Seller Lied About This Rare 2-Stroke Dirt Bike
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He's gonna sell you the power valve on eBay...
In every gear 😂
😁
I was gonna say check the phone number you had on the seller against the power valve sellers on eBay…
Savage lol
😂😂😂
Start a Wall of Shame to advertise who the dishonest sellers are.
I worked at the yamaha
Dealership in 82 we had and supported a race team the 125s were Grenades . We would take truck loads of bikes to events 1 bike ,1race ,10,s of spare motors per bike we literally had piles of dead ones behind the shop
I purchased a 1982 YZ125 in similar cosmetic condition for $50 blown up back when I was in middle school, so around 2000 time frame. Over a period of time, I rebuilt the engine with a new top end, crankshaft, bearings, etc.....to the best of my ability as a kid, and when my dad would take me to the Yamaha store to get parts or order them off Ebay for me. I was so short, I had to stand on a 5 gallon bucket to even get on the thing. At the time, my mom wasn't too worried as she thought it'd never run, but then was PISSED the first time it fired up.
I had that bike for years - cool bike and revolutionary, but just OK. At the time, I hated it because all of my buddies I would ride with had newer bikes (1990's models and newer). Eventually, everything wore out on it again - top end, water pump shaft/seal, etc. I ended up parting it out and scrapping alot of it during my college years. I may still have the frame and swingarm left over somewhere, LOL.
Fun fact - with the radiator being mounted above the triple tree, the coolant flows through the steering stem. So, when the seals wear out and the steering stem develops pitting and wear, coolant will leak down into the steering stem bearings. This not only washes out the grease but also causes the bearings to heat up and seize the handlebars forward when the engine reaches temperature. Probably why the radiator(s) were moved in short order to where the are located now :)
With the coolant flowing through frame like that it would heat up the forks and change how the damping worked (not good). Plus w/the radiator in front of the triple clamps and the shock under the seat those bikes were a bit top-heavy too. lol I know, I had and raced an 82 YZ-250! :) Great engines on both the 125 and 250, but the handling wasn't the best. They moved the radiator(s) down onto the frame along w/laying the shock down and connecting it to a new linkage that ran under the swinging arm the next year for both the reasons you mentioned and to improve handling. The 1983 bikes were quite a bit better as a result.
I felt similarly about my 74 Yamaha 80, 82 kdx 80 and 81 RM 125 when I had them in the early to late 80s. My friend had brand new kx 60s every year starting in 85, and my bikes were old an clunke. Now I wish I still had all those bikes to restore and show love. Eventually I ended up with a six year old 86 CR 250 which I' have kept. To my eyes everything after an 85 is a modern bike and desirable.
Had that exact same thing happen to my '81 YZ125. Not being an engineer and still a teenager in high school, even I figured out that was a stupid place to run the coolant! Still thought it looked a lot cooler than when they moved the rad lower on the frame! One question: I always thought the '82 was when they switched the colours to red and white, moved the rad, and changed from a triangular swingarm to that style? Had a buddy who had, what I thought was an '82 in the red and white, but maybe it was an '83?
Cheating a buyer when you sell from your home is really, really stupid.
No kidding. I’ll be right over to make this square is the messaged he’d be getting
Send him a link to video the night before you call him back
Joe doesn't have any balls. Seller isn't worried
He must be joking. he keeps buying stuff missing or never inspected over and over. Waiting for the shipping container to store all the crp. He said you live you learn. You never learn
@@ctbale1 inter-nut tuff guy blubbering. GFY.
Joe, it surprises me every time you "trust" what a seller tells you in order to get a "good deal". I would think by now, you'd tell the seller, "You do realize I am a popular UA-camr, and thousands of people will watch this bike get evaluated. Are you certain there isn't anything you want to tell me before we complete this transaction? Because if you are lying to me, all of my subscribers will know it."
Also, you know what to look for, yet you continue to get screwed by lying sellers. Take chances on provable facts, not the word of a seller.
Makes for good content.
Your both right.
Make's good views getting screwed over. He makes his money back 10x with the videos.
He's a maniac mechanic. He loves the thrill of a gamble.
Same applies to buying a used car from a skeevy car lot- taking chances typically lands you in trouble. Leaving an honest review of the seller will warn future customers. Dishonesty from sellers is all too common unfortunately
I have both the 125 and 250 from 1982, both restored. Even though he wasn't honest with you I think you still got a good deal, rebuilding these bikes isn't too expensive and it's a fun project, worth the effort.
Not too bad, still a good deal,, rebuild the crank put a new piston find a good power valve ,fix all little things and it will be worth way more than you put into it, really simple bike to rebuild and worth rebuilding
Just go ahead and rebuild it. Some you win, some you loose, but honestly Joe it averages out and you will save another one from the junk pile.
*Lose.
Vinnie said the spokes are loose.Check it out for your safety Joe.He sniffed out that missing master link clip,He knows what he's doing.
It's a rare bike,I'd go the Hole hog get the frame recoated try to find some plastics sell it for a premium. Collectors are out there and with your skills $$$
But his hair is still too short, poor Vinnie.
Shoulda high scented the missing power valve instantly, skills are sus
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That bike was the GOAT when I was a kid in the 80's. When I make motocross noises, they were YZ-80 and YZ-125 sounds!
Those classic bikes take me back in time when I was a kid. To this day I still enjoy seeing them run or being worked on.
Yep, reminds me of working on my 83 YZ250
I got into Moto cross in those days, but I wasn't a kid. I had a MACO 491 Mega 2.
Yep i hear that! 87 YZ 490 here ... Bought mine off the show room floor.. still own it, no its not for sale.. & yes i am to fat & old to ride it now, but i hope my grandkid will try! That thing will make a guy look like Popeye inside 3 months....
@@trentscott9991 If you never tried a Dirt Bike off road, you just would never know the workout you get. Thanks for the memory.
I rode a friend's 490 in 88. A couple of years later he and another mate bought a KX500 each brand new, for about $2000 apiece AUD that is. Great motorbikes, but the green machine had the goods imo, I still loved the 490 tho
It was nice of him to keep everything loose since he knew you were going to have to tear it all apart again..
Very nice of him lol
That sucks. I can't stand dishonest sellers.
He bought it for 800 so he got a bargain. Joe could of done a few checks before he bought it rather than get mad at the seller.
@don_ogoe1787 I'll never understand why Joe hasn't learned from his mistakes. How many times has he screwed himself by not giving these machines a quick go-over before handing over the cash? Eesh.
@stkyfngrszmooth makes out like he got screwed over but its a 81 yz 125. Probably thrashed to death back in the day an he buys it for 800 thinking that he's going to get it home throw some fuel in it an rip it like its a brand new bike from 1981.🤣
IF I HAD A VIEWERSHIP DROPPING CHANNEL...I would remove parts "before the video reveal" and make wild claims and scary thumbnail title!
THEN ALL THE COMMENTS will boost my revenue on youtube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@TruckingCarsL48 winner winner!
As someone who knows literally nothing about bikes, when you said, "Nothing about this bike is good" I actually said out loud, "Come on, it's still a beautiful old machine that has been taken care of." I've been watchin your videos for a while now, and if it's actually as bad as you say it is, there's literally no better place for that thing to be. You're a straight up BIKE WIZARD! The things I've seen you turn from trash into living breathing machines is wild. It inspires me to learn more about the craft. This bike, to me, is beautiful and even though it might put you back a bit more money it's so worth it to me, the viewer. I want to see this thing riiiiip out in the field so bad. I've never owned one so I live vicariously through you! Don't be let down about it brother..
I'm a mechanic and I thought I would of bought it for that knowing all the problems as the rest is mint.
Well put!!
Just curious What’s stopping you from getting a bike? Get ya an old street and trial. An xr or something. Best fun to be had on earth is taking for a day motorcycle riding. My worse day riding was still better than my best day working lol.
Sounds like you need a bike man.
@@theblishknovk Haha, yeah that would be pretty sweet!
Joe rebuild it, its a beautiful and rare bike now, bikes like this sell for 2 grand plus here in the uk, and rebuilt and ready to ride models like this go for 3500 plus all day, rebuild it you wont lose, everythings in great condition except engine, give it the joe magic it deserves 👍🏻❤
the market for older 2t in the UK is completely different than here in the States bc you guys have organized racing for these. Older bikes here have no inherent value except for older guys who want the bike they couldn't get when they were kids.
@@chrisstrawn4108 He's still right, 800 bucks is a steal for any 80s YZ, a fully restored 81 YZ60 sold for over 9k USD on Mecum Auto auctions
Those black & yellow YZs are just awesome. & the classic lettering on the seat is so simple & timeless. I can picture the new line up in the shop during the 80s. & the smell of oils & new plastics!
Me too. Those were the days. Now, the smell of two-stroke in the air is super rare, with all of these blubbering fartmobile four-strokes around.
Good point about the lettering. It looks awesome
Love the channel! Been a while from your older videos of ripping down the road in front of your house about 85mph on a 1989 CR500. Lol. Your videos are awesome! And your knowledge of these old 2 smokers is incredible. I grew up with these early 80s- mid 90s bikes and they still kick ass!
Awesome video love the small laughs when you discovered the flaws, I learned a lot watching you tear this down I really want to hear that thing run!
Easily worth $800 as is. If they're that rare and valuable.... Even if you parted it out. The condition overall is crazy good. Those bikes could throw a lot of people on their back. Even $800 is a steal.
$400 for the exhaust alone....
100% worth it, I saw a fully restored 81 YZ65 go for nearly 10k on the Mecum auction, makes me want to go dig mine out of the shed and restore it lol
What's worse is these type of sellers sell to folks that have little knowledge of fixing bikes so their out a ton of money on parts and labor. It just makes the used bike market look horrible when they are so deceptive like this.
With this bike I get the nasty suspicion that someone couldn't get it running, scavenged the parts he needed for a different bike and sold it as "running but with a clutch problem". That combined with the taken apart clutch guaranteed that the next buyer couldn't quickly refit the clutch and test for spark, compression etc.
I think that is what happened to the seller.
IF I HAD A VIEWERSHIP DROPPING CHANNEL...I would remove parts "before the video reveal" and make wild claims and scary thumbnail title!
THEN ALL THE COMMENTS will boost my revenue on youtube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@TruckingCarsL48 Lol, u ok?
If one not careful they will get fucked by everyone. Fucked by private sellers lying, fucked by dealerships with fees taxes and interest. Wish dealerships would put the actual price on the vehicle
Rebuild it, it's great viewing watching you revive an old classic
As good as that bike looks I would rebuild it, love your content and how you explain the measurements and what to look for first when buying anything that starts with gas. Keep up the good work and see you on the next one.
That bike is similar to the one Broc Glover used to win the Supercross race at Jack Murphy Stadium in 1982. I was stationed in San Diego & and actually got a chance to go to that race.
Awesome!
@2vintage It was a really good race, indoor stadium. They had a raffle to win a brand new pickup truck for all the ticket holders as well, I didn't win it lol
Unfortunately your mistaken , The last year Glover raced a 125 was in 1980. In 1981 he raced a Factory Yamaha OW works 250.
Brock Glover... he was Canadian I believe
@@JosephDredd31 I had the 1980, I think it was the first year with a rear mono shock. Fun bike but wasnt reliable (for me anyway)
I owned a 1981. First year for water cooling. The 81's had no power valve and different suspension setup in the rear. My first YZ . Rebuilt motor from crank up back in 1988 when I was 19.
Thanks for the throwback.
I had the 83 490 ot was awesome.
I had one too, great trail bike bought in 83 was about 15. good times
This is part of the reason my 3 1979 motocrosser's are pretty much museum pieces now. The cost of parts for these now 45 year old machines has gotten ridiculous. And I only want NOS, so I now get the pleasure of just sitting and admiring them while sipping a beer. Riding a modernish dirt bike will be my way of getting that riding itch scratched.
It's still a classic bike.
I like the linkage being above the swingarm and the radiator situation
These kind of people need to held accountable.
You can't put padding on every sharp corner in the world.
Hey, this is a popular channel. And I'm sure it's even more so in the 2Vintage area of Wisconsin. This is sort of putting the seller on blast, in a way. I bet a few people recognize this bike, and who it belonged to.
@@andyhoms2001
It belonged too the mayor's son and he was also friends with Biden's boy.somethings fishy here...🤔😂
@@dalehall2993 Hahahahaha I was thinking he had to be a stoopid jb voter.
I do believe that guy knew exactly what he was selling.
I’ll be over in 10 minutes. We’re going to go have a little visit with the seller.
vintage is vintage.
…and he says, that’s the way I bought, I just didn’t get to the rebuild….sorry, we both got hosed.
What you going to do? Get a criminal record out of it? I'm the same, be round there in 10 minutes but in time, i have learnt, there is nothing you can do unless you want an assault charge.
Typical yammie , yam Yam , yam , they love to eat pistons and cranks
@turbogav8674 Nah. I pre call the police and book the room in county beforehand.
My number 1 rule when I buy used bikes,DONT BELIVE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS ABOUT THE BIKE THEYRE TRYING TO SELL YOU
Wait until the water jacket in the steering stem starts leaking. I restored a YZ80 that I gave as a Christmas present to my nephew. It took me over a year to find the seals. Great bike once it was completed!
Love your videos restoring these old motor cross bikes. Takes me back in time . Thanks and keep them coming ☺️🙏
Joe you should put the sellers info out so no one else will get ripped off by this guy !!!
Thats illegal
It's not illegal to put someone's full name saying Joe bought a motorcycle from him.
@@davidmcgahan5328 You cant put peoples info on the internet..
Its all for youtube views lol
@@ryanbrown8246 you think he has an unlimited supply of rare bikes to make videos on?
Wow I was really rooting for ya. I had one of those when I was in jr high school and it ripped. Can’t wait for when you put it back together!
Be careful getting into parting out stuff. My dad was a mechanic and kept a lot of bikes for parts, but the side yard looked like a junkyard after a while, because it was every now and again that he would need a part and nature just ended up messing a lot of it up. If you have good organized indoor storage, it might be worth it though. Just our experience when my dad was running his bike repair from home.
Every time you step down off that truck tailgate to pull a bike down the ramp, I swear I feel my own hamstring snap. Haha! Must be nice having giraffe legs. I need a second ramp to walk beside the bike.
thinking the same lol, but stretchin something else out. brings tears to my eyes everytime i see it.
Joe, May I ask a question? What do you actually do for a paycheck? You buy these clapped out bikes and get stung in nearly all of them.
I thought the same thing guys. But I thought to myself (being older) one day you won't be able to do that Joe.,lol....
Such ashame that peoplr lie so bad about what they are selling. YOu are a better man than me. you have such a huge platform to just humilitate these people. Yet you stay incredibly calm... Love the channel.
I wanna learn this stuff.
Thanks for the hands on videos!
I used to have one of these, but I think it was a year earlier. I bought it from a friend. He had the bike in storage for some years, and when he got it out, he just fired it up and rode it around a bit, sucking the dry rotted air filter element into the engine. I brought it to a Yamaha dealer and had them bore it out, install new piston and ring, and new rod bearings top and bottom. Got the bike back and it ran very strong! It was a blast!! Love the 2 strokes man!!!
I really would like you to make a video series on completely restoring a vintage bike like this. I mean top to bottom clean and fix everything with no concern for cost. I love watching the normal repair and sell type videos, but i think a full on project restoration would get you some new viewers.
My first bike was an 81 YZ 80. … Loved that bike.!
I LOVE watching your motorcycle videos. Partway through this one and I'm going to guess the piston isn't even in it. Can't wait to see what's going on....
Okay, so the piston was there....mostly. 😖
It still looks like a worthwhile rebuild. All the plastic looks great and is there as well as most everything else, except some internal parts. Even the seat seems to be perfect. When finished it will be authentic and all original. Can't wait to watch your follow-up video. Keep up the good work. 👍🏻
Btw, great video of tearing components out and showing us part by part !!
I like that the whole video he's like, this is loose too. I knew when the clutch was out he got screwed.
He screwed himself.
"Everybody lies"
Dr. Gregory House
You got taken, Joe. Not the first time. Not the last.
House was awesome. I'd love to see it make a comeback.
Definitely worth restoring if the parts are available there's still definitely a market for vintage mx bikes out there. Even putting in what you figure it will cost if you decide to sell it when fixed you will probably still turn a profit on the bike. Great videos keep up the good work
This is why people with knowledge ....... are important.
Man Joe it pisses me off when sellers tell you all these lies!
You provide a great service here of educating and highlighting your followers to help us save time and money, and along comes these jack wipes ripping you off!
This seller deserves to have his "family jewels" clamped down on by Vinny😮 for all that damn lying!
With your skills and experience, I'm amazed you get caught out so often, perhaps that's why I enjoy your videos so much 😢
Yea, buy a motor without turning it over. Looks like he wants the drama
@@mazdarx7887 If you like the bike the price is right and you buy at the rate he does sometimes you take chances lets face it he has the knowledge to get it running I think he will recoup his money with a collectors unit such as this one.
Thanks for the video! I bought one of these '82 YZ125's "as is" - pretty cheap, didn't realize how many things could be wrong with it. Many things that can cause problems on this kind of bike (early water-cooler). Mostly engine problems - crankcases are wrecked, etc. My choice is, sell parts off it, or do a conversion. I think I will eventually end up with an air-cooled "YZ175"... I am collecting parts to install a 1982 IT175 engine now. I think I may end up with an awesome trail bike! Making "Lemonade" so to speak!
I had this exact bike as a kid. The only brand new bike I've ever owned and only because the local Yamaha shop owener's kid dug my 1979 Honda Odyssey FL 2fiddy that I was racing at the time and the guy offered to trade me for the brand spankin' new '82 YZ 125 he had sittin' in his shop...it took me all of a nanosecond to say...."uhhhh...YES!". I was ready for another bike because although super fun racing the odyssey, it was driving..not riding..and riding is where it's at (that....and I kept snapping rear axles on the FL as there was no rear suspension on 'em back then). Loved that bike, definitely an upgrade over the '78 YZ 125 I had before, which was awesome in it's own right but was basically a light switch...zero low end and then...BAM....hold on to the screaming banshee!! The '82 with the YPVS actually had some low end grunt that came in handy because in addition to local MX, orchard and backwoods riding, I did a couple hare scrambles and actually podiumed in one in the open class on that thing. I think they only had that crazy pro-link rear end for '82. That and the vented front number plate, first year of the safety seat up on the tank, Preston-Petty looking front fender along with the anodized gold rims and shock reservoir really made that year stand out and unique.... and still looks pretty badass to this day. Cool bike and this brought back some memories. Thanks for the vid bro!
I felt sick to my stomach as you went through this bike... Accidently dropping the sellers name right here some where, would make me feel better.. dang man I feel for you, he didnt lie about one thing the repair was over his head.. what a tough learning.....
it's his business model, he does it on purpose. he knows what to check and he knows what he is buying. the whole "seller lied to me" or "seller said it couldnt be fixed" thing is for clicks.
IF I HAD A VIEWERSHIP DROPPING CHANNEL...I would remove parts "before the video reveal" and make wild claims and scary thumbnail title!
THEN ALL THE COMMENTS will boost my revenue on youtube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@noneofurbusiness-yk1mg Your logic can't be faulted Mr. Spock,
@@TruckingCarsL48 Exactly, as he's taking the power valve cover off... "I sure hope that rod is in there"..
3:07 best part when Benny comes in and instantly went for an inspection
I'm currently restoring a 1987 DT200LC with YPVS. It's very similar to the DT125LC. The DT200LC was not sold in the USA, so it's a bit of a unicorn!
Love seeing old bikes brought back! Keep up the great work.
Keep an eye out on ebay for all this old stuff. I've gotten very lucky over the years finding rare stuff.
That seller ripped you off😤😤
That 1982 YZ 125 was a rocket ship with port work and a good tuned pipe I owned two of them and they were a fast bike for there time
My buddy had a new one in 82. That bike was no slouch in stock form either.
For there time lol there rockets to this day your mad
They were screamers. Nothing could touch them on the top end. 83 they moved power down a bit to were more useable for most riders. And 83 was the sweet spot. And 84 they killed it. One of the biggest turds ever. Only way to make them fast was to get an 83 cylinder and disable the "improved" brake controlled shock dampening crap. Took them a long time to come back from 1984
@@dongerz666 I have an 82 YZ60 and I swear that thing will do 50+ mph with me on it and I weigh just under 200 lbs lol these bikes are insane
Hey Joe, I've restored the bigger brother of this, and that rust you see in the water jackets is from the steering stem bearings that seal is prone to fail causing water to mix with the bearings and leak out, that's why it was only a 2 year design. The seals are impossible to find, but what I did and others is to extend the radiator off the forks and attach hoses to it and run it straight to the bike, just go to the parts store and find the right bends you need. It's like what kawi did with the early tecates with the rad on the forks. Hope this helps.
Exactly and that's also why he's saying that the stem bearings are shot they all suffer from that eventually.
Brother, you live in, you learn.We all make mistakes, but gotta be with you.God speed brother
I've learned alot from you Joe... You are a private school.. keep up the good work brother..
Approach every transaction as if your being lied too, which is probably the only truth. Your calm is better then the way I would have handled it.
Yeah I would have been cursing like a sailor!😡
It was painful for me to watch this guy buy garbage that he should have never even picked up. That's why I unsubbed this guy.
I’m going to give you some free advice. Whenever you are checking out a bike ALWAYS pull the mag cover and the pipe. You can rotate the crank with the mag flywheel and look at the piston via the exhaust port.
Like a seller is going to let you work on his bike, the rule of thumb is, if it doesnt run, it needs full rebuild. Its an old bike. If its "lightly seized" it may have been full of water for 20 years.
Trusting a seller is insanity. The guys who say "It'll run!" are the real idiots.
Anything ran at one time, and may run again after 3500.00 is spent.
But then Ive bought probably 200 old dirtbikes in the past 8 years, there is nothing a seller wont try. Rust "doesnt matter" because the previous owner left it out in the rain, is one story.
The usual thing is taking the chain off, and taking the shifter off....hoping a buyer wont be able to tell the whole thing is seized solid.
Its not on last bore and worn out, "trust me". The forks wont go up and down because "they have too much air in them" Yeah, that's it!
You can't go to these deals to work on the machine. You gotta go with things in mind, if it doesn't run its worth considerably less
Borescope also.
Nice video, reminds me of working on my 83 YZ250. When you pulled the power valve cover, I was like holy smokes it's not even there!!! Sorry there are people our there like the seller. Like you said that bike was not running & would have zero compression with a piston & ring set that far off. Hope you can source the parts at a good price. Got to save the smokers (2-strokes)! Good luck with it!
Nothing to do with dishonest sellers, but about 8 years ago I bought an 82 yz250 for $150. I never tried starting it, but it was in far better mechanical condition than this thing. It was just ugly. Ripped up seat cover. Spray painted plastics and tank. Etc.
I put $100 worth of new plastic on it, a $50 seat cover and shot some hard parts with $10 worth of spray paint. I put it on craigslist for $600 and waited for the phone to ring. Then I dropped the price to $500 and waited some more. It never rang.
No worries. Summer had just started and mid-ohio vintage days (the largest vintage mx swap meet in the world) was coming up! I got there Thursday after work. The guy camped out across from me saw me unloading it, came over and said "First liquid cooled yz250. Not very popular. Only made them one year then totally redesigned them. Quirky bike. Don't see too many of them around. What do you want for it?"
I said, "I don't know. What do you think it's worth?"
He said "I'd give you 450 for it."
The event hadn't even officially started yet and I'm seeing some crazy high prices around here. So I think he's just trying to get the drop on me.
I say "I appreciate the offer. But I'm gonna see if I can do a little better than that."
He said "Yeah, you might. This is the place to find out."
After setting up camp I took a lap around the swap meet and found some amazing deals! I picked up a nice $40 gas tank (the last piece of plastic I needed to make this thing look cherry), brand new gold aluminum handlebars for $15! A $30 gold chain and $5 grips. I mean, now this thing looked as good as ever! All things considered, I decided on a starting price of $700. I had faith that the right person was in this massive crowd, and theyd find me before the weeknd was over. Lunch time Friday came and one drunk, I mean gentleman spent a little time looking it over. "Does it run?", he asked. I told him that its got spark and compression, but I've never tried starting it (facts).
"Would you take 5 for it?"
I told him "You're a little early. I'm gonna give it till the end of the day, then tomorrow I'll drop it to 6. If its still here Sunday, you can take it home for 5."
Not another person looked at it, the rest of the weekend.
As I was packing up to leave on Sunday, I saw him walking up the row and said "It's still here!" He said "Oh yeah! Sorry man. I blew my wad. See ya next year."
The guy across the isle overheard our exchange and said "Thats too bad. At least you found some more parts. So you're moving in the right direction with it." I asked him if he still wanted it for $450 and he said he only had $400 left. I said "Close enough. I'll help you load it."
With that, I was lucky to literally break almost exactly even.
... and that was only because I paid so little for the bike, to begin with.
... not including my time and cleaning supplies, a few nuts and bolts that I went and got for it, storage and movement expenses.
Note: If I'd accepted his $450 offer, on day 1 (ironically, the best offer I would receive), I could have profited a whopping $140 (prior to spending $90 on more parts, then being offered $50 more, only to finally settle for $50 less).
Moral of the story: Understand the market and value of what you're buying, before you buy it, or you have nobody to blame but yourself.
That being said, the first liquid cooled YZ's are NOT very popular in the vintage MX community, due to their quirks. Therefore, combined with a short production run, parts are not in high demand either. Hence values are relatively low.
Dont take my word for it. Do an ebay search for the 1982 yz125 and filter for "sold items".
Literally zero matches.
People can ask "$3k all day". Doesnt mean people are paying it.
Reminds me of a dishonest eBay seller I bought from once before. I've learned since then to sniff out the bad ones from the good. I'm thinking that someone slapped a bunch of parts together and sold it as running to you
Why wouldn't you get suspicious of having a lower end when he's saying it was just a clutch. Let the buyer be ware, this should resonate inside your head on every purchase.
It's not that suspicious. When needing parts for such a bike, you often have to buy extra parts to find what you need. Or sometimes you might find say a whole engine for half the price of the one small part you need out of it.
Cool channel! Just stumbled upon it. Unfortunately, been there and had the same thing happen in the past. Some ya win, some ya lose but each bike is an adventure. Nice to give the real turds life again as well. Looks forward to watching the rest of the videos.
I had 3 82 YZ80J's...1 was stock, 1 was practice bike, other was race bike. Those things ripped! Wish I still had 1 of them. The radiator on front of handlebars behind plate was cool at the time. That bike today would run with the 85's if you put a larger head & piston in it. This bike is a great find...KEEP IT!
Friend's dad bought him an 80 J, those were the best, I had my RM80 N but nothing could touch the J 👊
Brand new 80 J.. that engine sung like an angel...lol, specially when you kept it in the band all up the 6 gears.
I don't think I've ever had a seller lie to me that bad. WOW!!!
Yeah usually it's not that bad! I couldn't believe it!
IF I HAD A VIEWERSHIP DROPPING CHANNEL...I would remove parts "before the video reveal" and make wild claims and scary thumbnail title!
THEN ALL THE COMMENTS will boost my revenue on youtube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@TruckingCarsL48 If you say that's what you would do, I have no reason to doubt you. The thought never even crossed my mind.
@@TruckingCarsL48 You spend alot of time leaving that same comment over and over, go do something productive
@@TruckingCarsL48 how many times are you going to copy and paste that man 😂😂😂
I had the 82 250, ton of fun. I wish the Internet was around then. They go for 2-4k now
Did yours have 6 gears mine only has 5 but it is a 1988 supersport
@@alexjohnson1612 5, and I bought it with the clutch side disassembled and my cylinder had to be bored from the last guy.
@@bagbrothers7787 Mine needed a few bits doing, I said I will give you what you are asking but I want it running.
The power valve search for my 92 rmx has held up the project for years. Ive also been looking for a 89 or 90 rm250 jug with power valve assembly. People want over 600 bucks for this stuff on eBay lol
Had this 125 bike growing up.. the yamaha i most remeber is the 1978 TT 500.. TI 360 ran strong too ..
You should contact the seller and see if he forgot to give you some parts and maybe had them, and could ship them to you.
You can't do that on UA-cam. It's called doxing he'll lose his channel
It came from chitcago… that’s all you needed to know. Also when sellers don’t have profiles pictures it’s a HUGE red flag.
Chicago has nothing to do with it. live in the west suburbs 45 mins away from the city with a little traffic. My cr125 looks nice and runs nice. would never fk over another person, way to stereotype.
How is the brainwashing?
beautiful classic, i had a red and white 82 yamaha yz80j wen i was at school, also had a very similar incident buying a Suzuki ds 80 from a swap meet few years ago, all the loose bolt etc, will be interesting to see it start up again, nice condition overall
I buy a lot of “just needs carb cleaned” bikes. I always plan on completely going through them but when they’re missing parts it makes it hard with these older machines.
I may have a donor engine. I believe it’s a 83 .
Clutch out of the bike is a dead giveaway.
That's unbelievable no power valves Joe you cannot trust what sellers say anymore feel for ya great videos li,e them class thanks👍🇬🇧
These old vintage dirtbikes are my favorite videos by far 👍👍
if you like that check out honda goldwing with sand paddle tire
You did get a great deal... of trouble! Some days you get the bear, and some days the bear gets you. Rebuild it and hold on to it. It'll get more valuable as time goes on and you'll make your money back.
The The adjustable spanner, makes my skin crawl!
Grandma's claw hammer has me covering my eyes.
He needs to learn how to buy some real tools I've never seen a Carpenters Hammer being used like that
His whole modus operandi is all very suspicious.
@@kevinmaher813 I hate to see that carpenters claw hammer! really gives the wrong impression.
You guys are judging a kid who is sharing his hobby with the world, he never claimed to be a master mechanic nor does he have that vibe.
You guys hold average people creating interesting content up against the perfection you consider yourselves to be all from the safety of your moms basements.
Not to mention you are judging him for banging up a nut thats coming from a literal pile of trash someone wanted out of their back barn. He’s not Jett Lawrence’s pit crew chief, hes just some dude in his garage that enjoys inhaling old 2 stroke exhaust before opening the garage door.
I raced back in the early 80’s and had one. My dad bought it for me on Friday and the next day Saturday I raced it and cleaned up 1-1 in the 125 Jr class, came third in a wheelie contest and then raced again the next day Sunday got a 1-1. It was a great motocross bike for sure ( a bit nose heavy) however truth be told I preferred the 1981 YZ 125 over the 82, that was a sweet 125 MX bike. Good memories seeing your bike, all the best.
love that bike ... you took me back a few decades
every nut/bolt you were unscrewing, I remember having done the same years ago multiple times
I can't believe someone threw that together and straight faced reassured a buyer all's well .... and took his money
Obviously it's why he dropped the price .... he wanted it gone
After the shock
there's sill a lot of good stuff there
so
I would rebuild to as new condition and enjoy it
I would rebuild it, the bike is immaculate, and it's worth more running than how it is now
Immaculate 😂😂😂😂😂😂 it's been painted with a brush ....Immaculate 😂😂😂😂😂
@@CJRSBKpaint is easily removable, worn out or cracked motor cases, bearing and bushing housings that are ovaled out, cracked plastics, bent frames etc are not so easily remedied. It might not look like it but from what I’ve seen so far this bike is a prime candidate for a restoration.
@Yz4Life not immaculate though lol 😆
@@CJRSBK It is immaculate for a bike like this
@V..X.. immaculate is immaculate buddy. That's restoration project
I think he should still record his meetings when buying them. Even if it’s secretly. Even if he blurs their face. It added to the story and when it comes to this bike it would have been awesome to see and hear the guy and just see what kind of guy lied like they did.
I agree
He would have to agree to be filmed. Some people don't want to be on UA-cam haha.
@@2vintage they just don’t want to be embarrassed from screwing a guy over
Cool bike. I had a 1982 YZ 80 when I was a kid. I hated that radiator setup. The damn thing leaked coolant out of the fork bearing. I ran hose around & bypassed the coolant going through the frame.
I had 1982 YZ 125 when I was a teen, looked exactly like yours!
The seller just thru this motor together to sell the bike, he left the clutch out so you could not turn it over. Good thing Joe is loaded and this will not affect his bank.
Even when you figure in his losers, Joe is still making a killing on these machines. Having both the knowledge of how to fix these and the money to keep turning them over is a big-time advantage. Most people either don't want to get their hands dirty or don't have the time and money to flip as many of these as he does. Who knows, maybe his old lady has money, which would allow Joe to do what he loves. 🤷🏻♂️
@@stkyfngrszmooth He has a 400k+ UA-cam channel, that allows him to do what he loves haha
@@V..X.. How much do you think he pulls from UA-cam with numbers like that?
@@stkyfngrszmooth Thousands a month for sure, on top of that the profit of the bikes itself, and who knows maybe he has another income
@V..X.. Goddamn! I was a bike/quad/sled/personal watercraft mechanic for years. I should get back into it and try growing my channel. For that kind of money, I'm going to seriously consider it. 🤔
Joe you could of done a few checks before you bought the bike to establish that there were certain things wrong with the bike. 800 dollars for a rare yammy is a bargain im sure. You got another bottom end with it that if you were to sell would offset the price of parts to fix the bike. Good video all the same.
sorry to see this. Hate buying a bummer. i never hide anything when selling something. sweet bike. worth fixing and keeping.
I had a YZ80 of the same year. I was 11. My first motorcycle. What a bike. It screamed. An absolute joy to ride. You should fix it
mate bought one for $250 bucks.i took for a blast down the road forgetting it zero brakes lol.coming up to a 90 degree corner.
i thought shit there better not be any vehicles coming around it too so just laid it on its side and kicked away from me,
had the king of all grazes down my left side and was sore for days lol
I have watched many of your videos and I don’t think I’ve ever heard you swear!! Classy stand up guy with ton of experience and talent
I’m glad you plan on fixing the bike it’s definitely worth the effort time money to repair.
Call out the seller every time this happens. Its funny
Killer little bikes man, that's a good score.. Have one that's been waiting on a resto for the last 20+ years lol... That bike in the condition it's in after the rebuild is worth upwards of 3 grand in the right situation🤘
Honestly I'd pay no problem $3,500 for that bike rebuilt... brings back great memories of my younger days running these bikes in the mountains outside Calgary...
The piston is missing? Can hear the rod flopping around. Nope, its there.
Exact same thing I thought.
Me too!!
I think that was apart in a box and the guy slapped what was there together and sold it as if it was running
THIS WAS MY FIRST BIKE! SAME BIKE! it was also a 82! This looks like mine! My father sold it on me after my parents got divorced.. I was so upset over this bike 20 years ago... I have been looking for another one my whole life and can never find another. What a great running bike... Youre so lucky to come across one of these..
Rebuild This Bike Please! It will blow a rm250 away no joke!
I think the seller hid a box of innards so the buyer wouldn't know how messed up the bike was. Bugger!
Pretty cool find museum piece, everybody always lies all the time.
Yes, they do..'people' are generally turds BUT, I'd still call the seller and remind him what an arse he is to lie about this rig...Won't make a difference but it'll make ya feel better..Wonder if there is a piston even in it..
Boat anchor..
Unless joe knew already and this is part of the show @OldGlaseye-gf7si