Iconic 1990s Rambo Motorcycle! (Restored Yamaha XT250)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- We've got Dad back on the channel and in this video, we are taking a look at his restored 1990 Yamaha XT250 which is the same bike that was used in Rambo First Blood, which if you've watched the video, can tell is my Dad's favourite movie.
This has been a bike that he's had for over 30 years, and in recent times has restored it to its former glory!
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I hear it a lot today, so you are not alone. But over 50 years ago when I was about 8 years old, I started talking like you do, (and so many others, a real pandemic), where the last syllable of a sentence is raised a half octave in tone. I don't know whyYYYY. :)
But when at that age, I talked to my Father that way, and he asked me, "Are you asking me a question? You sound like you are asking me a question."
I never sounded like that 8 year old child again.
Your Dad is the real Rambo.
Haha his dream!
Such a wonderful moment you two shared. Cherish this moment and that bike forever!!
That bike will still be in our garage for many, many years to come!
Your dad is an absolute legend!
Haha I'll need to feature him on the channel some more!
Love the mighty XT!. I own a few myself and will never part with them. Your Dad has done a amazing job.
It’s such an amazing bike!
LOVE the Round headlight and vented front fender . The year was 1982 these bike were all functional utilitarian offroad machines. Reliable comfortable capable
It sure is a beautiful design!
Love the simplicity of our older bikes
It’s great, isn’t it!
Your dad looks like a real bruiser/destroyer !!! Obviously a talented dedicated man, great work on restoring those bikes ! Great video...Thanks !
Glad you enjoyed it, I'll pass the comment along to him!
That's when they used to build true motocycles. It's a beaut!
It sure is!
That XT is a real gem. Nice resto bud.
Thanks mate!
Awesome bike!!! Completely agree about the simplicity of old school motorcycles 👍
It sure is!
You might like that bike he had under the covers (it’s a DR650 😂)
@@AusMoto Haha he’s a man of good choice!!
Fantastic video. Your dad is a legend! Cannot wait to get my hands on one of these!
Thanks heaps, Luke!
This was my first bike in 2002 , man I’ve always missed that one. Great times I’m just so happy you never let yours go. That machine was a eye opener as a young man, great bike we paid 700$ for it back then.
That’s awesome man!
I had its big brother back in 1980, the XT500. Loved that bike and deeply regret selling it.😭😭😭
Yeah, they're a beautiful bike!!
I used to smirk at these when I was 18 but I like them now.
They have aged well for sure!
Your old man is solid
Yeah, he’s pretty jacked!
I had this exact model and colour around 95-97 before I sold it in maybe 98. I was a teenager and I learnt to ride on it. Very comfortable bike for on or off road. I put a black rack on the back and used it for camping. I remember I’d sometimes slid forward on the downward facing seat after I overdid the armour all.
That's awesome mate!
Your dad is awesome. Great that you share a passion!
Thank you!
Cool bike! Agreed the new shit is a dime a dozen. I'll take the Vintage stuff every time!
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I can easly fix everything on my DT50 1981, my friend new bike needs to be fixed at dealer for the smalest things.
My first road regoed bike was a XT250 and it was awsome 😁😁 and unlike todays bikes the seat is actualy a seat that you could sit on all day 🫡👍
Haha that's awesome mate and yep, the seat is super comfy!!
That bike is a beautiful piece of machinery. It sure is nice to see someone treat and respect his toys like I do mine (I'm into atv's).
One day when you're your dad's age Josh, you can sit down with your kids and watch this video while looking at your dad's bike sitting in front of ya's. Great video guys. Cheers!!
Glad you enjoyed it and it sure is a beautiful bike!
Right on, luv your Dads attitude! He’s a beast, all the way to his knees😂
He does have quite the chicken legs hahaha 🤣
@@AusMoto hilarious make sure to tell him😂
i got 1980 xt250cc G for my early 25 birthday & she is great fun so easy to fix & balance well
That's awesome!
Cheers and yea but I have to repaint the tank cos it's crusty bubble paint happening on tank then after it done paint I can place xt250 stickers on
So cool to see, i love these bikes and have one myself. These models were actually made 1980-83
It's such an awesome bike!
Thats right, made 1980 to 1983 however you could still buy one new in Aus until 1991.
Love the beautiful bike, love the movie!
Thanks and yep, an awesome movie!!
Sometimes we all feel like Rambo : us against the world
Luv the bike!! That bike was a total stud in the movie. Interesting how they made it sound like a two stroke. He just physically attacked cops in a small town -he was definitely riding for his life
Cheers mates
USA
Thank you, Allan!
Had an xt250g for 17years.Made it from scrap looking for used parts in junkyards.Regret that i gave it away.
My most trustfull companion.I rode it for more than 160.000km.
That's incredible!
Fuck your old man is ripped 😅👌 he's done a mint job on the resto too 🙌
Haha I'll let him know, it'll make his day 🤣😂 and yeah, it's bloody in mint condition!
Effin bad ass dad and rig absolute legend
Haha I’ll tell him that
What an awesome bike!
I just bought one yesterday but in average condition, nothing like this
This one hasn’t always been this nice, a lot of blood, sweat and tears into getting it like this!
Have the same bike here in The States. But its a 1983. It does have original ABS rear brakes by default…drum brakes. Cheers!
Nicee!
Awesome absolutely awesome. Great work guys.
Thanks heaps mate!
They sold those down under up until 1990? It’s like a ‘79 for us stateside
Yeah, don’t believe there was really any changes from those early models.
Hahah, what a great intro! Your old boy is a straight up ledge. The bike is in such mint knick. My first ever bike was an 80 model YZ80, and looked a lot like a small version of this, simple great bikes.
Haha I'll need to feature him on the channel some more, maybe a motocamping trip since he's got a DR650 and never done one!
And yep, love the older bikes. I'd like to find one of the old two-strokes and restored it myself one day.
@@AusMoto Take him out moto camping for sure, would be epic content! Yeah restoring one would be a lot of fun.
I had one in 1991 and it was missing the same side cover lol, mine was the black and silver tank, it was a beast it was as loud as a Harley and used to give me an electric shock when hitting the off switch! Good times lol
Hahaha that's awesome mate!
@@AusMoto we had some fun on it, the pillion pegs are on the swing arm, your legs were like pogo sticks and the brakes were crap 🤣 was totally worth the $500 i paid!
I had a 86 model looks the same your front indicators don't look right same color $1700 new back then I use to hunt on it in Costerfield Vic back then made holster for the rifle mounted on the side of the bike chased Kangaroo's I miss those days when the world was a lot better. Thanks for the Vid Cheers Jeffrey
That’s blood awesome, thanks for watching Jeffrey!
My dad sold his 1980xt250, same bike not quite in same condition but close, a couple of years ago. I wanted to take it as a hand down but my mother Veto'd that and I have been so disappointed ever since that its gone. I think it would have been an excellent heirloom.
Ah that’s a shame mate!
Bad ass bike.
It sure is!
I had one of these 20 years ago. I really liked it 😀 It was stolen twice. The second time, it wasn't recovered....
That’s a damn shame!
My first bike in 80’s
Awesome mate!
Very nice xt
They’re beautiful bikes!
moto dt yamaha dt top world i love you 👋😍😘👍👍👍👍👍
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That is a nice bike
It really is a beautiful bike!
BEST on the world!!!!
It’s certainly an awesome bike!
nice man i got the same bike but mines is red and white. its in A1 shape and i got a parts bike of the same make n model aswell, cant wait for all the snow to melt.
Nice!👍
John Rambo well done 👏 a good laugh
Haha thank you!
I have Kawasaki kl 250 A, its very similar bike and my sidecover is made of fiberglass and in very poor condition. I cant find cheap replacement all over globe, so thinki about making metal one. I can see your effort you put in 😁👍
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Brilliant
Thank you mate!
Brilliant .Kaplan America videos brought me here wondering about the Rambo bike .Lovely job lads .Ps just for a laugh .I worked with an idiot who wore all the camo gear to work .They nicknamed him Rambo but he got divorced and stopped washing and shaving regularly .The Glasgow humour kicked in and tbe changed his name to Sambo😮😅
Thanks mate 😅😅
@@AusMoto No thank you .That was great .What a great job you did .I had 28 bikes in my time .Best wee trailer were the dt175mx and the kawasaki kmx200 for rip fun ..Best of luck pal .Love the Aussies .Same as the West Coast Scots .Anything for a laugh and a bevvy
Is it because you're in Australia that the indicators are above the handlebar as they hang below on European bikes?
Must be the reason I guess!
Wow so nice the bike👍👍👍
Thanks, it’s a beautiful bike!
My first registered bike was a 1980 xt250 back in the mid 80’s which looks pretty much the same as yours dad’s. I think I paid $550 from the first owner, I think I still have the owner manual somewhere. I would love to find another one to restore 👍
They’re a beautiful bike 👍
Now wait a second please. You cant restore a 1980 bike around 1985. You can only fix it. If you find another one to restore after almost 40 years since it's production, and do a good job, I am sure you will understand what I said. :) Doug in Michigan.
I would like to restore a 1976 Honda XR75 and a Yamaha GT mini-enduro 60cc bike at the beginning of "On any Sunday", (the first bike I rode too.).
Both of those bikes are responsible for the vast majority of the dirt bike activity in the USA, and it will never be equaled.
I always fought that too with the 2 stroke sounds you'd get moped s sounding like cr80 red rocket Lol
It’s super annoying that that do that, even now in modern movies it’s still done!
Great job! I just wonder why the engine in movie at some momemts sounds like a two stroke...
Thanks and yeah, it really doesn't make sense!
There is a deflector behind the right side plate. Mine is original and has this heat deflector 😊🇩🇰
Ahh nice!
I have one and I'm looking to restore it.. do you have any help on carburetion
That’s awesome!
Not really, just take it apart and sonic clean it I reckon.
I believe it's a common 28mm Mikuni carb. You can get a rebuild kit. Special note set the float while at the angle it's at while mounted on the engine. But yeah...clean, soak, clean, rebuild. Good luck!
Yeah good luck finding any of those old bikes without the seat stuffed. A piece of history and it looks brand new. And I bet if you wanted to find a old bike like this it would probably cost you more then a second hand wr or yz426 lol
Yeah haha, he's definitely done a good job restoring it!
No idea how much a good example of these would sell for.
@@AusMoto did you get the build date wrong? Wouldn’t it be a 1980 bike and not a 1990? Or did they not change during the 80’s. Only questioning it as first blood was released in 82
@@budget-adventure yeah, bike was the same from 1980-1990. Just different paint offerings and few little changes, but pretty much identical bikes.
lol i got same one. seat was burned up due to exhaust had rusted away. same sidecover missing and also missing the airbox or a cover or something for that area. still have it sitting in a garage torn apart. been in hibernation for 12 + years now. i do think mine is older tho maybe a 88 model since it have red instead of the yellow.
Nice! 😂
Nice!
Thanks!
So cool. :)
Thanks sir!
i was going to buy one of those when they were new but went for the XL250 instead.. A a little tip for you , dont give your dad any lip . He looks like his been bench pressing that XT🤣🤣
Hahaha 😂🤣
Got it in one...2 stroke.:).:).
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😅 that Brings back memories😮
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Can it do over 110kph?
It probably tops out around 110kph
They will easily top 120kph.
I was hoping to see my old dr650 in the garage
Haha it’s there mate, the one under the covers in the beginning was the mighty DR!
Will do a video on it in the future.
@@AusMoto I thought that was it
Not nit picking but the bike used in the Rambo first blood movie was a 1981 xt250 and was the only year it was red...the xt250 was discontinuing in 1985 not the 90s at least here in the US
That's true, but near identical bikes as they didn't change much
Looks like Dad spends a lot of time standing in front of the mirror at the Gym doing curls. Arms guy.
He's pretty jacked all over, not bad for 54!!
Original rides
It sure is!
I live in Sydney Australia and I am interested
Unfortunately not for sale, Souhail.
Is it for sale?
Unfortunately not for sale, Souhail.
How tall is your father?
Not sure exactly, maybe around 174cm?
your dad is fucking shredded how tf are his veins so big
Training for 40+ years haha!
Does your dad even lift bro
He’s trained a little bit, something like 40 years, so not too much.
Rambo ride a 2stroke bike,you have a 4stroke bike.
That's incorrect, it's a 4-stroke with the 2-stroke sound dubbed over the sound.
ハリウッド映画、バイクの音２ストに吹き替えるのはナゼ？ ターミネーター２のＸＲも2スト音＾＾
No idea why!
The motor on these broke before the sidecover. Avoid these junk heaps if possible, unless it was owned by an old lady.
Interesting, didn't know that was the case, hopefully doesn't happen to this one!
You talk like '90 was a long time ago. hmmmm.
Before I was born haha!
@@AusMoto Hate to tell you but the world was here before and will be here after you. Enjoy the ride.