HOMEMADE Bike that WON 500cc Grand Prix! How an OUTBOARD Engine Became a WORLD-BEATING Motorcycle?

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@CreativePixelPhotos 10 ай бұрын

I raced the 500 Konig engine in 1974 and 75 in Uk with a bit of success - won 24 races and 5th in british championship. With Dave Hutchens we fitted the engine into my Seeley frame in 74 and in 75 made our own frames. All inspired by Kim and the fact that Gerry Boret lived a mile from me and with his brother Nick raced his Konig powered Renwick sidecar outfit in the World Championships. Dave has lovingly restored the 500 Seeley Konig and also our Daval 500 and 750 Konigs - I get to play on them too at Classic racing meetings🙂

@dazsmith690 10 ай бұрын

you might know paul Eikenberg then..hes lives here in australia

@stevefowler2112 10 ай бұрын

Very interesting and thanks for sharing...did you happen to make it to Daytona in '75? I raced a Privateer, fully sponsored ride for me, TZ-350 (D) at Daytona in '75. I had two podium finishes in two amateur prelim races earlier in the week and earned my AMA pro/Exert license right at the track so qualified for and raced in the 200. Kenny Roberts won on his new TZ750. I was an 18 year old and Senior in H.S., ended up racing a partial east coast AMA Road Race season in '75 and then I hung up my racing leathers and was off to Engineering College. I've owned a lot of street Superbikes since then but have never raced again. I recently retired from a large American defense contractor as a Principal Aerospace Engineer. My current scooter is a 2023 Ducati V4R with full race kit...she is pretty sporty, haha.

@CreativePixelPhotos 10 ай бұрын

@@stevefowler2112 Never got to daytona (well not to race did get there a few years back on holiday) but did race in the MotoJournal 200 at Paul Ricard in 75. If anything could go wrong it did - the 680 Konig siezed and the 500 caught light! And the van broke down as well around Paris! Still it's all about the memories🙂

@petemitchell6788 10 ай бұрын

@@stevefowler2112the slow boomer on his Ducati always saying “I used to be” 😂

@Peter-km7hb 10 ай бұрын

@@petemitchell6788tool😅

@Burlib01 9 ай бұрын

That official that refused the hay bales against the wall should have been charged with murder in my opinion.

@monotheis6889 9 ай бұрын

Cooper. The bastard's name was Vernon Cooper. How could someone be so obtuse, other than an egotistical, hubris fueled desire to be right, Rather than to do what is right? With the improvements in horsepower, speed, handling and riding skill, the obvious next step would be improvements in track construction and safety. That man had no business managing a track.

@leananglesensor 9 ай бұрын

Just an arrogant asshole for not putting in haybales.

@G58 8 ай бұрын

Totally agree. Have said the same myself a number of times. There are other vids on KZbin (with human beings doing the narration) that also mention this incident.

@frankmlchaelglasscock6539 2 ай бұрын

Big time that is for sure

@adamsweet3587 10 ай бұрын

As a Brit who lived in New Zealand for 14 years and is a citizen of NZ also. Kiwis consistently punch above their weight and their level of ingenuity is second to none. A beautiful country and beautiful people.

@jfu5222 10 ай бұрын

This has long been my favorite two-stroke racing motorcycle. An amazing underdog story.

@straightchad8059 10 ай бұрын

New Zealander again .....those Kiwis are very ingenious .

@BrickNewton 10 ай бұрын

Mainly because we were so far away and to get stuff was either really expensive or not able to get, so had to make it. A bit different now with shipping from anywhere in a short time, but the cost still can make it viable to make yourself depending on what it is.

@nzsaltflatsracer8054 10 ай бұрын

@@BrickNewton Yep, spot on mate. I'm from the era when we had to build it ourselves or go without. That's a stand out combination of skills here in the US.

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

Big respect to all of you. The biggest my dream is to visit NZ, look into legendary V1000 and so on… Regards from Ukraine! Peace🫠🤝

@leonmusk1040 10 ай бұрын

Did you manage to track down anything on the BSL 3d printed 2stroke 500 gp bike? Made in New Zealand by some of the former Britten Guys whilst he was convalescing?@@wierdbike

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

Didn’t hear anything, sorry…)

@surfonaut 10 ай бұрын

I never heard of this great man. Another New Zealander! Here's another one you may have heard about: John Britten. Built his own bike from the ground up, and beat the rest of the world. RIP to both innovators and fellow Countrymen.

@richardcarr7557 10 ай бұрын

What an amazing man, highly skilled engineer and a bloody good rider too. Vernon Coopers legacy is very bad, unfortunately many riders lost their lives because of his arrogance and total lack of caring for the safety of the riders. Thank you for this and telling Kim's amazing story.

@alangraham8926 10 ай бұрын

What a tragic preventable loss. It appears to me Vernon Cooper could well be considered culpable here.

@andyb.1026 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely,, but he is dead

@alangraham8926 10 ай бұрын

Andy fair comment but so are a lot of other deaths directly or indirectly attributed to this person before and after Nic! "Mike Trimby Motor Sport Magazine The man supposed to be in charge was Vernon Cooper, chairman of the ACU, British bike racing's governing body. ... “Cooper was totally incompetent .." .@@andyb.1026

@scottcates 10 ай бұрын

He was certainly painted as a villain.

@alangraham8926 10 ай бұрын

If you look at his history at the ACU it certainly has many questionable moments. I do not accept peoples personal critism of him just some of his decisions. @@scottcates

@peterwildsmith4956 10 ай бұрын

The following is taken from my 2 stroke website. At a non-championship event at Silverstone in 1973 he took his customary walk of the track prior to the event. Newcombe had requested that hay bales be positioned before the race on the outside of Stowe Corner but race officials refused, stating they were "not required". Guess what, Kim Newcombe tragically slid off the circuit at that very corner in the race and collided with the concrete barrier, he died from severe head injuries three days later at just 29 years of age. An illustration of British officialdoms arrogance at it’s worst, words fail me! A mark of his incredible achievement is his posthumous second place in the 1973 500cc World Championship.

@quartusbuys6831 10 ай бұрын

Saw this machine and another Kiwi masterpiece, the Britten when i visited NZ 15 years ago when Kevin Swantz was a guest rider at Pukekohe Raceway. I was blown away. Ps I'm from SA.

@glentonkendrick 10 ай бұрын

Great story! Another great underdog legend was Jon Ekerold from South Africa who became world champion in 350 class despite being ignored by all the factories and racing under the cloud of apartheid.

@FT-xx2vd 10 ай бұрын

Yes,I now him.....,jonny "Opstalan" I called him in the days he was racing in Holland.....we raced him many times......those where the day's whit a low budget off money.....

@jakobv8 10 ай бұрын

I was dead certain this was going to be about Britten. What is it about kiwis and fast motorcycles? These two were of course preceded by Burt Munro. Hats off to those who had success with limited budget and loads of hard work and innovation.

@PeteChatteris 9 ай бұрын

It's just that we Kiwis rephrase "Impossible' into "I'm Possible"

@KathrynLiz1 10 ай бұрын

I remember him well, and the man who refused to make the track safer with just a few straw bales has Kim's life on his hands. That crash did lead to the start of the movement to make tracks safer......

@gbone7581 10 ай бұрын

If you know the wall is there you must just ride a bit slower?

@rgvnut 10 ай бұрын

Hence why he was referred to as “Vermin Cooper “

@mattrohr1266 10 ай бұрын

The track marshals name should put on the race track urinals, so we can honor him properly@@rgvnut

@eduardosampoia5480 10 ай бұрын

@gbone7581 that's a very stupid comment

@girishs1755 8 ай бұрын

@@gbone7581 Its a race you nitwit! no one rides slow in a race!

@cavscout62 10 ай бұрын

True David & Goliath story, well done!

@thewatcher5271 10 ай бұрын

Nice Tribute! I'm Always Glad To Learn More About The History Of Motorcycling. Thank You.

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

Glad you like it. Thank you too🤝

@richardt.4224 5 ай бұрын

Back in the late 60's and early 70's were my hay day for going to race meetings in the UK I remember those Konig engined machines especially the side car versions. It's stange that now I live in NZ. Kim Newcombe, John Britten and Burt Munro, such talent. God bless and RIP guys,

@Pozzer528 10 ай бұрын

What an awesome video,. Tragic lost to the motorcycle world. Thanks for sharing!!

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

Thank you🥰

@kayoss662 10 ай бұрын

Hard to beat a man who could ride and diagnose, and repair his own equipment.

@fatso8437 8 ай бұрын

It should be the rule for all forms of motor-racing. Design, build and maintain your own machine (buy your components obviously). I'm sick of these bumfluffed F1 youths - their only talent being lucky to be born into a mega-rich family with a silver spoon up their date. Take away the 1000-or-so factory support staff and reduce your "team" budget to your fortnightly dole payment; live and drive to each circuit in a van - sleep between shifts working on the vehicle, attend qualifying with the skin of your knuckles ripped off, extinguish your smoke before you put your helmet on, and let loose one last loud breakfast fart as you climb onto/into your machine.

@johnsweeney6072 10 ай бұрын

Nice to see Barry

@rodbrezinski8033 10 ай бұрын

What a true working man hero RIP

@theadventurebiker 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic video but such a sad ending to such a great story. There's definitely something about the New Zealanders.... I don't know, maybe there's something in the water down there... LOL Not only the guy that this video is about but also Burt Munroe and his 1920 Indian record holder and also John Britten and his Britten V1000 superbike. All similar stories and from the same country.

@MWiggins-m2g 10 ай бұрын

You've left out perhaps the greatest of them all: Andrew Stroud. Had he been less of a family man committed to raising an enormous family, he'd have likely run the world championships full time and won multiple. He ran here and there just a bit in the GPs, but never a full program, never with world class equipment. But he may have been the most gifted racer of his generation. Would've been fascinating to see him running head-to-head, on a regular basis against the likes of Rainey, Schwantz, Doohan, Gardner, Lawson.

@leonmusk1040 10 ай бұрын

It's the terrain certain rides in New Zealand are amazing used to have a ride where the goal was 1000k's in 5 hours around some of the windiest country you've ever seen only had to stop the timer for four towns on the whole trip.

@dutchsailor6620 10 ай бұрын

I raced a TZ750 in the Netherlands myself but there were some konigs around in those days ('80s). Hans de Wit (still racing his bike, I think its him at 4:41), Armin Zeh and Dick Alblas are some names that spring to mind. If I remember correctly Dick Alblas build Yamaha TZ cilinders on his engine with a modified rotating disk intake. Wheels and belts everywhere , a beautiful piece of art. Those bikes were fast to, Armin Zeh still winning races in those days.

@HAMOTOR 10 ай бұрын

Yes and not to forget Hans Hutten who was successfully with this nice screaming bike in the Netherlands. As track Marshall I have seen him racing up close.

@dutchsailor6620 10 ай бұрын

@@HAMOTORHans Hutten was before my time. I got my license with the NMB in 1980 at Amsterdam@Sportpark Sloten.

@jamest.5001 10 ай бұрын

That bike sounds Soo ANGRY! 👍 Awesome!

@martinlongden7392 10 ай бұрын

I had the privilege of going to the movie preview of "love loss and speed" in Auckland . And seeing Rod and his replica at Pukekohe Classic festival. More than two strokes and you're a wa**er..

@Team-fabulous 10 ай бұрын

Kim Newcombe was a fantastic racer and sadly never reached his potential..

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely true!

@rongoretimana7879 10 ай бұрын

When I first stumbled upon your channel, I was wondering if you were going to do this motorcycle. The Kim Newcombe Documentary "Love Speed and Loss" is an incredible but ultimately sad watch. Highly recommended

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

Kim is the one of my favorite stories🫠

@glenmallory9982 9 ай бұрын

Great video to watch at 4am.

@tnesp 10 ай бұрын

1973, the season with two dead men on 500 cc top ten... But I did smile a little when it was said that the man König didn't want to have anything to do with motorcycle racing after Newcobe's death - it's not like those racing boats are exactly safe, either. Crash at those speeds and the water is like concrete, and then you drown.

@jackmyers6040 10 ай бұрын

Dam shame that 20-30 hay bales cost to much and Very well could have saved this mans life ! Cooper's reaction to Kim's concern and request of that turn and for less $30 this man could have done even more great things for motorcycle racing !

@MacOne53 9 ай бұрын

Well done Kiwi. 👍👍👍.

@andylauder2072 10 ай бұрын

Kim Newcombe is an absolute kiwi legend that 99% of kiwis don’t even know about!! It’s an unfortunate by-product of a lop-sided love affair in our small nation of anything rugby orientated. Tim Hannah has researched and written a book covering Kim’s life and I would highly recommend obtaining a copy and reading it,I was fortunate enough to be on the receiving end of Tim’s generosity and received a copy from the gentleman himself.

@jonsmith6982 10 ай бұрын

same Tim gave one & signed for me what a awesome guy he is i hung out with him for weekend him & John Britten's old race buddy Lindsay williamson .Highly recommend the book to all ..

@Johnnybananass-_ 8 ай бұрын

wow, im a kiwi and just heard of this guy . so we had Bert Monroe, on his Indian, Kim Newcombe with his boat engine racer and then Britten all being world leaders In innovating, impressive,

@alasdairmcghie8193 10 ай бұрын

Amazing story thanks for sharing

@rightsidelanechoice7702 10 ай бұрын

My dad had one of these engines in his micro midget dirt car and was track champion with it.

@andykerr3803 10 ай бұрын

Wow, the ending hit a bit hard. I was so focussed on the incredible the technical info 👍 That very Konig had it's originas in 1950's boat racing. I had the 2 cylinder 250 cc version. The opposed 4 had varying length tune pipes like a trombone for better power throughout rpm range. My little 250 cc was rated around 60 hp. The adaptations he made were amazing... These are normally piston port motors and yes they like cold water for power! The Konig with it's flat design was very popular in racing sidecars, but this is the first time hearing about Mr Kim and his 500cc bike. Great video, thanks 😊 PS We can only guess that the different design and high power was because it always was a methanol burning race motor... There are none of the usual elements of a street machine. The dimensions of the rods, pistons and carbs are extreme also... The carbs had revolving internal drums giving an open bore the size of the piston diameter... Special ♡

@patrickporter6536 10 ай бұрын

Not methanol, that went out in the late 50s. 102 octane petrol I do believe.

@peterwhite7252 10 ай бұрын

I think it was because of Kim that it was usad in side cars. Kim sold the motors . I think he had involvment in the race boats aswell.

@andykerr3803 10 ай бұрын

@@patrickporter6536 Exactly, my motor was late 50's and I assure you, the wild carbs would never meter gasoline. The motor WAS designed for exotic fuels only. If you have ever raced then you know "gasoline" is not one compound. Bad fuel after the 50's was one of the biggest detractors of power. Good racing fuel even with nitromethane and castor bean oil has always been available● The rest is politics and marketing. Even at the Grand Prix level Cheers 🍻

@maxflight777 10 ай бұрын

So sad. Completely compelling video. Thanks for posting

@dazsmith690 10 ай бұрын

paul Eikenberg who also raced the konig lives here in australia..he gave me a copy of a photo taken by a czech photographer of him riding the Konig in 72.

@killerkane1957 10 ай бұрын

Depressing as hell. Fabulous.

@craigengelman1369 10 ай бұрын

very good story telling . cant wait to see more !

@bake162 10 ай бұрын

Awesome little know story!

@marcbrasse747 10 ай бұрын

Always loved the engine concept. Perfect minimalism.

@RogerNorman-q6x 10 ай бұрын

I was at Silverstone when he crashed. We were further round the track from Stowe so didn’t see the crash - fortunately. Comms in those days were really bad I seem to remember. We didn’t know the story until much later. As several others have commented, the Konig had a much extended life in sidecars

@ericbana355 10 ай бұрын

I just love those 4” tyres,unreal

@jonsmith6982 10 ай бұрын

I got to meet Tim Hannah here in NZ at the Nelson street races he gave me one of the first copies of his book & signed it for me The Kiwi on the Konig ,,i couldn't put it down read it in 2 days sad sad story what a legend..

@RB-qq1ky 10 ай бұрын

Yes, I have a copy myself. I tried to put the ISBN up here for others who aren’t in NZ, but the algorithm won’t let me

@therallyguy1 10 ай бұрын

Wow just 10 seconds into the video and I'm subscribing. Love the historical film and photo's. Too many you tube videos now days use stock film. Great stuff man

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

This is risky, but always stunning. Thank you!

@karlalton3170 10 ай бұрын

My next door neighbour had one in his sidecar outfit he used to race , awesome tool .😁😁🤘🤘

@skid4u 3 ай бұрын

I put a 1000cc mercury outboard engine on my snowmobile once. Big project. Attracted a lot of attention everywhere I went.

@scottwhite2757 10 ай бұрын

Incredible engineering by Kim..

@ricksorensen9480 10 ай бұрын

Many years ago I put a Scott Atwater 12 HP outboard engine on a Rupp mini bike, added a cooling system and CVT transmission, I played around with it a lot, it was fast and powerful,,much fun was had with it, I'm sorry I didn't do any scientific testing or record anything, just a fun project for me, I had to take it out on the road to see what it would do and go in trouble with the police, we negotiated a deal because they started laughing when I answered their questions, like what engine is that?,,brand of bike,,obsolete min bike,,outboard engine??,,the officer said,,I'm not going to write this down on a ticket,,it's crazy,,just take this thing back home and we will forget we ever saw you today, OK,, I agreed and went back home,,hurt my feelings and killed my fun,,oh well, funny, true story from my youth.

@scottjohnson7466 10 ай бұрын

I had a Scott Atwater 7.5 hp that was branded as a Firestone outboard. My brother in law has it now, it is over 60 years old and still runs! I traded him for an Evinrude Big Twin 35.

@woodpeckerdrums6254 10 ай бұрын

Full RESPECT

@StoffelDilligas 10 ай бұрын

Another quality video. Thank you

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

Glad you like it🤝

@TheCraigy83 10 ай бұрын

0:27 that belt set up 😮 i had to pause it . ive never seen them change angles like that

@MrOlgrumpy 10 ай бұрын

look at the belt drive on a Chev Corsair

@paradiselost9946 10 ай бұрын

honda...ummmm... n500? the mini lookalike... lol, my slasher made from an old mower deck? twisted belts arent that big a deal, certain design rules apply...

@TheCraigy83 10 ай бұрын

@@paradiselost9946 Ive never seen them used that way , i didnt even know they could run in multiple directions 😂

@wolfgiesinger1597 10 ай бұрын

Chev CorVair, Renault R5 also, as far as I recall, vee-belts on those though..

@mickmuzzmkmz1628 10 ай бұрын

Wow, what a legend!👍💪🏆

@Subaruktm 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your Channel.

@hendrikg3616 9 ай бұрын

I own a few of the König outboards, lovely engines.

@dezinke3862 10 ай бұрын

Man you're covering stories that no one does and they are interesting and outright insane sometimes ! Hope your channel blows up because in my opinion the subscribers don't match the quality of your content !

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, you shot right into my heart right now! That’s why i’m doing this, i love it. Regards from Ukraine to all of you, people. Peace🥹🤝

@dezinke3862 10 ай бұрын

@@wierdbike Slava Ukraina 🙋🏼‍♂️

@OldManArmyJonno 10 ай бұрын

What a story! The arrogance of managment across the UK then killed not just people but the bike & car industries too. Godspeed Kim ❤

@curtislowe4577 10 ай бұрын

The response of the track manager is unsurprising. Old farts have been around for millennia. But that the other racers didn't present a united front is less understandable.

@istra70 10 ай бұрын

The same is still happening ( Isle of Man ) ...

@rebekahfrench5747 9 ай бұрын

Isle of man is a mans race track but you forget back when that started bikes went a lot slower than they do now.. technology has changed so much and men have lost touch with being men..

@2mpoida 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant story cheers

@andregraven8656 9 ай бұрын

Obrigado por contar essa história incrível,eu precisava disso e não sabia ! Continue o bom trabalho ! Muito obrigado!

@cowarddonnie-ji5yz 10 ай бұрын

He looks like Mat McConaughey. Someone needs to make movie of him

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

Agree!

@engineerinhickorystripehat 10 ай бұрын

Think they'll make him kiss a transtesticle like they did Burt Munro in TWFI ?

@eriklittlebigg7440 9 ай бұрын

Smashing Idea Mate!!! Would make a GREAT film! Too bad hollywood sucks these days..

@LoutenatKernel 7 ай бұрын

A great underdog story ❤

@simonbertioli4696 10 ай бұрын

I remember this incident and also Vernon Cooper...who was a bit of a hot headed arrogant man, not a nice chap. Bit like Dave Dixon another know it all, bully. (I knew him) RIP Kiwi...you were a true talent...

@jubu3136 10 ай бұрын

Watching from auckland nz. Good work on the video.

@peterfitzpatrick7032 10 ай бұрын

8:35 Barry Sheene always with a smile on his face.. ☺️ I wonder what "magic" this boat engine had that gave it such an advantage, 2 strokes were well understood by then, it was hardly down to the expansion pipes and Kims riding prowess alone ?... 🤔

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

I have an episode about bike builded in memory of Batty Sheene😉

@peterfitzpatrick7032 10 ай бұрын

@@wierdbike Thaks, I'll look it up ! 😎👍☘️🍺

@gbone7581 10 ай бұрын

Water cooled?

@peterfitzpatrick7032 10 ай бұрын

@@gbone7581 Water cooling was used on motorcycles as far back as 1908... 🤔

@gbone7581 10 ай бұрын

@@peterfitzpatrick7032 but the racing 2 stroke motorcycles were air cooled at that stage.

@giostisskylas 8 ай бұрын

Ruhe in Frieden König Kim Newcombe. Männer wie du machen, das die Welt sich dreht.

@0menadds 6 ай бұрын

@7:17 while participating in the … “WHAT ?” 572 Grand Prix? Is that the 1972.. GP Nineteen seventy two ?

@frankmlchaelglasscock6539 2 ай бұрын

I have never heard of this man why not it is a bit of a mystery to me what a fantastic man 🤔

@jtveg 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing. 😉👌🏻

@larslarsman 10 ай бұрын

🙏🏻 Kim Newcombe.

@grahamreeve5209 10 ай бұрын

Vernon Cooper, what a horrible little man. Never heard a racer back then with a good word for the man. No regard for us.

@dogpaw775 9 ай бұрын

so well researched.

@maxlentjes4482 10 ай бұрын

I once had the pleasure of seeing one of these in action and speak to the owner who must have bein around 80 years old. He came in last I believe but it was Nice to see it

@ValentinSerrano-nj4dc 10 ай бұрын

There is a lot of great engineer out there please follow him build something great and show the world your talent

@YouCantSawSawdust 10 ай бұрын

It's very disappointing that Kim's tuner and bike fabricator and preparer, Rod Tingate, did not get a mention in this clip. Rod was instrumental in Kim being able to achieve his fantastic results.

@clemdoherty5993 9 ай бұрын

Rod was Kim's brother-in-law (and mechanic). He had the Konig engine in a go-cart when I met him in 1995 but he subsequently put it back into Kim's bike and did demo laps at the Historic championships.

@marca5883 10 ай бұрын

Wow this story needs to be made into a film💚🇬🇧🌱

@RB-qq1ky 10 ай бұрын

There’s a documentary been made titled ‘Love,Speed and Loss’. Unfortunately, its not entirely truthful to its subject, and has much fictional and irrelevant content included.

@luddite6239 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely fascinating, thanks. There must be something in the water in New Zealand for it to produce so many mavericks - think Burt Munro and John Britten. Do we know what the syringe was for on the side of the motor?

@RahmatMSTF 3 ай бұрын

Lube for chain driven the clutch

@luddite6239 3 ай бұрын

@@RahmatMSTF Thanks! That makes sense.

@theriderdtm8650 10 ай бұрын

Wow 😲 Awesome 👍🏻

@gunterscholl9952 10 ай бұрын

Very Cool Bike

@mb4lunch 10 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@rexhorning7228 8 ай бұрын

I want to see part two!

@67hr74 10 ай бұрын

As a Kiwi, I'd not heard of him, yes my bad. What a talent. Imagine the tales he & John Britten tell over a beer or up there in heaven.

@teslamodhammer 10 ай бұрын

This in content to watch shows a legend who died young and has been buried by time

@stephenwilliams926 10 ай бұрын

Vernon Cooper was in charge of the 1983 500cc GP at Silverstone, the race is on KZbin.

@Clownworldmatrixviewer 10 ай бұрын

Great video 👏🏼👏🏼‼️

@randydewees7338 10 ай бұрын

Please, don't screw around with the vintage footage - the crinkle effect does not add anything, and at times is very degrading to the quality.

@wierdbike 10 ай бұрын

I do my best…

@russbellew6378 10 ай бұрын

I agree. These effects are just noise.

@bigal5323 10 ай бұрын

I saw the seem kind of death at Brainerd, MN in the late 1970's, where a skidoo race driver parrished after flying off a dangerous track. The track owner should have also been charged with murder!! Safety should always come first!!

@normanfawley7379 9 ай бұрын

Well, what a tale ! And what a sad ending.

@germancavallo8277 10 ай бұрын

Me and my father have bought one of these outboards here in Argentina. I try to look up on the web how to restore, but info in english is very hard to find

@thedude8046 10 ай бұрын

Very cool!👌

@MrBadkul 10 ай бұрын

full respect to true biker

@HarbingerOfDeath10-67 10 ай бұрын

Wow!!! 😂 I never knew about this. 🤘

@joshgessinger4509 10 ай бұрын

Wow thats a great story David vs Goliath.

@TonyWhite-x3c 10 ай бұрын

Recommend the book "Kim on a Konig". A teally great read.

@jayhart1353 9 ай бұрын

To put Kim's ability into perspective, he had never ridden a road bike, only offroad dirt bikes. He gained a road licence in 1971 at the start of initial testing of his Konig. He gained a racing licence in 1972 and died in early August 1973 at a time when if he got a top placing in his next Championship race, he would have won the World 500cc Championship that year. He was posthumously awarded 2nd place, ahead of Agostini. From a report in the NZ Herald.... "As the racing concluded at Silverstone, Vernon Cooper asked what happened to the "silly bugger" who fell off at Stowe corner. "I believe he was carted off to hospital with a bump on his head," one of his minions replied. "It might be best to put some straw bales in front of that damn wall, after all," Cooper said. "You'll find plenty in the storage area and, if you grab a couple of marshals, it won't take more than a few minutes. Then you can join us at the bar."