My dad was a biker, I grew up around motorcycles. When I was a kid I had 3 heroes, my Dad, Fonzie, and Evel Knievel. This is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen. I work on bikes every day in my shop, I can only imagine how cool it felt to work on the Fonz's bike!
Cool memory. Some of my relatives were also motorcycle enthusiasts. My first step-father's brother had a 1969 Shovelhead built like Fonda's Captain America but with a diamond tank instead of a tear drop. I watched that show forever and Fonzie was my favorite it was always cool in the intro footage to see him ride up. And we do have the Fonz to thank for the beginning of the phrase, "jump the shark." So, there is that.
Be careful with that thing. Whatever you do while you’re on it, don’t snap your fingers. Chicks wil run to you from all over. Explain that to your wife.
Here is the Original Semitic Text. You NEED to READ this YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
This guy was the coolest calmest guy through out whole video . Then he starts the bike up nor 100% sure if its going to run. His expressions and joy of seeing this iconic bike run again are priceless
Grew up on Happy Days in the 70's and man that was a great story and a great semi resto ... thanks for being as faithful to the original condition of the bike as possible! Let's not forget McQueen's Triumph in The Great Escape and Brando's in the Wild One.
This was actually the most impressive project I’ve seen this fella do, and you could tell that he was pretty excited about it too. After all the engines he’s re-done, and then he just yawns when his freshly re-built motors fire right up. But THIS, he was truly excited!
Do you not need a gree will turn it over a 97 X count every turn count every turn Mark every turn takes a little bit but you will make the timing perfect
You can never have a show like this on TV. They would never show all the work you do. And they would add a bunch of other people to create drama. Thank you for an awesome episode!
They were popular still when I was stationed in the UK from 1968 - 1973. I had a Vincent and it was a trip to roll. Friend of mine bought a sea chest at a auction over there and it was locked. Contents unknown but he wanted the chest so he bought it for $500 dollars. It took 6 of us to loaded it into the back of his Pickup. We got it back to the base and unloaded it. A friend who was a Locksmith came over and it took him a couple of day to get open. Much to all of our surprise it was a full set of engineers Whitworth tools from the early 1900's. According to the paper work we found it belonged to an Engineer who traveled the world for a company as their representative to work on equipment. He still has the chest and all of the tools that were in it. every thing in there was in 1/32 and included wrenches and sockets also it was made in Switzerland.
That was so cool. I saw an interview with Henry Winkler where he said he never actually rode the bike. He said he had never ridden. Any motorcycle. But at least his old bike is running now.
Absitively, Posilutely, Fantastic dude. I'm 64 now and when I was in high school the "Fonz" was was the man and we use to to ride our choppers to school. They were chopped Honda 550 and 750 four cylinders but choppers none the less. Ape hangers, 6 angle pullbacks, King & Queen seats and 3 ft. sissy bars. When I got out of the Navy in 1988 I restored a 1963 Harley XLCH Sportster with seat and pillion pad much like the Fonz bike. I sold it and bought a 1974 Harley Electra Glide Police Special that I still have today. Great video!
Ahhh yes, He was feeling sorry for himself so Richie took it apart and left it in pieces inside his apartment above the Cunningham’s garage. Blind Fonz put it back together. Ayyyyyy
I've been around bikes for most of my life. I've especially liked British and American iron. I fell in love with this one when the Fonz was riding it. I'm glad to see that it's still alive and kicking. So many movie bikes and cars disappear off the map without a trace. I wish I could resurrect stuff like this...
Dang it! I LOVE seeing you so excited about something. And I really appreciate you taking us deeply into your thought process. Friggin' GENIUS!! Take care.
@@bmh67wa You and me both! There was no chemistry between the two, the dialogue was contrived and forced, and Chachi was a street dog itching to defile the Joanie character who was the embodiment of the All American girl... a little sister, a precious daughter. The audience is not so dumb they would accept that. Not at that time, anyway.
@@1chish In the early 90's my buddy, who knows almost everything about British iron, was helping me with my 1972 Norton. He tells me, after getting the head clean as possible, to take it in the house and put it in the oven at 450 deg. Well I thought he was just nuts. As I place it in the oven and turn it on his wife came into the kitchen and saw what I was doing. What she said next just floored me, she says "Replacing valve guides huh"? LOL. I still thank her for the use of her oven and we laugh about it.
I was 5 years old when the episode " Fearless Fonzarelli " aired . I remember crying when the Fonz was in the hospital and we didn't know if he'd make it 😔 😢 ... Ok I was 5 years old and he was the closest thing we had to a super hero ... Until March 10th 1978 .... Don't make me angry .. you won't like me when I'm angry ... Hell yeahh
This bike is a piece of my childhood and had a direct influence on who I have been all my life. Thank you for taking care of her 👍 Aye! That's amazing.
Great story, and nice work. Really interesting to see how these older bikes were put together and how brutally simple were the ignition and fuel systems.
Now this brought a smile to my face. I loved the Fonz and his bike when I was a kid. It's a shame the tank is dented. The rest of the bike looks really clean. I wonder if the damage was done on set or years later. Either way I think I'd be inclined to fix it.
I grew up watching Happy Days. The Fonz was the best part of the show!! Great job on getting his bike up and running. Now all you have to do is repaint the fuel tank and your done!
@canuckguy worried I'm 52 and I watched those episodes on Finnish television back in late 70's as a kid. Fonzie was the coolest dude ever. Badass as hell, but never mean to others.
Just went through the same process timing my old british bike. I used a strong magnet on my degree disk instead of super glue. What a PITA!! But runs awesome now. Great work 👍
I have a 78 TRIUMPH Bonneville 750, with amal carburetors,,,just did a total restore,,, nothing beats a triumph,,, had many offers to sell,,but was my step father's and he gave it to me months before he passed away,, the value keeps going up,,but priceless to me.
Nice to see someone timing a pre unit slightly different from the way I used to do it. 9mm before TDC through the plug hole. Gently pulling Cigarette rolling paper jammed between the points to find contact breaking point. And bingo! Bolt it together.
Ha! I like the cig paper idea! Anyway, I usually use an ohmmeter across the points, but the paper thing is awfully simple and sounds like something granddad might have shown me. 🏍
He’s so skilled in his craft well done, this is advanced engineering. Happy to be a long time subscriber of Hagerty channel, love Barn Find Hunter also
When someone in TV says "they jumped the shark", that episode of Happy Days is what they're referring to. It translates to "The show is done. They're out of good ideas."
If I remember correctly, Winkler accidentally, while trying to kick-start the "knuckle", started it and went across the set and crashed it. From that point on, he was only aloud to sit on it!
@@wsbill14224 Wasn't the dirt bike (2 stroke) used to "jump the shark"? The Harley was used when he wore a white wind breaker type of jacket. The triumph was introduced later, as was the leather jacket! At least that's my memory!?!
If it's like later Triumph's they have a fine metal mesh oil filter fitted to a hex head plug on the bottom of the cases, often overlooked and if they block the oil pump and motor will starve of oil. Check the P.S.I of the oil when running at the pressure switch, should be about 70 P.S.I before the bypass valve kicks in.
@@tsclly2377 Not really, if the sump mesh screen plugs (which never ever happens) the worst thing that will happen is oil will not return to the oil tank and the engine will progressively burn more and more oil as the dry sump engine becomes a wet sump engine and blue smoke billows from the exhaust. There is a separate pump that pumps oil from the tank to the crank.
brings back happy memories ,Mam and Dad still alive me living at home and my dad sprayed a little honda cb125s that looked cool in 1977,great to get the Fonzie bike running ,im now almost 60 with my own Triumph Bonneville 865 Efi ,well done,keith North Wales uk
Motolove! Love my own Kawasaki. Always putting up the good stuff like Delta Parole, Metallica, Alice In Chains and others when I am working on her. Moto is life
The funny thing is he couldnt ride a motorcycle. In the opener, it has him riding up on the bike. He said he was on a ramp and coasted down into the scene, appearing to be riding the bike.
Not true. One episode begins with Henry Winkler, with no helmet so you can easily see it's him, riding the grey Triumph past the house, around the corner, then down the street, and the camera does not cut away during the scene.
Bloody amazing! Just awesome! I grew up with Happy Days re-runs on the local TV channel here in Malaysia. Looking forward to more awesome videos like this!
@@POOKIE5592 Don't know if he was too scared, but he didn't know how. He did actually ride it once and crashed. They give him instruction how to ride a bike. He was supposed to pull up into the driveway, but he crashed, so they got someone in to do those shots for him.
Henry Winkler actually suffered from dyslexia and could never master riding a real motorcycle. By Season Two, the budget for the show had been reduced, along with some of the staff including Chris Haynes. No one else on set could start the Knucklehead, so it was traded for a smaller motorcycle which was easier for Winkler to push around. That motorcycle was the silver Triumph which most people associate with Fonzie. Built by Bud Ekins, a famous offroad racer and stuntman, the Triumph lasted all the way until Season 8. Along with the switch to the smaller motorcycle, Fonzie also traded in his windbreaker for his iconic leather jacket. He now had the "look", but even with the easier to handle Triumph, Winkler admits that he never rode it or any of the other motorcycles throughout the ten years that Happy Days was on the air. For the rare scenes where Fonzie was seen riding, the crew sometimes had to go as far as mounting the motorcycle onto a board with wheels attached, so it could be pulled across the set. Otherwise Fonzie just coasted through the scenes.
@@wtburns01 ....Umm, no, the shark jumping had nothing to do with the motorcycle. Fonzie accepted a challenge to water ski jump over some penned up sharks and he did it. This was a nonsense stretch of the Happy Days storyline and showed the series was at its end.
@@Hagerty Hello Hagerty, great video. What is that brake handle mechanism half way down the right handle bar? I'm not into British bikes, never seen that before. Just curious. Have a great day and be well. Thanks.
Wow ya I remember I was in 1st grade in 1974 every boy in my class had Fonz knee high socks and T shirts with his likeness and signature thumbs and “Hey” Great to see another icon from the old days.
Great video i remember i was like 12 years old or something watching happy days i even had a leather jacket n everything good times man good times !!!!
I know it's been over a year since you posted this but I just saw Gas Monkey Garage's video where he bought the Fonzy bike at auction and there are many differences including grips and passenger seat but most notably the tank is different. I believe the one he bought was actually donated for auction by Henry Winkler himself, not sure the back story of this one. I thought there was only one known survivor from the series but could there be two? or....
I've seen the interview where Henry Winkler said he didn't ride the bike but I would say that is BS there's plenty of footage where he is riding the bike I don't think they were CGI back then unless he had a twin body double as you can tell the sea and did not change
Yeah...now you got to make sure EVERYTHING is receiving the proper PWM singal when you turn the key or the car give a big F U and refuses to start. Seriously, we had a f150 come into our shop that refused to start because of the bluetooth power module....like....why? If it dont work let the truck start and give an error message, but no, they have to leave a man stranded because the radio is having a trantrum. And even then guess what the fix was....unplug it, plug it back in. Oh yeah dear customer dont worry about labor....its only like $200 cause we had to pll half the dash out to get to the jesless thing. Thank you for business!
Great old bike. I rode Triumphs for years. I still have 2. I'd sell my Harley, but my Triumphs? NEVER!Thanks for the video, and making sure Fonz's bike still lives!👍👍🍕🍺🏆
@@painkillerjones6232 That bike was in the area of 1200 CC. I don't know what kind of HP was at the rear wheel. Still for a small bike thatsize. I'm guessing with the weight of the frames back then it was around 600lbs.
Painkiller Jones that's a 500cc triumph single, a smallish bike even back then ( the big Harley's were 1200 and 1340 cc back then) Winkler just plain did not know how to ride a motorcycle. Also 6 cylinder bikes were never made by triumph. Bless you in Jesus Holy name, Amen.
You could have just had Henry Winkler show up and whack it with his hand and saved yourself all of that work.
This comment needs to be pinned to the top! Lol
OMG! Dude. You're fantastic. That's exactly how it was, the Jukebox and all.
@John Kyle, I've wanted to meet The Fonz ever since I was a kid. He seems to be a nice guy from what others say about him.
@Eric Tasaico just because you are able to speak doesn't make you intelligent 😉
@John Kyle hilarious man also😆
My dad was a biker, I grew up around motorcycles. When I was a kid I had 3 heroes, my Dad, Fonzie, and Evel Knievel. This is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen. I work on bikes every day in my shop, I can only imagine how cool it felt to work on the Fonz's bike!
Cool memory. Some of my relatives were also motorcycle enthusiasts. My first step-father's brother had a 1969 Shovelhead built like Fonda's Captain America but with a diamond tank instead of a tear drop. I watched that show forever and Fonzie was my favorite it was always cool in the intro footage to see him ride up. And we do have the Fonz to thank for the beginning of the phrase, "jump the shark." So, there is that.
Great work. You saved a treasure for many people. As a 61 year old, this was a great video.
This bike was also used in the Great Escape..that's what Henry ststed..
Be careful with that thing. Whatever you do while you’re on it, don’t snap your fingers. Chicks wil run to you from all over. Explain that to your wife.
Maybe his wife will like it ? ;P
Here is the Original Semitic Text. You NEED to READ this
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
Everything looks installed in the correctamundo order.
Ha! Thanks for that! :)
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Classic!
good comment
Please add the rear view mirrors and it will be Fonzies bike.
This guy was the coolest calmest guy through out whole video . Then he starts the bike up nor 100% sure if its going to run. His expressions and joy of seeing this iconic bike run again are priceless
Somebody needs to get Henry Winkler out there and sign that gas tank
He is on twitter - I don't have an account - someone tweet the link to him? @hwinkler4real
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He rode it once and crashed . Director ban'd him from ever riding again
I think fonzie....passed away not too long back...sad
@@rustymullins6623, he's alive and well and 74 years old now.
It's so awesome to see this iconic bike being restored. Thx for sharing.
Hi from Ireland 🇨🇮
Your entusiasm at the end...when you get to take it for a spin...is so infectious! You had me smiling out loud!
Grew up on Happy Days in the 70's and man that was a great story and a great semi resto ... thanks for being as faithful to the original condition of the bike as possible! Let's not forget McQueen's Triumph in The Great Escape and Brando's in the Wild One.
McQueens bike is in the triumph museum in England
This was actually the most impressive project I’ve seen this fella do, and you could tell that he was pretty excited about it too. After all the engines he’s re-done, and then he just yawns when his freshly re-built
motors fire right up. But THIS, he was truly excited!
Having riddenTriumph Bonneville 650's for almost 40 years (1968 and a 1969), this video was stunning! Congratulations and thanks for sharing it!
I never thought in a million yrs i would see someone besides Fonzie fixing plus riding his motorcycle. The cool factor here is immeasurable😎
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Do you not need a gree will turn it over a 97 X count every turn count every turn Mark every turn takes a little bit but you will make the timing perfect
You can never have a show like this on TV. They would never show all the work you do. And they would add a bunch of other people to create drama. Thank you for an awesome episode!
Way cool! I grew up to the show. Happy Days and MASH are my all time favorites. It is great to see a piece of history alive and well. Thank you!
They were popular still when I was stationed in the UK from 1968 - 1973. I had a Vincent and it was a trip to roll. Friend of mine bought a sea chest
at a auction over there and it was locked. Contents unknown but he wanted the chest so he bought it for $500 dollars. It took 6 of us to loaded it
into the back of his Pickup. We got it back to the base and unloaded it. A friend who was a Locksmith came over and it took him a couple of
day to get open. Much to all of our surprise it was a full set of engineers Whitworth tools from the early 1900's. According to the paper work
we found it belonged to an Engineer who traveled the world for a company as their representative to work on equipment. He still has the
chest and all of the tools that were in it. every thing in there was in 1/32 and included wrenches and sockets also it was made in Switzerland.
How much money is that worth? Nice Antique Road Show.
I still have my whitworth spanners from when I was a teenager, the only thing I have now with whitworth fasteners are a couple of old outboard motors.
That Vincent is probably worth more than the Whitworth tools AND the chest now...
That was so cool. I saw an interview with Henry Winkler where he said he never actually rode the bike. He said he had never ridden. Any motorcycle. But at least his old bike is running now.
Absitively, Posilutely, Fantastic dude. I'm 64 now and when I was in high school the "Fonz" was was the man and we use to to ride our choppers to school. They were chopped Honda 550 and 750 four cylinders but choppers none the less. Ape hangers, 6 angle pullbacks, King & Queen seats and 3 ft. sissy bars. When I got out of the Navy in 1988 I restored a 1963 Harley XLCH Sportster with seat and pillion pad much like the Fonz bike. I sold it and bought a 1974 Harley Electra Glide Police Special that I still have today. Great video!
I cannot believe it has been left in that condition until now! Well done Guy's this is an Icon!
Brilliant - I've got one ( 1952 ):- saw it , loved it - bought it ! One happy old man
I've owned several different bikes but at heart I'm a Triumph guy. Loved my old Bonnevilles. Had a buddy that owned a Trident and i rode it a lot.
Me too Ed , still have my 71 T150V since 1996 , they go like hell . Cheers mate 🍻
That's some impressive mechanic work you did. So cool to see Fonzie's bike up and running again.
Always a great feeling when it fires up after you get it together
I am 53 so this is the coolest thing that I have watched on TH-cam. I am both a Happy Days fan and a Triumph fan so thanks a bunch for doing this vid.
This episode was awesome guys. I like that you guys do different types of motors, instead of huge HP V8's virtually exclusively
Fantastic..... I wanted that bike so badly as a kid. Great to see that it still exists and works!
congratulations , what a great piece of TV nostalgia. love your clean modern shop too
That is so great that this bike is still around and now running . Great job.
Fonzy rebuilt the bike when he was blind in one episode this should be easy
Haahahahahaha!
Ahhh yes, He was feeling sorry for himself so Richie took it apart and left it in pieces inside his apartment above the Cunningham’s garage. Blind Fonz put it back together. Ayyyyyy
That episode got me in the feels, still does all these yrs later
I've been around bikes for most of my life. I've especially liked British and American iron. I fell in love with this one when the Fonz was riding it. I'm glad to see that it's still alive and kicking. So many movie bikes and cars disappear off the map without a trace. I wish I could resurrect stuff like this...
It’s just FANTASTIC that you’ve done this! You’ve made my day!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
No better feeling in the mechanical world than to hear something come to life for the first time, or the first time in a long time. Hard to explain.
Its really really cool! That feeling when you, first start your old motorcycle, is just woderful! Keep on building!
Nothing beats the sound of an old bike thats been laid up bursting back into life!.
Dang it! I LOVE seeing you so excited about something. And I really appreciate you taking us deeply into your thought process. Friggin' GENIUS!! Take care.
Great to see this bike spark up. The Fonz was the reason I got in to bikes.
That was cool I remember the show and the bike. Great job.
One of the best motorcycle videos I’ve watched...
Sentimental value= priceless
Yeah, Scott Baio really killed the show.
gave it pink eye
Scott did not help the show.
Nope the show was already doomed
Joanie Loves Chachi was even worse. Why did they think that fans wanted that show I have no idea.
@@bmh67wa
You and me both! There was no chemistry between the two, the dialogue was contrived and forced, and Chachi was a street dog itching to defile the Joanie character who was the embodiment of the All American girl... a little sister, a precious daughter. The audience is not so dumb they would accept that. Not at that time, anyway.
I saw that bike in August 2018 at the Gilmore Car Museum. I have nice picture of the bike and the display.
I saw you putting a few drops of glue on the throttle handle..... Hair Spray... hair spray brother. old school
Hair spray takes longer to settle
Exactly right. From a time when kitchen floors were used to tear down bike engines and women understood perfectly ... And lent you their hair spray.
Shoe Goo (wrapping the bar with electrical tape is old school)
good old spit works really well. I have two old BSA's and that's all i ever use
@@1chish In the early 90's my buddy, who knows almost everything about British iron, was helping me with my 1972 Norton. He tells me, after getting the head clean as possible, to take it in the house and put it in the oven at 450 deg. Well I thought he was just nuts. As I place it in the oven and turn it on his wife came into the kitchen and saw what I was doing. What she said next just floored me, she says "Replacing valve guides huh"? LOL. I still thank her for the use of her oven and we laugh about it.
Nothing sounds like an old Triumph.
Thank you!
I was 5 years old when the episode
" Fearless Fonzarelli " aired . I remember crying when the Fonz was in the hospital and we didn't know if he'd make it 😔 😢
... Ok I was 5 years old and he was the closest thing we had to a super hero ...
Until March 10th 1978 ....
Don't make me angry .. you won't like me when I'm angry ... Hell yeahh
This bike is a piece of my childhood and had a direct influence on who I have been all my life.
Thank you for taking care of her 👍 Aye!
That's amazing.
AAAAAAAA well done so good to see this bike after all these years well done awesome nate
Great story, and nice work. Really interesting to see how these older bikes were put together and how brutally simple were the ignition and fuel systems.
Now this brought a smile to my face. I loved the Fonz and his bike when I was a kid. It's a shame the tank is dented. The rest of the bike looks really clean. I wonder if the damage was done on set or years later. Either way I think I'd be inclined to fix it.
It is very cool Davin!,Happy days was my favorite program back in the day.Fonz was the man!!
I grew up watching Happy Days. The Fonz was the best part of the show!! Great job on getting his bike up and running. Now all you have to do is repaint the fuel tank and your done!
I had to chuckle when Davin spoke of the old ‘hard hat’ commercials for Super Glue… I remember seeing those on TV in the 1970s.
I genuinely want that machine and I'm not even a biker the slightest.
@canuckguy worried Haha, I know m8. However that machine is not just a machine to me. It's my childhood.
@@msumungo Make the man an offer.
@canuckguy worried I'm 52 and I watched those episodes on Finnish television back in late 70's as a kid. Fonzie was the coolest dude ever. Badass as hell, but never mean to others.
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Get one from Triumph modern classics lineup. Bonneville looks just as good, but none of the problems with these older models.
Just went through the same process timing my old british bike. I used a strong magnet on my degree disk instead of super glue. What a PITA!! But runs awesome now. Great work 👍
That is soo cool fonzies bike is still around!! Needs to be in the Smithsonian with the Sanford and son truck!!!
They do have fonzis jacket in the collection at NMAH in DC, would be a great addition for the 3rd floor American culture galleries when they open up.
I have a 78 TRIUMPH Bonneville 750, with amal carburetors,,,just did a total restore,,, nothing beats a triumph,,, had many offers to sell,,but was my step father's and he gave it to me months before he passed away,, the value keeps going up,,but priceless to me.
Nice to see someone timing a pre unit slightly different from the way I used to do it.
9mm before TDC through the plug hole. Gently pulling Cigarette rolling paper jammed between the points to find contact breaking point. And bingo! Bolt it together.
Yep, the way shown seemed over complex. Put the engine where you want to spark to occur, rotate the mag until the paper slides free, job done.
Ha! I like the cig paper idea! Anyway, I usually use an ohmmeter across the points, but the paper thing is awfully simple and sounds like something granddad might have shown me. 🏍
He’s so skilled in his craft well done, this is advanced engineering. Happy to be a long time subscriber of Hagerty channel, love Barn Find Hunter also
When someone in TV says "they jumped the shark", that episode of Happy Days is what they're referring to. It translates to "The show is done. They're out of good ideas."
1, 2, 3, 4 o'clock rock. David, amazing job as always! I'll bet that puppy is running better than the day it left the factory.
That's awesome happy for you Davin
That takes me back and makes me smile.
You did a brilliant job...
Glad they didn't give it to Jesse James to mess around with it like they did the McQueen Indian!
What did he do, chop it?
that guy is a fucking idiot ! he destroyed that bike
If he goes any where near it, he should be shot on sight.
FordFracture you’re a fucking idiot.
stude1953 I can’t find anything on the web or TH-cam about this. Do you have a link? Kinda scary Jesse would bastardise an iconic bike.
The real life Fonz Bike, I have no words to express how cool that is.
This Triumph is o.k. but the Harley Knucklehead Bobber in season 1 was my favorite.
If I remember correctly, Winkler accidentally, while trying to kick-start the "knuckle", started it and went across the set and crashed it.
From that point on, he was only aloud to sit on it!
@@crazyelf3839 Lol, "Sit on it!"
Bet the triumph handles better tho
As far as I can tell Fonzie used 3 different bikes on the show, the Triumph, a Harley, and a 2-stroke dirt bike.
@@wsbill14224
Wasn't the dirt bike (2 stroke) used to "jump the shark"?
The Harley was used when he wore a white wind breaker type of jacket.
The triumph was introduced later, as was the leather jacket!
At least that's my memory!?!
Ayyyyyy! Good job on an iconic ride! Thanks for keeping a small part of the best times of my life alive.
If it's like later Triumph's they have a fine metal mesh oil filter fitted to a hex head plug on the bottom of the cases, often overlooked and if they block the oil pump and motor will starve of oil. Check the P.S.I of the oil when running at the pressure switch, should be about 70 P.S.I before the bypass valve kicks in.
A better post than most!
@@tsclly2377 Not really, if the sump mesh screen plugs (which never ever happens) the worst thing that will happen is oil will not return to the oil tank and the engine will progressively burn more and more oil as the dry sump engine becomes a wet sump engine and blue smoke billows from the exhaust. There is a separate pump that pumps oil from the tank to the crank.
brings back happy memories ,Mam and Dad still alive me living at home and my dad sprayed a little honda cb125s that looked cool in 1977,great to get the Fonzie bike running ,im now almost 60 with my own Triumph Bonneville 865 Efi ,well done,keith North Wales uk
Motolove! Love my own Kawasaki. Always putting up the good stuff like Delta Parole, Metallica, Alice In Chains and others when I am working on her. Moto is life
Love it. Watched every episode more than once growing up
Love to see more motorcycle content on the channel!
You sure know them bikes Sir! I was not only impressed that it was Fonz's bike but you got that thing running like a top....great job.
The funny thing is he couldnt ride a motorcycle. In the opener, it has him riding up on the bike. He said he was on a ramp and coasted down into the scene, appearing to be riding the bike.
You mean that really wasn't the Fonz crashing into Arnold's! There's a dent in the tank tho lol
Eric Estrada only got his first MC license in 2001!
Yep asked him myself he was scared of bikes,sort of blows his image down the pan.
Not true. One episode begins with Henry Winkler, with no helmet so you can easily see it's him, riding the grey Triumph past the house, around the corner, then down the street, and the camera does not cut away during the scene.
Bloody amazing! Just awesome! I grew up with Happy Days re-runs on the local TV channel here in Malaysia. Looking forward to more awesome videos like this!
The Fonz could have put it back together with his eyes closed, hang on he did...
But he was too scared to ride it.
@@POOKIE5592 Don't know if he was too scared, but he didn't know how. He did actually ride it once and crashed. They give him instruction how to ride a bike. He was supposed to pull up into the driveway, but he crashed, so they got someone in to do those shots for him.
Dodgy Brothers Engineering You're right.
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@@DodgyBrothersEngineering what a wuss ....how could he be scared of that bike
...? Its not that big
That's too cool, what an opportunity. I loved that show when I was a kid.
Henry Winkler actually suffered from dyslexia and could never master riding a real motorcycle. By Season Two, the budget for the show had been reduced, along with some of the staff including Chris Haynes. No one else on set could start the Knucklehead, so it was traded for a smaller motorcycle which was easier for Winkler to push around. That motorcycle was the silver Triumph which most people associate with Fonzie. Built by Bud Ekins, a famous offroad racer and stuntman, the Triumph lasted all the way until Season 8. Along with the switch to the smaller motorcycle, Fonzie also traded in his windbreaker for his iconic leather jacket. He now had the "look", but even with the easier to handle Triumph, Winkler admits that he never rode it or any of the other motorcycles throughout the ten years that Happy Days was on the air. For the rare scenes where Fonzie was seen riding, the crew sometimes had to go as far as mounting the motorcycle onto a board with wheels attached, so it could be pulled across the set. Otherwise Fonzie just coasted through the scenes.
Cumulus Vapes I remember the knucklehead.
Interesting info. Thanx for sharing it.
@@danmcelroy6584 Ysvw :)
I'll bet he wishes he'd learned to ride, now.
OK, this is cool. Quality quarantine time! Thanks for sharing!
Heyyy man how cool is that, apparently Henry Winkler (the Fonze) never actually ‘drove’ the bike, but was pushed on to the film set.
Rode not drove...
Superb, I loved Happy Days and the bike! Great video, really cool getting her running. Thankyou.
This show is about to "Jump the Shark".
...and with the same bike as the original shark jumper!! HAHAHA
@@sidcostello7532 ...Nope,sorry. The "shark jumping" was Fonzie water skiing.
@@paulcopeland9035 but with the same bike as the original shark jumper! HAHAHA
@@wtburns01 ....Umm, no, the shark jumping had nothing to do with the motorcycle. Fonzie accepted a challenge to water ski jump over some penned up sharks and he did it.
This was a nonsense stretch of the Happy Days storyline and showed the series was at its end.
@@paulcopeland9035 You realize Fonzie is the subject of the "original shark jumper" comment above, right? Try to keep up, fella.
The best part of this video is to see your enthusiasm and happiness about getting to fix and ride it! I am happy for you for sure! :o)
Need to get Henry Winkler to sign it while he is still around!! An awesome find!!
We tried to get ahold of him, but were unable to.
@@Hagerty I don't think Henry Winkler liked to ride motorcycles, sorry.
I agree, you need to get the Fonz's signature on the tank!!!!!
@@Hagerty who owns the bike? Scott bao?
@@Hagerty Hello Hagerty, great video. What is that brake handle mechanism half way down the right handle bar? I'm not into British bikes, never seen that before. Just curious. Have a great day and be well. Thanks.
Wow ya I remember I was in 1st grade in 1974 every boy in my class had Fonz knee high socks and T shirts with his likeness and signature thumbs and “Hey”
Great to see another icon from the old days.
This makes me feel motivated to go fix my own motorcycle.
You made me smile. The fonzes bike lives.
All you need now is a "Pinky" Tuscadero look a like on the back. Good job on the repair job.
Should call Suzi Q and get Leather Tuscadero on the back.
Pinky (Leather was the little sister who had a band) had her own MC... it looks like a Yamaha DT-250...??? wonder where that one is...???
Great video i remember i was like 12 years old or something watching happy days i even had a leather jacket n everything good times man good times !!!!
I know it's been over a year since you posted this but I just saw Gas Monkey Garage's video where he bought the Fonzy bike at auction and there are many differences including grips and passenger seat but most notably the tank is different. I believe the one he bought was actually donated for auction by Henry Winkler himself, not sure the back story of this one. I thought there was only one known survivor from the series but could there be two? or....
I read that there was at least three. I believe the Smithsonian has one as well.
Very Cool to see Fonzie's Bike running again. Cool Bike
That bike literally "jumped the shark"
Jumping sharks is nothing to be sneezed at! It jumped sharks, and took names! 🥂
I think thats where the dent on the tank came from!
Such a fun show Happy Days. I remember so very well
Davin did something that Henry Winkler didn't do - he actually rode that motorcycle.
He was scared of motorcycles
@@rickfletcher5053 not just that he couldn't ride it due to his dyslexia couldn't read the controls Speedo or stuff like that
And can say he was Wrong..Fonzy couldn’t say that but did hangout with school girls and boys
I've seen the interview where Henry Winkler said he didn't ride the bike but I would say that is BS there's plenty of footage where he is riding the bike I don't think they were CGI back then unless he had a twin body double as you can tell the sea and did not change
Doesn't make you any cooler
Good job on that bike. Thanks for the memories of the happy days
that was one of the first things I was taught during my apprenticeship
an engine needs compression, spark and fuel, go find which ones missing
Yeah...now you got to make sure EVERYTHING is receiving the proper PWM singal when you turn the key or the car give a big F U and refuses to start.
Seriously, we had a f150 come into our shop that refused to start because of the bluetooth power module....like....why? If it dont work let the truck start and give an error message, but no, they have to leave a man stranded because the radio is having a trantrum. And even then guess what the fix was....unplug it, plug it back in. Oh yeah dear customer dont worry about labor....its only like $200 cause we had to pll half the dash out to get to the jesless thing.
Thank you for business!
Actually there are 5 things an engine needs in order to run properly; compression, fuel, spark, air and it has to be in time.
I've found if air is missing, the chances of living long enough to get it going are not good :)
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Great old bike. I rode Triumphs for years. I still have 2. I'd sell my Harley, but my Triumphs? NEVER!Thanks for the video, and making sure Fonz's bike still lives!👍👍🍕🍺🏆
spark, fuel and a very importiant compression
So cool thanks for sharing this stuck in doors in the uk on lock down and then this shows up happy days
"He can see!" "He can see?" "It was all Dukes's idea!"
I had one of these Triumphs in 1967. Alongside an Ariel Square Four, and a Greeves, and a Triumph Cub racer.
Now, find the knucklehead the Fonz "rode" the first season of "Happy Days"!
"Rode" in parenthesis is correct, as (from what I understand) he simply couldn't handle the big bike.
@@painkillerjones6232 let me elaborate. By today's standards it isn't.
@@chrisb9960 True, even when "Happy Days" was in production, no bike with a six cylinder engine was. Not yet..
@@painkillerjones6232 That bike was in the area of 1200 CC. I don't know what kind of HP was at the rear wheel. Still for a small bike thatsize. I'm guessing with the weight of the frames back then it was around 600lbs.
Painkiller Jones that's a 500cc triumph single, a smallish bike even back then ( the big Harley's were 1200 and 1340 cc back then) Winkler just plain did not know how to ride a motorcycle. Also 6 cylinder bikes were never made by triumph. Bless you in Jesus Holy name, Amen.
The Fonz's bike was also used in the movie The Great Escape with Steve McQueen
@@fritzvonhammer3578 for real ? Is that legit