I just saw this movie for the first time, and may I saw I thought it was an absolutely exceptional movie. I feel like it really captures the original spirit of dirtbiking and motorcycling as a whole. Oh, and I don't mind seeing how everyone had Husqvarnas either!
Oh Yeah! You watched it for the first time, now you will watch it 10,000 more times On Any Sunday PartII next. But the original is one of the greatest documentary's ever made
I loved the first one. It was what was responsible for turning me into a dirt bike junkie for the rest of my life. I was disappointed with the second one. It didn't have the same charm as the first one. I went to see it once and never bothered to look at it again. I must have watched the original one forty times before I finally purchased the DVD of it. I still pop it into the DVD player every now and then, along with Dust To Glory.
I feel so behind the curve. Been dirtbiking since I was 8 (17 now) and I can't believe I only just saw it. Makes me think that dirtbiking was purer back then. Or just more insane.
It is insane, to see what they were doing back then, on those bikes. Like when Brown Brown says, "the late Ken Presgrove. They dont always make it through a season." Those guys and bikes paved the way for us now. How many bent frames, shocks, spokes, ect. did they blow, before our almost perfect bikes now in 2010? You should hear guys complain at any MX track. They say, "its to dry," "it to wet," "jump faces are wrong." Think guys in 1970 may have been a bit tougher. My Two Cents
I totally agree. I always think that with the refinement of a sport, people become less tolerant of less than perfect conditions.
I had always thought that off road racing was more about man against the natural elements back in those days. These days, it seems to be about man against manmade elements mostly. Nobody would ever end up like this, unless by accident back in the 70s.
Nope, bikes these days actually have suspension and brakes that work. I think it was better riding though as we could go anywhere, now our nanny states and tree huggers are gaining ascendancy
MY favorite movie by far was VIVA KNIEVEL OK just kidding On Any Sunday....always a good movie to watch.. especially in Canada... in the dead of winter I remember being totally drawn to the "supposed unknown kid doing the long wheelie on that z 50 Honda" I was blown away when I found out during the making of "on any sunday" It was Jeff Ward !!! Hows that for being famous...before you get famous....
