2019 International Island Classic - January 26-27, 2019

[@1bvm174]

Seeing these bikes ridden so well in 1080 or HD! Dual rear shocks, dry clutches, sliding the rear, 1:36-1:37 lap times. Great job men! People with 1980's sport bikes should cherish these gems and maybe get them to vintages races. Best racing video I've seen in ages. I would love to see this series grow.

[@kevinx9225]

Being in the US but a big motorcycle race fan I can't believe I had never heard of this event before. Thank you for sharing. I support all racers but having met Hayes several times it am very pleased for him and he really really is a hard working humble guy. It's no act.

[@mech5]

Kevin X you should check out Greg's garage podcast. Hosted by Greg White with co-host Jason Pridmore they talked about this race and the crash.

[@pauledmonds3249]

Carl Cox is a credit to the sport. Vision, ambition, respect for the heritage of the bikes and races. An all round clever and respected guy.

[@steveoctane6468]

100% top footage, I was there, mixed it up in the garages, everyone is so Pro at Phillip Isle, met the USA Team on track day and a bunch of great riders etc,... 'Live the Life'.

[@craigpennington1251]

This is the best stuff I've seen on a tv screen since the Moto GP of 2007. This stuff is awesome and huge thanks for sharing. I could watch this kind of racing every day. Outstanding!

[@twistn-grips]

Great to see our USA boys out there putting up a fight. But also, I have always loved watching and listening to Steve Martin commentate a race, and it's absoutly AWESOME to see the old fella 😉 out there in the fight as well. Great job fellas. And thanks for the upload. Loving this!!!!

[@AuMechanic]

Be great if we could get some more USA guys out here and maybe even some premier riders like Mamola, Spencer or Cooley etc.

[@darvin.n.norman6178]

I agree 1000%! , the Live on-board cam shots of riders zipping thru a few corners finds ME leaning in my seat as if I’m right there with them! Thanks for the upload folks, I honestly get “chills & thrills “ every time I watch this shit! ( almost choked on Beer!!! Lol) Cincy,U.S.A.

[@andrewd7586]

When the US first came out they thought it was for hits & giggles....then realised it was for sheep stations!!!🤣It’s one of the best events on the calendar “Down Under”. Honestly guys jump on a plane if possible & come out!!! You’ll love it as we do! The American riders had a ball & were bloody great to have out here along with all riders from O/S!!! The best part is you get to walk around the pits, the garages, talk to these legends, get autographs ,get photos & feel a part of the whole weekend!👍🏼😎

[@raynic1173]

Thanks for sharing, I have been to Melbourne, AUS once before, super nice folks there, thanks for your hospitality.

[@rubblelover]

Great racing, Fantastic looking bikes. All these years later and the Katanas still look amazing, thanks from a cold and grey Europe.

[@andrewd7586]

Whilst speaking of grey Europe, the Friday my mates & I rode the 360km down to the Island from country Victoria, the weather was an “ordinary” 46C!!!!😲 Comprehend that!!!🤔🤪

[@f3aok]

@@andrewd7586 46C😮😱 you can keep that must be horrendous.

[@andrewd7586]

Stuart Brown Only if you’re stupid enough to ride in it!!!🤪🤣👍🏼🥵....apparently we were😂

[@davidturner8301]

@@andrewd7586 aren't you happy your bike is water cooled rather than an air cooled bike like some of those old bikes hey crazy

[@andrewd7586]

David Turner Yep thank God I took the Triumph Thruxton 2010 & not the 1980 R100s airhead Beemer😎

[@raeanker3078]

That was great coverage of a exciting race right to the last corner ,all the super bikes from the eighties bring back memories for old fat low talent riders like myself ,now nice and safe at home watching magnificent racing thanks .

[@VState60]

Thank you guys for uploading/broadcasting this amazing event!!

[@JDeezle21]

Who the heck disliked this and why? This is good stuff

[@jimbob-tz4zb]

The accents mate

[@peterkruger3092]

Listening to Steve Martin explaining the difference of the 40 + years between the Katana's, he missed the main point. i am a child of the 80's motorcycles and it was awesome. You rode these bikes on the seat of your pants. Parts scraping going through bends, handle bar shakes, wobbles in corners and carburetor lag. These all made riding a 80's motorcycle exciting and awesome. With all the tech on today's bikes, launch control, controlled roll on and so we can go on, I think, makes riding boring. So who out there is with me.

[@AuMechanic]

I went there on the Sunday, was a great meeting. My first race meeting back since I gave up road racing in the 1980's it was great to see lots of bikes like I used to race.

[@gm16v149]

Same here, went there on the Sunday. Perfect day, and it’s not too crowded, so you can ride around the perimeter and go into the pits, all without the massive crowds of the MotoGP. Don’t forget this weekend is World Superbikes down there.

[@AuMechanic]

@@gm16v149 Yes the good thing about the classic races was freedom to drive or ride around and get good spectator spots as well as free pit access. I did a vid and got some goods pics too in the pits. I'm looking at going Sunday for the super bikes too.

[@twistn-grips]

That's awesome fellas! I tell you what, id give a testicle to spend a week half way across the world from me at that BEAUTIFUL place!!! 😆 do you guys know if the world superbike race will be uploaded to KZbin? Love to see that.

[@gm16v149]

There’s bound to be something on KZbin but it might take a while. Forecast is for perfect weather for the weekend for WSB. It’ll be on one of the sport channels on TV for sure. I’ll be there on Sunday.

[@twistn-grips]

@@gm16v149 not here in the US. They don't televise NONE of the bike races anymore. Other than motorcross and supercross. We need to build up our fan base here. It's pretty sad!

[@bogthing1]

Great stuff. Brings back memories of the early Superbike days. Need Eddie Lawson on the green 21...

[@Freeeeeeeedoooooooom]

What a great event ! I never knew this existed. Thank you so much for uploading this ! I definitely need to see this in person.

[@paulmaxey1275]

Reminds me of the Transatlantic Challenge Match Races held in Britain in the 70's and 80's. It was held at 3 circuits over Easter Weekend (Brands Hatch on Good Friday, Oulton Park on Easter Saturday and Mallory Park on Easter Monday, although it would later be raced at Donington in the later years). The top American and British riders of the day raced in it over 9 races over the 3 events so it was like a who's who of the day. Kenny Roberts, Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson, Kevin Schwantz, Barry Sheene, Steve Parrish, John Newbold, Mick Grant to name a few all raced in it. Sadly all attempts to revive it have failed but loved going and watching them race and all the support races that went with it.

[@mech5]

paul maxey I recently heard an interview with MotoAmerica president Wayne Rainey,He was talking about bringing back match races.

[@paulmaxey1275]

@@mech5 That is good news and I hope it comes to fruition :)

[@purpleninja9359]

Awesome event after watching this I am going to ride my bike 🏍 down to watch it live next year

[@andrewd7586]

purple Ninja Do it!!! U won’t regret it👍🏼😎

[@SPC234]

Brilliant,loved it when I saw the live racing in 2010

[@big500]

Thanks for the upload....great to see John Reynolds out there..👍👍

[@harrylime7938]

Wow! This is great guys. Gracias!

[@AryanDiablo]

Great video. Thank you for sharing.

[@Powerpickle68]

Is there a particular reason for the year of these bikes?

[@Johnnywhamo]

I don't understand why motorcycle racing isn't more popular in North America. This is 100 times more exciting to watch than NASCAR ever could be, seriously! That said, this era of bikes are way better to watch than today's fully sensored self driving MOTO GP bike. I'd love to see some of todays superstars get on a 1978 TZ 750 where a 1/4 throttle is either a pass or it powerbands you into the fuckin rhubarb bush : )

[@pwollerman]

Did you forget to profile the New Zealand team at the start - you covered Australia and the USA? I guess there's no much tourist $ from New Zealand though.

[@johncrocombe9214]

I believe the New Zealand riders were introduced at about the 9:18 mark.

[@davidturner8301]

@@johncrocombe9214 nearly half were recruited from the UK it appeared

[@johncrocombe9214]

@@davidturner8301 my reply was in response to pwollerman asking about the NZ Team rider profiles, nothing to do with any other groups or where they came from.

[@donjohnson4723]

Should get the Bostrom brothers & Rodger Hayden on team USA

[@leesmartin]

They would be an awesome addition to team USA

[@StarkRaven59]

B-Boz, E-Boz, either or both Kenny Jr and Kurtis Roberts, Ben Spies if someone can find him, Colin Edwards, Jay Springsteen, Chris Carr if you could get him on asphalt. The US isn't hurting for guys who could run this event and do well for themselves. Or have a ball and not care.

[@wendellfugate4088]

Wanted to enjoy watching this and after starting to realized that there were no 2strokes in it Not interested.

[@ianlihou3497]

TZ 750s competed.

[@ruikazane5123]

I think on the next years, I'm hoping to see an FZ 750 or even a Z1...

[@robg6485]

Emma who?

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

Josh Hayes' bike is pretty sweet!

[@taillandierjp1468]

A Leonard de Vinci qui a définit 5 classes d etudes au niveau temporel: cette piste est faite pour les side car, ou plus civilement, les boules de feu

[@daniellander1964]

This is Great !! Love it !

[@ferencmarko5878]

living past good stuff

[@1bvm174]

Awesome!

[@karlknudson9249]

i love goin fast live it love it die from it better than rotin in old folk home 4 reals !!

[@f3aok]

What happened to the brit team this year? Did they get disqualified for winning too often.😏

[@stephenhuskisson2230]

why not brits team

[@AuMechanic]

There was a lot of UK riders in various classes over the event. The International was just one series of races during the 3 day meeting.

[@stephenhuskisson2230]

we normally have a full team , even someone I knew many years ago rode in it nick allison

[@f3aok]

Maybe they got banned for winning g to often.😏

[@andymeredith5366]

Didnt know FJ were water cooled mine aint

[@jhedges19]

Love it

[@k6roadbikers]

オラも参戦したい～😃

[@MasterWingman]

24:19...the commentator said he went over the bar like superman... O.o

[@andrewgillis8572]

Beaton deserved mention by these commentators - how is he? Must say when Quartterly was mentioned I knew this was heavy - Hayes is a treat, bet he's going to mention the accident

[@3ldnah]

When people are lying motionless after a crash the audience deserves an update WTF is that

[@3ldnah]

::feels grateful for timely update on rider injuries::

[@g4guitarmaroubra449]

Yeah i thought exactly the same thing, wtf don't even aknowledge if the poor guy is alive? He looked like he might had died. weird commentary.

[@andymeredith5366]

Show us the dinosaurs FJ1200/1250

[@mikefry6765]

I think the commentators comment about PI being the fastest racetrack might be taking Aussie pride a bit too far 😀

[@trxwrftrk1219]

日本なら「テイスト オブ ツクバ」に似た位置づけのレースなんだろうな・・。 このてのレースはお客さんが入りますよね。

[@ginobataiote8964]

Great

[@vssjim4311]

Love this vid, love the circuit, love the racing, by fuck were the boys on it... But have to say, sorry to the aussie commentator that said Phillip Island is the fastest road race in the world... Nah son, that'll be the "North West 200" in Ireland.. And of course the Holy Grail, the "Isle of Man tt" baby.. !!!!

[@salvadorluzdesouza8962]

👏👏👏👏

[@taillandierjp1468]

a man is not a robot

[@alinafarcas8478]

22:45

[@Uber1Noob]

So many Kawasakis

[@nehatirkey1802]

Honda company bike super first bike Honda bike rader champion world only Honda bike my fevort

[@taillandierjp1468]

slowly

[@1bvm174]

Suzuki and Honda fast....Yamaha slow

[@lewismoore6954]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🏁🏁🏁you have to look all the way🏎️🏎️🏎️ 0:57 🔥💯 👇 👇💖

[@karlknudson9249]

i google earthed this place its heat ! i seen a house for sale right down the street think i might buys it and move down under so i could have a chance at get dwn under this girls skirt and race my zx14 on that track aint much room to stretch my babys legs out but she will hit 200 mph on that track thats kool from so cal were i run 210 on the 210 dailey

[@henryhoward7146]

🔥🔥🔥 🏁🏁🏁best race ever🏎️🏎️🏎️ 0:54 💙💝 👇👇👇

[@debbierigby6304]

Oh fuck

[@teresagriffiths2249]

like the racing but this is shit . why not new Zealand riders ! in the nz team!