Harley Davidson was owned by AMF for a time, and you can still find two stroke AMF Harley-Davidson dirt bikes. I owned two of these bikes. A 125cc And a 175cc They were enduro bikes. With blinkers and lights.
Lol I love in quarryville pa near Lancaster and some jerk ripped me off on a 1978 honda xl250s he said motor is good just a plug stuck in head well there was a motor bit no internals do you still have the cheap enduro/road bike off Amazon I need to ride and I cant
My 1968 XLCH could be difficult to start when warm. Cold, it was 1 to 3 kicks. Often just one. A tap on the starter button and my '88 XL 883 ant it always started. Rattles apart? On my '68 the mirror fell off. It was a tiny bicycle unit just to comply with the law. Nothing ever fell off the newer one. And I commuted to work on them, year around in Southern California.
Have a 1979 harley davidson flh and a 1993 Electra glide classic . They have been the most durable and reliable bikes I have ever owned. The 1979 has 86,000 miles and the 1993 has almost 120,000 . plus older Harley Davidson's are simple easy to work on and rebuildable if need be . I don't get why people say Harleys are not reliable, obviously they have never owned one.
that's a statement that you should probably revisit. any longevity that abomination will enjoy could only be credited to the fact that the engine will not see wear from the hard riding and daily abuse that most dirt bikes are subject to.
Here in Europe there were a few two stroke cruisers made back in the 90s,I actually got myself one of them (Aprilia Red Rose Classic) as a first bike a few years ago,and I have noticed some people looking at me all confused while riding it.
Ok you had a laugh with the harley now put the 500 in to honda Rs125 frame and take it on the track with the rs rear sprocket and lock tight and wire the bolts .
You all may not know this, but Harley-Davidson was producing two-stroke motorcycles since the 60's. Harley purchased 50% of Aermacchi to do so. AMF didn't buy Harley until the 70's and then AMF sold Aermacchi to Cagiva. I believe the Aermacchi two-stroke machines were the only Harleys to win a world championship. I believe it was three world championships.
Yeah, watching the other guys try to kick it, they clearly haven't been tutored in the very particular big-bore 2-stroke starting ritual. Kicking it a lot of times doesn't count for anything - you have to get the piston to the right place, reset the starter back to the top, and then put everything you have into that one kick. If it doesn't work you do that again. What they were doing, you can get away with on a 250, but it doesn't cut the mustard on 400cc+
@@JETZcorp yup, you crank it up till you feel that compression start to build, rest the lever, and lay into it like you're tryin to break that kick start off hahaha
I raced mine for the last three years in the Daytona Vintage supercross. Won my class this year, the only time there has been a Harley on the top of the podium in a Daytona AMA sanctioned supercross. When I bought this in 1990, it has lights and full instrumentation.
Had a 1984 cr500. I was 15. That thing was a beast of its era. It tried to kill me many times. Lol. Gave me broken collar bone and broken wrist. Gotta love it.
Shiiii its works everytime with my vans🤣🤣 and i drive a honda crf450r and i just ride it dressed casually with nothing but a helmet and goggles with skater shoes on 🤣🤣
Hey man I’m the one in the video. It’s all about technique. It’s hard to start but it only starts to hurt after like 10 kicks. If u get it first try you good.
@@nickmaddox5469 i noticed the other guys weren't doing a couple of gentle kicks to get fuel into the engine and then getting it to tdc before giving it one hard kick. They must not be used to 2 strokes or dirt bikes.
Sean, on behalf of the internet I'd like to thank you for taking the time to do these crazy ideas for our viewing pleasure. I def can appreciate the amount of work this takes to do this. Thank God for Craig!
My neighbor has one of the first ones to ever touch dealership floors as he was the shop monkey back when you tested timing and had oil spurting into your face
William Spicer that's correct some well maintained ones don't necessarily need to but if you do that even on a four stroke you are pretty much guaranteed it to start unless it's running shit
I remember years ago I believe dirtbike magazine used a Kawasaki KX 500 put a rear street tire on it, changed the sprockets and raced it on the quarter mile. It did a 1/4 mile in 10 seconds over 100 miles an hour.
That highschool kid with a slipper on showed you guys how to start a big motor! Float level on the 500 is to high. 5 plugs in one day is not normal 2 stroke stuff either. You need to correct the float level before you do anything.
could also be a premix issue. I had a Kawasaki 2 stroke that ate plugs. switched my premix oil on a recommendation from a parts guy, and never had an issue again.
@@ForTheOmnissiah it is sort of imcopidense but everyone can learn it is a fact that a Part of driving a 2stroke is to know how to tune The carb and knowing how the bike runs
Cut ports in any big v-twin jugs and use all valves as power valves exhausts. its done all the time on top fuel S&S giant v- twin 2 stroke top fuel bikes. Some of the Xr-750 were run as 2 strokes.
The exact 2 things I was gonna say, I can start my kx250 with my hand. Starting that cr500 is actually easier than a crf450 with the correct technique. And where the hell the the red loctite on those engine mount bolts?
theres a few places in Mexico like that. they are being considerate of the American YT'rs that go there to test stuff out. Also they didnt want to offend anyone who was part or a choir or band.
Honda fans love engine swaps lol! Reliable engines are fun for everybody 😁 I’d love to see you mod this bike to make it as livable and friendly as possible!
I know you probably won’t see this comment, but I laughed so hard at the beginning of this video. I love watching your channel. I worked through the new vids and now watching the older ones!
Did none of you hear the clutch slipping? Have any of you ridden a vrod? Would it keep up with a vrod? Sure, but if the clutch on that vrod was grabbing like it should it would’ve smoked it
Totally agree.....the pre ride technique is inacted before ever starting it...and if u dont get it to fire within a few kicks....ur better off just waiting a bit and possibly put a new plug in but just kickin and kicking again and again is pretty waste of energy....since most likely wont have it at top dead center wvery time u rapidly kick it and starting from tdc is a must to get a long solid kick in that spins the motor a few cycles priming it.in the process....and then give it no gas when starting and havr card set that way...and a dirry or worn out carb is worthless on a 500...carburations gotta be precise and float height must be set and have spotless pilot and main jets......
Two stroke street bikes are a thing, look at the Yamaha RD series for example. Changed 5 plugs in a day! A large part of the run issues could have been a high float level; Hence fuel dumping out of the carburetor and poor run condition. Rad bike!
RD400 was a fun bike, but if you ran it at constant speed for too long it too would overheat and sieze. I was going 100 when the motor froze, kinda scary :-)
@@nonebiz2132 The problem was not the going of a consistent speed, rather, it was running just near 10,000 rpm for who knows how long. Who's to say a seal didn't give way causing a massive vacumm leak just before catastrophe? Sure, you'll get some extra oily suit build up in the pipe, but with a street bike where peak performance isn't needed throughout the entire ride, that's hardly an Issue. Get your jetting, timing right, and you'll be sailing low rpms for years to come.
tip to start a 2 stroke that is already a bit old and used up (also works for old gasoline in the carb, if you ride your 2 stroke bike once every few weeks or months) pedal it 5 to 10 times, but VERY SLOWLY, don't put any force into the kick, just let the engine crank slowly, of course with the ignition on, you may or may not want to have the choker open, depends on your own bike, test it out then, give it a real kick, it's definitely going to start
@NoNoNoNii we were responding to Aaron not you.... claimed they turned it in to a reliable harley but when you see the end of the video Sean clearly states ALL of the issues they had with the bike .. so im not sure why YOU are even replying here
oh my god , I had just stopped laughing at how crazy an idea the harbor freight motor Harley bike, an now this.... here an idea put a triumph motor into it next
The Hummer was a reverse-engineered pre-war German DKW. The DKW RT-125 came out in the 1930s and was one of the first bikes with loop scavenging. After WW2, ze Germans were basically forced to fork over all ze technology, so pretty much all the allies made copies of the DKW. Harley had the Hummer, BSA made the Bantam, and even the Soviets made one called the MMZ Moskva/Minsk. Harley had a bunch of 2-stroke bikes after that, and pretty much all of them were either developments on the old DKW, or straight-up imports from Aermacchi in Italy.
Harley did make two stroke bikes beginning in 1948 after plans for the DKW RT125 were taken from Germany. Harley's two strokes were sold as entry-level bikes for their off-road, and casual riding audience. These smaller bikes weren't really prevalent until the AMF years when the Rapido, X-90, Sprint, and other models were produced (hence why a lot of two stroke bikes made by Harley the 1970s are still around). They were made to compete with the more affordable import brands such as Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Honda, that were beginning to take a stronger hold in the American motorcycle marketplace.
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We put a lawn mower engine from Harbor Frieght into a Harley-Davidson!
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Harley Davidson was owned by AMF for a time, and you can still find two stroke AMF Harley-Davidson dirt bikes.
I owned two of these bikes.
A 125cc
And a 175cc
They were enduro bikes.
With blinkers and lights.
HD produced 2t bikes out of a factory in Italy during the 70s. Your bike is hardly the first ever!
You have no suspension how is it the best bike ever 😂
Lol I love in quarryville pa near Lancaster and some jerk ripped me off on a 1978 honda xl250s he said motor is good just a plug stuck in head well there was a motor bit no internals do you still have the cheap enduro/road bike off Amazon I need to ride and I cant
Still waiting on the YZ with a V-twin. I got time.
hard to start, uncomfortable ride, and rattles its self apart.
Sounds like a harley to me.
My 1968 XLCH could be difficult to start when warm. Cold, it was 1 to 3 kicks. Often just one. A tap on the starter button and my '88 XL 883 ant it always started. Rattles apart? On my '68 the mirror fell off. It was a tiny bicycle unit just to comply with the law. Nothing ever fell off the newer one. And I commuted to work on them, year around in Southern California.
Just maybe higher frequency vibes
@allanthomas7345 No, I merely pointed out that his post was at best a huge exaggeration.
That’s probably the most reliable Harley to ever hit the road.
Have a 1979 harley davidson flh and a 1993 Electra glide classic . They have been the most durable and reliable bikes I have ever owned. The 1979 has 86,000 miles and the 1993 has almost 120,000 . plus older Harley Davidson's are simple easy to work on and rebuildable if need be . I don't get why people say Harleys are not reliable, obviously they have never owned one.
@@jakejames1977 haha oil go leak
that's a statement that you should probably revisit.
any longevity that abomination will enjoy could only be credited to the fact that the engine will not see wear from the hard riding and daily abuse that most dirt bikes are subject to.
Sounds like you’ve never owned a Harley. Spitting rumors you must’ve heard from good ole dad 🤣
There are evo engines with 500k miles with no rebuild. You need to get educated.
Imagine hearing that and seeing a Harley ride past, you'd be so damn confused...
Probably like that first time I saw a Buell. I had no idea wtf it was. I thought I was tripping or something
Here in Europe there were a few two stroke cruisers made back in the 90s,I actually got myself one of them (Aprilia Red Rose Classic) as a first bike a few years ago,and I have noticed some people looking at me all confused while riding it.
@@ZP1993 Also the Jawa 350-639 Custom in the 1990's.
@@patw9175 That was my first thought. Hearing a Harley and then seeing a sport bike pass by
Wouldn't happen on an FJ1200
I can’t believe you took apart that gem of a 500
I know.
Who cares there’s plenty more out there
@@jakebradley5357 there is more out there...
Ok you had a laugh with the harley now put the 500 in to honda Rs125 frame and take it on the track with the rs rear sprocket and lock tight and wire the bolts .
Right
"first ever 2 stroke Harley Davidson"
Harley Davidson amf 175: am I a joke to you?
*(Engine SWAP)
SS 250 was also 2 stokes street bike Harley AMF .
Amf was a joke
You all may not know this, but Harley-Davidson was producing two-stroke motorcycles since the 60's. Harley purchased 50% of Aermacchi to do so. AMF didn't buy Harley until the 70's and then AMF sold Aermacchi to Cagiva. I believe the Aermacchi two-stroke machines were the only Harleys to win a world championship. I believe it was three world championships.
@@claykwitowski5462 Yes my SS 250 was a 76 .
The kid with skater shoes on knew what he was doing
I saw him kick it and was like "Ah yes, he's done this before" lmfao
Yeah, watching the other guys try to kick it, they clearly haven't been tutored in the very particular big-bore 2-stroke starting ritual. Kicking it a lot of times doesn't count for anything - you have to get the piston to the right place, reset the starter back to the top, and then put everything you have into that one kick. If it doesn't work you do that again. What they were doing, you can get away with on a 250, but it doesn't cut the mustard on 400cc+
@@JETZcorp yup, you crank it up till you feel that compression start to build, rest the lever, and lay into it like you're tryin to break that kick start off hahaha
Have to get those larger 2 stroke engines at top dead center before kicking them over.
@@JETZcorp even a 250 can be a pig if you kick it like they did, its about a fast snap not a heavy slow kick
Replace Harley engine with a 2 stroke: Still uses less oil than the original engine.
He heh
Good one.
Correction ” Leaks “
That's f'd up and funny as hell.
Lolololol
That Vrod clutch DID NOT sound happy in that race lol
Bro it’s slipping soooooo much
It was hard to watch a clutch slip that bad
Muskoka Roads i know bro it sounded really bad 😭😭😂😂
BROOOOOP BRUUUOOOUUUOUUOW ARGH
@Muskoka Roads I know how do you keep it pinned when it sounds like that!
I'm not much of a bike guy, but that kids a badass. And that chain looks dangerously loose to me. Cheers
"How much clutch slip you got?"
Vrod: "ALL OF IT!"
Vrod: "Here's your assignment"
Clutch: procrastinates till next shift
Oh man it was torture listening to that.
Engaged.... 20% of the time.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that 500 is not gonna run a sub 12 second quarter mile like a v rod😂
Honda fans won’t be mad because their stuff actually works
Except that it didn’t start or run very well
@@AQS521 Thanks to the mods made to it. They should have just left it stock and used decent oil.
Onyx Guard almost all the stuff that happened to the bike wasn’t Honda’s fault
Honda's are junk
skinshit no Honda’s are better than any company out there
"Other than it being the worst bike ever.... this is the best bike ever"
You definitely don't know bikes
Obviously you have never owned a harley davidson
Still handles like crap
I bet its a wheelie riding M/F .
Sir Jhonson ya u can probably do wheelies for days
I had a 2 stroke Harley Davidson SX 250 back in 1975 it was a cool bike and had plenty of power... thanks for your videos brother...
I raced mine for the last three years in the Daytona Vintage supercross. Won my class this year, the only time there has been a Harley on the top of the podium in a Daytona AMA sanctioned supercross. When I bought this in 1990, it has lights and full instrumentation.
I had an 89 and a 93 CR500 back in the day. Loved em!
This is like chaining Usain Bolt to Stephen Hawkins chair.
Haha
🤣🤣🤣
highly underrated comment
Lol!
Yeeeeeeees
Harley finally has a high performance motorcycle, good job Craig!
Almost sure it is lighter, faster, better mileage and more reliable. Like it!
@Quirin M. Sounds like you dont know how to jet your 2 stroke then. They dont foul plugs when properly jetted.
swix76 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😭😭😭😭
Kent you’ve never let one sit and idle for long enough. They all foul if you don’t ride on the pipe.
"Vibrating itself apart". It´s still a Harley then. :D
Finally, a Harley with some power.
Had a 1984 cr500. I was 15. That thing was a beast of its era. It tried to kill me many times. Lol. Gave me broken collar bone and broken wrist. Gotta love it.
Shattered ankle twice, 1st time it Backfired and threw me across the garage.
When a grownup rider cant start a 2 stroke but a teenager that has skater shoes starts it with one kick
Shiiii its works everytime with my vans🤣🤣 and i drive a honda crf450r and i just ride it dressed casually with nothing but a helmet and goggles with skater shoes on 🤣🤣
Hey man I’m the one in the video. It’s all about technique. It’s hard to start but it only starts to hurt after like 10 kicks. If u get it first try you good.
@@nickmaddox5469 i noticed the other guys weren't doing a couple of gentle kicks to get fuel into the engine and then getting it to tdc before giving it one hard kick. They must not be used to 2 strokes or dirt bikes.
Nick Maddox liar, you aren’t him.
@NoNoNoNii Dress for the slide, not for the ride.
Sean, on behalf of the internet I'd like to thank you for taking the time to do these crazy ideas for our viewing pleasure. I def can appreciate the amount of work this takes to do this. Thank God for Craig!
Craig is an animal of a mechanic, need to start working on small stuff more my self.
There were actually some 2 stroke Harley dirt bikes in the early 70s. I own one, they’re interesting to say the least
Im intrigued by your comment, could you make some videos on it ?
My neighbor has one of the first ones to ever touch dealership floors as he was the shop monkey back when you tested timing and had oil spurting into your face
Back in the 40s actually copied the DKW RT 125 and kept making variants of that all the way into the mid 60s. I suppose the title is probably sarcasm.
Harley davidson aermacchi sprint was a 60s 2stroke street bike
@@patrickkelley1382 They weren't all 2 stroke, they had a 250 and 350 4 stroke, and smaller displacement dirt bikes.
I don’t think you know how you’re supposed to start a 2 stroke. You need to get it to the top of the stroke first
Not on all of them. I don't with mine and it starts first kick every time
William Spicer that's correct some well maintained ones don't necessarily need to but if you do that even on a four stroke you are pretty much guaranteed it to start unless it's running shit
On a cr500 there is most definitely a technique to starting it , would be super lucky to get it going the way hes kicking it like a gorilla
Only on big bores
Mine starts first kick if I follow the drill.
Lol at the V-Rod clutch slipping to its death.
Its just sad really. I feel like my stock fatbob could out run it.
Now I need to see Harley powered dirtbike LMFAO
#sethenslow hold my beer
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No one needs to see that lol
It's here, Harley Adventure Bike.
I remember years ago I believe dirtbike magazine used a Kawasaki KX 500 put a rear street tire on it, changed the sprockets and raced it on the quarter mile. It did a 1/4 mile in 10 seconds over 100 miles an hour.
dude the skater kid is a legend
That highschool kid with a slipper on showed you guys how to start a big motor! Float level on the 500 is to high. 5 plugs in one day is not normal 2 stroke stuff either. You need to correct the float level before you do anything.
could also be a premix issue. I had a Kawasaki 2 stroke that ate plugs. switched my premix oil on a recommendation from a parts guy, and never had an issue again.
Missed opportunity. "Hondadavison"
Careful this may be a thing soon
put honda shadow VT1100 engine in a harley? haha should be a thing...
Project Cooch. It's my made up word, its what I say it is. Ha!
Hardly davidson
Note that no Honda components broke during this video
This video was painful to watch. Non two stroke guys blaming two stroke for their incompetence.
I was thinking The same
@@ForTheOmnissiah it is sort of imcopidense but everyone can learn it is a fact that a Part of driving a 2stroke is to know how to tune The carb and knowing how the bike runs
No wonder they had to change spark plugs so many times they the engine has so much more in it than what they was using
I first watched this video when I was new to motorcycles not understanding anything, but now I completely understand and I appreciate the efforts!
Finally a Harley with a engine that isn't from World War 2
The whole video was just an add for the phone mount at the end. 😂
Love it.
I'm not even upset I'm kind of impressed
I hate it. I'll take two.
Mixed feelings
Ahh, that beautiful raw sound of a 2 stroke, not to forget that addictive smell. The god of engine’s.
Harley used to make dirt bikes with 2 stroke engines. This can be an interesting tribute to those.
Cut ports in any big v-twin jugs and use all valves as power valves exhausts. its done all the time on top fuel S&S giant v- twin 2 stroke top fuel bikes. Some of the Xr-750 were run as 2 strokes.
By far the coolest swap you have done. Legend of a motor and bike. The 500s were insane.
They should try a maico 700 in it now...
"All tests performed on a closed course in Lancaster Mexico"
You can literally start these with flip flops, just gotta know how, ask me how I know..
And yes locktite is a cr500's best friend
My kx500 is pretty easy to start. Once you get the technique down it start within a kick or 2
If you do it right the first kick most two strokes will fire right up
My 50cc starts on the first kick without any kind of special technique
The exact 2 things I was gonna say, I can start my kx250 with my hand. Starting that cr500 is actually easier than a crf450 with the correct technique. And where the hell the the red loctite on those engine mount bolts?
Ok now this time, put a V-4 engine in a Harley frame.
I am absolutely floored by the races.
I like how the Mexican stop signs say Stop instead of Alto.
theres a few places in Mexico like that. they are being considerate of the American YT'rs that go there to test stuff out. Also they didnt want to offend anyone who was part or a choir or band.
Wuup Datas LMFAO!!!! Well played sir!
HOLY CHAIN SLAP🤣 WHERE'S THE TENSIONER??? THATS LOSING AT LEAST 10HP RIGHT THERE 🤣🤙 HAHAHA
@ALSO-RAN ! learn not to hate on others just because they use emojis
That’s what I was thinking
Honda fans love engine swaps lol! Reliable engines are fun for everybody 😁
I’d love to see you mod this bike to make it as livable and friendly as possible!
lets be real they put next to no effort in, it was just for views, bike coulda been awesome
iridium plugs are every two-stroke riders dream. i’d run those if i were him. never had to change em.
I feel like this is a crime against humanity, but its fuckin badass😂😂
Relax, it's not that they used the last cr500 to make this.
That Hondavison is sick and the VRod needs a new clutch and a rider mod ASAP
Best running Harley in the history of Harley 😂 and hey as a Honda fan boy I can’t be mad their all just nuts and bolts.
*NOW HARLEY SWAP THE CR500!*
You gotta let that 500 hit it’s power band
I know you probably won’t see this comment, but I laughed so hard at the beginning of this video. I love watching your channel. I worked through the new vids and now watching the older ones!
That vrod should’ve beat it no problem. The clutch was slipping so bad.
Cr500 eats it for breakfast
@@kiefercosgriff7300 Not a chance, tbh.
Kiefer Cosgriff no chance at all.
You all gotta remember thats a 500cc 2 stroke engine dealing with a 1200cc v twin, it's amazing how it keeps on par when accelerating each other
Did none of you hear the clutch slipping? Have any of you ridden a vrod? Would it keep up with a vrod? Sure, but if the clutch on that vrod was grabbing like it should it would’ve smoked it
There's a company making e starts for 500 motors. Also you can get it counter balanced to eliminate some vibration.
How come I never heard you get into the power band on the 500. That thing is so badass tho so badass nice job man. Hell yea
I was looking for this comment. Cause it sounds like it's about to hit power but the big 500 has a different top end sound than any 2 stroke
Yeah unlike the kx 500 motor, the cr500 has no power valve.
@@claysavage8047 thanks. I'm into dirt bike and had many super mini bikes lol. Rm80 bored to a 105 and a 2 kx85,,,, had no idea about that cr500 fact.
You've obvioisly never ridden a 500. The CR500 is all low-end power. It falls flat if you rev it out. They arent "pipey" like a smaller one.
@@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443 bullshit lol an im a honda guy thats why i said cr 500. Next would be kx or an air cooled rm.
I have had both cr and xr 500r, both were nuts! Best bikes I've ever had.
You just upgraded that boy! I’m proud of you
Honda guy here , this is Epic.
Starting those bikes is all about technique, you can’t just go kick kick kick kick and expect it to start
Pump pump pump jump
Totally agree.....the pre ride technique is inacted before ever starting it...and if u dont get it to fire within a few kicks....ur better off just waiting a bit and possibly put a new plug in but just kickin and kicking again and again is pretty waste of energy....since most likely wont have it at top dead center wvery time u rapidly kick it and starting from tdc is a must to get a long solid kick in that spins the motor a few cycles priming it.in the process....and then give it no gas when starting and havr card set that way...and a dirry or worn out carb is worthless on a 500...carburations gotta be precise and float height must be set and have spotless pilot and main jets......
Totally agree I’m the kid in the video been on 2-strokes all my life. Technique is key.
Two stroke street bikes are a thing, look at the Yamaha RD series for example. Changed 5 plugs in a day! A large part of the run issues could have been a high float level; Hence fuel dumping out of the carburetor and poor run condition.
Rad bike!
RD400 was a fun bike, but if you ran it at constant speed for too long it too would overheat and sieze. I was going 100 when the motor froze, kinda scary :-)
@@nonebiz2132 The problem was not the going of a consistent speed, rather, it was running just near 10,000 rpm for who knows how long. Who's to say a seal didn't give way causing a massive vacumm leak just before catastrophe? Sure, you'll get some extra oily suit build up in the pipe, but with a street bike where peak performance isn't needed throughout the entire ride, that's hardly an Issue. Get your jetting, timing right, and you'll be sailing low rpms for years to come.
Craig nowadays looks like the guy who ate old Craig 😂
tip to start a 2 stroke that is already a bit old and used up (also works for old gasoline in the carb, if you ride your 2 stroke bike once every few weeks or months)
pedal it 5 to 10 times, but VERY SLOWLY, don't put any force into the kick, just let the engine crank slowly, of course with the ignition on, you may or may not want to have the choker open, depends on your own bike, test it out
then, give it a real kick, it's definitely going to start
Build a Harley with a V Twin Two stroke. That’d be awesome.
11:56 thats a carb problem not the engine xd just adjust the float bowl needle
Thank you I was getting ready to say the same thing..
No it’s not lol. If your stopping for a couple minutes your gas should always be off so it doesn’t flood
You don’t see 2 strokes on the road anymore so this is actually cool
Theres a process that makes it easy to start every time... back when I was 120lbs I could start mine with Van's on.
Compression release?
Are the problems you had are easily fixed with rubber mounts, nylon nuts and tuning. Plus they offer an electrical starter. Love the bike. 😊
That vrod sounds like it had a slipping clutch
Yea it did
Daniel Lunsford I was about to say that would of been a good one to run a modded 1200 sportster with if anything 😂
Just turned in to a reliable bike that runs better 🤣
you obviously didnt watch the whole video
You clearly didn't watch the whole video lol.
WITH A HYDRO FORMED PIPE!!! 😍
@NoNoNoNii we were responding to Aaron not you.... claimed they turned it in to a reliable harley but when you see the end of the video Sean clearly states ALL of the issues they had with the bike .. so im not sure why YOU are even replying here
@rich mann don’t be a boomer it was a Harley joke
oh my god , I had just stopped laughing at how crazy an idea the harbor freight motor Harley bike, an now this.... here an idea put a triumph motor into it next
Read a few comments but no mention of a Harley Hummer, 125cc 2stroke.. predates the Sprint by 20+ years.
When you raced it you never even got in the power band
The CR500s don't rev very high
Short shifting all day
@@speedyme200 you dont have to rev them high either. Short shift and hang on.
You have to use your entire body weight and kick it over like a real boy.
Maico makes a 700 Two Stroke . That's some power..
Set one up for super moto and gapped an r6, scary fast bikes by Maico and not to expensive
That chain tension though! lol looking good!
That CVO clutch is toast
“Can you turn my cat into a lawn mower?” 😂
Hey guy you are 40 years late, in the 70's harley sold 2 strokes 250cc...
In the forties Harley sold 125 two strokes. (DKW)
Actually it was only because Harley bought Aermacchi and was selling their motorcycles under Harley brand.
My uncle Bob has a Harley Davidson amf 175 2 stroke
@@isaiahminton2766It's basically rebranded aermacchi sx 175, harley did not design this motorcycle.
@@Dymitr_Nawrocki yeah but it's still a Harley Davidson and there is no arguing about that cause it says it all over it😂
Haha. I remember Being that Kid at 10:09
I’m the kid in the video. Foot isn’t bruised. Kinda surprised.
@@nickmaddox5469 Hi Nick as you know it's all technique . some people never work it out and blame the bike 😀✌
The kid in skate shoes needs more credit
That thing looks like a blast to ride
Honda cbr powered harley?
How about a Honda CBX powered Harley?
@@CaptainYodelstein What a horrible, tragic waste of a CBX motor! But I like the idea.
@@paddy19656 fine, Magna powered?
Harley-Davidson was the first one to put a 2-stroke engine in their motorcycles it was called the Hummer
The Hummer was a reverse-engineered pre-war German DKW. The DKW RT-125 came out in the 1930s and was one of the first bikes with loop scavenging. After WW2, ze Germans were basically forced to fork over all ze technology, so pretty much all the allies made copies of the DKW. Harley had the Hummer, BSA made the Bantam, and even the Soviets made one called the MMZ Moskva/Minsk. Harley had a bunch of 2-stroke bikes after that, and pretty much all of them were either developments on the old DKW, or straight-up imports from Aermacchi in Italy.
11:01 That motor mount looks cracked too!
Put the Harley motor into the CR500 frame... That would make for an awesome video.
The freeze frame jokes are great in the beginning. Lol
I wanna see a busa engine in one of these builds
Like putting a RR merlin engine in a fiat 500.
The one Harley that doesn’t leak oil.
You didn’t even get it on the pipe it would have gone a hell of a lot faster if you did
That loose chain is giving me the creeps 😔
Sick idea tho!
Harley did make two stroke bikes beginning in 1948 after plans for the DKW RT125 were taken from Germany. Harley's two strokes were sold as entry-level bikes for their off-road, and casual riding audience. These smaller bikes weren't really prevalent until the AMF years when the Rapido, X-90, Sprint, and other models were produced (hence why a lot of two stroke bikes made by Harley the 1970s are still around). They were made to compete with the more affordable import brands such as Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Honda, that were beginning to take a stronger hold in the American motorcycle marketplace.
How do you call this the first ever 2-stroke Harley when Harley itself actually built two stroke models?
Yea please don’t ever mess with a 2stroke again. You really don’t seem to know crap about them lol
Stop making fun of Harley’s, they’ll be out of business soon enough!
I dunno bud I think their T Shirt division is gonna be hard to kill 😂
I would LOVE to hit up a bikes and coffee spot with that GEM. That's an awesome build.
You just made the Harley Street tracker the baddest, most reliable Harley ever!
“I’m not a two stroke guy” yeah no joke