I was there for that race 5 Ducatis started and 5 finished! My wife bought her 500 Pantah that very year. Most reliable Ducati we owned.  Wished we still had it.

Killed by nostalgia. I spent countless weekends at Oran Park as a teenager. Never heard anything as terrifying as the sound of these bikes at the end of the straight. Think I was 12 years old the first time.

Good on the ABC for the coverage on the day. Presented a very technical endurance race which by the way was run almost 40 years ago. Oran Park really was a good setup for this type of race, puddles and all. Hats off to those riders who finished without falling.
Need some sponsors to bring endurance racing back to life.

These days were when real men (and Jenny) raced🙏❤️

Wahoo, I was there!! Didn't know there was a video of it...And I know exactly where I was sitting...Great days...The bike park was absolutely choka. It was so slippery on the clay of the carpark at the end, you could barely walk on it let alone ride out. Great days...I was on my Z1000Mkll...

Loved Oran Park, Rode my spoke wheeled 1100 Katana there on club days. Amazing to see  the XS 1100 dominate the long format racing back then. (Traded mine for the Katana)  'the Pig' was actually a very capable bike to punt at speed if you had the sack. Used mine to crush miles all up and down the east coast of OZ and around Tassie which was home back then.

A great race and those riders took a beating out there. Love these type motorcycles and wish they would make a come back. They are an alround bike. Clearence, speed, good handling, and they look  & sound great. Plus your legs aren't stretched out and your back isn't in a bind like most bikes are today- absolutely murder on your back.

I loved  my 1979 Yamaha XS 1100 Special. Brilliant how they thought to change out the driveshaft and replace with chain and gain all the benefits from that. What a fluke to see this video. Thank you!

Probably had the shop full on the Monday after that race big day for all the manufacturers. ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland

Thrills and spills, great race.

Proper bikes - I ride a 78 GS 750 & an 88 GSX 11 EF. I'd love to see these boys that ride fire blades etc on a GS or a Zed etc see how they twitch! Lmao!

grande corrida, em condicoes que hoje em dia, nao correriam! great race in bad condition, very nice little Ducati 600 running very well!

Thanks again:-)

The Honda CB1100r is a beautiful bike. Didn't import to US, but makes a great rider/racer if you can find one. They were made especially for this kind of racing.

Scott Stevens no.32 on the Z1100 , wearing the 'Green Meanie ' leathers , has a riding style reminiscent of Murray Sayle , to my mind at least .

Thanks for uploading this, I thought I would just give it a watch for a few minutes, ended up watching the whole lot.
Forgive my ignorance, but I have never seen an XS1100 Facebook before.
That Pantah certainly had something to prove, brilliant.
Although I think this may have been easier with one of those Kiwi jet boats.

Estas eran carreras de verdad

Lol .. Honda had factory bikes, the biggest budget & brought the best riders .. but forgot to tighten the clip-ons up.

Mal Pitman tracked that bike down and is restoring it. May have been finished by now. It was mostly still complete and had sat around a lot in a shed, even had Dellorto carbs like car Webers. Not in the 800 though.

Those XS11s Won everything in those days......what a strong bike they were....great video...thanks for posting.