Reckless Rex and his Two-Stroke

By coincidence i was watching that video yesterday and the thing that struck me about stunt riders in those days was the apparent total lack of technique those guys had - mahoosive cajones but total lack of technique.
Look at the Evil Kineval vids for example, all they do is attack the ramps at great speed and hang on and hope for the best, body totally rigid and stiff.
The MX stunt guys of today have skills those old dudes could only dream of and would probably get the bikes horizontal, sideways, hanging off the bike, hands off, upside down etc and still land on the ramps with ease.
No wonder it went wrong big time so many times...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkbD4P6pTFA

This one`s not a jump but is grim watching it....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3AV2oSx7nI

This one doesn`t make great viewing either..;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNRJ4qfg28c

Yeah, that second vid was pretty extreme- check out how high the handlebars were, almost apehangers.