Superbikers 1984 wide world of sports

[@bewilderment9268]

I am sitting here in 2023 watching this race and it is every bit as exciting as it would be live. At 62 years old l can only dream of riding one of my XT500's down a desert road 1/4 as good as these guys.

[@bradwilliams5242]

Be careful riding an xt an 81 big bore xl 540 might find ya😅

[@markwinchester3005]

You got 7yrs on me but I am right there w/ ya. This ^ beats the ___ outta Moto-GP

[@williamrae9954]

Superbikers...introduced me to a guy who became one of my heroes, Danny 'Magoo' Chandler! Was going to see him, we exchanged emails,but sadly Danny died before i got to visit him...much missed!

[@justlucky8254]

He was an awesome dude! My dad thought he was great and that's how he became a hero of mine. I met him a few times at Washougal. The first time was in 92 I think. I was about 10 and was wearing my first new AXO jersey it my name and number airbrushed in the back. I was wearing it while walking around the day before my day to race during amateur days so that's what I had for him to sign. I still have it and I didn't race in it or anything even though I really thought it was something special then. The autograph and meeting him that first time was more special.

[@jfu5222]

The Wide World of Sports gave me my introduction to motorcycle racing. I was glued to the screen when this stuff came on. They played some interesting stuff between football and baseball seasons back in the seventies.

[@hairyparatestes1183]

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat as the downhill skier tumbles into the catch fence. Loved Wide World of Sports.

[@coolhand1964]

My first bike as an adult was a road registered 1981 TT350. I remember the local shop owner saying to me if you can master riding a motorcross bike on the road with knobby tyres, you'll be able to ride anything. 42 yrs later I'm still upright and still enjoying riding. I recently spied a partly dismantled TT350 in a neighbours garage and when I mentioned my early history with one he said 'if you can push it home you can have it!' I don't think I have ever moved so fast to get my gym shoes on and push a bike up a hill and into my garage. I have spent two years collecting NOS parts for it, the rebuild will start soon. I just have to remind myself it's a 20 yr old mind in a 60 yr old body when I get it on the road. 😅👍

[@jakk222rem]

You should start a channel and do a build log. So many auto build channels but too few old vintage moto channels.

[@hugejohnson5011]

You'll be okay. Remember what Mike Hailwood said: "The throttle works both ways"! Good luck to you with your project.

[@coolhand1964]

@@jakk222rem I have several to restore, but this is the only vintage mx bike I have (must be over 30 yrs old to qualify). It's been said 'that I have a good head for radio' so I want to teach myself to do video edits and subtitles first. At the moment I am building a new workshop/ultimate man cave, by the time it's finished I hope my video skills are up to date. I have a brace of early (proper) Suzuki Katana's to do as well. Here's to hoping that I live long enough to get it all done. 😉👍

[@James-md7fy]

It would be Awesome to see a video of the build process!

[@garylivingston9052]

They should bring this race back! Very exciting and high speed racing. I remember watching this when it aired. I watched all the ABC wide world of sports motorcycle races from the 70's through the 80's.

[@jdc8352]

80's kid checking in. Moto runs in my blood. Awesome. Thanks for putting this up. 🚲

[@kepler240]

I was 16 in 84. Everything was better back then.

[@countryjoe3551]

No lie was detected here.

[@blueblood76]

I was 16 in 84 too! .Good old days!

[@kepler240]

@@blueblood76 Yes Sir!

[@KYFHO69]

I was 15, best days ever!

[@stilldajoker]

I was 16 in '72. Celebrating 50 years on the street with my new Triumph. I still ride at age 66. Yamaha R5 was that first bike.

[@R900DZ]

I wish they still did this.

[@River_of_Revenge]

don’t they?

[@R900DZ]

@@River_of_Revenge nope

[@garyalexander2480]

Same

[@simsimmer250]

They still do, S1 supermoto!

[@R900DZ]

@@simsimmer250 what I mean is a prominent event, where lots of top riders participate

[@kasticmillett3247]

I wish they still raced this way. Absolutely awesome 😊

[@gradyturner3367]

supermoto is close and is what this series became.... but im sure you know all that

[@KTMGREG55]

We did a race like this in my home town one year. Was so freakin awesome. Just wanted to race it and try it , ended up taking home 250 and open class overall wins 😝👌. Need more racing like this. Real racing on real bikes

[@motik954]

This is the birth of modern supermoto! 😊

[@countryjoe3551]

totally true!!

[@xipingpooh5783]

Kent Howerton was a tremendous motocrosser and his skills shinned in the Superbikers events as well👍🏼

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

I miss the wide world of sports.... watched a lot of billiards on that show.

[@TrapperScottyAlaskan]

Wide World of Sports and the American Sportsman were Awesome growing up. Trapper scotty,Alaskan

[@Lightnin42]

Loved watching the Superbikers 🇺🇸

[@brucefile7430]

This was some great racing from the top MX riders from the 1980's. Unbelievable...

[@sqd37l]

the best years to be alive for motocross and superbikers

[@BobbyOfEarth]

After having held this event for a couple of years, the manufactures responded with the first dual sport bikes, like the 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot, and the 1982 Suzuki SP500.

[@motonorcal9938]

These mx dudes out here racing high-speed on asphalt with nothing but a cotton jersey on for top protection. Wild.

[@chrisdecker8630]

I love that the announcer actually calls him Danny “magoo” chandler 16:54 thank you for putting this up I’ve only heard the tales and story’s of watching these and now have actually watched one my self thank you

[@sqd37l]

you probably have watched the special on Danny Chandler. He spoke with heartbreaking regret for cheating on his wife and not being able to get a handle on his drinking. He died a Christian man with faults we all have and carry thru life.

[@buddhistpriest1357]

“If you don’t crash once in a while, you’re not going fast enough!” ~ Danny “Magoo” Chandler.

[@impalaSS65]

Thanks, I've been looking for the one with Håkan Carlqvist and here it is.

[@mitavittu123]

Get it right man, it's Carlovist 🙃

[@Rezqewr]

Sadly, Carlsbad Raceway is now an industrial park. Too bad, I had a fun time racing Saturday MX there many years ago.

[@albert-g7u]

I completely forgot about this style racing. That's awesome to see my old former champions from motorcross ward johnson glover out there on the track."BADASS"!

[@jameswhite465]

Thanks for the memories.

[@therightpedal]

Wow. Just wow. I don't care when this happened, this is just great racing.

[@jj-nh8lz]

They were fast as hell and fearless

[@rayblaszczak8922]

Glad this showed up in my feed. Wonder if it has anything to do with my phone spying on me after listening to the podcast yesterday with Ping interviewing Steve Wise about the superbikers, lol. I have never searched nor watched a super biker video since these were on TV in the 80s.

[@jdc8352]

It does. And they do.

[@Muddytrickle]

Great share - thanks for posting. I never knew of this form of racing. I guess the remake of this was Super Moto but in reality both are very different.

[@danbosman2246]

Kent Howerton got Danny Magoo at the last second! That was awesome!!

[@missourimike7260]

Great race you could see the draft. Wasn't mentioned during broadcast. Little was known about it back then. And soon after it would play a key role on most tracks for all racing.

[@josemelio5608]

Thank you for posting this gem !!! What a great racer that Hoverton .....

[@tommccallan8802]

I worked for former.3x U.S. open speedway champion Gene Woods. He did this , I can't rember the year, at Carlsbad. Eveybody was FAST.

[@James-md7fy]

Lawson, Rainey, Carr, Ward, and more.....These dudes were not only shredding, but their style back in 84 is still pretty badass today!

[@sqd37l]

the kids nowadays would never know what hit them if they went back in time

[@RoscoRide]

Chandler went from last place to first place in the 82 super bikers I believe, it was an awesome race!

[@Tew730]

i dont know what was wrong with him in this race but RJ KH BG those guys were flying RJ wheeling out on to the pavement on the last area super fast

[@kepler240]

The pass he made in 82 was the stuff of legend. Wise looks left, Magoo blows by on the right. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGKvfYNshrB2jaM 15:10 mark

[@GrocMax]

@@kepler240 And missed the guardrail by about an inch, handlebar was over the guardrail? I remember that.

[@justlucky8254]

He was one of my heroes as a kid. Met him a few times at our local national at Washougal. The first time I met him I was wearing a brand new AXO jersey that had my name and number airbrushed on it back when that was the thing. I hadn't even raced in it yet but I got his autograph, and only his, on that jersey and never wore it again. It's still carefully tucked away as one of my treasures. That must've been around '92 or so.

[@kepler240]

@@GrocMax Right. The lap before was even closer. He was actually touching Wise with his left elbow and his right was over the guardrail @ 100 mph. Just nuts, but that's the way he rode.

[@williamkudrna5843]

8:09 hand made pipe, and disc brakes

[@73macrino]

I miss this stuff! I remember having Chris Carrs mother as a teacher in the early nineties.

[@chrismoody1342]

Yeah baby; my fellow MXers gettin it done. I always knew we was the toughest, craziest and fastest riders out there.

[@matthewblank214]

Awesome

[@ericcarter2533]

Carr,Parker,and Springsteen sideways into a corner at 130 mph on a xr750 with zero brakes ...thats what I'm talking about

[@bobeyes3284]

I clicked thinking I would be seeing a Superbike race. I can assure you I wasn't disappointed after watching for a minute.

[@derrick1707]

Absolutely amainzg era and riders!

[@montycrain5783]

A interesting made for TV type race sponsored by ABCTV. The French developed a spin-off called SuperMoto but it was a bit more asphalt biased. They also use 17” sized f&r street tires compared to the dirt track spec 19” tires front and rear. I prefer this original type of race with more dirt bias. I’d love to see a version of Superbikers held at Glen Helen.

[@chrisdecker8630]

LONG LIVE MAGOO!!!

[@kepler240]

I still have the full page photo framed from Motocross Action magazine when he's taking the checkerd and laying it over doing a salute. Probably around 83 or 84. Best photo ever.

[@dougmcdougalson]

more exciting than any modern off road bike sport

[@shanemacintyre3200]

I lived for Wide World of Sports

[@Duschbag]

I'm betting it didn't go over very well with Eddie Lawson that his bike was not properly prepared... 😡

[@michaelxr2460]

These Superbikers were epic because you had world champions from every discipline riding their guts out. They don’t make racers like this anymore.

[@GrocMax]

While Sam Posey was standing there lying about how 'stock' these bikes were, I keep hearing Uncle Bobby (Unser) saying in the background, "Sam, you really think those things are stock? You, son, are an idiot!!!!" Sam and Bobby were a great motorsports announcing duo. Everybody wondered if Sam actually knew which was the shiny side and rubber side of a car, and Bobby (RIP) had NO filter.

[@jonathansheeder5153]

This was excellent!

[@vortexan9804]

This would get the viewers, not that boring arenacross garbage. Those were kick-ass racers for sure.

[@stuartpinder3807]

Absolutely rode the wheel's of them

[@andrewmarshall360]

It would be difficult to pick between a cr/yz/kx/husqv. or rm 500 . I get terrified of speed wobbles.

[@markmanuel5821]

Damn...them boys was rollin

[@justlucky8254]

I never thought Ricky lived up to the whole "bad boy" marketing they did for him. His interview here was a good example of why "arrogant excuse maker" would've been more fitting.

[@jongalleog3486]

Bob hannah was my fav ! And the fastest in my opinion !

[@kepler240]

Yeah. RJ wasn't a bad boy. Nobody was really in those days. Now, there's several.

[@psychosneighbor1509]

That was epic! Thanks!

[@davidsnyder2000]

Back in the day when everyone rode 2 strokes like everything should be….

[@jlo7770]

That Kawi is just so much faster on the top end. I'd love to get on one them 500s

[@andrewmarshall360]

Pretty cool!

[@4Him4u2]

The helicopter pilot is probably a Vietnam Vet - low level turns and maneuvers.

[@cameronbrasch6121]

I’m glad someone else was thinking that it’s some pretty extreme flying there 😃

[@rodya_malverde]

Wait, HBO's boxing Jim Lampley? That's crazy!

[@hairyparatestes1183]

I remember watching Lamply as a local news anchor with his then wife Bree Walker when I was a kid.

[@13coyote13]

It's called supermotard and they still race it even today.

[@jdc8352]

I'm pretty sure the guy that put this up is very aware of that.

[@justlucky8254]

MAGOO!!!👍✊

[@kepler240]

The man!

[@smckay6438]

I know ricky ! Great guy ! Faster than grease on lightning! All these guys are ! But Ricky always took time when he found out i was there because he was friends with my sister !😊

[@jaialcorn8945]

Where were the 4 stroke noises come from? 😂

[@bartholomewceremony6981]

I'm sitting here I believe it's July 6th of 2023 thinking about the Year this was recorded and the name of the book 1984 in the disparity between then and now we're all the Good Times Gone?

[@TheTEXMIKE]

the early days of supermoto.

[@puremxracing]

mx´ers all the way!

[@chuckg6039]

Need to add tt jumps and some tight slow Enduro like sections.

[@samuellowery8301]

Steady Eddie is the best American GP rider of all time, change my mind.

[@stephenmorrissey1254]

Did anyone else expect Super Dave Osborne to make an appearance here?

[@Yamahayz-m3f]

What track is this at? Looks like Laguna seca?

[@Tew730]

I think its Carlsbad cause they had the 1986 Superbikers at Carlsbad and it looks like the same track

[@mtbohana]

Carlsbad Raceway. I used race to BMX bikes there, and I was at this race. It has since been torn down, and now a bunch of empty business buildings sit there. It sucks.

[@machupikachu1085]

@@mtbohana yikes! That's progress?

[@andrewmarshall360]

Gnarly.

[@DozerMoto]

Motocrossers showing what's up in the talent department .

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

Après ca y a le monde de hyper motard de stump la on fait du cheval qui est la moto des figure de roues avant et arrière et ne faire qu un avec la moto et quant on a atteint ce niveau on respecte les motos et tout ce qui est mécanique 🙏😑🤲👉🤔

[@chrisgrow]

this looks like modern SUPERMOTO

[@williamrae9954]

Literally what started it all

[@jrranch9712]

Jim Lampley.

[@kippnovak9833]

SUPERMOTO...

[@alexjohnson1612]

I have he 250 version of Glovers Bike

[@Jean-PaulGueze-rx8jz]

La bonne époque nostalgie tu es là

[@micmac1121]

SupeMoto, No one will play this game unless money involved!

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

super motard le grall du motards c est la qu on c est qu on et pas une tablette de chocolat dans le papier d alu mdr

[@ericcarter2533]

Chris Carr is a bad man

[@rangerjones5531]

I agree, bike racing was better when it was all white...

[@deckerbob]

I was 24 in 84… Everything was better then…. You could even kiss the trophy girl if you wanted without getting charged with rape…… 😂

[@brucefile7430]

I remember watching a carlsbad usgp from the late 1970's. Gerrit Wolsink was the winner that year and up on the victory podium he was making out with Miss Hang Ten!

[@BRudy19r]

"Stock" bikes. I doubt it.

[@pauliewalnuts240]

I'm confused with the name Superbikes, isn't thus just super motard

[@countryjoe3551]

/This racing series was the predecessor of super motards.

[@Rezqewr]

This was a made-for-TeeVee event, called the "Superbikers." The concept was to attract the best riders from the 3 disciplines of motocross, flat-track, and road racing; and pit them against each other on a hybrid course that contains elements of all 3 forms of racing. Supermotard/Supermoto came years later, and the courses are nowhere near as challenging.

[@machupikachu1085]

yup. This is where supermoto was born.

[@alainfougeres9604]

Cela s’appelle du super motard

[@davide5431]

Kx 500 too fast

[@gazwit1603]

Stock i think not

[@andrewmarshall360]

Stock 😂

[@clintperry799]

Danny was the man !

[@shawnmosleh2363]

The original supermotos

[@christerstefansson3249]

Bike lookes like 1985 not 84