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Marque Remarks => Kawasaki => Topic started by: holeshot buddy on March 01, 2008, 11:22:29 pm
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who is the works rider who rode this bike
its an 86 sr500 8)
free ride on it for correct answer ::)
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A late arrival home after a few drinks guess..........Georges Jobe or Kurt Nicholl
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obviously no one knows there history here only 1 reply
firko guessed it but which one ;D
maybe i should have put a honda or maico photo on ;D
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Georges Nichol. :D (Georges? Were there two of them?) Can i get a ride anyway?
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I'd go Georges Jobe. ???
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is this the bike that George Jobes is pictured on jumping over one of the works hondas ??, awesome photo , wish I had a copy to post up
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I have that photo in a magazine somewhere. If I stumble across it, I'll post it.
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(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-4/1252864/JobeMalherbe.jpg)
Is this the picture you are looking for ? I think that I may have one taken from another angle somewhere .
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is that thorpe on that Honda ???
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That's the shot. The one I have was taken from closer and a little further down though.
This one is better I reckon. ;D
It kinda looks like it might be Andre Malherbe on the Honda??
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the Honda must have run out of fuel on the last lap of the 40+ minute moto.
or its a photoshop add in. :D
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Fantastic photo; I have it in the Dec 07 issue of Moto magazine.
It notes the event as the 1984 Hawkstone Park GP (UK) with Georges Jobe on #12 leaping over Andre Malherbe - but neither could catch eventual winner Dave Thorpe.
The article also mentions Eric Geboers broke his leg attempting this monster jump.
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Cool photo. Jobe was a pretty wild character who was about 10 years ahead of his time stylewise. Whenever the greats are discussed, Jobe is often overlooked which is not a true reflection of his ability on board a 500. He was one of the best in a period of brilliant 500 riders (Malherbe, Nicholl, Thorpe, Carlquist, Geboers etc)
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I reckon it's Kurt Nicols bike as it looks like the photo that Dave King used in his advert recently.
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spot on graham its kurts 86 gp bike its a photo i took recently of the bike a friend of mine has it 8)
very trick sand cast engine, electronic gear selector
which cuts engine on upshifts for flat changes 8)
all the usuall billet everything and hand made everything
about the prize sorry graham i will ride it and tell you how good it is ;D
also heres a piccy of jobes bike 8)
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heres another picture of the actual bike in photo
jumping over malherbe
wanna know a funny story ???
back in 84 jobe was one of my idols
i used to cut out all the pictures of the works bike from the magazines
(still have them) :P
who would have thought that 24 years later i would see this bike sit on it
i even rolled down a hill 8)
how cool is that i just have to work on him for a ride ::)
and my life would be complete ;D
heres a photo i took recently 8)
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I reckon that Holeshot Buddy could do an exact re-enactment of Jobe's jump, by jumping over Big Bill on the CR500 , off drunks hill at Conondale ;D . Just let me know when its going to happen , so I can have my camera ready :D .
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thanks for posting the photo husky , has to be one of the greatest MX pics of all time , big Kahuna's to even think about that sort of a leap
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From what I have read , Jobe was not the first rider to clear this jump on the day . A bloke called Phil Larson (?) jumped it first & a few others did as well , before Jobe's pass on Malherbe . The FIM then banned multiple jumps on GP tracks . A broken leg for a rider the standard of Geboers would have prompted their decision .
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(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-4/1252864/_Jobe.jpg)
Georges Jobe . Five times World Champion . Unfortunately for Kwaka fans, none of them were on a Kawasaki. Pictured here with oriental works mechanic looking at SR500 works bike .
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OOOOOH I hear a physical challenge coming on!! ;D
Trouble is the greyer russels hair gets, the slower he's getting :'(
Plus the last time he tried a big jump on the "Green Meanie"
it broke the rear suspension link and nearly killed him!
Poor old fart ::)
P.S. here's one of "Holeshot's" starts, sooooo many KX's plague proportions! ;D
Bill.
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yeah sure bill jumped the start and i hate those poxy lacker band starts
ever since i got bunjyed on one at coles crk :'(
give me a gate anytime ;D
heres another kx sr picture kent howertons sr500 1984 nice :P :P :P :P
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Sounds like sour grapes cumshot :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-4/1252864/JobesJump.jpg)
Here is another shot of Jobe's pass on Malherbe taken from another angle . I pinched it from the MXTRAX.UK vintage forum , so I hope the photographer doesn't mind . Because it has already been shown on the world wide web , I figure that it is fair game .
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spot on graham its kurts 86 gp bike its a photo i took recently of the bike a friend of mine has it 8)
very trick sand cast engine.
mehhh... the good old yammie yz production models had sandcast cases in 74'. kawasaki always leading from the back ::)
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That shot doesn't look anywhere near as impressive from front on through a longer lens................. :-\
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Yep, the camera angle changes everything; the front on shot looks very do-able until you see it from the side.
However, the more I look at the side on shot the more I'm thinking the frame has been stretched or a wide angle lens was used...?
I'm not saying it wasn't a big jump, but the side on shot seems a little elongated.
But I'm prepared to be howled down as a Heretic - who knows a bit about photography?
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Dear Mr. Wombat.
Yes, the side on shot was taken a wide angle lens which makes things look further away, higher in the air and the jumps further apart. A longer, or telephoto lens, makes things look closer together.
Still both very cool shots regardless. ;D
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i think the kewl thing is that they are taken only seconds apart...........