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- Join me in this video after taking on the challenge to fix @FreddieDobbs Triumph Bonneville T100SE. This motorcycle is the central focal point of his channel and has been right there with him on many adventures from all over Europe to the Sahara, across the Atlas Mountains to the local coffee shop!
In this video it is time to remove the cylinder head and see what we find... lets talk barrels and pistons.
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It’s a joy to watch you rectifying all of the issues! Painful to watch, but a joy! Thank you, Joe🙂🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
No problem pal… its quite the roller coaster we’re on!
Your bike will be greater
By the time this is done, it will not just be a Bonneville, it will be a Wurks Special Bonneville! Make up a badge!
Great work great video well edited. The narration really makes a huge difference congratulations Nicely done.👍
I guess it's fair to say Freddie's bike isn't a garage queen..
Thanks again
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Come on people hit the like button. It doesn't hurt!😂
I did !😇
Excellent work. The plot thickens..
Riveting to watch. 👍
Another good video clearly explained
I think you're right to replace the barrels. It is so sad really to see that the standard of previous work was so poor. Do you think possibly that debris came from the poor thread repair? It looks a bit too chunky on the video to be a bit of gasket.
I couldn't say for certain, I'm still suspicious is part of the old gasket...
For those of us that have to rely on experts to look after our pride and joys, it's sad that this trust is abused. Thank you for your structured meticulous approach showing that there are people out there that take pride in their work.
I absolutely agree with your decision to replace both the head and barrels, it would be false economy not to. Freddie can ride his bike in total confidence that the repair has been carried out in the correct manner and professionally.
Scary to watch. I’ve never had professional work done on a bike in over 50 years, but I’ve been thinking things are getting so complicated and I’m getting old! But looking at this maybe I just need a new skill set and a tighter belt! 🙈 - a great watch - very interesting to see the inside of the 853 motor. I guess my water cooled Bonnie is even more complicated 😱. I can’t wait for the next video. Thanks Joe ( and missing Emily!)
Probably my favourite TH-cam series atm
Watching from Vancouver Island.This Series is more compelling than anything on Netflix!!! take my money$!
Thanks!
Omg, kingdom must be hiding behind the sofa
Kingdom sized elephant in the room on every episode of this series!
Wow - the work that Kingdom motorcycles did has been revealed to be even worse they we thought! They have now killed a head, wasted a base gasket and damaged a barrel. The cam timing being out is just a bad... on another engine that could have been catastrophic. How can they get away with this kind of work??
In my experience as a mechanic, diagnosing and fixing a previous shoddy repair attempt is always more costly, time consuming, and laborious than taking a first crack at it. It's a shame that the barrels were needlessly damaged in addition to the cam timing being out; the previous shop did more harm than good to Freddie's bike and made the proper job much more costly than it needed to be. Good call on playing it safe, especially given the scarcity of the base gaskets.
I would be telling that shop that did the repairs YOU MUFFED IT !!
I'm not trying to be clever in hindsight but I did warn Freddie about that repairer at the time. Unfortunately people just thought I was trolling them. I just wish someone had listened.
No idea what a base gasket is. Could someone let me know?
@@timoplants5869the base gasket is at the opposite end of barrel where it comes together with the bottom cases.
One gains the impression that your workshop isn't heated... ;-)
We have a small element heater but try to run it a little as possible...
I know you are a nice guy Freddie, but it needs to be said. Kingdom did a really bad job, with some horrible shoddy "repairs". With the price these guys charge per hour? We, as motorcyclists deserve so much better
I’m always on the hunt for videos that show the inside of my beloved Bonnie. Now I hope to never see the inside of my own. Thanks for showing such detail and care. They are a bike worthy of care that would avoid such repairs.
It's absolutely shocking that a workshop would do such a shoddy job! 😮 Especially on a bike that will be in the public eye. Have they replied to what has been found so far?
My sentiments too my friend. SHOCKING WORK.
Bet they thought the engine wouldn't be taken apart again.
@jimmymac9388 maybe if they'd done a proper job it wouldn't have been! I wonder how much Freddie paid them! 🤔
@@MrDesmonick about 800 quid from memory
@@karenrogers8571 😳🤦♂️
Fantastic level of workmanship going into this bike, must be worth beer for a year at the least! 👍
Ah no one wants to hear a mechanic say "my god what have they done"
When Freddys' bike is done and dusted ill still be a permanent viewer of your channel .
Its a pleasure and education watching you work .
Makes me feel embarrassed about some of the bodging i did in my despatch riding days 😳
I am in awe of how you understand every little piece and how they relate to each other. You have to be part engineer, part mechanic and part detective at any time which is what makes this fascinating for me. Thanks and good luck!
This is like pulling a thread on the sleeve of a knit sweater ...
Love to see people work who really care about what they’re doing.
Could I speculate that the piece embedded in the cylinder head is the small piece that is broken from the end of the helicoil after fitting? (is it called the tang) Anyway, it is a joy to see someone with such high standards of cleanliness and workspace orgaisation fixing Freddies bike.😀
A great watch, Mr Dobbs is a lucky fella having you help him. It's going to be a 'Triggers broom' of a Bonnie with all the parts being replaced. The best compliment I can give you is I think you are a young Alan Millard !! Sealey should be looking to gift you a nice bike table to protect your back ! Thanks for the entertainment
I agree. (PS - the correct spelling is Allen Millyard but I'm sure he is not the type to get wound up by misspellings.) Long ago, when AM had a day job outside of motorcycling, I had the pleasure and privilege of working on a project with him and some of his staff. On any day when he'd brought one of his bikes to work, he was always happy to chat about it with any of us there.
Sealey should gift him an entire workshop heated with gas (before it's illegal) 👌
Hi Joe, great though painful viewing. The previous rebuild was completely and utterly incompetent. Shocking! Without listing it all….re-using o-rings…for goodness sake they cost pennies.
Ah the gift that keeps on giving. Repairing someone elses work is a voyage of discovery that in the end leads to a total rebuild. Your patience will pay Freddie dividends in the future.
I have two 1970s triumph 750 and I can’t believe how much extra 'stuff' is on the modern triumph twins. Over complicated or what!
Fascinating stuff. I have nowhere even approaching 1% of the knowledge you have when it comes to engines but it's really interesting to see you go through this meticulous process. Freddie defintaley owes you a pint!
I hope the idiots who previously worked on this watch the shambles they have caused, disgusting, and these are supposed to be reputable motorcycle garages
you set a great example joe and although i pretty much have no idea what your talking about most of time its great watching you work on freddies bike, one ive had the joy to ride. the comment you made about freddie drinking coffee and providing great entertainment, superb. some mechanics if not most here on tenerife would do well to take a leaf from your book👍
Each stage of the repair reveals a new unpleasant surprise... the work done on this Bonnie was a disgrace. The good news is that as the work progresses there is less and less to dismantle, which reduces the chance of further surprises. Good luck with what's left... ✌
That’s proper naughty! Looks like they let the YTS kid rebuild it.
Excellent work buddy, it’s a shame that that previous workshop made it that bad
To be honest, the standard of previous "professional" workmanship on this bike doesn't shock me, its exactly what I would expect from the highstreet dealer who must make a profit no matter what. The damage to the barrel and head might have been from the original helicoil drive tang which is designed to shear off. i couldnt quite see but it might be a possible source. Its very surprising that it wasnt spotted when the work was done. The chain of issues with this particular bike are illustrative of the current state of the aftermarket services.: very few people left who have the knowledge and as a result still fewer who can spot a good job from a bad'un. Helicoiling by hand is awkward since hand held drills are very prone to wandering. I've never liked helicoiling but its ok for smaller threads. Larger threads are much more difficult especially plug threads which are prone to leaking too. All credit to you for not badmouthing previous workmanship on film .I think that if it were mine , I would remove the offending bump on the barrel, lap it so that there are no remaining protrusions, chemical metal it and reinstate the flat surface and thenbolt it back together with all new gaskets. I am not certain what material the original gaskets are but they look like they might be exfoliated graphite in which case , there's a very good chance that type of gasket would seal and never fail. However, the bike isnt yours and your reputation hangs on it and so I quite understand your decision.
Thank you! Yeah in general if the head/barrels were so hard to find or extortionate to purchase I'd be all over a fix. As you say given it isn't my bike and he's happy to pay for the parts, that's the avenue we're taking...
Assuming the helicoil was done on on the bench it would be damned bad luck for it to get suck on the head surface without noticing before refitting - not impossible I suppose. New barrels nice but I don't think it would have leaked using the old ones - plenty of material around the 'ding' still. Could also explain why the head was torqued up so tight with that material in there ?
Love you're video man really interesting you're ratty10 😊
Great videos and really interesting to see the strip down and repair. Keep up the good work.
I'll be pacing around waiting for the latest instalment ! 😂
Watching you completely rip that bike apart and i’m panicking about fitting my own crash bars :)
No panic, put aside enough time (be realistic), take care, try not to short cut and use the opportunity to build your tool kit. You'll always learn all kinds of stuff about your machine, doing even the most mundane tasks.. ..and then there's the chance to clean (and lube) those awkward bits.
'Not so easy sat on your backside on cold tarmac outside on a dark drizzly evening (but still do it though, eh)..
Have you tried to remove the head off a 1200 Trophy? Nightmare!
Nope and I don't have any plans too ;P
Years ago i broke down a BSA A10 engine but this modern one is way beyond my skill set thats for sure, your quite brilliant.
OMG,seeing all them wires I would shite myself & run a mile I wouldn’t have a scooby doo in putting any of it back! I guarantee if I did try knowing my luck the whole area would blackout!
The shortage of cylinder base gaskets, illustrates the shocking decline of the British engineering industry. It also illustrates the lack of pride that Hinckley have in their products.
20k views and 3.7k likes. As others have said, everyone, this is one of the most skilled and enthralling work and engineering on here. Please if you view can you not hit like for Joes sake. I have to say Joe is all this worth it would a recon engine have been more economical? I will never complain about taking carbs and throttle bodies off my yamaha bulldog again. How do you become this skilled Joe? Can you give us an intro to your life. Obvs dad was an influence? Cant see how to buy you a coffee?
Thanks for the support pal! In general possibly, we have been very fortunate in this instance to have the help of Chris at UTP providing the replacement head/barrels & pistons at an unbelievable cost to help get Freddies bike back on the road. In normal circumstances absolutely the average person would likely tear it down this far. Find what we have a shoot for a replacement motor.
The circumstances, the owner of this bike and the fact its got such a passionate audience is what has made the difference here. Video on this topic will be at the end of the build!
We can rebuild you.
Let's hope the crankshaft and gearbox are OK.
Highly anticipated return to the road Great workmanship and explanation Joe
Is it becoming triggers broom do you think?
Speaking as an automotive engineer I really cant believe the appalling level of workmanship from the earlier motorcycle repair shop. It seems that a fair number of the issues with the bike have been caused by them, not fixed, or maybe even made worse and/or damage being caused. I really do hope that they are watching this, and are ashamed of themselves - but I suspect they probably don't even give a sh*t.
I wonder who last took the head off? We know it wasn’t Freddie as he probably doesn’t have the correct size spoons and breadknife. Let me see, was there a video on this?
It was after his Morocco trip a year ago.
The same person that got the valve timing wrong?
Kingdom motorcycles was the name of the shop. Freddie had a few videos from the end of last year where he took it in for stripped plug threads. They took the head off and fitted the helicoil. Hoping Freddie can get some recompense for their work.
I could be wrong but their defense could be !!! it was alright when he took it away 😢 nothing to do with us.
@@kylepatton3346 At least they will get some bad publicity from this. Someone should cross post this on the various social media platforms in the UK.
I know you’re doing your job correctly, as I’ve been there, but I think this is becoming an un economical repair, yes everything is fixable, but at what cost ? I also know that this is between you & freedie, but as a 35 year auto tech , you have to draw the line somewhere, really should have spotted the loose thread at compression testing,before doing all the other things ? I’m amazed you keep finding things wrong when you should have ,used your head not your heart. Please don’t be offended,you’re a clever guy, why can’t you skim the surface & jack the barrel ? Or jack the head ? Look out Freddie £££££.00000.
Hi Neil,
You make some really good/valid points and if this were a commercial operation we may have taken different route. The loose plug thread was apparent and had also been mentioned to Freddie on receiving the bike back from the previous garage (we always knew this was going to need attention). My first focus was to understand the current state (health check) across the board before getting the spanners out.
Given the incredible support from Chris at UTP on parts procurement and I am not charging for my time this was and remains an exercise in how much is wrong/damaged and what it takes to get a bike in this state back on the road. In any ordinary circumstances I won't deny this level of work/repair makes no time/economical sense without the content to create of the back of it and the Bike that it is and amount of content Freddie has created around it.
I absolutely could go down the avenue of bespoke gaskets and so on, as stated if it were my bike I would potentially explore those options but given where this is going when it leaves me and not knowing who is likely to work on it, I prefer to send it back in standard/factory form able to be reworked in the future with off the shelf parts.
We will be doing a video on the full breakdown of costing compared to the potential commercial cost/parts for anyone in there garage carrying out the same activities vs just replacing the motorcycle whole.
Thank you for your comments, you pose great input and ideas that really get the head scratching. Very much appreciated!
Oh dear! What are you about to reveal? Another piece of poor workmanship? The bike is in good hands Joe. Thanks for sharing this with us.
good lord, that shop that did the original work should have the beans litigated out of them!
Great video, Joe - as you said, talk about a roller coaster! I just hope you can get it all sorted out before you run out of time and energy. Plus, your shop looks cold! Who knew that this would be such an involved and complicated project?
You rival Lunmad for Bonny skills, albeit a Bonny 40 years younger than Lunmads!
I'm certainly not at his level yet, that man was a genius!
Never have I seen the mess your finding here. Just wow.
Brilliant! Take a break! Freddie going to get practically a brad new slightly used engine. I would pay you very well if you were doing this for me!
Hit the like button everyone!!
The ones who did this must have red ears watching these episodes 😂
Joe, man, watch your back. You stand in very unhealthy position a lot.
Appreciate the concern pal!
joes garage cuppa coffee of we go brill Freddie in the morning Joe s in the evening baffle haus for dinner see you in the next one ❤
Thanks pal!
A very good decision on the barrels and I’m really enjoying this project 👌
I thoroughly enjoyed watching you work on this Joe, unfortunately I probably have even less knowledge than Freddie about motorbikes and engines so watching you is enthralling, you're a star, fantastic work, or is that wurk.
Wow, thanks!
i hope the muppets that did the previous repair are shown what they have done.
I wonder 🤔 how much all of this work is going to cost. I have had less trouble with my Triumph Tr-6 in the 40 years l have.l have had my Sportster for 25 years and 400,000 miles on the original engine. I would never neglect my motorcycles the way he does. l take care of my bikes like my dogs. I just wish my dogs would live as long as my motorcycles. Both of my road bikes are mostly original. You take care of your bikes and they will last forever ♾️.
I think it's more of a testimonial to the engineering of modern bikes. That bike has run for a number of years, done a ton of miles and travelled all over Europe and North Africa and all he's done is put petrol in it. That wouldn't have been possible on a 1960's Bonnie.
@@Martyntd5people were going around the world on vintage motorcycles back when they weren't vintage. Read Jupiter 's Travels by Ted Simon. After the Air Force l did my big trip around Europe and the Middle East as well as sub Sahara Africa on a 1954 Royal Enfield G 350 single. Slow but reliable.
@@frankmarkovcijr5459 Yeah, but they didn't have Freddie Dobbs riding them. Can you imagine Freddie just trying to keep the carbs clean on an old Bonnie? You're right, the bikes could (and did) do it of course. But in the 60's you needed to be a mechanic, now you dont ...is my point.
@@Martyntd5 All you had to do was regular maintenance. All l do to my Sportster is change the fluids and filter. If you can not maintain your motorcycle maybe you should not own one . I am not a mechanic l would save a lot of money if I was.
@@frankmarkovcijr5459 I dunno, Freddie has a lot of hours in his saddle from all over Europe and North Africa. He wouldnt have done any of that on an old bike and if all we had was old bikes, he wouldnt have done it at all.
You sir should be the #1 go to guy to fix triumphs. You should be a millionaire.
Urrrgh 😮 horrible things
Well-done again and an excellent-call on the barrels/pistons , it makes total-sense to me in this situation Dave nz
Can't fault your determination to sort this bike out 🤞🤞
Thanks, we keep going till its done!
If the bike is stripped down that far , I would have had the frame repainted.
I have to draw the line somewhere :P
Didn't Freddie have that base gasket replaced last year after hunting for months to find one?
Sure did. ANd the result was a broken helicoil, a botched head gasket install with the debris damage we see here AND also the timing was off and the camshaft caps were in the wrong order. Oh, and an intake air leak as well. A job well done for sure.
100% agree with your decisions Joe. Going to be a superb bike once it's finished.
I was one of those asking why you didn’t consider having the old cylinder head repaired - yep I get it now. What an (unexpected and costly) palarva. Great job Joe, looking forward to seeing this sorry Bonnie live again 👍
Indeed, we are very fortunate to have the support of Chris at UTP
Joe is a top man 💪💪
I love your work ethic and your refusal to refit less than perfect parts. Unfortunately the repair done by the previous garage is a bit slap dash. I just hope Freddie’s followers don’t take their bikes to them, they knew he’s on TH-cam but still sent the bike out poorly done.
Another great video - great job mate really impressive. PS love your scrambler as well quality looking bike
Thanks! Yeah that bike has a special place with me...
The last time it was worked on was a poor performance job completed bad service/news
Great work mate, might as well go the whole hog with the replacement barrels… I wouldn’t wanna have to pull it all apart again. The relative simplicity of rebuilding my T140 top end makes me wonder if I’d attempt the modern version at home! Fascinating stuff as I have a modern Triumph also, so I’m getting a good look inside with this series!
Like the gold frame on your bike! Great colour combo
Thanks!
The big question is are there any more F%#k grenades hiding in this motor ?
Who knows ;P
lol… glad you said it’ll be up and running, so Freddie can do what he’s best at… drink coffee and producing great content. Glad you didn’t include cleaning bikes and generally maintaining the bike… sorry Freddie.. 🤣🤣🤣
Can’t wait for the next.. can’t wait to see Freddie riding it again. 😊
If I were Freddy, I would be furious at the quality of the last "repair". I would absolutely be going after them to return my money. It's almost as if they had a one month apprentice do all that work. What's even more baffling is that everyone knows who did the work because he's a famous youtuber and blasted it out when the bike was in their shop. You would think they would have put their best guy on it just for publicity's sake. If this is their best work, I would hate to see what the average bike gets.
Free motorcycle instructional post, all great stuff, thanks Joe
Glad it was helpful!
My goodness! How much more durable and infinitely rebuildable a T140 is!
Good call. Def a replacement barrels job. I agree with you that to skim the head would be too tight with those tolerances. Looked like a wee bit of swarf from the insert job not properly cleaned. good to see something being done properly. You could work on my bike anytime!!
Hey Freddie the bill so far is about 50k 😅
And the rest 😜
Good call for replacing the head. It is hard to believe the insert failed so quickly, it must have been installed incorrectly. The fact that they did not properly clean the gasket surfaces shows the level of incompetence of the monkeys at that shop. Another good reason to replace the head is because they installed all the cam retainer caps in the wrong locations. Hopefully that error did not cause deformation of any of the cam bearings.
Love it cant wait
It has quickly become my favourite past time reading all your comments and seeing how much you are all enjoying and benefiting from Joe's videos. We are really invested in the project and look forward to our workshop time together sharing Joe's progress. 😊
You’re a perfectionist Joe. Nothing wrong with that.
As I commented to a lesser degree on Freddie, your mech/ elec knowledge is bloody brilliant, takes me back to my pops and his mates chatting next to stove as I buggered up the tappet settings for the umpteenth time!
The ccm looks like a love rebuild, really old mate has a B44, amongst other things, that he rebuilt from is Dad's bits bin, Had a couple of T90's in the 80's, loved 'em and miss 'em. Like the partscaster and Laney double channel, I toured using a Mexican Tele and an LC30, no effects board bloody lovely! Nice work mate keep it on!
Thanks pal, yeah I absolutely adore my BSA/CCM special. It's a real connection for me and my dad!
Good job. Nice to see someone who knows their business doing good work.
Hope the MD/Owner of Kingdom Motorcycles is watching this and thinking about his pension disappearing! Maybe a QandA on Tuesday@Dobbs to explain himself?
Great video as someone with no machanical knowledge,love watching these videos,thank you.
Just a fabulous watch, nice one Joe
Dad always says if it's not 1 thing it's 100. Better safe than sorry. Resurfacing will be worth the worry.
Gosh, the work of that previous mechanic is shockingly bad. I hope Freddie is at least partially reimbursed for the shoddy work. The positive is much newer barrels and head including valve springs... the engine is going to be extremely sweet and the Bonneville love affair will live on!
Not everyone realises that this bike was an Insurance Write-Off at one time. Maybe it was thrown together to sell it off quick.
With regards to the divot on that gasket mating face, it could of been there before KingDom or TriMotors touched it. Nobody knows who put those Bearing Caps back in the wrong order either.
Now the blame game has started. TriMotors or KingDom are not here to defend themself so it's convenient to blame TriMotors because they was the last ones to look at it but it doesn't mean they mis-timed it or threw it back together.
Look......... I know what people are like. They slag others off to make themselves look better.
The compression was there, you said so & showed the gauge. Fanny up the base,new gaskets, and bingo ,should get better readings too . Nowt all wrong with that barrel,or pistons.
IIRC, It was on the low end of acceptable though with one cylinder between 5 and 10 psi lower than the other. The low compression could be because of the poor helcoil installation but given that both cylinders were within 10% of each other my bet would be either worn cylinders/rings or the valves being so far out of time. Just a hunch.
See my other reply pal! Thanks again...
I wonder if Freddie could make a claim against the previous company for the shoddy work done. As he's going to have a hefty bill at the end of this.
Great work ethic Joe! I see your wife is very handy with the videography too! Glad to be a subscriber to your channel, super enjoyed seeing your other bikes, now about those guitars….how about some original background soundtracks???
Thanks for the sub! Hmmm not sure about that one though... I'd have to find time somewhere ;P
Glad you removed the entire loom too. Worth giving that a thorough inspection given the electrical gremlins. Though, you did find some connectors still packed with grease which is encouraging 👍