Silverstone 1979 500cc Race

Silverstone 1979 500cc Race

[@Plentisaki]

Let us not forget the fantastic commentary from the late, great Murray Walker. R.I.P Sir.

[@johnsononey]

Yes , His enthusiasm and race knowledge gives you goose bumps .

[@MassimoBernacchi-zz3bu]

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[@admtownsend]

Remember being there very well as a 10 year old and hanging out in King Kenny’s motor home in the pits as we did at most meets. Also we shared to same Yamaha motorcycle factory in Holland and I used to look at his bikes in awe ..I thought it was incredible he had a tv in his motor home 🤣After the races finished all us kids would hop on the mini bikes used for getting around the pits and race around Silverstone - the memories are just unbelievable. Kenny Roberts is the most balanced rider I’ve seen everything just looks right and love his bike. I’ve still got plenty of stickers of Kenny Johnny Cecotto and co. I was there with Australian rider Greg Johnson and Mum. Kenny is a hero of mine just fantastic.

[@michaelflaherty2137]

When men were men and racer had huge balls. Barry Sheene, a true legend of the sport.

[@aliving666]

He was a beast I met him briefly he smoked like a chimney and loved his beer

[@rcf1958]

I remember watching this Live! Barry Sheene 7, was my biking Hero, " Don't you wave at me young man " Classic Murray Walker. Each time I watch it I think Sheene is going to win! RIP Barry and Murray.

[@terrybirch239]

Classic! I agree with an earlier comment- all legends including Murray. Great to see that again.

[@colink4823]

Those were the days, push starts and 2 strokes ruled the world! Great days!

[@APPIASERVICEAUTOPEUGEOT]

I was there, I left Rome with a Honda 400 Four SS. three days of travel. unforgettable.

[@zxr-cade2026]

What a stunning race between Barry and king Kenny this is proper racing today’s racing isn’t anywhere near as great

[@Maidenintime86]

Oh pls stop being like one of those farts that say" it used to be so much better in my time" there's great racing today too, watch the best Motogp and WSBK races, watch Motogp Australia 2015, 2017 and 2022, so many overtakes on bikes that are 10x times faster than the bikes in this video, Assen 2018 in Motogp had more than 150 overtakes and 6 different leaders all in 40 minutes, so you clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

[@williamrae9954]

2023..."cough" 😂

[@RiderZoneCC]

it is so strange to hear that a MotoGP rider is also a grass farmer. what a bunch of legends.

[@troopz4683]

The legendary Bazza. Thanks for everything. R.I.P.

[@alwaysinsideout]

Cheers for posting the video. Great to watch and remember back in the day👍. I had an rd500 in the 80s. Always been my favourite bike. Plus roads weren't busy like today.

[@michaelstephen819]

Murray Walker - the best motorsport commentator ever! And back in those days only one commentator, so we have what would be dreaded these days - a few seconds with no-one talking!

[@billsteamshovel1325]

Michael Stephen , couldn't have put it better myself .

[@geneahart5607]

What a great race!

[@Spamcan81]

The greatest race I've ever seen. Thanks for uploading.

[@BRaff-hl4ip]

I was there, an awe struck 16 yr old. Still have the race programme.

[@williamschroeder3070]

Love watching the old races; saw Roberts win at Daytona back in the day. About the same time when Cook Nielson won on the Ducati. Great days.

[@MissNoopy]

Barry Sheen was so funny when he flicked the Vs at Kenny Roberts and made Murray giggle 😂 I did used to have such a crush on Sheen and his cheeky smile when I was a kid ❤️

[@johndavison8690]

We used to go every year , camping for the weekend one of the things I remember from that year was the cheering coming from various parts of the circuit whenever Barry Sheene took the lead , we were sat in grandstands at start finish and to this day I can't believe Barry didn't win , great skills and a lot of bottle from all 3 involved .

[@andrewstafford3618]

I was there on my RD 250 happy days!

[@Wally-H]

Murray at the start: "When the red lights come on there will be ten seconds to go..." Red lights come on, then go off again three seconds later LOL.

[@Martin_IPL5990]

Awesome footage, brings back many memories of being at Silverstone....

[@vanseventy]

Thanks for the upload. Love those racing days!!

[@timcolder2789]

The first bike Gp I ever watched live on tv when I was 13.Could not really have picked a bet race. Give me those days anytime. Bikes were more equal and money was not so important just graft, skill and a will to win. KR went on to be my idol and sat next to Bazza and his other half in the pits at Donington at the 1984 Transatlantic Meeting. Give me two strokes any day.

[@richardhancock7782]

Remember that well !! I was 12 years old 😂 great days they were 👍

[@Bobby-fj8mk]

Something about the 2 stroke races that is so much better than what we have today.

[@eventcone]

Personally I always found the 2 stroke era boring - every bike looking and sounding the same! And mainly because they WERE largely the same. We could thank the FIM rules for that.

[@gino3286]

i agree ... i went to see a motocross race recently ... all these bikes were like farting ... i miss the metallic scream of the old mono 2T ... both the small 125 and the monstruos 500 ... what a sound.

[@dwainfarmerydf-stop2018]

Nice one man, been looking for this...remember watching it . Thanx.

[@raytalbot5890]

The Race that they used for Silver Dream Machine movie 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍

[@markokampfelt3298]

Roberts Yamaha power.....stunning race

[@moosey62]

Two great heroes of my boyhood.

[@igorrados5463]

Hah! I was there in my teens. I hitchhiked and slept in the bush, but I've seen the race :)

[@elricb3156]

I was there as well i was 19, and rode there from Bristol on my RD250. was the best race I ever saw. Sheene and Roberts were legends riding the unrideables .

[@moosey62]

You hardcore fucking pair of ****s!

[@lozanospain1]

IF I'M NOT WRONG ....THIS RACE WAS THE DEBUT OF THE CRAZY HONDA NR 500 ...Oval pistons, piston rings and dual-conrods.. WUHUHU😌

[@FixIts53]

We called it Nearly Ready 500 was there when Grant dropped it they put a blanket over it . Supposed to be top secret

[@timcolder2789]

You are totally correct. Even Honda were not perfect in those days though. Until Spencer and the 1982 bike they could not compete.

[@oleriis-vestergaard6844]

Yeah Mick Grant rode it - not the best of times for the 4 - Stroke , but a nice try from Honda

[@ADRIAN-fb9xj]

A Classic Race.....Mick Grant was on the 4 Stroke 8 valve per oval cylinder Honda. She didn't last long....My brother and I were on Stowe Corner. The night before we saw Led Zeppelin at Knebworth and flew back to Australia Monday morning. You'd have to say it was a good weekend to finish 8 weeks going to GP's and Motocross GP's in Europe.....Wayne Gardner kicked the arses of the Poms on a Hotted up CB900 B'ol D'or Honda Road Bike that he bought over from Australia against the Mega Buck Honda F1 Factory Bikes.....A Great Weekend indeed. The Joke of the Day was the staged so called Racing for a Dodgy Pommy Movie called "Silver Dream Racer".....What an embarrassment that was to the Motorcycle World. Another thing worth mentioning was Gregg Hansford, as always Brilliant riding on his Kawasaki 250 & 350. A bloke who was 6'2" and about 80kg against a field of 50kg Euro Jockey's. Just getting podiums for Gregg was an incredible achievement, and he won his fair share of GP's.....Kenny Roberts said if Gregg had a Yamaha he would've won the 500 title because he was the Best Rider in the World. Unfortunately he remained loyal to Kawasaki who's 500 was about 20hp down and Slow.

[@vicpnut1]

Just read some guys comment on another video about this particular race and how Kenny Roberts and (Walker I think it is he said ? )Kept trading first place and it was an epic race. I scroll little further down in my feed, and here’s the actual video of that race.🤘🏼👍🏼‼️

[@vicpnut1]

Was way off lol I just went back to that video because I drew a blank on the name of that British writer. Roberts was racing/battling apparently. Sheene was the name ….and he just took first as I type this hehe

[@u8myufo]

@vicpnut1 I was there as Sheene gave Roberts the "V" right in front of us, I also managed to get the rear slick from Sheenes bike from the day, if only I still had it i`d probably make a few quid on Ebay.

[@vicpnut1]

What a finish !‼️

[@oldtimer5283]

DONT YOU WAVE AT ME YOUNG MAN ...PURE CLASS....HAHA..THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD...MAN

[@therealslimshady4555]

Hair on the back of my neck is standing straight up. Now day's u will watch a lot of bike racing for that to happen. Legends 🏁👍👍👍👍

[@DenverLapse]

wow! 27 DNFs, 19 finished, .03 diff at the finish line. And 1 Legendary Murray Walker.

[@heroldable]

Absolute legends!

[@sigma7568]

que buena epoca! 2t lo mas!! Barry Sheene un grande!!! esas si eran carreras, sin electronica como ahora moto gp que parecen f1, no tienen alma...

[@hyweltthomas]

I was there, best race of all time. You should be able to see me; I'm the blur at Becketts.

[@RogerioMotta1234]

Very, Very,Very, espetacular!!!!!!

[@markokampfelt3298]

Legendary race

[@IMMORTALDIO]

Fantastic.

[@tokoloshgolem]

Magnificent commentating

[@innesmcveyfftry6ytftttydji878]

Pure brilliance

[@darren2514fv]

Silver Dream Racer was being filmed at this Grand Prix

[@karlm.strele5878]

Ich vergleiche einige Entwicklungen zu heute. Silverstone 2017 gewann Desmo Dovi. Die unterschiede sind schon sichtbar 1000 ccm Viertakter und mit laufenden Motoren wird gestartet. Pro Gridline nur 3 Motorräder und an den Kurven sind Kiesbette.

[@deborahchesser7375]

Kenny said most people wouldn’t want to sling a leg over this bike

[@markokampfelt3298]

Legendary Sheenes hand wavings...this is race of the races..

[@weejim48]

Barry Sheen waving to Kenny Roberts 😂😂😂 . He was flicking him the V’s. 👍👍👍👍

[@BRETTYZCAR]

Muzza and Bazza our favourite adopted Aussie brothers.

[@manuelbonilla546]

RD350 here, blowing the pistons off of F750s on the twisties

[@trxwrftrk1219]

懐かしい！ ケニー ロバーツ、バリー シーン、バージニオ フェラーリ お三方のトップ争いですね。 当時の車体とタイヤ性能であれだけ迫力ある走りを魅せるのだから凄い。

[@CalvinEdmonson]

If only we could transport these men through time and infiltrate them into the current MOTOGP grid.

[@markhampson2827]

miss ya sheene. miss em all, bill ivy, kim newcombe.. quite a roll call but all enriched our lives. perhaps sad at the time, when some retire with gas left in the tank- but so they should. someone tell rossi that

[@santiagodolzllombart9693]

Qué barbaridad de parrilla. A💰💰.MAS❎ GASS. RR🙋‍♂️🏍🔥🏁

[@marcello033]

Tanx for all this uploads man. Where did you get all this 😂 And nice that this is not removed because off rights and all that shit

[@robertcostall9054]

When Silverstone was epically fast and rider's had mega balls

[@kuusenoksa]

Ilman kierroksella ohitettavia lopussa olisi Barry Sheene todennäköisesti voittanut. Kenny pääsi helpommassa kohdassa ohi siitä hitaammasta kuin Barry. Hieno video!

[@gunton21]

❤

[@mimichanrajiraji]

kingケニー。カッコ良すぎた。

[@WrenB111]

Look at the crowds. Practically empty today. Even for the big races

[@Quad-hk8ox]

To compare today and yesterday... think,unfortunately,safety is still step behind technology

[@arifsumaribetalibu3994]

Balap motor motogp dulu jau lebih menarik dan menantang di banding sekarang ini,,😅😂

[@MaliuntinuvuVlog]

12:08 > that middle finger.

[@lozanospain1]

Pure gold Theo 👌..pure F.I.M road racing.. NOWADAYS TOO MUCH TECH TRACTION CONTROL ANTI WHEELIE MAPPING SWITCH BOOOOOO...👎😎 YES..YES...I KNOW THERE ARE 250/260 Hp....BUT....

[@ryvoltz]

125hp out of 500cc engines in 1979... WOW!

[@Sleepy_Alligator]

ryvoltz 2 strokes of course...

[@ryvoltz]

I know. Even so, it's impressive.

[@oleriis-vestergaard6844]

RG 500 - 140 hp

[@steve5825]

Proper.

[@Johnnywhamo]

Barry class act all the way!

[@ronwevers5529]

boetje en hartog.. wow

[@gerritteboekhorst]

De witte reus .mooie tijden. Zeker in Assen

[@lucaslaino7292]

Kenny is the man

[@user-sk8mv3yi9u]

40年前からバイクはこんなに速かったのか😵💦

[@andreafiumi6986]

Barry sheen numero 1 con il numero 7.

[@gavinhill4121]

I was 15 and remember this race and how good it was. But compared to today, it just seems so boring......

[@v00n2000]

Bikes have come on a long way in 40 years. I was at this race, took my girlfriend who was also a biker. Weather was hot and dry (bonus). Gutted when Sheene threw it away and lost by 0.03 seconds, but he lost to one of the greatest riders in history.

[@user-zb2xr9ex9o]

77 78年のWGP イギリスGPをアップお願いします。

[@steveortiz8668]

the announcer talks about Roberts using the Yamaha's "superior power"to pass.He did it by holding the gas on longer.

[@hyweltthomas]

Not true; they were all on full throttle.

[@privacygoodbye238]

Slip stream

[@deborahchesser7375]

Maybe superior power but King Kenny said no 1 would want to ride this bike it had a 90 degree power band flat then oh shit ! LOL great stuff

[@user-sx1198sp]

コース脇にこんなに人が・・

[@khakimmalekov]

"grass" farmer from the Netherlands..😁

[@oleriis-vestergaard6844]

Will Hartog maybe

[@Ukmongoose3]

125hp!

[@thenirvalesdjaya4629]

Where's marc i didnt see him😂

[@tarouken2652]

この時　スズキ　はやかった

[@cfcstevie1888]

l dlont think he was waving more like a 2 fingered salute

[@sitirukmana1912]

K e n y Robert . Putra ku . K e s i n i l ah .putra ku Joseph robert . Dia Raja Joseph Robert . S i l v e r s t o n e .

[@jfc213]

dont think he was waving ha ha