Just JMB: Jean-Michel Bayle - video from 1989 500 Nationals

[MegaLucius69]

the cr 500 mean machine back in da days.

[mxsmitz201]

I want to say that that footage was shot at unadilla? At the very end of the video it looks like he was dropping into gravity cavity. correct me if im wrong

[abinadvd]

Les ricains savaient parfaitement qu'il arrivait en 1989

Les vrais pilotes flippaient avec respect.

Les autres en ont fait une affaire d'etat.

Il en a pris plein la gueule, mais leur a montré sa classe.

Ce type avait des capacité exceptionnelles !!!

Mais quelle tete de con, et quelle maturité a 20 ans

[abinadvd]

It is sure , no pilots before or after wanted to make a race with him.

Every pilots ask himself "What will he do during this race ?"

Every pilots (in europe or us) were happy to see him going to road racing.

Everyone non pilots thought , why do you go? We want to see magic again

But JMB wanted to win a road racing too. He just had 1 pole on 250 , 2 on 500 on non factories bikes

"I destroy too much tires, impossible to win " he said

[TheLouloubzh]

C'est juste ... JMB !!!!

[DjJMB94]

My initials are JMB :) But different name :P

[egaillard37]

He was so easy, so simple then so fast.

Every pilots (excpet many) hated him for that.

[benmagoo7]

the original comment that i replyed to has been removed...convinent....and we were talkin about hondas so you ve got yr wires crossed....i agree with what yr sayin if yr on about suzukis but this started about the early hondas not a 1989.....hope we can bury the hatchet.....

[willy484h]

I saw him race against stanton in fremont stanton took both of them out of the lead.Bayle has got to be one of the fastest besides brad lackey i've ever had a chance to see...smooth and FAST !

[Mega0akley]

my dad rode ktm 300 and kx 500 in amca in the 80/90s what a beast the bike was a shame they stoped making them there will never be a bik like the 500 2 stroke again

theres nothing like the sound off an open 500 2 stroke

[oliviermary]

Thank for the video , hes still the best for me

[woutjeable]

JMB master of 500 two stroke

[typeonegfr]

Lestat

[carparolo]

via a manego tel paltan

[TheLmanouche]

merci a jmb pour touts ses belles courses

[HardRocker2694]

my fav pilot!

[racerace]

True! JMB - one of the best ever in motocross!

[motoman9477]

@racerace Yes he was...still is as well....watching him ride,you realize the amount of skill he has even now...plus...I miss the retro look of the old days...

[gsxrful]

@racerace not one of the best he was " THE" Best.

[ilmacchi205]

great JMB le plus grand pilote du motocross j'ave ammire en Italy au championau du monde est formidable

excuse moi pour moi Francais

[racerace]

That was a pretty sweet pass! JMB - living legend!

[sparffo]

Nice!! was the number 7 rider Jeff Stanton? =)

What a clean pass by JMB!

[racerace]

JMB is very special in sport : )

[fred1671]

@racerace And he knew how to stir up things in the Honda camp!

[cycyetriri]

JMB he is from of my city in france (Manosque 04) the best!!!!!!!!

[racerace]

JMB is a different cat for sure ... but also one of the best to ever swing a leg over a motorcycle. In talking to Rick Johnson, how knows JMB pretty well, he says he's a really great guy. But back in his days in racing in the USA, the promoters liked to play up the 'USA vs. Them' ... so probably a lot of people misunderstood that he really was and is a good guy : )

[disyokerr]

@racerace I do agree with you 100%, I when to Anaheim Angel back in 1990-91 super cross, and Any body could feel it in that place, He was awezome! and no many people like it, he WOn big thta Night. In my opinion and been an ol rider (48)year old today, he is one of the greatest ryders or ine of my favorites, Hanna Bob, also, and since those days Bubba Stewart is the next, This guy is incredible and has unique style.

Regards

[bsharpy]

I watched him at Broome Tioga and Unadilla. Simply amazing rider. And I was a Stanton fan back then.

[KawasakiRider91]

I was too young to watch jmb race since i was born 91 but he was my big brothers biggest role model and thru youtube he has become one of my biggest to. great rider

[ruymxsx7]

jmb111 the best ever and maybe for ever

[IExposeMormonism]

This is a rare racer, not many can do Formula One and MX. Takes a special talent

[GenesisShinigami]

no just practice

[NokiaN95D8G]

Dont you mean Motogp and MX...?

Never seen JMB compete in a F1 car..

[IExposeMormonism]

Yes, thats right, MotoGP. whoops

[mrieddie]

Thanks for this cool video. I watch it everyday!

[Sadprince298]

Bring back the 500cc class!!! 2strokes forever!!!

[heerkrupp64]

3.28 to 3.34min is my fav part of the video .Regards

[andreeman1994]

Now there's a guy who knows what he's doing...

[leadbellysound]

don't forget this guy went on to gp's, and i think he's the first i saw with a knee down on a motocross bike,at the the beginning of supermoto.

[benmagoo7]

that was good..JMB..is a legend!!awsome the 500 days..:)

[juandi2570]

JMB is the best european motocross rider of all time, better than stefan everts. He won everywhere in this planet including the highest level motocross events in the world: ama 250cc and 500cc in the states.

[Braaap126]

There was no RM500 in 1989

[benmagoo7]

@Braaap126 THERE WAS!!! YZ490 same thing they called the honda a 500 and that was 480?...same thing mate

[Braaap126]

@benmagoo7 Let me enlighten you on a few things, The RM500 was made by Suzuki from 1983 thru 1985, A YZ 490 is a bike made by Yamaha (a completely different manufacturer) as far as the Honda CR 480 goes it was produced in the early 80's and ceased production in 83 because 1984 was the first year for the CR 500 (a completely different machine) the early honda big bores such as the 480, 460 were air cooled, the 500 was only air cooled it's first year and was a totally different bike alltogether.

[benmagoo7]

@Braaap126 na mate i own a 82 480 these were the 500 class racers from the shop not big bored by some back street tuners the 500 480 490 what ever`` and to think i didnt know the 490 was made by yam to try and be little me let me enlighten you...you read to much back then they were all classed as 500s.....THANKS SIR..

[Braaap126]

@benmagoo7 Get a clue; "big bore" is a term used to classify an open class bike, "bored out" is what you are talking about and next time proof read your mindless dribble it makes no fucking sense at all

[benmagoo7]

@Braaap126 LIKE THE VERBAL DIEHORIA THAT KEEPS COMING OUT OF UR MOUTH MR TXT BOOK....like mr know it all

[Braaap126]

@benmagoo7 Heres an idea, this disagreement between us started because you believe there is such a thing as a 1989 RM 500, please direct me to where anyone could see proof of the said bikes exsistence and you and I could end this fued directly, as well as me standing corrected and will also owe you a huge apology on my behalf.

[Vondur88]

Suzuki RM 500

[racerace]

JMB was awesome! KTM had a few bikes out there I think ... same for Husqvarna. I forget if Suzuki was running in the 500 class at that time .... what's left of my memory is almost gone : )

[QWTFBBQSAUCE]

What bikes were used besides the CR500, KX500, and YZ490/WR500?

[typeonegfr]

He came,won everything in is path then whent back home.Lets not forget the smoothes most talented rider to ever grace the sport

Peace

[woodsrider117]

Bring back the 500cc class!!!

[trailextremist]

great racing this beat fmx or poser scrubs any time of day

[runisle]

a french rocket on the track, Go go Jean Mi !

[bartje378]

JMB: A REAL LEGEND !!!!!

[drumrboy248]

Great video. Remember racing that year...Micky Dymond...I thought that was George Holland there for a sec (was Stanton). Remember that guy?!? :-)

[kbmotocross2]

can you tell me what the song is? great video keep them 1980's videos coming

[kbmotocross2]

what the song

[heerkrupp64]

I look at this video two or three times a week and never get tired of it. Honda and Bayle were a match made in Heaven, it would appear.

[kbmotocross2]

bayle was the best there ever was in the 500 class, i wish he was still racing or sround in the U.S.

[XxxXEmoPrinzessXxxX]

Just look at the guys he had to race against,Stanton,Ward,Bradshaw,­and to win in that crowd,was just amazing,he deserves credit,hes fucking earned it.

[racerace]

That pass was pretty excellent!

I like the "nous belges on mange tout le mond"

the sentence above that, with the 'bad' words ... not so much : )

[KORNMASTERCHIEF]

THAT GUY IS FUCKING FAST

[rickeytorickey]

nous belges on mange tout le monde

[booba57140]

super cool

[killsark]

111 for ever

[daminejamesak47]

wow. that pass a 1:42 was amazing. that was a close one

[cilindrik]

fenomenale !

[R250CR]

un dieu!!! j'adore son style voila tout!

[moviemaker1792]

vive le 4 temps nice old school video

[reverb478]

man those 500s throw a mean roost. i couldnt imagine being behind one at unadilla.

[bernardrossier]

Tout simplement UN des plus Grands dans le motocross et LE plus grand français... Personne n'a fait ce que Bayle a accompli... Merci pour cette vidéo.. 111... memories...

[MilesB1975]

Not many jumps , because this was Motorcross, not the modern Supercross, Crusty Demons style we are left with today

[maadessobasta]

greates rider and most talentful! a pleasure for the eyes to see such a riding style!!

great vid

[199kaz]

great vid !

500cc 2strokes is the best engin on earth !

[AdamBallzz]

Man nice video, that shit is awesome. Im stillin awe of how those dudes are ridng like that on 500 2strokes, thats badass! that track dont seem to have many jumps on it though? i bet them shits get ridiculous air.. Thanks 4 postin man....

[racerace]

It is a lot fun watching this old footage, and creating these videos. Thank you for your comments

[arth1717]

Vive le 2 temps !!

[heerkrupp64]

Magnificent video, great skill, the music fits the performance, I used to keep an eye on his riding, magazines, ect. He was always a favorite of mine, its a pleasure to see these videos..

[psyol]

I think JMB is the most perfect driver ever, noone has such complete technique. He went to the U.S. and kicked a lot of behinds...

Greetings from Sweden.

[seb250cr]

i'm surprised that nobody talk about the Man on the video ! Ricky is on it but it's Jean-michel Bayle (one of the best rider ever) the camera are following !

thx !

[Darrenjudy5]

I miss the 2 strokes, thank you for posting these videos look forward to more.

[racerace]

I know a lot of people still prefer the two strokes ..... but they are buying the four strokes because of their easier availability.

[racerace]

Howdy - thanks for the e-mail, and kind words. Yes, I kinda' know Rick Johnson - we grew up and still work together. We will be posting more 'old school' videos too!

[JESUSUPERSTAR]

you know Rick Johnson!!! im from Portugal. man thats great he is one of my favorit dirt bike racers. VERY NICE VID I LIKE A LOT TO SEE THESE OLD SCHOOL MX VIDS POST MORE

[racerace]

Yeah, a lot of people are really liking the sound of the two-strokes! : )

[smokinggunracingintl]

Race2.

Did you ride 500's also? my ride are yz490's also yz450F, These were the bikes, 65+Hp. much better than 4 strokes. hell of allot of torque. A wild ride to control the bike, full of Arm pump, and adrenalin.

[jacksonline6]

hear that 2 strokesound gotta love it

[racerace]

If you can get any of my 'friends' from that Moving Door or Sliding Porch or Swinging whatever that place was called, ... I'd have to move up there! : )

[racerace]

Spike and Molly? No way! How long have they had Internet access? Do they drink beer? Maybe we could party!

[spikebooboo]

Come back up to Northern CAL, don't wait until Hangtown....Spike

[racerace]

See what happens when you have a few beers and play around with a flute and violin! : )

[spikebooboo]

Great footage....beer, flute and violin, sounds dangerous but worked great with this....Spike and Molly

[MXNSX]

I agree the music selected is perfect for the footage.Awesome work!

[racerace]

I don't think he was ... but I don't know him personally. What Rick Johnson has told me is that he's really a good guy, but sometimes the promoters tried to build up a 'rivalry' between US riders against Bayle. I think he just wanted to race : ) Add in the language differences, and some people thought he was arrogant or a jerk. Besides what Rick told me, everyone else I've talked to that's worked closely with him says he's a really good guy. Thanks,

[kbond225]

Is it true that JMB was a bit of a jerk? Just asking as I've heard that before on more than one occasion.

[racerace]

Thanks! JMB was always fun to watch!

[phaulgai]

This is epic. The audio pulls you into the action perfectly, great choice!

Cool!