Joe, been watching you for 2 or 3 years now and I’ve only commented a couple of times. But you have extraordinary patience and are also very even tempered! I have noticed (since yt started rotating comments) just how stupid and rude many of the comments are, very poor! I am a retired Navy Captain, you are a good young man!
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@@jamesweaver9636U can give your inputs but at the end of the day it's up to him if he listens,I hate him revving cold bikes but at the same time it's his so he can do what he wants
Agreed, Joe comes across as a really good guy. He has a great voice and sounds exactly like my best friend from years ago, who was an excellent mechanic. We used to ride and wrench our bikes together, and I'd get on his case for doing the same ignoring-good-ventilation stuff I see Joe doing in his videos...and died from cancer just before the pandemic. Hearing Joe speaking almost brings tears to my eyes at times, I still miss him most every day and every time I watch one of Joe's videos. So I can't help but nag Joe about it.
I don't even ride, but once I found this channel, I've been watching for like a week straight. I can say I'm pretty sure I know how to rebuild any dirt bike now😅
Agreed. This is why I will always stick to 2 strokes. It’s pretty simple and straightforward, and actually fun to work on. Most 4 strokes are a big pain to work on, and you really get frustrated at them. Plus, I can’t give up the power valve. It feels like a nitrous shot once it kicks in. Gives you an adrenaline rush every time!
You should give us a shop tour; a basic overview of your setup there, what tools you find are most useful and maybe a few hacks you've unlocked over the years you've been doing this.
Heat cycles man, will run leaner from the cold probably not the best conditions to rev it up straight out the box .. but hey each to their own and open that door up before you fire up bro cracks me up every time 😂 another good vid though 🤘
I enjoy all of this kids videos but he's literally the only bike mechanic I know of that can do a full rebuild on an engine and it looks dirtier after he's done than before he touched it! 😂
Ol' Joe loves his dirt bikes. Good looking cycle, now let's tear it apart. Keep up the hard work. 😭April snow here in Minnesota also. Who thought Ol' Joe was going to get smoked by the tanker truck pulling out onto the street.
I always enjoyed riding in the snow. Even when I fell, I never got hurt. We would make a flat track in a field like you have and race around for hours. Great job.
I always do a thin layer of grease around the filter where it meets the airbox. I also add a coating of 2 stroke oil on the powervalve parts when re-assembling. Love 2 stroke MX bikes. Nice work. 👍
Couple suggestions. There are a few companies that Replate cylinders. Replate being new Nikasil Plating. These cylinders are not steel bores. They are Nikasil Chrome plated. The service typically cost under $300 including shipping to and from. Power Seal and Millennium are two companies that come to mind. Your cylinder comes back looking brand new and the bore is 100% to spec. Much better than an expensive used cylinder. Second your not supposed to hone Nikasil Cylinders as the coating it very thin and hard and most standard hones won’t created usable cross hatch. A Diamond hone is needed. Some other advise I would give since I’m assuming your flipping these bikes is that I would use Namura Piston Kits. They are very good pistons, come with or without gaskets and are priced very good. On this build you probably would have saved $200
Man you seem knowledgeable on cylinders but why would he do the cylinder the right way just to put a shit piston in it?. Joe's reputation is worth more than the savings between Namura and Pro-X, he doesn't have to be scummy to make a profit. Don't get me wrong, I buy chinese parts but not for my big bikes. My PW80 that I use for tool/beer runs (shed to garage, not to the store) has a namura cylinder and piston on it and it already looks like shit with about 6 hours on it. That bike makes like 4.79hp, I'd hate to see what a Namura does in a real engine.
The cylinder was shot dude pieces missing out of it at the edge. He may have been able to re sleeve it but re coating what was there is just a waste of time.
It's not nickel chrome plating It's nickel carbide composite It's the only thing on the planet that's harder than it is diamond that's why they go through so many rebuilds before replating is needed
@@baitmaster8706I’m sorry but don’t put proX in the same sentence as namura lol proX are legit and backed by even some former pros. I’ve been running a proX top end kit for a bit now on my 2000 rm250 . No a class racer but also no slouch lugging around foulin plugs . Everything else I agree with what you said . But proX is legit,
You do a great job of explaining everything. Long videos are easy to watch because of the information but also because of the lack of ego to hear yourself talk which you do NOT do but it turns people off so kudos brother.
I agree he is of good character. 👍 I just know he should clean before during and after. You can hear the grate of the grit & grime, on reassemble. I just think why go through all that trouble. Plus the running in time is none existent.
Same here in Western Massachusetts. First sleet then snow. My son who just purchased himself a 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA had to park it and go back to his Subaru POS.
You should definitely look into a parts washer, harbor freight has a pretty nice one for $130. I'm actually thinking about picking one up myself soon. Nonetheless keep up the good work!
Great videos as always as a 50 yr old marine thats raced and fixed hundreds of drag ,dirt and quads i see your real good at this stuff stay humble and honest like you are and youll go a long way in life!
I try to watch your stuff man cause like my self I’m a motorcycle mechanic but some thing you do just blows me away. I think you need to read break in procedures for two strokes for starters.
Great job! Really cool snow riding , the sound of a 2 stroke is music to my ears. A long time ago I had a Suzuki PE175, I miss that bike, your videos bring back fond memories, thanks!
The powerband on the 99s can be adjusted by the screw on the left side of the cylinder I go 1 1/4 with it you can go a little more or a little less than 1 turn you can feel the difference when you hit the powerband its all a preference! ive had this bike since 99 & its still in my garage in 2024
Dr. Weber saves another! Annnnnnnnd, Vinnie is such a happy individual! Love how Vin gets all excited and goofs off. Curious if the ring has one side tapered...
I've never been a fan of Rm's. But, after watching you rebuild it, Firing it up(sounds super tight and crispy) and giving it a rinse. I'd definitely buy that bike. Excellent work
Another great rebuild, Joe👍🏻... BUT, the best part of this vid was watching Vinnie chasing snowballs!! 🤣 Nobody on TH-cam has more juice than Vinnie!!!
BadAss upload, Joe. somehow you showed & told more, rebuilt a rippin RM, chored, threw mixed-fuel-scented snowballs to 2Vini & stayed alive in an mx race bike snow romp rip. nice work & happy Spring ‘24, Dude
Thanks for putting these videos out there, I find them very interesting. I was curious about that lift stand you use for your bike, It looks useful just wondering what brand it was. Have a good day sir.
hi i am paul from the uk, your vids are amazing your one hell of a mehcanic keep em comming but can i ask, a while ago you did a vid on a goldwing, and many other bikes do you ever sell them on, if so how much did the goldwing go for just curious as in england even bad ish ones are going for silly money thanks guy keep up the good work
Got an interesting one in today, 77 RM 100. Broken front sprocket shaft broke clen off. Never seen that before, got er torn down, and needs all new gears crank etc. You should see the gear box, wow. Bent rear wheel broken sprocket chain wrapped around wheel. Told me please repair to original do what I can on the costs, if I can find what I need.
During these winter time repairs you seem to be breathing a lot of fumes. Be careful because it is the accumulation the will get you sick. By the way, we just got 2 feet of snow.
Agreed. Joe, please use better ventilation whenever you run these machines indoors. There are a lot of trace metals and chemicals in assembly lubes and 2T oils, that stuff will build up in your body over time, and lead to illnesses years later. This is a big deal that you cannot undo,, after symptoms appear. I've lost several friends to cancer, endocrine, and liver disease, all directly attributed to long-term contact this stuff. They were mechanics (automotive and aircraft) that also didn't take care to minimize or avoid exposure, just as you are now. Seriously, don't troll your audience on this - you are setting a bad example for impressionable young (and not so young) minds.
I really like this one. Working on rebuilding a 2000 rm125 right now. I just wished I could afford another cylinder for mine. She's toasted. Great vid. I enjoyed it. It would be nice to see it rip without the snow.😂
@taylormarsh7854 yeah I talked with mellinium technologies about fixing it up for a 134cc kit. I think it will run me somewhere around $600 with the piston kit. I just got to wait for my bonus to hit first...lol.
@@1965l88 Anybody who actually knows what they're doing can see he still has a lot to learn. Which is fine, but he often ignores good advice in the comments.
@@jakeslouw3416 so tell me why I rebuilt a kdx 200 correctly by spec and when I started it it instantly popped really loud as soon as it fired and never ran again didn’t tear it back apart bc I was too pissed 😤 😂
Is this an advertisement? "Palmolive. Softens hands while doing the dishes" (hand starts to pull from the bowl of soapy water while another gently pushes it back in). Yeah, I'm old. 🤣
Joe, as a general rule it's considered best practise to initially fill a rebuilt engine with just water. After you know the build is good, drain and refill with appropriate coolant/antifreeze/water level. Saves wasting lots of expensive coolant mix. Love your channel BTW.
Hello, To me you seem to be a nice, warm hearted guy. What troubles me is that I get the impression that you get fariytales from sellers and endning up paying to much for the bikes. I would have taken along some basic tools/equipment to the seller. When seller gives a vital statement - I would have asked the seller if I could see for myself. If the seller says no, then I would walk away or offer a much lower amount of money. If the seller agrees and I see that the seller is wrong - I have a way to get it for the right price. Some people feel bad about not telling the truth. Some people just feels great getting away with a lie that the buyer do not spot. But you seem to know all this. I get a kick out of watching your work on TH-cam. Keep up the handy work.😊
Joe, you do good work. You can tell you are married to a teacher. Haha You choose your picks well. Us GenX guys really like seeing these bikes and machines of our time.
Snow pretty wet, bet it's heavy. Been lucky here in S.W. Colorado with dryer snows, my plow only got used like 3 times this winter. 32:1 for MX bikes. Bit rich but manufacturers spec.
I always went with four gallons of 94 octane to one bottle of Yamalube. The increase in performance over Spectro was shocking. Plus, the internals were tons cleaner during rebuilds.
@@MrATOMBOMB420 Well .... I wouldn't take a hone to it like a steel sleeve or iron bore. But it is acceptable on niko cylinders as long as the stones are not diamond or carbide and you are damm careful like maybe 3 or 4 in and outs on slow both directions. All you should be doing is taking the glaze off so the new rings seat in correctly.
@@luuk-out-below9804 absolutely not the only type of hone that is used in a plated cylinder is a very very very very expensive diamond hone that is on a machine that keeps the hone centered and a brush hone is the only type that should be used on a plated cylinder a rigid flex hone the style that he has should not even be used in a two-stroke cylinder as the ends will catch ports damaging the edge of the port
@@luuk-out-below9804 plating does not need honed most of the time a Scotch-Brite pad in an x pattern is all you want to do if you have a brush hone one of those can be used but all they do is take the scum off the cylinder The only thing harder than plating is diamond using anything else is the absolute incorrect way plating does not need freshening up like a steel sleeve does
It never hurts to have a little extra oil in the gas, especially on break in. I always used to mix my gas a bit rich on the oil and never had any trouble with fouling out plugs. A little smoke is better than replacing the top end all the time 👍
Big fan and I wait for every single video to drop. Today something dawned on me though… Well, actually it has before but… You go through the whole bike top to bottom front to back and on the four strokes you adjust valves and you always measure your piston ring end gap, but I've never once seen you Measure your piston to cylinder wall clearance? Never once. How come? And I know people are going to jump on here and say "well, he's using a known bore size and a known piston size"… But that doesn't always work..... actually most engine builders wouldn't even consider throwing a piston in without measuring the piston to cylinder wall clearance. Just wondering why you don't? But love the content!!!
he checked it without the ring (by feel).....I mean it either clears or it doesn't. If you arent planning custom machine work and it seems "good enough" I say run it. Its just a dirt bike after all.
I mean, I totally get what you're saying and I've done it too and gotten away with it but it's just nice to know your actual clearance because there is a known figure for that. I mean, you know what I'm saying. I'm certainly not teaching you anything. With piston growth and all that sometimes if you're a few thousands shy you could wind up sticking a piston. Like Wiseco pistons for example. It can be very critical to make sure you have at least the minimum clearance recommended due to it being a forged piston. They didn't get the nickname "SeizeCo" for nothing!!! 😂 That's all I'm trying to say. Thanks for the response.
chamfer the air transfer holes with dimond grinder 90 degre grinder helps to get at them easier. Also use dingleballs for cross hatch. Port exaust and intakes. The RM was made to scream . Do a old Elsinore video. Have old friends that died and got crippled on these bikes.
First comment ever , watching 2 yrs , mostly enjoy , BUT , why do you Rev the crap out of every build you do ? You know that you are the only one on the planet that does that !
You should seriously consider purchasing yourself a quality parts washer. Not only are they much easier to use than a bucket of soapy water, but they do a much better job. It only takes a few minutes to clean even the nastiest of parts, and you don't have to do it on the floor on your hands and knees. Once you start using one, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.
Its not a hone and i wont do anything besides cleaning cylinder wall , honning process means get a proper clearnace between cyl and piston by measuring them both with proper tools ~ not calipers, it also means …achive nice round and square cylinder walls and crosshatch ,what you do is just wild guess . Good video and i enjoy it
Another great video Joe. When are you going to have a liquidation sale on your inventory. It looks like you're running out of room for all of those toys
Was the air filter wing nut installed wrong? I believe that the foam goes around the plastic spacer so that the wing nut would not be pressing directly on the foam but onto the spacer. Would be a better seal and less chance of damaging foam and/or wing nut working itself loose.
Question. Are your neighbors bothered by all the noise you make? I live in a similarly spaced neighborhood and am always self conscious about testing the bikes I’m fixing. Hard to tell how loud or annoying it is for them. Great video as always!
Sounds great. I always mix my gas 40:1 initially it was because 4 gallons to 16 oz Jug of HP2 Honda Synthetic 2 stroke oil which... is my favorite by far. I also only use VP 110 racing fuel that I can get at the pump at a gas station near me. is just that easy. But then I talked to a guy at the local shop and he told me that counter to what you would think, running 32:1 actually runs at a slightly higher temp, because the additional friction by the viscosity of the gas being a little bit thicker, I don't know if that is true, but also although I like the 2 stroke smoke, I don't like how much a bike smokes with 32:1
Joe, been watching you for 2 or 3 years now and I’ve only commented a couple of times. But you have extraordinary patience and are also very even tempered! I have noticed (since yt started rotating comments) just how stupid and rude many of the comments are, very poor! I am a retired Navy Captain, you are a good young man!
Spot on sir.
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I don’t question his character or patience, just his techniques!
@@jamesweaver9636U can give your inputs but at the end of the day it's up to him if he listens,I hate him revving cold bikes but at the same time it's his so he can do what he wants
Agreed, Joe comes across as a really good guy. He has a great voice and sounds exactly like my best friend from years ago, who was an excellent mechanic. We used to ride and wrench our bikes together, and I'd get on his case for doing the same ignoring-good-ventilation stuff I see Joe doing in his videos...and died from cancer just before the pandemic. Hearing Joe speaking almost brings tears to my eyes at times, I still miss him most every day and every time I watch one of Joe's videos. So I can't help but nag Joe about it.
I don't even ride, but once I found this channel, I've been watching for like a week straight. I can say I'm pretty sure I know how to rebuild any dirt bike now😅
Agreed. This is why I will always stick to 2 strokes. It’s pretty simple and straightforward, and actually fun to work on. Most 4 strokes are a big pain to work on, and you really get frustrated at them. Plus, I can’t give up the power valve. It feels like a nitrous shot once it kicks in. Gives you an adrenaline rush every time!
In addition to your mechanical abilities, I believe your patience and calm demeanor are two huge assets.
Patience is key to being a good mechanic. Without it, you're just screwing yourself by unnecessarily breaking stuff.
Aaprt from not warming the bikes up before revving the nuts off them..
@gwl78 hahah, the torture reaches all corners of the comments
What abilities?? Where?
You should give us a shop tour; a basic overview of your setup there, what tools you find are most useful and maybe a few hacks you've unlocked over the years you've been doing this.
I second this
You can't beat reving the nuts out of a fresh top end rebuild
...and free revving at that...icing on the cake
He does it every time without fail, he never warms them up before revving the nuts off them. It really baffles me.
@@gwl78 break them in how you intend on using them. not rocket science, done it with all my bikes no issues.
He is a hack
Heat cycles man, will run leaner from the cold probably not the best conditions to rev it up straight out the box .. but hey each to their own and open that door up before you fire up bro cracks me up every time 😂 another good vid though 🤘
Wow a basically honest seller. That's a rare thing for your videos. Nice to see this getting back out there love Suzuki.
Something so good about a new top end and breaking it in, great stuff again.
There’s nothing better than the smell of 2-stroke in the morning. I think you probably have the cleanest pickup truck bed in all of Wisconsin.
She’s a little ripper! That snow was a real test and she came through - obviously been built by an expert! 👍❤️😎✅
Glad to see some of the projects getting finished up!!
90's 2 stroke engines always sound like pure music 🎶
They sound like an angry hornet. Lol. I'm a 4 stroke guy. But the 2 strokes sure can move 👍
@@robinbrowne5419 I couldn't believe the CR500 has got more torque than a modern 450 4 stroke.
@@bobdillon1138 Every KX500 or CR500 I ever saw had a broken rear fender from flipping over.
@@bobdillon1138 But that's only a 125.
a rare 3 kicker....i was getting used to the "fired right up" 150 kickers
I enjoy all of this kids videos but he's literally the only bike mechanic I know of that can do a full rebuild on an engine and it looks dirtier after he's done than before he touched it! 😂
To be as HALF full of energy as Vinny is.. what a great dog! What a great friend!
Love the full teardown and rebuild video….bringing a classic 2 stroke back to glory.
Good afternoon love to see you completing the build
Great vid bud!! Warms the heart seeing another survivor Suzuki 2 stroke.
Ol' Joe loves his dirt bikes. Good looking cycle, now let's tear it apart. Keep up the hard work. 😭April snow here in Minnesota also. Who thought Ol' Joe was going to get smoked by the tanker truck pulling out onto the street.
I'd forgotten just how good these little ripper's are, nice job
I always enjoyed riding in the snow. Even when I fell, I never got hurt. We would make a flat track in a field like you have and race around for hours. Great job.
Love the sound of the 2 strokes! I bought a cr250 Honda brand new in 2000, it was an absolute scary animal of a bike.
I always do a thin layer of grease around the filter where it meets the airbox. I also add a coating of 2 stroke oil on the powervalve parts when re-assembling.
Love 2 stroke MX bikes. Nice work. 👍
Babe wake up new 2 vintage video
It's a runner, amazing!!! Never a doubt.
Can't get enough of this channel. It's great to watch, always!
I had that same year suzuki...was a 250 but was one of my all time favorites. That one is pristine!!! Great video once again!
I fully rebuilt a 99 rm250 a year or two ago. Really wish I didn't sell it but I'm 5'6 and it was ALOT of bike for me haha
This guy helped me gain a lot of knowledge on these bikes I just bought a Yamaha blaster yfs200 and he’s videos very much helped thank you 🙏👍
Couple suggestions. There are a few companies that Replate cylinders. Replate being new Nikasil Plating. These cylinders are not steel bores. They are Nikasil Chrome
plated. The service typically cost under $300 including shipping to and from. Power Seal and Millennium are two companies that come to mind. Your cylinder comes back looking brand new and the bore is 100% to spec. Much better than an expensive used cylinder.
Second your not supposed to hone Nikasil Cylinders as the coating it very thin and hard and most standard hones won’t created usable cross hatch. A Diamond hone is needed.
Some other advise I would give since I’m assuming your flipping these bikes is that I would use Namura Piston Kits. They are very good pistons, come with or without gaskets and are priced very good.
On this build you probably would have saved $200
Man you seem knowledgeable on cylinders but why would he do the cylinder the right way just to put a shit piston in it?. Joe's reputation is worth more than the savings between Namura and Pro-X, he doesn't have to be scummy to make a profit. Don't get me wrong, I buy chinese parts but not for my big bikes. My PW80 that I use for tool/beer runs (shed to garage, not to the store) has a namura cylinder and piston on it and it already looks like shit with about 6 hours on it. That bike makes like 4.79hp, I'd hate to see what a Namura does in a real engine.
The cylinder was shot dude pieces missing out of it at the edge. He may have been able to re sleeve it but re coating what was there is just a waste of time.
@@staygold902 It's not a sleeve It's plating
It's not nickel chrome plating It's nickel carbide composite It's the only thing on the planet that's harder than it is diamond that's why they go through so many rebuilds before replating is needed
@@baitmaster8706I’m sorry but don’t put proX in the same sentence as namura lol proX are legit and backed by even some former pros. I’ve been running a proX top end kit for a bit now on my 2000 rm250 . No a class racer but also no slouch lugging around foulin plugs . Everything else I agree with what you said . But proX is legit,
3 inches of heavy, wet snow in Granville MA.Wed.
Great looking bike, Joe.
What a GREAT DoG!
I always try to learn something new each video. That and count how many unsuccessful kicks before it starts.
You do a great job of explaining everything. Long videos are easy to watch because of the information but also because of the lack of ego to hear yourself talk which you do NOT do but it turns people off so kudos brother.
I agree he is of good character. 👍
I just know he should clean before during and after.
You can hear the grate of the grit & grime, on reassemble.
I just think why go through all that trouble.
Plus the running in time is none existent.
Still getting snow in Ontario 🇨🇦🤟
Yup its crazy here we started getting snow the first day of spring
Same here in Western Massachusetts. First sleet then snow. My son who just purchased himself a 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA had to park it and go back to his Subaru POS.
You should definitely look into a parts washer, harbor freight has a pretty nice one for $130. I'm actually thinking about picking one up myself soon. Nonetheless keep up the good work!
I suggested the same. I loved mine, plus it was a helluva lot easier than dealing with a bucket of soapy water with your knees grinding into concrete.
Agreed, it would be a nice shop upgrade, and then Joe will get even more comments berating him every time he doesn't use it! 😂
Been suggesting that for Years Now?! 😁
Great videos as always as a 50 yr old marine thats raced and fixed hundreds of drag ,dirt and quads i see your real good at this stuff stay humble and honest like you are and youll go a long way in life!
I try to watch your stuff man cause like my self I’m a motorcycle mechanic but some thing you do just blows me away. I think you need to read break in procedures for two strokes for starters.
Great job! Really cool snow riding , the sound of a 2 stroke is music to my ears. A long time ago I had a Suzuki PE175, I miss that bike, your videos bring back fond memories, thanks!
I would love to know if and where he sells his stuff!
Your dog always brings a smile to my face.
He's a good dog
The powerband on the 99s can be adjusted by the screw on the left side of the cylinder I go 1 1/4 with it you can go a little more or a little less than 1 turn you can feel the difference when you hit the powerband its all a preference! ive had this bike since 99 & its still in my garage in 2024
Super stoked on this bike! It sounds so crispy! No better sound than a two stroke ripping🤙
Good job.
I personally would worry more about how the jetting is for the warm weather it will likely be ridden in, not how it runs when its cold out.
I watch your videos all the time I am amazed at how smart you are with these engines. You have great patience. Do you sell these after you fix them?
Dr. Weber saves another! Annnnnnnnd, Vinnie is such a happy individual! Love how Vin gets all excited and goofs off.
Curious if the ring has one side tapered...
I like how you are you and not trying to be something your not. Ordinary people do Extraordinary things.
I've never been a fan of Rm's. But, after watching you rebuild it, Firing it up(sounds super tight and crispy) and giving it a rinse. I'd definitely buy that bike. Excellent work
Another great rebuild, Joe👍🏻... BUT, the best part of this vid was watching Vinnie chasing snowballs!! 🤣 Nobody on TH-cam has more juice than Vinnie!!!
Joe, you're one tough bastard - riding a bike in that weather you have to be! Thanks for posting and a pat for Vinnie please.
BadAss upload, Joe. somehow you showed & told more, rebuilt a rippin RM, chored, threw mixed-fuel-scented snowballs to 2Vini & stayed alive in an mx race bike snow romp rip. nice work & happy Spring ‘24, Dude
Glad im finally seeing you wash your parts joe!
The car wash place must really love your business! You almost always stop by there to wash your equipment after a ride at the land.
Its about that time for us to see a new shop/barn build for all the toys you have.
Thanks for putting these videos out there, I find them very interesting. I was curious about that lift stand you use for your bike, It looks useful just wondering what brand it was. Have a good day sir.
just sold my 2002 RM250 that was in a crate all this time and sold it for 12 grand..luv ur videos
@2vintage - I wish you would check the compression after the first ride.
No parts cleaner solvent tank even I have one why don't you got one
I wondered same thing, with all the rebuilds he does 😅
Dude drives me nuts that he doesn't clean engine parts. Wipes them off with a paper towel and calls it good. 😂
Lift would help too.
He's a chancer it's all set up for him He never gets them running properly, all he lusts for more subscribers and more views. A bit like Trump.
@@michi_danksta I think he does it on purpose, just to piss-off the viewers.
Thanks for the upload. Your channel is the best for hands a hands on learning “how to”. Appreciate the effort u put into sharing.
Great video old school 2 stroke power and simple rebuild why would anyone want the modern 4 stroke junk.
Man, I miss riding in the snow like that! I moved from the Midwest 20 years ago ... no snow in Phoenix, AZ
You motivated me to get 2 bikes already and am fixing up a 85 honda 200 trike
hi i am paul from the uk, your vids are amazing your one hell of a mehcanic keep em comming but can i ask, a while ago you did a vid on a goldwing, and many other bikes do you ever sell them on, if so how much did the goldwing go for just curious as in england even bad ish ones are going for silly money thanks guy keep up the good work
A more informative video. I’m not sure if you ever mentioned. What do you do with all the bikes and quads you have rebuilt?
Blue medium Loctite on powervalve nuts and bolts is a good idea. Had one come loose on a 1997 KTM 300. Had two come loose on 2003 YZ 250.
Got an interesting one in today, 77 RM 100. Broken front sprocket shaft broke clen off. Never seen that before, got er torn down, and needs all new gears crank etc. You should see the gear box, wow. Bent rear wheel broken sprocket chain wrapped around wheel. Told me please repair to original do what I can on the costs, if I can find what I need.
This was me as a teen after school or on weekends. We use to ride on ice too. Almost all dirt bikes back then were 2 strokes. LOL good time.
During these winter time repairs you seem to be breathing a lot of fumes. Be careful because it is the accumulation the will get you sick. By the way, we just got 2 feet of snow.
Agreed. Joe, please use better ventilation whenever you run these machines indoors. There are a lot of trace metals and chemicals in assembly lubes and 2T oils, that stuff will build up in your body over time, and lead to illnesses years later. This is a big deal that you cannot undo,, after symptoms appear. I've lost several friends to cancer, endocrine, and liver disease, all directly attributed to long-term contact this stuff. They were mechanics (automotive and aircraft) that also didn't take care to minimize or avoid exposure, just as you are now. Seriously, don't troll your audience on this - you are setting a bad example for impressionable young (and not so young) minds.
Dude, snow riding, you are my Hero!
Parts washer - lol! Yeah those RM's parts are getting hard to come by. Good video - keep it up.
I really like this one. Working on rebuilding a 2000 rm125 right now. I just wished I could afford another cylinder for mine. She's toasted. Great vid. I enjoyed it. It would be nice to see it rip without the snow.😂
Send it away and get it repaired!
@taylormarsh7854 yeah I talked with mellinium technologies about fixing it up for a 134cc kit. I think it will run me somewhere around $600 with the piston kit. I just got to wait for my bonus to hit first...lol.
That honer is only for steel sleeves. With Nikasil (ceramic lined) -it will just wreck the surface and expose the soft aluminum.
Pretty sure Joe knows what he's doing by now....
@@1965l88 Anybody who actually knows what they're doing can see he still has a lot to learn. Which is fine, but he often ignores good advice in the comments.
He’s talked about that in multiple videos he already knows
Again, super good job on diagnosis and repair....thank you for all the effort you put in to make this video...
It’s detonating from being to lean piston is very lean by the look of carbon pattern
So they were running the mix to lean? Is why it’s all black ? Wild
Main jet too small
@@offroadenthusiasts yes 👍
@@jakeslouw3416 correct but it could be needle or pilot lean
@@jakeslouw3416 so tell me why I rebuilt a kdx 200 correctly by spec and when I started it it instantly popped really loud as soon as it fired and never ran again didn’t tear it back apart bc I was too pissed 😤 😂
Great job as usual, I feel sorry about your neighbors. These bikes really loud.
BRAVO, your knowledge and patience are amazing. Sounds great, nice day for a ride
lmao
Do you you use Palmolive? Softens hands while washing carburetors. great video. I used to own a 1978 IT400
Is this an advertisement? "Palmolive. Softens hands while doing the dishes" (hand starts to pull from the bowl of soapy water while another gently pushes it back in). Yeah, I'm old. 🤣
@@stkyfngrszmooth Ya old commercial, i'm old also.
Brilliant video Joe watching from Edinburgh Scotland UK 🇬🇧 👏 👍
Joe, as a general rule it's considered best practise to initially fill a rebuilt engine
with just water. After you know the build is good, drain and refill with appropriate
coolant/antifreeze/water level. Saves wasting lots of expensive coolant mix.
Love your channel BTW.
Wrong!!! You put grape soda in the radiator. Perfect blend of sugar and water. Then drain and drink
Thank God! That the cylinder nut didn't fall all the way down into the crank case! Below the crank!!!!
Hello,
To me you seem to be a nice, warm hearted guy. What troubles me is that I get the impression that you get fariytales from sellers and endning up paying to much for the bikes.
I would have taken along some basic tools/equipment to the seller. When seller gives a vital statement - I would have asked the seller if I could see for myself. If the seller says no, then I would walk away or offer a much lower amount of money. If the seller agrees and I see that the seller is wrong - I have a way to get it for the right price.
Some people feel bad about not telling the truth. Some people just feels great getting away with a lie that the buyer do not spot. But you seem to know all this.
I get a kick out of watching your work on TH-cam. Keep up the handy work.😊
he has to have new bikes for content though, doesn't matter if he pays a little too much. Think harder pal.
Thanx, for a "kind" of remark.😮
Been watching you for a long time,love your channel. I look forward too your videos.
Joe, you do good work.
You can tell you are married to a teacher. Haha
You choose your picks well.
Us GenX guys really like seeing these bikes and machines of our time.
Great job man bike sounds great live the sound of a125 2smoker
Oh Vinny gets excited when you fire em up😁
Not a bike guy but love watching the channel. Shaun from Ireland
Snow pretty wet, bet it's heavy. Been lucky here in S.W. Colorado with dryer snows, my plow only got used like 3 times this winter. 32:1 for MX bikes. Bit rich but manufacturers spec.
I always went with four gallons of 94 octane to one bottle of Yamalube. The increase in performance over Spectro was shocking. Plus, the internals were tons cleaner during rebuilds.
New jug has been honed smooth, looks good...like to use WD or PB to hone does great job and cleans up nice.
Yah scotch brite and wd takes the glaze off and you wont risk chipping the niko.
Yeah he honed a plated cylinder that's a huge no-no
@@MrATOMBOMB420 Well .... I wouldn't take a hone to it like a steel sleeve or iron bore. But it is acceptable on niko cylinders as long as the stones are not diamond or carbide and you are damm careful like maybe 3 or 4 in and outs on slow both directions. All you should be doing is taking the glaze off so the new rings seat in correctly.
@@luuk-out-below9804 absolutely not the only type of hone that is used in a plated cylinder is a very very very very expensive diamond hone that is on a machine that keeps the hone centered and a brush hone is the only type that should be used on a plated cylinder a rigid flex hone the style that he has should not even be used in a two-stroke cylinder as the ends will catch ports damaging the edge of the port
@@luuk-out-below9804 plating does not need honed most of the time a Scotch-Brite pad in an x pattern is all you want to do if you have a brush hone one of those can be used but all they do is take the scum off the cylinder The only thing harder than plating is diamond using anything else is the absolute incorrect way plating does not need freshening up like a steel sleeve does
It never hurts to have a little extra oil in the gas, especially on break in. I always used to mix my gas a bit rich on the oil and never had any trouble with fouling out plugs. A little smoke is better than replacing the top end all the time 👍
Big fan and I wait for every single video to drop. Today something dawned on me though… Well, actually it has before but… You go through the whole bike top to bottom front to back and on the four strokes you adjust valves and you always measure your piston ring end gap, but I've never once seen you Measure your piston to cylinder wall clearance? Never once. How come? And I know people are going to jump on here and say "well, he's using a known bore size and a known piston size"… But that doesn't always work..... actually most engine builders wouldn't even consider throwing a piston in without measuring the piston to cylinder wall clearance. Just wondering why you don't? But love the content!!!
he checked it without the ring (by feel).....I mean it either clears or it doesn't. If you arent planning custom machine work and it seems "good enough" I say run it. Its just a dirt bike after all.
I mean, I totally get what you're saying and I've done it too and gotten away with it but it's just nice to know your actual clearance because there is a known figure for that. I mean, you know what I'm saying. I'm certainly not teaching you anything. With piston growth and all that sometimes if you're a few thousands shy you could wind up sticking a piston. Like Wiseco pistons for example. It can be very critical to make sure you have at least the minimum clearance recommended due to it being a forged piston. They didn't get the nickname "SeizeCo" for nothing!!! 😂 That's all I'm trying to say. Thanks for the response.
chamfer the air transfer holes with dimond grinder 90 degre grinder helps to get at them easier.
Also use dingleballs for cross hatch.
Port exaust and intakes.
The RM was made to scream .
Do a old Elsinore video.
Have old friends that died and got crippled on these bikes.
I specialize in 81,82 and 83 Honda CR250s
I've had four 82s only one 83 as they're a 1-year bike and one 81 they are ridiculous for power not like newer bikes just raw power
First comment ever , watching 2 yrs , mostly enjoy , BUT , why do you Rev the crap out of every build you do ? You know that you are the only one on the planet that does that !
Because he has no idea what he is doing... that's why.
You should seriously consider purchasing yourself a quality parts washer. Not only are they much easier to use than a bucket of soapy water, but they do a much better job. It only takes a few minutes to clean even the nastiest of parts, and you don't have to do it on the floor on your hands and knees. Once you start using one, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.
What’s a good link to one?
Do you recommend ultrasonic cleaners
@@nerdxmayozz128 I never used one personally.
@@randomguy1807 I couldn't tell you. I've had mine forever now. I purchased it directly from my parts supplier.
@@stkyfngrszmooth Darn.
Sounds great out there, awesome echo!! Love those bikes.
Its not a hone and i wont do anything besides cleaning cylinder wall , honning process means get a proper clearnace between cyl and piston by measuring them both with proper tools ~ not calipers, it also means …achive nice round and square cylinder walls and crosshatch ,what you do is just wild guess . Good video and i enjoy it
Another great video Joe. When are you going to have a liquidation sale on your inventory. It looks like you're running out of room for all of those toys
Ya with all his half ass rebuilds you could pick up a junker for dirt cheap 😂
@@stevebradley8512 that was unnecessary.
Them engines from back in the day sound like heaven ❤😊
Was the air filter wing nut installed wrong? I believe that the foam goes around the plastic spacer so that the wing nut would not be pressing directly on the foam but onto the spacer. Would be a better seal and less chance of damaging foam and/or wing nut working itself loose.
Are you self taught, or are you a qualified Mechanic? Either way, I'm loving your vids!
Question. Are your neighbors bothered by all the noise you make? I live in a similarly spaced neighborhood and am always self conscious about testing the bikes I’m fixing. Hard to tell how loud or annoying it is for them.
Great video as always!
Sounds great. I always mix my gas 40:1 initially it was because 4 gallons to 16 oz Jug of HP2 Honda Synthetic 2 stroke oil which... is my favorite by far. I also only use VP 110 racing fuel that I can get at the pump at a gas station near me. is just that easy. But then I talked to a guy at the local shop and he told me that counter to what you would think, running 32:1 actually runs at a slightly higher temp, because the additional friction by the viscosity of the gas being a little bit thicker, I don't know if that is true, but also although I like the 2 stroke smoke, I don't like how much a bike smokes with 32:1
Vinny loves the snow 🐶