World Champion on 85cc vs Weekend Warrior on 450 4 Stroke!

[@hismaximus904]

I think the inner boy in all of us was smiling the whole time during that race so cool

[@999lazer]

so true, thanks for watchng :)

[@troylambert5140]

100% ❤❤❤

[@Scattypatty]

Definitely

[@kamelo_13]

💪🦾

[@burtmcgurt3584]

The ending was insane! So FUN!

[@otero2235]

I’m a grown man and I love riding the 80cc 2 strokes. I can’t believe their made for kids. Running flat out they feel faster than my 250 and produce way more smiles per hour.

[@troygerencer1620]

Mate , unless your racing , that's what it's all about - putting a smile on your face . For their size the little bastards fly ! And make a bucket load of awesome noise . It's funny , when your a kid 85s are like "yea whatever" but it when your an adult you realise how quick they really are !

[@SherLock55]

@@troygerencer1620 I still remember the joys of riding my RM60 around, for such a small bike it absolutely went ballistic, the little 2 strokes dont play around, even more so today.

[@troygerencer1620]

@@SherLock55 yea I almost forgot you could get the little 60 cc rockets , a mate had a KX 60 and it felt just wrong , something with powerband on something so little ! The good old days hey , but they are the things that stand out for us to remember , and something to pass onto our kids 👍 Bike 1 at 4 Yrs Z50 , 2 nd bike YZ80 J (Both now collectable dam it !) and 16 others since. All used bikes , all fixed up and used hard . You make the most of what you got and appreciate it more when you work for it . 🇦🇺

[@kolesnichii2022]

Who tell you they are for kids? Maybe for 2m height parents, that is so. My weight is 66 kilo and it is like rocket launcher after 8 horse powers pitbike.

[@jbrownjetmech-4783]

I started on a CR60 and haven't owned or ridden anything else with the power to weight since. As soon as I seen the title I said the 80's gonna win. Even in road racing the little bikes win. The fastest bikes at the track are 250cc two strokes. Plus, when your riding the little bikes you ride them way more than they ride you.

[@gsoup7850]

The drone footage took that video to a whole new level, superb.

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching

[@kartoffelbaer1]

..indeed! This was awesome 🙂

[@Flynfish777crew]

I’m 59yrs old now and have been craving a YZ85LW since they came out! I’m 5’11 and dropped my weight from 230lbs down to 138lbs just so I can race one. Great video at @999lazer I would love to see more videos like this!👍🏁🤠

[@Eric--zs6um]

I'm 55 and picked up 2 RM85'S about year and a half ago. Both basket cases. Rebuilt all that I could short of cosmetics which I'm not worried with. I say get yourself an 85cc of choice and enjoy. Just remember that a kids toy can booger us old timers up.

[@mattmanning9267]

That’s a big weight drop, congrats!

[@CynixalYT_WRLD]

Dude I’m 5’11 and I’m 160lbs and I’m also 17 and I’m pretty skinny, I have some muscle and definition but I’m still pretty skinny if you’re 138lbs at 5’11 dude you might needa gain just lil more

[@rumpelstiltskin6252]

Poor mans Porsche

[@Cosmicsurfpro]

That's awesome!!!!

[@chadallen5942]

Worked at a 7 line dealership for years. We call 85's. 65's and 50's grown man killers, lol. Those things rock...

[@lewismohr1]

Soooooo Truuuuuuu!!! The only bike that ever ran out from under me and dumped me onto my knees one day was a Yamaha 125 MX when it came onto the pipe, caught a little traction, and launched itself like a rocket right out from under me. My 360 and 500 could never do that.

[@petergehle4222]

Yeah my son's kx100 was insane

[@txcoastfishing85]

I own an 01 jr80 2t. That thing is a beast.

[@supacheef1]

I worked at a shop in the late 90s. A kx65 threw me on my ass and humbled me 🤣

[@KyleHammerquist155]

I have a cr85 lowered and running 17 inch gap slicks and big brakes that I race with our mini road racing club. So much bloody fun

[@ap6584]

Steve Clark on the last few corners, wow!

[@999lazer]

he was absolutely on fire :)

[@davidhamilton7628]

That was the best dirtbick race ive seen in a while 👍

[@philweed1603]

What’s a dirtbick?

[@Eric--zs6um]

I'm 55 and have my RM85 KIDS toy. It's a hoot. That was an adrenaline rush for those guys . You all hit it out of the park on this one.

[@999lazer]

Cheers Eric, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@yzfunmoto5585]

What a track! 🔥 the dirt looks amazing.

[@phildrummond4759]

49 years old. Back on a dirt bike again after 30 years.Went for a 2022 TC85 big wheel to follow my son around the gardens on and its awesome. Really got the bug again from riding the 85. Tempted to get a 250 4 stroke for some track action but will keep the 85 for pure fun. Different class from the 80s i grew up with.

[@straighttimestirrups]

Buy yourself a 125/150. Way more fun than a 4-Puke!

[@phildrummond4759]

@@straighttimestirrups yeah i get that and i agree to certain point but my Husky gives me plenty of 2 stroke fun already. im quite light so it pulls me around fine. Tempted to 105 it on the next rebuild. i fancy a new 250 just to try out the latest tech and see if its an easier ride then a 125 would be.

[@nesc39]

Nothing takes more skill to ride than an 85. If you can handle that thing, you could get big air on any bike.

[@ReasonablyMotarded]

Yz125x

[@miroslavzimcak3244]

Huge difference between steve and Smith in corner speed. Steve was absolute insane in the last corners. Pretty good stuff.

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching:)

[@BoxingLegends2024]

huge difference because the 450 is intentionally going slower than he knows he can go just to make for a good video! he knows there is NO WAY that 85 catches up unless he wants him to!

[@miroslavzimcak3244]

@@BoxingLegends2024 lol nope. Maybe try to sit once on small bike like 85.

[@realinspiration100]

Hey everyone, Mark from Thailand here! Just commenting on all my favorite motocross channels. Watching these videos keeps me stoked on riding, even though at 37 with a kid, I can't afford a bike myself. One day! Maybe I'll learn a trick or two to help me fly through those jumps in the meantime Keep shredding!"

[@MrJeffharper47]

Brits are so fucking funny. Bro called him a “rascal” when he passed him lol

[@johnmcquillan733]

He's controlling his language as its usually little kids zapping past him on the 85, Little shits are quuck and have no fear !!😂

[@Hanky_Bannist8r]

I'm almost 50, I have a yz85 in the garage. Yes it's mine and they're awesome little bikes. What a fun race to watch

[@999lazer]

great little bike, thanks for watching :)

[@troygerencer1620]

I'm 51 light and own a Cr85 big wheel , take it trail riding in Australian mountains and love it . The closest thing you can get to a huge suspension mountain bike , light but with all that awesomeness of an obnoxiously loud 2 Stroke echoing through the mountains. Great fun . Just don't ask about the ludicrously steep mountain climbs , the attacking challenge is fun but compared to a four stroke -we'll leave that one alone 😁 I do believe that riding these makes you a better attacking 4 stroke rider .🇦🇺

[@fugginrambo]

That was so fun to watch boys! The editing was on point along with everything else. Great idea and I felt giddy watching the gap close. Thanks for the hard work everyone.

[@999lazer]

Thanks so much!!

[@ReasonablyMotarded]

Seeing all these comments of old guys on 85s make me love my little kx112 more. Thank you.

[@TranceFur]

25 hp from an 85cc is wild. Nearly 300 hp per liter.

[@EVO1087R]

Its stroked so probably 104cc. Superminis are 114cc. Kawasaki are the only ones with a showroom supermini, with the others brands you need to buy an 85 and modify the engine

[@yslrx]

@@EVO1087R What does it mean if it's "stroked"? A raiser under the cylinder?

[@EVO1087R]

Same cylinder bore longer connecting arm stroke. Thats was Kawasaki did with their 100 to make the 112.

[@gordonborsboom7460]

😛 Hmmm. 500cc with 150 HP.

[@YernBelfus400]

​@@gordonborsboom7460 500cc Grand Prix racing motorcycles had more power than that 40 years ago.

[@nickcaines8976]

I worked at a Yamaha in the early 70s, I purchased a YZ80 b, brand new in 1975 for 528 dollers, what a great little motercycle, after that I would go back and buy parts and they hired me went all the way up to a YZ 125 or YZ250 and an IT 465, now that's a MOTORCYCLE

[@tonymarshall9670]

I've owned a bunch of it's started on 175 J. In my 30s I put an old 70s IT 250 engine in a later model RM 125 barley fitted used a DT175 expansion chamber and had to cut the frame and make a box section to get the exhaust through as they came through the centre on old bikes had the twin spring rear end. Man it was a hoot to ride, looked like something out of a Mad Max movie. People wouldn't think much of it out riding until they seen it get up and boogie especially with that sixth gear. 😂

[@troygerencer1620]

Those IT 465s were an absolute vicious weapon (a handful but a weapon) and highly collectable now. Hang onto that one 👍

[@michaelmayo9048]

I had a yz80 b it was abit slow ..by 17 l had yz400f owesome..now 60 l got KLX450R 52 hp. Its Not to bad .abit heavy compared to kx motorcross

[@travharrell1713]

We had a big race at our local track. Kevin Windham was still riding a 85. Mark Barnett showed up on a CR250. Kevin ran laps within a second of Mark.

[@callumhamilton2655]

That was the most exhilarating experience I've ever had from a youtube video so thankyou!

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching Callum:)

[@mikehudgens7007]

What a great GREAT video !!!!! My daughter has a 2001 CR80 honda and it is way way too fast for 2 wheels !!!! I have crashed it a couple times over the years and am not allowed to ride it anymore lol - this is the greatest most fun video I ever watched !!! I was jumping from my chair pulling for the screaming YZ !!!! Congrats to both riders giving it their all and for fun - even makes it that much better !!!!! Thank you 999laz for all you share with our great sport !!!! Now everyone fire up the 2 strokes !!!!

[@999lazer]

Thanks Mike:)

[@johnnywishbone1349]

My 2001 CR80R rips and sometimes scares me if I’m high in power band and catches me off guard. And I’m 185 lbs and I’ve owned a 2001 CR250R before.

[@CJRSBK]

The 85cc champion got abit of weight on him for a pro motocross rider. There's hope for us all then 😂😂 great video

[@daviddavidson4496]

He won the championship almost 20 years ago... Herp a derp

[@donbrashsux]

The champ likes doughnuts 😂😂

[@davidlamb8787]

That's exactly what I was thinking,! yay!

[@ThiefOfOranges]

​@@daviddavidson4496he won another 10 years ago and is still an active pro mxer

[@mattd5681]

Yeah, I feel bad for that motor 😂

[@RIMHQ-YT]

The dude on the 85 was so eager he was kicking along the 85 to give it more speed. He must have a brain that makes everything around him go in slow motion beeing able to almost run alongside the bike in each corner so he could get the W. awesome job

[@AndrewKohler-ip3oy]

I was thinking the same thing. Dude was pushing the bike with his leg rather than just putting it out there lol. I wish I could corner like that.

[@jimstenlund6017]

I used to commute to work riding through the desert at 80+mph, sometimes it did seem like my brain was working faster/bike slower.

[@kevinm.n.5158]

Anyone's brain can run in slow motion, you control it with your breathing.

[@RIMHQ-YT]

@@kevinm.n.5158 tell me more. I am a freediver so I'm always interested in techniques

[@kevinm.n.5158]

@@RIMHQ-YT your brain runs at the speed of your heart, which you can modulate with breath control. That's all I know so far

[@Sparky_D]

Years ago I bought a CR85r, still have it and love it. My 450 is mental but the 85 is like riding a BMX bike so is super fun

[@troygerencer1620]

I bought a 2003 CR85 RB years ago , with a crook hip wanting something small and light , as close to a mountain bike as possible for trial/enduro riding . Absolutely loved this thing after dialing in the suspension and a few tweaks for power. Hill climbs were an obvious downfall , but tight cornering , rocky trails and nimble handling was a blast . There's something about ringing the neck out of a noisy 2 Stroke to keep up with the big boys that makes it fun . Unless your racing that's what it's all about 😁 diiiing , ding ding ding ding 🇦🇺

[@KyleHammerquist155]

I built a cr 85 into a road race bike with 17inch go slicks and big brakes to race with our mini road racing club. What a blast

[@kushpaladin]

man, i still remember waking up on christmas to a YZ85 when i was a child. one of my favorite memories

[@999lazer]

So awesome! Thanks for watching dude

[@isaacmissen3486]

I remember going to grandparents one weekend day when was young and there was a kx65 or they were the good old days

[@Boxerboii96]

i just bought my son a pw 50 for this christmas he is 4!

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

Would have been a dream come true for me.

[@deancav715]

Best sound ever is a 2 stroke singing

[@BenDover-oz3bm]

And the worst ever sound is a 2 stroke powering past you

[@CarAudioEnthusiasts]

not if its behind you, lol

[@BenDover-oz3bm]

@@CarAudioEnthusiasts A 2 stroke behind you ?Oh yeah what's it to be lapped 🤣

[@Bigballs72]

Best smell too… even better when the smell of summer cut grass is added…

[@kennethalbert4653]

....not to mention the smell !!

[@MichaelCritch]

Brings back memories of watching Andy Caldecott making the senior class at our local track look silly and that was on a yz 80 against 600cc and down. Awesome video

[@lewisweakland]

The “weekend warrior” was a way better rider than most amateurs and he got a huge head start in the 4 lap race. I’d like to see these guys race heads up on the two different bikes to see what the true difference consists of.

[@Texasbroski512]

I don’t even own a dirtbike anymore and this was one of the most entertaining videos I’ve watched on YT in a long time

[@motoxmainia]

That was fun to watch.It was interesting to watch the different lines taken by Sean and Steve ie 2 stroke lines in the corners verses the 4 stroke lines,thanks for the upload guys keep em coming

[@999lazer]

Cheers, the lads were on fire, it was such a fun one to make

[@kellyedgar1540]

Chance Hymas, current Pro Motocross/Supercross showed up to a race I was involved in putting on when he was a kid. He absolutely destroyed every local pro 250 and 450 on his KX100. One of the most impressive things I have seen done on a bike, kid was on rails!

[@lucascady4992]

Very entertaining Video, I like the little shorter length as well!! Thanks Max, keep them coming!

[@mwhitelaw8569]

Bravo Steve!!! Ya gave er the beans mate! I've said it for literal decades It's not the bike It's the rider

[@rickburnout666]

That was great racing, it reminded me of racing my Aprilia AF1 125 38bhp against 500 4 strokes, but It never took me 4 laps to get in front even when I started at the back of the grid and that thing was faster than my old RD350 YPVS, I wish I could still race but I broke my back in 2001 but still raced the 125 until 2003, Brands Hatch was my near to home circuit that I raced on with that and my V twin SV650 MK1, Ducati 750 sport and 2003 Aprilia Mille RSV, being a lightweight on a lightweight 125 was great fun

[@Nick-pd5nz]

That was an exciting race! Thank you all for putting this together!

[@andrewt8721]

Back in the 80's we, my brother and I kicked arse in the open class on our 125's, yes it's all the rider, not the bike.

[@holzig5229]

That was great, thanks very much! Nice riding by both. Reminds me of the '80's when a friend on his CR125 used to give me fits on my YZ250. Wonderful memories.

[@Sn0w1981]

I envy kids, they get to race two strokes like its 1999!

[@999lazer]

so true :) thanks for watching

[@nesc39]

Except for aids 1999 was bad for dirtbikes. No one made good carbs

[@Sn0w1981]

@@nesc39 Yeah but at least everybody was still on a smoker then. Except that one dude with his 400 cheaterbike, lol

[@IJustFartedPoo]

I did… it’s was amazing, and I rode a yz85, the smell of two stroke and bacon sandwiches at the weekend

[@donbenjamin1102]

Well stated

[@lukewitherington8267]

Max, 1 word...... Epic! Your content gets better and better and i find myself eagerly awaiting your next video! Thank you

[@999lazer]

Thanks Luke:)

[@moped.johannes2738]

What a race! 10/10 fpv pilot!!!

[@JohnDoe-gm5ux]

I watch a lot of KZbin but this was one of the best and most exciting things I’ve ever watched. So much fun.

[@rogermelling8941]

Good to see a blue 85 ripping instead of one of those orange things 😅

[@999lazer]

In my opinion these are by far the nicest looking 85s out there!

[@troylambert5140]

Yup

[@jaysoniorg2950]

Why is that? KTM has carried the 2t torch for over a decade now.

[@WS102]

Awesome drone and camera work. That race had me sitting on the edge of my seat. Fantastic video.

[@TimGuitarcouk]

This is such a great channel. Great content as ever. One quick point though, I raced a Suzuki RM80 in 1979 and that bike was definitely not a garden bike! 👍

[@James-tu7vo]

I thort the same, I had a 84 rm 80 and that thing was a missile, good race tho, best iv seen in a while

[@gear4motorcycles361]

@999lazer Awesome video guys, happy to help out and was amazing to see Steve attacking those corners! It was a great race 👊✊💨

[@999lazer]

Cheers Guys, Thanks for the loan, the GasGas was awesome. Sean has some photos from the day to give you :)

[@jasonwcoleman250]

There's something about a well tuned 2 stroke on the pipe that sings my soul lullaby's. Great riding by both!

[@999lazer]

You just can't beat that sound man! Thanks for watching Jason :-)

[@finnenjr]

It´s nice to see someone riding a 2stroke in the right technique in 2t line. a lot of guys and girls gets tutored the 4 stroke line and it doesn't work on a 2 stroke bike. high revs, outer line in bends and have a lot of corner speed out on the straight's. Move almost up on the tank in corners and slid back true the bend and sitt on the rear fender on the straights.. :) LOVE IT

[@teemuakerman9239]

Aah, the sound of a small 2 stroke engine, brings back memories from the late 90’s and early 00’s when i competed with my kx80😊

[@999lazer]

awesome,thanks for watching:)

[@Antimatter.]

This was awesome thanks for sharing the race , When I was 17yo I owned an 1988 CR500 it was a beast , I never raced or anything just a everyday rider , It was really good in the sand

[@kevinmee3501]

Absolutely fabulous racing from start to finish, well done Max, Sean, Steve, and Roland you worked you're magic on yz , thanks Max and you're team for the top quality videos.

[@999lazer]

Thanks Kevin, really appreciate you checking in as usual :)

[@pepoelnoob892]

I can only thank you for this video, I have always ridden speed bikes and I wanted to start with motocross, I am a light and very short rider and the height of a dirt bike for adults without having experience could be a problem to start with, coincidentally I I came across your video and... now I have a 2020 Husqvarna TC 85 and in a few weeks my first visit to the circuit. Thank you

[@999lazer]

Thanks and welcome to the most awesome sport on the planet :)

[@dirtbiker2863]

I'm 53 and 6"3 and I still enjoy taking out a big wheel KX85 I actually still enjoy constant gear shifts, braking etc. I'll never be fat or cruise around on a four stroke 450.

[@randr10]

I'm actually impressed with the non-pro rider that it took so long for the pro to catch him. I've watched these kinds of demonstrations with road course racing with race cars and it's usually much more lopsided. Sean is a very good rider.

[@71druss]

That was fun to watch, literally had me on the edge of my seat……

[@gearhead366]

That was cool! Love the sound of a 2-stroke at full song. But I'm about as interested in the specs on the drone used. The drone footage was the best part.

[@RobsNeighbor]

Love that sound! Getting a CR80 done for my son so we can hear the music!

[@JohnSmith-em9ks]

Absolutely true. Been racing amateur for 40 years. Still have 85 pros blowing by me. Insane skills I never quite got to.

[@benlui16]

Absolutely brilliant racing and riding guys. Wish F1 was this exciting 😁👍

[@johneverett3947]

Small displacement, bikes, are a gas. I turned a Yamaha HS1B, which is a 90cc twin cylinder 2 stroke into a cafe racer. Shaved the heads, cut the pistons, ported. Built rear sets out of 1/2 inch water pipe with shift linkage and cable operated rear brake. Dropped Clip on bars. It would pull to almost 12,000 rpm before it would go flat. That thing was so much fun. It would throw a ring about once a month. The big bikes would eat me alive down the straight and I would blast by in the Twisties. Loved that little thing. 😂

[@retrotuner2650]

It's not the plane, it's the pilot.

[@999lazer]

Very true! Thanks for watching dude :-D

[@troylambert5140]

Yup

[@johnnyjohnson2942]

I got a 73 YZ 80 in 76 and loved that bike. Great vid!!!

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching Johnny :-D

[@sombojoe]

Had several bikes in my lifetime, but my favorite will always be me YZ80 back in the late 70s!

[@donbenjamin1102]

Bailed hay, shoveled manure for 15 months, bought a new 1978 RM80c. Thought is was quickest thing in the universe.

[@sombojoe]

@@donbenjamin1102 Wonderful! I always thought that the old YZs were the fastest and the RMs were the TOUGHEST! :)

[@reddymon]

Both of those guys are very good. Hard to imagine how brutally fast Steve must have been almost twenty years ago with youthful stamina and reflexes plus not asking that 85 to haul those extra pounds. He still has the killer instinct.

[@lucascady4992]

Back in Jr High school, my buddy got a brand New 1993' KX80! That Thing was an official ripper! I had a Yamaha Blaster, a Honda Trail 70, and a 5hp gocart.. Nothing could prepare me for the Powerband of that KX! I whiskey throttled it on more than one occasion! 😂 Since then I've had many 125's, a couple 250's and even a 95' CR500! NOTHING I have had or even ridden had a Powerband like that little KX80! THEY were fast back then, I can't imagine how much fun they are to ride Now?! 😂

[@WVdavidB]

I started out on a fourstroke quad when I was 13. But I always loved the sound and smell of a twostroke. Years later I got a 98 YZ250 when I was 21. That bike plus a bunch of Kawie stand up Jet Skis set in motion this passion I've had ever since. There's nothing like the sound or smell of a 2 smoke that doesn't give me chills and an instant hit of nostalgia. I'll ride a smoke till I choke!

[@Left-Foot-Brake]

I wanna see a class for adults racing 85s at World Championship level. C'mon FIM....

[@troygerencer1620]

Go the 85 , great fun little machines , I'm a light rider and still love mine at 51 years old. Can't beat that 2 stroke feel.

[@GOTCHAPARK]

SPOILER a 85 isn't just for kids . I love riding a 85

[@AnonymousWaz]

Such a fantastic race to watch. The two stroke soundtrack is great and i suspect Mr.Talent hasnt ridden quite like that for a while. Epic!

[@DuhYaThink]

Always the rider. 👋 awesome video guys 🤙🏻

[@999lazer]

Thanks:)

[@OrianIglesias]

That was a lot of fun and a great production! Thanks for this!

[@999lazer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@fantastic1921]

Absolutely brilliant riding 👌🏼

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching:)

[@charlesmiller7139]

That was friggin Awesome! Well done to both riders, you guys ripped it out there! Love hearing that 2 stroke sing. Reminds me when i got beat by some young kid on an 85 and i was riding a kx(real kx) 250. No offense to the non smokers but i love 2 strokes. Great job again guys!

[@999lazer]

Glad you enjoyed it Charles :)

[@daniellang6112]

Effin' awesome video! Yea Yamaha!

[@mwng5186]

Ha! Great fun.....especially well done to Shaun who is faster than the vast majority of riders..good for you mate...wouldve been interesting to see how quick he was on the little un...i bet he wouldnt be much quicker on the 4t...corner speed info wouldve been interesting..well done fellas

[@999lazer]

Thanks 👍

[@Nick-jp9im]

Some epic racing at the end ❤

[@999lazer]

it was awesome to watch, cheers :)

[@Dirtbiker-guy]

That was awesome! Had a smile on my face the whole race, I don't think that 85 dropped below 75,000 rpms the whole race :)

[@8bert9]

That was plain awesome, thanks..

[@999lazer]

Thanks, really appreciate your comment :)

[@user-friendlyhuman]

I loved the commentary. This felt like a proper live race on TV.

[@999lazer]

Thanks for taking the time to watch! Glad you enjoyed it! :-)

[@cadanemsley9756]

Now let’s see the same race but swap bikes

[@bouzouki2006]

Most fun vid I've seen today! I was smiling all the way long! :)

[@999lazer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mozer30]

Now imagine how fast that 85 would be with a top 85 rider on board weighing half as much (no offence)

[@HPAcustomriflesandcerakote]

Was thinking the same, guy certainly wouldn't have been close wirh me at 14yrs old on either my CR85 or CR85Expert i used in 125 schoolboy class

[@steelshotproductions]

I was on the edge my seat on the final lap. Great idea for a race and super cool!!

[@rob2049]

I raced Novice on a YZ250 in Englishtown, my friend on CR125 kept up with me on the track, its true, its all about the rider!

[@chrismoody1342]

I’ve had a similar experience with my brother in law. He brought two bike from Colorado to my other brother in laws farm in Kansas. He rode a XT400 and I rode his wife’s Honda 100 whatever it was. Both four strokes. He was aways boasting about his skills as rider. So…..I challenged him to race around the farm pond, which all the way around was close a mile circuit. By turn one I was beside him hammer down. By turn two I was gone. He was astonished.

[@jessechaskey7205]

Fantastic video! Sure do miss that 2 stroke sound! Was a pretty neat race

[@artful_dodger59]

This is too awesome! Are these 85s about the same experience as, let's say, a 1974 YZ125 or OG, CR125? I know suspension-wise they are going to be better, but just generally powerwise, are these a match for ancient 125s?

[@ryandersonx]

fair play clarkey was flatout, big shoutout to sean! great race and cotent lads!

[@zogzoogler]

Awesome often wondered along these lines. Early 90s Dad got me a 87 KX80 and he could not believe that I could leave his early-mid 70s Bultaco 350 in the dust. lil two strokes rock!

[@999lazer]

It's all about how much you want to twist that grip hey! ;-D Thanks for watching dude :-D

[@zogzoogler]

@@999lazer True. Also I think some eras just made huge leaps forward maybe electric is the leap of this era. 75-85 saw proper gas monoshock, expansion chambers, disc brakes, liquid cooling. Then 85-00 two stroke perfected without distortion to the cc rules. Would love to see a classic mx (scrambler) vs modern bike shoot out - suspension instead of power might be the decider.

[@tdog1461]

That was such an awesome video. Great race I was screaming for the 85 to go!!!

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching Tdog, so glad you had fun watching :-D

[@fgoindarkg]

Great race guys. I grew up on dirt bikes. That screaming song takes me back down a long dirt road.

[@markymarclolcaparzo8301]

amazing video, had smile at the end thx guys

[@chrishipwell9116]

The matchup, unthinkable. The outcome, unthinkable! Where do you find David vs Goliath? 999 Lazer! Thanks guys! Loved it.

[@999lazer]

Thanks for watching :)

[@williammurphy712]

Awesome vid, that 85 from Roland is a weapon 👌🏻 You forgot to mention Eddie Jay Wade being an 85cc world champion onboard one of Mark Woodage's machines at MJW specialist

[@999lazer]

We did a video with Eddie way back in his 65 days, it was awesome to see him win the world title in 2017 i think it was! We also did a video with Mark back when he ran a Kawasaki MX team as well ( i want to say that was in 2013 maybe..)

[@JamesSmith-wv3fx]

This video showed some AMAZING FULL THROTTLE BACK TO BACK racing near the end! Did you see the 450 roost the shit out of the 85 aft that corner 😮😂 that was epic. You guys went all out on this one great vid.

[@rsmtuneremaps3505]

Steve riding style is awesome. Very nice movement on the bike. Difference between PRO and weekend warrior is noticeable 👍🏼

[@derekl544]

I had a YZ80 as a kid. This made me smile.

[@charliet1175]

Banging episode max! One of my favourites 👍

[@999lazer]

Thanks Charlie

[@Matthew-oc1mf]

One of the best videos I’ve seen. Smiling the whole way through. Get em zinger

[@quick04sti]

Personally I loved the kx 100 big wheel. Had a ttr125 for a pitbike at the time. And found my self riding the kx ever chance I got and letting my buddies ride the ttr. Absolutely loved it. For trails and everything except slow wheelies. I imagine a fly wheel swap would take care of that

[@CoolWatts]

Saved up half a year and got my first MX bike, a YZ80D, in 1979 at age 12. Later in life around 30th BD got a 1996 YZ250 2-stroke, got back into riding. Loved both. But life got in the way... Fast forward 25 years. Just finished building a 29kW (36hp) Surron, and I'm smiling like a little kid again, taking it on 'mild' MX tracks. Build video is on my channel.