Those 490s sure have a sound of their own

Something about old dirt bike clips makes me smile :).

I remember the 1st enduro I was taken to I think it was 85/86 2 day Welsh I was in heaven...I'm stood at a clearing in the forest at the top of the hill everyone struggling until I see a white husky flying up the hill flashes past me after lifting my jaw off the floor I say who was that!!! In unison the 3 blokes go Geraint Jones just amazing rider real class...back then enduro was lucky if it got part of a page in Motorcross,trials news, remember that paper...I also remember Geraint or someone to do with him had a massive rottweiler...there was also a couple of women doing it one had a big  wheeled CR80 skilled rider and good looking me being a hormonal teen it was a GRT weekend...

those are some sick bikes

I love these old enduros...

i unterstand nothing but beside that, very nice video!

Lo máximo el enduro desde costa rica

bei tempi non torneranno mai più  ciao a tutti

This was 1982.  Modern bikes don't smoke like that unless there's something broken.  Also,  4-strokes are more popular now and cleaner since they don't mix oil in the fuel.

This is the first of 3 parts of some nice footage of the two day. You can watch them all on you tube.

Guess you are right there pal- i rode KTMs in Welsh mud for years- i bust one in an event one day and a pal loaned me a 490 alpha- it seemed much smoother than the KTM but didnt have the hard hit or top end of the '85 500 KTM- but the power was so smooth and controllable- i won too- but got disqualified-its in one of my vids. But the Welsh lads i raced with wouldn't part with their Maico's- esp the Enduro lads. The Blue Maico's didnt feel as good.

Da Iawn- i remember Doing a 3 hour Hare and Hounds in '90 and 91' at the Redwither Industrial estate nr Wrexham,North Wales- and had Geriant and Alan bates on my arse for almost two laps, it was one of the tightest, narrow and muddy Enduro's i tried to win For over four years- They just sat and waited for me to tire- sure enough- i knew it was them, they just went by smooth as can be and steadily disappeared  as i was lock to lock flat out for another hour or so. Incredible Fellas -Much respect.

Seriously brave men..... They must ave ad arms like bloody tree trunks lol!!

thats amazing

It hardly pollutes at all actually. Enduro bikes in this event, running for roughly 8hrs each day and doing two days, so say about 16hrs, would be less pollutant than a 4hr car drive so it really is not as bad as you may think. This is mainly due to the weight of the bikes compared to cars, they use nowhere near as much fuel.

Excellent,wish I could understand Welsh!

@TIMOTHYSAARINEN Almost right :-) The 1981 KTM 495 is the most beautiful and exotic mx bike ever. Not to mention the fastest ever doing 123,75 MPH (200 Km/h)

Very nice!!!   Only two stroke bikes...

I like how grandpa grabs his grandchild and usher him out of the pen away from danger at 1:26

muito bom
muito bom
sem palavras :)