Some info on that boso bike for you guys. 1) the seat says カワグチ (Kawaguchi) on it. They are a famous seat maker in Japan. 2) The Yoshimura gauge is usually used to monitor the engine temperature because calling the bike (the Japanese revving thing) makes it hotter than f*** 3)it’s maybe the 20th or so bike of its kind in the states. Let me know if you wanna know more about it!
5:46 "The reason we're able to import these is because they're over 25 years old" - My mind instinctively thought of the late 80s. Then suddenly it hit me like a wrecking ball, _no, that basically means the year 2000._ As soon as that thought hit me I felt about 100 years old.
Mini busses are the bomb. I had a Subaru E12 Libero, and it is the best ride I ever had or will have. 4WD, sliding doors on both sides, panoramic roof - where the front half of it could slide open, over the rear part - a turning radius about the size of the bus itself, and the show stopper: the front seats could swivel, and with the front bench folded down, you had a mini sitting room for 4 people! It was so fun, and so cool to ride. You could also lay everything flat to create a 2 person bed. Oh, the good times we had with that bus… ❤
Hey Sean, I don't know if you will see this, but I wanted to say thanks to you, at the grand old age of 46 I finally did my Motorcycle license over here in the UK. After watching tons of old SRK cycle videos I finally opted for an XVS-650. Well that was a year ago and it's proven to be the best thing I ever did. Even took my fiancée to the sea side (a five and a half hour round trip) which was one of her first long rides. She was pretty much against having a bike for years, but after that trip she loves it as much as me! (We did do lots of local short trips first just to get her use to being on the back and for me riding with a pillion passenger). So from both of us, thank you.
Huge congrats mate, I did my CBT last year because of this channel at the ripe age of 37 so there's hope for me yet. I don't actually understand how I even get my full license so that might be something to investigate next year when the weather gets better.
@@kaotixcrew Thank you and congrats right back at you 😀I cheated a bit and did an intense course (as it was the quickest way to be able to get a test booked!). So CBT was on day 1, then day 2 and 3 were on 125's getting use to the basics on the road, day 4 was a full day on a Kawasaki 650z on the road, day 5 was the Module 1 test (manoeuvres in a controlled environment) then the Mod 2 was a few days later which was the on-road test. The good thing about being over 24 is you can go straight to unrestricted license 😀
I was a photographer for Japanese magazines in the 80’s and 90’s. The Japanese like to use American words in their products. For example these are some names of Japanese magazines that are only sold in Japan. Tarazan, Seven Seas, Olive, Popeye. I am living in Los Angeles and back in the 80’s and 90’s they were fascinated with the on goings in Los Angeles ranging from fashion, products and sports. When I was 13 in 1970 I bought a used 1968 yellow/white Honda Mini Trail Z50A from my friend from mowing lawns for the whole summer and I paid $100 for the Mini Trail. I still have that bike today along with a perfectly restored 1969 Honda CL350 Scrambler in orange/white. I just love old Honda bikes.
The old Honda trail bikes are amazing. I still own my dad's 1970 CT70. He got it new for his 13th birthday. It's been in the family ever since. I learned to ride on it when I was 11. My children have also ridden it. I'll never part with it. I still have the original title with my grandpa's signature on it.
Me too man. I’m at 78 vintage bikes and counting. Ranging from hand shifter Indians to 1970s enduros. My favorite is the 71 sl350k1. I have one mint in red and white.
Shoutout to the teams dedication for getting everything out with so much patience. Especially seeing all the damage done. Also, there was no complaining about setting up & tearing down each time you had to take the trucks out. Got some good people around you.
The Japanese 50cc bikes are so popular here in Japan because if you have a car license you can ride them without having to get a motorcycle license. Lots of cool stuff! Cheers from Tokyo!
Same in US, we can ride anything 50cc or less with only a drivers license.. I ride a 1985 Spree with a 70cc conversion kit.. I can do 0-40kph in like 5 seconds.. dont tell the cops 🤫
It’s the same here in the uk but you need to pass a compulsory training course, and if you complete that while holding a car license then they give you a moped license which is a bike up to 50cc and up to 28mph.
Here in Australia there are car licence 50cc bikes and bike licence 50cc bikes. To qualify for a car licence, they must be limited to not be able to exceed 50kmh. As they cannot exceed town speed limits, they typically are not fitted with a high beam headlight or switch, speedos only go to 50kmh.
Nothing like those mini trucks and vans, I’m an equipment mechanic for a college we have several of those mini trucks and vans. They work great for getting through small areas, sidewalks, etc, the guys love them for their size.
They are cheap and reliable.... Our automakers lobby to keep them banned because of it. Toyota makes a 10k little pickup that they will not allow in the States.
@@michaelm.1947 Yeah no doubt. I get it about being pro US but at the same time they aren't making options for consumers who don't want to pay a fortune for a vehicle, also the government isn't helping either with all the regulations.....
I worked for Land Rover from the '80s through the '00s. We would bring test vehicles to Canada for cold weather testing and to the US (Death Valley) for hot weather testing. When we had a Land Rover on test with a right-hand-drive steering wheel, we'd take a steering wheel like you did. Making left turns at an intersection, the left-seat occupant would roll the window down, hold the spare steering wheel out the window with both hands, and "steer" the Land Rover through the turn at the intersection. The number of times that drivers or passengers in other cars would just sit there with their mouths open watching this would just be amazing. Of course, everyone in the Land Rover would be sitting in their seat totally deadpan, acting like nothing unusual was happening. Big fun.
Those 2 red MotoCompos are designed to fold up--even the handlebars fold down and store under the bodywork. All the fluids-oil, gas, even battery acid-shut off so you can store the bike without fluids leaking. They were designed to be stored in a Honda City, a small commuter car, and when traffic stalled going into Tokyo, you just parked the car, unfolded the bike, kicked the 50cc engine into "life", and wobbled into your office. I owned one in the 80s. Mike Spencer, a one-time Honda superbike racer, bought it in Japan for me and brought into the country as his checked luggage. I brought it home strapped to the rear seat of a big Honda VT1000 cruiser. Incredible design, really fun.
The TRX850 is a great bike. I've had 4! They were sold in Europe, Japan and Australia. The Japanese models like yours are speed limited to 180kmh (115mph). There is a mod you can do to the speedo unit which bypasses the speed limiter. And put a decent set of mufflers on it! They sound great with the 270 degree crankshaft.
I had one too. It was my second bike thirty years ago! Great bike with 82hp and a good torque with the 270 degree crankshaft (it was the first yam to use this). I still remembering the how this bike sounded when I changed the muflers for a comp ones
as a japanese, i love this video. :3 also Japan in the 1980~now Is obsessed with English because it is badass. it's like Americans love Kanjis. I hate Kanji. like Japan LOOOOVES American culture but doesn't understand it that much. Just like American anime fans thinking Japan a utopia just like in the animes. I used to see those bosozoku bikes in japan. i wish you find a video of bosozoku people playing music with the engine sounds. its called "call" they rev the cars to make songs the car body part was probably 車体(shatai) so just a word for body for basically most of vehicles. 車(kuruma/sha)is a category of vehicles including cars, trucks, and bikes. but its usually used for cars, so the translation probably said car body transating 車(car)体(body) not 車体(body). that flare always annoy me, in my 370z its also in the passenger side feet and it falls all the time and it just moves between my legs. I wanna go to the US, I never went to America in my life.
if im correct, in Anime, the reason for most characters to have big eyes, is to appeal to the american market. Japan loves america in many ways, using american things in their crafts is a sign of respect, i'd say!
Thanks for the inside information about the bikes and the culture of Japan. In america there is 2 main biker cultures. The biggest is the Harely Davidson culture which is usually guys over 40 they all ride almost the same bagger all tricked out. The younger guys here love the japanese stuff they do more trick and racing. Alot, most guys over 40s love and grew up riding Kawasaki KZ 900 and 1,000 I had 5 of them. Hello from Louisville Ky in the good old USA :)
Growing up in South Africa, the only license you could get at the age of 16 was a 50cc. You can only get a car license at 18. I used to ride a Yamaha RZ50 that i customized with a full racing kit. A friend of mine had a TMZR . These were awesome bikes and super fast after we notified them.... Fast for a 16-year old. My career to about 15,000 RPM 80 mph... Which is super fast for a 1980's 50cc
Small moped tuning is really fun. My street moped, gilera rcr 2011 top speed was 117kmh on the stock 50cc cylinder(ported ofcourse and racing expansion chamber)
I wish I still had the 250 Yamaha street bike I had new back in the 80’s now! It was a little bit too small for long distances but it was great for around town n easily handled. Gas ⛽️ mileage was awesome,person next to me at the pump was taking $20’s outta their pockets and I was pulling out a couple bucks n some change for my gas 🤣⛽️👍👍
Two things: 1. Welcome to the Kei family, I have two vans :-) 2. There should be a tab pull tab in the door to get the windows to roll down all the way PS if you need more assistance let me know. There is a pretty big community all over the US.
Man, you really got some awesome stuff. Thank you for such a long video it enabled me to walk 3.4 miles on my treadmill as I watched you and your crew unload that shipping container.
Hey, General Contractor here. You guys got some cool bikes there and about $1500 dollars worth of plywood and lumber. Thanks for the vid! I ride a 2020 Harley Softail Heritage Classic. I bought and restored a 1985 Honda Elite 250 last year and loved every step of that process. Ride on!
I learned on, rode daily and circuit raced a 250RR at Suzuka when I was stationed in Japan. They are incredibly capable. I kept my NSR 250 and my NR750 which I sold during COVID. Nice find!
I've spent some time in Japan with the military and the whole time I was there i was drooling over the cars and motorcycles, even the mini-mini vans like this that are extremely common there. They are so cool and actually practical.
In the late '80s, my friends and i all bought Yamaha YSR50s. Some of our girlfriends bought them too. We all put the big bore 80cc kits on them and Lucky Strike sticker kits. We looked like the Shriners puttering around town in a big group of a dozen-ish matching tiny bikes. Thanks for bring back a good old memory. :)
I truly enjoyed watching this from start to finish. The bikes are all gems, and to sweeten things you now have a shop truck and a crew hauler. Please post update vids on what you do with your new inventory.
Man this my favorite bike and beards episode, I’m a Honda man w an 05 real and 2013 Cbr500r seeing all these random little bikes coming out by surprise is SO cool. God bless you Sean
I have never owned a single motorcycle in my life and have only ridden one a few times. I watched this whole episode because of the unique variety you bought. Nice collection! I passed one of those little trucks on highway 70 coming from Sparta a few months ago.
I live in Knoxville and there is a parts n delivery store a block away that have mini Toyotas and Mitsubishi flat beds and vans they use. They had a two tone green n white mini Toyota Classic van that was close to brand new. It was incredible looking.
The lights on the Baja 250 are set up like the factory Honda race bikes. They are supported off of the frame so that the weight does not affect the steering. In addition, the light stays centered over rough terrain.
My Kawasaki Ninja is from Thailand, a model that revs higher and gives more torque and horsepower. I bought it in the USA and had it shippd (imported) here to Mexico. 👍 *ABSOLUTE ROCKET.* 🏍
I agree, but I think he was wrong about there being an NSR 500, ithe road version was a 3-cylinder 400, in what was a 250 frame I think. great bikes and very rare and desirable. The 500 NSR's were GP racing bikes.
@@thesunreport The NSR125 is also a weird one since AFAIK it was made in Japan, but in parts that were then sent to be assembled in Italy and sold in Europe
@@lasskinn474 from my experience, NSR is the superior one, ZX25RR is so damn heavy. It's fast, but it's heavy. The NSR is far more lighter and more manageable in long distance. If you're talking about fuel consumption, zx25rr is better, obviously
@@literallyhuman5990 yeah it(old) would probably be better. to be honest i'd just want an english review of the damn thing haha. lucky for me they don't put the engine in a more upright streetfighter because otherwise i might get one(even though it wouldn't really make sense pricewise to same or more power bikes with fewer cylinders or in future maintanence etc, but i live where it's sold)
I have been watching Sean’s TH-cam channel from day one. Anyone else proud of this guy on how far he has come? This video just blows my mind!! I cannot imagine the excitement ya’ll had opening this shipping container. Super smart investment that’s for sure. Keep up the great content Brother and a big hello from Newfoundland, Canada! 👊🤙 🏍️
That little Honda Truck is a banger, and it's so funny, but I have had many Honda cars, and that *beep beep beep* sound when the door is ajar is the same damn tone on all em I have ever owned LOL
NOT THE BOSOZUKA right off the rip ! Omg i love the color and always intrigued in them. . So ill stay for the whole video . Hell yeah. I want one. I have cash!!!
I have a black trx 850. They were built to compete with the Ducati trellis frame bikes. My first bike was a red nsr 125. These little vans were really popular in the uk, in the 80’s. My first job when I left school was driving around a 4wd Subaru version. These vans were prone to tipping forward when you were heavy on the brakes.
So glad I watched this. I miss hanging out w my buddies & it’s refreshing to see something different in the bikes & that ur God-fearing cool dudes. Wow! Where have u been. Not here! Boo.
The TRX850 is still very popular here in the Netherlands. There is also a TDM850 with the same engine. I have a newer TDM900 myself. They're not much to look at but so much fun to ride and very versatile & super reliable. If you ever do this again you should really try to get yourself a TDM. You actually had the first gen TDM850 in the USA in the late '80s, but only for a year I believe.
@@mikebowman5648 Nice! The 1st gen always was my favorite. But I couldn't afford one back then, and much much later on it just made more to get the 900.
I run mostly offroad/enduro bikes but after a lot of street bikes my keeper is a TDM 900, shopping, touring, being stupid on Sundays it's the last bike I'd sell.
@@graciescottsdale I knew that model as (the first) 750cc. Weird why they docked the Japanese/Australian version 50cc. There was also a CBR750f that we never got (we had 600). I loved my 400 but got rid of it because parts availability was a big problem. When my clutch cable went It was faster to install a hydraulic clutch from a older model that was being sold in parts. When the rear wheel bearing went i had to swap the entire swingarm with a donor because the bearings were no longer being sold. Can't daily drive a bike when every broken part sends you on a month long search for parts. That does remind me, Kawasaki is selling a ZX-4RR now with the same mindset (four-cilinder, sixteen-valve, dual brake discs etc. Maybe see what they're doing on the second hand market.
regarding rust & how they care for Motorcycles : I once met a Japanese co-worker of someone who road Kawaski's in New england USA. And every 'fall/autumn' he would bring his bike into his Condo & take it apart in the dining room like a surgeon. Cleaning EVERY piece of bodywork and or fixing it & oiling metalwork & stripping the engine down & rebuilding it before the end of the winter.
Oh that Bozozuko is so Japanese street culture ! That black Honda Beat is rad. The Yamaha 50 looks awesome with the white bike & fairing on purple rims, and the Silver Pigeon is BADASS. Love the seat for 2. The Honda Baja looks so cool with the dual headlights and it's tall stance. Oh that Yamaha 850 ! Yamaha always has the best stance and profile. Wow, those two Honda trucks are AWESOME and I hope you keep the white one for the shop. I'd LOVE to own that silver minivan. It's so badass.
@@BikesandBeards I saw a wild one on the strangely named "Japan-partner" import site recently. It was a "Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear Chamonix" from 1999. I cannot describe how incredibly insane this thing was. Not really a kei van, more a regular sized minivan, but It was just so crazy cool.
the guy has vipers and all that. notice he doesn't have any well paid mechanics around him though. ODD. Because..then he would actually have to pay them.
My Uncle was a well known between the wars grass tracker, who ended up in Pegasus Airborne Brigade. Where he had a hand in designing the original Paratrooper Folding Monkey Bikes. We had about five or six. I sold all of the ones I hadn't canabalized for spares, three, about twenty five years back. I had a clear out of all my wrecks and "projects" that were never going to get done. You've done well here, a great selection of weird and wonderful Japanese Exotica!
5:26 Headlight is actually from a company called Marchal. It's really popular in Japan and they make one of the best vintage headlights for motorcycles.
The main reason you'll see English on Japanese products, even if they were never meant to be brought to the US, is simply because the Japanese think English texts look cool and give a sense of "western" appeal to a product. You'll often times see shirts, hats, posters, and lots of other things in English over there mainly for appeal, even if the text looks weird 😂. Hope this helps!
@@jfundo5429 no they do as English is taught in their schools you'll find that the us is one of the few countries where the majority of people speak only one language
@@slow_s1000 A significant part of the US is bilingual. The US is a country of immigrants so it makes sense that people speak more than one language. In countries like France you will see that most people only speak French, even the young ones. I live in The Netherlands and I speak two languages. Mainly because it's a small country and nobody speaks Dutch outside of it.
@ that’s where you’re only half right the us does have immigrants but almost 80% of Americans speak English of that 80% only 20% speak another language other than English of the 335 million Americans only 68 million don’t speak English 😂 Out of the 50ish countries in Europe only 45% speak only their native language the other 55% speak their native language plus another foreign language as you said this is because their neighboring countries most likely speak another language the us is significantly only English because we only have two neighboring countries Mexico which is Spanish speaking and Canada which is English and French but 75% speak English hence why it’s their first language
Yoshimura presently is a world class motorcycle racing engine builder and exhaust manufacturer. It was started in the 50's & 60's by Yoshimura doing engine work on Triumph & BSA motorcycles of US servicemen stationed in Japan. I was introduced to Yoshimura by a USAF buddy who owned a Kawasaki KZ-1000 that had been built by Yoshimura and brought back to the US by him. The KZ-1000 was very fast even in comparison to a stock one, I would describe it as the sickest machine I ever rode and can honestly say I attracted the attention of an Idaho State Highway Patrol Trooper as I drove by him at the his mailbox at the end of his driveway at 165 MPH. With 5 miles of nothing except sage brush and straight road back into town and my house at the edge of town I just kept going and was safe home in a couple of minutes. Well before him and any local police or sheriff officers could respond... The bike being a Kawasaki was a widow-maker being very fast but had evil handling characteristics...
But seriously what's the target audience here? Are they children bikes? I just randomly watched the video, don't know much about the bikes, except that those small ones are so damn cute 🥰
@@tamarans.ns.ii.4968 Not really, 125s are often for 16+ y.o. They are more compact because there is no need for weight and size in such small power limit
That first bike you referenced is from "Bosozoku" culture (long accents on the first 2 syllables) and it's generally associated with young delinquents who annoy everyone by revving their high pitched engines constantly as they ride or while stopoed at a traffic light. My wife and i really hate this subculture of motorcycles here in Japan...😅
I had a japanese girlfriend & we visited family there. Late one night a bososoku was riding around town revving his engine constantly. It went on for a long while with him revving & the police chasing with sirens. Was half funny & half annoying. Turns out some bososoku are low level Yakuza & are tasked with occupying the police in one area of town so an illegal car meet/race can happen in another area.
That pick up is the coolest thing ever. Put your bike on the back and your good to go! Absolutely stone cold killer. And you have the combi mpv van to match. Im so jealous
Got a bit of tire shine on my Honda 919. Knew it was there and figured I would take it easy for a few miles. Made it about 20 feet out of my driveway and was down. Just like you said "on ice". Broke my collarbone and 4 ribs (one actually broke in 2 places). Never saw a doctor. Super lucky to be able to use all my toys. Heed the warning! Stay safe and have fun.
There's an infamous video on youtube titled "Brand new Gixxer crashed" which illustrates this perfectly. Poor dude doesn't even make if out of the dealer's parking lot.
Sean my buddy just picked up a nsr 250r, about a year ago, that we have been going through and just finished up a couple months ago. They are 2 stroke bikes that never came to America, and are legends . Sent to England, Germany, and Australia i believe.
that wasn't the question tho. The question was why is it in English and the answer is simply because of how strong American influence was after ww2 because of military control
@slow_s1000 it literally was the question of why is "squash" a American word on a Japanese bike, it literally means "for the sport" in the case of being on the bike.
@@mcnair435he can't answer the question because Sean literally said in question form why is an American word on a Japanese bike. I literally answered the question of why the word was on the bike and in the form of being on the bike means "for the sport".
@@slow_s1000it's in katakana, Japan only used Katakana for foreign words or zoomer use them to emphasize a hiragana word. Other than that, they mostly used hiragana and Kanji for daily usage.
First off, awesome video. Just loved watching each bike get revealed. Was truly exciting. 😁 Second - is there not any closed down businesses near you? Ones with loading docks? You could contact the property owner and rent it out for a weekend to unload. Just hire a local trucker to move the trailer. Heck, if you have no use for the trailer and you paid for it, then a trucker would possibly transport it to the loading dock in return for the trailer once emptied. There might be some DOT rules, but the trailer got there, so I presume it’s legal and not overloaded, etc. Again, SUPER EXCITED to watch this video. Now I want a vintage mini bike!
Heck I live in middle TN, and have a place with a loading dock, and several large overhead doors that exit to level ground he can use next time. Only catch is the container needs a spot for a nice 96' RVF400R I will fully pay for :)
Transport has entered the chat: future reference. Any reputable transport company/carrier in your area can destuff that container for a modest fee and allow you to stage the contents temporarily on their dock until you pick everything up. Storage at cost is an added possibility. Note: we drop containers of chassis utilizing a day cab/shunts truck and 4 tow motors (one on each corner). The ponies lift up in tandem off the chassis enough for the power unit to pull the chassis out from underneath. The tricky/dangerous part is lowering the container by all four corners to the ground without capsizing any of the corners via a ground guide calling out the leveling. No for beginners. Containers can be sold to be refurbished or simply dropped in a corner somewhere for storage.
South Africa also got a number of the various 250 4 strokes but sadly you don't see many of them anymore here. Probably grabbed by collectors like all the 2 strokes were.
Lower those forks!!! Always have the forklift forks as low to the ground as possible. Never drive the forklift around with the forks elevated AT ALL! (You could accidently cut someone in half instead of just tripping someone or injuring their foot/feet). Love most of your videos, Sean😎 Be SAFE!👍👍👍
no they are not, and they do not drop a chassis and can and leave unless you want to get a very large bill I have been hauling shipping containers for 15 years. I call BS on this whole deal
3:57 that smell is quite unhealthy gas they use to keep pests out of the container and not bring invasive species into other country’s…. But good that you guys take a gooooood sniff lol 😂
The British were huge in helping the Japanese auto/motorcycle industry rebuild after WWII. As a tribute the Japanese used English writing on there vehicles, a tradition that continues to this day.
Hadn't heard that. Obviously, the Americans were there (and actually running the country for a while) after the war as well. What I did hear was the British were there helping with their railway system early on and were asked about how they do their road system as well. Result is the Japanese drive on the left side of the road. Personally, driving on the left, having the steering wheel on the right side, and having the turn signals on the right side of the steering wheel is better for me.
2 things i know for sure is........1. The guy doing this video is ex military. 2. This is one of the coolest videos I've ever watched!....AND THERE CHRISTIANS!!!
you're making all these claims to be 'the 1st' of this and that, but ICONIC MOTORBIKES been importing Japanese bikes for years already lol.. out of California and more recently, RI
I was stationed in Japan and had Honda CBR 250RR and it was a blast to ride. That 20,000 rpm redline was crazy. Mine was black and gold. I also had a NSR 250R blue and white. I had a newer model NSR. The NSR has an awesome sound. Miss those bikes.
This may be the Best upload ever for this channel. There's a year's worth of content here and I'm glued to my seat ready to go...
was thinking same thing
BESIDES THAT NONE GOT STARTED YEA LMAO
I know can’t wait to see these run!
Rubbish. He ordered nothing. This is fake. As are the comments saying it's great.
@@jayr6666 are you skitzo?
Some info on that boso bike for you guys.
1) the seat says カワグチ (Kawaguchi) on it. They are a famous seat maker in Japan.
2) The Yoshimura gauge is usually used to monitor the engine temperature because calling the bike (the Japanese revving thing) makes it hotter than f***
3)it’s maybe the 20th or so bike of its kind in the states.
Let me know if you wanna know more about it!
yea listen to this guy. he has a whole team of "boso" or kyusha-kai bikes in california
@@brianbkrr for real? 🥺
@@ezon725 yep
I think Yoshimura makes exaust pipe
@@romeoserban6067the exhaust on this XJR is from Red Stage not Yoshimura.
5:46 "The reason we're able to import these is because they're over 25 years old" - My mind instinctively thought of the late 80s. Then suddenly it hit me like a wrecking ball, _no, that basically means the year 2000._ As soon as that thought hit me I felt about 100 years old.
Oh god, I didn't register that until I saw you comment.
damn i’m not even old and i feel old thinking abt that
Unless you live in California!
Being a '99 kid my mind for some reason went to early 90s & its dawning on me that i am also 25 😢
Just like 5 years ago was 2015
Mini busses are the bomb.
I had a Subaru E12 Libero, and it is the best ride I ever had or will have.
4WD, sliding doors on both sides, panoramic roof - where the front half of it could slide open, over the rear part - a turning radius about the size of the bus itself, and the show stopper: the front seats could swivel, and with the front bench folded down, you had a mini sitting room for 4 people!
It was so fun, and so cool to ride. You could also lay everything flat to create a 2 person bed. Oh, the good times we had with that bus… ❤
As a truck driver you have to cut those locks off it's a one time use so yes you have to cut them off every time
Oh good to know
Yep, single use anti tamper seal, so you can tell if the container was opened at all.
Very cool to know. Or trivia I say you😊
@@BikesandBeardsdarn. I was hoping for a customs came a visited us video. Lol😅
bolt seals
Hey Sean, I don't know if you will see this, but I wanted to say thanks to you, at the grand old age of 46 I finally did my Motorcycle license over here in the UK. After watching tons of old SRK cycle videos I finally opted for an XVS-650. Well that was a year ago and it's proven to be the best thing I ever did. Even took my fiancée to the sea side (a five and a half hour round trip) which was one of her first long rides. She was pretty much against having a bike for years, but after that trip she loves it as much as me! (We did do lots of local short trips first just to get her use to being on the back and for me riding with a pillion passenger). So from both of us, thank you.
Huge congrats mate, I did my CBT last year because of this channel at the ripe age of 37 so there's hope for me yet. I don't actually understand how I even get my full license so that might be something to investigate next year when the weather gets better.
46 isn't old
@@kaotixcrew Thank you and congrats right back at you 😀I cheated a bit and did an intense course (as it was the quickest way to be able to get a test booked!). So CBT was on day 1, then day 2 and 3 were on 125's getting use to the basics on the road, day 4 was a full day on a Kawasaki 650z on the road, day 5 was the Module 1 test (manoeuvres in a controlled environment) then the Mod 2 was a few days later which was the on-road test. The good thing about being over 24 is you can go straight to unrestricted license 😀
@@akashsarkar2001-r5k it felt old in the rain and near 0'C weather 🤣😂
Nice work man, it’s not easy here, did you go DAS?
I was a photographer for Japanese magazines in the 80’s and 90’s. The Japanese like to use American words in their products. For example these are some names of Japanese magazines that are only sold in Japan. Tarazan, Seven Seas, Olive, Popeye. I am living in Los Angeles and back in the 80’s and 90’s they were fascinated with the on goings in Los Angeles ranging from fashion, products and sports. When I was 13 in 1970 I bought a used 1968 yellow/white Honda Mini Trail Z50A from my friend from mowing lawns for the whole summer and I paid $100 for the Mini Trail. I still have that bike today along with a perfectly restored 1969 Honda CL350 Scrambler in orange/white. I just love old Honda bikes.
The old Honda trail bikes are amazing. I still own my dad's 1970 CT70. He got it new for his 13th birthday. It's been in the family ever since. I learned to ride on it when I was 11. My children have also ridden it. I'll never part with it. I still have the original title with my grandpa's signature on it.
Those are english words, not American words. lol Just sayin...
You mowed lawns for $100?
Great history and thank you for sharing. Enjoy your prize possessions. 👍👍
Me too man. I’m at 78 vintage bikes and counting. Ranging from hand shifter Indians to 1970s enduros. My favorite is the 71 sl350k1. I have one mint in red and white.
“Fido was also not only not dead, but alive” has to be my favorite sentence I’ve heard today.
The problem with buying bikes from Japan is that they are right hand drive.🤣🤣
Nah nothing rusts on the pacific rim near coast except alaska where they salt roads
You are right! The headlights will need changing as the focus the wrong way
@@cedhome7945 They are biased to the left, which is correct. They'll need to be masked or replaced to be used on the wrong side of the road.
Sitting on the right side of the bike is so weird
@@cedhome7945 turn em upside down….😅
Shoutout to the teams dedication for getting everything out with so much patience. Especially seeing all the damage done. Also, there was no complaining about setting up & tearing down each time you had to take the trucks out. Got some good people around you.
They edit all the whining out 😅
You have no clue if his team does or doesn't complain a lot. It's edited.
You don't see the frustrations...they're edited out...😂
Hands down the bestest unboxing video ever! Can't wait till you get all of'em running. All the best Sean
Yes!!!!! Finally a 250 2-Stroke!!
And an NSR of all things.
Can't wait to see a video on that one Shaun 👍👍
The Japanese 50cc bikes are so popular here in Japan because if you have a car license you can ride them without having to get a motorcycle license.
Lots of cool stuff!
Cheers from Tokyo!
Same in US, we can ride anything 50cc or less with only a drivers license.. I ride a 1985 Spree with a 70cc conversion kit.. I can do 0-40kph in like 5 seconds.. dont tell the cops 🤫
Here in Czechia with a car license you can ride up to 125cc but only with automatic gearbox ... so mostly mopeds.
@@rogerwilco1777 Cool I did not know that!
It’s the same here in the uk but you need to pass a compulsory training course, and if you complete that while holding a car license then they give you a moped license which is a bike up to 50cc and up to 28mph.
Here in Australia there are car licence 50cc bikes and bike licence 50cc bikes. To qualify for a car licence, they must be limited to not be able to exceed 50kmh. As they cannot exceed town speed limits, they typically are not fitted with a high beam headlight or switch, speedos only go to 50kmh.
Nothing like those mini trucks and vans, I’m an equipment mechanic for a college we have several of those mini trucks and vans. They work great for getting through small areas, sidewalks, etc, the guys love them for their size.
In Europe (especially Italy) we have the Piaggio Ape, basically a scooter with a loading bed and two rear wheels.
Every time I see one I'm happy.
They are cheap and reliable.... Our automakers lobby to keep them banned because of it. Toyota makes a 10k little pickup that they will not allow in the States.
@@AmericanPirate I believe that the US automakers were also the reason we never got Japanese diesels in the States.
@@michaelm.1947 Yeah no doubt. I get it about being pro US but at the same time they aren't making options for consumers who don't want to pay a fortune for a vehicle, also the government isn't helping either with all the regulations.....
I worked for Land Rover from the '80s through the '00s. We would bring test vehicles to Canada for cold weather testing and to the US (Death Valley) for hot weather testing. When we had a Land Rover on test with a right-hand-drive steering wheel, we'd take a steering wheel like you did. Making left turns at an intersection, the left-seat occupant would roll the window down, hold the spare steering wheel out the window with both hands, and "steer" the Land Rover through the turn at the intersection. The number of times that drivers or passengers in other cars would just sit there with their mouths open watching this would just be amazing. Of course, everyone in the Land Rover would be sitting in their seat totally deadpan, acting like nothing unusual was happening. Big fun.
Those 2 red MotoCompos are designed to fold up--even the handlebars fold down and store under the bodywork. All the fluids-oil, gas, even battery acid-shut off so you can store the bike without fluids leaking. They were designed to be stored in a Honda City, a small commuter car, and when traffic stalled going into Tokyo, you just parked the car, unfolded the bike, kicked the 50cc engine into "life", and wobbled into your office. I owned one in the 80s. Mike Spencer, a one-time Honda superbike racer, bought it in Japan for me and brought into the country as his checked luggage. I brought it home strapped to the rear seat of a big Honda VT1000 cruiser. Incredible design, really fun.
The TRX850 is a great bike. I've had 4! They were sold in Europe, Japan and Australia. The Japanese models like yours are speed limited to 180kmh (115mph). There is a mod you can do to the speedo unit which bypasses the speed limiter. And put a decent set of mufflers on it! They sound great with the 270 degree crankshaft.
HKS make SLD (speed limit defencer) for more than 20 years...
I agree, I had one two, and also the "sister", the TDM 850
Fun fact- trx is a model of quad bike here in australia, honda i think. Probably other countries too.
He noted the rpms as 280 on the 1000 and said around 140 or so mph.
He's a lil off. 😁
I had one too. It was my second bike thirty years ago!
Great bike with 82hp and a good torque with the 270 degree crankshaft (it was the first yam to use this). I still remembering the how this bike sounded when I changed the muflers for a comp ones
as a japanese, i love this video. :3
also Japan in the 1980~now Is obsessed with English because it is badass. it's like Americans love Kanjis. I hate Kanji. like Japan LOOOOVES American culture but doesn't understand it that much. Just like American anime fans thinking Japan a utopia just like in the animes.
I used to see those bosozoku bikes in japan.
i wish you find a video of bosozoku people playing music with the engine sounds. its called "call" they rev the cars to make songs
the car body part was probably 車体(shatai) so just a word for body for basically most of vehicles. 車(kuruma/sha)is a category of vehicles including cars, trucks, and bikes. but its usually used for cars, so the translation probably said car body transating 車(car)体(body) not 車体(body).
that flare always annoy me, in my 370z its also in the passenger side feet and it falls all the time and it just moves between my legs.
I wanna go to the US, I never went to America in my life.
if im correct, in Anime, the reason for most characters to have big eyes, is to appeal to the american market. Japan loves america in many ways, using american things in their crafts is a sign of respect, i'd say!
@@strubbleler anime characters look the way they look cause they based of of cats
Thanks for the inside information about the bikes and the culture of Japan. In america there is 2 main biker cultures. The biggest is the Harely Davidson culture which is usually guys over 40 they all ride almost the same bagger all tricked out. The younger guys here love the japanese stuff they do more trick and racing. Alot, most guys over 40s love and grew up riding Kawasaki KZ 900 and 1,000 I had 5 of them. Hello from Louisville Ky in the good old USA :)
@@jimmyjam813I grew up riding FZR, CBRf2, ZX7, CBR900RR, GSXR slingshots 😂
hey sorry about hiroshima and nagasaki ... no wait , no i'm not .
I’m liking your channel because the off-beat and obscure bikes you acquire. The humor is a plus as well.
one of the best import videos I have ever watched. Do more of this and your channel should pop.
Best video ever Sean. Congratulations! Excellent work getting all those into America. SUPER COOL!
Growing up in South Africa, the only license you could get at the age of 16 was a 50cc. You can only get a car license at 18. I used to ride a Yamaha RZ50 that i customized with a full racing kit. A friend of mine had a TMZR . These were awesome bikes and super fast after we notified them.... Fast for a 16-year old. My career to about 15,000 RPM 80 mph... Which is super fast for a 1980's 50cc
Right rules . People without experience shouldn't buy so powerful bike
Small moped tuning is really fun. My street moped, gilera rcr 2011 top speed was 117kmh on the stock 50cc cylinder(ported ofcourse and racing expansion chamber)
And 125
I wish I still had the 250 Yamaha street bike I had new back in the 80’s now! It was a little bit too small for long distances but it was great for around town n easily handled. Gas ⛽️ mileage was awesome,person next to me at the pump was taking $20’s outta their pockets and I was pulling out a couple bucks n some change for my gas 🤣⛽️👍👍
Yeah, at 16 you probably felt like speed racer. Bet those bikes were super fun!
I'm so glad we are getting to see bikes like this because of your channel. Keep up the great work brother! Same to the whole crew also!
It is so nice to see someone living their dreams. God Bless you and your loved ones.
Two things:
1. Welcome to the Kei family, I have two vans :-)
2. There should be a tab pull tab in the door to get the windows to roll down all the way
PS if you need more assistance let me know. There is a pretty big community all over the US.
I've always wanted one of those Kei vans. They seem like alot of fun.
The van is the coolest thing to come out of that container. I would love to have one, and I don't even know why.
The Kei culture is taking off here in America. I was able to get my Suzuki Carry on the road in NY by getting agricultural plates. 👍
I'm about to fall into a rabbit hole and end up buying one of those. It looks awesome!
I fliped you off from my device
Man, you really got some awesome stuff. Thank you for such a long video it enabled me to walk 3.4 miles on my treadmill as I watched you and your crew unload that shipping container.
Hey, General Contractor here. You guys got some cool bikes there and about $1500 dollars worth of plywood and lumber. Thanks for the vid! I ride a 2020 Harley Softail Heritage Classic. I bought and restored a 1985 Honda Elite 250 last year and loved every step of that process. Ride on!
ain't no way that's 1500 dollars worth of wood
In asia, wood isnt that expencive as far as i know^^
Is imported@@GOTTHEDAWGINME
@@GOTTHEDAWGINME Even if the wood was an acceptable quality, which it isn't, that still isn't even close to $1500 worth of quality wood anywhere.
@@simmonsgoats I don't think it's even 200 bucks
Of all the things in that container, I am drooling over that KEI truck! It's beautiful!
I learned on, rode daily and circuit raced a 250RR at Suzuka when I was stationed in Japan. They are incredibly capable. I kept my NSR 250 and my NR750 which I sold during COVID. Nice find!
Sheesh. At those prices, the RR and NSR will be gone in the blink of an eye.
I've spent some time in Japan with the military and the whole time I was there i was drooling over the cars and motorcycles, even the mini-mini vans like this that are extremely common there. They are so cool and actually practical.
Same. Forward deployed in Yokosuka in 2004. I fell in love with most of the trucks, vans, scooters and motorcycles.
and fuel efficient, especially the turbo diesels
And just like that, I don't care about other channels. I'm glued to the tube waiting for the next video from you... Outstanding purchases.
Best "unboxing" video I have ever seen. Put a smile on my face
In the late '80s, my friends and i all bought Yamaha YSR50s. Some of our girlfriends bought them too. We all put the big bore 80cc kits on them and Lucky Strike sticker kits. We looked like the Shriners puttering around town in a big group of a dozen-ish matching tiny bikes. Thanks for bring back a good old memory. :)
I truly enjoyed watching this from start to finish. The bikes are all gems, and to sweeten things you now have a shop truck and a crew hauler. Please post update vids on what you do with your new inventory.
Man this my favorite bike and beards episode, I’m a Honda man w an 05 real and 2013 Cbr500r seeing all these random little bikes coming out by surprise is SO cool. God bless you Sean
You could be smelling a bug spray chemical that's sometimes required to keep foreign bugs away. ie. Poison!
I have never owned a single motorcycle in my life and have only ridden one a few times. I watched this whole episode because of the unique variety you bought. Nice collection! I passed one of those little trucks on highway 70 coming from Sparta a few months ago.
i’ve seen hobby farms use them for a single bale lol
I live in Knoxville and there is a parts n delivery store a block away that have mini Toyotas and Mitsubishi flat beds and vans they use. They had a two tone green n white mini Toyota Classic van that was close to brand new. It was incredible looking.
that Bozozuko bike looks so clean
That thing is wild! It's so crazy it's cool as hell
That's a kawasaki zrx 1100. Great bike!
That bike looks like it was set up for Revving competitions. It has a rev limiter. Look up - Japanese Motorcycle Culture ( Revving )
@@stevegee218 ah, that's what that box was for! Thanks
Its actually "bosozoku".
The lights on the Baja 250 are set up like the factory Honda race bikes. They are supported off of the frame so that the weight does not affect the steering. In addition, the light stays centered over rough terrain.
The dealer down the road had them back when I was in high school around 98. That bike can't be worth $15k. I don't believe that
@@roryhennessey1983 lot's happened in 25 years ..
My Kawasaki Ninja is from Thailand, a model that revs higher and gives more torque and horsepower. I bought it in the USA and had it shippd (imported) here to Mexico. 👍 *ABSOLUTE ROCKET.* 🏍
DoooooooD! Some real crackin machines in that container! That NSR is gorgeous too.
I agree, but I think he was wrong about there being an NSR 500, ithe road version was a 3-cylinder 400, in what was a 250 frame I think. great bikes and very rare and desirable. The 500 NSR's were GP racing bikes.
@@thesunreport The NSR125 is also a weird one since AFAIK it was made in Japan, but in parts that were then sent to be assembled in Italy and sold in Europe
I don't know what's more impressive - the bikes or that you found a McDonald's with a working ice cream machine.
😂
Well I’m not the only one with that same exact question! 😂
The NSR 250 is either a 45hp restricted model or a 60hp unrestricted one, you can derestrict them, The 750 Yamaha is a 5 valve head, go well.
I wish he would get a zx-250R, the current/new 4 cylinder 250 4 stroke and do a compare. it's like 44hp with 15k rpm redline stock
Derestriction of these pre-MC28 is super easy.
@@lasskinn474 it's not 25 y.o, can't import if it's not legal.
@@lasskinn474 from my experience, NSR is the superior one, ZX25RR is so damn heavy. It's fast, but it's heavy. The NSR is far more lighter and more manageable in long distance.
If you're talking about fuel consumption, zx25rr is better, obviously
@@literallyhuman5990 yeah it(old) would probably be better. to be honest i'd just want an english review of the damn thing haha. lucky for me they don't put the engine in a more upright streetfighter because otherwise i might get one(even though it wouldn't really make sense pricewise to same or more power bikes with fewer cylinders or in future maintanence etc, but i live where it's sold)
i dont think ive ever watched an hour long youtube video (podcasts aside) in its entirety until today. bravo
I have been watching Sean’s TH-cam channel from day one. Anyone else proud of this guy on how far he has come? This video just blows my mind!! I cannot imagine the excitement ya’ll had opening this shipping container. Super smart investment that’s for sure. Keep up the great content Brother and a big hello from Newfoundland, Canada! 👊🤙 🏍️
Thanks Vincent
"Not only was he not dead but he was alive".
Wow, him being "not dead" is a little bit of a surprise but i am shocked to hear that he is ALIVE!!
I'm so glad someone else heard that. 😂
That little Honda Truck is a banger, and it's so funny, but I have had many Honda cars, and that *beep beep beep* sound when the door is ajar is the same damn tone on all em I have ever owned LOL
NOT THE BOSOZUKA right off the rip ! Omg i love the color and always intrigued in them. . So ill stay for the whole video . Hell yeah. I want one. I have cash!!!
I had the NSR 250 as my first bike ( exactly the same paint layout too ) bought back alot of memories thanks from the UK
I have a black trx 850. They were built to compete with the Ducati trellis frame bikes. My first bike was a red nsr 125. These little vans were really popular in the uk, in the 80’s. My first job when I left school was driving around a 4wd Subaru version. These vans were prone to tipping forward when you were heavy on the brakes.
2:21 the camera already waiting inside 👁👄👁
Pretty simple to open it really quick, set the camera in there, repeat, and smoothly edit out. Not that hard.
glasses on and off automatically
So glad I watched this. I miss hanging out w my buddies & it’s refreshing to see something different in the bikes & that ur God-fearing cool dudes. Wow! Where have u been. Not here! Boo.
The TRX850 is still very popular here in the Netherlands. There is also a TDM850 with the same engine. I have a newer TDM900 myself. They're not much to look at but so much fun to ride and very versatile & super reliable. If you ever do this again you should really try to get yourself a TDM. You actually had the first gen TDM850 in the USA in the late '80s, but only for a year I believe.
Should be a 5-valve engine.
@@geraldjarosch536 ive seen aTRX moded with the TDM 900 motor
US got the TDM 850 in 92 and 93. I had a Red 92 👍
@@mikebowman5648 Nice! The 1st gen always was my favorite. But I couldn't afford one back then, and much much later on it just made more to get the 900.
I run mostly offroad/enduro bikes but after a lot of street bikes my keeper is a TDM 900, shopping, touring, being stupid on Sundays it's the last bike I'd sell.
I’m in Australia and I’ve owned a CBR250RR for almost 14 years now. Was my first bike. the revs are crazy. Such a fun little bike.
Nice! I owned a VFR400R. Not that crazy of a redline but still one of the more fun bikes I've had :D
@@stalincat2457 WOW, I didn't realize they made a 400. I had a VFR700R2 that was amazing!
@@graciescottsdale I knew that model as (the first) 750cc. Weird why they docked the Japanese/Australian version 50cc. There was also a CBR750f that we never got (we had 600).
I loved my 400 but got rid of it because parts availability was a big problem. When my clutch cable went It was faster to install a hydraulic clutch from a older model that was being sold in parts. When the rear wheel bearing went i had to swap the entire swingarm with a donor because the bearings were no longer being sold. Can't daily drive a bike when every broken part sends you on a month long search for parts.
That does remind me, Kawasaki is selling a ZX-4RR now with the same mindset (four-cilinder, sixteen-valve, dual brake discs etc. Maybe see what they're doing on the second hand market.
regarding rust & how they care for Motorcycles : I once met a Japanese co-worker of someone who road Kawaski's in New england USA. And every 'fall/autumn' he would bring his bike into his Condo & take it apart in the dining room like a surgeon. Cleaning EVERY piece of bodywork and or fixing it & oiling metalwork & stripping the engine down & rebuilding it before the end of the winter.
Oh that Bozozuko is so Japanese street culture ! That black Honda Beat is rad. The Yamaha 50 looks awesome with the white bike & fairing on purple rims, and the Silver Pigeon is BADASS. Love the seat for 2. The Honda Baja looks so cool with the dual headlights and it's tall stance. Oh that Yamaha 850 ! Yamaha always has the best stance and profile. Wow, those two Honda trucks are AWESOME and I hope you keep the white one for the shop. I'd LOVE to own that silver minivan. It's so badass.
I love those little kei vans. They are just so cool looking.
Me too
@@BikesandBeards I saw a wild one on the strangely named "Japan-partner" import site recently. It was a "Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear Chamonix" from 1999. I cannot describe how incredibly insane this thing was. Not really a kei van, more a regular sized minivan, but It was just so crazy cool.
@@Wearyman Delica is just a reuglar people carrier but you sitt on the engine. My damn elementary school teacher had one of those, 4wd version :)
TH-camr story arc: 2019 = " I BOUGHT A LAMBO" 2024 = "I BOUGHT A KEI TRUCK"
the guy has vipers and all that. notice he doesn't have any well paid mechanics around him though. ODD. Because..then he would actually have to pay them.
That van at the end US IS THE COOLEST THING EVER!!!! And you got it BRAND NEW
My Uncle was a well known between the wars grass tracker, who ended up in Pegasus Airborne Brigade. Where he had a hand in designing the original Paratrooper Folding Monkey Bikes. We had about five or six. I sold all of the ones I hadn't canabalized for spares, three, about twenty five years back. I had a clear out of all my wrecks and "projects" that were never going to get done. You've done well here, a great selection of weird and wonderful Japanese Exotica!
5:26 Headlight is actually from a company called Marchal. It's really popular in Japan and they make one of the best vintage headlights for motorcycles.
SEV Marchal. They are from France. They also make other electrical components like distributors for engines, etc. All super high quality.
That’s good to know for future builds. Light looks awesome!
You should have the van wrapped to look like the mystery machine.. omg it would look sick
Brock knows a guy that could hook you up lol
The mini mystery machine.. m&ms
That or the mini A-Team put a rear spoiler & nice rims on it......The M M would be cooler if the graphics looked good.
That's a wicked haul of bikes and Keis you got there
54:51 😂 Really.. love how you just kept it moving.. lmao. By the way this was an AWESOME video, very interesting
The main reason you'll see English on Japanese products, even if they were never meant to be brought to the US, is simply because the Japanese think English texts look cool and give a sense of "western" appeal to a product. You'll often times see shirts, hats, posters, and lots of other things in English over there mainly for appeal, even if the text looks weird 😂. Hope this helps!
So the same reason we in America put Japanese symbols on things? Do they not know what they really mean just like us?
@@jfundo5429 no they do as English is taught in their schools you'll find that the us is one of the few countries where the majority of people speak only one language
That part was sarcasm, I'm sure they know english way better than we know about anything beyond our 4 walls.
@@slow_s1000 A significant part of the US is bilingual. The US is a country of immigrants so it makes sense that people speak more than one language. In countries like France you will see that most people only speak French, even the young ones. I live in The Netherlands and I speak two languages. Mainly because it's a small country and nobody speaks Dutch outside of it.
@ that’s where you’re only half right the us does have immigrants but almost 80% of Americans speak English of that 80% only 20% speak another language other than English of the 335 million Americans only 68 million don’t speak English 😂
Out of the 50ish countries in Europe only 45% speak only their native language the other 55% speak their native language plus another foreign language as you said this is because their neighboring countries most likely speak another language the us is significantly only English because we only have two neighboring countries Mexico which is Spanish speaking and Canada which is English and French but 75% speak English hence why it’s their first language
You are having the most fantastic, early Christmas. I'm so envious.
Yoshimura presently is a world class motorcycle racing engine builder and exhaust manufacturer. It was started in the 50's & 60's by Yoshimura doing engine work on Triumph & BSA motorcycles of US servicemen stationed in Japan. I was introduced to Yoshimura by a USAF buddy who owned a Kawasaki KZ-1000 that had been built by Yoshimura and brought back to the US by him. The KZ-1000 was very fast even in comparison to a stock one, I would describe it as the sickest machine I ever rode and can honestly say I attracted the attention of an Idaho State Highway Patrol Trooper as I drove by him at the his mailbox at the end of his driveway at 165 MPH. With 5 miles of nothing except sage brush and straight road back into town and my house at the edge of town I just kept going and was safe home in a couple of minutes. Well before him and any local police or sheriff officers could respond...
The bike being a Kawasaki was a widow-maker being very fast but had evil handling characteristics...
Little people community must think this vid is fire
Little late people communities is wild
Little bikes are fire themselves!
But seriously what's the target audience here?
Are they children bikes?
I just randomly watched the video, don't know much about the bikes, except that those small ones are so damn cute 🥰
@@tamarans.ns.ii.4968 Not really, 125s are often for 16+ y.o. They are more compact because there is no need for weight and size in such small power limit
🤣🤣🤣
Those Kei car mini trucks are so cool! Mighty Car Mods turboed one & they take it off road all the time.
That first bike you referenced is from "Bosozoku" culture (long accents on the first 2 syllables) and it's generally associated with young delinquents who annoy everyone by revving their high pitched engines constantly as they ride or while stopoed at a traffic light. My wife and i really hate this subculture of motorcycles here in Japan...😅
So...Honda
I had a japanese girlfriend & we visited family there. Late one night a bososoku was riding around town revving his engine constantly. It went on for a long while with him revving & the police chasing with sirens. Was half funny & half annoying.
Turns out some bososoku are low level Yakuza & are tasked with occupying the police in one area of town so an illegal car meet/race can happen in another area.
Ruff Ryders
😂😂😂😂😂
Congrats on the haul. It was worth the weight. Get it? Seriously, I am jealous.
That pick up is the coolest thing ever. Put your bike on the back and your good to go! Absolutely stone cold killer. And you have the combi mpv van to match. Im so jealous
This was an awesome video. I can't believe the ice cream machine at McDonald's was actually working...... 😂😂😂😅
you guys are so lucky, can import legend motorcycles legally to US.
Got a bit of tire shine on my Honda 919. Knew it was there and figured I would take it easy for a few miles. Made it about 20 feet out of my driveway and was down. Just like you said "on ice". Broke my collarbone and 4 ribs (one actually broke in 2 places). Never saw a doctor. Super lucky to be able to use all my toys. Heed the warning! Stay safe and have fun.
There's an infamous video on youtube titled "Brand new Gixxer crashed" which illustrates this perfectly. Poor dude doesn't even make if out of the dealer's parking lot.
Sean my buddy just picked up a nsr 250r, about a year ago, that we have been going through and just finished up a couple months ago. They are 2 stroke bikes that never came to America, and are legends . Sent to England, Germany, and Australia i believe.
To answer your question, In Japanese, "squash" can be translated to スカッシュ (sukasshu) for the sport, or カボチャ (kabocha) for the vegetable.
that wasn't the question tho. The question was why is it in English and the answer is simply because of how strong American influence was after ww2 because of military control
@slow_s1000 it literally was the question of why is "squash" a American word on a Japanese bike, it literally means "for the sport" in the case of being on the bike.
@@slow_s1000 Can you timestamp when he said this please
@@mcnair435he can't answer the question because Sean literally said in question form why is an American word on a Japanese bike. I literally answered the question of why the word was on the bike and in the form of being on the bike means "for the sport".
@@slow_s1000it's in katakana, Japan only used Katakana for foreign words or zoomer use them to emphasize a hiragana word. Other than that, they mostly used hiragana and Kanji for daily usage.
You bought a bunch of weird scooters from amusement park 😂
They unbolted them off the merry-go-round poles! 😂
Collectibles
@@Birdi_gamingno doubt. Nothing weird about it. He has a gold mine
First off, awesome video. Just loved watching each bike get revealed. Was truly exciting. 😁
Second - is there not any closed down businesses near you? Ones with loading docks? You could contact the property owner and rent it out for a weekend to unload. Just hire a local trucker to move the trailer. Heck, if you have no use for the trailer and you paid for it, then a trucker would possibly transport it to the loading dock in return for the trailer once emptied. There might be some DOT rules, but the trailer got there, so I presume it’s legal and not overloaded, etc.
Again, SUPER EXCITED to watch this video. Now I want a vintage mini bike!
Heck I live in middle TN, and have a place with a loading dock, and several large overhead doors that exit to level ground he can use next time. Only catch is the container needs a spot for a nice 96' RVF400R I will fully pay for :)
Transport has entered the chat: future reference. Any reputable transport company/carrier in your area can destuff that container for a modest fee and allow you to stage the contents temporarily on their dock until you pick everything up. Storage at cost is an added possibility.
Note: we drop containers of chassis utilizing a day cab/shunts truck and 4 tow motors (one on each corner). The ponies lift up in tandem off the chassis enough for the power unit to pull the chassis out from underneath. The tricky/dangerous part is lowering the container by all four corners to the ground without capsizing any of the corners via a ground guide calling out the leveling. No for beginners.
Containers can be sold to be refurbished or simply dropped in a corner somewhere for storage.
Gsxr 250r slingshot......22000 rpm ..if your looking for an example try NEW ZEALAND or Aussie
South Africa also got a number of the various 250 4 strokes but sadly you don't see many of them anymore here. Probably grabbed by collectors like all the 2 strokes were.
I love that little gray van that is so cool. I'd paint that up, put some rims on it, put some lights on the top, off road lights
It’s so cool right now
It's a monkey hauler!
@@BikesandBeardswe where spoilt in uk for these in 80,90,# s was good times can’t think of a 400 I didn’t own .
Kinda has the vibe of those cartoon VW vans lol
Lower those forks!!! Always have the forklift forks as low to the ground as possible. Never drive the forklift around with the forks elevated AT ALL! (You could accidently cut someone in half instead of just tripping someone or injuring their foot/feet).
Love most of your videos, Sean😎 Be SAFE!👍👍👍
I learned something. Thanks.
@58:13 "Is that the only steering wheel you have in there?..Yeah, our steering wheel machine is broken.." 😂
So, government is interfering to keep me poor and without transportation.
Always has been
Just the last 100 years and especially the last 60
@@bensmith4563 well then you have the EPA and national highway administration... Which has definitely gone crazy in the past 5 to 30 years..
@@xephael3485 they just get worse and worse
Where is the build off content??
The bike is completely fucked at this point he's just trolling us.
Very disappointed in the build off. What a joke
Was done weeks ago, but they have to build viewership and make us wait before publishing more content to make the most of the views/ add revenue
For something like this it has to be filmed over the course of several weeks or months, then edit all the videos together takes time as well
stop being annoying
Sean it’s not the “BOE SO ZU CO!” Bike🤦♀️ 🤭It’s BOSOZOKU pronounced (BOH SOH ZOH KOO) You’re welcome ☺️ and hi 👋 from Japan 🇯🇵
You have an additional asset on that trailer: the lumber that was used in shipping the bikes. Japanese use incredible quality lumber in their crates.
Yo Sean keep up these videos I can't wait to see the build of bikes
Dude. I would love one of these bikes for real. I'm saving up to get one now but sheesh it's been a battle. Great content bub love your videos
Hes not going to just give you anything. This isn't a charity. He's running a business.
Pallets are treated with pesticides to prevent insects from entering the country.
They were heat treated. HT stamp.
no they are not, and they do not drop a chassis and can and leave unless you want to get a very large bill I have been hauling shipping containers for 15 years. I call BS on this whole deal
3:12 huge missed opportunity for a great joke here. It's "shoulda coulda wood" 😂😂
3:57 that smell is quite unhealthy gas they use to keep pests out of the container and not bring invasive species into other country’s…. But good that you guys take a gooooood sniff lol 😂
The British were huge in helping the Japanese auto/motorcycle industry rebuild after WWII. As a tribute the Japanese used English writing on there vehicles, a tradition that continues to this day.
I was just wondering about this and then I saw your comment. Thanks dude
Hadn't heard that. Obviously, the Americans were there (and actually running the country for a while) after the war as well. What I did hear was the British were there helping with their railway system early on and were asked about how they do their road system as well. Result is the Japanese drive on the left side of the road. Personally, driving on the left, having the steering wheel on the right side, and having the turn signals on the right side of the steering wheel is better for me.
The British? Pretty sure the Americans had a much bigger hand in that.. or at least that would make a lot more sense.
Don't forget the Japanese love of the Isle of Man TT where they did their research and development so that's a British connection for Honda et al.
Let's figure out how to open a shipping container 0:53
He just has to talk talk talk just open it like millions of others ffs
He sure likes to hear himself. He doesn’t know much about anything else.
Well done it would surprise me if thay weren't stolen or knock offs
I thought this vlog looks interesting but I had to turn it off after the how do I open this container comment 👍
2 things i know for sure is........1. The guy doing this video is ex military.
2. This is one of the coolest videos I've ever watched!....AND THERE CHRISTIANS!!!
*55:00** Full-size van for Japanese people.*
you're making all these claims to be 'the 1st' of this and that, but ICONIC MOTORBIKES been importing Japanese bikes for years already lol.. out of California and more recently, RI
Please sell me the bosozoku bike!! I also live in PA, happy to drive over.
that would be so cool I hope he's willing to sell you the bike
I was stationed in Japan and had Honda CBR 250RR and it was a blast to ride. That 20,000 rpm redline was crazy. Mine was black and gold. I also had a NSR 250R blue and white. I had a newer model NSR. The NSR has an awesome sound. Miss those bikes.
when dude said 60km/h and he's like: "no one knows what that means", only north americans use shits like Miles and Inchs for measures
bros madmaxxing in the comment section bcuz someone uses a different measurement system, i assume your british?
We know, but we don't care, apparently
No one use miles now lol
Actually Myanmar uses imperial measurements as well
Australia goes by km