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

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In 91 he won everything in AMA MX: 250 SX Series, 250 Nationals, 500 Nationals. Promoters sometimes built a rivalry between USA & foreign riders & some misunderstood because of language, but he was a good guy & a great rider

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

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

  • JMB is very special in sport : )

  • 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 : )

  • 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 : )

  • 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 : )

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  • 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.

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  • the cr 500 mean machine back in da days.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • C'est juste ... JMB !!!!

    

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

  • @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

  • My initials are JMB :) But different name :P

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

  • He was so easy, so simple then so fast.

    Every pilots (excpet many) hated him for that.

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