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I bought one of these new around 1979, my first new bike. Although it wasn't as sprightly as the Suzuki and Yamaha 2 strokes it did around 15/16 thousand miles in two years before moving on. Cracking little bike.

Feel your pain with the powder coat Andy, been there a few times. Good to see the bike coming on so well, look forward to seeing the next instalment!

Great video. Well done you 👏

I had one from new in 1981. It was stolen. But the police asked me to go and identify it when they recovered it…………………..20 years later.🤣🤣🤣

Very informative well done mate.

Nice work Andy, yeah cleaning up parts is a pain. As you said, when you smarten up one bit, it makes the rest of the bike look worse! I need to invest in a powder coater...

Holy hell, and I thought the centrifugal filter on my 86 XR200 caught a lot of junk! That’s good to know they work that well.

Hello mate are those rear suspension legs the right way up

Essential tools for Japanese cross-head screws.....JIS screwdrivers.

Where do you get your decals from and are they petrol proof? Restored mine with ones from eBay (Olimpiaparts). Seller from Italy and they arrived with printing errors but he wouldn't refund.

Great video 😊really enjoyed it

Are you from Shirley?

Check the cam chain tension and keep on top of it. I know from experience that those things have notoriously elastic cam chains.

I SOOOO want play on that trike, death machines, but, I want to play lol

oooh new content, has the chair returned ?

LOL Andy, bikes everywhere, love it! These old Hondas are fabulous, not surprised it started first kick.

Nice job as always Andy! First kick!!

First kick, happy days!

In for a penny and all that. Keep going mate. Strip strip.

It run perfectly to start with

very old and very cool bikes! i really like these Hondas and their restoration stories! thanks and good luck!

I had the XL125R, best bike I ever had in the snow, great fun.

Good job Andy. I didn't know Harpic could remove rust. It seems to do a good job. I use white vinegar, but then you gotta neutralise the tank with bread soda after. That amount of wrap in tmyour tank is as good as having some one put sand in. 🙌

dont you just love honda's i dont have any honda bikes now but i have to 5th gen honda preludes

good stuff that harpic i use it to dissolve the limescale and calcium from the rabbits littler tray and also good in the toilet as well, didn't know you could use it on rust, i use a strong mix a citric acid you can get a big bag for 5 quid

Brings back memories, I owned about a dozen of these, 185, 250 and 500 during late 80s and early 90s. I loved greenlaning on the little 185, weapon of choice due to weight and power. Restored quite a few and modified 185 motor in mono shock 125. Wouldn't mind picking one up as a resto and a C90 but prices seem high for what were £200 bikes back then?

Harpic, that's a good trick, I've a rusty tank needs cleaning, I'll give the Harpic a go. If they sell it in Oz! I've an ultrasonic but it's 10l & sometimes too big, a little Aldi one would be good. But sorry Andy that clacking sound in the background is against the Geneva convention!

A new adventure begins, accompanied by the music of your new friend: the diesel heater. Thanks for sharing your tips 👍

Crazy how much mud can accumulate in a carb! Nice work as always Andy! I like the seat mount fabrication too.

great to see the classics being brought back to life, I have a 73 SL125 to restore.

You old man bless you

what are the ide setting for the carb

Sweet collection mate.

You could use the supplied silencer to make it a bit quieter. Put it inline on the exhaust pipe inside of the shed below your shelf.

Yo! So I would suggest a car battery is a better choice than a smaller motorbike size - mainly because after the initial burn up and fan on full as it starts up - draws about 12amps, then a steady 2-3am as it runs normally... so unless you charger is putting in more than you are charging - over time it might slowly get too low... i've had this problem myself so speaking from experience. (my first battery charger was charging at about 2.1amp.. but over the course of a month the charge of the battery was actually dropping not rechgarging) *I had it on a lot through winter so you have to take into account this constant draw of electrical power and the size of battery and storage you need. I went with a 110amph 12v, got a noco charger that outputs mopre charge than my cheaper halfords one... then added another 110aph battery, a ceramic bearing for the fan and currently trying to figure out - a way of making a small heater transfer pipe for the exhaust - so try reclaim that exhaust heat into a little underfloor heating.... Apologies for massive waffle!

the noise of that , its very loud

Great Job Andy, will make a big difference, also good to see the exhaust adapter, I never knew they excited

Wow so many motorbikes

Glad you got one at last. Had mine last year they work great.

its great to see this one riding around. sounds good too!

Good video again mate . Like the comment Tom the viking. Lol.

Looking cool never ridden one,but I will one day?👍 yes please show the registration 🙏

The little bike is sounding and looking great, well done Andy. Aye put some stuff up about registering bikes, I have done a few and each time I get messed about with the DVLA, don't think I have done two bike done the same way, they keep asking for different things even under the same circumstances! Thanks again, and Tom looking bad ass!

Good one Andy, it's a little belter! Tom the Viking didn't look too impressed, but the lttle st could be used to go vaping & pillaging 🙂

Are you using a JIS screwdriver? I've had very few problems with new JIS screws and a JIS screwdriver. If you're using a philips then of course it'll chew it up.

How much is ldv 205 now

Hi - where do you find best place to get the matched tires (w/ 23” front) - got a ‘79 XL 250S that needs new tires …. Cheers from Vancouver Island, BC 🇨🇦

Those decals look amazing! Nice job with everything else too Andy. Looks like mud inside that engine!!😮

Well done mate. I had a look at it Friday with you great work.

That's great Andy that your missus can reproduce the decals, might be a good side line there! Hope your cold is better. That oil screen was nasty, you definately saved the engine's life cleaning everything out. Yeah I cleaned mine last week, thanks for the shout out much appreciated. All the best, Darren.