Restoring a legendary motorcycle Ep1 The Iron horse
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.พ. 2024
- The Ironhorse story begins with a full strip down and restoration of the frame, suspension and running gear. This classic machine will take the reins from our iconic, 92 XRV750 Africa Twin - The Warhorse.
In episode 1 we'll give you the backstory on how we found the Ironhorse and give you guys some insight into the process of cleaning and powder-coating the frame, as well as the plans we have for her future adventures!
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They say after 50 , a man shouldn't own anymore motorbikes, because lets face it ,50 motorbikes should be enough.
Sounds like something and ex-wife would say😊
Brother......at 52, I'm still buying and riding hard !!!
Lots of trips planned.
That sounds like quiter talk.
Adam, the quality of the content that you produce for us here on TH-cam absolutely free of charge is second to none. Thank you so much for all the work you put into these videos!
The truth was spoken😊😊😊
My pleasure mate. Always good incentive when people genuinely appreciate the stories.
Bloody oath….Well said…!
I couldn’t agree more👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺
Congrats man let's do it!
What makes Adam so darn good at this? I think it's his conversational style. He's talking "with" you, not "to" you. And that's true whether he's railing along a stretch of trail or sitting next to a campfire or simply in front of the camera while spinning a yarn about what his next project is or how to clean an air filter. Genuine interest in the subject and a love for sharing his knowledge borne from experience.
I’m a 50 year man that actually gets excited when I get your video notifications, 😂 keep up the good work
I used to ride on the back of that bad boy when i was a kid
You might like this story... my dad (who owned the Iron Horse) worked as a school principal at the local primary school. He used to ride the old steed to work (among many other places) on Sundays to print out the school newsletter.
One day he heard a roar in the distance, a motorcycle pulling up at the light, and somehow, he knew it was an Africa Twin, or so the story goes. He jumped up and ran outside and flagged down the bike and it was Edgar, who must have had no idea what was going on, but eventually parked in the school parking lot to find the other bike there, when things must have made slightly more sense. The rest is history!
Very cool to see you now restoring it, he would have loved your channel.
Wow mate, it's funny I was just thinking I need to call Edgar soon and get a more detailed story from him and what he knows about how the IronHorse got to Australia.
He did show me a picture of when your dad was travelling with his mates who also bought XRV's overseas. So cool you found this video and can see her new life unfold ...
@@MotologyFilms Well the story goes that about a half dozen were brought to Australia by some (perhaps Japanese) guys that were going to tour together. Then they were sold, scattered to the winds. A fellow in Melbourne picked one up from these lads but discovered his legs weren’t quite long enough to feel safe on it.
Meanwhile my dad had to upgrade from his old XLV which he’d had an ‘encounter’ with a kangaroo on. So he flew with my mum to Melbourne to buy the AT. They stayed a couple nights with a motorcycle enthusiast (all the rooms in the house were full of parts) and he helped fit the bike with the back carrier, and then they headed off camping down the Mornington Peninsula, Great Ocean Road, Barossa all the way to Adelaide. Then my mum flew home and my dad rode it across the Nullarbor home (WA).
Africa Twins were virtually unknown in Australia at the time but I think my dad found some Internet forums on his old Macintosh and connected with people that way. He would prattle on now and then about the Paris-Dakar races but I didn’t really know what he was talking about as a kid...
Parts could be purchased from a guy in Singapore… I think this kind of lore was passed around on the internet forums. This was ~2002.
@@martinbradstreet9234 is it highly likely you were conceived on the IronHorse 🤔 This story just gets better ...
@@MotologyFilms hahaha 😄 a bit too old!
The older I get the more I appreciate the old bikes.
I'm 66yrs just bought my old 1969 DT1 that I owned when I was 15, definitely my forever bike.
If the Iron Horse is heading abroad, I’ll put in my vote for shipping her to the west coast of North America. The Rocky Mountains(and the cascades tbf) from here in BC Canada down through the US are some of the most amazing picturesque riding in the world.
Hell you could do from the arctic circle down to the Tropic of Cancer and see every imaginable biome.
Idk, but my bones tell me the Iron Horse is going to Dakar.
We just have to convince Adam that there is absolutely no black bears, grizzly bears, cougars or wolves in Western Canada.
@@headonnis3814 wolves want nothing to do with people and they can smell you miles away. Only cougars I’m worried about while riding are the ones at the local bar. Grizzlies aren’t an issue unless you’re in their hunting areas or are leaving garbage everywhere around camp. And black bears are afraid of their own shadow(unless you’re in whistler in which case they’re basically just giant black raccoons).
Deer are what you need to be worried about. Those fuckers will dart right in front of you with zero notice or reason. But seeing how Adam is used to Kangaroos jumping out in front of him I think he’ll be fine.
@@Holmaaron oh I know, I grew up in rural BC. It was tongue in cheek because Adam kept mentioning being wary of wolves and bears in his Albania video
The same to me in 2012. I bought a second DR 800 as a spare . I dont want to give her up, since 1992 we had so much Adventures in common. In 2016 i bought one of the last original frames from Suzuki for my lady and dressed her up... Now i have three engines for her, lots of spare parts and convinced to grew old with my love 💋
I would really like to have a Doctor big also. Maybe one day I'll find one.
Any chance of getting some vids with a KDX200 or a DT200? Reckon it'd be wee spot of fun@@MotologyFilms
Totally agree Max....iv got a Dr 800 1995 she pulls like a beast......i will not part with her .👍
Finding the war horse was fate. Finding the iron horse is sheer providence. Your due diligence on the provenance of the 2 beasts speaks volumes. Goodonya matey for finding love.
Funny that I had to travel to the otherside of the world to discover the legendary RD04, only for it to lead me to another one that was less than 50km from where I live in Australia.
Life has funny way sometimes.@@MotologyFilms
@@MotologyFilms The Law of Attraction...
I haven't been able to ride for nearly 15 years but watching your content makes me feel I'm back in the saddle.
The value of the Africa Twin just went priceless.
Got my forever bikes...2 Honda XR 650R's and my latest acquisition...2004 KTM 950 Adventure. Just bought the KTM (2.5 months ago) partly due to the Warhorse series. Put 600 miles on it....loaded it up....and just rolled back into town last night from a solo 750 mile round trip to the Sea of Cortes in Sonora Mexico! My first international trip. I blame you, Adam! (for the new addiction, lol). Thanks for inspiration. Keep it coming!!!
Oh that's awesome. Those XR650's were such muscle bikes in the off-road world of that era.
@@MotologyFilms Yeah...Old Dutch Petrolehead here with a big smile on my face the XR600R my absolute forever bike. Just love that Old Stamper,...ha joy!
Adam i had the same problem with my rdo7 she was bought from germany in 1998 she was 2 years old with 1100 km and when i found out that she was a bit slower than the other rdo7 bikes in greece i found out that she had a smaller carburator than the others so i did what you think i change them for some new ones from the dealer shop in greece and she was finally free she gained what was missing and she is with me ever since . Thank you for falling in love with your bike and thank you for proving that when something is build from the staff of dreams it can get old it can get rusty but it will never ever die. Thanks mate always stay healthy
There’s no better way to create the bond between the man and the new machine, than a great journey together into an unknown territory.. 👍🏼
This saturday i will buy myself a 2001 xrv750 rd07. i am so thrilled. your content is so damn inspiring. keep it up!
I bought my RD04 with 23-24 (15 years ago). It was the only bike I have ever heard of because of Dakar. Bought her in Austria, when I saw her I was so scared of the Queen , that I did not test drive her! Damn this bike was big, I was tinking at this time (my bike experience was a Puch Maxi moped and a Vespa 50cc).
Put her in a van and off we went. 5 monts later I drove her from Austria to Barcelona and back.
Now she needs restauration, but this is going to be father and son project in a few years.
I still love the Queen!❤
Best series on the internet 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I think you sum up the love and emotions we have as riders so well. Finding that 'forever bike' is such a great thing.
Can't wait to see the War Horses sister come to life.
Thanks Adam.
I´m locking forward to your journey... good luck with your horses!!! Love & Peace from Germany 😃
Hey Adam, I did have a smile in my face for the whole video. I wrote once that I used to own an RD07a for 12 years and even went to some amateur rally races with it. I succesfully just bought an RD07a, again, of a friend. I´ll fix it now as good as it will get and then she is ready to roll again. So if you are thinking to ship your RD04 Ironhorse to Europe feel invited to my home, if you are in the mood to cross Germany. Greetings from Germany. :)
I was smiling the whole time too!
Just awesome. I have a 1990 Red/White/Blue RD04 that has sat in a stable since 2005 …. Having recently come across your channel and binge watched it, the next job in my life is to dig out the old girl, get her into the garage, and crack on with making up for lost time. Always was a lovely handling bike and brought a smile to my face, even if I could only dream of knowing how to handle it off road here in the UK.
Let the ol' girl out of her cage and ride like the wind.
Andy if ever you pass on through the UK on the iron horse I bet there’s plenty of us on here that’ll love to meet you I’m currently after a war horse of my own to create my own quest so be nice to share the love after all you convinced me to get a ktm 250xc after you shredded one few years back and that bike ripped my arms off. Keep up the great work your an inspiration to us all :)
The smile spot on 13 minutes shows exactly how you feel about these bikes Adam and that’s what makes your content so good it’s a pleasure to be coming along your journey
I found my „forever bike“ in a DR 650 SE about 18 years ago. I feel every thing you said at the intro. Love your content. ❤
Best MotoVlog on the internet, bar none. Adam loves motorcycles and it shows in the videos like this. I can't wait to follow along on this build.
Now this is a journey I don't want to miss out on following. Love it!
I feel guilty for watching Adam’s videos for free. Cheers from Brazil, mate!
I was off-roading a VFR1200X. I turn 60 this year, so that was starting to take a toll. Every lay down in the dirt finishes with a slipped disc. Watched your War Horse and was bummed out that Honda didn’t sell the original AT here. Not interested in a new AT. Then a mate said he was selling his RD07A, 2003. It was one of those whims where he had a buyer and I said if it falls through I’ll have it. 30 min later he said it was mine. I flew to Sunshine Coast from Canberra and rode it back. 5kms in the battery was dead. An inauspicious start. Got it running and set the idle high and didn’t stop until I was close to a new battery. Then sat in the saddle for 10 hours straight, stops for fuel only. It’s pretty mint for a 21 year old. I’ve started collecting parts and fixing all the little things. Can’t wait for the first big trip. You’re spot on, there’s just something about them. Compared to the newer bikes it feels very familiar. Straight away, like I’d owned it for decades. It’s no power house, but it does everything I need it to do and it fits like a glove.
62 years old and I have found my "forever bike". My Norden 901.
Your relentless effort and humble demeanor inspire us all. Congratulations
HI Adam,
Absolutely love your content. My 1997 RD7 has now been with me for 18 years and done 112K and still my daily commute. Enjoying every ride with it. I trust both the Warhorse and the Iron horse will give you many miles of absolute bliss.
We are here for it!
The XRVs are life changers.
Mine is part of me and has changed my life. I even talked a friend in to buying one, rebuilt it with him and it changed his life. The film of this is on my channel.
Not had a moment to watch your channel in the last couple of years and am totally stoked this was the first I saw.
Keep up the good work dude.
My Father has an africa twin 750 1990 and its his forever bike. Its such a nice bike to ride. Perfect engine, even fun to ride it fast on curvy road somehow. Gave me the urge to just drive off into the sunset, feels like you could do infinite miles on that bike. Perfect exhaust note aswell.
Love the way you tell a story. Great video, thanks.
I can not wait to see the Iron Horse on tour in North America!!! There are so many BDRs here that are worthy of the old girl's prowess. I'm sure anyone here in the comments from the US will share my enthusiasm in the notion of meeting you on the trail. Keep the wheels rolling, and the camera batteries charged and keep doing what you do best my friend!
Sick man i love it got the same virus bought 1 rd04 91 in hrc colours and now have also 2 rd04,s can,t get enough of the beauty of a warhorse i started with the old transalp xlv 600 and fall in love with the AT found one felt absolutely in love with it and now they are for sure lifetime bikes ❤❤
Haha, yes my friend ... fortunately I have been infected by the RD04 virus as well.
@@MotologyFilms nice ❤️what,s next rd03 07 or 04 in hrc colours like mines 😜😂
I am so excited to see you purchasing another beast like that. Having one myself, I am sure I will learn many things watching your future video. I am looking forward to it. I love what you’re doing !
Snowy Norway says hello. Can't wait to get on the road again, until then I got content like this to enjoy.
Holy crap! Another epic Africa Twin saga coming! I’m totally pumped to see what you get into! Awesome, just awesome!
Absolutely epic, can't wait to see the new bike take shape
Sweet, in love the Iron Horse Colors even more!
Man, you are simply legend!
Another belter of a video.....a new journey, a new destination.......PURE INSPARATION !!!
Gotta love the Aussie spirit !
Another fantasic video Adam. I can't wait to see how The Ironhorse evolves over the next few months.
I've yet to find my "forever bike" but I understand the concept and who knows...maybe the bike I bought last week will be the one?.....so happy you found yours.
Adam, you express your passion for motorcycling like no other youtuber I'm aware of. You, Ewan, Charley and Ted Simon were partly responsible for my son and I shipping our bikes from Aus to Mongolia to start our 3 month journey back to my parents' home in the Uk back in 2017. Now, my son and I both have our forever bikes, KTM 625 SXC. Keep making video's and I'll keep watching, Thanks.
I’ve been riding for over fifty years and it’s always a joy to meet, or in this case watch, a masterful motorcyclist. I’m grateful just know there’s people out there that dive deep and resurface long enough to share their experiences and insights. 🙏
😂…..Damn it Adam, you leave us no more RD04’s!!! To think, I had some friends across the pond looking for a nice one for me…..and you keep taking them!!🤣 I have a 2018 AT Adventure Sports that is my forever machine, thought about getting an original…..and now I have to compete with a TH-cam, dirt bike god with super skills and friends in high places……how could you!!😂 Seriously man, great on you for bucking the trend of it’s gotta be new!! I love your originality and genuineness….and the love for the sport and these bikes!! 🫶 Wishing you all the best with the new love!!🎉🎉
Hi Adam...Thank you in advance for making us dream, your knowledge and adventures are truly inspiring!!! I religiously follow every word and every frame, I had an Africa Twin from 1998 and everything comes to mind at this moment... Thank you for sharing your essence and to finish, come to visit Portugal one day. Stay healthy and indomitable
I recently discovered your channel and have now watched all your videos. I ride a newer CRF1000l africa twin and it goes great but I've always liked the more compact originals. That V-twin is a special motor.
Hello arieman!
I really apreciate the Way you see the things
It is always a pleasure to watch your vidéos
Thank you to Share your passion with us
Fab from france
Super excited for you, Adam, and for me. I can’t wait to follow this new journey!
In a world where too many want the latest n greatest and keep striving for the next best thing this shows you can have a great time and a connection with something that's not box fresh !
Fair play on the twins 😊
and purely mechanical, no electronic BS on the old ATs!!! 😁😁😁
Love it. Looking forward to build two. Remember three of a kind beat a pair. Keep an open mind and a ready eye for another !
Hey Adam! Your videos have been a game-changer for me. After watching your content, I finally took the plunge and bought my first bike. It's been an incredible journey diving into the world of adventure riding, and I owe a huge part of it to your inspiration and guidance. Your passion for motorcycles is infectious, and it's motivated me to start documenting my own adventures on TH-cam. Thanks for being such an incredible source of motivation and knowledge! Keep the awesome content coming! 🏍🔥 #AdventureWithAdam #RideOn
Felicitaciones Adam.
Hermosa máquina.
Y éxitos con la restauración.
Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷
My 2013 XTZ1200 has 40500 miles on her! I absolutely love her!
Now this Adam is awesome. Can't wait to see the ironhorse rise and the adventures to come.
A brilliant way to start my day. Ex XRV owner in Switzerland (detuned). Loved the bike and miss her each day. Brilliant content..living vicariously through your adventures..
Your passion is on another level
After the unveil I didn’t stop smiling - “he’s got another one!” 👍👍👍
Oh dear, another one bites the dust, the Xrv750's have got under your skin.
I'm up to 6 now and want more.
Reality bites and now moving them on.
If you need one for an adventure in NZ, I can certainly help 😃
Send me a PM mate. Cheers
The saga continues and I'm here for it!
Wow, 2 of them haha, ur a funny bloke Adam,, but looking fwd to seeing the movies about the French one
Hi Ironhorse, I'm so excited 😊
I just know this is going to be an Epic Journey ❤
Thanks Adam for bringing this to us all .........
Captivating.
Helping me through the winter in Seattle.
Damn. Now I want one…
Great news Adam, will be excellent watching your progress with the new girl! By the way I fully agree with your statement about going straight from sandblasting to the powder coat booth before any contamination and before the oxidation process has a chance to take hold.
Bet I’m not the only one who smiled when he started the War Horse without a choke on a warm day.. and it started.. 🤔
The passion you have for an old bike humbles me. Youve rode them all and raced many and have Fallin for what others would let rot in a shed. I admit the guilt i found after i purchased my t7. I like older bikes for many reasons. Not one for the latest and greatest tech. I originally purchased an old dr650 out of a barn covered in yrs of dust. The guilt i talk about is i gave up and bought a more dependable one for my 1st cross country trip here in the US. I am going at it alone and needed the reassurance of a machine that just "felt " better. I didn't wanna rush rebuilding the ol dr. I wanted to do it proper. Full frame up. After watching a fellow take a passion for old AT's i have settled on what would make me the happiest with the DR. Full frame up but rather then try to get it to compete in performance or appearance with dual sports or ADV's of this time...take her back to her root. Make her run better than new but look like she rolled off the showroom floor of 1993. I was going about her all wrong. Planning on making her something she never would have been.
You have chosen a brilliant machine for your journey mate. Get it done.
Wonderful video^^. I took a liking to an old DR650 Dakar from my dad's friend. Been sitting in a barn for 20 years, longer than i've been alive at that point. Was neither cheap nor easy to rebuild her but the feeling of riding a 34 year old bike and really using it for what it's made is an amazing feeling. When i took her to the mountains the first time last year i may or may not have been tearing up a little.
Anyways, love the stories you tell and these beautiful XRVs^^
I am 27 and found my forever motorcycle. It's a 2006 Honda Unicorn 150. I used to have a Honda CBR250r and a Kawasaki ninja 300 but out of two I had a special bond with the 150cc champ. It might be under powered compared to two of them. But somehow the unicorn gives the most pleasurable rides. Later I did some mods to take on for the longer rides. It did very well ❣️. Just like you I found out one is not enough so I bought another one for spares but it's currently under restoration😅. Africa twin is always a dream motorcycle for me. I was always looking for the touring video of Africa twin on TH-cam, that's how I end up watching your channel, your contents really set the foundation for my goal to buy a Africa twin. Because I am from India , I can't get one here coz there ain't any older Africa twin sold here. Even if I manage to find one it will be damn expensive due to its rarity. I love your content. Looking forward to more of it.❤❤
Great idea. I like your videos. I am waiting for the next stages of rebuilding the iron horse. Greetings from Poland
Yes I have Africa twin rd07 and l am very happy. Greetings from Greece.
My KTM 990 is just this for me! Been through it all and still waiting for me to give it more.
Epic, you are making me go hunt for one myself. Love your work man.. looking forward to joining your adventures with the iron horse 🐎
Thats another amazing journey! I'm eager to follow on this new build!
The legend just got another legend😏😎
Nice,Adam. It’s a special thing when you create a bond with a motorcycle that tugs at your heart strings. A year ago I purchased a 2002 Yamaha TDM 900 with 44,000km on the clock. A bike I had wanted since they first came out in an 850. It’s such an engaging motorcycle to ride and with its twin 270 degree engine, sounds absolutely glorious. It’s devoid of all the electrickery that sanitises the riding experience and is pure motorcycling. It’s capable enough for what I need and with 86hp and 89nm, has enough grunt, easily. The build quality is outstanding and will survive well into the future beyond my existence and above all else, it makes me smile!
Congratulations on your Iron Horse, mate!
I just googled the TDM. What a magnificent machine. You know, in owning these old XRV750s, I'm starting to gather an appreciation for some of the older street bikes.
I love how passionate you are about the “War horse”…. “iron Horse”… I’ve watched most of your videos….. I was a sports bike rider for most of my riding years…. GSXR’s Aprilia RSV1000 Love your work… don’t stop…. Got myself a KTM450….. looking at an adventure bike too… keep riding and sharing with us…. Awesome!!!
My forever bike, is my brand new T700. Which I only bought after watching your videos.
I farking love it. 🔥
Still looking for my forever bike … loving the ‘horse stories !
Your warhorse series was my inspiration to buy a RD07, your ironhorse series is going to help me restore it. Thank you.
Fantastic news ! Gonna love this new journey with the Iron horse 👍👍
Well, this just keeps getting better
Awesome! My forever bike is a 950 Adventure.
The RD04 in itself is a legendary machine, combine it with your personality and bamm, the quality of content skyrockets. Throughout the whole video i kept on smiling. Stumbling upon something is different thing, but finding the same thing is altogether a new experience. Will be waiting for your content of taking Ironhorse to other countries.
Fantastiic Adam,i am looking forward to your next adventure and the rebuild of course,Thank you ,Grtz from Belgium
Awesome sounding twin 😍
Adam, you should really send the Iron Horse to the US and do some of the iconic rides, BDRs and TATs. I am sure there are plenty of organized rides you could find between adventures here.
I have the same RD04 as the warhorse. Also restricted to 26kW and have found out about it two days ago… now this comes out about Adam finding out the same thing😂
Adam amazing story about the Iron Horse. Looking forward to following the Iron Horses’ journey through the rebuild. Can’t wait for all the new places your Iron Horse adventures will take us. Man I love that there is so much to learn loving all the details you get into. Keep on Keeping on.
Thanks for sharing mate
I’m excited for the iron horse rebuild ! Great move Adam
90’s Honda’s are something else! Badass
Inspirational as always
Oh Adam I'm excited about this, I was secretly hoping you'd do something like this, but it turns out you already had this up your sleeve 🤣
Awesome mate, this is gonna be so good, I can tell by the way you describe the Iron Horse that the extra power is gonna give you many smiles per mile. 👍🇦🇺😎
Oh man, i'm so looking forward to see the IronHorse project and epic IronHorse rides. Happy Trails Adam! 💪🤠🔥
Love it! Good stuff Adam!
Awesome stuff!!! This will be so good. Thanks Adam!!!
Oh man, I just love this channel. The Iron Horse is gonna open up a whole new can of whoopass epicness and I can’t wait👊