Great Motocross Battles | David Thorpe vs Eric Geboers | Belgium GP 1989

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We take a look back in this clip from the 1989 Motocross Review, at one of the truly great Motocross battles of the 80s at Namur in Belgium, 1989, where Thorpe and local hero Eric Geboers went all out for victory in front of forty thousand fans!
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[@neilr4867]

Got a lump in my throat watching that. Makes me sad that we'll never see the likes of those men & machines ever again. Truly great days.

[@volksdeutschewaffenss9670]

big balls bikes and track, not the same anymore

[@Fifty-one-Fifty]

Totally agree full works prototype bikes and impossible to ride by mere mortals. It was a great period

[@jpmorgen5726]

Never seen riders going so fast at Namur! Thanks!

[@Mistertbones]

Two of the all-time greats.

[@scottsmith3593]

Braaap! Real motocross by real motocrossers on a real motocross course. Really!

[@DavyGajewski-oz1je]

I whas there never missed a cross in Namur i saw them all going every year missed not one motocross there whas very nice and beautiful track also a long parcour actually whas it my favorite track loved it there 👍❤️😀

[@km4089]

Excellent videos, of Awesome memories, the great day's of motocross.

[@codjh9]

In the awesome days of 45-minute motos.

[@alexanderchris1]

34 years ago wow

[@mrjoop123456]

That’s when moto x was a mans sport.

[@tooltime5661]

Serious skills and balls of steel!!!!!! I remember Southwick 338 Bailey ripping on a 500cc! Exciting racing, the atmosphere was phenomenal!!!!! Frigging huge rooster 🐓 tails dirt being rototillerd all over the fans! You simply had to be there!

[@huggybear3156]

Those guys were bad ass.

[@leebutler1965]

The sound of them bikes

[@paulwhittaker606]

Golden days

[@christianpetit9347]

Des vrais hommes sur des 500, 2 temps surpuissante

[@rex.d4810]

Yup, today's MX doesn't compare. 2 strokes rule!

[@tgap8817]

Circuito muy peligroso con árboles y muros de piedra

[@Fifty-one-Fifty]

Was this the race that Thorpe got beer bottles thrown at him?

[@chromomeisterbeeba]

КАК ЖАЛЬ ,ОЧЕНЬ РАНО УШОЛ ЭРИК !!!!!! ЧЕЛОВЕК С БОЛЬШОЙ БУКВЫ БУДЕМ ПОМНИТЬ ПОКА МЫ ЖЫВЫ ,СПОРЦМЕН И ЧЕМПИОН НА ВЕКА!!!!! НИЗКИЙ ПОКЛОН УКРАИНА,😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@paolo4074]

Quando le persone diventano leggenda....

[@Gazza-zg2tr]

I was there i lost my voice lol

[@skipjack996]

Sounds like Nick Harris announcing.

[@charliecharliecharliecharl8554]

Weird that they went to 250 premier class from 500

[@paolo4074]

Iron mans...!!

[@leebutler1965]

All they are doing is fighting to stay on the bikes

[@dirk6001]

Don't likeThorpe 😠The Kid rules