NC to PA on a BMW R90/5 Will it make it?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ย. 2019
- Sean and his college buddy Jared take two classic motorcycles from North Carolina to Pennsylvania. One of them is a 45 year old BMW R90 and the other is a Triumph Thunderbird Sport. Can they make it all the way home and avoid the classic motorcycle problems?
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Sean.
I watched your channel several years ago when I was getting first motorcycles. Unfortunately I got busy with my life and grew away from both your channel and riding my bike often.
This year has been a nightmare for my family. Within 6 months both our baby boy and our 2 year old puppy passed away unexpectedly. I have been so lost the last 4 months and haven’t been able to figure out my life.
Last week I also lost an old friend that I haven’t seen for 6 years and while I was sitting in mass for his funeral, I felt safe and felt the feeling of belonging to something.
Your channel popped into my mind several days ago and I have been watching you everyday since. The way you shine your light on others has brought me joy and gets my mind out of these dark places.
Thank you for your therapy. I have begun riding my bike again, for the first time in 5 months. Now I am trying to save up for a project bike to work on to keep my mind busy.
God bless you and your family Sean!
6:00 - That lady looks like she really needed something nice that day. What a great idea, this kind of thoughtfulness is rare. God bless youse
Yeah she did look like she wasn't even expecting it (who would?) and this mosdef looks like it has been the greatest thing that happened to her in a while.
+1 karma point Sean.
@@PierreEmmanuelDOCQUIN
Mmmkmmmmmmmmkoo mmmmm oo
I’m not religious but I do appreciate your kindness to strangers. Good feelings all around.
A good way to get to know god is to read the bible
@@nathanh3975 they probably don't want to considering they said they aren't religious lol
I feel that, I tend to skip past his prayers and stuff. But it is clearly part of who he is, so to each their own. Bible College sounds like a nightmare to me. Lol 😆
I think everyone should read the Bible regardless what you believe becasue everyone has an opinion on it and you can always tell there opinions are developed from parroting what other people say instead of actually reading it themselves.
You don’t look religious either
I'm a truck driver and frequent 81. I used to run a dedicated fedex load from Charlotte up to the Poconos 2x a week. Highway 11 has saved me so many times from sitting in heavy traffic. The way people drive on 81 is insane. I've often wanted to experience a ride up 11 and see all the cool places on a bike. You did it for me. God bless yall, stay safe.
I remember seeing those R-90s all over when I was a kid. Police in my country used them for more than 20 yrs. They where maintanied perfectly. Most cops who drove them for years, bought them from force when they got new BMWs. You can still randomly see them on the road. Great, old school bikes if they are maintained properly.
They're pretty common still here in Kokomo, IN, I have one (a '73 R75/5 long-wheelbase) and I see a few other people riding them every year. We had a very popular BMW dealer here in town that sold a lot of new and used airheads over a lot of years before switching to mostly used Harley stuff.
That R90 was so good looking, but that dude really helped you out.
That guy is probably very happy about that deal
@@CC-os6df I think they both got the deal they wanted/needed. Both great bikes but the guys in a place where he can get it home and work on it, Seans in the middle of a trip and on a budget and can't afford to gamble on limping it home.
I read this comment before he broke down and I was so confused
A running r90, even with charging issues, is a 3500$ bike private party, easy.
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That prayer was beautiful! 🙏🏾
The easiest way to test a charging system on any vehicle with an alternator, which the R90 has, is to start it up and then disconnect the battery. If the bike dies, it's the charging system. If it doesn't, it's the battery.
However I have read warnings about NOT disconnecting the battery on a running bike. Not sure what the issue is but I will be checking.
Many bikes have a shunt regulator that drains excess current from the alternator internally. Disconnecting the battery causes 100% of the alternator current to be drained within the regulator. This can overheat and burn out the regulator. Probably not an issue for a quick test when the bike is idling, but I wouldn't rev up the engine for a long time while disconnected. Newer regulator designs stop the alternator from creating current instead of draining excess current eliminating the overheat issue.
@@gregorytimmons4777 They claim it can spark and blow up the battery because it releases hydrogen gas.
I know you can take the battery out and push start the vehicle / crank it by hand ( I used to do it on a 70-ish renault 12 that had a place to put a crank under the front bumper ) it might work on a small old bike as well. So if the battery was dead on his bike he could have run that bike to hell and back if he didn't shut the engine so... his alternator is dead (or it might just need new brushes)
Why not just check the voltage with a meter with the bike running like you do on a car?
I rode my dads 1973 r75/5 with r90 dual plug heads and bing carbs from seattle to Jackson Michigan & then back a week later. I was 18 and just graduated.Great memories. Still have the bike.
I'm planning a 4k+ mile trip on my dad's 67 triumph. Replicate a trip he took 50 years ago on this bike. Chicago, Canada, Seattle, California, then back. Hopefully I can pull it off.
I have a 68 and have over 4000 without a problem.Keep an eye on all your fluids and keep things tight.Very satisfying on old iron....
@@derekcollins1972 my dad put over 70k miles on this bike. TR6, Trophy?
@@jeffwestbrooke279 That's 4000 on the newly rebuilt engine.Its an earlier Tr6 frame with a 68 Bonnie engine.Ive owned it since I was 19 and I'm 47 now...I love those old machines.
@@derekcollins1972 Amal slide carb? Any issue hunting and surfing at idle?
@@jeffwestbrooke279 Yes,they can be a bugger to get a smooth long idle without setting the idle too high or blipping the throttle.Doesnt matter much because I never let it idle for very long.Other than that,they are good simple carbs.
I took a road trip In the 70's from Penna. To New Hampshire on a 1967 750 Norton with my friend and his 650 Yamaha ,80 degrees when we left Penna., in the mountains of N.H. the temperature dropped to 50 degrees with constant rain for 2 days.We plunked out and got a motel till the weather cleared.(Make sure you have good rain gear).Snapped a clutch cable Rode 2 up found a Kawasaki dealer,matched the cable as best as we could,fitted the cable with a little help of electrical tape,helped us back to Penna.What a vacation.
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10 years ago I rode my r75/5 from Northern Ireland to the ''playas' in Spain.
In the 8 days on the bike returning home I totalled 3030 miles, not kilometres, miles.
I ended up with nerve damage in my neck, and nerve damage in my feet !
Although riding through the Pyrenees early one sunny morning with a total stranger on a Yamaha tz race bike is something I will never forget.
Following him in the constant haze of 2 stroke smoke and fumes..... Unforgettable 😉
I tour on my 1985 BMW R80RT which I bought new. 157k miles so far.
Good regular maintenence & keeping to the oil change specs is key. As is riding a bike per its design.
After 40 or so years, the electrics on any bike should be replaced or updated... wiring harness included. Insulation degrades no matter what.... unless it's just an unridden museum piece. Looking forward to another 40 years.... or leaving it in my will.
My daily commuter (in season) is my '82 Yamaha XS650 Special.
Pretty bulletproof bike. Parts are available & fairly cheap.
Nothing wrong with "vintage".
My dad told me that a machine doesn't know how old it is, but it does know how well it's been taken care of.
Totally agree, In September 2019, I rode my 1981 BMW R100CS from Montreal,Canada to Florida 2500km with zero issue.
"a machine doesn't know how old it is, but it does know how well it's been taken care of." , i love that .
Your dad is/was a wise man, and sounds like he and my dad would have gotten along!😀
I’m 13 and you guys got me into riding dirt bikes. I own a Suzuki rm-80d from 1983 the thing smokes more than a drunken stepfather.
Kid, that was so bad but so good. It was legend. Thanks, made me smile. Stay cool dude.
Bro how your parents let you have it.
13 too, mate don’t let people talk down on Suzuki, those are some of the most reliable bikes 🤟
Repair it. A new set of rings and a hone of the cylinders will tame it again unless its a two stroke. Then you have to live with it. If its high miles, go ahead and rering it itll make it burn a little cleaner.
Bri all i can say is if you like it ride it. Even if ppl tell you shit abt it
I don’t even ride bikes but love watching you guys and especially love the verses in each video. Makes the hard days easy. Thanks for doing what you do.
Clicked for the r90...stayed after the prayer! Thank you guys for the great content and display of your faith, I’m encouraged.😎
That was really cool...I like that she said,"God bless you".
Helping random people out with gas money reminded me of a time in the 1970,s riding through the Australian outback. I was on a kawasaki triple and
Had broken down in the middle of nowhere about 100 miles away from Tennant creek. After waiting for 2 days
Some truckers stopped and took me and my bike to Tennant creek, when they
dropped me off at a motorcycle shop they gave me $100 cash which was quite a bit of money back then. It really
helped me out, something I have never forgotten.
BMW R/5s and R/6s were known for a couple of charging issues - the "brushes" on the alternator, and a rectifier bridge. My family belongs to a BMW motorcycle club, and nearly everybody with a /5 or /6 has gone through this.
Hello! This rings true to my 1981 R65. My bike drained the battery and the power stayed on even when I turned the bike off with the key. The kill switch however fell off several years ago so I was just running it without. They don't sell the "kill switches" ala cart so it looks like I would have to buy the entire throttle assembly. I don't want my first bike to have anything else but the original hardware. Any suggestions and thanks for reading!
The next time you do the fill the gas tank for a stranger, I'm going to follow you in my RV. At 80 Gallons, that would be a pretty good deal.
I do wish I could have caught you guys when you were having alternator trouble. There was a simple solution - swap batteries between bikes. This would charge the other battery while you put some miles down. Once the battery got low again, swap them back. Just keep going back and forth until you get home. Trouble averted. Now that girl is never going to talk to you again.
Damn you're SO right. How did neither of them think about that solution ?
hahaha genious :D
Smart solution
The next trip should be on Chinese scooters.
At least they wouldn't break down as much as Harleys😂👍
@@captainaverage721 wow ,you're not a proud American, go back to china if you like bad mouthing our country and its products built by proud americans. You obviously don't know much about the modern harley this isn't the 60's,70's or early 80's modern harleys are very reliable, i have a 2005 street glide with 78,000 miles and never has it ever failed me
thats a very long and slow video lol
@@bustinyanutz4195 I hear a Springsteen song in the background🤣
@@bustinyanutz4195 Chillax, max. I think he was talking about the "Owned by AMF" days. Harley's these days are pretty well made.
I almost feel guilty about giving charitably because of how much it does for me.
You guys are great for helping people like that.
I can tell that doing so lifted your spirits as well.
Great ambassadors for the sport of motorcycling.
Bravo!!!
This video brought back a lot of fond memories of two BMW motorcycles I once owned. My 1970 R60/5 developed the same alternator trouble on a tour in 1975 as your R90/6. A helpful BMW dealer in Buffalo NY replaced it and it never gave me anymore trouble. That was the only trouble that old BMW ever caused me. Much later in 1989, I bought a 1974 R90/6 with a Butler/Avon full sport-touring fairing and Craven fiberglass panniers. That motorcycle was perfectly trouble-free. I bought both of these from Stan's BMW in Doylestown PA.
If you can't have a good friend, be a good friend. Good job guys!
That first woman that Sean filled her tank, you could tell how much it meant to her without even really filming her. I love it.
Thank You Lord for our younger brothers! Keep on keepin’ on, young men.
Fabulous motorcycle adventure! What a joy sharing that ride with my Christian Brothers!! You guys are hallarious. The ending was superb!
Greetings from Australia, I have a BMW R90/6 that I bought brand new in 1975, it has covered 168,347 kilometres and has never let me down, not once have I had to walk home or need a trailer to get it fixed. But punctures are a different story they are a pain in the arse on the side of the road when you are miles from nowhere.
The anti dive valve is a great addition on any older bike, as well...Love your videos!
Okay,sorry to be long- winded, at the moment, I am home recovering from a stroke. Today, I was mad at myself, I slept through church (Sunday) I made coffee, turned to TH-cam. Thanks. Watching your adventure was better than a really good sermon.( my Dad’s a Lutheran Minister, I have heard a few!) god bless!
It's a r90/6. Used to own one! Very reliable machines. No belt behind the cover! The generator is mounted directly on the crankshaft.
Thank you. I tried looking for a BMW R90/5 and BMW never made that model, (but I ran across this video while looking). 🤔 There was no R90 in the /5 series, only the R50/5, R60/5 and R75/5.
I've been to All-Sport. They hooked me up when my Ducati 1000 Sport was running funny when I drove up to Roanoke to start the Blue Ridge Parkway run to Asheville. I just could not get the idle dialed in the smokey mountains. Nice group of people. I think they were just happy to see something else besides Moto GP or Harley.
I have watched a ton of your videos and this ONE was by far one of the BEST (My favorite)! You need to do more of this type!!!! By the way, the random stranger refueling was so AWESOME!
Think Sean's on the Moonshine that's another repeat upload
thats what i was thinkin
I helped set up his stihl, making some potent shine
@@nateoverall3451 we used popcorn Sutton's recipe
Awesome video. I watched the other video(s) as well. The best part about what you two did was the kindness you showed to others. This, the scriptures, learning stuff, and your overall good-natured dispositions is what keeps me coming back.
Nice trade. I got 650CS recently and after years of riding bigger 2 and 4 cilinder bikes while slowly starting to think a didn't really like riding anymore, I have the most fun on two wheels possible with this strange looking small BMW
You need more videos like this. What an awesome video diary.
Agreed, more road trips would be some great content for Bikes & Beards.😎
I almost choked watching the end of this video just now. Got him by a penny, Priceless! That Triumph would've made an awesome first bike for me I think. Love your channel from Miami. Just got my motorcycle license a couple of months ago, the class was awesome but I haven't pulled the trigger on a First bike yet. Hopefully watching your videos will give me the motivation a 50 year old like me needs to just do it! Btw that motorcycle jacket your friend threw away was a train wreck. I would've beat up on it like a red headed step child 😆 Jared in Miami.
If I had a R90 on my hands, I will walk that thing home. In Europe they will pay top $ for that bike ❤️
I think they would pay top €
Most indeedy !
For Sure! Hurts me on the inside
Sean, you’re an inspiration to this new biker. Keep rocking brother
Very interesting channel and challenges. Love the spirit of finding bikes and then even giving away a bike from time to time. Incredible.
It seems to be a R90/6 not a /5. Planning to go to Barber's in AL in 2 weeks from Chicago with my 74 model.... Now I need to check things out. Thanks for the reminder! BTW I had the same charging issue a while ago. Needed new alternative rotor.
What sucks is that the guy who sold it to you knew it wasn't charging and didn't tell you
I see one of these R90s everyday on the bus home it’s one of those bikes that isn’t kept in aesthetically good condition but also mechanically maintained like you can see the all dust from the brakes all over the place and everything’s faded pretty cool bikes
Such a fun light hearted engaging video. I just so appreciate your work.
I have been really enjoying your content. I am just starting riding so seeing the cheaper motorcycle stuff you do is really helpful in finding my first bikes
That is wonderful that you two bought gas for strangers. Isn’t that the best feeling. God bless you both.
That is awesome that you bless and are blessed by filling strangers gas tanks. Something we should all be inspired to do from time to time.
Need more people like these guys In 🇬🇧
Great vid guys it almost makes me wish i was there what great memories.
I love how Sean always cuts through dirt and grass to get where he's going.
Lots of people complaining about repeats. As for me I watch everything you do haha. Regards, Bob M
That was pretty cool,nothing better than going on a road trip with one of your buddies...😎
Imagine walking thru the store and seeing sean recording that clip
Awesome video I enjoyed it the whole entire time there were no dull moments, lots of laughs and good deeds Kudos
Super wholesome and entertaining content. Lovin it, man.
I loved to see 2 Christian buddy's riding motorcycles together!! Fellowship.........Thats what motorcycles are all about!! God bless ya'll both!! Ya'll were in my neck of the woods when ya'll were on Route 11 in Virginia at Christiansburg, WOW!!
You guys are really decent and good men. Thanks for uploading the videos, stay safe
So my brother and I have gotten inspiration from this video. We live in middle Georgia and we have decide to try to find some cheap bikes like you guys did. We want to find some and buy some off-road tires and take them up and ride the Appalachian trail. We do crazy stuff sometimes. We went to key west one year in a weekend and we recently rode to escoda Michigan and back in two days. It’s always been about the journey so we want this one to be awesome too. Also, to add I really like the fact that you do words of inspiration in your videos.
Love what you guys do and it helps restore my faith in man....
I could watch this stuff all day. Great vid
Love the prayer before taking off ... Thanks for posting, Love the generosity.
BY the Way Thank you to your friend for his service
There was this onetime that a fellow cop filled up my Honda ST1100. What you guys did was awesome! God's Blessings.
What an awesome video! Great stuff! Loved it!!
i love these videos. i can't ride anymore because I had to sell my bike to make ends meet. I feel like i'm reliving my years with my 02 shadow. That bike had so many problems but I loved it to death. Thank you
Amazing video. Great to see such a close friendship. God bless.
I dig it! I do alot of driving and I love that idea of filling up another person's gas when you fill up. 😁
One of the best vids I have seen from you, not sure why, maybe the bikes, maybe the sense of adventure. Either way great vid.
Shout out from Dunn, NC. Thanks for your service brother.
Lol loved this trip and Jared very entertaining also - loved the Triumph and BMW bikes ☝️
That was cool gentlemen! Being nice goes a long way! and great fun adventure.
You guys are real class acts. I really enjoy your videos. I'm actually planning a cross country trip in July on my supermoto starting in carson city nv and going all the way east- crazy I know. I'll definitely be stopping by your shop to meet you and take a look around.
Love the editing on this video!!
I enjoy your road trips. My wife is ill so I can't go far from home anymore. Trading a broke bike for one that runs is brilliant.
The first time around i didn't watch the whole episode, but this time i did. Great stuff
Real pay it forward videos are the best. Love your videos!!!
when your working on your photography work late at night and you see a youtube title that has to be watched lol. Nice video, kind offers to the public, awesome
My wife and I crossed country on bikes. Mine, a 1992 Triumph advenurer, and my wife on a 1972 R75/5. Her bike did better than mine over the 4000 mile trip.
Thats great. After i graduated highschool i rode my dads 1973 R75/5 with r90 dual plug heads & bing carbs from here in seattle to Jackson Michigan & then back a week later after catching up with relatives. Great memories. I still have the bike
You guys are amazing the fuel tank fill ups was great that made the whole ride for me, thanks god bless
18:20 Sean definitely made those workers day with all those hot dogs
Love this. I'm really liking u guys. Never been Ble to have my own. But your sparking some old dreams. God bless u guys.
Dudes. Filling peeps tanks was everything. Respect.
That’s like the slowest motorcycle race I’ve ever seen xD wonderful!
This is just a fun and cool video. Like the road trip stuff ( not the breaking down part ). 💪
Man, I need friends like these people. None of the people I know are Christians, interested in anything i am, and they're mean. Y'all are awesome.
I'm an athiest
@@mta.reddit8288 I'm sorry. Jesus loves you.
@@ciaraberhel248 why do u believe in god
@@mta.reddit8288 One reason is that it helps me cope with the loss of my mother. I fell into a deep depression and contemplated suicide a lot but then, Christianity gave me something to believe in and the thought of Heaven gave me something to look forward to one day. Also, I get bullied and I have very few friends, but Christians form a very loving community. They don't look at your past or what you look like- They look at what kind of person you are and they build you up. :)
@@ciaraberhel248 acctuly they reject others who are different day if I were gay Wich I am not but if I was theyd reject me so they are not that good and God if u do something wrong then u don't get into heavan if he made us then why do we do what we do we are only humans looking for something to believe in and if he loves us then why wont let someone bad into heavan he sounds like a total ass
Adventure Rider has a great deal of information on these bikes (among many others).
What to look for and fixes.
Fun place for bike stories.
It’s so crazy a video I randomly stumbled upon road through the city I grow up in the Wells Fargo tower in Roanoke city you see along 581 in downtown is seen and the art museum. Thanks for showing us.
Hey Sean I know this video is old and you probably won’t see this comment but the reason your iPhone camera was malfunctioning is because the vibrations from having the phone mounted to the bike kills the camera and you can get a special mount to stop that from happening. Have a great day!
This video is a blessing 100%. God Bless
You guys are hilarious that was a great trip I loved it keep them coming.
broooo your friend is legit! God bless yall.
Not into motorcycles but I've been watching ur videos for fun... This one got me to subscribe 😂.. God bless
That's a good friend you got there bud.... god bless you both.
Third time I'm watching all or part of this trip. Still makes me want to take a trip like this though.
Need more of these! I can still fit in DIWD after! (and ACW).
I randomly came across this older video of your's, and of course it happens to have one of the same bikes I own - Triumph TBS... and the seller was right, that is a very clean example.
Quality. Keep it up man!
I had the F650CS single for about 4 years and it was the most fun to ride bike I've ever owned. Great mpg, decent power and super nimble.
wow if anyone sees the guy that made the trade show him some love. what a nice guy
Achei muito bonito sua atitude em orar antes de pegar a estrada. Hoje, raramente, vemos jovens defenderem sua fé diante do mundo. Parabéns!!