Mark mark mark. Stress less the vast majority of us get it, enjoy it and can't wait for the next episode. And it's all about DIY on a budget. So "keep on keeping on" cheers Ashley
Excellent point re BUDGET build. You are saving me time and money by showing all the pitfalls and successes related to the various products and procedures you are using during this build. Great series, thanks.
Mark crack on mate you are a 'bloody legend' ....how many bikes have the 'critiques' put restorative love and care for the enjoyment of another person....this bike will make some ones day a 'bloody ripper'... go you.....
You are doing a fantastic job on that bike so take no notice of the idiots who don't understand what a budget bike is. Looking forward to the next episode 😎👍👍👍👍
Only a perfectionist is going to care about character (nicks and knocks) if you enjoy working on it and who ever gets the bike enjoys riding it then you've done it right. Looks bloody great and makes me want to tear down my postie and customise it even more now. Keep up the awesome work, enjoying every moment of this project.
There are plenty of places around the world ( much of asia and India for a start ) that run on small capacity bikes that are ( its safe to say) in far worse condition than the bike you started with. I agree with what you are saying. There are plenty of people who would just run out and buy a new rim or whatever, whereas, the original rim with a bit of work can have many more years of useful service. I cannot remember the last time I heard about a (non competition) wheel suffering from catastrophic failure, especially from the massive power output of a 250 Virago. The forks came up a treat, I learned something there. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
This is a budget bike, it has to fit Joe public's pocket. I have restored quit a few machines in my time but , what you are portraying in your video is fantastic . Not everybody has thousands and are time poor......So your series is just right up my street. WELL DONE !
Great job, mate - the fork came up really good. Just keep on keep‘n on and no need to justify why you are doing it your way. Your videos are very entertaining and you are such a larrikin! 👍
Nothing wrong with the spokes, as you said the integrity of the wheel is not compromised by the removal of the surface rust! Think i've mentioned this before somewhere but the best penetrating oil is cheapo power steering or automatic transmission oil and acetone aka nail polish remover in a 50/50 mix. If you need to adjust spokes that have rusted top and tail the spoke with the penetrating fluid. THE BIKES COMING ALONG GREAT! The back wheel is a drum so a nice chance for some shimming to get the shoes nice and even and close to the drum for a sharp brake.
Auto-sol just can't be beat for polishing metal.....once you see it turn black, you know you've got it .....the pipes on my '06 Suzuki Bandit are still chrome even after putting 135,000km on it and having the bike outside in the shed in our winter weather on Vancouver Island...I see a nice machine once you are done with the re-build.....good job......
As a newb to your channel Mark I like it because you are you. You take us on a fantastic journey thru your obvious love of bikes but the least I would have done is bought a new set of spokes. But your choice Keep On Keeping On. I should also say any advice I offer is from a point of view of 40 years a motorcycle owner and rider. 20 years a amateur British motorcycle racer and thirty years a qualified certified motorcycle mechanic having worked for many well known race teams. I advised new spokes because the weak point in a spoke is the nipple at the rim end under the rubber and I just do not want you being dragged through the courts if the wheel collapsed. As I say love your content fella. Keep on Keeping on.
Nice job Mark! Rim really came out nice considering its original condition. Lots of elbow grease paid off. Sand blasting got the rust out. Keep up the good work and KEEP ON RIDING!
Nice job on polishing the fork Mark . Good tip for the final buff using a polishing compound , save your hands and try a buffing wheel on a electric drill or bench grinder. Quick and easy!
Loving the series Mark. ....... don't worry about the naysayers and knockers..... if they don't get what this project is about. ........ stuff em....... keep on keeping on
another great video. the wheels turned out great and the fork looks awesome. forget the naysayers they're just jealous that they didn't come up with idea of sandblasting and painting. keep on riding😎😀
Awesome Mark, don't worry about remarks, your doing a outstanding job, wouldn't bother me to own the bike when it's completed, your not building a dream $$$ bike, it's a how to on a budget bike! Bloody good videos and know how.
I agree with you on the spokes. This is not a high speed race bike or dual sport that will be jumped. It's just a small, fun city bike, looks good to go. Worked some magic on those fork tubes! Looks all those Cool Bananas are catching up to you, better back off while it's still reversible... Hahahaha
What all the other good folks who tune in to your channel are saying- you are doing an awesome job; it's for fun, and it's simply impossible to please some people no matter what is done *shrug*. The monkey arms had me in tears, I'm sending a small PayPal donation your way for that alone LOL! Cheers from Canada!
Mark.. You're always an inspiration. Makes me wana go out and pick up a cheap bike and do it up the budget build way! Keep up the great work and the vids!
Nice job. Took same approach to my MZ ts250 five years ago and it still looks tidy now. If you paint the fork tubes, it will scratch of when you reinstall them in the clamps. Tried that one 😊
Hey Mark! Great job on the budget bike build!! Love watching every step of the way, so much so that I now want to buy this old postie bike and do it up! Don't worry about the slammers mate, they are every where. You know what your doing and that will be an awesome and safe bike when done! Cheers :-)
The wheels and especially the forks look great! Watching you do this really makes me want to get going on another project bike soon. Good stuff, looking forward to the next video.
I restore air rifles as a retirement hobby. I hand polish the barrels and compression tubes with Emery paper from 400 grit to 3,000 grit. In increments of 200 grit at first. After 1,000 grit I go in increments of 500 grit. It gives a mirror polish. Takes a lot of work and dirty hands and arms. But after degreaser it's beautiful! After all that, the cold bluing looks fabulous! In your case, Nevr-Dull and a soft cloth would be best.
Really really good job Mark! Those wheels look bloody good from here and dont even get me started on the chrome!!! Woow. Just goes to show that hard work pays off. Keep it going on the fuel tank as well mate :)
Hey mate, just a tip for any future polishing you are going to do on the metal, add a dab of the autosol to the sand paper, it will cut down how much you need to do by quite a bit. I have polished brass by hand to a mirror finish that way.... takes some time but well worth the effort....... oh, and the final few sandings need to all be in the same direction so you don't get the swirls in the metal. Looking the bloody goods mate!!!!! She will be sweet when it's all done!!
Just catching up with this series as I have just bought a pretty crap Virago 250 to do up! Waiting for it to be delivered. Thanks for the tips, ignore the daft extravagant moaners 😊, there is nothing like doing it yourself! Love the polished fork leg, great job!
Great project Mark. You're doing an awesome job! I hope that whoever is lucky enough to get this bike will actually love it and ride it, and not just flip the thing to make a quick buck. Also, all the spoke talk gave me an idea. Maybe it would be fun (sometime down the road) to pick up a cheap spoked wheel to use simply as a learning tool for lacing up and truing wheels. Good skill to have, and it would probably be good fun. No doubt it would make for an entertaining video as well!
Your doing a top job Bud keep it up your certainly keeping busy. As for the high pressure blasting Ive done it may years ago, I may be wrong but think the grit comes from grinding down steel industry slag which gives a rough pitted finish to the work.The glass bead is more for of a polished finish, it leaves like a nice swirl mark if you do it in circles. You might want to consider some elbow length rubber gloves if you doing any more or build a cabinet with perspex view screen and built in gloves which will save you getting dirty. A desk mounted polishing wheel might come in handy for refurbishing all the chrome pieces on the bike.
Mark you could be the Best of the Best at fabricating or whatever your doing there will Always be somebody who knows better (or think they do) Ignore them. Oh by the way I enjoy your channel Keep on Keeping On mate
Top job and now you have a better compressor. Get rid of the old one (compressor) on Gumtree mate, it's a budget build after all. Respoking is for classics $20K plus aye. I know an old retired Pommy bloke in Bendigo that is a retired bike mechanic and he does that sort of thing. Definitely not a budget bike requirement. Those wheels are now fantastic, solid and strong, made in Japan originally, not China!!!!! I reckon a lot of subscribers arn't used to us 'bush mechanics'. Pete Robinvale
Love this serirs that you have done. Nice job with all the pieces. I've buyed one this week and your vids will help me to restore some parts of my old Virago. Thank you keep up on your way of do things 👌👍
Guess the new compressors not bugdet:)))) bloddy great job so far..bugdet is bugdet so its not getting showroom perfect. Great channel sir...looking forward to se it done... To cover the damper tops you can use exhaust tape like the harleys...looks awsome and cheap...just at idea...
That black paint has a beautiful sheen. Get (or build) yourself a little cabinet blaster. You can use the gun you have now, just need a plywood box with a window and two holes for heavy rubber gauntlet gloves. Then you can save all your media, too.
A little surface rust never killed anyone … those spokes are still in wonderful working condition , as I suspected all along . They would look the business if you wrapped them in red spoke skins . = )
Hey mark you did a great job on the wheels and shocks and as you would already know there will always be haters they are the losers that troll on the internet because they are too scared to do it face to face its easy to do it when they are hiding behind there pc
Hi Mark I've got same problem with the spokes so I got some plastic sleeves for them from ebay goner give them a try will install them a smear of grease see what happens 🤔😎
Keep up the good work Mark These clowns who have never even used a spanner or screw driver, opinions are like assholes everyone has one some stink. Both IRIDETAS and BIKER BITS are both working on the same bike and budget builds. Best part of my week especially when I travel away for work. As a matter of fact I am traveling down your way on Sunday for work. I am going to throw a few dollars with Patreon your way
I really like your videos! I like to se someone do something to an ordinary bike and doing restauration that could be possible for me to do myself. Great Job!
Great mate not all can afford or want a show bike. Just a thought you Could try the old spanner trick on spokes just tap each spoke with a spanner and the one that sounds dull Could be loose
Great job on the polished Alloy, Don't want to be a dick but Chrome is a metal of its own and polishing something can't change its chemistry. But that said and (I can stop yelling it my TV "it's not chrome Mark, it's alloy") those forks look great good job Mark. Good stuff. The satin black looks really good.
Hi great looking “chrome” job. For the large pitting in the top of forks, what about some metal putty before painting? Might help with end results. Keep up the great work.
A little late on my part , was wondering if you've ever heard of a DuPont product called Extend. You put it on rust an the chemical reaction ties the rust to a black primer! Heard about it from Paul Harvey , (the guy on the radio years ago) any way I've used it with great results. Inexpensive an simple , just wipe it on an rust is ready to paint over. About $6 or 7 usd. 👍
Mark very nice work on , Hand Polishing the Aluminum Folk Legs & Cleaning & Painting the Wheels ! By the way Chrome is 'Chrome metal plating' & 'Polishing Metal' are two different things , Sorry don't mean to be picky just my OCD coming out .
Just to be picky, I would have done the spokes. Why, it one of those things worth doing once, just to see how. It's not to difficult just a little tedious. As far as safety wise, probably not an issue. If there is an issue one or two spokes will break, giving the new rider / owner plenty of warning, but really it should be fine. It's amazing how many Harley guys ( in the past now I think they just throw money at it ) have done the same thing. All without issue and those are considerably heavier, about the same power :) but heavier. Anyway all good Mark.
Walter White! Looking good with the blasting. I've never had any joy with rust chemicals either, so I've just got hold of a cheap media blaster. Hopefully I can do as good a job as you! Enjoying the series! I tend to ignore the negativity because a lot of it is just silly. I sorted the front brake on a friend's bike the other day - the bike shop had managed to fill it with fork oil. A good clean and a new pair of pads and it was sorted for about £10. Several people suggested to the owner to get rid of the bike! With that nice new compressor, perhaps a nice paint gun to go with? :-) I love polishing aluminium. Are you planning on sealing it to prevent oxidation?
That aggressive media you switched to is amazing; it ripped into the rust like nobodies business! But I need to ask: Why didn't you remove the wheel balancing weight that was left on the front rim and paint over it? or am I seeing something? I love your reasoning for keeping the bike within a budget. It makes sense to restore the original when you don't need to replace it and if the rims or spokes aren't bent don't bother. The paint turned out really nice, but nowhere near as good as that polished fork leg!! I seem to be rambling like you now haha RIde safe mark!
Great been waiting for this I'm working on a 1986 Honda xr250r would be cool for that to be the next budget bike dual sport build instead of the other options that you had on that video anyway thanks
Just got caught up on watching all the "budget bike" videos. Gotta say, your are working an awful lot on a budget bike. But hey! That's what you like to do. It's just a great series, enjoyed each episode but the weather down there is getting hot and it's winter here in the States, and you just look wore out on No. 7. How'd you get all that "black" stuff off anyway? As always, thank you. PS: I would've just painted the forks (lazy me). Wow, brushed and polished aluminum looks better than chrome any day!
Don't wanna be picky but I think you left the stick on wheel weight on the back wheel, could be an issue when you balance the wheels if the weight is in the wrong place and you have to remove it. Worth checking.
Mark you said Nay likes ya scruffy well going back to MONKEY stage is certainly scruffy. Love the build and don't pay attention to nay-sayers. As Thumper said " If ya can't say nothin nice about somebody then don't say nothin at all. "
Good job. Keep it up. Don't waste your time justifying what you are doing. if you were not confident in the part we know you would just replace it. Also If you have a bench grinder you could look into buying a polish wheel kit to use? Save the drill.
There’s always someone sticking their beak in ... do this, do that. I’d like to see them do better. Pains in the arse! Whoever gets this bike is going to be pretty lucky.
Mark mark mark. Stress less the vast majority of us get it, enjoy it and can't wait for the next episode. And it's all about DIY on a budget. So "keep on keeping on" cheers Ashley
What you do is the reason I watch.
Good Onya mate and thanks! :-)
Excellent point re BUDGET build. You are saving me time and money by showing all the pitfalls and successes related to the various products and procedures you are using during this build. Great series, thanks.
Great stuff mate and thanks! :-)
People do tend to just throw things away! People forget there are 3 R's. Glad to see you reusing. Much respect
Mark crack on mate you are a 'bloody legend' ....how many bikes have the 'critiques' put restorative love and care for the enjoyment of another person....this bike will make some ones day a 'bloody ripper'... go you.....
Thanks heaps Kent! :-)
Watching the Virago series for the second time and still loving it
....... ignore all the "experts" and stick with ya budget build
You are doing a fantastic job on that bike so take no notice of the idiots who don't understand what a budget bike is. Looking forward to the next episode 😎👍👍👍👍
Only a perfectionist is going to care about character (nicks and knocks) if you enjoy working on it and who ever gets the bike enjoys riding it then you've done it right. Looks bloody great and makes me want to tear down my postie and customise it even more now. Keep up the awesome work, enjoying every moment of this project.
Thanks heaps mate and good Onya! :-)
There are plenty of places around the world ( much of asia and India for a start ) that run on small capacity bikes that are ( its safe to say) in far worse condition than the bike you started with. I agree with what you are saying. There are plenty of people who would just run out and buy a new rim or whatever, whereas, the original rim with a bit of work can have many more years of useful service. I cannot remember the last time I heard about a (non competition) wheel suffering from catastrophic failure, especially from the massive power output of a 250 Virago. The forks came up a treat, I learned something there. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
This is a budget bike, it has to fit Joe public's pocket. I have restored quit a few machines in my time but , what you are portraying in your video is fantastic . Not everybody has thousands and are time poor......So your series is just right up my street. WELL DONE !
just an engineering point Mark sandpaper for wood Emery paper for metal !!! love what you doing all the best Alan , Pommy !!!
Good job Mark, it's your bike built no one's else!
Thanks mate! :-)
You are just great Mark, been with you from the start and never miss Man Cave. From Southern Ontario Canada; keep it going and never stop.
Thanks heaps mate! :-)
Great job, mate - the fork came up really good. Just keep on keep‘n on and no need to justify why you are doing it your way. Your videos are very entertaining and you are such a larrikin! 👍
Thanks Andy :-)
Nothing wrong with the spokes, as you said the integrity of the wheel is not compromised by the removal of the surface rust!
Think i've mentioned this before somewhere but the best penetrating oil is cheapo power steering or automatic transmission oil and acetone aka nail polish remover in a 50/50 mix. If you need to adjust spokes that have rusted top and tail the spoke with the penetrating fluid.
THE BIKES COMING ALONG GREAT!
The back wheel is a drum so a nice chance for some shimming to get the shoes nice and even and close to the drum for a sharp brake.
i for one am glad you make an effort to fix bits and not just buy new bits for everything :D
You are doing a fantastic job, Mark! It's going to be awesome! Keep it up and disregard the naysayers!
Auto-sol just can't be beat for polishing metal.....once you see it turn black, you know you've got it .....the pipes on my '06 Suzuki Bandit are still chrome even after putting 135,000km on it and having the bike outside in the shed in our winter weather on Vancouver Island...I see a nice machine once you are done with the re-build.....good job......
Yeah I’ve been using it for years! Great to know it lasts... thanks! :-)
As a newb to your channel Mark I like it because you are you. You take us on a fantastic journey thru your obvious love of bikes but the least I would have done is bought a new set of spokes. But your choice Keep On Keeping On. I should also say any advice I offer is from a point of view of 40 years a motorcycle owner and rider. 20 years a amateur British motorcycle racer and thirty years a qualified certified motorcycle mechanic having worked for many well known race teams. I advised new spokes because the weak point in a spoke is the nipple at the rim end under the rubber and I just do not want you being dragged through the courts if the wheel collapsed. As I say love your content fella. Keep on Keeping on.
Nice job Mark! Rim really came out nice considering its original condition. Lots of elbow grease paid off. Sand blasting got the rust out. Keep up the good work and KEEP ON RIDING!
Nice job on polishing the fork Mark . Good tip for the final buff using a polishing compound , save your hands and try a buffing wheel on a electric drill or bench grinder. Quick and easy!
Yeah I’ll be doing that on the other fork! :-)
Loving the series Mark. ....... don't worry about the naysayers and knockers..... if they don't get what this project is about. ........ stuff em....... keep on keeping on
Good Onya mate and thanks! :-)
another great video. the wheels turned out great and the fork looks awesome. forget the naysayers they're just jealous that they didn't come up with idea of sandblasting and painting. keep on riding😎😀
Those forks! 😍 with black covers will look mint!
Fork looks fantastic!!!
Awesome Mark, don't worry about remarks, your doing a outstanding job, wouldn't bother me to own the bike when it's completed, your not building a dream $$$ bike, it's a how to on a budget bike! Bloody good videos and know how.
Thanks mate and good Onya! :-)
The parts are coming along great. Cant wait for Thursdays now.. Keep well..
I agree with you on the spokes. This is not a high speed race bike or dual sport that will be jumped. It's just a small, fun city bike, looks good to go. Worked some magic on those fork tubes!
Looks all those Cool Bananas are catching up to you, better back off while it's still reversible... Hahahaha
Those fork legs have come up a treat. Amazing job. Worth every second of the time it took. Rims dont look half bad either! Top Notch!
Thanks mate.., if it comes up half as good as Gilby I’ll be happy :-)
Thank you! Gilby and Little Lucifer the two coolest xv250's in Australia!! 😁
What all the other good folks who tune in to your channel are saying- you are doing an awesome job; it's for fun, and it's simply impossible to please some people no matter what is done *shrug*. The monkey arms had me in tears, I'm sending a small PayPal donation your way for that alone LOL! Cheers from Canada!
Thanks heaps mate and good Onya! :-)
keep on rambling Mark, love what you and Nay do, love from pom land! regards and ride safe m8, Alan.
Mark.. You're always an inspiration. Makes me wana go out and pick up a cheap bike and do it up the budget build way! Keep up the great work and the vids!
Thanks Franky! :-)
Nice job. Took same approach to my MZ ts250 five years ago and it still looks tidy now. If you paint the fork tubes, it will scratch of when you reinstall them in the clamps. Tried that one 😊
Hey Mark! Great job on the budget bike build!! Love watching every step of the way, so much so that I now want to buy this old postie bike and do it up! Don't worry about the slammers mate, they are every where. You know what your doing and that will be an awesome and safe bike when done! Cheers :-)
Thanks heaps Mate! :-)
Hi Mark you don't need to justify yourself to the muppets with unlimited funds. As long as it safe it's all good
Thanks mate! :-)
The wheels and especially the forks look great! Watching you do this really makes me want to get going on another project bike soon. Good stuff, looking forward to the next video.
keep it up mate ... dont listen to the haters
Hi mark and nay great video like watching this project can't wait to see the end result . Craig from Scotland
I restore air rifles as a retirement hobby. I hand polish the barrels and compression tubes with Emery paper from 400 grit to 3,000 grit. In increments of 200 grit at first. After 1,000 grit I go in increments of 500 grit. It gives a mirror polish. Takes a lot of work and dirty hands and arms. But after degreaser it's beautiful! After all that, the cold bluing looks fabulous! In your case, Nevr-Dull and a soft cloth would be best.
Really really good job Mark! Those wheels look bloody good from here and dont even get me started on the chrome!!! Woow.
Just goes to show that hard work pays off. Keep it going on the fuel tank as well mate :)
Hand polished forks, that's premium mate. Don't forget to have a coldie after your done.
LOL sure will mate! :-)
Hey mate, just a tip for any future polishing you are going to do on the metal, add a dab of the autosol to the sand paper, it will cut down how much you need to do by quite a bit. I have polished brass by hand to a mirror finish that way.... takes some time but well worth the effort....... oh, and the final few sandings need to all be in the same direction so you don't get the swirls in the metal. Looking the bloody goods mate!!!!! She will be sweet when it's all done!!
Nice one mate... thanks! :-)
Just catching up with this series as I have just bought a pretty crap Virago 250 to do up! Waiting for it to be delivered. Thanks for the tips, ignore the daft extravagant moaners 😊, there is nothing like doing it yourself! Love the polished fork leg, great job!
Great project Mark. You're doing an awesome job! I hope that whoever is lucky enough to get this bike will actually love it and ride it, and not just flip the thing to make a quick buck. Also, all the spoke talk gave me an idea. Maybe it would be fun (sometime down the road) to pick up a cheap spoked wheel to use simply as a learning tool for lacing up and truing wheels. Good skill to have, and it would probably be good fun. No doubt it would make for an entertaining video as well!
Great job Mark, coming up a treat! Someone's going to get a nice little bike there!
Thanks mate! :-)
Awesome vids very informative the outcome of the forks was amazing... Fan here NC USA
Your doing a top job Bud keep it up your certainly keeping busy. As for the high pressure blasting Ive done it may years ago, I may be wrong but think the grit comes from grinding down steel industry slag which gives a rough pitted finish to the work.The glass bead is more for of a polished finish, it leaves like a nice swirl mark if you do it in circles.
You might want to consider some elbow length rubber gloves if you doing any more or build a cabinet with perspex view screen and built in gloves which will save you getting dirty.
A desk mounted polishing wheel might come in handy for refurbishing all the chrome pieces on the bike.
Mark you could be the Best of the Best at fabricating or whatever your doing there will Always be somebody who knows better (or think they do) Ignore them.
Oh by the way I enjoy your channel Keep on Keeping On mate
30.06 Well hello Mr Chrome, that was funny. Well done Mr Hard Work.
I'd trust those spokes with my life mark safe as houses mate
Top job and now you have a better compressor. Get rid of the old one (compressor) on Gumtree mate, it's a budget build after all. Respoking is for classics $20K plus aye. I know an old retired Pommy bloke in Bendigo that is a retired bike mechanic and he does that sort of thing. Definitely not a budget bike requirement. Those wheels are now fantastic, solid and strong, made in Japan originally, not China!!!!!
I reckon a lot of subscribers arn't used to us 'bush mechanics'.
Pete
Robinvale
Great stuff mate and thanks! :-)
Ripper bloody job mate, looks great.
That rim came out crazy good! Nice one
Thanks! :-)
Love this serirs that you have done. Nice job with all the pieces. I've buyed one this week and your vids will help me to restore some parts of my old Virago. Thank you keep up on your way of do things 👌👍
Bloody well done mate.
Bloody Ripper! (as you might say) well done Mark, coming along great.
Thanks heaps mate! :-)
Great stuff Mark
Guess the new compressors not bugdet:)))) bloddy great job so far..bugdet is bugdet so its not getting showroom perfect. Great channel sir...looking forward to se it done...
To cover the damper tops you can use exhaust tape like the harleys...looks awsome and cheap...just at idea...
No but the compressor will do many more jobs and projects! :-) Thanks mate!
Biker Bits yes it will do...my garage would not work without it..
That black paint has a beautiful sheen. Get (or build) yourself a little cabinet blaster. You can use the gun you have now, just need a plywood box with a window and two holes for heavy rubber gauntlet gloves. Then you can save all your media, too.
Great idea mate... thanks! :-)
Wow a lot of rubbing going into those forks but it sure is coming up a treat. Well done sir. Cheers.
Yep sure is... thanks mate! :-)
You could ride that sucker around the world. Good job.
A little surface rust never killed anyone … those spokes are still in wonderful working condition , as I suspected all along . They would look the business if you wrapped them in red spoke skins . = )
Cool Bananas! :-)
Hey mark you did a great job on the wheels and shocks and as you would already know there will always be haters they are the losers that troll on the internet because they are too scared to do it face to face its easy to do it when they are hiding behind there pc
Thanks mate! :-)
That's right! Plus, many of those negative people have probably never even ridden a motorcycle, or worked on one!
Legend Mate! I have learnt so much mate!
I've used bauxite ore as a medium when I worked at an aluminum plant. It works great. We got it from Australia I think.
Good on ya mark! Another great video mate 👍
Thanks Jake! :-)
Hi Mark I've got same problem with the spokes so I got some plastic sleeves for them from ebay goner give them a try will install them a smear of grease see what happens 🤔😎
Keep up the good work Mark
These clowns who have never even used a spanner or screw driver, opinions are like assholes everyone has one some stink.
Both IRIDETAS and BIKER BITS are both working on the same bike and budget builds.
Best part of my week especially when I travel away for work. As a matter of fact I am traveling down your way on Sunday for work.
I am going to throw a few dollars with Patreon your way
LOL... Thanks heaps mate! Yeah I’m watching IRIDETAS and his project Gilby... Great Stuff! :-)
I really like your videos! I like to se someone do something to an ordinary bike and doing restauration that could be possible for me to do myself. Great Job!
Great mate not all can afford or want a show bike. Just a thought you Could try the old spanner trick on spokes just tap each spoke with a spanner and the one that sounds dull Could be loose
Bonzer video Mark! :-)
Hey Mark, what’s your plan to protect the lower leg finish?
Top video once again
Great job on the polished Alloy, Don't want to be a dick but Chrome is a metal of its own and polishing something can't change its chemistry. But that said and (I can stop yelling it my TV "it's not chrome Mark, it's alloy") those forks look great good job Mark. Good stuff. The satin black looks really good.
Hi great looking “chrome” job. For the large pitting in the top of forks, what about some metal putty before painting? Might help with end results. Keep up the great work.
Thanks mate and great idea! :-)
Those spokes are fine. No idea why people think they aren't.
throw us bone, we are not there, and what it looked like was a bit weird looking, now that is, sandblasted, your work is really good.
A little late on my part , was wondering if you've ever heard of a DuPont product called Extend. You put it on rust an the chemical reaction ties the rust to a black primer! Heard about it from Paul Harvey , (the guy on the radio years ago) any way I've used it with great results. Inexpensive an simple , just wipe it on an rust is ready to paint over. About $6 or 7 usd. 👍
Turns the rust to black primer
Mark very nice work on , Hand Polishing the Aluminum Folk Legs & Cleaning & Painting the Wheels !
By the way Chrome is 'Chrome metal plating' & 'Polishing Metal' are two different things , Sorry don't mean to be picky just my OCD coming out .
Yeah no worries mate! Thanks :-)
Good on you mate ,thay don't get it it's a cheap bike love your vids keep making them and I'll keep watching all the best.
Just to be picky, I would have done the spokes. Why, it one of those things worth doing once, just to see how. It's not to difficult just a little tedious. As far as safety wise, probably not an issue. If there is an issue one or two spokes will break, giving the new rider / owner plenty of warning, but really it should be fine. It's amazing how many Harley guys ( in the past now I think they just throw money at it ) have done the same thing. All without issue and those are considerably heavier, about the same power :) but heavier. Anyway all good Mark.
Walter White!
Looking good with the blasting. I've never had any joy with rust chemicals either, so I've just got hold of a cheap media blaster. Hopefully I can do as good a job as you!
Enjoying the series! I tend to ignore the negativity because a lot of it is just silly. I sorted the front brake on a friend's bike the other day - the bike shop had managed to fill it with fork oil. A good clean and a new pair of pads and it was sorted for about £10. Several people suggested to the owner to get rid of the bike!
With that nice new compressor, perhaps a nice paint gun to go with? :-)
I love polishing aluminium. Are you planning on sealing it to prevent oxidation?
Good stuff Mark , the naysayers probably can't do half the things you do. Keyboard warriors and arm chair critics the lot of them.
LOL... Good Onya Denis! :-)
That aggressive media you switched to is amazing; it ripped into the rust like nobodies business!
But I need to ask: Why didn't you remove the wheel balancing weight that was left on the front rim and paint over it? or am I seeing something?
I love your reasoning for keeping the bike within a budget. It makes sense to restore the original when you don't need to replace it and if the rims or spokes aren't bent don't bother.
The paint turned out really nice, but nowhere near as good as that polished fork leg!!
I seem to be rambling like you now haha
RIde safe mark!
LOL... Good Onya mate! I didn’t give it a thought about the weights! It will be easy to re-coat :-)
very good job
Great been waiting for this I'm working on a 1986 Honda xr250r would be cool for that to be the next budget bike dual sport build instead of the other options that you had on that video anyway thanks
Cool Bananas! :-)
Mark,,,,don't have to explain yourself to people. Just do what makes you happy and tell them to go sit on a walabee.Lol!
LOL... Thanks mate! :-)
Well done really enjoying it top job
Thanks James! :-)
Just got caught up on watching all the "budget bike" videos. Gotta say, your are working an awful lot on a budget bike. But hey! That's what you like to do. It's just a great series, enjoyed each episode but the weather down there is getting hot and it's winter here in the States, and you just look wore out on No. 7. How'd you get all that "black" stuff off anyway? As always, thank you. PS: I would've just painted the forks (lazy me). Wow, brushed and polished aluminum looks better than chrome any day!
Don't wanna be picky but I think you left the stick on wheel weight on the back wheel, could be an issue when you balance the wheels if the weight is in the wrong place and you have to remove it.
Worth checking.
Yeah I’m a bloody idiot and did not think of that! :-)
Just give a can of the paint to the buyer for any further touchups....
Just put other weights on to balance it out lol
Yep, new tyres new weights. an easy thing to miss.
Year and a half later.. has the wheel collapsed?? Doubt it very much
No... Matt is still riding it around! :-)
The only thing about sandblasting is that it's a mess. If you can find a shop to do, you might be better off. Nice job on the forks.
Waiting for your new video
Well I wouldn't have gone that far with it . But I have to admit you look a lot better with a proper sand blasting ; -)
4 min in, never looked so good
LOL :-)
I think your doing a great job on the motorcycle and on your Video's, But be careful out in the wood's, there could be YOWIE'S out there!!!
My rottweiler is called Bella good video im doing up my gz250 on the cheap
Mark you said Nay likes ya scruffy well going back to MONKEY stage is certainly scruffy. Love the build and don't pay attention to nay-sayers. As Thumper said " If ya can't say nothin nice about somebody then don't say nothin at all. "
Good job. Keep it up. Don't waste your time justifying what you are doing. if you were not confident in the part we know you would just replace it. Also If you have a bench grinder you could look into buying a polish wheel kit to use? Save the drill.
Yeah I have stuffed a drill before do this stuff... I really should get one! :-) Thanks!
There’s always someone sticking their beak in ... do this, do that. I’d like to see them do better. Pains in the arse! Whoever gets this bike is going to be pretty lucky.
LOL... thanks mate! :-)