motocross scrambling in the 50s

[@peterastley9155]

Pure nostalgia,I'm a big fan of off road stuff ,,not the show bikes in supercross,,got a health appetite for classic stuff on you tube,

[@ВладимирПрокопьев-я7ъ]

Огромное спасибо! Несмотря на то что изменилась сама техника, и техника вождения, а законы физики никто не отменял, смотреть одно удовольствие! Это наше детство, это наша молодость, с этим живём и сейчас. В те годы практически не было возможности увидеть такое на экране, мы это смотрели наяву и, по возможности, старались принимать участие в подобных соревнованиях...

[@57dogsbody]

Dave Bickers was something else......SO FAST on the Greeves. Oh how I miss scrambling on the telly.

[@frankhugh2052]

A truly great sport to watch. Cannot watch any modern motocross. All jumps and not much else

[@angelsone-five7912]

Indeed, the bikes spend more time in the air than they do on the ground.

[@1969cmp]

....these fellas are.....surprisingly quick on those short legged chunks of iron. Respect.

[@misterjones7929]

The "50's" reference in the title somewhat contradicted by the "mid-60's" referred to in the video! I remember the black and white TV Saturday afternoon Grandstand Scrambles from my teenage days and all of those great riders - Smith, Vickers, Eastwood etc. I was so inspired that I took my BSA Bantam to Canada Heights which was just down the road, to attempt to emulate my heroes. Got covered in mud and seized the engine! Always loved Murray Walker's commentaries RIP.

[@kwitwerikok8o863]

I thought the same thing. Those bikes seemed to be from the 60's

[@raymondo162]

i loved the 'old' canada heights in the 'scrambling' days before they got the earthmovers in. used to ride over from chelsfield.

[@raymondo162]

it wasn't 'motocross scrambling' in the 50s it was SCRAMBLING - even in to the 1960s .............. sakes

[@cbk2144]

These tracks are so much better than the over groomed tracks they race on these days. Great video, love it.

[@paulchambers969]

Is that Murry walker

[@lawrencewaite4407]

In 64 I was a fourteen year old marshalling for the Derby Pathfinder club ,the fourstrokes were great to watch Matchless, Bsa triumph twins ,I hated the sound of the twostrokes, but they were the way ahead and when I started scrambling myself it was a AJS stormer 250 that was my choice because I couldn't afford a Husky

[@2manycatsforadime]

First up the hill on his 250 Greeves. Had an old 250 greeves in the 60s, Neat bike.

[@jeremyatkinson4976]

Most likely autumn 1964 , certainly no earlier as the 441 Victor was Jeff Smith's bike for that year. Dave Bickers won his championships in 1960 and '61 Really well put together footage.

[@Greeves]

Yes, certainly not the 1950s

[@swemx7403]

1:18 Wait? Did he just say ''Several houndred horsepower!'' HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! No no no no.. more like 20hp.

[@jeremyatkinson4976]

Collectively several hundred. Pay attention.

[@swemx7403]

@@jeremyatkinson4976 Oh, my bad. And it is spelled ''Hundred''. Did the work for you there.

[@jeremyatkinson4976]

@@swemx7403 Can't do much about your ADHD though.

[@swemx7403]

@@jeremyatkinson4976 Nope sry there doctor, just a comment. And i cant do much about your stupid judgement of people.

[@swemx7403]

​@@jeremyatkinson4976 Oh and btw, when you actually brought up ADHD while it's still ''fresh''. I dont know about you, but you rather call a random comment ''ADHD''? Or is it actually you Jeremy that has ADHD or maybe something else? I mean you surely are a sad fuck if you ask me, just a random bloke with no content on your youtube channel and all alone. Nothing to show us cus your life sucks in general and you want to take it out on someone. So you're going around everyday judging people on youtube by their comments. That is sad Jeremy.

[@markwinchester3005]

Wrong decade. Early to mid 60's.

[@peterstokes54]

Love the bit at 7 minutes when they clear a fallen bike off the track with bikes hurtling towards them! Red flag? What’s that?

[@constructionkings6846]

Gracias Philip muy chulo 👍 saludos

[@micheldubuis7597]

Très bon document , et quelle époque formidable , merci.

[@woodsrider117]

Thankyou for posting!

[@alanbg2278]

I swear I recognised that commentary within seconds and throughout. I must have seen this on Grandstand as a kid. The mind is a wonderous thing, like a Greaves ?

[@benmasters1980]

Amazing race

[@sixtyshippee]

THIS AROUND 1963 /4

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

This is exactly 1965.

[@ВладимирСвиридов-и7ю]

Мотокросс это любовь моя до конца жизни

[@H4rleyBoy]

If only we'd had HD back then, or even film of the even rather than the terrible TV pictures, but better than nowt.

[@gladegoodrich2297]

Getting ran over by a 400 pound Triumph is not on my list of things I want to do.

[@rochellestanley9532]

👏

[@jerrymannagh6294]

was that Farleigh Castle?

[@cesarbueno4226]

🇧🇷🤠👍

[@WhodatLucy]

Location of race???

[@chrisgrice7329]

Canada Heights, Kent. Sidcup and District MCC? You can see the track from the M25, I seem to remember.

[@kevinallen8751]

Canada heights I think.

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

These guys aren't telling you, but it was in England. In those years, the UK held a series for the home crowd after the FIM season was over. It was covered by the BBC and was very popular. I'm an American, but I have had a copy of Jeff Smith's "The Art of Motocross" book since 1969. In 1993, Jeff Smith signed it at an AHRMA MX in California.

[@ИринаФролова-ч7ц]

Класс! 👍 👍 👍

[@ObsidianFrog]

Vic Eastwood must have been young ! ( 70's CCM)