Absolute legend. At least for us in Nordic countries starting riding bikes in the 80s. I had a Yamaha V-max and loved doing burn-outs and wheelies (which is not the easiest thing to learn on a V-Max) but I never dared to try the trick standing behind the bike with clogs (correct english? I mean the wooden shoes). I also remember from a Swedish motorcycle magazine when Arto did a review of the V-Max vs Z1300. The test consisted of different rounds like "wheelie", "riding backwards", "stability without driver" and so on... I think the Z1300 won, but then I think he was not 100% objective since he was sponsered by Kawasaki. But not a "serious" test anyways. Another stunt he did was riding a motocross bike down a ski jumping hill.
@Jungleland333 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing about this nutter in the 80s. Never saw him until now. Many thanks. 😎
@carlarkless1612 жыл бұрын
Seeing this man do this way way back inspired me to get a Z1300, wish I still had it, what an amazing bloke, and an amazing bike.
@BibtheBoulder Жыл бұрын
I had a 1979 Z1300. I miss that bike more than any other. Stunning in deep black, with a nasal exhaust note like no other....what a machine...
@boycottjews2 жыл бұрын
The last stunt was the best one I've seen anyone do.
@cecilwilson54422 жыл бұрын
First thing I did buying my z1300 was to take the end can's off but buying one at £1400 pounds in 86-87 was bit different than now ,, joy's of youth ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland
@reekwind12942 жыл бұрын
He was the Matti Nykänen of bikes back in the days, i hope he is still alive ❤
@raneman61462 жыл бұрын
He is alive, last seen at Imatranajo at Kawasaki tent, selling those wooden shoes
@westboundbadger2 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp3Ii6CknbuMl5Y
@mika69ize2 жыл бұрын
Live and well 💪 m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp3Ii6CknbuMl5Y
@davegoldspink53542 жыл бұрын
What an absolute legend. He’d be one very interesting character to talk to.
@Jer08672 жыл бұрын
Why would he be interesting? Just because he can wheelie a bike and do various stunts? Your horizons must be very close!
@davegoldspink53542 жыл бұрын
@@Jer0867 think you’re not thinking widely enough everybody in their own way are interesting and don’t forget he did have a motor racing history outside of stunt riding racing motocross as well as owning a bike store and being an old fella myself with a racing background and having a love of old school bikes I’m sure he’d share much the same interests as most motorcyclists would.
@technomickdocumentalist2495 Жыл бұрын
@@davegoldspink5354 . Very well said, I think his horizons are close together, not yours. 👍
@sofalugger2 жыл бұрын
Can remember him doing all his tricks with his ankle in plaster!! Think he did a 12 second pass sitting backwards on the bike!! Legend
@micowikstrom718211 ай бұрын
No one has done it before or since! Absolutely crazy doing 1/4 mile in 12.5sec backwards! 2:20 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2O6e5aEqa-IhbM
@kevinblaylock98832 жыл бұрын
The z1300 looks on the back wheel! Thanks for sharing 👍
@neilmurrell2812 жыл бұрын
Remember seeing him at Donnington at a GP and he was on Z1300 FFS absolutely amazing man.
@MrMattWelcome2 жыл бұрын
if i remember correctly, in a magazine article years ago Arto said, its easy. First you play pinball till you can get replays easy, then you play with your arms crossed, till you get replays, then you play backwards, until the replays, then you play pinball backwards with your arms crossed over until you get replays... then you get on the Z1300 =B^)-K
@technomickdocumentalist2495 Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, he said that ? What an absolute legend.
@fidelcatsro69482 жыл бұрын
Born to ride like a Nokia Hero!! he is 64yrs old this year🐱👍🏿
@rangerjones55312 жыл бұрын
When bike stunts were cool and even classy 👍🍺miss those days 🇺🇸
@MAli-xs2pm10 ай бұрын
This bike is what got me into biking. back in summer of 1980 a friend took me on a long ride & next I found myself on a gpz1100
@westboundbadger2 жыл бұрын
I remember this first time round,. Just Amazing !
@johnowen92993 жыл бұрын
A true athlete. x
@j.m.79732 жыл бұрын
No eye shades, visor or goggles- determined man on a mean machine !
@DavidKing-jx3sg2 жыл бұрын
Mad skills on that old heavy bike with f.a suspension
@joanmanuel4699 ай бұрын
Without a doubt he is very skilled and has been training for hours and hours, what he does is not easy at all, you have to see the size and weight of the Z1300, it is like riding a war tank!
Oltiin joskus 80 luvun puolivälissä Räyskälässä ja Artsin piti esiintyä mut ne ei antanu kun Artsilla ei ollut jotain huvilupaa. Artsi sano kuuluttajan mikkiin kun ei täällä saa esiintyä niin tulkaa illalla eduskuntatalon eteen katsomaan niin teen temput siellä. Päivä oli sunnuntai eikä meillä ollut mahista lähteä Helsinkiin mutta iltalehdistä luin että näin oli tapahtunut. Muistaakseni joku Ladakin oli ajettu eduskuntatalon rappusille. Ei voinut äijän tyylistä olla tykkäämättä. Ostin silloin pari Flanaganin paitaa toinen oli Artsi ja toinen Sliippari aiheinen. Mutta ne on jo matonkuteina, sääli.
@blancaaguilera12642 жыл бұрын
Un genio para la epoca y más con lo q pesaba la z 1300 sin palabras, nunca ví otro q se la cuelgue en wuili a ese tremendo caño , saludos de Argentina,,
My best mate could wheelie the Z1300 two up with me as pillion hanging on to the plastic seat strap for dear life whilst pitching myself forwards. Awesome bikes but they'd go through a rear tyre in about a month.
@alaingobbo76442 жыл бұрын
Je me rappelle de lui au 24 heures du Mans au début des années 80 il faisait le show avant le départ. De bons souvenirs 🏍️
@bernardovazquez30983 жыл бұрын
AMAZING 👍👍
@HallqvistOfficial11 ай бұрын
Legend 🙌🏻 Remember him from my bikemagazines in the 80’s. The picture where he does a wheelie with a hot lady on the back of the bike is a favourite.
@user-is3bp6ii4n5 ай бұрын
Dude is crazy as hell,lol.🙆♂️🙋♂️
@waynegto14842 жыл бұрын
Man he is good....and the Clogs well they wore out
@Brunosdad2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this when I was a kid on Just Amazing, I think was on ITV.
@Crust20132 жыл бұрын
Awsome rider.
@JustinHuman12692 ай бұрын
Awesome stunts, but I'm fixated on the fact that they had a camera small enough to be mounted on his handlebars way back then.
@ballockybill22772 жыл бұрын
Best Safety clogs on the market at the time ,
@phildavies90822 жыл бұрын
Back in the day, If I survived the crashes, I could have done all those tricks once with spectacular results.... I would also have needed more than one bike.
@Teacher-lj6in2 жыл бұрын
Whoa! On a Zed...thats proper Iron Cross for bravery stuff...
@martinpeterhughes91652 жыл бұрын
My god it's a long time since I've seen Arto
@aeror1152 жыл бұрын
Let’s goooo 🤙 respect
@edmundzed98702 жыл бұрын
I've seen him doing all this live!
@suomenpresidentti2 жыл бұрын
Me too. Top Fuel european championship 1991 at Alastaro, Finland. Still got the tickets.
@krystalstarrett67602 жыл бұрын
Amazing, thank you for fantastic video!
@oddis1883 жыл бұрын
Jaba daba dooo
@pinabruno-grieve7639 ай бұрын
Absolute quality
@krystalstarrett67602 жыл бұрын
Will this bolistic Kawasaki do these crazy things? This gye proves...YES! It will!
@urbanfryk28782 жыл бұрын
This is crazy! Cheers from Sweden! Do not try this in your living room!!!
@tommaguzzi17232 жыл бұрын
I believe I saw this guy at 24 hours le Mans for motor bikes about 1983 ? He was doing stunts like these and much more but with woman passenger on the bike too. I never saw anything like it before or since.
@hilariomartinmartinez92752 жыл бұрын
Genio y loco a la vez,dosis de adrenalina que engancha al que lo practica,hay que ver y sin ayudas ni control de tracción como ahora.
@simonbarrett60592 жыл бұрын
I remember this from a British Saturday evening TV show back in the 1980s!
@solsol16242 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure it was called Just Amazing presented by Barry Sheene
@simonbarrett60592 жыл бұрын
@@solsol1624 Yes, that was it, with another guy and a woman co-presenting.
@solsol16242 жыл бұрын
@@simonbarrett6059 cheers. I was a massive fan back then, but even at the time I never thought that gig suited him. Think he was still racing then, it was after his Silverstone smash.
@nicolaslimnell92803 жыл бұрын
His name is Arto Nyqvist not Nyquist
@helmutschmacher21002 жыл бұрын
I remember videotaping that as a kid and protecting it from being taped over. I think i wore it out in the end. I didnt get round to getting a zed13 but i did build 3 CBXs
@Luke-Harno3angler.2 жыл бұрын
Class !
@dickspits88192 жыл бұрын
AMAZING
@zanegrey43642 жыл бұрын
I would never attempt something like this wearing white pants.
@Anonymouseys2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't this beast about 300kg? Madness.
@joakimquensel5972 жыл бұрын
314kg according to specs
@jeanpierredupont49792 жыл бұрын
Salut Patrick , c'est Jean-Pierre ( 3 Cyl Only) ! Si tu passe dans le sud-ouest , (coté Albi ) Appelle-moi , le soir , même no que a la Mure ... ça me ferait plaisir d'avoir de tes nouvelles ! Bravo pour ta vidéo ... J.P.
@buiu62462 жыл бұрын
Esse era doido mesmo 🤠👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💪🏼🏁🏁
@ekim0002 жыл бұрын
Balls of sintered titanium!
@dwightpenn94752 жыл бұрын
Love it, Lost my 80 z1r tail light the same way!
@tedmarakas26262 жыл бұрын
What a lunatic, skilled lunatic....LOL However, can't look at him doing this $hit with basically no protection equipment. He scares the crap out of me.
@marshallcollins86342 жыл бұрын
Ted The safety naz's were not around every corner then . And men were men not panties of today.
@tedmarakas26262 жыл бұрын
@@marshallcollins8634 Very true. Men were men. However, in my 35 years of riding, the safety gear saved me once.
@peterherrington33002 жыл бұрын
Santa pod has changed a bit since those days
@helmutschmacher21002 жыл бұрын
It used to be fun standing in the shed at the back when jet cars started venting kerosene..... And all the mad fires n contraptions we built to ride round the site.... those really were the best days.
@donaldpate18632 жыл бұрын
I have to wonder,..what could've happened to this fellow when he was a child, that could drive him to such insanity? 😅
@technomickdocumentalist2495 Жыл бұрын
This just healthy curiosity .. 🤣🤣💨💨
@hamidayoubi65072 жыл бұрын
Legend 👍👍👍
@171apples1712 жыл бұрын
Imagine riding that fckin land barge like that. What a badass. Even the KZ1000s handle like big cadillacs. I can only imagine what a handful the 1300 is.
@logic62352 жыл бұрын
Priceless
@SpeedTriple592 жыл бұрын
Gary Rothwell learnt his trade from this guy.
@curlysgarage62172 жыл бұрын
Click the like button now. What a dude riding a classic Kawasaki
@bobvido98752 жыл бұрын
Sometimes he did a special trick spinning the rearwheel and wrote "7 up" on the asphalt of course.
@simonbarrett60592 жыл бұрын
He also did the Coca Cola logo!
@technomickdocumentalist2495 Жыл бұрын
Damn I'd kill to see that !
@simonbarrett6059 Жыл бұрын
@@technomickdocumentalist2495 And hear it!
@technomickdocumentalist2495 Жыл бұрын
@@simonbarrett6059 yeh man, too right ! I'm gonna search his name now see what comes up 😎
@k6roadbikers2 жыл бұрын
すげ~迫力あんな~🐕
@chickenbutt.34212 жыл бұрын
It's amazing now we see young men on the highway 30 deep doing the same stunts
@boycottjews2 жыл бұрын
They can't do that last one. On the side ain't behind being dragged. That was epic.
@rangerjones55312 жыл бұрын
In no way is the crap you see today equal, or even close to, what you just saw in this video!👍🍺🇺🇸
@chickenbutt.34212 жыл бұрын
@@rangerjones5531 I don't know brother maybe you need to pay attention🤣
@rider6.02 жыл бұрын
@@rangerjones5531 have you even watch brian636
@gareth50002 жыл бұрын
I watched that show, barry sheene with kenny lynch:) I eventually bought a cbx1000 which was easy to wheelie👍
@umakantgajjewar889811 ай бұрын
Jaw dropping !!
@SportbikeUnitedRiderz2 жыл бұрын
The ORIGINAL Stunter !
@jonofalltradesmasterofnone8322 жыл бұрын
Greg page did the rear light smash trick on a Z1300 for motorcycle mechanics mag before it became PB. If I remember correctly.
@yusufnoname1949 Жыл бұрын
His skill is amazing.....since he doesn't need fancy modified bike with 3 brake levers and huge rear sprocket to do wheelie and drifting
@hanslindquist41832 жыл бұрын
I remember him. Was att Piteå Dragway. WOW!!
@m969202 жыл бұрын
The old school manly bikes.
@りゅう-p4o2 жыл бұрын
これはこれは、カワサキの水冷式1300じゃあぁ!あ~りませんか重いのに凄腕です!アッパレです!
@Thomas-vg5br8 ай бұрын
Mistrz 🏍️👍
@marcushinton7722 жыл бұрын
Ah happy memories
@aestheticcruise88072 жыл бұрын
Nerves of forged steel
@kghwanadoo Жыл бұрын
I had a mate that could wheelie a Yamaha XS1100 which was pretty spectacular, he use to smash rear lights too.
@lamalo890 Жыл бұрын
0:06 beautiful 3:10
@motero26652 жыл бұрын
La VIDA , VALE MUCHO MÁS
@ianrkav2 жыл бұрын
120mph and no visor!
@andyb.10262 жыл бұрын
a good friend was in the Royal Signals display team, BR used to ride his Jota along the A1 at Catterick, facing backward and waving to car drivers
@robertwoodroffe1232 жыл бұрын
Doug Domokos ! Did more and before! He could and did grind the taillight off slowly off Z1300 ! Or as he called it ( from memory) the six hundred pond Canary?
@amostogioco77822 жыл бұрын
Number one
@maxbuust8670 Жыл бұрын
3
@zedtap45282 жыл бұрын
Is he wearing velcro shoes?
@bodox38592 жыл бұрын
Träskor = Wooden shoes. Wooden bottom with a leather cap to slip in your feet. Popular in the nordics.
@pauldean86382 жыл бұрын
Z1300 , MDS lid and velcro strap trainers ,yeah that's the 80's
@dv_truder94352 жыл бұрын
были же времена...
@alexzingo69522 жыл бұрын
I seen him doing forward rolls on the ground in front of the police car for amusement of crowd 1970s in Hanko, Finland.
@ARNO900RR3 жыл бұрын
What a nutter! 😁
@rcnelson2 жыл бұрын
Good grief. I remember this guy.
@robertcostall90542 жыл бұрын
Le man's 1983 awesome
@helge20002 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4bWiaJjjZKFl5I Here's another clip of him including more or less the same stunts. The reporter: "How it all started?" Arto:" Well, I was 18 years old and out of job so I went to the employment office and there was only this job available so I took it" 😂 Such a funny guy!!
@tg58342 жыл бұрын
Far kennel.
@AA-692 жыл бұрын
I once seen a wee guy in Princess Street Edinburgh with one. It fell over when he took it off the stand, and 6 people were needed to help him get it up 😂🤣😂🤣.. 5 ft nuthing and a Z 1300... Not a good idea !