bicycle restoration no 1 - NSU from 1955

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  • Опубліковано 19 жов 2024

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  • @JimTimber
    @JimTimber Рік тому +2

    That bike sure was 'well used' over its close to 70 years of existence ! Thanks to this restoration.. probably good to go for another 70 !!

  • @luigistudioso2368
    @luigistudioso2368 2 роки тому +3

    Eccellente restauro. La NSU ( nasce in Germania nel 1873) come costruttrice di macchinari per maglieria poi passerà alle bikes e proseguira' come casa automobilistica e motociclistica.Un pezzo di storia questa bike. Complimenti vivissimi. CIAO

  • @recstoppauseplay
    @recstoppauseplay Рік тому +3

    Wonderful restoration! Thanks for complimenting the work with a great video and for the natural sounds of tools at work.

  • @yvesrondeau9389
    @yvesrondeau9389 4 роки тому +23

    Yes, that was a REAL restauration, with the original pieces and the old look preserved. Bravo et salutations du Québec.

  • @dannypai8787
    @dannypai8787 4 роки тому +5

    So crazy how someone can go to such great lengths and achieve some of the most astonishing results. Truly an art form for the few. Truth be told it probably took the assembly line less time to eat lunch and build 50 of these bikes. Lol... definitely a pleasure to watch such a skillful and patient craftsman!

  • @michaelrck
    @michaelrck 4 роки тому +53

    Brilliant to watch and learn. And thanks for not dubbing on loud rock music.

    • @crimsondawn328
      @crimsondawn328 4 роки тому

      Next time you only listen and close the page pure bike porn lol

  • @aronde188
    @aronde188 4 роки тому +16

    I admire and appreciate the people who bring old bicycles to life, keep it up !!!

  • @zohebdholakia3782
    @zohebdholakia3782 4 роки тому +2

    The bicycle is built heavy duty. It may last 60 years more. Very good restoration.

  • @trek7562
    @trek7562 4 роки тому +5

    as an avid bike rider, I got no words to describe it but just masterful.

  • @michaelmuzaffarclarke1163
    @michaelmuzaffarclarke1163 4 роки тому +1

    I have just started riding again and until now I did not appreciate the skills of a good bike mechanic and of how complex the average bike is. I learned a lot from this video about how bikes are put together and of your skills, craftsmanship, the importance of making good what is already there and your laid back presentation. The 'bored girlfriend' was also a brilliant touch. I am sure that NSU bike will be good for another 50 years.

  • @АндрейНикитенко-ф4с

    I was pleased with the respect for the past. The master did not tear and polish everything, as some do. This is truly a restoration. Thanks, really great job.

  • @clayguinard3651
    @clayguinard3651 4 роки тому +4

    It's never too late to have professional pictures taken of that bicycle oh, you did a hell of a job......
    The best way to appreciate it and professional pictures taken of it and then doing overall collage of before the restoration....
    thank you for all your hard work and caring enough about that bicycle to do something like that and you have a very good woman there beside you it's nice that I don't know, I believe she just added a nice touch to it

  • @stewartwilson382
    @stewartwilson382 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful workmanship in the detailed fittings like mudguard attachments, so worth preserving. Cotterless cranks, no pesky cotterpins! Loved NSU Badge restoration.

  • @blanbec14
    @blanbec14 4 роки тому +1

    🤩 this is a good example of reborn with no tuning of a true classic. This bike was a real expensive object in this time and I am glade to see it on the road again. Good job and nice tool set! Please load more !!

  • @22tango79
    @22tango79 2 роки тому +2

    I love this video! This is focused work and can be hard at times. One of the things I enjoy doing while I work on bikes is exploring great albums from past decades, generally I used my ear buds but eventually I’ll set up my stereo with CD and records. When I hit the right album it seems to add a lot of energy to my work.

  • @brendaaltmann5392
    @brendaaltmann5392 4 роки тому +2

    What a beautiful restoration. Captivating and entertaining.

  • @yv5grb
    @yv5grb 4 роки тому +13

    Great work! In this world you must be a kind of strange human, people do not appreciate old equipment. Congratulations with the order of your workshop.

    • @bicyclerestoration3255
      @bicyclerestoration3255  4 роки тому

      Danke dir!

    • @mattwiedenman3268
      @mattwiedenman3268 4 роки тому +4

      I AGREE WITH Edouard ALL THE WAY HERE. MANY PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO APPRECIATE THE CLASSIC OLD IRON...SEEN MANY OLD BICYCLES IN JUNKYARDS...MAN, IT HURTS TO SEE THAT! i HAVE DRAGGED HOME & FIXED UP MORE BIKES FROM JUNKYARDS THAN I CAN RECALL. COLLEGE KIDS SEEM TO LOVE THE OLD BICYCLES...I REMEMBER A 1967 LADIES SCHWINN VARSITY I DRAGGED HOME AFTER SELLING A LOAD OF SCRAP COPPER BRASS & ALUMINUM...IT WAS IN ROUGH SHAPE, BUT I FIXED IT & PUT IT FOR SALE ON CRAIGSLIST...A YOUNG LADY WHO WAS AN ART MAJOR LOVED IT & SNAPPED IT UP MAYBE A DAY AFTER I PUT IT ON CRAIGSLIST...A DAY, TOPS.

  • @Maik1968
    @Maik1968 2 роки тому +1

    Perfect restauration, took just a bit more than half an hour and everyone was happy 😃❤️🚲💪🍀🌞

  • @tonyconnors1342
    @tonyconnors1342 4 роки тому +10

    For me by far the best bicycle restoration i ever watched on You Tube and i have seen a lot please do more Thank You.

  • @johnnyboy1586
    @johnnyboy1586 3 роки тому +1

    Any rappers going to be drooling over that gold chain☺️ beautiful resto 👍

  • @ammelovmokum7346
    @ammelovmokum7346 4 роки тому +3

    love the carpets in the workshop

  • @prieten49
    @prieten49 4 роки тому +11

    That was just about the most enjoyable 30 minutes of my life. Thank you.

  • @ozzyozbourne7427
    @ozzyozbourne7427 3 роки тому +1

    Good to see you kept it all original.

  • @andrewwilson8317
    @andrewwilson8317 4 роки тому +2

    Nice work, got here as I have a 1955 NSU Quickly moped that I was given when I was 15, still got it nearly 40 years later!

  • @andrewwigley1252
    @andrewwigley1252 4 роки тому +7

    Fantastic restore,glad you kept the patina.The hero gets the girl.

  • @ianallen2
    @ianallen2 4 роки тому +3

    A very enjoyable video to watch. The longest 5 mins I have known. lol. Love the story line.

  • @TheBonsaiZone
    @TheBonsaiZone 4 роки тому +14

    A great job on the restoration! I'm so glad you didn't paint over the lovely patina like so many people do. I was hoping to see the saddle restored, but in the end it looks like a Brooks saddle.

    • @bicyclerestoration3255
      @bicyclerestoration3255  4 роки тому +4

      You're right, but the saddle seemed to be too much work and my skills for restoring this, i just dont know how to do this 😁

    • @unternehme
      @unternehme 4 роки тому +3

      @@bicyclerestoration3255 it can be fairly easily restored. a bath in oxalic acid for the metal parts, some gentle wash with warm soapy water (not too much!) and then some wax for the leather.

  • @grosbeakmc
    @grosbeakmc 4 роки тому +16

    Really nicely done. I enjoyed the absence of a soundtrack. I would much rather hear rasping wire brushes, squelching grease and clinking tools. Thanks for sharing!

  • @fredsanke4070
    @fredsanke4070 4 роки тому +3

    Nice ground up restoration....classic!!!

  • @ratroddiesels1981
    @ratroddiesels1981 4 роки тому +4

    we consider this presentation the highest example of a bicycle restoration . you have astounding mechanical engineering skills . your bike is killa , thank you for sharing . stay well ; ]

  • @jstar1000
    @jstar1000 4 роки тому

    Oh to have a clean shop like that with nothing but the tools organized and open work space. WOW. That alone is amazing.

  • @philipdrury7613
    @philipdrury7613 4 роки тому +2

    Bikes can last for decades if they are well maintained and loved. Good job done on this bike as its the same age as I am! I have gone electric folding Raleigh now due to health issues but I would suggest that even my new bike will last decades but in a different way. Keep up your good work

    • @georgeb.wolffsohn30
      @georgeb.wolffsohn30 4 роки тому

      Steel is good !

    • @philipdrury7613
      @philipdrury7613 4 роки тому +1

      @@georgeb.wolffsohn30 Yes steel is very good and I suspect that aluminium will also do the duration but wouldn't say the same carbon. I suspect that once the frames, seat posts and forks have weakened they would be unrepairable and will disappear very quickly and end up in land fill sites

  • @tommyb2129
    @tommyb2129 18 днів тому

    I save this video and watch it when I need inspiration. It truly is a great piece of work. I hope one day you might make another! Thank you for this.

  • @naths1229
    @naths1229 4 роки тому +2

    excellent restoration. You gave a second life to it.

  • @tonytrevorrow1280
    @tonytrevorrow1280 4 роки тому +1

    Original.unusual,which made it captivating i was in bicycle heaven for 30 mins 27 secs,can't wait to see your next patient.

  • @gerardo_gallingerschnetz
    @gerardo_gallingerschnetz 4 роки тому +2

    what a FANTASTIC JOB !!! congratulations !!!!

  • @jamesgibson5606
    @jamesgibson5606 4 роки тому +2

    Absolutely mesmerising watching your video, you are indeed a true champion.

  • @Bannimann2
    @Bannimann2 4 роки тому +12

    That was really great, and I must say, your friend is very patient. 😄

  • @pielichiewicz
    @pielichiewicz 4 роки тому +1

    It was pleasure to watch such fine restoration. Thank you for sharing.

  • @karlheinrich6795
    @karlheinrich6795 4 роки тому +2

    great video... interesting approach too... it is again functional and yet one can see that the bike has got history!

  • @randynovick7972
    @randynovick7972 4 роки тому +1

    Really nice! Your healing bench is very powerful. A pleasure to watch.

  • @SamanthaNickole02
    @SamanthaNickole02 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful and awesome. I’m restoring a 1967 Austrian-made Sears and Roebuck bike that looks similar to yours, minus the brake lever. I love that brake lever!! Awesome job done!!
    I really enjoyed watching you work and took notes.❤️

  • @lindajesse8250
    @lindajesse8250 Рік тому

    A beautiful capsule of my favourite pastime. Riding is great fun too..😊

  • @rcfanaticdublin
    @rcfanaticdublin 4 роки тому +1

    I love how amazingly well Vintage Bicycle's were made...some might say built to last or overly engineerd.
    My first bike back in the 1970's was a slightly modernised version of a design from roughly 1940's...I remember it had curvy line's a long seat and a peddle back brake which i used excessivly leaving black mark's every where.
    Great work and very nice sympathetic finish too...well done.

  • @wolfyk95
    @wolfyk95 4 роки тому +1

    Love it, didn't know NSU also made bikes. What a company.

  • @ButscheSchmidt
    @ButscheSchmidt 2 роки тому

    Ich gucke mir Deine Arbeit immer wieder mal an, bin begeistert.
    Besitze selbst einen NSU aus Ende der 1940er Jahren.
    Alles Gute und schöne Grüße!

  • @BMC029
    @BMC029 4 роки тому +4

    Love those brass parts you used on your NSU 👍
    Thank you for sharing this 😊

  • @mohammedbachir6909
    @mohammedbachir6909 Рік тому

    This is a good lesson on how to be patient to achieve a goal.thanks.we need more.

  • @villetta3705
    @villetta3705 2 роки тому

    A beautiful love story performed by a patient woman and a patient man !
    Thank you for happy ending 😭

  • @GarthGoldberg
    @GarthGoldberg 4 роки тому +1

    Love your super-organized shop.

  • @mousehi1
    @mousehi1 4 роки тому +4

    Great restoration! It was good idea to clean and put to bicycle its old parts. Sorry, my English is too bad, but i can praise you!

  • @phrayzar
    @phrayzar 4 роки тому +1

    A well balanced sympathetic restoration. Nice work

  • @meermensch7651
    @meermensch7651 4 роки тому

    Soviel Liebe für das Rad. Schön.

  • @outlaw7x77
    @outlaw7x77 4 роки тому +1

    So good to see that you left the paint and patina alone. I've done a number of these restorations and the amount of work involved is not recognized monetarily. Believe me I know the elbow grease this costs. Plus you put new Schwalbe Tires on too. You did a great job. Critique? I didn't see any grease applied to the seat post on assembly. It'd been nice to see a closer to original color on the fender badge...but not sure I could do any better. My compliments! I once did a 1957 Robin Hood...it was really crusty like this one. I kept it simple and didnt spend any extra on hand grips like you did or saddle...I even used the old spokes, and chain...so maybe not "as" crusty. But I spent at least as much elbow grease as you did here. I was proud when a Raliegh Outside Sales Rep came by the shop one day and begged to buy it. I gave him a good deal and I know it found a good home with his Nottingham collection. Cheers! My name is Brian. I have a few UA-cam videos. Click on my Alias Incognito and check em out...

  • @inspirasiindonesiaku
    @inspirasiindonesiaku 3 роки тому

    good job Bycycle restoration, maju terus dengan kreatifitasnya.....

  • @raymondgrieve5775
    @raymondgrieve5775 5 років тому +1

    Truly the best restoration video I have seen. I love to see complete restorations rather than a quick clean up. Chapeau!

    • @bicyclerestoration3255
      @bicyclerestoration3255  5 років тому

      Thank you very much! 😇

    • @kha0sv4ktor72
      @kha0sv4ktor72 4 роки тому

      complete restoration includes Paint...i still see the old ugly looking stuff on it o.o it works now but still looks broken^^

    • @gregtaylor6146
      @gregtaylor6146 4 роки тому +1

      @Kha0sV4ktor - WRONG, you want a NEW bike, this is a restored ORIGINAL, a much more desirable item!!

  • @tjsogmc
    @tjsogmc 4 роки тому +1

    Sweet. I thought you were going to do another UA-cam "restoration" where they keep the frame only and put all modern parts on it with a multi gear cassette conversion and disc brakes. Nice to see an homage being done to the original condition and build.

  • @flt528
    @flt528 4 роки тому +1

    Great job! Both on the bike and the video. Those are all the same replacement decisions I would have made - spokes, seat, chain. Hope to see more of your vids. Very impressive tool collection too.

  • @doddywicaksono
    @doddywicaksono 4 роки тому

    awesome restoration with classic bike...

  • @dizheller2101
    @dizheller2101 4 роки тому +1

    Great stuff! I had a Miele bike (yes, Miele, the people that make the best washing machines), also similarly old, that I restored! It was a pleasure to ride!

    • @bicyclerestoration3255
      @bicyclerestoration3255  4 роки тому +1

      Also got a Miele bike with dark red colour.. Miele bikes are really something special, love them too!

    • @dizheller2101
      @dizheller2101 4 роки тому

      @@bicyclerestoration3255 That was the colour of mine too - a dark maroon colour and the paint in remarkable condition, almost like enamel. :)

  • @ammarshahid7596
    @ammarshahid7596 4 роки тому +2

    Salute to your patience and consistency man!

  • @ik3473
    @ik3473 4 роки тому +1

    Восхитительная, подробная реставрация от мастера!

  • @michaelbritton9778
    @michaelbritton9778 4 роки тому +1

    N S U very nice job very worthwhile project

  • @xaviercaparros7138
    @xaviercaparros7138 2 роки тому

    Very scrumptious restoring !

  • @tommyherbert3931
    @tommyherbert3931 4 роки тому +2

    Enjoyed watching your video. You did an awsome job on a nice old bicycle. Reminds me of the one I had when I was growing up.

  • @RescueRestorationOfficial
    @RescueRestorationOfficial 4 роки тому +1

    Very Good Restoration

  • @rcdogmanduh4440
    @rcdogmanduh4440 4 роки тому +2

    Excellent work and video! I thought for sure the park bench was going to be empty at the end, nice to see new life put into an old bike!

  • @petershim5900
    @petershim5900 4 роки тому +1

    In the end I was grinning so hard my face hurt. I love that bike! Love the patience and diligence.

  • @dayjn
    @dayjn 4 роки тому

    Beautiful restoration! What a fabulous video. Thanks.

  • @jurgenlauterbach7226
    @jurgenlauterbach7226 4 роки тому +2

    Very nice
    Love the patina too.

  • @mintimperial
    @mintimperial 5 років тому +7

    Marvellous stuff! Lovely old bike, you did a great job there. :)

  • @Bluesman76
    @Bluesman76 4 роки тому

    thats the best and most relaxed video ..full of ideas and nostalgia ...very very good , youre master in your work

  • @albertocolonia9377
    @albertocolonia9377 4 роки тому +2

    esto si es ser un profecional del oficio que buen trabajo.

  • @ГайдарТимуров
    @ГайдарТимуров 4 роки тому +1

    Мой лайк 626. Вернуть к жизни вещь, это здорово. Во всех ретро вещах есть душа, их делали люди с душой. Вот только я думал, что девушка станет бабушкой, пока будет ждать своего принца на "коне".

  • @Hakunamataha
    @Hakunamataha 4 роки тому +4

    ...more BikePorn please! Great job, really enjoyed watching...

    • @bicyclerestoration3255
      @bicyclerestoration3255  4 роки тому

      Thank you, coming soon!

    • @Hakunamataha
      @Hakunamataha 4 роки тому

      @@bicyclerestoration3255 No i meant, loger, my foult. Watching the vid and at the end you have to celebrate it... thats what i meant. Greetings f

  • @gregtaylor6146
    @gregtaylor6146 4 роки тому +3

    A lovely job Sir.
    (Most valuable 'tool' in that worksop - apart from your good self - GLOVES!!)

    • @bicyclerestoration3255
      @bicyclerestoration3255  4 роки тому +1

      Haha, that's right 😄

    • @clayguinard3651
      @clayguinard3651 4 роки тому

      Where are you when you did the restoration, are you a bike mechanic and do you do very many restorations

  • @andrewreardon8093
    @andrewreardon8093 3 роки тому

    Many thanks. Really enjoyed that. What a beautiful piece of engineering. Love that front rod and cup (?) brake. Really good to see you just cleaned up the frame. I'm working on a war-time Raleigh at the moment. Just about got all of the rust off the wheels with the wire brush. Picked up several tips from your film and a great half hour of relaxation so many thanks again and all the best.

  • @monnysilva3102
    @monnysilva3102 4 роки тому +4

    Excelente trabalho de restauração 🚲👏👏👍

    • @VickersV
      @VickersV 2 роки тому

      I'm not a cycle pat.

  • @paulwhite2097
    @paulwhite2097 3 роки тому

    stunning bike great job in giving it a another life

  • @xaviercaparros7138
    @xaviercaparros7138 2 роки тому

    T'he best restoration i see ! Wonderful.

  • @nurlan.rakhmanov.9318
    @nurlan.rakhmanov.9318 4 роки тому +2

    Great work👍 from kazhakhstan.

  • @thomasrichter3838
    @thomasrichter3838 4 роки тому +4

    Great job! Best wishes from Germany! 👍

  • @ppstonesanchez1590
    @ppstonesanchez1590 4 роки тому +10

    Hahahaha, "there´s no official tool for this, right", love it!

  • @albertolambach5395
    @albertolambach5395 4 роки тому +5

    Y se mantuvo la pintura original. LIKE!

  • @joeljorgefernandes8513
    @joeljorgefernandes8513 4 роки тому +1

    Perfect... the final result is exactly what is supose to be... congrats...

  • @bennyt.christensen3970
    @bennyt.christensen3970 4 роки тому +1

    Super job... i like the finish and patina!

  • @simon4043
    @simon4043 4 роки тому +3

    Great video and restoration
    So glad you didn't repaint it - every blemish tells a story of a life lived
    At least that's what I tell my wife

  • @truckertom3323
    @truckertom3323 5 років тому +3

    Brilliant, good job you did there, well done.

  • @unbalancedcrank
    @unbalancedcrank 5 років тому +1

    This is the best, mist enjoyable, bike restoration video i have seen for years. A first effort? Wow! Well done.

  • @gustavoaimar8927
    @gustavoaimar8927 Рік тому

    Qué hermosa bicicleta ... y qué buen trabajo!!

  • @n01celticfan18
    @n01celticfan18 4 роки тому +1

    TOP RESTORATION AND REPAIR A LOT OF WORK AND A CLEAN AND TIDY WORK SHOP

  • @VinceBTZ
    @VinceBTZ 4 роки тому +3

    Such a nice work, thx for sharing !!

  • @robertofratantoni1917
    @robertofratantoni1917 4 роки тому +1

    Felicitaciones!! Muy buen trabajo !! Un saludo desde Buenos Aires.

  • @GoodTimeBikes
    @GoodTimeBikes 3 роки тому

    Not sure what an NSU is but what a great display of a well done restoration.

  • @Fminus104
    @Fminus104 4 роки тому +1

    Love how you kept the patina! Nice job indeed. All stories that old bike can tell us would be erased if done otherwise. Clean it, fix it and that´s it :)
    Cheers

  • @sambarreto9639
    @sambarreto9639 4 роки тому

    The video is Excellent. My Gosh you are Awesome. The work is off the charts. I do all types of work including art work. I put together my first bike because the truth is we didn't have extra money, so never thought of asking. I am currently restoring a Schwinn Cruiser Deluxe believe it to be a 1995 because I found no functioning horn in tank (Doesn't matter). I realize by seeing this video that all along I really wanted the very clean parts with the original look. I wish you was in Brooklyn ,I would have worked for you for free as an apprentice. Love , love your work.

  • @Eddy11391
    @Eddy11391 Рік тому

    Thank you. It was in time for guests.

  • @modorrotube
    @modorrotube 4 роки тому +1

    beautiful, nice job...from Spain 👍👍👍👍

  • @Schlafanzugmen
    @Schlafanzugmen 4 роки тому +4

    OMG so awesome.
    Best thing for my heart to see this beautiful restoration.
    Nur weiße Mäntel hätten drauf gehört.

  • @blacknight1003
    @blacknight1003 4 роки тому +2

    Sympathetic restoration and an unusual subject - I really enjoyed it. Very surprised that the girlfriend waited for you while you undertook the resto, but there we are!