GP Belgique 1974 - Phil Read, Agostini,...

[@reddogchi]

Ahhh....I was there in '74 at La Source hairpin, watching Phil Read win that day, on his way to the World Championship. Unforgettable. The sound of the MVs there and at the TT, Brands, Mallory etc will stay with me to my dying day. Even when the other classes were racing, you could hear the spine-tingling sound of the MVs warming up in the paddock over it all.... Just pure magic.

[@bjm4148]

Bullshit.......

[@jeanclaudevivier7126]

J'ai connu ça aussi ! magnifique

[@reddogchi]

@@jeanclaudevivier7126 Excellente! Que de jours heureux... ☺

[@studiocalder818]

I can understand and try to imagine. Bellissimo

[@pasko59000]

Sur une musique de F de Roubaix ( RIP) « les aventuriers » ….on ne pouvait mieux choisir car ces pilotes qui nous ont fait rêver en étaient …des sacrés Aventuriers !!!! Merci pour cette vidéo qui rappelle les belles heures de la moto 👍

[@FIREBLADEONE]

I've a large '74 poster on the wall of Phil on his 500/4 head on shot . He's cranked over on a left hand bend facial expression fixed, cool and unruffled, most impressive. A dangerous but amazing racing period.

[@TheMickvee]

RIP Phil. A true champion.

[@hectorherbert6585]

Already aero was a concern at the time on the MV Agusta with front winglets at 2.01..!!...MotoJournal..la classe..!!

[@GrrMeister]

*I well remember the Race of the Year at Mallory Park September 1964, and long after the race had finished and the crowds had gone, asking a Marshall if I could drive my car (Citroen DS19) around the circuit, he said better ask Mike (Hailwood) and directed me to him. I asked Mike, who I had briefly met a number of times before, and he said of course you can, and told the Marshall to let me through the top gate (Near Hairpin) - He said come back after we are having a bit of a Party with Chris Barber later. Did two/three laps and then went back. Mike appeared genuinely pleased to see me again and asked how I got on. Had a good laugh together as we found had a lot of common interests (3 years older than me and born on the same date 2nd April) and had been to the Belgian Grand Prix the previous year in my Morris Minor 1000. Stayed until late with many of the riders and "Chris Barber & his Jazzmen" playing. Imagine that today, the pits were open and you didn't need a fancy pass to get in. I was very keen on Jazz Bands, and in fact had an Acker Bilk Beard at the time, and was often mistaken for him ! (Maybe Mike thought I was "Acker") Still got the Program Price 2/6p and signed by many riders then including Phil Read, Jim Redman, Mike Duff, Bill Ivy etc. Incidentally Mike Won the race on the MV Agusta and was £1000 richer. Huge amount in those days. So no wonder he was happy. He held the 350cc Lap Record from 62-64 at 84.93 mph and the 500cc Lap record at 53 seconds 91.70 mph in 1962* *What a great person Mike was, and a terrible loss to Motor Sport. I was not aware at the time I was talking to a Millionaire's son, as Mike was so modest and unpretentious, an everyday kind of Guy.*

[@pabloperez4063]

Chris barber and John Mayall had the best collection of blues records from America in early 60,s

[@mike7297]

wow, thanks for the share

[@GrrMeister]

@@mike7297 Memories Light the corners of my mind Misty watercolor memories Of the way we were Scattered pictures Of the smiles we left behind Smiles we gave to one another For the way we were Can it be that it was all so simple then? Or has time re-written every line? If we had the chance to do it all again Tell me, would we? Could we? Memories May be beautiful and yet What's too painful to remember We simply to choose to forget So it's the laughter We will remember Whenever we remember The way we were The way we were

[@mike7297]

@@GrrMeister sir, how can keep in touch with you ? Facebook ? How can I search u there

[@philreadjr]

Wonderful.. and to find some footage of my dear mother Madeleine.

[@RetroRidingEveryday]

I don't understand all the criticisms for the music. evidently the quality of the original audio was not usable or aligned to the (high quality) of the video. And the music is absolutely in armony with the style of the period, it's very 70's sounding and perfectly combined with the video. Thanks for this very nice work

[@JohnMartin-ux2rm]

Went on a coach trip from Belfast to see this race and the Dutch TT . They were still on the old track and Read was clocked at over 180 mph on his 500!!. So many great riders and bikes in one race . The most memorable thing was the sound of the two MVs echoing round the hills. Fantastic !!

[@tabstabs1204]

Lap record from Sheene 2 years later was at 137 mph, so your 180 mph never ever happened. And only 1 MV !!

[@JohnMartin-ux2rm]

@@tabstabs1204 If you can understand English "clocked at " means top speed and I still have the copy of MCN that says "Read at 180" on the front page. And if you had been there MV had two riders that season Read and Gianfranco Bonera . Phil Read R.I.P.

[@MrAckers75]

Amazed how well the mv competed against the 2 strokes

[@thatmanstu23]

Great film to watch, but no music can replace the actual sounds of a racetrack, before during and after a race.

[@fw1421]

Hmmmm,MV had winglets back in the 70’s? Very interesting!🤔🤔🤔

[@reddogchi]

I was there - at La Source hairpin! Unforgettable.

[@studiocalder818]

Well, in that period I was a kid and I supported Agostini and MV, so when Ago moved to Yamaha I had to decide who to stay with .. In the end I was with Phil and Gianfranco on the glorious old school MV 4 stroke, haha!

[@jean-pierretoussaint8240]

j'y était , la belle époque,mv avec des ailerons comme en 2016..

[@bjm4148]

Thanks to the magic of KZbin. There are many , many videos out there that conclusively prove that Kenny Roberts senior did not "invent " getting the knee down.

[@MrPomdownunder]

Jarnno with his ice racing techniques...?

[@topcat4759]

Agree about KR not being the first to use his knee on the ground but he was the first to perfect the skill of rear wheel drifting just as they used in US dirt track racing. Think he was also the first to put tape on the knee area of his leathers before knee sliders were introduced. All skilled riders though no question.

[@lievensymaeys6891]

Wow what a nice style of leathers and colours of bikes and helmets they all have !!!

[@Thouveninpascal]

Musique de François de Roubaix : - "Les aventuriers" , 1967 - "Dernier domicile connu" , 1970

[@Geletemol]

Phil Read 1973-1974 MV ruless

[@geoffpaston9864]

I was there with a friend on his photopress pass. I thought Eau Rouge was possibly the scariest section ever.

[@davidstromaine5990]

Speedie Readie always my favourite

[@tommaguzzi1723]

Winglets on Phil's bike.

[@topcat4759]

My favourite track of all time closely followed by Monza. The days when the racing was all about the skill of the rider and just the best technology, no traction control or electronics to help out. Bikes fairly equal and even the MV four strokes could match the best two strokes from Japan. Tyre technology was also fairly equal and no need for control tyres. Certainly took some guts to be quick as safety concerns were not really a concern, until King Kenny came along a few years later anyway. Average lap speed still held at this track I think since 1977.

[@studiocalder818]

In that glorious period I was a kid and I supported Agostini and MV, so when Ago moved to Yamaha I had to decide who to support. In the end I was with Phil and Gianfranco on the glorious old school MV 4 stroke!

[@rotax636nut5]

Something wrong with this video, there is a constant loud noise that's drowning out the beautiful music of the engines

[@xvdd1]

It must of seemed so wondrous at the time to be able to record moving pictures that nobody was concerned about the lack of sound.

[@PDZ1122]

"...must have..."

[@thatmanstu23]

Definitely prefer the actual sounds to music

[@peterquirk9737]

what a shame the real music of this historic event was obscured by something you can pick up anyday from a music shop

[@AndreArtusi]

The biggest part of the Super 8 cameras used at that age by the amateurs cameraman was unable to record also the sound. This is probably the reason they added a soundtrack

[@VM_Manu_Vale_ContentCreator]

grazie per le.immagini

[@janerose5802]

RIP. Phil.

[@chris0579]

superbe musique de François de Roubaix. dernier domicile connu. un film à revoir. fin d une époque comme en 500 le chant du cygne du 4 temps mv.augusta

[@pasko59000]

Et aussi « les aventuriers » en début de vidéo.. bien vu car de Roubaix était amateur ( entre autre) de sports mécaniques , et ses musiques superbes collent bien à cette époque …. Que les chanceux ont vécut .

[@2fap752]

old good time i remember it

[@christopherstanford2883]

I watched this despite the music.

[@jeancoppola6950]

L age d or de la moto...la passion Le sport ...la vitesse..les odeurs !! Tout le meilleur...sans les restrictions des budgets d aujourd hui...meme les salons du 2 roues N ont plus rien a voir avec cette epoque.....gaz !!!!...lacaze !

[@pabloperez4063]

Today, restrictions are imposed, cos otherwise, the 280 hp bikes would fly

[@pedrovalerioprado]

Bom dia! Bons tempos. Pilotos corajosos, muito corajosos.

[@SteveInskip]

Agostini proving that it wasn’t the bike, it was the rider! And that’s a reference to Jarno Saarinen, not Phil Read.

[@jeanclaudevivier7126]

Exact ! merci pour le commentaire

[@JustinG1962]

Wonderfully evocative music of Francois de Roubaix.

[@ewennicolson4342]

Ago wearing no 1 is odd. Read won the title in 73, so why is he No.2?

[@gregwilson2400]

Ago had no 1 as a personal thing. Ego. He had no 4 on his bike.

[@geordienufc3132]

Such a shame the sounds of the bikes was edited out and canned music put in it's place.

[@v.m.s.4499]

very nice video !!

[@triplebuses955]

1974, le chant du cygne pour les MV, triste.

[@pabloperez4063]

But they won!

[@colinvannurden3090]

Ohh...look, theres wings on the MV..

[@calmkenny4175]

Is it a coincidence that the music is just like Robbie William's Love Supreme, the video to which was the 1970 Belgian GP? If the music is from the era, I suppose royalties were paid to the original writers.

[@tebaldo1935]

A che serve questa c. di musica?? Dove è il suono della mv quel rombo d' armonia???

[@nobbynick657]

in the 70s you never see a race in television

[@pabloperez4063]

In Spain started un 1983

[@jeancoppola6950]

Belle ballade musical....sur fond De merveilleux films... La moto s accorde tres bien aussi Une passion de l evasion !!

[@subbiejon6325]

read then sheene (30) Ago (3) and Franco Bonnera (56)

[@DKT1970]

Subbie Jon is #4 Johnny Cecotto? 1:05

[@DKT1970]

And who is #12?

[@lorenzos.392]

Dieter Braun

[@lorenzos.392]

nr. 4 is Agostini ; Cecotto started his GP career in 1975

[@HeavyMetalGamer45]

those little wings they put on bikes today are not a new idea the bike and rider at 0.47

[@yds250]

Phil Read - MV Augusta

[@pabloperez4063]

VERY GOOD Eye! it is true....Italia again

[@massimobernardo-]

1:52 MV Agusta with aerodynamic wings 1974

[@JohnMartin-ux2rm]

Practice only . Phil Read did not like them.

[@nascut1984]

2:32 Smoking in the paddock. XD

[@keithdawson4804]

nascut1984 Barry Sheene was known to smoke on the start line

[@pabloperez4063]

And in ThE planes

[@ericpetroff5857]

Scheen lap record more than 222km/h ...but Read win!

[@alessandrogalli2207]

Per mhe se ricordo bene il nome Gianfranco boners. Boners bonersa ha fatto. Sempre da spalla ma era un grande pilota

[@gerarddelgrande]

Si chiama Bonera, aveva finito terzo al GP di Francia 1974 (Charade), avevo 18 anni e ero spettatore !! Ciao da Francia ! 😄

[@laszlocarreidas9548]

Paroni kyykytti kumpaakin :D

[@joelindien8945]

En "74" j'avais 17 ans....Et une SPR 50 !!.....Mais je prenais les virages comme eux !....

[@lucienterragnolo6063]

Bravo !

[@joelindien8945]

@@lucienterragnolo6063 Pour ça aussi que je connais bien le "mercure au chrome" !...

[@jefferyobryan6351]

Where's Kenny?

[@TheMickvee]

He was flat track racing in the USA.

[@jeanclaudevivier7126]

Musique qui l'emporte sur le bruit des motos .. dommage

[@pabloperez4063]

Víctor Palomo 5'50 ! Spanish Pioneer

[@MarcioNogaroto]

Only 15 times world Champion!!!!

[@davidstromaine5990]

racing against manx nortons and G 50s

[@ManuelMartinez-yr6db]

Muy bonito pero cambiaria la musiquita tontuna por la slnfonia de los megafons de la MV y el sonido metalico de los tubarros la Yamaha

[@jeanclaudevivier7126]

Bien dit !!

[@ManuelMartinez-yr6db]

@@jeanclaudevivier7126 Totalmente de acuerdo, me alegra 👍🏼 mucho ver que no estoy solo, para mi el sonido de un motor alto de vueltas,y con la cadencia de subir marchas o reducir es música celestial, 🎶 gracias por estar de acuerdo conmigo y que nuestra pasión no tenga fronteras, yo la mantengo a pesar de contar ya con sesentaiocho años y yendo en moto

[@skozskoz9752]

Came here to watch epic time of motorbike Grand prix, just to find out that Robbie Williams stole François de Roubaix music for his song Supreme. Son of a ...

[@mfgt4595]

No cornering on their sides back then, no tyre technology at all. Primitive suspension. Look at the difference between then and say 1984, a grand canyon in speed.

[@joniesloot1121]

great movie but no sound shame

[@etiennedard3860]

A nouveau la musique remplace le chant des motos. De 2 choses l'une: ou bien il n'y a pas de bande son, pourquoi ?, ou alors le "monteur" pense que c'est mieux avec de la musique !. Stupide, il s'agit bien de sport mécanique et pas d'un concert de musique

[@nitrogary8998]

lots of 351cc yamahas

[@henryseidel5469]

The noise of the music is getting on my nerves. How can such great historic sport events be accompanied by such a penetrating noise. Disgusting !

[@DieterPanzer-zj7jl]

Musik sind die Klänge der Motorräder und nicht das komische Gedudel, Schade um das schöne Video 👎

[@giorgiobassi5727]

Traduzione. Italia

[@henriruiz1428]

c'est atroce une course de moto sans moteur un sal bruit de musique a la place de la mélodie des mégaphones c'est pas génial . quel gachis . plus envie de regarder les grand s prix comme ça . manque la grande musique des mégaphones . tout l'intérêt était là je pense que tous les connaisseurs vont être déçu de cette censure inadmissible . H.R

[@gerarddelgrande]

D'accord avec vous Henri !! J'avais vu la même année le Grand Prix de France à Charade où Phil Read, comme en Belgique, avait également gagné en 500cc et le titre à la fin de la saison ! De grands souvenirs ! Cordialement

[@BIKE70]

Oui certainement, mais quand l'enregistrement a été effectué avec une caméra sans micro, ce qui était la majorité à l'époque , vous faites commun ??? Les images sont géniales, surtout de la part d'un amateur comme Aimé Léonard. Vos paroles sont extrémistes car il n'y a aucune censure, c'est juste que le film est comme ça ...

[@Thouveninpascal]

Oui , pas de bande son "live", enfin ça aurait pu être pire, comme un éternel rock'n roll ou hard rock , une seule solution, couper le son.

[@Hector_Malot]

@Luis Alberto Pinto Sanchez C'est du Super 8, j'ai fait plusieurs bobines de film de GP à l'époque, les cartouches super 8 Kodak (15 m) duraient 3 minutes de projection, les caméras étaient muettes, les sonores sont sorties en 1974 mais elles coutaient cher et il fallait faire une post-synchro et avoir le projo adequat. Toute une époque et merci pour ce document.

[@joelindien8945]

Ouais... Dommage pour le "son", je confirme.....Sans le "SON" ce sera fini des "spectateurs" !....Imaginez dans 30 ou 40 ans (ou avant), les mêmes courses avec des bécanes "électriques" !!..... Il faut du bruit et de la fumée, il faut des odeurs, il faut des belles nanas, il faut de la bière, il faut de l'ambiance !....Sinon, Il n'y aura même plus de "VIE" !......Hélas, c'est le monde qu'on nous promet !.....Elle va être "belle" la "vie" !....Pitin, j'ai bien fait de naitre avant toute cette M.r.e !......M'en fous, les "MV" étant trop chères, j'ai au moins eu la chance de piloter des "DUCAT" !.....J'adore les "Italiennes" !......Sont vraiment trop forts ces mecs !......

[@stanleyedwards5282]

🔥 🏁🏁🏁interesting race🏎️🏎️🏎️ 1:54 🔥💘 👇👇👇👇

[@fortuneram]

Kill the soundtrack!

[@BR-br3pv]

What the hell is that f***ing music

[@briandennis6976]

This would been a great video without the awful background music.

[@emanuelericci5726]

Video interessante Musica terribile

[@tebaldo1935]

Che senso ha quella stupida musica ? VOGLIAMO SENTIRE IL SUONO DEI MOTORI, MV primis, puoi ripostarlo ?

[@carloscarponi965]

Traduzione

[@bentleylemans7576]

Stupid annoying music!

[@eventcone]

Crap music ruined what should have been a good movie.

[@ewennicolson4342]

They often did this with super 8, which had no sound recording facility. You dick.

[@gregrsvr3947]

Typical crap bike racing film, music over the sound of the bikes and a cameraman who never ventures more than 100yds from the paddock

[@ewennicolson4342]

It's Super 8. No sound on that. You teat bag!

[@0ldrichkachynakachyna92]

MV Agusrta