1989 Rd1 Japan Suzuka Kevin Schwantz VS Wayne Rainey Big Battle3

[NYCZ31]

Great video. Love that I can even hear the crowd's reaction

[Siuxia]

@DunlopDaytona

If you gave Rainey/Schwantz a MotoGP bike from today back in the 80's they would have used it. Motorsport has always been a progression of technology some it that seems to make the the bikes "not as good" are all in the name of safety. In the last 20 years there have been 4 deaths in the GP class, the 20 years before that there was 23 deaths. I think I prefer my GP riders alive. It tends to be a downer to a race weekend when they have to stop a race to scrape someone off a wall.

[DunlopDaytona]

This is from the era (1975-1993) when the men who rode these bikes were MEN, and the bikes were insanely fast, and deadly if you made a mistake.

After '93 PC chips made them easier to ride.

Now, since the advent of MotoGP gay-boy bikes with launch control, traction control, wheelie control, adjustable engine torque (on the fly)... motorcycle racing has become a "sport" of nothing more than monkeys playing a 2-wheeled playstation.

And untalented wankers like Rossi are just gay poseurs.

[bboyrenzo]

You can tell raineys mad

[barros86]

@Topmostpop

You want to rev the engine to the right RPM for the lower gear you are shifting to.

If you don't you can suffer wheel spin and hard understear in corner!

Love this fotage!

[89rainey]

これは、レイニーが周回数を勘違いした時ですね。

もう一周あると思っていたそうで、確かに最終ラップなのに、

レイニーは全然仕シュワンツに仕掛けずに「様子見」って感じでし­たね。



[saloei]

Enjoyed the race. Watching Kevin and Rainey so close throughout a race was always exciting to watch. 2stroke 500GP was the best. And like lars06r6 said, good quality too!

[lars06r6]

highest quality I've seen to date. Very nice!