German military officer salutes the winner. 1956 Maicos!

Who put this terrible hack job of a video together? Every other one of Smith’s sentences is chopped off!

Great athlete for all time .

This Trans AMA race was located outside the city of Livermore, California at the Carnegie Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Park. The year was 1974 and Roger DeCoster won the event and Willie Bauer (Maico) was second. The Trans-AMA races ran at this facility in the fall for several years. I was at the 1975 Tran AMA race at Carnegie and saw Roger DeCoster crash over a high speed jump when his bike broke in half after landing. He was flown out in a helicopter to a local hospital and he suffered a facial injury. That was the last time DeCoster wore an open face helmet. He returned to racing wearing a Bell Moto Star full coverage helmet and that was the beginning of the trend of motocross racers wearing full coverage helmets.

Watch this and wonder how I or anyone else riding 5" travel bikes avoided dialysis.

Idols of my day !! Had to be their and see it to believe IT !! Class of 1975 - Carlsbad the other monster !! Track and 45 minute moto !!!!

The jurassic period...

Well defined classes, no displacement handicap, lots of horse power, lighter weight, challenging but actually fun to ride? Without the suspension advances pioneered on two-strokes along with the advent of liquid cooling, also pioneered on OW series Yamaha, four strokes would still be at the back of the pack. The Honda Xl's and CCM four strokes of the era had the same limitations as two strokes, and were absolute bricks.

This guy wasn't just a 500cc world champ, ISDE gold medalist or the man behind Can-Ams U.S. national motocross and enduro championships. He simply remained revelant in off road motorcycling as long as anyone, ever. What a career this man has had!

DeCoster, just slamming a brew after a moto!

Oh Dear. The World still seems to be turning....."Vee haf vays of stoppinhg you votching!!!"

Einfach nur Spitze!

This video is like a time travel machine! Priceless... :)