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Do it yourself Dave
Australia
Приєднався 5 жов 2016
Motorcycle restorations at home, getting old bikes back on the road down under in Australia.
Відео
Rd500 episode 10 - inspection 2
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Rd500 episode 10 - engine measurements pt2 Engine Rebuilding - Disassembly and inspection of the RD500's iconic two-stroke engine, highlighting key components. - Rebuilding the engine with high-quality components, focusing on performance and reliability.
Rd500 episode 9 - inspection 1
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Rd500 episode 9 - engine measurements pt1 Engine Rebuilding - Disassembly and inspection of the RD500's iconic two-stroke engine, highlighting key components. - Rebuilding the engine with high-quality components, focusing on performance and reliability.
Rd500 episode 8 - engine 2
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Rd500 episode 8 - engine pt2 Engine Rebuilding - Disassembly and inspection of the RD500's iconic two-stroke engine, highlighting key components. - Rebuilding the engine with high-quality components, focusing on performance and reliability.
Rd500 episode 7 - engine 1
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Rd500 episode 7 - engine Engine Rebuilding - Disassembly and inspection of the RD500's iconic two-stroke engine, highlighting key components. - Rebuilding the engine with high-quality components, focusing on performance and reliability.
Ducati 748r left for dead
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Motorcycle restoration This is the bike that delayed starting the two fire damaged rd500’s #ducati #ducati 748r - all three bikes were bought the same weekend and I thought the Ducati would be a quick easy fix - total cost all up on the Ducati $$$ ? A lot of- maybe we will dive into some of the costs of these bikes in coming episodes
Rd500 episode 1 - rebuild of a fire damaged bike begins
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Rd500 episode 1 - rebuild of a fire damaged bike begins
Another great video Dave/Tracey, looking like a new one, question, how much does that competed engine weigh ? only asking because you throw it around like it’s a toy 🤣 looking forward to sliding the assembled engine back into that frame next week 🤞🏼
Good to see the motor finally starting to look like an engine Dave. All the best for 2025 to you and your family.
@@shaunhardie6077 steady progress - fingers crossed it’ll be in the frame on the next episode (can’t wait- however will see how the pressure test goes first) - all the best for 2025 to you and yours too 👍👍
Nice work Dave, I’m just in the middle of replacing the seals on my RZV
@@MrGeorgegizum hi Paul - out of interest was that a precautionary thing or were there some clear signs ?
lol, I started cleaning it to get it ready for next year and the next thing I know I had pulled the motor out and stripped it apart, there was a bit of oil in the right lower exhaust and it’s never been apart before so it gave me something to do on Christmas Day instead of watching crap on tv, carbs in ultrasonic cleaner today
@ lol that’s awesome
Men don't need to multitask because they can prioritise. Glad I got my fix of the RD500 when all the parts were available. Even with the heat shielding, I melted the side panels on mine. They distort along the edge of the seat. It got a serious thrashing,not something I would expect someone to do nowadays. Great project to watch, that shaft would have gone in the lathe to keep the lines radial,axial scratches weep oil.
@@theodavies8754 hopefully Adam will have one before too long - I haven’t remounted the engine yet so if you think it’ll help I can always polish the shaft with fine wet n dry horizontally ? (I hadn’t considered the direction of sanding but now you’ve mentioned it I can’t stop thinking about it )
@DoItYourselfDaveOJ it's fine to do in a twisting motion with 600-800 wrapped around the shaft. Just move as little as possible with each twist. Seals are around the shaft so scratches along it however caused can help wicking. It's minimal unless you have a Harley with a hot oil redistribution assembly.
@ I’ll pop it back out tomorrow prior to refitting into the frame and do it - good catch they thankyou 👍
Another great video Dave and Adam, enjoyed the information and explain in perfect sense to a novice like me to follow, have a great Christmas to you all and thanks to you guys for keeping me entertained this year.
@@richardbrown9363 as long as people enjoy it 😊 have a great Christmas mate
Rebuilt mine with window less pistons in all four pots as advised by Mick Abbey who's a top two stroke tuner here in the UK. Pleanty of info on the forums about this
@@yamahav4twostrokesrdrzrzv524 yep I’d seen that it shouldn’t make too much difference (so good to hear from someone who has actually done it 👍
Looking for the video were the ignition rotor was removed. Didn't you video it?
@@yamahav4twostrokesrdrzrzv524 yep 32min 37 seconds on episode 7 - using the puller -it’s actually for a “harmonic balancer” - just bolts into the three holes in the generator (came off a bit too quick for Tracey to capture it fully)
Great content! Txh for uploading
@@rogernilsson_Swe thankyou 👍
Get a 350mm bed lathe sooner rather than later. The quick change adjustable tool posts are the best upgrade for the money. ER32 collet are ideal for precision. Diamond wheels on a micro tool with cobalt bits are the way to go for DIY. Practice on some scrap. Smaller lathes tend to be less accurate and bigger are more than you'd need most of the time. There's no going back and the opportunities outweigh the cost. The alternative is to wish you'd done it years ago. The second lathe I bought is a seig sc4 with a bvm20 set up just for making bushes. The bvm20 is more rugged but 0.01mm is the best it can do. Still put 0.3 holes dead centre with it but I've had a bit of practice.
@@theodavies8754 I’ll pass this onto Adam he will love it , great information thankyou
@@theodavies8754 hi Theo - coincidentally that’s the one he’s been looking at - they’re $700 over here apparently 👍
@DoItYourselfDaveOJ The SC4 is better for precision and thread cutting, but the electronics are the weak point. The BV is solid but not the same sport. The tool post they supply will produce junk mostly.
@@theodavies8754 he’s hanging on till he has a bit more space at home but he’s also mentioned a myford super seven ?
@DoItYourselfDaveOJ I've used super 7 in imperial and metric. Wouldn't swap my SC4 for anything at any price as a clockmaker, but it wouldn't survive a machine shop. Same with anything if it's had a hard life. Mini lathes are easier to move,ideally into someone else's workshop.
Just wow, lots of tech questions answered there guys, I think I’d like Adam as my Machanic on all future projects going forward please, nicely put together episode Dave, one step closer to hearing the kickstart engage and turn the beast over, thanks for another awesome tech filled and very well explained engine rebuild.
@@richardbrown9363 he often saves me hours of scrolling lol 😂 but seriously, I’m a very proud dad (insert Apple / tree analogy) but best of all we’re really good mates and I’m super grateful for that 👍👍
@ perfect length vid too mate 👌🏼
@ absolutely- first couple of cuts were far too long 9&10 work well though - I’ll try and keep to a maximum of 30 minutes 😊
The alogithm blessed me today Nice projekt
@@tvexpert_xd2388 glad you’re enjoying it - we’re enjoying doing it 😊
Not heard of may lower cylinders seizing it's usually been the left rear that seizes according to the many forums. Plenty of lower cylinders come up for sale not so the upper cylinders. I was lucky and got a standard bore upper one but it cost £400 then I had it rebored to 0.5mm over as the other three standard bore were looking worse for wear and a well known UK two stroke tuner advised 0.5mm to make sure I wasn't wasting money going 0.25 over after he inspected the barrels.
@@yamahav4twostrokesrdrzrzv524 was just thinking about Mr Stephen’s yesterday when I was asking around here in Perth for tuners - sadly a dying breed - had a 350 ypvs in 2000 in that had been worked on - loved it 👍👍
@@DoItYourselfDaveOJ Stan Stephens has now retired from main stream work but may be doing stuff for friends to pass the time
@ a shame but inevitable unfortunately-not sure what to do with the second rd as I had intended getting it tuned - still looking into options locally at the minute-there is the rolling road nearby but doesn’t seem to be any two stroke tuners - will keep looking though
Upper left crank seal. I asked Yambits about getting some made as they were NLA and folk were looking for them as singles rather than having to buy kits to get one. They asked about and no one was willing to make them. Low and behold six months later they appeared on their website. Guess they got stuck in and sorted them. 😉
@@yamahav4twostrokesrdrzrzv524 to be honest as soon as I pulled the first one out I had visions of not being able to get those blind seals - I don’t know when they got them reproduced but obviously great they’re available now 👍👍
@@DoItYourselfDaveOJ Early part of 2024 I think I first saw them
@ just as well I delayed the start of this bike (did a Ducati 748r amongst a couple of others so the rd sat idle for 2023)
Partially blocked filter in the fuel tap. Vacuum fuel tap. At full throttle the Vacuum is minimum, last card fuel feed drops the level and runs lean.
That’s some very useful info Theo thankyou - I shall pay particular attention to the fuel side when we get there now 👍👍
Seem to recall vacuum fuel taps often override the vacuum on reserve. Some were on/reserve/prime. Fuel level is as critical as main jet and needle position for holing pistons. I've melted a few,the mess in the crankcase is a bad day. Squish band detonation is another good way to hole them. We were still using 4 star leaded but the changeover meant having larger clearance. Small and big end failure allowed the pistons to reduce the Squish band enough for piston mice to nibble the edge or leave the crown looking like someone went over it with a centre punch,visible damage to the head also. Main bearing failure is a different sound again, not nice and definitely lets you know. Keeping up with the project and looking forward to the choice words starting it up.
@ piston mice 🤣- love it thankyou 👍👍👍
@@DoItYourselfDaveOJI'm a clockmaker with a diploma in horology. My 350mm lathe has a runout of 250nm which I can measure. I started out 40 years ago building cylinder heads for recon engines. Unfortunately I'm in the UK. Sleeving a bearing with 0.002" interference would be a good option. Chill the bearing and warm the sleeve should make it a drop on fit. EN8 or silver steel are tougher than the casings.
@ I honestly wasn’t sure what was possible but having caught up with one of the few remaining chaps local here earlier today (he’s been building drag bikes for about forty years) I’m pleased to say yep you’re right - I haven’t told Adam yet but there’s hope for sure 👍
That's how they look after 100 to 10k miles. Too tight is much worse. Don't mix the pistons up and the score lines make zero difference to a 2 stroke. If it were a 4 stroke it would need a rebore and pistons. Castrol A545 is the only oil specified, so if it's been run on a budget, that is not good.
Hi Theo - just after your thoughts here (genuinely I am) back in episode 7 @ 19 minutes 45 seconds I’m taking the head off the lowers and the side of the cylinder head that’s over this piston and barrel was just immaculate- whereas the other three were more “normal” looking (to me at least but either way very different in appearance to this piston and barrel but especially the head)- this particular barrel and piston is the one at the lower left side (the generator side - ie non oil side - ie if the crank seal was leaking it would be sucking air in here) could you just have a look at that and let me know your thoughts as I have convinced myself that this cylinder was running lean and gotten hot - it’s a genuine query as up till now I don’t recall coming across one as clean as that.
Bit ahead but I'm assuming the rebuild kit has piston rings. I'd be fine with keeping the pistons, but not fitting new rings wouldn't make sense. I'm halfway through restoring a 1999 HD FXDL TC88 and reinventing spending. Terrible image quality short of it on my channel.
@@theodavies8754 yep agree completely - in the next episode (9) you see my son measuring everything to see what condition everything is in - depending on what’s serviceable it could be as little as a new set of rings all the way up to crank rebuilds (don’t want to give the game away 😊)
But love the “reinventing spending” - that tickled me 😂
Magnesium oxide. It's a lot more reactive than aluminium. Just add water. Get to the bottom of the corrosion with a dremel SS wire brush, the cup shape work well. Tungsten ball burr are a bit aggressive but good on rusty steel. Small Diamond ball are also good.
@@theodavies8754 that’s good to know - and now that I do I can dig that out and paint it in episode ten (that’s next weeks job for me - this Friday it’s a bit of reassembly and measurements- I have to edit it over the next few days but I’ll now be thinking about the oxide while I’m away at work 😊 thanks for the information
I seem to recall the front sprocket should have a hard orange plastic to reduce chain noise. They were not cheap. My casings looked like that in 1987. Used hammerite gloss black. Another was a growl around 4k rpm that I assumed was from the balance shaft but moved onto an FZR1000 genesis without findingout, got bored of the kick start and what the back of my jacket looked like after a clean out on what looked like a runway but I might be mistaken.
@@theodavies8754 love it thanks for sharing 👍👍
@DoItYourselfDaveOJ There were also the 2 stage glass fibre reeds. Boysen? Hitech did glass reeds but they are one piece. Boysen hardly make any difference but they do smooth the first part of cracking the throttle open and possibly a couple HP on the top end.
@ just edited this as the reed brand had a typo , also yep I think you’re right about the front sprocket I think I have seen something about that have some kind of plastic part , but haven’t come across any to buy like that - they all seem to be plain steel - I’ll likely be doing some Boysen reeds on that second bike (plus other mods then put it on a rolling road it so we can compare the two) 👍👍
Alloy cases and steel bolts are a recipe for nightmares when they have been well neglected and age does them no justice either.. bike and boat motors alike..😂😂
Great content Dave, I need to go through my 500 this year so this is gold. Do you have any professional experience or you are self taught ?
@@ianperryment1063 hi ian - short answer is self taught - I could do (and did) everything apart from the paintwork and welding by the age of 15 (got the bug watching my dad as a kid). I probably got a better and broader understanding when I received some formal training over the years (diesel fitting apprenticeship at 16) but things like painting are self taught /learnt from mates/or my own research - I still try to find out as much as I can for example the “rd500 research “ playlist is me just saving videos I think are useful that cover specific motorcycle related tasks - I’m still learning at 56 😂
I’d like a T/Shirt with “Do it yourself Dave’s #1 Fan” Big Rich. Please !! Great video mate, Interested in what mods you can do with the centre balancing crank ?
@@richardbrown9363 so the lead crank is the one that drives the balancer shaft - but later models it was driven from the rear (apparently it made it smoother) during reassembly it’s possible to rearrange this however you have to be quite careful otherwise you’ll upset the timing (front and rear banks actually fire 2.5 degrees of advanced timing differential which is important for reliability and if you’re not careful you’ll send the timing the wrong way and you’ll burnout your pistons) anyways it’s a lot of risk for not much gain - in addition there’s some that do adjustments for race engines- again not a lot of real world gain for the risk on an old road bike - we may have a play with the second bike and do some porting etc and get it on the rolling road but this one she’s just going to be a reliable base bike - which we can of course then compare how they both ride
I’ll get Adam to elaborate on this subject and more tomorrow- he’s been on the case for a few years with his bike and k owns a lot more than I do 👍
Not putting that in my oven 😂😂
@@asmrdragon7131 😂
@DoItYourselfDaveOJ liking the videos uncle Dave keep up the good work its a shame your so far I've got a cosworth engine I'm starting to strip and rebuild after Christmas
@@asmrdragon7131 Hya - trying to guess who I’ve got here lol - me and Tracey don’t know 🤷
@DoItYourselfDaveOJ it's Dave lol
@@asmrdragon7131 oh wow - that’s awesome didn’t realise you liked this stuff but yeah if you’ve got a cossie lump you’re playing with that makes sense - you’ll have to keep me posted on that (had a 3 door whale tale years ago - loved it
Great video.. thx! Have to get starten with mine and do repairs..
@@rogernilsson_Swe keep us all posted on progress please - getting started can often be the hard part but after the first session it’s amazing how quick the enthusiasm builds 👍👍
@DoItYourselfDaveOJ well have rebuild the engine once.. Att the moment to much other stuff..company and forest property Thx for answer
The white powder looks like the equivalent to rust on steel but it’s white on alloys from corrosion.
@@GetStuffed1 could be - it was all confined to that one area for some reason- I haven’t tried googling yet I’ve just never noticed it before on any of my previous projects- ok just been googling and you are right- magnesium corrosion - also some interesting notes regarding what to use on the reassembly (and what not to use) I’ll try and make some notes on this and bring them out on the next video - appreciate the input regards Dave
why do people fear engine work on these if yo can do a tzr 125 you can do a tzr 250 kt/2ma and if you can do one of those you can do a 500 there exactly the same in fact the hardest part is the cables hoses ect remembering what goes on first and yes i had one for 30 yrs and have rebuilt the engine before
@@fredbailey2076 totally agree Fred - hoping to encourage a few others - as I often say if I can do it then it can’t be that hard (I’ll hold off until I’ve got it working though before I pat myself on the back too hard) - but yes in all seriousness all I do is read the manual and watch a few videos (save some of the more useful ones in a playlist) and normally just take notes and photographs so I don’t forget - this is the first time I’ve filmed one and it’s probably a quicker way of making notes for myself - good point well raised though 👍👍
@@DoItYourselfDaveOJ the hardest part is the bloody hoses bank on 2 days on that bit
@ I’ll give it a good go - I’m aiming for end of Feb as a best guess time wise for to be completely finished- doing about 8 hours a weekend 👍
Looking forward to this episode Dave, thanks for giving up your time and making an old mate happy and excited to watch you restore this Classic back to its former glory, best of Luck and thanks heaps, Love your work. 👊🫡
@@richardbrown9363 all the best me old mate - I’m just taking off and heading home to Tracey - enjoy and as always let me know what you think (good or bad of course)
Love your videos 😊
@@lancemcphee1502 and we love the support - thankyou 👍👍
Thx for upload 😊 RD 500 owner here from Sweden
@@rogernilsson_Swe just a few more weeks and she’ll be fighting fit again - and hello from Australia 👍👍
Finished restoring my 500 at the beginning of this year, first engine I’ve ever fully stripped and rebuilt myself so this video brings back lots of memories 🤣 Awesome content guys and if you need any reference photos for anything give me a shout, I took thousands whilst doing my restoration 👍👍
@@TonyChapmanVrR46 that’s awesome Tony thankyou - feel free to email me a couple of pictures and I’ll add them into a video to share with the group as I would enjoy hearing more about how you went (highs / lows etc) . For me it’s all about the journey and creating memories-most of the 350’s I did with my eldest lad and this is my first 500 resto - you can get me on davidowenjones1@gmail.com
Its definitely going to cost All the money.
lol - emphasis on “all” I think 😂
Good to see that the motor is coming apart. A little tip where an Allen head is starting to round off, put some grinding paste in the hex, then the Allen key will get a better grip and ease the removal of the stubborn bolt, and a little bit of heat always helps too 👍.
@@shaunhardie6077 I’ll definitely try that one in the future - I said to Adam in the week I flipping hate Allen heads (I probably need some better tools as well mind - just incase Tracey reads this 😂)
Ps yep more difficult Allen head bolts today - just bought some top shelf impact drivable half inch square drive and am waiting for super cheap to open so I can get some grinding paste 👍
Hopefully they will all come out ok 🤞
@ I’m dying to say - but don’t want to give the game away - suffice to say you get a shout out in episode 8 👍👍
The clocks are the same as the fz600,as is the tank,seat,switch gear,
@@craigdevenport2307 hi Craig - ye that’s the one - I couldn’t remember at the time but yep it was an Fz that I got it off - mind I didn’t know for sure at the time and took a point so I wouldn’t have know about the other items that you’ve listed - both seats were pretty screwed (both bikes were in the same shed fire) and it probably would’ve been cheaper to get replacements then the repair cost me 🤦♂️
Engine Looks in pretty good condition, no can of worms! I'm looking forward to that baby running
@@lovemore4229 me too - just got to let Adam work his magic in the morning and then we can continue 👍👍 ps absolute credit to the previous owner he obviously took great care of her
Great quality episode Dave & Tracey, full of information camera work and sound quality was just awesome, the arms looked like they could lift that Engine all bro, got a real buzz watching this Dave, didn’t seem that long either, Love the banter too, like a true pro you stripped that motor down with pride and respect for the age of the motorcycle, how lucky are feeling now you’ve stripped it down with hardly any issues to fix up 🙏🤞🏼🫡👏🏼can’t wait to the next episode and I have a few more fans of your delivery and expertise, they said they got a kick out watching this episode ❤
@@richardbrown9363 as always mate your just fuelling our enthusiasm at this end to keep going with the videos - as you know we’ve always done the bikes but UA-cam is a new thing for us and as long as were all having fun then it’s worth it 👍👍👍
Hi Dave just subscribed very interesting work,you’re doing a fantastic job there,I also have a 500lc but it needs nothing doing as it’s still as new from when I purchased it in 1987,just got to 5k on the clock now and it’s always been my first joy from the age of 21, So great to see another one coming alive keep up the good work buddy regards ian
@@ianstevens68 thankyou for the support that’s very encouraging- secondly that is quite amazing that you have owned one of these for so long - I remember seeing them new when I was sixteen (40 years ago) and they were as unobtainable to me as a Ferrari- I just couldn’t imagine being able to buy one - I could go on but it’s great to hear how much people love these bikes - over here a bike like yours would be worth over $40k maybe even over $50k I couldn’t say for sure as I don’t think I’ve seen a one owner from new non restored over here - great share thankyou 👍👍
Nice restoration keep the videos coming cannot wait to see the finished product ❤
@@GetStuffed1 thankyou for the encouragement - I reckon 6-8 weeks left - (depending on the engine 😅)
@ Yeah I would imagine what it will come down to when you pull it apart.
@ it’s by far the longest episode 38 minutes just finished editing- out this Friday 6pm west Australian time 👍
Subscribed then unsubscribed. Why the f are you speaking in dollars?
@@andywrollo2915 lol I moved to Australia back in 2007 - even worse they call all rd’s rz’s over here 😂
Ps good feedback as I hadn’t even thought about people watching in other countries (only started you tube last month) I shall have it at front of mind going forwards so thankyou 👍👍
OMG now I’m nervous 😬 please let this Engine be okay 👌🏼
@@richardbrown9363 sorry can’t give anything away lol 😂
@ 🥴🙏🤞
@@richardbrown9363I will say episode seven is 38 minutes long - so make sure you’re sitting comfortably 😂
@@DoItYourselfDaveOJon my way from Melb CBD this afternoon and guess what pulled up in front of me at the lights, yes mate a bloody RD500LC YPVS, I couldn’t open my eye wide enough and to get a smell of that 2Stroke plume of smoke when the rider pulled off, got 2nd gear and wheelies away in the distance, could not believe my Luck, White and Red, shout out to the rider for giving an old man both nostrils full and a nostalgic glimpse at my past.❤
@ fn love it haha
I seem to recall the engine casings are magnesium. I had one that was around a year old. Paid £2450 for it with 3k miles,it had been dropped and I paid £120 for a lower side panel that I thought was extortion at the time. I'm sorry but they are not a good road bike. Keep a spare set of plugs for if you run onto reserve. Yamaha spec only castrol a545 which made them as much to run as the 23mpg rg500. Good luck with the project. Mine tried to spit me off at 145 which meant we had to part ways. Most likely is the rear tyre was not tip top.
Top tip on the plugs - I wasn’t aware of that much appreciated 👍
@DoItYourselfDaveOJ no worries. They are easy to change. Burn the oil off and they are good to go. Probably just a good wash in fresh fuel would work but where's the fun in that.
Another victory for the cable tied lever! I have done that many times.
New subscriber here Dave, been road biking myself since a FS1e in 1981, X7 in 82 and so on, always wanted a 500LC, outside of my budget back then, loving this resto, will be watching the previous ones, you deserve more subscribers! I'm currently on an MT09 gen 1 that I have had for 11 years now plus an elderly Honda Pan Euro. all the best, you're doing a fine job on it.
Got my fizzy to do 65mph. Yeah it seized up. (Good times) 👍🏴
@@leeperola7023 yes, standard fizzy experience, on a Sunday afternoon I used to commute from home to lodgings 40 miles away for college, it once seized every 5 miles, it took hours to get there, turned out the piston had cracked.
@@misscrabstick very similar - I had an ap50 and then an x7 - first time I rode the x7 I got off it I was shaking with adrenaline- when these rd’s came out in 84 I was sixteen and it was always the dream to own one (didn’t quite think it would be 40 years later and doing a restoration though
@@leeperola7023 did a big bore on my ap50 I could swear I was over 60 down cross o cliff hill - I don’t think it ever leaves us
@@leeperola7023was that off a cliff. 😂
Great episode Dave, Love the “Do it yourself Dave” T’Shirt, very informative with the detail’s of the question How much does it cost and the Level of detail in the explanation of how it’s done by the professional, you, can’t wait for the next episode. 🤞😉👊
@@richardbrown9363 too flattering my friend but thankyou - just had a bit of a nightmare today stripping the engine (as you shall see on Friday lol 😂
Hi Dave good project, one of my favorite bikes ever, looking forward to watching the process.
@@lovemore4229 thankyou so much - we’re just about to strip the engine this morning so will find out if there’s any hidden show stoppers 😅
That was awesome, the difference once on the bike is truly like a brand new one, seeing the new bearings going in I’m now getting ready to see it all come together, great video Dave, and a bit of chat with Tracey is always funny with your Dad jokes, tea and cake is Tracey’s go to thing, she’s changed hahaha. Getting ready for Engine soon I hope 🤞🏼
@@richardbrown9363 yep I’ll use this weekend to finish off a couple of bits - one of them is wheely important 😜 so that’ll be episode seven - engine tear down is episode 8 so nearly there
How smart is Tracey ? Great idea to put that jubilee clip on and reduce the size of the puller end, team work paid off, another very informative video from you both mate, thank you 👌🏼
@@richardbrown9363 she’s definitely the brains (and looks) I’m happy being the brawn 😂
Another great video Dave/Tracey, can I borrow Tracey to clean up my Shed ? I asked Gaynor and I won’t tell you what she said hahaha Nice to see the final attempt at putting the new hose’s on worked a treat, always interesting to hear the price you are spending on a complete rebuild and the advise NOT to reuse 40yr old parts, which makes perfect sense but great to hear. Nice work big fella 🫡👊
@@richardbrown9363 loving the feedback mate - very encouraging - trust me there’s always a bargain to be made as far as Tracey is concerned doing me favours lol
You make it look so bloody easy, I know this would have been a lot of work, how clean and crisp did they look after all the work done, not bad for 40yrs old bike Dave, loved it, another step closer to completed and on the road. 👍👊
@@richardbrown9363 thanks mate - it was a busy weekend - that second work station took about six hours to make this morning (probably should have shown some of that but was stressing trying to get the bike stuff done ) I was really pleased with the finished result of the paint - when I did the discs I was being lazy and just used some cans but as I’m getting a bit more organised it’s getting easier to use my spray gear - the finish is much better - I’ll have to do that fuel tank one weekend (probably when I’m waiting for engine parts
Is it me or can I smell the 2stroke in the air, when it’s finally built can you put a GoPro on you helmet and take it for its maiden ride, please 🙏
@@richardbrown9363 absolutely doing that 👍