Wardy Rides Again! Jeff Ward Rides '84 KX125 National Championship Works Kawasaki - VTG Iron Project 

Jeff Ward is the man. He is one of the best motorcycle riders ever. Super cool to see him out riding.

Ward knows his stuff. Putting the pants on, just listening to the sound, calls it "a little rich". And he looks good on the bike. A good vintage is beautiful.

That's a legend right there, Wardy still smokin fast on a 2 stroke

Awesome to see Jeff rip his old Kawi. He's an MX legend!

I sure hope the younger crowd goes back and check this guy out! he was one of the best in his day. it means a lot to see this. Being almost fifty, Wardy was my guy so thanks again and it is still important to show the younger generations what and who built this sport!

now we need Wardy on his championship winning 89 KX500

I remember Jeff Ward in a publication called the Weekly Reader back in 72' . He was racing a Honda XR 75 at the time . I was riding Honda Mini Trails and was working 2 paper routes saving for a bigger bike . Jeff inspired me to race motocross and I did a few years later . I worked my butt off and got a brand new Suzuki RM 250 . Thanks Jeff those were the best years of my single life . PK

Ward was my Fav rider when I was a kid, the old 125 will still move... won't see many vintage 4 strokes being ridden in 40 Years.

this seriously made my day! thank you so much to everyone!

Wow! Watching this legend gave me the same goosebumps I got watching him 40 years ago at the Highpoint National. You can feel his love for dirtbikes lives on. Thank for this.

Thank you for the sounds of my youth.

Always loved Ward's look throughout his entire time on Kawasaki.

I'm blown away by his riding!! I sure miss the camel supercross days

Those vintage sinisalo pants are still more stylish than everything else that is currently out there....

My buddy and I each bought brand new 84’KX-125’s and had a blast with them! I moved to a KX-250 in 89’ .Wish I still had both of those bikes today!!! Thanks Wardy for the decades of memories!

The one and only white boots wardy! great to see the humble gentleman Roosting again 👌 the uk ..2023 vets mx des nation's would be epic jeff ,the 80/90s American champs have visited and loved it! 👌

Wardy is looking good. He still has great form. So cool! ❤

Jeff Ward,Bob Hannah,Marty Smith,Roger Degoster,Ricky Smith,Ricky Johnson inspirational following my motocross journey ❤

Damn! Not bad…the “flying freckle” still ripping almost 40 years after retirement! 👏✊🤘🏻

Yo he was flying down that hill...reminded me of watching him at Hangtown in 88' as a 12 year old. R.J. and him used to battle back then. The jetting might be off but that sounded great when it hit. I would love to see what type of horsepower on a dyno that makes still. Jeff signed my denim jacket i had on that day, i still have it. He was super cool to me and took his time to be nice to me even when he didn't need to.

So dope to see one of my childhood hero's ripping a two stroke again. I'm more impressed he can fit in 30+ year old gear.

Loved watching him pass R/J at Broome Tioga on the 500 back in the Day. He is and always will be my favorite MX Rider.

One of my favourite riders from back in the day. So talented and part of the sound for me on this video is the way Wardy just rides the wheels off everything. It was simply wonderful to watch this.

Jeff Ward? Man that brings back a lot of memories!

Chocolate cake dirt and a pinned 125 2-smoker, yessssss!!

These MX veterans really blow my mind. They were soo fast and fun to watch back in the APEX of there illustrious careers !

That was super great watching the Great Jeff Ward, Ride his 125 !! You go Jeff , that was my time probably a little before his , thank you. !!!!

Great vid. I had a new 84 RM. My bro rode Kawasaki. But Jeff Ward guy I looked up to. He such a good man. Always humble. I would give anything to go back to that time. Like him I love riding. It all comes back. He definitely never lost it. Open face helmets cool. 9nly used em if u knew u b in front. 🤣😂👍like to see vid with him and Carmichael.just saw last few min. Ward is someone I love to ride with. 51 yo. Still ride I get chance. Great sport. Great family activity.

That's the coolest thing I've seen all day! The sound of that thing, I can smell the pre-mix.

Jeff Ward, one of the BEST riders there is..

Thank you to all involved in making this video possible: camera people, land owner, creative minds for dreaming it up, and Wardy himself. The open face👊, seeing you ride was amazing.

In 1990 as a spectator at Red Bud, hanging over the fence in one of the corners, Wardy came through and roosted me big time on his KX. It was a proud moment for me! This was a cool video!

Jeff Ward is a f’n legend!

Impressive. Jeff must be close to 60. Wow. He still has it. Kx125 ✅🏁🏁🏁

So great to see one of my heros from back in the day back on a 2 stroke! If only Johnny O would have rode in out of nowhere and started a little race action...

I'm 45 and this guy was inspiring when I was a kid and still looks geat on a bike

Last time I saw Wardy on an '84 KX125 was Lake Whitney, Texas Nationals! Great memories!

I fell in love with motocross and Kawasaki because of you Thanks great memories as a young boy growing up in the 1980's

I have a photo I took of Ward on this bike at the Gainesville National in 1984. It's a really nice photo. I was fortunate enough to get him to sign it at a SuperMoto event at Road America in 2004, when he was on his way to yet another AMA Championship.

Went to the neighboring high school where Wards went. Saw him at Saddleback a few times. He's a champion and a class act.

Cant wait to restore my 85 kx125 now all cause of this guy, first year power valve. So cool love ward and this piece of history

loved watch wardy race back in the day he was my favorite rider short like me

You were always one of my favorite riders Jeff I rode a Kawasaki because of you and always use your number and still do, you're a true living legend !!!

Absolute legend! So cool to see him suiting up. Glad he still throws a leg over the old two strokes. Love this vid!!👍👍

The guy won on everything at every level. 80, 125, 250, 500, SX, GP, super moto, one of the best to ever throw a leg over a bike.

Definitely a older 125, fast, and booggyy . Thanks from NOR-CAL.

Ward still has tons of talent! As older vet riders we still need to just go out and ride and have fun, I have a 1980 CR 125 and 250 that I still enjoy riding and alot of younger kids ask about what the two rear shocks are all about. I will in near future do a video of these bikes and post on my channel.

Wow! Just wow! That year (1984) the 125 nationals was my all time favorite battle rivaled only by the 76’ Hannah/Smith 125 battle. But Wardy was my hero! My family opened a Kawasaki franchise in 1985 in Oregon and Jeff Ward was who I wanted to be from then on!!!! I loved the 1985 bikes, especially that 125 which looked so much like Wardy’s 1984 works bike. Wonderful video and so awesome that Ward is still fit and riding👍 the man is a legend of Motorsport!

What flashbacks from that gear! He was the little kid riding a minibike wheelie in "On Any Sunday"!!! My inspiration. My first few Washougal Nattys were when they ran 125's and 500's. Seeing Wardy on his KX500 kicking one-footers off the first jump at the bottom of Horsepower Hill, Dogger came blitzing through those huge 90's finish line "whoops" on his KX500's rear tire! The ground shook! Privateer Guy Cooper still shredding and showing off on his RM125 after busting his perch, those moments are unforgettable. My first year there was Hannah's last.

This is the way a race bike should sound.

Met him back in 85 at Mosier Valley....he was out at the track getting in some practice before the Supercross. I was at a Gary Bailey MX class that day..Ward took a few minutes to say hello to us all, allowed people to get close to his works 250. His mechanic answered a lot of questions for us. Took pictures with people as well. Super nice guy.

I remember watching wardy at millville on that bike. Love the video.

1984 Millville, the track was WAY different then. In one of the back sections Wardy would accelerate and wheelie down the hill!!!! O'Mara didn't have anything for Jeff that day!!!! Side bar, I rode the Pro National Hare Scrambles at Millville in 84, and John Martin and Ed Lojak we're fighting each other for the win, man those guys were so FAST!!!! I was on a KTM 125!!! I loved that bike!!

I saw Ward at the LA colosseum in the 80s. He bowed out in a previous moto, cause of mech problem. The second moto was unreal with Wardy, he fckn lapped the whole field and was so impressively fast in that moto he became legend at that moment. Wardy is awesome ever since the wheelie On Any Sunday. It is still On Any Sunday, priceless!!!! Love this stuff as much as him.

Hell yeah! Jeff man I grew up watching you and got my first bike a 1986 KX80... changed my life and I still ride at 52

I Enjoyed watching Wardy ride again.Got to see Him race twice at Lake Sugar Tree in Axton Virginia back in the early 80's.Looks like He's in Great shape to be 61 years old only two years younger than me but I'll bet a world of difference faster.Looks like riding that 125 two stroke put a smile on his face.Probably brought back fond memories of His Glory Days.Would Love to see Jeff and as many as possible of The Legends of the late 70's and 80's get together and race on 125's or 250's.I would rather see that than the modern day guys race.That would be Awesome watching The Legends race on 2 strokes Any size!!!

Ahh those were the days. I patterned my riding after Wardy. I also always rode Kawies. 1976 1979 1980 1984 125’s and a 1992 kx 250. And now I have a 2022 kx 450

Awesome seeing Ward has the right stuff still! Old Guys Rule! Miss the two stroke days.

I watched Jeff compete in the Kingdome in 79. He took 15th. He was still new. Became a classic motocross icon. Jimmy Weinert was still "the man" at Kawasaki at that time. Hannah won that night. Jeff can definitely still ride.

Nice to see he still has it one of my favorites of all time wardy

Wardy is an absolute legend! I was at TLD visiting one day and Wardy was there picking up one of Aryton’s minis and he stopped for a photo and chatted for a bit. I still have that photo framed and hanging in my office…

What a LEGEND, fabulous to see him on that bike ringing the kneck out of it 👌👊👊

Wow! That was awesome. I remember that bike, 84 was such an awesome year for mx. Wardy is fast! Still have all my mx mags from that era.

What a treat, the man still rips harrrd!

I remember seeing Ward race Omara at Saddleback probably on that very bike, I swear I don't know how those motors stayed together, they had them just pinned the entire race, what I saw those guys do on those 125s was unbelievable, thank you Wardy for that memory! (The talent it takes to make an underpowered bike go that fast is off the charts)

Jeff Ward Thanks Man for doing it. I grew up near Budds Creek - Potomac and raced there every other weekend. a tricked out RM125 Than I raced in Dubai in 1979 - 1982 i was sponsored by the only Honda Dealer in the Gulf , got the # 2 plate w/ no parts , than I had a White Yamaha and got # 1. I was never in youre league though - you used to Fly !

Wardy was a damn good INDYCAR racer as well! Just an all around American BADASS!!! 🇺🇲

A very sweet sounding old bike and great to see the champ having fun and a nostalgia ride

That thing rips pretty good for a bike that old and grown man on it! I love it!!!

Still hauls the freakin' mail, love Wardy.

champion in every class.....respect

Cool! He was one of my heroes back in the day.

As a young man , I was a Jeff Ward fan . Now as an aging motorcyclist , motorcycle shop owner , racer... I'm a super-fan. He was and is an inspiration.

I had one of those when I was a kid (Australia), it's my favorite 125 to this day, I remember that it had a big carby, nice video for the memories.

Glad you grabbed Wardy to do this! Having fun!

Wardy is my favorit of all time he was my hero then and still is a man of many talents on wheels

Love the single side rad, jeff ward and green dirt bikes !

Awesome job putting this production together ! Beautiful bike and the great Jeff Ward giving his input and showing his unbelievable skills. Wardy was my favorite pro back then, as I rode a Kawasaki in the New England Connecticut area. I love looking at old vhs videos and old pictures of my 1979 KX250, 1984 KX500 and 1985 KX500 MX bikes. I have pictures of my KX 500 bikes brand new rolling out of Midtown Kawasaki in Rocky Hill Connecticut and the Cromwell sand pits. I stopped riding MX in 1987 and came back in 1999. I’m sure you all had your MX breaks for careers and injuries as did. I jumped ship from Kawasaki to the McGrath inspired Yamaha YZ250 and eventually made the switch to the thumpers on a Honda CRF 450R. I now ride a Suzuki on the street and stopped riding MX. I’ll never forget Wardy and those KX bikes, I lived for that stuff in the 80’s. That stuff forged me into the person I’ve become and made me one tough and determined individual. Thank you for putting that on RU-vid.

Bad ass video! Need more of them with old school guys.

Nice to see Jeff Ward on the bike again ! I remember seeing him in the magazines racing XR75s against all the YZ80 guys and still winning. Saw him race in person last at Foxboro Supercross 1983. 👍🏼

ill never forget your ride on the tv program thats incredible

So awesome to see and hear

I watched Wardy race at the 2005 World Minis, there were a couple ex stars mixed in. He was so fast then and still is. So cool! I live these types of videos.

That`s awesome, Wardy still wringing it out!

this was so enjoyable to watch. old school appreciation

Great to see wardy ride🙏

What a legend Ward is, my top pick from the greatest, most ultra competitive era in mx. Respect from the UK.

I own so much lime green stuff because of this man. Tools, tool boxes, wheels, bicycles, RC cars, you name it.

Awesome to see WARD on his '84. Some kids had Farrah's poster on the wall 👍but raced an '84 KX80, so Wardy was my hero back in the 80's. Great to see Dewhurst out there too. Long time friend shooting on 4 wheels...

Legend ! Bike sounded like a good running 200cc.

Awesome video.jeff ward is a legend! Thanks guys.... Now I want a kx125!!!!!

What a legend!

I had a 82 RM125. brilliant little bike. you cant beat the sound of a two stroke on the pipe.

Flipping awesome! Thanks Ping for the coverage!

I loved it when you pulled out your open face helmet!

Epic… Ward on his works 125 🤙

Great video... Good to see the olTimer still has it in him, probably forever 🏁

Wardy is a legend.i can't believe he still fits in his gear...

Love it! Wardy’s a legend

Thanks Dave