David Thorpes HRC 85/86/89 RC500s for sale

[mainline]

He flogged everyone except Bailey & Johnson

[magoo]

And it weren't no stock CR125 either. In saying that, it was still the greatest ride in MX history I reckon.

[mainline]

well, production-based (they hid all the good bits where you couldn't see them)

[dave king]

If anyone wants to see Jeff Leisk at the 1988 French MXDN on DVD drop me a e mail ,    Oh  and just to even out the yanks Vs Dave Thorpe  check this out , 1985 MXDN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UN4hGUQRlY
Its real funny how the yanks never look at this mxdn with rose tinted specs.    Dave thorpe was a 3 time 500cc world champ when the 500cc races were filled with legends, carlquvist, vimond,leisk,van der ven,geboers,jobe,liles,nicoll,whatley,malherbe etc.

[dave king]

Apologies if this has been posted before,  The legendary cala beer at Namur in 88.http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=642ob2fz0mc

[evo550]

Let's not forget the awsome effort from Craig Dack at the '86 MX d n who came in as Dave Thorpe's shadow for fourth....another two laps and he would have had him for the podium.

[dave king]

i was lucky enough to watch dack many times as he was teamate at mitsui yamaha with kevin froud who lived up the road from me, i used to go up to matchams park in my lunch hour to watch the pros practicing and dack was a regular there.

[squirtmoto]

Contrary to all, I wish I was a millionaire right now
I for one would grab the 85 Rc500 as this was the true "Factory Works" bike, hand built at a cost of around $100,000.00 pounds at the time.
I wonder if Rick might be interested.

Andrew is right all the "Yanks" flogged-em at the MX Des Nations in 1986. Bailey went 1-1, Johnson 1-2 and Jonny 'O' 2-2 they easily won on production based bikes, while most Euro teams were using "works" bikes. Pretty cool eh!!
I think Dackie had our best result in one of the motos he came home second 250cc

[Graeme M]

These might be interesting too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X49vQK5wPNU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbtwPAki5wE