Wow either the kid on the 150 is really good or all the other riders are not. Or both
. I had a 150 sx as well, didn't like it at all
. I was happy when I finally sold it. I hear lots of people saying good things about this bike, and it's a nice bike to ride, but I was really disappointed with it's reliability. The piston didn't even last the 20 hours it was supposed to not to mention other things, and where I live the piston costs 200 + US dollars
. It probably had to do something with the fact that I almost always used to ride in sand.
That's funny, the final video is from Lithuania
. That's where I live.
I like old school motocross, it looks good in pictures at least, never got to see it myself, I'm only 19 years old :\. My dad used to race in motocross in the Soviet times. Back then most people didn't have their own bikes, they could join sport clubs and if they did good, after some time, maybe they got assigned a decent bike. In the Soviet Union russian bikes (Izh planeta sport, ural etc.) and Cz were the most popular and you could hardly ever find anything different. Especially import bikes from Japan and outside USSR were considered "exotic", not many people have even seen them, not to mention ride them. Due to nostalgic feelings, many people still race these very bikes today in retro cross events. They restore them and try to tune them up etc. Maybe I can find a video or two...
Heres an interresting one: Izh Jupiter 3. Twin cylinder, 350 cc (349 actually) air cooled two stroke. The funny thing is they were never ment to be raced in motocross, but these guys are actually doing pretty good and winning some points every year, sometimes even beating professional sidecarcross racers who decide to try out retro racing. I actually have a predecesor of this bike, Izh Jupiter 2, made in 1965 in my garage
. I'l try to restore it one day, and ride a two stroke on the road (to university, shopping, etc..)!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uppddBDbG4c BTW it has no power valve, and no expansion chamber, AND it only goes up to about 6000 or so RPM AND it weighs 150 kilos stock, without the sidecar
. Soviet engineering at its finest !
Here's how the races look in winter. It can get up to -30 C here or even colder sometimes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7onNZRsCw0&feature=relatedThey don't do much jumping during the summer either, the suspension is not up to par. There are also solo clases, but the sidecars are the most popular and it's where the biggest numbers of participants always are.
