When A Dirtbike Videotape From The 90's Created A Movement ( Crusty Demons Of Dirt ) 

This was absolutely brilliant. Thank you for creating such an epic documentary. What a time it was to be alive.

Crustys shaped my music taste, what I think is fun, and my life to a degree. In my first year of high school, I asked the big wild kid who had a reputation for being nuts what he was listening to. He loaned me one headphone and it was "The fightback" by Superheist. I was like hey that's from Crustys 9. He said that's how he first heard it. 15 years later I was the best man at his wedding.

I was an skateboarder at that exact moment in time. Heck I remember that we were all together, skateboarders, snowboarders, motor bikers, BMX. All of us listening to underground punk rock, heavy metal and alternative rock; we even dressed alike. What a time to be alive...

Every 40ish dude in the comments knows what this really means. It’s a time we will never see again.

This type of content is peak RU-vid. Long form love letters created by people who are so truly passionate about something they can’t help but share its history and importance. I don’t give a shit about motoX but for 34 minutes you made it the most interesting thing in the world to me. Really amazing work.

Terafirma did it first for me, but between that and Crustys it totally moulded who I was back then and I remain that way today. The music, the 90s dirt bikes. Thank god I grew up before mobile phones and social media, a time where relationships and activities took work and as a result were rewarding. Nostalgia makes me sad but it was truly a fantastic time.

What a fucking treat bro, I still have all 3 crusty videos on vhs. That era made me into the offroad rider I am today as well as both my teenage daughters..what a time to grow up in the 90s riding dirt bikes and being hated by all your neighbors. Huge parties and racing with hangovers..love it!! All the way from South Africa..

I was at X games when Travis jumped into the bay.... I could see myself and my buddy Eric in the front row of the grandstands going crazy in this video. I was a poser in the 90s as well and Crusty was on at all times. Thank you for this it made me smile a lot. :)

Even as a 44 year old, lifelong motorcyclist, I’ve never seen Crusty. Your tribute however has inspired me to see it for myself, as I am enamored of the variety within motorcycle culture historically. Thanks for such an engaging look into this poignant time in history, and for bringing this era to light for me. Happy Trails!

... This all happened in my young riding motocross years. 2 movies that marked a place in time. 1. On Any Sunday. 2. Crusty Demons or Dirt. Thanks for the video. .

I feel Crusty Demons paved the way for freestyle and agree with Hart and Partrana being some of the pioneers. Hart’s backflip attempt certainly created a evolution of the sport. Pastrana is one of those that could (almost) always do something on a bike and made things look effortless. I appreciate that Hart or Pastrana did not have fake personas/ a gimmick either.

That was awesome! I was in my 20's back when all of that was happening and if you didn't live in SoCal, you weren't exposed until the first X-Games! I remember watching Metz landing that double backflip and going nuts! Thanks for bringing the backstory to the younger generation!

I can't even explain how amazing this video was for me to watch... Wow, did you ever capture the nostalgia! You summarized the feeling that I've been chasing my entire life after watching crusty demons. I wanted to move to California and everything (not so much these days 😆). Unbelievable content. I started watching your channel recently with the maico video. You have a serious skill I guarantee your channel will blow up. Instant fan here keep up the good work 🍻.

Phenomenal video, couldn't stop watching. Even though I was a more purist MX wanna be and didn't like the Mulisha angle at first, nobody can forget the jaw drop at Seth's jump. Still blows me away today and I'm glad to have been alive to see this time in the MX scene.

Once in a while someone with true talent at writing, editing and commentary comes along. Mr Goon's passion for that knarly left turn moto took in the 90s blasts out in perfect harmony. Well done, loved it, can't wait to watch more.

You have just describe the 1990's perfectly. Bought a tear to my eye, when you talked about a Saturday morning. put the tape on , load up some bikes go out and send it. even the normal guys, like me instantly went bigger after seeing that movie for the first time. Gen X ... we were the last to know what that time was like & will never be again. Great work man.🤘🤘

This was awesome and nostalgic. My older brothers were in high-school in the late 90's and I was 6-9. They'd pick me up from school in a lifted 78 Ford F150. We'd watch these VHS's until dad came home about 5:30. I'm 32 now. About 4yrs ago I snagged up a 02 KX100 for a learner bike. I do a lot of slow technical woods riding with tons of backroads cruising and adventure. In 2020 bought a brand new YZ250X (obviously had to be a 2 stroke). Thank you for the blast from the past

I will never forget going to my buddies house when I was primary school age, and him whipping out the Crusty Demons of Dirt VHS tapes. It blew my mind. I already loved dirtbikes and it just was magnificent. I've grown up riding motorbikes ever since, road, dirt, didn't matter. I just love motorcycles. Thanks Crusty Demons.

I started racing moto in '96. And had been into the sport since 94 so this stuff is right up my alley. I'm now 37 and have a few bikes. Street and track. But all from the 90s and 00s. Met a few of the "lesser known" stars over the years through different events or acquaintances. And when I started racing I was riding Mike healeys old '84 rm 80 a guy I know brought with him from California to Arkansas. That's all 💯 guys! Love 90s moto and everything that goes with it! This made my Wednesday morning before work for sure!

DUDE!!!! Loved this this brings me back. You said everything perfect. I remember calling and ordering my OG Mulisha hat and stickers.

I was living in Kauai when it came out. Kauai in the 90's was a dirtbike paradise. No fences, no rules, just miles and miles of awesome trails through the forrest. We watched that tape till it broke! Met a lot of the original CDD dudes when they would come to Kauai for vacay and my DB club would sponsor rides and we would take them to our best trails and stuff. Watched McGrath do some sick stuff. These guys could see lines the average rider couldn't-that is a gift for a dirt biker! Good stuff-

That was awesome. I grew up with these videos in Australia - we all had crappy bikes but we sent them bigger than we should have, because of these legends. It was such an awesome time. Crusty 1 started it all, and for me, Terrafirma 4 was my fav with the best soundtrack of them all. Cheers!

easily one of the biggest hits of nostalgia i've had in a minute

This was a great historical journey. I just got into Supercross (now Supermotocross) in the last couple of years and finding great videos like this that help catch me up is awesome 🤙. Thanks, Dude 🤜

The 90’s and 2000’s was just a singularity of awesome. Movies, music, comedy, sports, technology, it was meteoric in how drastically and quickly everything got better. Before it all went to hell anyway.. We had fun back then.

I'm not a rider or a bike enthusiast but i still got captivated by your video and thoroughly enjoyed every single second of it! Great story-telling!

Man I enjoyed your video! Absolutely epic. So well written and narrated. 10/10 Love from South Africa 🇿🇦

My weekends as a kid: 1. Watch Crusty 2. Ride all day 3. Shower 4. Watch Crusty again while bench racing about the day’s events while blowing dirt filled boogers. 5. Fall asleep while loading tear-offs on goggles and planning Sunday’s ride. 6. Sleep, rinse, repeat. Braaaahp!!! Nice deep dive into the life changing progression of the accessible side of dirtbike riding and how we ate up every second of it!

Crusty vids literally changed my life ans got me into dirt bikes. I was into bmx untill 1 day it was raining and my friend told me to rent crusty demons of dirt video tape....I did and its about 25 years later and I still have the same love and passion I did for dirt bikes in 1999. No feeling in the world like the freedom of being on motocross bike.

Almost everybody in this comment section graduated from high school between 97'-01' in SoCal.

As A 54 yo guy from Uk 🇬🇧.. This was so flipping awesome,me and my mates would get some beers at our home and watch this VHS 📼 video. We would just dream of been in these wonderful locations.. Epic..

I'll never forget Deegan huckin his bike at a Professional AMA SX race 🤘🤣🤘

Yup, these videos live rent free in my brain. Probably one of the only VHS tapes worthy of wearing out during high school. Pretty sure I rented one every other weekend for a year. Seth Enslow's ragdoll segment may be one of the most famous pieces of film ever.

Great video, man! This brought back a lot of memories for me. My Crusty story is that I worked at the facility where Jon Freeman edited Crusty 1 and 2 and we made all the VHS copies that were sold. At the time, I had no idea how it would impact the industry but I had been riding dirt bikes my whole life and I had never seen such crazy stuff before. As an 18-19 year old kid, it was super cool to be a small part of it. Anyway, thanks for the trip down memory lane…✌️😎

Loved this flashback, I haven’t watched Crusty 1 in while. I still think it’s the best one. I remember recording it for my friend on a long minute VHS so I could fit it on one tape 3x so we didn’t have to keep rewinding it😆 The music literally changed our lives, we were metal heads and just loved the new sound we were hearing, we literally called it Crusty Music and went on to discover a whole new genre. I am so glad and grateful that I was able to experience that era and ride dirt bikes. I am 59 now and still ride and play all the same music.

I am not afraid to say that I had to wipe away a couple nostalgia tears. The documentary is amazing, perfectly captured the feel of the era and explained it perfectly. I grew up in a family of 7, we moved to 42 acres of bushland in 1995. I was 5 years old and my brother was 8, I had a 1995 Yamaha PW50 and my brother had a 1985 Yamaha DT80 ( I still have the DT80, we kept it in the family, it is sitting behind me as I type this). We would watch Crusty Demons 1 all the time, before school, before riding, any time we had 30 minutes to spare. We would then ride as hard as we could and hit the biggest hills. We progressed and I got the DT80 and my brother got a 1989 DT175, it was late 1990s, but it was all we could afford at the time, sponsored by Dad, haha. My brother went onto doing freestyle competitions in the 2000s on his YZ250 2 stroke. He ended up having kids and settling down, still rides, has a KTM 450 these days. I have a 2002 YZR YZ250 WRN . It is a street registerable 2 stroke model that was made for the Australian market only. It is the normal YZ race bike with a road compliance plate stuck onto it. Makes for an interesting bike to use in town since it has no lock, no reserve and no stand. Still requires a small digital speedo, led brake light and a numberplate fitted to be legal but I dont mind. Just wanted to thank you for transporting me back in time, I will share this with my brother.

Crusty demons is why I bought a 2stroke and called my dog Seth. Some of the best times in my life.

Truly well put together video. Crusty Demon's of Dirt was such a massive part of my younger years shaping my musical taste and style throughout high school. This was very nostalgic.

Skates, bikes, jumps and the people that did incredible things yesteryear vs the dopamine drones of today? Another great video.

My God we were nuts ! Im 51 years old. Can barley get out of bed and walk with a limp. Glamis and ocotillo every weekend ! Thank You for putting this together!🤘🏻

This was an epic trip down memory lane. Brought back my whole childhood. Thank you 🙏 Edit: That Jeremy Lusk dying doing a backflip was brutal, he was one of my favorite riders. Same with Pat Casey. And I would be remiss if I didnt mention Dave Mirra. Dave Mirra and Jeremy McGrath were my first 2 favorite riders ever. R.I.P. Dave Mirra

Crusty demons changed my cousin and I from the time we watched it till we quit riding!! We built our own jumps and learned all the tricks from watching those guys. What a crazy time it was!! Brings back a lot of awesome memories!!! Thanks for making this video!!! 🤘👊👍

Very well done! The 90's, how lucky we were to have lived to witness these things as they were happening! Carey Hart totally gets credit. To say less is to Blaspheme not just him, but all of the amazing pioneers of this sport. RIP Pat Casey.

🤘🏻Demons was awesome. I was 16 and just bought a yz125. I’ve got some scars! Maybe a little head trauma too.

The memoriam of the late riders at the end was an honorable thing to do. Thanks for another great video & enlightening us on what catapulted the freestyle MX sport 🙂

Man this is by far your best video, so many memories as a kid came flooding back, I remember sitting like 7 inches from the TV absolutely mesmerized by Crusty Demons the first time I saw that video, it pushed me to getting a job that summer after school just to save up for my first 125....

You got a new subscriber! I was laughing out loud at your explanations of everything, I grew up watching the original Crusty Demons on VHS over and over again in 9th grade right when I started riding, and have been following all these riders since then. Your video and commentary was great, nailed everything 😁👌🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Fantastic job with that video! I was in my early twenties when a friend of mine showed me the first Crusty movie. It was new at the time. I had never seen anything like it or thought anything like it was possible. I had an XR650L that got lightly used and he had raced mx on an amateur level until tearing an acl and going to college. Anyway, after watching Crusty, we agreed that we were going to a motorcycle dealership and get dirt bikes asap. I was immediately hooked and couldn’t believe how amazing a 250 two stroke mx bike was after getting off of that big old XR. Going riding on the district 34 tracks in New York and places like Southwick, Buds Creek and racing amateur days at places like Unadilla were amazing. And of course when you live in Connecticut, it never rains in Jersey. Winter riding in the pine barons. Loved every moment of it. Thanks for sharing that video. It made me relive some great memories. Cheers! Braaaap!

i came from the generation after them. was close to being a professional moto/supercross rider. watching them progress gave me motivation to keep pushing forward. Sadly though the system it self and a mentally ill mother who was the one allowed to decide if i could race professionally instead of my father, she said no. Still im grateful for anyone who rides and understands the beauty of it. All riders and all fans. Its the American sport in my eyes

The Crusty Demons inspired this cringe of a VHS video of me and my friends filmed in the late 90's. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LtRID_991xs.html

in 1999 I was twenty years old, I had been riding a dirt bike since I was 8 years old and I got my first rally car when I was 10 years old. What you said in the awesome video of yours also kind of happened to me too as you might have guessed(lol), the ride was wild to say the least and still continues today. Crusty demons of dirt has brought only joy to my life, although I have been taking hard painkillers daily for 23 years but who f🦆 cares. lol Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮 and thank you for this so important video you made with style, I appreciate it so much.

It’s crazy how different of a person I am compared to the people who were part of Crusty, but yet how inspirational the crusty videos were to me in a strange way. I have so much nostalgia any time these videos are brought up.

Absolutely Epic Dude had to watch every second 👊

As someone who grew up going to crusty demons shows, watching the dvd’s over and over, this was an awesome trip down memory lane. Thanks so much for this video.

You nailed it on this documentary! I always talk stories about how great it was being a teenager in the 90's and growing up in San Diego. The dirt bike and off roading culture made who I am today! Pre runners and dirt bikes was life!

Travis is the only person to do a real 360. Off axis backflips don't count!!!!

Excellent video mate, Crusty was an absolute foundation of my life. Will never forget that. You missed an Aussie FMX champ in the memorial section though, Tyrone Gilks. He was a multi record holder, many times over for both distance jumping and youngest backflip. Gone but never forgotten.

He's absolutely right about the time. That tape, and full metal trip really were incredible for a teenager having fun on dirt bikes.

We were in Auto shop in highschool one day and we didn’t have much to do and the teacher didn’t want to do anything either. One student said I have a video we can watch, and ram to his car and brought back Crusty Demons Of Dirt. The entire class was blown away by it, and I wanted more!

MOTO XXX

I'm not a motorsport guy and I'm not sure how I came across this video, but this was absolutely incredible. Really good job on the video, you did an amazing job.

the documentary started so slow .. i needed 3 attempts to watch is completly but BOY .. at minute 20 .. it really took off and blew me away!!!! amazing work sir!

I remember my dad coming home from the video store with a couple VHS's, one was the newest UFC (OG UFC), and the other the newest Crusty. Years later Crusty 2000 would be mine and my buds go to movie. None of us could afford bikes so we raced BMX, Snow, skate did whatever we could to stay in the action. When I turned 18 I finally saved up enough money for a bike, a 01 CR250 with black plastics with metal spikes down the front fender. Road it a few time and sold it to go into the military for over a decade. Finally get out a few years ago and get a bike again last year. Every time I blaze the desert, I hear Guano Apes in my head. Awesome video man.

Great Video! Growing up in Germany during the 90s I just realized how little did I know about the history of Freestyle MX. Thanks for filling the gaps.

Awesome vid man!! You really summed up my childhood dreams in this vid. I remember watching that and then going riding and trying new stuff on my bike and later putting headphones in my helmet so i could jam out while riding 😂😂 best days of my life and i have never forgotten these guys!!

I remember watching these videos with my brother and every time we went riding I aspired to get big air. There wasn’t many places in CT that compared to the west coast. There was a place in Rocky Hill, CT we used to call the bone yard that eventually was bought by Tony Lorusso. He turned it into a legit track, but before that it was the only place that anyone could pull in and hit cool doubles, triples, and tabletops. It was insane, I remember being 15ft in the air and looking up at the bottom of someone else’s tires. I guarantee half of us on that track watched Krusty’s video the night before. I’ve also had too many ER visits and trashed bikes thanks to watching those crazy videos.

This was either '96 or '97, but I remember taking my dirt bike to the shop to get some work done and figured Id hang out in the service dept while waiting. They had a tv playing some videos and then a box of random VHS tapes, I got to talking with the guy behind the counter, he told me this new video just came out, Crusty 2. So I bought it, got my bike when it was done and went home to watch my new video tape. HOLY SHIT!! Thats all I could think watching it the first 100 times. I was hooked. I bought every Crusty video I could get my hands on, TerraFirma, Steel Roots, etc. I kept a freestyle moto video rolling at all times in my bedroom, It was an amazing time for certain. This video brought back SO many memories, well done!

Wow! Great mini doc! Excellent job man! What a time it was for sure!

39 year old outsider looking in. My 3-year-older brother and Dad rode dirt bikes together, but I broke my jaw riding BMX, and made good grades, so never was included in the motor powered 2 wheel fun. Little did they know I was always watching and learning. Left home alone after school and not worried about, I'd take their Hondas and even my dads loud as a deamon Kawasaki KX for joy rides in the neighborhood. They never knew til I confessed when we were all grown adults.😂 I was the quiet crazy baby.

Legendary! I remember seeing an ad for the video during an ad break on an Australian sports show. It had a big impact on my life! Great recap!!

I bought a new 2003 YZ250 around the time I came across Crusty videos. Still have it. The good ol days. Great video!

The golden age of motocross man. I'm still stuck in this age and I was only 5 and remember seeing this. I wish this was the culture still, but the world we grew up in no longer exist.

Thank you brother for putting this together!

That was like watching a highlight reel of the late 90’s-early 2000’s! Use to watch Crusty and Terrafirma about every day when I got home from school. There was nothing like that vibe in the 90’s. Music, the style and VHS tapes. Awesome documentary!

Congratulations. Thanks for all the energy

So later on, I bought a boxed set of DVDs. Crusty videos were an event to the crew. Heroes.

This video was so well put together. Thank you.

Crusty demons and huevos shaped my childhood and how I took riding. I loved riding tight wooded trails on my old 70s enduro. I was always breaking that old bike. I loved every second from both of those series.

Crustys definitely made a big impression on me. Great content! 👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸

Brilliant mini documentary. As a I 18 in 1994 and working at a local motocross shop and racing every opportunity I could. Being from the U.K. these vids blew my mind at the time and opened the door and gave us a glimpse of a world we could only dream about. All the videos mentioned and more were the cause of many dislocated shoulders and several broken ankles! Now as a fat,greying 47 year old who hurts when I wake up and walks with a slight limp and still wears M/M tee shirts….and in my head is still 20 something…we salute you sir! Best half hour odd I’ve spent on RU-vid for a looong time. You’ve gained a subscriber.

What a fun look back in time. I remember getting the VHS from my mom for Christmas in 1996 I think. Then I went to work for a motorcycle shop and convinced the owner to play these videos all the time. Great memories, thanks!

Born A Goon, you've nailed it again 💪 Thanks for the nostalgia trip and keep up the great work.

Man I’m a country boy from middle of Queensland Australia growing up in the 90s riding my xr100 watching crusty vhs till they all died never liked racing just jumping and riding with mates still a have few ramps set up in the front yard. Love your video mate

Great film. So well done. Flash backs galore. You also had me dying with the LBZ right into Guy Fieri joke.

Dude you nailed it with this vid. Thank you for making this, simply epic. When Crusty first dropped I was racing cars but some mates I use to race with were into racing dirt bikes. This VHS was at every party we had and inspired us all to go that little bit faster and push those boundaries. Was a remarkable time!

This was a brilliant condensed Doc'U. I grew up in the 80s...BMx, Motor Cycles, skiing and Snowmobiles, were our get away from it all. We were all known by the police and that just made it even cooler. Though our parents were pissed. Ya, I know, rebels aren't suppose to have trad. homes... My cousin lived in Orange Co. CA. late 80s early 90s. after H.S. My parents sent me out to CA for the summer to check out schools and visit Saddleback CC. Where I was going to play Baseball... I know I Know.. NOT very rebel. My Cousins step Dad was a GM for a Construction Co.. At this time they were just developing the hills... we'd ride the construction sites after hours and all weekend. His step Dad would get pissed...the fenced in areas we considered an "Attractive Nuisance. If you're from Cali and rode in the mid-late 80's and early 90's you know what I'm talking about. Kids would find empty or new build homes with pools. before occupancy the pools didn't have water, kids would jump the fence and skateboard the pool. We'd find where the fences ended up the hill and get inside the site and rip it up.... Finally my Uncle (my aunts ex) took us to the mountains, eventually the dunes. Ripping up the trails I could hang if not take some of the locals....raised in Michigan, 90% of my free riding was in the woods and what we called "going Frankenstein" if you hit a tree at the speed we were ripping... you and our bike (BMx or Moto Cross) be in pieces. When we hit the dunes I was out of my element. It took me a long time to figure out the speed and sand. trust me I face plant a LOT. I always find it interesting if not funny..... All these west coast rebels, that smashed against the machine....have become the machine. All the money they have made, yet early days they wanted to rage against the corporate monster... and today. They are the corporate logo and monsters. Good for them. I don't feel bad for them at all

1000% agree. Grew up at Hollister Hills and Pismo.... Years of riding and never, ever getting close to these guys skill... But having a BLAST every step of the way.... Great video and spot on with giving them their due!

Crusty Demons of Dirt was absolutely mind-blowing when it came out and it's still awesome today. Glad you made this little documentary. So cool!

Thanks for creating this awesome documentary. Turned back the time. Back in the days we were riding with friends in nature almost every weekend getting fired up with cdod music tapes in the car. Living in Germany we were dreaming of riding in the dunes. It was the forest and mountains for us then…❤

Great video! Growing up in East County San Diego Crusty was my holy grail growing up. I loved riding as a kid and once I watched that VHS of these guys going big and partying hard it changed my life forever!!!

The first time I saw Crusty was camping on a riding trip. One of the old dudes brought a big old tube TV and put it next to the camp fire and fired up a generator with a 100' cord and we all watched it. Was probably 10 or 12 at the time and I was absolutely hooked. Me and all the other kids talked the parents in a trip to the dunes next!

Brilliant video! I was totally obsessed with Crusty in the 90s, shaped my love of dirt bikes and my taste in music as well, along with the punk rock ethos.

Excellent documentary mate. Me and my friends grew up watching Crustys, every weekend just like you mentioned. These guys were legends.

Great video dude thank for the trip down memory lane. Crusty's bought music and bikes together which made my mates circle huge. Truly miss the 90's man.

When Crustys 1 first came out, i used to love watching it and then jumping on my dirtbike and riding harder than usual. It would get me pumped. Such an epic video

What a trip down memory lane. My crusty story, I was a late teen & big on MTB which was also in its infancy at the time. A mate came around with this vhs & it blew me away, and totally changed my MTB. As they say today, just send it. We would watch this the go riding. The shit we did back then was mad, exciting, sometimes scary, addictive and changed us forever. I wrecked a lot of bikes, but for some reason personal injury was minimal. Dislocation shoulder, broken foot and busted knees was about it. Thanks Crusty. Forever in your debt and literally the best period of my life.

Grew up watching these from my stepfather. Extremely grateful for the exposure to riding.

Sweet shout out to The Crusty Demons! They definitely changed my life & I was deep in moto when it premiered. Changed every riders mind on "moto life". Still twisting it today & still a bit crazy in everyday life because of these videos.

Thanks for expanding my horizons.💪🏽

We would go riding on the weekends, come home get the boys cleaned up and Mom would send us to the video store to get a movie for the night. We always came home with a Crusty's if one was available. We loved those so much. Thanks for posting this.