Riding the OUTLAWED Twin Cylinder 2 Stroke Dirt Bike!

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We ride the only Twin Cylinder 125cc Two Stroke Dirt Bike left in existence! With the help of our friend Dave King of VMXdN fame we were able to track down the ultra rare and super exotic 1980 Gilera Bicilindrica 125 B twin-cylinder 2 stroke, and the generous owner was actually mad enough to let us take it for a spin!
This bike is a real unicorn and represents a fascinating part of motocross history, as it's introduction literally changed the laws of MX completely - with the FIM banning twins from Grand Prix motocross entirely in 1981. In this video we go in depth to bring you the full story of Gilera and the 125 B, and of course we'll hear that devilish 2 stroke shriek in all it's glory. I still can't quite believe we were able to make this happen. Enjoy guys :-)
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@Tortelli-NL 7 месяцев назад

The engineer you describe is Jan Witteveen: after this motocross adventure he went to Aprilia in 1989 with the 125 and 250cc world champion road racing (which he won with Max Biaggi and much more riders) and went on to Derbi. Recently he's back into motocross! A true Dutch 2 stroke engineering legend. Very cool video!!

@theedge60 7 месяцев назад

He was also the architect behind the world title of Dave Strijbosch in 1986 on the Cagiva.

@515klrkillahoobie6 7 месяцев назад

I have to learn jans language asap and speak with this fella before it's to late

@theedge60 7 месяцев назад

@@515klrkillahoobie6 i think he speaks English very well.

@GreyCat-qd6yi 7 месяцев назад

same reason the paddle tire was banned from motocross, it was an unfair advantage on starts

@WFO.Ian.30 7 месяцев назад

What an absolute wizard this Jan fella sounds like.

@petergriffin4629 7 месяцев назад

So I have a big one to track down for you. My grandfather is Willy Oesterle, two time German champ and european vice champ in the 50ties. He was a worksrider for DKW and Maico. But more importantly, he started his own little project called Oepo (Oesterle and Pohl). The idea behind it was to build a two stroke 500 for the GPs from German parts with metric screws. The reasoning for this was that at the time 1959 the 500 MXGP was dominated by british four strokes, which were expensive and hard to run for people outside the UK. The Germans such as my grandpa and Fritz Betzlbacher etc, rode bored out two stroke 250s, because already at 350cc a two stroke was competitive with the four strokes of the time. He did go through with it and built a 500cc twin made from two maico 250s, called the Oepo 500/1. He than later improved the frame and called it the 500/2. Then later he went further to building a bispoke 400 cc single, because the 500 twin just had too much and too uncontrollable power. Which he called the Oepo V1 He did manage to track down a V1, which is standing in his cellar ready to ride (he is 91, so he ain't gonna ride it). But he never managed to find an Oepo 500. Now I just want to make clear here, as far as I and he know, this is the first ever two stroke 500 raced at Motocross Grand Prix and also the first to ever win one. Which he did in Brühl in 1959. I have heard rumours that there is still one around though it has been turned into a sidecar somewhere along the line. This would be probably the most impossible find you could achieve. If there is an interest in testing out such an old iron, the 400cc machine is in his possession and ready to go.

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

what an amazing story :) I'd love to know more about the 400. Let me know how to get in touch. (or message me on instagram @oneminutemoto . cheers Max

@rainerrutten1101 7 месяцев назад

hello, thank you so much for your history and sience lesson of this very important times.best wishes from germany. Rainer

@albertking7012 7 месяцев назад

That's an awesome story and also achievement. I would love to see this story Max! Killer channel!

@user-cg5vl6qp5q 7 месяцев назад

All I can say is wow what a man

@robsimpson3402 7 месяцев назад

Awesome

@olddadmx5284 7 месяцев назад

This proves again why the 80' was the Holy Grail of MX!! I was only aware of Honda having a 125cc twin back then....so such a thrill to know know about this 1980 Gilera!! I can't thank you enough for your effort to track down and share this with us!!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching :) I really appreciate your kind words:)

@bigrich7026 6 месяцев назад

The 90's are where the motor development really took off. We were making 44 HP out of 1997 cr125 and 72 HP from the old 1980's 4- trax motor 250cc, 6 speed with counterbalance ..then we went cr250 because people said that motor wouldn't work in a kart with 5 speed no c/b shaft. So we shut them up too!! That's on C12 fuel. So we still had room to up compression and add octane. We also built 3 experimental cr125's. If anyone came across those they would be confused to say the least. Ever notice your cylinder has a water jacket on the exhaust side that doesn't flow water? Keep hot side hot and cold side cold..fine for motorcorss track...lack luster holding it pinned down the front straight at Fontana! Pull the plugs, open the gasket, machine and tig weld an extra outlet spigot on water pump cover and you have a fully cooled cylinder!! No one ever noticed the extra water hose coming out of our motor..be more observant to the fast guys!!

@queenofspadz 7 месяцев назад

A bike I'd never heard of until 25 minutes ago. Awesome video. The Gilera sounded so incredibly fast.

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers Max

@Slane583 7 месяцев назад

If you want to see another cool twin cylinder dirt bike look up a CZ 360 "Twin Pipe". :)

@Yatsushiro 7 месяцев назад

@@Slane583Whilst it had two exhausts, it was only a single cylinder...

@giorgiotamo2543 7 месяцев назад

2 scarichi e 2 cilindri....

@Slane583 7 месяцев назад

@@Yatsushiro Interesting, I actually didn't notice that. Now my question is why would you need two exhaust pipes on one cylinder? It's kind of like what Honda does with the CRF 450R with it having two mufflers. Other than looking cool it seems kind of pointless, IMO. :)

@fugginrambo 7 месяцев назад

Its so cool how there's so much history over the pond that differs from the USA. Having so many countries involved in creating motorcycles has created historical moto-gemstones all over the continent. Great job Max and Dave, your work and knowledge is appreciated!

@MrS00p 7 месяцев назад

Wow! Never knew this bike existed. I raced a 1981 Gilera 125 (single cylinder!) at my local club (VWHSSC) A disc valved screamer if ever there was.. That tiny kickstart was a knightmare to find and use after you dumped it in the mud at Ashdown. Also had to order (well my dad had too) all the spares from the factory, which in those days was a bit of a faff... Thanks for the memories @999lazer 😀

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

No problem, thanks for watching :)

@mikellewis2346 7 месяцев назад

Im 40 and bin a 2stroke head all my life. Love seeing these bikes even ive never heard of. Thanks for doing what you do!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching Mike, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos! :-)

@paporplas4940 7 месяцев назад

The late great Mike Bell, raced one of Scheidler's twin two strokes at Irwindale Raceway one Friday night in the 1970's. I was racing in the 125 Intermediate class and remember sitting at the starting gate as Bell would scream that thing by us down the straight away and launch off Bert's jump!

@toneconsultant 7 месяцев назад

I do recall Johnny "O-Show" O'mara tested the Honda's prototype 2-cylinder 125cc bike and he said it was insane.

@massimofalcinelli5043 7 месяцев назад

Mate, you are really a motocross -fun-freak and i love that. Thanx for showing unique wonderful mx-bikes that made history. Maddii, Rinaldi, Perfini and Pekka Vehkonen all Gilera riders...thank for your passion. We really appreciate that here in Italy!!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

No problem, it was a real privilege to get this opportunity. We had an awesome time in Italy :)

@fabiorsv2351 7 месяцев назад

Pekka corse con Cagiva...forse volevi dire Marc Velkeneers 👋 anche Gaston Rahiè corse con Gilera

@massimofalcinelli5043 7 месяцев назад

@@fabiorsv2351 you re right! Thanx for that.

@massimofalcinelli5043 7 месяцев назад

Hai ragione, mi sono confuso.. grazie

@othgmark1 7 месяцев назад

@@999lazer Do the Harry Everts era Puch twin carb 250.

@williamrae9954 7 месяцев назад

One of the most beautiful MX bikes ever built...Gilera fan,even had a RC600 back in the 1990's...thanks for this video!

@Test-of7de 7 месяцев назад

love the 2 stroke content, always learn something new with your videos!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for taking the time to watch. Glad you're enjoying them. Cheers Max

@mikellewis2346 7 месяцев назад

After seeing this is a rotary style 2stroke i have to say i have a story to tell about a 1965 65cc bridgestone 4 speed manual clutch that was a monster of a mini bike. It was raced on circle tracks with a 200 pound rider back in the 70s and tha man passed away and my uncle got he bike from the mother in 1994. Its realy rare and only had a box of parts with it and havent found much for it. I was so lucky to get to drag race the bike when i was 11 in 94. Its a monster. We had to put 3 foot wheelie bar on it. I could tell you some amazing experiences i had on it. Its still in my uncle shop with a broken crank. I keep a eye out for parts to one day hopefully here it run again.

@crazychad2720 7 месяцев назад

That beauty ripping full throttle just sounded amazing. Like an angry mini banshee atv sound, or a road racing gp 2 stroke. Pure music to my ears, thanks from the US.

@PWNLordFTW 7 месяцев назад

great stuff. i’d never heard of Gilera, let alone a two-stroke 125.

@jimbelknap8288 6 месяцев назад

When I was a kid I had a Suzuki T125 Stinger that was a "scrambler". I loved that 125 2 stroke twin sound , it sounded great at 60 mikes an hour laying on the tank.

@chox2001 7 месяцев назад

Awesome bike really enjoyed the story leading up to the amazing bike test. I guess the owner was exited to ride it by the full throttle run. Thank you for going above and beyond to bring the content for us. 👍👏🙏

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

No problem, the owner had never ridden this bike before our film. Afterwards his son said he will be smiling for a month :)

@joelatkinson2080 7 месяцев назад

I'd like to see you find the Puch 370 that Everets rode to the championship in the 70s. I think it was twin carb both piston port induction and rotary valve induction. Good luck!!!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Great suggestion!

@othgmark1 7 месяцев назад

The 250 was the twin carb. One rotary intake and one reed valve. The open bike was more conventional. Single carb if l recall. Rumor had it that the twin carb made 10 more horsepower than other 250's of the era.

@shawnmalley4256 7 месяцев назад

That bike is incredible!!! The more you talked about it the mote I was sure it was going to end without seeing or hearing it run. I was very happy to see him ripping through the gears.

@malcrevs7082 7 месяцев назад

Another Great, Great video guys !!! Packed with info from way back when 👍👍.. Thanks for the extra effort you put into these videos, it really shows! And to catch the owner give it a generous twist of the throttle....... Fantastic !!! 👍😎🔥

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Cheers Malc

@jimrhea5484 10 дней назад

I feel blessed just to see it start. To hear it rev out made my day. Thx for the vid.

@andrewhall841 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for the details on such an outstanding historical bike! Love the content 👌

@theedge60 7 месяцев назад

I was in the Piaggio museum in Pontedera last year where there indeed is one displayed. I drooled around it so longy girl friend got a bit annoyed. Great video Max!!!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

haha i'm sure she forgave you :) thanks for watching.

@bananabrooks3836 7 месяцев назад

Your most informative video to date. The right decision by FIM but certainly an entertaining ride down a blind alley.

@cutters74 7 месяцев назад

Well done Max. This is a superb and informative vlog mate! Dave is a legend too ❤💯🔥👊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

@charlesgraham9954 5 месяцев назад

i remember going from an 85cc four stroke to a 125 two stroke when i turned 12. fell in love with that powerban kickin in.

@kevinmee3501 7 месяцев назад

Another fantastic video Max, great story of the gilera twin cylinder, sounds great for a 40+ year old bike , looked pretty fast too, well done to you and Dave to bring these beautiful machines for us to view.

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Kevin

@ianjones7486 7 месяцев назад

Keep these wonderful videos coming. The sound of that machine was awesome

@jonnyretro2235 7 месяцев назад

What a cool mx bike. It looked like the powerband came on like a light switch! I can’t wait till you make a video on the new Fantic XE300 2 Stoke. As always, keep up the good work 999 lazer team!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thank Jonny, we'll see what we can do :)

@SubaruKtm 7 месяцев назад

No….it‘s necessary …

@angelosantaniello4113 7 месяцев назад

Again Max your moto history is always spot on!!! Great job man

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Angelo

@ourloney 7 месяцев назад

Well worth the road trip guys...A treat to listen to on surround sound!!!!.Jan Witteevan a marvel!!!...WMX Cagiva Supremo.....now, you and Dave get the Pekka Vehonen 250 that won at Hawkstone to feature as its in UK now I see!.....Thanks again

@thomasknapp7236 7 месяцев назад

The sound is sooooo sweet! Thanks for bringing this to us. So bad ass

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thank you

@heresjohnny6377 7 месяцев назад

I had a cagiva wmx 125 twin shock when I was a kid the one with the metal tank bought it from a mx shop in Stockport bloody hell I'm going back a bit 😂...also used to go every Saturday to round house motorcycles in mumps Bridge Oldham just to look at all the motocross bike's and gear happy days, thanks for bringing back amazingly good memories and best times of my life ❤

@toddpillow3074 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for showing us something we would otherwise know nothing about. Good job!

@baeruuttehei1393 6 месяцев назад

Hey Max: great video, more more more?!! Yes, I remember the 125 2 cyl. In 1980: it was quite a sensation! With my friend, for whom I was the mechanic in the Netherlands amateur MON leage, we went with his parents to a race in Hechtel, Belgium. There we saw and heard the Gilera in the hands of little giant Gaston Rahier. It sounded great, but Hechtel being a heavy sand track, the party didn't last long like the Norg GP as described in your video. In the same race we saw later Gilera rider Michele Rinaldi on a TGM doing quite well. I just read in the comments about the request for the early German 500 two stroke GP bike from the 60's: would be great if you'd find it! Keep 'em coming and bring smiles to my face? All best wishes! T🐻 from NL.

@sethhughes2163 7 месяцев назад

Wow...WHAT an EPIC MACHINE... Holy smokes... and I and others got to see it... HERE, THANKS TO YOU MY FRIEND. Respectfully, Seth

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching Seth:)

@fastkayak0148 5 месяцев назад

I was a huge Gilera fan on the 80s and 90s but this is the first time I see this bike, very nice find! Gilera also invented the supermotard bikes, they were one of the most important Italian bike makers that time.

@mmazz30 7 месяцев назад

Great Video Max. Keep the history of 2 bangers going.

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

will do :)

@DavidQuin 6 месяцев назад

Wonderful to watch your video, I raced a Gilera 125 (aircooled twin shock) in the early 1980’s the bike was very fast but the rear shocks were awful. I am not sure what ever happened to that bike, so good to see you guys dig up these old 2t gems, keep up the good work

@leewaken5059 7 месяцев назад

This is a fantastic episode!!!!!!!!!!! What a find! Crazy, it was "fired up" AND ridden! Oh My Gosh, so beautiful. When Yamaha was mounting their radiator high, in front of the triple clamp, Gilera placed its cooling system lower. Which is the very location that some 43 years later, still is the optimal placement! Just mind blowing!🏁 Thank you for researching this epic motorcycle.

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers Max

@angrysweet8932 7 месяцев назад

You are becoming a legend, Max, I appreciate your videos more than you may think !!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much. Cheers Max :)

@coleknight6103 7 месяцев назад

Ron Lechien's Team Yamaha OW Rotary Valve YZ125 also known as "The Bologna Slicer".

@vicjames2743 6 месяцев назад

Love the italian design. Much respect for wanting to keep their brand local 👏

@user-dp2ey2cf5q 7 месяцев назад

I have seen it twice, once in the Netherlands Norg the 125 GP in 1980 and once in Pietramurata where i raced myself in classic 50 cc MX.

@colecollett9517 7 месяцев назад

I know someone who has an RZ500, the first one to be brought into South Africa that was demo'd by rainey for a magazine and then packed back in a crate, its still sitting in that crate

@lukecombs5242 7 месяцев назад

Always a great moto history lesson from you max I love it brother keep the great content coming my friend much love from the USA. And btw that bike sounds so sick 🤙🏻

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it :)

@krazokid19 6 месяцев назад

He gave it the business! So awesome to see. What a special motorcycle!

@Stinkymens 7 месяцев назад

I wish this style of two stroke caught on a little bit cause that exhaust note sounds AMAZING

@rivercrossing9958 7 месяцев назад

Love the Dave video's bringing back all the old greats 👍👍💪

@claudiomannoni5557 7 месяцев назад

Italian machines ... there are so many in History ... Gilera is one of the best

@marktrad65 7 месяцев назад

Max great video. Truly exciting 👍

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Mark, Glad you enjoyed it.

@j.scottmcdonough562 7 месяцев назад

Honda built a RC125M twin in response to this bike in 1980 too.

@macmckie2238 7 месяцев назад

Outstanding Really enjoyed that What a bike

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@heckenzwirn 7 месяцев назад

Very cool to see this Bike! thanks Max and Dave. But you forgot another 125 twin. have a look to CZ. yes CZ build a twin.

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

yes we learned about it after making this video. We will try and track one down. Thanks for watching :)

@davekingvmxdn 7 месяцев назад

We will find it.

@heckenzwirn 7 месяцев назад

Dave, the CZ is located in the CZ museum in Strakonice. I visited this museum to the 100Years of CZ celebrating couple of years ago

@chayes954r 4 месяца назад

Great job as always!, I love this channel! Your passion for educating people on these rare and amazing examples of dirtbike history is much appreciated! I hope you do a video on the 1992 Yamaha WR 200. This is a super rare bike in the USA. 1992 was the only year that it was imported here and there are not many clean examples left.

@Lee-mx5li 7 месяцев назад

Excellent job on video!! And a superb job by all who did their job in making this extremely informative video possible! Thank you, I never knew of this machine and it's history....

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Lee :)

@johnnyevans4728 7 месяцев назад

I'm 57 years old now, grew up riding dirtbike"s everyday of my life I love seeing bike's like this, I thought back then that I really kept up with all things motocross, just goes to show there are unicorns out there, some I had no idea ever existed!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

That's exactly why we love making videos like this one, it gives me such a buzz tracking these bikes down and sharing their stories to all of you guys :-) Thanks for watching Johnny!

@falt.a7350 7 месяцев назад

Others two...??? Searching for Villa 360 2strokes... Or Cagiva wmx 125 the most powerfull at his time.. 😮😮😅😅😅 An Italian former mountain trooper Alpini 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

@brendanphilbrick301 5 месяцев назад

Epic! Nice job. What a sound.

@bertbroeder1832 7 месяцев назад

Max, life is beautiful! Thanks!

@alessio.123 7 месяцев назад

Thank you very much for this video! Greetings from Italy

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

No problem Alessio, thanks for watching

@iainchesterman5474 7 месяцев назад

Great video max , so interesting to watch thank you mate 👌👌👌👌

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@Thor555555 7 месяцев назад

As a rider and mechanic who lives in a city with a technic museum where you can find almost everything from a Concorde on the roof to a Buran Spaceshuttle, beeing interestet in all kind of technical peculiarity, this is the most amazing and entertaining channel on youtube. Still waiting for Max trying Sidecarcross, there are some very good british teams in the world championship, so fingers crossed.

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Thor, haha you'll never guess what I was doing today ;)

@Thor555555 7 месяцев назад

@@999lazer Wilkinson, Foden or Brown? Foden is my guess cause he also have a youtube channel.

@benburton8463 7 месяцев назад

Very educational! Best channel on youtube! This channel is going to be so big In future! Every one i no talks about this channel. Keep it up

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the great message Ben:)

@HOTSHOT-ls1bc 7 месяцев назад

First new thing I have seen on RU-vid in days thx

@terencebrown1754 7 месяцев назад

Beautiful bike. Great video again.

@tomfisher47 7 месяцев назад

Awesome video. I've never heard of this bike. Thanks for the history, brother

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Tom

@tuc-dh4df 7 месяцев назад

Another brilliant video, Max👍👍

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it:) Cheers Max

@jamesstenner8335 7 месяцев назад

That bike has so much potential

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

its such a shame they weren't allowed to race it past 1981. It would have been so cool to hear 40 twin 125's on the line:)

@jamesstenner8335 7 месяцев назад

Yeah for sure woulda given a different riding style too maybe that’s jets secret he’s running a twin Honda in secret😂

@lisashiela9137 4 месяца назад

That is one awesome looking motocross bike and looks decades ahead of the 1980s machines back in the day.

@64maxpower 7 месяцев назад

You are probably THE most important person when it comes to vintage mx. Us old guys will be gone at some point. The few guys like you,20 to 30 years younger will be the ones to champion the beginnings of our sport. I used to just like you Max. But now I like you and I respect and appreciate you

@64maxpower 7 месяцев назад

You look like Smart Max when you wear glasses

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

haha thanks:)

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks. I really appreciate your comment :)

@RDEnduro 2 месяца назад

Wow it rips great tuning and chamber design!

@user-xw7dq8vv1i 7 месяцев назад

As a kid of the 80s early 90s who wanted nothing more than to be a Moto-cross star but had nothing to make it happen. I saved tons of 70s and early 80s bikes from back and side yards all over Tampa Bay Florida, many I wish I still had . Out of all the bikes I had . The mint Suzuki 74 TM 125 was the fastest 125 I ever had

@phillarsson8253 6 месяцев назад

Next to Michele Rinaldi, also two-times world champion 125cc Gaston Rahier was supposed to ride this twin (he rode for Gilera at that time) but it wasn't to be like you said as the bike was withheld suddenly by FIM-regulations... Mind you, you are wrong when saying that second overall was the best that Gilera got up with in 1981: Rinaldi won the Finnish aswell as the Italian GP125 in '81. Check it out ;-)

@vxe6vxe6 7 месяцев назад

That's one angry sounding 125!

@accipiternisus649 7 месяцев назад

Regards to Putoline products from Serbia. Two stroke forever!

@hillbillyacoustics6547 7 месяцев назад

By far your best video ever, excellent.

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for watching dude, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :-)

@Mac_Simiser 7 месяцев назад

Made my heart swell....my favourite bike of all time. Huge Gilera fan...my 81 C1 is rad, but no twin. If you are taking requests, track down Marc Velkeneers 84 works Gilera 250. Saw that in 84 at Unadilla...was hooked ever since. Sidenote, surprised the throttle wasnt a Tomaselli...same as mine.

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Mac, We'll take a look into the 84 250 :)

@othgmark1 7 месяцев назад

A southern California sponsor named Kelvin Franks also built a Ta125 based motocrosser around the same time as Ed Scheidler if my memory serves me. He sponsored Tommy Croft among others in Socal.

@keithkamps77 7 месяцев назад

Love these types of videos, great job & Video!!!!!!!!!!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Keith, Glad you liked it:)

@leekeyton7246 7 месяцев назад

Interesting vid max , great stuff👍🏻✊🏻💨

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Cheers Lee

@Ivanoskyao 7 месяцев назад

Sounds amazing!!

@stevenbusk539 7 месяцев назад

Id love to see a water cooled Motovilla 500, or a Puch MC500 on the channel.

@DanielMartinez-dv5pm 6 месяцев назад

Amazing job! This Cagiva and the RC500 from Thrope shows you what true works bike are.... I wish MXGP could come back to this era, true Works bike, not the "next year bike" model, imagine Gajser on a True RC450R, a motocross bike built for Tim, with custom built chasis that isn't even close to the production bike, Imagine what a machine that would be

@dennishackworth7027 6 месяцев назад

I thought I knew all 2stroke dirt bikes from the late 60s until 1980. Bit never heard of this beast. Nice

@glennwoods2462 7 месяцев назад

Great story.... beautiful bike... You put together your videos very well, many thanks... 🙏🙂👍🏼✅🇳🇿

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@race777 7 месяцев назад

I remember this bike when I was 13, thinking this is the trickiest 125 ever and it still is!

@Docs77TV 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Max for bringing this to us, I didn't even know these existed

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

No problem Docs, this one really was a dream for us to make :)

@daverupes7022 7 месяцев назад

Just hearing that thing immediately made me give a thumbs up !

@MARGATEorcMAULER 7 месяцев назад

Got my JT-1 brand new in 1971 at 11yo. Have been into bikes ever since. I can not remember this bike at all.

@chrisvozza6530 6 месяцев назад

So sweet! Didn't know this bike existed. Awesome video thank you

@999lazer 6 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@terencesingerline135 7 месяцев назад

Excellent presentation gentleman!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thank you :)

@marisolconde6326 7 месяцев назад

Never ever herd about this marvel... When I was a kid the were a lot of Gilera motorcicles in Buenos Aires , Argentina. That was in mid 60s. Thanks for the video !!!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@user-es7hd9ct2r 7 месяцев назад

Best moto channel period. Give us more please......

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks you :) and we will give you lots more ...

@gtojr7016 7 месяцев назад

That bike sounded awesome. If you're ever inclined to srep out of the dirt even briefly please consider tracking down a running version of Can-Am 500cc twin 2 stroke streetbike that never quite made it into production. I believe the magazines of the day did have some reports on it.

@rayditzenberger9517 6 месяцев назад

Enjoyed the story on the 125 twin. I remember Cycle World did a test on a 500 single Maico with a 3 speed tranny. The comment was it did not need more gears because of the torque. I had to quit riding about that time because of work hours. I lost track of racing at that time for the same time. Really would enjoy more info on this

@alessandrodilollo6046 7 месяцев назад

Jan witteveen here in Italy is a unforgettable legend about two stroke engines

@guyredshaw1422 7 месяцев назад

Whoa! Congratz team on a top find and share! 999LAZER has become the ‘global-go-to-place’ to see a unique catalogue of special bikes’n’unicorns. Keep ‘em coming please!👏👏👏👏✅✅✅✅

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Guy, we couldn't do it without people like you :)

@Monkeyboy2457 7 месяцев назад

Small bore Italian motocross and enduro bikes from the late 70's and early 80's were so interesting and exotic.

@TootsMacTait 7 месяцев назад

Informative, interesting and well presented. Excellent!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

Thank you :)

@rickybailey7123 7 месяцев назад

That thing sounds like fire sob i love the sound thats the best shit ive ever hurd WOW thank you so much for riding it and letting the world see and hear it !! I really appreciate it !!!

@999lazer 7 месяцев назад

No problem RIcky :)