This is my favorite channel on UA-cam. It’s just simple good content with not a lot of extra stuff or people. Seems like a lot people try to do too much now with huge plans giveaways 2 year projects or being too sensational. Well done Craig and Dan.
This is why my dad said you should never ride your motorcycle in a farm field in winter through a snow bank. 😅 every single answer to every question you asked in this video goes back to the snow bank.
The screws are getting smaller and snow is getting deeper is one of the great metaphors for middle class in the world today!! Love the show, keep up the great work!!
I am too. Really loving Craig tbh. I loved him and Sean - their chemistry was immaculate! But him by himself.. well with Dan... is amazing. Plus I've learned quite a lot from him.
Oh the nostalgia. I had a 78 KZ400 in college with a black Vetter fairing. It was a gift from my Grandpa when I graduated high school. It needed fixing and he fixed it. During high school my grandpa and I would go riding. He drove his 350 Honda and I drove the KZ.
Oh man, this one had me cracking up. When Dan reaches in and says “ you sure you’re doing it right” haha!! Then Craig uses the zillion scale, you know that sucker was hot! Keep the great content coming. Nothing like a fun motorcycle video to get the day off right. Thank you guys.
I recently acquired my grandfathers 1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 and after a good carb cleaning i got it running alright then winter started so i put it in storage. Every time i watch one of these videos i get more excited to try getting it riding again. Thanks
I just bought my nieces daughter 3 baby geese and told them they are baby ducks it won’t be long until those “ducks” are attacking people. They were delivered yesterday. LOL
Dude went from like 30k subs to 227k what a beast he deserves over a million and he will get there. His camera man does a great job and editing kudos to you brotha
My first thought was "Don't' do it Craig!" but.... like every episode, I am glued to the screen, egging you on, and just really glad that it's not me out there. You are the man!
Great video as ever!!! I think Dan should have had a go.... I love the fact he started out as pretty much a bike sceptic yet over the last few months you've inadvertently moulded and sculpted him into a bike lover!!! He should have had a go on "the wing" but more so - you should buy a little 50-100cc for Dan to fiddle with and see if he can get going under your Craig's instruction..... I *KNOW* I'm not the only person who wants to see that!!! Hate to say it BUT Craig did a far better job with employing Dan than Sean did with "what's his face - can't even remember his name 🤯🤯" possibly an unpopular opinion, but it is what it is!
Craig this is why I enjoy your content you take a bike that most people would pass on and put it back on the road, I enjoy seeing the 70's 80's and 90's era bikes running around and those KZ's got a nice look to them like the CB's what are the future plans for the bike I would like to see more with it maybe some old school foam grips fix the windshield.
Yeah, so often these bikes are cut up and turned into a cafe racer and made uncomfortable. When I sold my Honda nighthawk I asked the guy if he was going to turn it into a cafe racer and I was glad he said no. He said he looked at 2 prior bikes that were cut up as cafe racers for cheaper, and didn't like them.
Your comments on the wiring and the routing was such a heart touching fact for me. I found that even the factories at times would route the wiring in such a way that it often drove my blood pressure up and increased my negative vocabulary beyond adult activity to such a childish behavior.
In the UK and Europe, this bike was the Z400. It was marketed as a "Ride-To-Work" commuter bike. It's direct competitors, at the time, were the Honda CB400N, Suzuki GS400 and the much faster Jawa 350-634 2 stroke (which was a lot cheaper).
I absolutely love watching you Craig the old school bikes are always the best I turn 49 in April and you always bring me back to my youth it really makes up for having to sell mine keep up the great tips I know you're going to get big on here
Found you shortly before you started your own channel. Have watched every video since. You seem like the the type of guys I could really on well with. Keep up the great work. Love every video! Favorite channel on UA-cam!
I’m surprised you went ahead and put the fairing back on before trying to get the bike back on. 😂 well done though with troubleshooting, harnesses and electrical are a pain in the a**
i like how its always like a "sad" scene when craig has to go to his computer and search the internet for solutions. like its such an inconvenience to have the collective knowledge of mechanic history at his fingertips.
Having watched a half dozen or so of your videos, sometimes I think I detect just the tiniest bit of Pennsylvania Dutch accent in your voice, but when you were finding that last wiring fault and described "rootching around" I knew I wasn't imagining it! Mach's Gute!
Ahhh! Er, awww! The good old days. I miss fixin' bikes. Thanks for the entertaining video, Bruthas! I'm gettin' the itch to pick up something old again and bust a knuckle or two.
This is one of the few channels i have youtube notify me of videos. I love your content Craig! Keep it up, it's helped me fix my own bike and even lawn mower haha!
Makes me think of the motorcycle that was used in the movie purple rain ,. Lol except it's not purple , Craig should have a helmet with a prince wig when riding that , it's a cool motorcycle though 👍
I have to say, the motorcycling restoration community is really amazing. I've very recently started restoring a Moto Guzzi V50C (which will be my very first bike ever) back to working order while trying to make it as original as possible and a few people immediately so kind to send some part for just shipping, just because they like what someone is doing. I'm not used to that sort of kindness but it really is amazing how friendly and invested folks get when it comes to older bikes
it is normal for a coil to get hot if you leave the key on for a long period of time and it is connected to the closed set of points. To avoid this put a thin piece of plastic between both sets of points. I do this while I chase electrical faults and know its going to be more than a few minutes
My 1st bike in '87 was a Honda CM450t I got for $200.. Wasn't this bad though with the electrical stuff. New battery/tiers/chain & a carb rebuild got it going. Thanks for the memories. Feeling a little nostalgic.
This is a great Channel. Craig and Dan are a dynamic duo and I get all the joy and satisfaction of troubleshooting motorcycles without getting my hands dirty...thanks Craig and Dan!
😊 I just got off a 20 at home pulling my trans transfercase rebuilding and putting back in to realize my rear main is toast. I love trucks I love trucks ( burn it down )
"I love motorcycles... I love motorcycles... I love motorcycles..." -me struggling with my FZR600's airbox before I learned (from this channel) to heatgun the boots Many such moments. All worth it.
Hi Craig from the UK, I had two of them at the sometime, one with front drum and one with front disc, great bikes, they just plod along all day. Keep up the great work
I work 16-hour shifts on Thursdays and Fridays, and I always save your guys' videos for my dinner break. Makes the long miserable shift a little more bearable.
My 8 year old twin girls ask "can we watch the show that they count the kicks to start?".
Thanks for the clean motorcycle content. We love it.
This is my favorite channel on UA-cam. It’s just simple good content with not a lot of extra stuff or people. Seems like a lot people try to do too much now with huge plans giveaways 2 year projects or being too sensational. Well done Craig and Dan.
Motorcycle rewind is also a good channel.
No this is my fav channel
And no politics thank God.
He's so much better by himself than on bikes.with beards. Other guy always was annoying af trying to steal the spotlight.
@@xXtelepatheticXxbikes with beards is kinda fake. This guy actually get his hands dirty and swears once in a while lol
"I love motorcycles...I love motorcycles...I love motorcycles..." We've all been there in one way or another, Craig.
This is why my dad said you should never ride your motorcycle in a farm field in winter through a snow bank. 😅 every single answer to every question you asked in this video goes back to the snow bank.
Hey, my dad said the same thing! Heeeeey, Brent? Is that you??
My dad siad if your not first your last. Shake & bake.
@@benr7002 My dad said if you're not here, you're there.
@@thetoymanator7723 are you two brothers? My dad once farted in an echo chamber. He never heard the end of it.
@@benr7002 hee hee. I give up and bow to the master.
The screws are getting smaller and snow is getting deeper is one of the great metaphors for middle class in the world today!! Love the show, keep up the great work!!
There`s still a middle class????
@@wadepgWe're slowly being wittled away but still barely holding on.
F canda geese!!!!
The screws are getting smaller and the snow is getting deeper...AND LEON'S GETTING LAAAARRRGER
I'm so glad this channel is working out for Craig and Dan, they're doing what they love, and loving what they do. God Bless
I am too. Really loving Craig tbh. I loved him and Sean - their chemistry was immaculate! But him by himself.. well with Dan... is amazing. Plus I've learned quite a lot from him.
Ditto; from Sydney Australia
Oh the nostalgia. I had a 78 KZ400 in college with a black Vetter fairing. It was a gift from my Grandpa when I graduated high school. It needed fixing and he fixed it. During high school my grandpa and I would go riding. He drove his 350 Honda and I drove the KZ.
That 10mm transition at 6:20 was amazing. Thanks Dan.
Oh man, this one had me cracking up. When Dan reaches in and says “ you sure you’re doing it right” haha!! Then Craig uses the zillion scale, you know that sucker was hot! Keep the great content coming. Nothing like a fun motorcycle video to get the day off right. Thank you guys.
to everyone a good friday afternoon from belgium
and you too sir! From Amsterdam :)
Same for yall, from Brazil 🇧🇷
same to you from inside your closet
Good afternoon from the UK.
@@strubbleler prachtig Amsterdam ik Wervik West-Vlaanderen (België) 👍
Friday morning...got the day off and a new vid from TBM. What a way to start the weekend.
You just need coffee
Coffee and a biscuit 🍪
I recently acquired my grandfathers 1978 Honda Goldwing GL1000 and after a good carb cleaning i got it running alright then winter started so i put it in storage. Every time i watch one of these videos i get more excited to try getting it riding again. Thanks
Fun fact. Arlington Oregon's High School mascot. "The Honkers." I have lived here 3 years and have only heard geese once or twice.
I just bought my nieces daughter 3 baby geese and told them they are baby ducks it won’t be long until those “ducks” are attacking people. They were delivered yesterday. LOL
@@GratefulEd907whole menace and a half lmao
I definitely don’t miss the north lol! Nothing worse than working on your bike with beat red slushy hands..
Coils. I remember replacing the coils on an early 70's Triumph. Then, the owner left the key on for over a half hour, burning out one of the coils.
"Is it a bomb?"
"Did i cut the wrong wire?!" 😂😂
WOW!! That was the largest flock of Canada Geese I’ve ever seen in the air!! You were under attack!
I admire your patience. This was beyond frustration.
Dude went from like 30k subs to 227k what a beast he deserves over a million and he will get there. His camera man does a great job and editing kudos to you brotha
My first thought was "Don't' do it Craig!" but.... like every episode, I am glued to the screen, egging you on, and just really glad that it's not me out there. You are the man!
Yaaaay. Part 2. Cool little mini-tour bike. Hope to see it all polished-up in a future vid someday. Cheers. 👍
Incredible mechanic, incredible bike, incredible channel....thanks for being here!
Nicely edited with a good amount of humour-brilliant as usual guys.
Great video as ever!!! I think Dan should have had a go.... I love the fact he started out as pretty much a bike sceptic yet over the last few months you've inadvertently moulded and sculpted him into a bike lover!!! He should have had a go on "the wing" but more so - you should buy a little 50-100cc for Dan to fiddle with and see if he can get going under your Craig's instruction..... I *KNOW* I'm not the only person who wants to see that!!! Hate to say it BUT Craig did a far better job with employing Dan than Sean did with "what's his face - can't even remember his name 🤯🤯" possibly an unpopular opinion, but it is what it is!
Craig this is why I enjoy your content you take a bike that most people would pass on and put it back on the road, I enjoy seeing the 70's 80's and 90's era bikes running around and those KZ's got a nice look to them like the CB's what are the future plans for the bike I would like to see more with it maybe some old school foam grips fix the windshield.
Electrical issues take next level patience. Love seeing Craig get these bikes going and love to see him overcoming failures
The crappier and more difficult for Craig…more fun for us! We’re not happy till we see tears in that beard 😉
What a great start to friday a new Bearded Mechanic Video!
Back in the day i was told never leave ignition on for too long or the coils would fry.😊
That's what I learned as well. Burn the points as well. Don't look up at geese do to droppings.
Keep vids rolling.
Would love to see this bike restored and not turned into some cafe racer later!
Why
Yeah, so often these bikes are cut up and turned into a cafe racer and made uncomfortable.
When I sold my Honda nighthawk I asked the guy if he was going to turn it into a cafe racer and I was glad he said no.
He said he looked at 2 prior bikes that were cut up as cafe racers for cheaper, and didn't like them.
This channel is the best. Major respect for Craig. He's really a talented mechanic and comedian.
Did anyone else get anxiety watch Craig fix the bike in the snow. "Just take it to the workshop!" Great video and a lesson in patience
Hey guys you are really fun to watch pls dont stop making these kinds of video.
Well, after 40 years of being in a barn, I've finally got my royal Enfield to run. Watching you has been a massive help. Happy days.
you are so good at being great! true love for old stuff! ride with pride!
Headlight burn got me laughing.
Great videos!! Good shot of the northern flying crap machines.
Loving the Bat Man music and as usual a fantastic video and another classic saved, great work!!
Your comments on the wiring and the routing was such a heart touching fact for me. I found that even the factories at times would route the wiring in such a way that it often drove my blood pressure up and increased my negative vocabulary beyond adult activity to such a childish behavior.
1 step forward 10 steps back, good to know we all do that
You can't see a spark in the day time, you need to put your tongue on the plug while cranking like an old 9v battery.
I heard that's a sure-fire cure for Alzheimer's disease. Heh-heh!
Another great video from the dynamic duo to get the weekend started!
With these repairs and test drives in inclement weather ... well ... I'm just gonna say it. You're like the Grizzly Adams of bike mechanics.
In the UK and Europe, this bike was the Z400. It was marketed as a "Ride-To-Work" commuter bike. It's direct competitors, at the time, were the Honda CB400N, Suzuki GS400 and the much faster Jawa 350-634 2 stroke (which was a lot cheaper).
I absolutely love watching you Craig the old school bikes are always the best I turn 49 in April and you always bring me back to my youth it really makes up for having to sell mine keep up the great tips I know you're going to get big on here
Nice one Craig and Dan,like the batman twist, can't wait for the next outing 👍👍👍
i am impressed with your patience
Found you shortly before you started your own channel. Have watched every video since. You seem like the the type of guys I could really on well with. Keep up the great work. Love every video! Favorite channel on UA-cam!
I had a flashback of when I touched a hot bulb on a 350 Yamaha they are hot!
I’m surprised you went ahead and put the fairing back on before trying to get the bike back on. 😂 well done though with troubleshooting, harnesses and electrical are a pain in the a**
i like how its always like a "sad" scene when craig has to go to his computer and search the internet for solutions. like its such an inconvenience to have the collective knowledge of mechanic history at his fingertips.
Loves to sees the nods to LettersKennys there Craigs! Now, pitter patter...
Having watched a half dozen or so of your videos, sometimes I think I detect just the tiniest bit of Pennsylvania Dutch accent in your voice, but when you were finding that last wiring fault and described "rootching around" I knew I wasn't imagining it! Mach's Gute!
Small displacement but big highway plastics might look a little silly, but sure seems practical.
I've got an 83 silverwing interstate 650 with 97k miles that no longer runs and am only an hr or 2 from you if your interested... make an offer!
Thanks Craig and Dan. Took the Suzuki out for a ride here in MO this week. If I don't winterize I have to start it, you know.
Ahhh! Er, awww! The good old days. I miss fixin' bikes. Thanks for the entertaining video, Bruthas! I'm gettin' the itch to pick up something old again and bust a knuckle or two.
This is one of the few channels i have youtube notify me of videos. I love your content Craig! Keep it up, it's helped me fix my own bike and even lawn mower haha!
Makes me think of the motorcycle that was used in the movie purple rain ,. Lol except it's not purple , Craig should have a helmet with a prince wig when riding that , it's a cool motorcycle though 👍
Putting everything back on before testing is an excellent way to ensure the test will fail.
Craig is great. I guess I like watching because I find myself doing similar things. I like riding thus I have to do some wrenching.
Oh yes Craig 😂😂😂. Brilliant work. Fantastic editing Dan👍🏻👍🏻
I have to say, the motorcycling restoration community is really amazing. I've very recently started restoring a Moto Guzzi V50C (which will be my very first bike ever) back to working order while trying to make it as original as possible and a few people immediately so kind to send some part for just shipping, just because they like what someone is doing. I'm not used to that sort of kindness but it really is amazing how friendly and invested folks get when it comes to older bikes
Regulator rectifiers were the bane of my existence when I owned a GSXR. They were forever trying to set my tail unit on fire.
Many years ago, I had one of those in the same colour. The regulator/rectifier on my bike died too. I guess they are a common fault on them.
I agree love this channel, just enough education, talk and funny conversations. Equal balance. 😊
it is normal for a coil to get hot if you leave the key on for a long period of time and it is connected to the closed set of points. To avoid this put a thin piece of plastic between both sets of points. I do this while I chase electrical faults and know its going to be more than a few minutes
My 1st bike in '87 was a Honda CM450t I got for $200.. Wasn't this bad though with the electrical stuff. New battery/tiers/chain & a carb rebuild got it going. Thanks for the memories. Feeling a little nostalgic.
Man... I am 17, but i just love Craig's content and dan's jokes😂
Here's a hint for when it's cold and you can't wear full gloves, just wear fingerless gloves so just the tip of your fingers freeze.
I'm seeing an adventure bike build !!!
That's a cool little bike. I'm sure it will clean up nicely.
I had one of those bikes lovely machine and I miss it !
Ya in Canada we call this light snow ❄️ lol.. from Ontario Canada
Still a great video and an awesome bike!!!
This is becoming my favorite channel. Craig and Dan always deliver the goods. EDIT Haha, Dan , "Stupid Geese."
This is a great Channel. Craig and Dan are a dynamic duo and I get all the joy and satisfaction of troubleshooting motorcycles without getting my hands dirty...thanks Craig and Dan!
We love you too, buddy. :)
😊 I just got off a 20 at home pulling my trans transfercase rebuilding and putting back in to realize my rear main is toast. I love trucks I love trucks ( burn it down )
Nice to see, Good job lads!
"I love motorcycles... I love motorcycles... I love motorcycles..."
-me struggling with my FZR600's airbox before I learned (from this channel) to heatgun the boots
Many such moments. All worth it.
Definitely a commuter special
poor craig! lol 😂 dan thanks for your optimism. 😅
Hi Craig from the UK, I had two of them at the sometime, one with front drum and one with front disc, great bikes, they just plod along all day. Keep up the great work
Love the channel and you guys have a good chemistry! Keep it up
I work 16-hour shifts on Thursdays and Fridays, and I always save your guys' videos for my dinner break. Makes the long miserable shift a little more bearable.
As a Canadian, there's nothing more exciting than working on a cold sick engine, outside, during winter. 😕😬
Burnout, Now We are having fun 🤘🏻👍🏻😅
You guys are killing it and fixing motorcycles at the same time. Always makes my days better watching your videos thanks Craig and Dan 😂
110 degrees celsius or 230 degrees fahrenheit is the optimal temperature one should achieve when hot tubbing.
Nice bike. A new screen and she’s a lovely period piece.
Shout out to my boy Craig it's always good talking to him when I see him at the methadone clinic every morning...... LMFAO 😂😂😂
Super bike bitte weiter so lg aus Deutschland
great work as always Craig! Keep it up and I enjoy both channels!
A 1976 kz400 was my first bike! Loved that things so reliable.
Finally gets it going and immediately does a burn out. I love this channel!
Educational AND entertaining! Well done, we really enjoy watching these guys working on these old bikes.
Weather sucks in SC PA. Cold and damp
I'm just here for the banter between Dan and Craig.
Thanks guys, great content, glad you didn't give up on it.
BABE THE BEARDED MECHANIC JUST UPLADED!!!