Love what you did with this. I'm an Original 'On and Sunday' Kid; was 11 and totally into Desert Racing in Las Vegas, when the Film came out. Mint 400; Barstow-to-Vegas, and all the local Hare n' Hound Action. It was Heaven. I 'sensed' immediately that you were doing a 'take off'...of OAS.....and then, you even used the original theme song toward the end. Loved it! Fun Video! Love those wonderful old 'Iron Knuckle' Dirt Bikes of yesteryear. Many of them hold up today.
My old man used to have the MX250A in Australia which was yellow. Remember riding it as a twelve year old. This bike in video sounds like it needs jetting properly. Brings back memories
This Yamaha needed a compression release. Could have gone deeper under power and then used the compression release like a flattracker, then rolled into it a bit sooner than the other guys.
I watch this and reminisce about the days when riding with your buddies after school was a common thing. As I watch this video… my 99 KX500 sits in the garage next to my 2002 KDX200, both will likely not be ridden by me again. Had back surgery and S1/L4/L5 were fused and it looks like I need another surgery. Motorcycles have been such a huge part of my life, specifically as a kid in school and when I came home from the service. No regrets about riding or any of the injuries I sustained, I’d do it again if I could. The 500 is for sale in Sacramento CL, if the ad expired I’ll repost. Somebody buy it before I decide to fire her up and head to hills. (If I do, I’ll probably never sell it).😊
Keep the KDX at least brother, you’ll be sorry you let that little do it all bike get away trust me. I miss my 86’ IT200 terribly, she was cherry too with 85’YZ250 suspension. I hope your back is doing ok, at least not getting worse.
The Yamaha MX 250s were nice and peppy,..had a candy yellow 1974 MX 250 here in New Zealand, as a teenager, and I feel like I'm riding it again through your camera 🙂
Buddy I hope you are still making vids , vintage motocross is coming back in a huge way and we need all the content we can get , let me know so I can sub your podcast hell I'll even get my old shit out and race to help you make content for the fans of vintage motocross, there's nothing cooler than old bikes, I'm in my Forty's , I started in 1980 on a dual shock brad lackey 1980 RM80 and was on a 83 Husqvarna 500cr in 1986 , I'm on a 92 cr500 now but I have a 83 Elsinore cr480r as well , let's ride!!
@@williamsherman1089 It did exist long ago, but the parents had to pay. If they did it now, they would be arguing over tread wear and piston slap. And the state would be financing it. They would also be required to give trophies to every rider.
Nice bike, my brother and his cohorts used to get really mad at me. 125at1 with a slip on ct cylinder,webco dual spark head and carburetor off a 250 with a down pipe. That 175 ran good
Shameless Rip-Off of the movie "On Any Sunday", but it does capture the original intent and spirit of "On Any Sunday", in that anyone can get a bike and come out and do this! The track is not so extreme, and the bikes are not so complicated. Anyone who is interested can participate on a suitable vintage bike! Modern Motocross, not so much, but almost anyone can have a fun day at the races at a Vintage Motocross event, just like this one! Well Done Lad's!
In July 1971 I was between my Jr & Sr year of high school, & my third motorcycle. I'll always remember that summer evening my two best buds & I went in to the big city to see Bruce Brown's film. Also note the lyrics for the beautiful On Any Sunday theme were written and sung by Sally Stevens. To this day, my eyes tear up when I listen to the outro version at the end of the movie. As a professional, yet not famous session vocalist, her name does not appear in the credits. For 50 years, I wondered who she was. I finally found out when reading the Dec-2022 issue of American Motorcyclist magazine. During her career she did back up vocals for Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Sonny & Cher, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Nat King Cole, Neil Diamond, Wayne Newton & others. She also sang on many TV shows including; The Simpsons, The Smothers Bros, Carol Burnett show, Love Boat, Happy Days - and movies; Jaws, Indiana Jones, Planet of the Apes, so all of us reading this have most likely, unknowingly heard her voice in other venues. Quite interesting is that at the time, she had never ridden a motorcycle alone, only as a passenger. When this project came up, she asked her brother, who owned a bike, to again take her riding so she could "feel the experience, understand the details, and have the thoughts" to put the words on paper. At this time, 12/2022, she is still alive & well, living in LA, aged 83.
I raced motocross in the late 70's in New Zealand. There were no permanent tracks. A farmer would let a fallow field be used and a track would be marked out using the natural features. Decent long straights, a hill to climb and get some air at the top, wide ditches to dive into and a lot of hairpin turns to keep the speed down. There wasn't jump after jump after jump and the whoop do doos appeared naturally after half the race day was gone, as the bikes tore up the turf. Getting all crossed up over jumps was seen as ridiculous tomfoolery and loss of traction. US tracks seem to be more for the public than the riders and the bikes are hardly ever on the pipe for more than 3 seconds. I used to wind my CR125 out in sixth gear on the home straight. Can't see that happening here...
I hope you're all right. Secondly hey stop that don't be laying down at 73 vintage motorcycle slow down take your time do not wreck these things they're priceless works of art. That doesn't mean stop riding keep at it bro
