Kevin Schwantz 1989 Pepsi Suzuki RGV500 | Were those 500cc GP bikes unrideable?!

They where men.

Today's generation of Moto GP fans have no idea what they missed in the 500 era

Yeah no that's fine bud, we got all the fresh air in the world for you to play with..😒

A friend n i purchased a pepsi cola racing bike out of Nashville TN in 2001-02 all white out of foot locker or foot action

Nice, is it Euro 6 compliant?

Glorious day's!! A lot of guts to drive this Moto!!

Doesn't need introduced then does it anyway...amateur

God I miss that era.

Bikes of 90,s were the most beautiful.

I loved my RG500

Saw him 89 at Donnington.✌

My aunt has a wicked die cast model of this bike. She got it when you she collected Pepsi memorabilia (everyone needs a hobby) it’s cool to learn of it’s significance.

Two strokes are👍🏻tops👌🏻!!! That is a 👹.

Kevin Schwantz is a true badass.

The clips of Kevin sliding corner exits looking back are etched in my mind forever.
I have never seen another rider do this .
Amazing to see.

Kevin un grand pilote le boss 👍✌️✌️

The 1985 RG500 was available in Australia. They were the most fun you could have with your clothes on

I had a 1986 RG500 in Black and Red, best handling bike around at the time I felt, brakes not to flash, but as the Italians say, this is made to go fast, not stop. Got in terrible trouble with the local Traffic Police on that thing, should never had sold it.

Jesus Christ is my hero. ❤

This video is quite painful to watch. I felt pretty sorry for that motorcycle.
Instead of repeating the same sentences again and again and again, it would have been nice to discuss power delivery.

With all the Rider Assist on Motorcycles Riders don't even know how to Blip (Rev. Match) the Bike without the computer doing it for them. Like this guy. . With ABS Brakes there is not much skill needed . Just SMASH THE BRAKES and the computer will adjust the brake pressure as needed.. It now takes LESS SKILL to ride a Motorcycle well vs. when Riders actually had to develop the Skill to ride one very well. Riders Back then were at a different level than riders of today. Put a rider today on a bike without any assist and watch him crash and burn on the first turn. Because he wouldn't know how to modulate the brakes to apply just enough pressure to slow the bike down without crashing.He never had to develop the skill and learn the feel of the brakes.Even as simple as accelerating at full throttle. Theres computer assist there also. Might as well put a dummy on the seat.

Legend of suzuki,,, 92,,,is kevin, 2000,,is kenny,,, 2020,,,,is joan mir,, ❤

Poor Kevin was put in with Mick, Kevin was the master of late braking.. i don’t think i missed a single race with Kevin on a 500 GPbike.. the commentators used to call him “the lanky Texan”. 😂. Affectionally obviously…

I miss these bikes so much. I was 14 in 1989 and glued to the t.v. watching these insane 500's. Nothing like them.

A Bull Rider DOESNT have to
" control " the Bull like Kevin had to CONTROL this Bull of a machine around a course while making it do and go where he WANTED it to go.

Insane

I rode a street version of this bike and it is my FAVORITE bike I ever rode.

Light
Powerful and oh the SOUND of that engine with the Jolly Moto pipes on it.

I rebuilt the engine for a friend from work after it seized up.

Then got to ride it after new pisons and bored cylinders. Plus had dinner that his sister made for us.

Great memories....

As if he’s the only person ever to have ridden it, yeh now add the other 75 🙄

That bike holds its own with our modern fare. Looks good, sounds good and it’s bad!

Amazing bike, ridden by a legend

Nice bike. Sounds similar to a 250cc super kart

Awesome bike from an awesome rider, Revin' Kevin was the bomb to watch. As a motorcross rider myself I love the rideability of the fourstrokes, made live a lot easier, especially when getting older. But there's nothing more beautifull than the simplicity and sound of twostroke engines. They are getting more rideable these days with efi and electronic powervalves.

Bikes like this are pure magic.

you bring shame to kevin's bike

So badass. Love it! Thanks for this vid

whoaaaaaaaaaa! Those bikes were INSANE! And the riders who rode these had to be even crazier to do everything they did!

Being though it doesn't come onto the pipe till 11 you didn't really experience the full gamut!!

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was the bike unrideable? you rode it, so, I will say that it's rideable.

Terrific video and also very well done. Very honoured without a doubt , and yes for a bike that old not as smooth but hell the roughness is makes you know your riding an animal. Great vid guys vwd

I'm thankful to be from the 80/90s era to watch these wild 2strokers in action. No traction control, no computer aids, just the bike & the rider's fine sensitivity & big balls!!!

I remember watching Kevin throw his big frame all over that bike like it was yesterday he was always exciting to watch win lose or crashing

That bikes deserves to be ridden at a proper race track, not alittle track like that. But still pretty cool buddy. 👍🇺🇲🗽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

Much better than the new techno crap bikes with all the electronic gimmicks. Aesthetics are the only thing that's improved on motorcycles over the years, everything else is just worse and more expensive.

Probably the most iconic race motorcycle ever

It was sad at the time that Revvin' Kevin lost to Steady Eddie and Erv Kanemoto.

Qué bonita! Y qué sonido tan brutal

How would this bike compare with modern day motoGP bikes in a race?

I was a big fan of GP back in those days. A friend of mine still owns a street version in mint shape. It has only 5600 kms on it! I wonder how Kevin’s bike would do against todays GP bikes. Can anyone educate me?

2 ideas. Try a peltier (TEC) in different positions and try high voltage sparks with your smoke. Thanks for sharing.

not warmed up at all and downshifting like a girl

Don't drive IT Like a 4 stroke..😮😊

Back then they didnt have that machine to turn on the engine, they pushed the bike. So you didn't need a professional...
1000cc 4strokes instead have much resistance and are much harder to be turned on by pushing