1983 BMX THE VIDEO | Andy Ruffell | 40th Anniversary Edition |

[@stuntabiker]

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[@frankbalazs8816]

I've raced Bmx from 1979 to 2014.Nationals.GT BMX FACTORY RIDER.My sister Tami got 2nd in the world racing for Zeronine years ago! Greatest part of my life was racing Bmx!! Still got all my GTs.Factory jacket.Tons of trophys.placks.awards.ect..What a Wonderful childhood we all had racing!! God bless all..

[@MegaDerek7]

Truly miss the 80s and bmx days!

[@williamkerr1059]

This is the best bit of TV I've seen in ages and makes me feel like a kid again. Well done Andy, top Champ.

[@arturopizarro6280]

I love old school bmx. The best. 70 s 80s 90s.

[@ronbourassa8105]

I'm glad to hear the old guys (like me @44) getting back into it. I too started back after my kids started messing with BMX bikes. Couldn't resist. So in 2010 we went to a track an hour and half away and that was that! Now I'm in in the process of have a USA-BMX track built in our town. Should be up and running summer 2014. Been pursuing this since 2009. Love BMX, the BMX families and what a positive influence it has on kids as it did on me. Rock on guys...keep on goin!!

[@alejandro_a]

Ron Bourassa So, it's 2017 now... did they build the track? are you still riding?? =D

[@bunnyman6321]

Did the track get built? Any updates?

[@jimthegrin]

What a brilliant film! The bikes look amazing. So many memories. I can almost taste the dirt. I'm still rollin about on 20" BMX at the age of 40! Keep the faith.

[@tonysheene6399]

jimthegrin bought myself an old school box for my 49th this year since then I've bought 2 more kind of reliving my youth again love it !!

[@occultknowledge1085]

What a great video. Andy was a smart kid

[@adamwhite2850]

Takes me back to my childhood racing on those tracks in RSA in the 80's. Good times.

[@ivanm1018]

Me too mate. That looks like Lonehill if I recall correctly

[@bunnyman6321]

You still ride?

[@rob1loxley]

I'm 46 and from the UK, this shit almost had me... The nostalgia bomb nearly killed me. I met Andy Ruffell at the yearly MCN (motorcycle news) bike show in the early 80s.he signed a poster for me I was stoked, first time I have seen this movie and it was brilliant. I mountain bike these days and still feel like a kid when riding, can't beat being on the saddle imho. Thanks to everyone involved In this ,it's got to be one of the most inspirational videos in existence.

[@bunnyman6321]

You still ride?

[@rob1loxley]

@@bunnyman6321 I do, xc MTB these days 😁

[@bunnyman6321]

@@rob1loxley Hell yeah 🤙

[@toddnicholson2296]

This is the first ever movie my family watched on our brand new VHS machine 34 years ago. If only dad knew the financial impact of showing this to an impressionable 12 yr old. Within weeks i was racing every weekend...... State No.1 by 15.

[@bunnyman6321]

You still ride?

[@BigMacMick]

i remember watching Andy Ruffell at the Leas Cliff Pavillion in Folkestone back in about 1983, they had a quarter pipe set up and everyone was cheering as he would go up, twist the bars slightly and come down again lol, my how things have changed, he also 'bunny hopped' over about 5-6 people and my mate was one of the kids lying down lol, id love to send Jamie Bestwick back in time to show people where we're at now, i also won on the raffle that night, got a pair of AME handlebar grips with £5 selotaped to the tube.. i spent it all down in the Arcades on the 2p Fruit Machines ;)

[@Jaire8565]

Loved this

[@biomechanical1976]

ive bmxed from 1984 to 1995 untill my ruffel signature pro class got stolen (heartbroken) i started about 6 years ago once every month but couldnt shake off the dust, rust and unfitness, fustrated, i was just about to call it a day and sell the bike but thought id use it to get fit and stop trying to get back my old tricks in the bowls and haflpipes ect when it all came flooding back, im 37 and back inthe saddle, back tofull fitness and shreding it upout there and blowing minds with stuff unseen

[@frankbalazs8816]

I spent my life racing Bmx for GT.when I was in my teens..I raced from1979 to 2014.My last National was Southpark. Got 2nd!! I still have my entire house full of Bmx.God bless.

[@bunnyman6321]

@@frankbalazs8816 You still ride?

[@johnnyparigo]

Images d'archives exceptionnel! Bon travail!

[@trevorcourt1403]

What a great video remembering the good old bmx days andy ruffell

[@dazg2033]

I was 15 that year, had a kuwahra nova with suntour beartrap pedals, they were bloody lethal.

[@Bea_remembrance]

this reminds me of my past i was racing in south africa during this time. best time of my life.

[@AGoogleUser-h2r]

Great video!👍 BMX was the bees knees. They should show this in schools BMX 101. Great memories!😎

[@lupo0144]

Same here....42 on Saturday! But have a GT Pro from 1985 and its mint! Full ground up rebuild! Same old shit......My parents could not afford one in the 80s....But I can now! Getting drunk and going for a spin late on a weekend night is the bollocks!

[@littlemac743]

Well I'm now late for work because I'm watching bmx videos that are 2 years older than I am. I need to reevaluate my life.

[@SuperAzela]

I think you're on a good track.

[@A3Network]

@@SuperAzela for sure!

[@bunnyman6321]

😀😀😀

[@natemorte]

How times have changed 6:58 I'm glad to see that parents are putting their youngsters on the right size bikes these days ,even in the novice classes.

[@briancalibergbmd]

Great video!! Watched it with my 7-year old son last night. He started BMX racing this past March and loves it!! I never raced as a child. But after seeing him on the track and then seeing people my age (40) racing, I got myself a race bike and am having the most fun I have ever had in my life!! The best part is spending all the time with my son and having fun together!! Plus the people you meet are amazing.

[@jag5508]

Oh yeah forgot about inspection aww man I miss this so much . I been thinking about getting a cruiser I'm 38 now . lol

[@rexterrocks]

Some nice bikes. I'd love a round tailed Mongoose. This brings back memories and it's interesting to see how BMX's and the way we use them has changed. People do tricks that are absolutely amazing nowadays. I find it amazing to watch.

[@redneckwithajeep5001]

Paul Evans not sure why they did away with the looptail. I've got one and love it though the front is definitely not as strong as a new one

[@MSgtRambos]

got to love old bmx footage I have a set of old UKAI 20x1 3/8 rims with anodized blue campagnolo hubs very hard to get tyres for these days lol

[@valium4016]

Anyone else wish to be born back then, i wish i was because of many things. But mainly for a cheap price on a Mongoose california 1983 😊

[@NuckinFuts80]

ruffles mongoose is dope , love the video keep posting 👍✌

[@lighthousetv9846]

I have a team ruffel burner signed by andys parents who i know really well...mick and his wife dot have signed the frame...hoping when andy returns from the states he signs the forks... however the bike bike will never be for sale....jay uk..

[@A3Network]

I'm coming back in December mate- my parents mentioned you - pls call them, lets meet December ..

[@iamyourfuture808]

Bicycle "MODERCROSS" lol !

[@ronbourassa8105]

That's what its all about right there brother. Great work.

[@669basher9rc]

good old days

[@abelpadilla7789]

I wouldn’t ride nothing but a Mongoose mine was a Team Mongoose frame in Awesome Mags Tuff Wheel Rims where the second Series of that run . Awesome video thanks

[@UmanitaRL2]

this is amazing

[@christopherblud]

Fantastic video, looks like it was shot in Johannesburg, South Africa

[@rockrolex5536]

Jofa, Zeronine, Jt,Cw,Aero, Vans, A´me, C.L.Pads, D.Compe, Shimano, Tioga.........

[@spacehoppermark6161]

Skyway tuff 2's (Graphite's for the posh kids), Haro, ACS Z Rims, Tange headsets, CW bars (they were a bad idea, for bar hops!), Hutch pedals, Flight cranks.... ;-)

[@frankbalazs8816]

I've raced for 40 years!! Still chatting with CRAZY RONNIE ANDERSON!! GT BMX FILLS MY HOUSE!! GOD BLESS

[@spikenpokey1969]

Basterd got a Proclass im soooo jelouse!

[@Broskeeee]

15:02 I lost it when his stem pad and number plate fell off.

[@raffaeleimbo]

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! AWESOME! I DOWNLOADED IT!

[@susancorgi]

Great tips. Just 30 years too late for me LOL!

[@lupo0144]

Sorry to disappoint you boys! They have gone through the roof! Have a look on E-bay if you have some cash.....You could be looking at £500-2000 depending on what you want!

[@motoxmainia]

ha ha cool

[@MrAaronb400]

and why does he have the better £400 pro class. i want that bike. and its black crome

[@jeremybarriga9266]

suburbia !!!

[@rockrolex5536]

Rufell so Britissh, so so

[@datboitaj]

Forgot Nicole kidman was in that movie

[@geo_neo9]

Stay away from junk food as he puts junkfood in his bowl lol

[@bunnyman6321]

😄😄😄

[@MrAaronb400]

lol can imagine my 83 mongoose supergoose ans 83 skyway ta there lol

[@swiftcee266]

What's the highest air you ever did Andy? Big fan!

[@stuntabiker]

Didi a few 8 footers on a quaterpipe before I stopped riding..

[@jetsetfilms]

Re-Release this pleeeeaaassseee :-)

[@johnbarker5489]

Does this have diamondback bikes also

[@jeremybarriga9266]

most beautiful sport in the world dont be a bmx thug be a total bad-ass BMX gentleman , its way cooler

[@ca90068]

Something similar, but edited to 1 minute. Me and a friend at our local dirt lot, @ Lake Hollywood CA circa 1974. We both went on to race motocross at Saddleback, Indian Dunes and Escape Country. Rick Maki went pro and was one of those woulda-coulda-shoulda guys that never really achieved notoriety. I broke my foot and found out about girls and partying. Note family car - 1965 Ford Fairlane 500 station wagon: -------------- kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4jHYWWJj8d7gJI

[@jaqkar]

This is rad bru! Western Flyers were so shit!

[@arturopizarro3084]

nicememoris

[@henrys3629]

I have the cheaper models and are not track certified. Darn.

[@letsbehonest4221]

I rode BMX for many years and have always been disgusted by the cheating tactics from the pro riders ....

[@NuckinFuts80]

Ruffells ** damn auto correct lol

[@b2theb]

Where and when can I buy an Andy Ruffell old school bike?

[@raffaeleimbo]

What is the name of the last song? Please! It's fantastic!

[@HumorlessProductions]

Oh come on. You should know better than that. This video isn't widescreen. It was shot 4:3 and then stretched to 16:9 which is why it looks all distorted. Do this- download the video (clipconverter.cc is an easy way to do it), play it in VLC and set the aspect ratio to 4:3 and everything looks normal again.

[@Electrocrispy]

+HumorlessProductions yes it was 1983 before HD was invented ! Purely updated for your viewing pleasure!

[@HunterS0502]

stretched 16:9 is yuk

[@sethlogan9724]

What's with the watermark? Do you own the rights to this video?

[@stuntabiker]

Yes! (Andy Ruffell Does)

[@mrsportschampion5796]

When go pro is 120 P.

[@chargerman92blascodeleza69]

BH California X4

[@mr.desert7384]

i just took a poop

[@hedlund88]

+lifeshort too far dude

[@bunnyman6321]

😀😀😀

[@PVRCR]

asss