Remember two big friends went to this race in 1982 and it never stopped raining, luckily I did not go as I did not buy my first bike until the following year. KR's bike catching fire is the one thing I always remember. The days when 500cc racing was only ever shown on World of Sport, and with this race being on a Saturday I would try to fit it in with my lunch break on my first Saturday job and watch the race in the local tv shop!

Thanks for the memories!!!.. Good old time 500cc!!!❤️❤️❤️

The golden era of Moto GP aka the 500cc World Championship. Those two strokes were MAD!

Preferred to watch your videos rather than present day moto GP. Thank you kindly ❤

fantastic Sheene was my boy hood hero great days of 2 stroke racing

What an awesome track it was back then.

ThE most beautiful Yamaha 500 ever

We had so much fun at Assen,during the road to Assen we always were accompanied by the guys from. Britain and had a wonderfull weekend together! Gr fr Holland 😊

Push start,old assen….2 stroke. Just pure nostalgia 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

incredible conditions...very little runoff, spectators in the impact zones, etc...thank you for sharing 🙏 ♥ 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

I like the history... Please more

Graeme Crosbie  was amazing kiwi rider

Thank you for alls memories

The original assen was really fast circuit,I didn’t get to go in 82, but i went there in 1983 & I didn’t realise how slim this track was,& I look back on it & I’m really pleased to have gone there,& I went again in 1984 & was treated to one of the best races I’ve ever been to,the battle between Randy mamola & raymonde Roche was just epic

Remember they had similar weather in 1985 when Christian Sarron brought Spencer down at the first corner. The race in 1983 was another memorable one for the wrong reasons when Wayne Gardner hit Uncini and took Uncini's helmet off. How Uncini survived I don't know, but he was never the same rider again  and fortunately I have never seen the same thing happen again.

Look at the size of the line up on the grid-we might get 18 bikes in a modern MotoGP

It was a huge improvement when they eliminated those running bike starts. This race should have been stopped as soon as the rain got serious. There is a massive difference in racing and just keeping your bike vertical.

Brilliant
2strokes
Push start
Proper racing
🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

Randy mamola was my hero In the early 80s 😊

Merci 🎉❤🇫🇷