Stafford Classic Bike Show with the MT Riders Club

[SalaciousShadow]

yo stu... are they jerry cans hanging off the front?

[MadStu]

@SalaciousShadow No mate, they're just plastic panniers for carrying stuff in.

[birdyere13]

i Live in stafford ;) lol

[MadStu]

@chomby1991991 Harley Davidson MT350's and Armstrong MT500's - Ex-British Army, they're awesome :) Search google for MT Riders Club for loads more info :)

[goose003]

wow cool stuff man but too they mostly look the same wheres yurs u should've taken yurs n been all like boooom i nearly fell a 1000ft with it n i didn't soo booooom take that beeeers!!!!!

[MadStu]

@goose003 hehe, yeah they're all the same, and yet all different. They're like lego bikes, we al have our own stuff bolted on

[TheBusterRides]

Good video i quite like MTs there was one for sale a the local bike meet last week for £1500 tempting!

[MadStu]

@TheBusterRides Not bad price, can get them cheaper though. I got both mine for less than £1,000 each.

[modemeyes]

Thanks for views Stu, makes me want to jump on a bike and travel Eastern Europe -RIGHT NOW! I'll wear me string vest, wellies, and best underpants. No sweat!.............Mike

[MadStu]

@modemeyes hehe, I'll come with you!

[fdxnaoseinomes]

What a good job you have, get paid to ride bikes :)

[MadStu]

@fdxnaoseinomes It's pretty sweet! Just wish it paid more, lol

[91DemonKing91]

Uncle Fester!!! :P

[MrMax89]

Nice Bikes!!

[trottm04]

Still really good. You mean better than my weedy 350 :D good vid.

[MadStu]

@trottm04 HA! You wish!

[trottm04]

@MadStu I dont need to lol

[trottm04]

@MadStu no need to wish lol i knoooows !!

[Martinnc30]

CCM604 lump in a MT? i love it!

[MadStu]

@Martinnc30 Oooh yeah, lots of bigger rotax engines will fit in as they're same shape and have all the holes in the same places :D I think 640 is the biggest. Other mods have been done though, for instance one bloke stuck a 900cc Triumph Speed Triple engine in his. And I believe the same bloke is now attempting to stick an FZR1000 engine in it!

[trottm04]

@MadStu Not that we are crazy at all

[Bikeman1087]

That blue is really mt350? Looks more like a yamaha dt than harley mt350. :P

[MadStu]

@Bikeman1087 Well, the Blue one is actually an older Armstrong MT500, it's freaking fast and the rider has been riding them in competitions for the army and privately for years. I'll be filming him whizzing round an MX track this weekend on it too! Can't wait!

[trottm04]

@MadStu Fast because it isnt a 350 and no im not jealous off the electric boots but you should be jealous off the inconvenient kicker

[MadStu]

@stupidrider53 I do love the look of Can-am's though, a few of our club members have the Can-am's too. Not had the pleasure of riding one yet though.

[markwhitelock]

My dirty beast got a slight look in at 24 seconds! Cheers Stu!!

[MadStu]

@markwhitelock hehe, yeah baby!

[67kneil]

awesome collection of bikes

[MadStu]

@67kneil cheers mate :) You thinking of upgrading from a scooter? ;)

[2wheelsteve]

Stu mate, I think the sound track is out of sinc, as it panned to the pink bike the audio says " and this baby is all mine " haha brilliant.

Nice one

[MadStu]

@2wheelsteve hahaha, err..

[alphamongrel]

Those are'nt bikes. Those are two-wheeled Range Rovers.

[MadStu]

@alphamongrel haha, well, a Range Rover would be luxurious, these are hard as nails so more like a basic Land Rover ;)

[birdman404]

so mayyy of them in one place

[MadStu]

@birdman404 I think we had about 50 there that weekend, not all of them were on display.

[pulse0000]

They are cool looking bikes.

[MadStu]

@pulse0000 yes they are :) Thanks

[GermanSniperBayArea]

I lobe how your bike looks beat to shit :D thats how I can tell you love to ride it.

[MadStu]

@GermanSniperBayArea haha, yeah it takes a LOT of abuse from me ;)

[VWBAJA2112]

Thanks for sharing,I always fell off 2 wheels,so I stuck with 4 ,wish to learn more ,u guys r very kind.

[MadStu]

@VWBAJA2112 haha, well get one of these bikes, if you drop it, it doesn't matter ;)

[RayXRSV]

I was there and love every minute of it. thx for the upload

[MadStu]

@RayXRSV Cheers mate :) Do you have an MT?

[RayXRSV]

@MadStu No mate but love to get one. 

[Itsreload]

Wow 3km! The one at 3:13 has only one case? That looks like it would be awkward to balance. Nice machines.

[MadStu]

@Itsreload He says it's fine, I don't think it's that heavy. I've rode a few bikes with only 1 pannier on and you don't notice it to be honest, except maybe when you're sticking it on and off of the stand. Cheers :)

[iridemotorbikes]

Great stuff!!! Thanks for sharing the show with us, never see that many military bikes over here in the US..

[MadStu]

@iridemotorbikes Glad you liked it, mate :)

[Jaythechauffeur]

I need to get me one of those! lol

[MadStu]

@Jaythechauffeur hehe, I believe there's some MT500's in the US still, come with a hefty price tag though. Selling for around $10,000 new I believe - you'd have to check out your local Harley Dealership, though they may deny all knowledge of the bike ;)

[cyclopse50]

Some really nice machines there. Good vid mate.

[MadStu]

@cyclopse50 Thanks, it's appreciated :)

[hawaiisidecar]

I really like bike show vids. Thanks a lot for this one. Great looking bikes!

[MadStu]

@hawaiisidecar Cheers mate :) Glad you liked it.

[danmoto73]

adore your intro :) some nice bikes there, the blue one was really very nice but belongs in green, looks like a great club to be involved in. why was the wuf in bits like that ?

nice vid as always stu :)

[MadStu]

@danmoto73 haha, I was just thinking how shite my intro is. I'll have to win Kalani's competition for a title sequence ;) The MTRC is awesome, we have hundreds of active members, large percentage are ex-military so it's always good laugh/drinking session wherever we go. The rides that are organised for us are not only free, but second to none. This weekend I'll be riding on private forestry tracks, camping for free on a tiny village green (the whole village welcomes us) and riding MX track too!

[MadStu]

@danmoto73 oh, and The Wuf was in bits because a few of the awesome MT Riders Club members brought all the tools and bits I needed to replace my clutch plates :D :D :D :D I did nothing but watch them! I asked how I should help, and Gary said "Get a chair and drink a beer" ;) You should get one, I'm serious, they're so much fun. And if you noticed in the vid, they're like Lego bike! Each bike had something different bolted on, lol

[suburbanryder]

I love the military bikes.

Thanks for showing them off.

[MadStu]

@suburbanryder no probs, I love them

[MrZelrok]

Sweet sweeeeet bikes

[MadStu]

@MrZelrok Yep! :)

[byersm66]

What are those boxes on the front? They would look great on my KLR.

[MadStu]

@byersm66 Yeah, the front panniers are awesome mate :D Can carry LOADS of crap that you don't need ;)

[jimbo80982]

WHERE THE HELL DO YOU FIND ALL THESE BIKES XD

[MadStu]

@jimbo80982 :D they're all over the place! There's thousands of us!

[jimbo80982]

@MadStu They look so rugged , obviously they have to be but yeah , the kinda bike id love but theres only 1 or 2 on ebay right now but theres 6 honda dominators?! and even then the mts are over in the us! big downer!

[john47999]

Damn, wish I'd have gone to Stafford :( Looks like a great show.

[MadStu]

@john47999 It was good fun, we got to camp there too and had a jolly good laugh.

[halfthrottle]

So crazy that all those are Harley Davidson's. Never seen one in the U.S.

[MadStu]

@halfthrottle In the US there are a few HD MT500's. The marines had some along with the KLR's I believe. The yanks wanted the same bikes as us so NATO awarded the contract to Harley who bought the rights from Armstrong. Then made basically the same bike albeit with some improvements - hoping to get big contract with US military which didn't happen. They then told each of their dealerships that they had to buy 2 models each, lol. Lots are still in dealerships, still crated up I believe.

[Tsuk94]

look at all thouse sexy beast's

[MadStu]

@Tsuk94 :)

[oli333]

bloody hell. I've gone from not knowing these bikes even exist to seeing far too many of them in one go, in a year! hehe. awesome one.

[MadStu]

@oli333 hehe, they're freaking AWESOME (the club is a big part of how awesome the are though)

[JumpinPakFlash]

how come ur bike was in bits?

[MadStu]

@JumpinPakFlash A couple of awesome dudes fixed the clutch while it was there :D

[JumpinPakFlash]

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