1983 Finke

Alice Springs to Finke and back. Australia's fastest cross country race 485 kms - Stephen Gall (Mr.MX) wins - year thought to be 1983.

[@scottyd2262]

I've still got the Australian Dirt Bike magazine that covered this back in the day. Stephen Gall is a legend !

[@TychoAussie]

Bike 141 at 0:57 : A '83 Yamaha IT250K. I believe I bought that very bike from Centre Suzuki in 1989 - They told me it had raced in the '83 race, and viola! here in the video, we see that 250K with the very same Boyeson Racing reeds sticker on the front fender. So that's likely the very same machine. I kept that bike the whole time I lived in Alice, and brought it with me back the USA because it was one hell of a fun machine. Bulletproof.

[@rvrski1]

Ya would have bought that bike from Rod Smith. Top bloke.

[@justsendit3217]

My son and I met Stephen Gall at Queensland Moto Park this year he took my son and showed him some stuff true gentleman total pro.

[@brucebird133]

how simple it was.... and a few beers each night, no stretching, no personal trainers etc, just fun enjoyng themselves 100%!! the boys turning up in an old shitty ute.. ahhhhh those were the days.

[@BillyBoblovesthedirt]

Brilliant. I can't believe I hadn't seen this yet.

[@Skinannagins]

Thanks terry,,fuckn brilliant..a guy I work with won his class in 82 on a brand new xt550.,I own a jake smith 012 crf

[@MRJAYWILSON]

Can just imagine the pain having a 83 cr480 out there 😂 I'm guessing when Honda had Thier xr after 86 it all changed...

[@hvalour1]

Love to see the green dirt bikes in the race!

[@Martybrown-kc4xg]

Awesome. The kx500 is a beastly 2 stroker. Massive power bands. Honda 480r is class as well

[@wayno23]

Crazy doing a Le mans start those 500 two stroke are difficult to start at the best of times.

[@Mamarh1967]

these blokes had BIGGER NUTS THAN ANY OF TODAY'S RIDERS the tack was rougher the bikes unforgiving and no helicopter ambo hell they could ride

[@bevanmcnicholl2525]

Thats bull shit, the track is more dangerous now with the whoops and the dust makes your vision terrible. The track was at its best between here and 2000 but the introduction of the buggies is what caused the whoops to appear

[@hardrider5905]

Awesome, any idea whom rider 16 on the KX500 was? I'm thinking it may have been Trevor Williams?

[@catnmatt1]

was about to post the same . I think so

[@paulherbertwright4616]

It was Paul Wright bike 16 KX 500 from Mount Isa

[@terrytopgun]

@hardrider ... may have be, he was around at the time .. but can't confirm

[@0Zolrender0]

anyone want to hand them a 2017 Honda CRF450??? How times have changed.

[@edimilsonfeitosa4952]

Rally top queria ser dese tenpo

[@davidhanak8966]

Good old dsys

[@yamahajacky3744]

This is what i call Vintage Enduro, not 2015 crappy hard suspension bike

[@annetteryan918]

P.S.

[@rvrski1]

Finke before the tourists got there……