Agree with comments on here, you both need to do your own tv show with bikes and chat, just great to listen to you both, banter and the knowledge and bike building make it a perfect watch! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
I've always said James is the encyclopaedia of motorsport (bikes) when i listen to his commmentary on Eurosport, i didn't realise he's also bike mechanic..and a knowledgeable one too.. great video Lee
This takes me back to working on my TZ350F after many times throwing me down the road back in the late 70’s ish. Finally destroyed my last one at Druids at Oulton Park in 84 and still have the short collar bone and limp to remind me……. Now I’m 70 and wish I was still racing. Whit you are a legend keepng the 2 stroke dreams alive.
This is SO cool Lee! I'm over in the states and I envy the number of historic tracks the EU has and the historical significance of racing over there. SO awesome! 👍😎 I'm 63, loved motorcycle racing/Motorsport racing in general my whole life. I finally have the money to do it, I would love to come over to Europe for a summer just to check out all the motorsport racing alone. MUST: Pay whatever is cost for a 9/10th's "taxi" ride around the nurburgring in a Porsche GT3 RS!
I loved my RD350LC, my dream bike. I would like to ride a Ducati SS, and an RZ500 but the RD350LC was the bike for me. Restoring a Lotus is similarly fun because even the street cars are just a little different from one another.
Great video thanks for sharing Lee. Love that YZR, beautiful bit of history and cannot wait to see it complete. Keep doing vids with Whit too, he is a legend 🫡
Those carbs r peices of art that i could easily put in a glass case on my dinning table , just beautiful bits of art , i rode the strokers back in the day but they annoyed the hell out of me because i could get them to run mint one day and id have ta tune em again the next and got sick of tightening everything up every five mins , so my buzz was four strokes , i love modern day superbikes for the same reason i love those carbs , they're just beautiful, even in production trim.
Great video again Lee looking forward to seeing you and James getting it finished and ridding it . Hope you get a good ride for next season you'd be idea for Clive Paggetts team.
Thank you for sharing this unobtanium bike build. A real treat to listen to James and yourself. Proper bike and easy to work on. “Tank of in literally 5 seconds”. He isn’t exaggerating! Subscribed and looking forward to the next installment. Made my night here in Canada!
What a pleasure to be able to see the such a beautiful bike being stripped and built up again. You and Whit have a great chemistry and what an abundance of knowledge Whit has. More of these types of vlogs please
We had brake fittings supplied to us by Goodrich back in the 80s and they were all anodised aluminium, I still have some in my garage they weigh nothing. Love looking at James doing his thing, also that LC he is doing reminds me of my production race LC I had in the early 80s they were the business really cheap racing.
I had my Dymags refurbished by Dymag 15+ years ago. They said very much the same, but you must seal them otherwise they will let air through. You end up with bubbles in the paint and a slow puncture.
Those wheels look spot on, as does the CF airbox. It'd be nice to know which riders competed on that particular machine if possible. Great update, thanks. 😁👍
We were travelling back from Brands BSB (Showdown) the other weekend, just walking into Peterborough services....Whit and Matt Roberts were walking out! Had a quick chat. Witham had us laughing within a minute. 😅 Top bloke-pride of Yorkshire. 😇🕺🏼
Whit is first and foremost a biker, his racing career is another part of his life. So he loves bikes and loves tinkering and this shines through with the stuff he does for pleasure. Whilst Mick Grant is still the greatest living Yorkshireman James is definitely next in line to the throne.
Luv these videos mate always good to see Jim on the channel the knowledge he has is unbelievable the videos a great luv the race one's also these build videos and you on road bikes as well more Lee can't wait
You and James are great together. The bike is looking fantastic. James knowledge is brilliant. He is one of the old school racers, that knew there bikes inside out. Why don’t you get Neil to give you a hand as well. He has years of experience building bikes. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Absolutely cracking bike and the craic is 90 with you two ☺️☺️☺️,, it's a great series and with the knowledge and contacts,mere mortals couldn't get done 👍☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland
Back in the late 80’ early 90’s I spannered for my mate in 250 2 stroke championships I got to the point when we arrived at a meeting I could sniff the air and know the correct jetting and set up..shame I couldn’t work fanny out in the same way 😂
Bloody well enjoyed that one, Did take me a few moments to get over the pair of you talking about cheap bits for the carbon airbox,,, Cant wait to see it up & running, & Lee you have got to let James let you have proper ride out on the LC, Which one will put more smiles on your face ? Smiles per miles !!
Top job as usual you and Jamie proper bants still don’t know how you make the rebuild look so easy you are obviously talented engineers and I have to ask how is Neil !!
I luv whitham, I remember back in 94 at donnington park when he got the new Ducati 916 the most beautiful bike in the world and he broke his wrist 😢 bless him, But yeah number 69 whitham or nu mber 8 , is a ledgend plus he's from Yorkshire
What a beautiful job you are doing with JW i'm sure it will be fantastic when it's finished. My best wishes to you from the Philippines ♥️💪👍😉😀😁🏁🛺🏍️🐑🇵🇭🏴⭐
Absolutely brilliant Lee but it’s funny how when you watch the speeded up footage James seems to be doing all the moving about . Just saying. Loved it. Do more.
The LC350 in the background was my husband's bike from 1984 to 1993. He sold it to Derek Johnson Motorcycles in Manchester. He was over the moon to see 'Elsie' is still alive!
Strange things race bikes. Hours of engineering design. Hours of refinement and tweaking. Then they go sliding down the road in last practice. Out comes the patch your own fibreglass repair kit. Big bag of zip ties. And the saviour of many races, duct tape. This once finely tuned and prepared machine is declared passable to race. Better than original, now reinforced with 100mph tape. The rider feeling ashamed at creating all this last minute activity, now has something to prove. Storms through to a podium finish, or even a win. Ever grateful to his team for picking up the pieces. The bike goes away to be slightly better fettled, given more time. But returns to race again wearing it's scars with pride. Stage left, what you started with.
Loved this content. Brilliant. Superb. Knowledge and enthusiasm = gold standard entertainment. Lee your comment “James’s wages are really cheap and he is really keen” 😂😂😂
You should do more vids with Whit, he's a legend! You both still doing the trials riding? Love a bit of spannering!
JW is just a legend. Love his knowledge, and he is brilliant when he commentates.
Agree with comments on here, you both need to do your own tv show with bikes and chat, just great to listen to you both, banter and the knowledge and bike building make it a perfect watch! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
I've always said James is the encyclopaedia of motorsport (bikes) when i listen to his commmentary on Eurosport, i didn't realise he's also bike mechanic..and a knowledgeable one too.. great video Lee
This takes me back to working on my TZ350F after many times throwing me down the road back in the late 70’s ish.
Finally destroyed my last one at Druids at Oulton Park in 84 and still have the short collar bone and limp to remind me…….
Now I’m 70 and wish I was still racing. Whit you are a legend keepng the 2 stroke dreams alive.
Got to love Whit
His so enthusiastic about everything but that's just the way he is brilliant 😂
This is SO cool Lee! I'm over in the states and I envy the number of historic tracks the EU has and the historical significance of racing over there. SO awesome! 👍😎
I'm 63, loved motorcycle racing/Motorsport racing in general my whole life. I finally have the money to do it, I would love to come over to Europe for a summer just to check out all the motorsport racing alone. MUST: Pay whatever is cost for a 9/10th's "taxi" ride around the nurburgring in a Porsche GT3 RS!
Great to see you and Whit working together again, you're both good to watch.
This is the best content of all could watch hours of race bike builds 👍
Definitely do more videos with jw his knowledge and enthusiasm is second to none love watching you both keep the videos coming lads 👍
Love watching you snd James together, he's such s character. I love listening and learning stuff from guys like you..
I can't believe how smart James is. He hides it well 😊
Love this! Whit is an absolute legend and I love to see his knowledge in full flow 🤙 great work fellas
I loved my RD350LC, my dream bike. I would like to ride a Ducati SS, and an RZ500 but the RD350LC was the bike for me. Restoring a Lotus is similarly fun because even the street cars are just a little different from one another.
Great video thanks for sharing Lee. Love that YZR, beautiful bit of history and cannot wait to see it complete. Keep doing vids with Whit too, he is a legend 🫡
You should organise all the yzr500 videos into a playlist. I can't imagine there is a 2t nerd that wouldn't watch the series.
This was stunning when blue as Gary dynes ridden it at the tt
Anyone else wanna go for a ride on the RD350LC 😊 I raced and had a Elsie on the road in the 80’s what a magnificent bike wish I had one now
Those carbs r peices of art that i could easily put in a glass case on my dinning table , just beautiful bits of art , i rode the strokers back in the day but they annoyed the hell out of me because i could get them to run mint one day and id have ta tune em again the next and got sick of tightening everything up every five mins , so my buzz was four strokes , i love modern day superbikes for the same reason i love those carbs , they're just beautiful, even in production trim.
Great video again Lee looking forward to seeing you and James getting it finished and ridding it .
Hope you get a good ride for next season you'd be idea for Clive Paggetts team.
Thank you for sharing this unobtanium bike build. A real treat to listen to James and yourself. Proper bike and easy to work on. “Tank of in literally 5 seconds”. He isn’t exaggerating!
Subscribed and looking forward to the next installment.
Made my night here in Canada!
Glad you enjoyed it
Jamie is an awesome block, so fun and quick witted, and never changes… we want to see more with him Lee 👏
I remember that article with Nial Mac as a kid. I was in awe of the 2t 500s. Great vids.
What a pleasure to be able to see the such a beautiful bike being stripped and built up again. You and Whit have a great chemistry and what an abundance of knowledge Whit has.
More of these types of vlogs please
My new favourite series to watch now I’ve found it! Subscribed! 🤘🏻
Welcome aboard!
We had brake fittings supplied to us by Goodrich back in the 80s and they were all anodised aluminium, I still have some in my garage they weigh nothing.
Love looking at James doing his thing, also that LC he is doing reminds me of my production race LC I had in the early 80s they were the business really cheap racing.
Whitham's contribution drives views, likes & subscriptions. He's a National Treasure. Ta!
Thank you for sharing this video, Lee. I’m having a rough time right now and these videos warm my heart. Thank you
I restore bikes so it’s great to see the detail that is required to restore at a high level
Keep it coming looking forward to the start up
I had my Dymags refurbished by Dymag 15+ years ago. They said very much the same, but you must seal them otherwise they will let air through. You end up with bubbles in the paint and a slow puncture.
Think the mag wheels are slightly porous, hence without being sealed the air from inside the tyre pushes the paint off the inside.
The knowledge of James it is unbelievable love watching him at work!!!!!
Or is it a hobby…..
No matter which it is this is a fantastic vlog. ❤
That bike is absolutely stunning. And James such a top chap. Great video Lee, thanks mate
Great video Lee, I do love a workshop video. Anything with JW in it is worth a watch, love his enthusiasm and knowledge.
A master craftsman at work making the rest of us look like butchers very impressive thank you more more more !!!
Jim has an iconic voice. If he did a podcast reading the phone book... I'd listen!
Those wheels look spot on, as does the CF airbox.
It'd be nice to know which riders competed on that particular machine if possible.
Great update, thanks. 😁👍
Yes we have this info I will share all this when the bike is running
I’d hate to ask just how hard it was to find another YZR500 radiator..and how much it was! 😮
Good content though Lee, love the banter 👍🏼
More content with James and you please, he's a legend and a font of racing knowledge and just naturally funny 😀
As said in someone else’s comment it’s great watching this kind of stuff and could this stuff for hours and it’s great watching you guys together
We were travelling back from Brands BSB (Showdown) the other weekend, just walking into Peterborough services....Whit and Matt Roberts were walking out! Had a quick chat. Witham had us laughing within a minute. 😅 Top bloke-pride of Yorkshire. 😇🕺🏼
Whit is first and foremost a biker, his racing career is another part of his life. So he loves bikes and loves tinkering and this shines through with the stuff he does for pleasure. Whilst Mick Grant is still the greatest living Yorkshireman James is definitely next in line to the throne.
Haha I can’t wait to tell him this fact 👍🏻
You two would make a great tv show .. worth thinking about guys
hate to say it guys but this series(yzr500) is by far the best and most interesting by far
MORE MORE MORE!!!!! 2 stroke HP bikes are most awesome, see if you can find a TZ750 to rescue.
Luv these videos mate always good to see Jim on the channel the knowledge he has is unbelievable the videos a great luv the race one's also these build videos and you on road bikes as well more Lee can't wait
You and James are great together. The bike is looking fantastic. James knowledge is brilliant. He is one of the old school racers, that knew there bikes inside out. Why don’t you get Neil to give you a hand as well. He has years of experience building bikes. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I can't wait to hear it running. Great work 😊
More Wit vids he's genuinely entertaining.
Fantastic 👍 yes to more videos like this. Who doesn't like watching whit working.
Great video Lee, really interesting stuff. Whitham is really knowledgeable, a great commentator, and a funny bloke.
Brilliant vlog Lee. I will now consider you and James as the Leejam
Absolutely cracking bike and the craic is 90 with you two ☺️☺️☺️,, it's a great series and with the knowledge and contacts,mere mortals couldn't get done 👍☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland
Back in the late 80’ early 90’s I spannered for my mate in 250 2 stroke championships I got to the point when we arrived at a meeting I could sniff the air and know the correct jetting and set up..shame I couldn’t work fanny out in the same way 😂
Really enjoy all your videos, but this one was brilliant. Really enjoyed the longer format
Spoke to James at BSB snet about this build😅 bloody lovely bike boys
Brilliant , I love the old 2 smoker race bikes !!
Sick video with Jamie bro..He certainly knows his stuff..Be good to see loads more of you's two building that yz500 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Bloody well enjoyed that one, Did take me a few moments to get over the pair of you talking about cheap bits for the carbon airbox,,, Cant wait to see it up & running, & Lee you have got to let James let you have proper ride out on the LC, Which one will put more smiles on your face ? Smiles per miles !!
Love this, proper man (men) in a shed stuff. You are right about Whits knowledge…..amazing!
Of course we all want to see more.. Silly question Lee. Great vid 👍
More of this please………every week!👏🙏
Top job as usual you and Jamie proper bants still don’t know how you make the rebuild look so easy you are obviously talented engineers and I have to ask how is Neil !!
Cannot wait to hear this beauty crack into life!!!
Brilliant content as always, JW really does know his stuff looking forward to seeing it running.
Love the interaction between Jamie and yourself.👍👍
Love a bit of whithams workshop 👏👏
You two need a tv series/ program come on C4 and that bike is just superb .
I luv whitham,
I remember back in 94 at donnington park when he got the new Ducati 916 the most beautiful bike in the world and he broke his wrist 😢 bless him,
But yeah number 69 whitham or nu mber 8 , is a ledgend plus he's from Yorkshire
What a beautiful job you are doing with JW i'm sure it will be fantastic when it's finished. My best wishes to you from the Philippines ♥️💪👍😉😀😁🏁🛺🏍️🐑🇵🇭🏴⭐
Absolutely brilliant Lee but it’s funny how when you watch the speeded up footage James seems to be doing all the moving about . Just saying. Loved it.
Do more.
Used to travel round the BSB circuits in the 90’s watching JW on my ZX-7 girlfriend on the back. Happy Days
What a project bike !! Beautiful!!
I can’t imagine how few parts are available! I’m having enough trouble with my 1998 T595 and 2007 VFR800!
Thanks for the Video Lee,just love hearing Whit on about motorcycles.👍👍
really enjoy people restoring race bikes and cars
The bike is really starting to look brilliant mate!
Good stuff Lee & James. Definitely up for more content from you both 👍🏻
What a bike! I miss the 500’s☹️
this is actually very very entertaining, more please!
Brilliant work boys.
The LC350 in the background was my husband's bike from 1984 to 1993. He sold it to Derek Johnson Motorcycles in Manchester. He was over the moon to see 'Elsie' is still alive!
This is awesome I’ll pass the news on
Strange things race bikes. Hours of engineering design. Hours of refinement and tweaking. Then they go sliding down the road in last practice. Out comes the patch your own fibreglass repair kit. Big bag of zip ties. And the saviour of many races, duct tape. This once finely tuned and prepared machine is declared passable to race. Better than original, now reinforced with 100mph tape. The rider feeling ashamed at creating all this last minute activity, now has something to prove. Storms through to a podium finish, or even a win. Ever grateful to his team for picking up the pieces. The bike goes away to be slightly better fettled, given more time. But returns to race again wearing it's scars with pride. Stage left, what you started with.
Legends! Thanks both, very, very enjoyable & entertaining😊. JW, never knowingly more than 10mins away from a cuppa! 😮
You 2 are just quality crack when your together 🤣🤣🤣 bike is looking great 👍
You two are absolute legends, love these vlogs 🏍🏍👍
Great video. Super interesting. James is a legend.
Brilliant video Lee and James. Very interesting 😃👍
what a combo, great video and look forward to more in the near future.
Yes would love to see you &whiit do more 2stroke stuff 👌
Can't wait for the ring a ding ding! 🔥🔥🔥
Cracking video that boys👍🏻
Bring back the 2strokes nice work Jamie and Lee I would love to know where you get parts for these bikes and that lc350 is mint
Brilliant, really enjoyable.
Good stuff and good to see you 2 back havin some craic - look forward to the next one. 😎
More on this yoke and James please, maybe he could take you for a flight 😊
Need to get Spuds MacKenzie on it
Loved this content. Brilliant. Superb. Knowledge and enthusiasm = gold standard entertainment. Lee your comment “James’s wages are really cheap and he is really keen” 😂😂😂
350 LC Owners are the worst, aint that the truth 😂😂 another fantastic vidoe Lee
Looking forward to more of these. 😎👍🏍️