Just an ordinary guy who likes the great outdoors and is into classic motocross bikes. My other hobby is videography and photography. I am not professional in any shape or form but just enjoy what I do. If someone else gets a certain amount of pleasure in seeing my footage and appreciates it then hey-ho a result.
CHRIS I LOVE YOUR TWIN SHOCKER BIKE SHOW CAN YOU PLEASE DO SOME COVERAGE ON MZ,SIMSON 1980S TO 1990S ENDURO BIKES TO SHOW THE WORLD SUPER GREAT GERMAN DESIGN, BECAUSE THEY HAD IT RIGHT THE FIRST TYME, SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR TWIN SHOCKER DESIGN.
You are a class act Christopher, love your channel. And this is one of the most aesthetically beautiful bikes ever made. I raced Husky 250s, and 390s and cherish every moment on them. Smooth motors, solid chassis with good suspension for the time, but no brakes. Reliable and their win record speaks for itself. Painful to see what has happened to the proud Husqvarna/ Husaberg legacy.
Hi Glenn thanks for your kind comments and your analysis of the big bore Husky is spot on, . almost everything on these big CR’s worked superbly although as you say stopping them wasn’t easy when they were flying but the braking technology on these bikes were of the time so we had to make do with what we had. This bike was actually supposed to feature in the Australian publication VMX Magazine which I used to write for back in the day although after initially saying they would use it they backed down and pulled out as they said they had to many Husky features in their files, so that was a bit of a shame as it would’ve been nice to see it in the glossy magazines. Anyhow thanks again for your time to watch my content and I hope you find further postings on my channel to your liking.
Good morning Mr. Chris Montignani, I was pleased to see this film which celebrates the successful technical combination between a Maico chassis and a generous British Triumph engine. Thank you for this beautiful publication.
@@monticlassictv thanks I’ll take a look? They were also very noisy! I remember being alongside on my maico 2 stroke and all I could hear was that triumph engine!
Thanks Henri that’s just a quick upload before I head out to the USA for a few weeks so CDBTV will be off the air for a while. But look out for a rare 1981 KTM 125 LC when I return.
I read a report a few years ago in "trail and Enduro bike" magazine by a contributor to the magazine who bought 1 of these brand new and straight out of the crate it had a litany of problems ....anything that could have gone wrong with it did.....the author of that report even claimed the forks were put on upside down by mistake.
The 414 was not the most reliable bike, I did hear, and correct me if I'm wrong, but the bore was too big in relation to the stroke (probably just a bored out 360) and the pistons used to break..... interesting to hear what the owner paid for it, I remember Bill Brown selling them for £499....them were the days!!
Just to confirm the rear shocks on the bike are Hagon’s” and not Falcon’s as I stated it must’ve been late at night when I put this video together probably too tired.
This type of racing looks like so much fun . Unfortunately there's not a series like this in my region here in the states . There's vintage racing but on modern tracks .
Chris,here’s a Story for ya…I Raced a 1979 RM 125 at the Don Matthews CZ world Championships in America,Marysville California…& At that Race that I attended 5 years in a Row…Ian ,the Guy on your Shirt,Attended that Race !…we became Good Friends over that 5 year Period !….I was Very Sad when I Heard the News of his Passing😢
Hi Bobby yes Ian was a great guy and a damn good rider as well and we had some great times together both on and off the track and it was tragic what happened to him and I still miss him even today. You might like this little tribute video I did as a tribute to my friend and great pal. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UVmHbxJByZ4.htmlsi=YyMBjyKT_VyHzKtq
I had one of these bikes a lot of people didn't like it let me tell you something after I put some work into that bike I did sprockets I dropped the rear rim size I also did a new carburetor with some settings and that freaking thing was a beast I was beating at the time 95 93 RM 125. You have to know how to clutch that bike it was a clutch bike. People would cry being behind me because I would launch boulders rocks f****** anything if you were behind me. You would come back black and blue. I was a lighter person I was 15 years old running that thing like an animal. No one could keep up with me so they would complain and tell me to go to the back because the machine would roost them so hard they we're tearing up crying. No lie I wish I could find that bike.
My understanding was KTM was not happy with (or perhaps embarrassed by) Husaberg, and later, Vertemati successes in world enduro racing. It wasn't the Swedes, rather, it was the Austrians that interfered with the Swedish/Italian connection. Vertemati sure built a lovely and powerful bike, but its exotic, low-volume, high cost and high service schedule doomed the poor bike. Like TM today, success on the track does not always equate to success in the showroom.
Thanks Chris , it’s a very nice paddock whit old bikes nice to see this bikes golden time in history, your fan Henri put Belgium 🇧🇪 thanks Chris good day 👍👍👍
I never heard of Moto Gori, but certainly a great looking example. Sachs engines are well known here in the States. Thanks for showing this great Classic.
L'avevo io .... carburatore 36 mm in magnesio e corona della ruota posteriore in magnesio ... questa non ha corona gialla e carburatore giallo ... non sono in magnesio?
Purchased a used one in 1982 ($700US). The 3 gal, PE 250 tank kinda fit on it for a fun and long day riding in the Blue Mtns. of Eastern WA. As I recall, it had really good grunt down low for a MX bike of that era.
Thanks Chris , good video of this japanes bike , we have in Belgium many good Ryders in the seventies Roger decoster Joel Robert. Sylvain geboers and George jobe, many world champion titles, great memories for me a love this very well, your fan Henri put Belgium 🇧🇪 good day Chris 👍👍
Nice ,looks good , I dont normally agree with non factory coloured frames, but it ties in with the blue graphics . There seems to be an obsession with gold rims these days , I'd stick with silver usually, but again it works with the yellow and blue. The black paint work on the motor and hubs looks bad , too shiny , (unless that's the spray shine ) they look like they might have been prepped and painted by Ray Charles. Overall a cool bike though.
When I was a teenager in the early 80s my uncle found one at a garage sale, it had almost zero hours on it. He would let me ride it occasionally. It was awesome! And yes fist thing you did back then was remove the auto lube, I learned the hard way and burnt a hole through the piston.
John Lobbestael here, my grandparents emigrated from Belgium just after the turn of the century from western Flanders. My Mom was Finnish so I fancied myself as a mix of Heikki Mikkola and Joel Robert, but it did not translate to motocross skills. I just love the Maicos, and would love to meet Norbert. The town in Belgium they came from was Roeselare.
