1975 Superbowl of Motocross at L.A. Coliseum 

2 thumbs 👍 for the person who restored this footage. I wish today's fans would show the same excitement that they did back then. I couldn't wait for my dirt bike magazine to be delivered to the mailbox. This was my generation of riders. More restored videos, please.

My first supercross, apparently it had a huge impact l have worked in and stayed in the motorcycle industry for my entire career. One of the perks was meeting so many of the people in the video. Dave Despain, Jimmy Weinert , Tony D, and Marty Smith.

Was at the first Supercross 1972 . 60,000 fans showed up at the Coliseum to cheer on their heros. Dont think I missed a year untill leaving California in 89. Thank you Mike Goodwin!

actually, more fun to watch then the modern version

My dad took me to this race. Fun times!

I got marty smiths autograph at this race. my hero

i was 11 yrs old, i think i was there those guys were my idols!!!

Went to this race with my dad and brothers

I watched Marty Smith and Bob Hannah race only one year after this in 1976 at waggaman louisiana nationals and I also won my first 50cc championship that same weekend. That was the same weekend Bob Hannah raced the first water cooled Yamaha YZ 125 he beat Marty Smith the water cool bike was so fast!! What a weekend that was

This is gold- Smith forgetting they changed the first turn. Staten sounds punch-drunk. The Wild West of Supercross.

This was 20 years before I was born. Crazy to see how much the sport has changed and adapted

I was eleven at that time & couldn't get enough of dirt bikes , at 53 I am still hooked , I have a Husqvarna now & don't get to ride near as much as I would like , I had a Can Am once & it was a tank but very reliable !!!

Me, & my Dad were at this race in 1975. I was 13 years old, & a huge Marty Smith fan. Drove there from Westlake Village.

this is the best coverage of a pro motocross that exists as far as I have seen. It is really a moment in time.

Was alslo here with my mom and dad, was 12yrs old. Idolized Marty Smith, got my first bike 75' 125 elsinore, and painted it red. I think they were 1400.00 off the showroom floor. Nothing but a memory. Now its a fashion show.

I was there as a teen so cool way better than todays supercross

I was there😊 Was also at the very first Supercross in 1972. GREAT MEMORIES!

I remember seeing it live,all the crashes made it spectacular

How many times back then did we hear “motocross is the second most physically demanding sport next to soccer.”

To think this is where it all began what memories 😢 and 47 Years later it is till a great Sport to Watch

Thanks for posting! Loved it! The Jammer, Tony D, and a Can Am won! Just awesome!

“I can control my bike really fast because I have really fast reflexes” lol. Awesome…

Wow!Dave Despain with hair! Lots of it!

0:40 "I don't wanna get hurt I'm just gonna take it easy" - proceeds to send it like there's no tomorrow and go straight on the first turn lol

Thunderous crowds, thank yous for sharing historic films.

Robbie Hobert - the best, craziest ever. I think he was in this race. God I loved those bikes - CZ, big Suzukis, Ossas, etc.

,,🙏 RIP Mr and Mrs Marty Smith

This was Awesome! Those were some great crashes on those old bikes that I grew up riding. Glad no one got hurt. Some great racing also. Loved 1975 Dave Despain too! Sweet mullet before they were cool!

That first spectator to run out on the track is a born leader who deserved a medal. Little did he know he would soon be followed.

Jimmy Ellis was my Hero back then….of course I had a Can Am 125 MX1 as my first bike. It was sure troublesome, but so fast.

Great vid! Too bad it cut off before showing the post race.

Time.... Time is a funny thing. If I am not mistaken, I remember watching this race on TV as a young lad of eleven. I wanted a motorcycle so bad....

Those where great times , in the dirt bike world 😊

Thank you to share this video with us

Would love to see this video restored in HD! Awesome Video!

I was there with a group of my friends. I remember walking the track after the race since they could not keep everyone off because of those that rushed the track before the race ended.

Boy does this bring back memories thanks for dad for showing me how to race early 70's motocross at Indian Dunes and taking me to this race. If I'm not mistaken this was not motocross at the coliseum it was the first of what would be known as Supercross. Thanks A for posting

I was 6 years old at this race , my 1st Superbowl of MX

Very Cool! Thanx for posting this!!!

Marty Smith did NOT take it easy...

Absolutely class these videos

Damn, even in 1975 the crowds were HUGE!

I was there.Near the front rows. Roger de Coster crashed right in front of me. He said he would never race Superbowl again.

Wow names I havnt heard in years.

its easy to see that suspensions make a HUGE progress from that year to this days

Zdenek Velky live in Beroun (CZ),

1976 Kawasaki KX 400 in lime green racing colors. Air cooled two stroke low pipe. Bel- Ray MC - 1 racing oil. Kobe Japan “ come out ahead on a Kawasaki “ 🏁

Brutal endo's.

WOW, good times back then. Factory bikes where super trick accept the CZ's were some what stock BUT super fast. The support class was really cool back then! One of the best things back then to see was most of the riders wearing the correct gear! Shoulder pads! That alone saved so many year long energies but the BE COOL monster was just starting and some of the top riders thought is wasn't cool to wear them so that started a very bad trend among OUR CHILDREN and in turn ruined a lot of careers and caused lots of pain and continues until today unfortunately. Heck Tomac and Martin both lost last years(2018) Super Cross Title because of a SMALL tip overs that both could of walked away with the right gear.

Riding those bikes in those conditions back then looks like the equivalent of high speed endurocross.

Excellent!

I was there the night before .l participated in the high school championship race.

I was there. great memories.

Makes my kidneys hurt just watching

They look half as fast as todays fast guys...I was there 76, 78, 83...

Man the memories, 3/4 helmets, Jofa face guard, leather boots and the best bikes, 3inch suspension, you had to know how to ride to win on those bikes, I remember the European racers were the ones to beat , I really think the racers back in these days were better riders, had to be the bikes only went wide open and they had no suspension you really needed to know what you were doing

No offense to the super technology of the bikes today, but those old bikes were by far the best. You raced the course as well as the limitations of the bike at the same time.

Those were the days. No stupid jumps

. I was at this,my main memory is of John DeSoto (The Flyin Hawaiian) clearing the triple jump until he ate it. edit: I'm thinking of the 1972 race when Marty Tripes won........lol

suspension was the biggest improvement on a dirt bike. go look at 1985, then 1995. the jumps keep getting higher and higher. yeah in 75 dirt bike felt like bricks.

I remember the chrome metal and red tanks on the Hunk Of Varnish bikes.

Seems like the greatest suspension advances in moto-cross happened in the 1970s. Mono shock, massive travel increases, progressive spring rates stiffer swing arm as well as water cooling. Seems like it's been mostly refinement since, except for the massive retrograde shift to 4 strokes.

Marty Smith, famous last words.

Awesome!

What was that Staten about reflex's? Ha Ha I use to love reading about these guys in Dirtbike etc. when I was a kid. They rarely if ever trained. Them were the days!

I was there.

The early years of Supercross : The fans rush the track while the race is still going on. What a bunch of maniacs. XD

Jimmy Ellis wins... on a Can-Am? Chased by a CZ! At the time, my personal dirt bike was a Steen, which had a Hodaka engine. I remember reading about these early Supercross races, though I don't think I saw one on TV before about 1980 or so, but it was obviously a good way to present motocross to a crowd of spectators.

An exciting, sky-ground, riding style just comes naturally... LOL

IIRC, Marty Smith was on a 125cc bike in the 250cc class.

Wow! nice one

2:20 "Cause I've got really fast reflexes"

I use to have s Honda XL 125,in 1977 in Gainsville, Florida, what a great bike for motorcross.

I was there!

So we'll shot and so well described

Awesome

The Jammer

You gotta be shittin me!!! I waited through all that, and you cut the ending!? seriously man!? Daaaamn!

The starter in full view 😂

Marty Smith......I'm just gonna take it easy ...0:59

I was there, I remember seeing Rex Staten eat shit right in front of us, my dad was good friends with Rex, we were from Fontana. Jim Fishback speedway racer was crazy too! A lot of talent came out of the Inland Empire area!

Two CanAms in front is history .

Jimmy Ellis would be remembered among the best ever if he had ridden something other than the dreaded Canned Hams

That stadium is packed holy fuck

I mean that was tough racing. Those tracks were so rough compared to today's manicured tracks.

Supercross today is more like synchronized aerial ballet. Technical, beautiful, and lacking all excitement.

What??? They don't show Jimmy taking the checkered? What's up with that?

Hahaha - Jimmy Weinert, a “westerner”. He’s from New York, LOL.

haha...I know marty smith! dude is still super gnarly on a bike...

Where was the finish? Great to hear Dave Despain again.

3 years later I was riding. Where the fuck did 40 years go? 🤔😭

Track ate two leaders.

Back when men were men 💪and the bikes were JUNK 🤣👍

I was 11 years old…

Also reminds me of Doug Democus.

Those suspensions led to a lot of crashes/go-offs.

I wonder if Marty Smith would've won that race had he not missed the first turn & dnf'd?

CZ last glory? Cool

was hoping marty Smith would win but crashed on whoops after getting hole shot😦😦my first bike was brand new 1977 cr 125 . good old days

Extreme respect for these warriors -- four inches of suspension travel (ie extremely stiff) and peaky two strokes would be like riding a bull on steroids for a full moto.