OMG man do it right. Go through the carbs, check and adjust the points, change the plugs, before you try to run that old engine. Do get how everyone is praising this guys methods.
Please show more as you go with making the bike look and run better i have at500j and ilove it it has standing for 15 years since the crank seals were replaced the bike has done 62 miles since the crank was rebuilt cleaned fuel tank cleaned carbs she started 3rd kick i love my t500j she lookes good
Just pull the carbs and do a good cleaning - even better if you install a carb rebuild kit. These bikes are essentially the tractor of 2-strokes - reliable as stone. Suzuki engineers tuned these bikes very mild and over-engineered much of the rest... not the most exciting bikes of the day, but really good for the casual classic bike enthusiast! They sold this bike for 10 model years (1968 -1977) with basically the same engine! I have had several of these 500's over the years (T-500's and GT-500's) - I still have 6 old Suzuki 2-stroke twins (!) - including my favorite of the T-500s - a 1968 model! Let me know if you have an questions along the way! Cheers!
Thank you for the info on all of that, and yes this bike literally fired right up with minimal work after sitting for 20 years in the garage. Might have been longer but it was around then, I had been trying to buy it for 20 years, I think that's around when he got it and parked it LOL. I did pull the carbs but my buddy had an Electro chemical cleaning machine which I ran them through and made it run much better. Had a lot going on this summer as well as last but I was able to take it out and cruise around a little bit. Like you said it's by no means a race bike but it's just a beautiful bike to cruise around the back roads on. And who doesn't love a good two-stroke. With the winter coming I want to go through it and do it right. I want to take the carburetors apart this time, I was surprised to see there is companies that make rebuild kits for these carbs. And also the oil lines are original and started seeping as I used it. So I want to cut some new lines for it,. That being said do you have any recommendations for a particular type of line I should use to cut them out of? Or just get a basic oil hose? Other than that I want to replace the brakes as well. All I did was open them up, cleaned them, they looked fine they worked fine but I know those brake shoes are at least 20 years old because that's how long it's been sitting, they may even be original for all I know. The tires were fairly new when the gentleman I got it from purchased them, but yet again that was 20 years ago so they are hardened and dry rotted. I always liked Dunlop for Street Cruisers but this is the first bike I've had in many years. Also wouldn't mind your opinion on a brand of tire that you feel might be better. Thank you for the info and chiming in, stay safe my friend, Summer's at least another 6 months away here in the US anyways LOL God bless
@@richdiscoveries all sounds good. About the oil lines - these are actually quite specialized, so you won't be able to simply run "home made ones". Where are they seeping from? generally these nylon oil lines are very durable and should still be ok - even on a 50-year old bike. The issue is that at the end of each oil line where it enters the engine, you will notice the banjo fitting is longer than the side that connects to the oil pump. This is because inside each of these "longer" banjo fittings is a small "check valve" with a ball bearing and spring inside. The reason for the check valves is because the oil pump alone will not stop the flow of oil when parked and gravity fed oil would seep from oil tank through the oil pump and into the engine. In extreme cases the oil actually fills the crankcase of one or more cylinders and you can't "kick through" due to hydraulic lock (oil will not compress). In much more common cases the oil pools inside the crankcase and produces a mountain of smoke when you first start the bike (after being parked for days/weeks/months) for the first few minutes until this excess oil is burned and cleared out. Many people think this is "normal for a 2-stroke" and they get the bad moniker of being a "2-smoke". But this is not true. The mountain of smoke on start-up is due to leaking oil check valves - usually one cylinder will smoke much more than the other, so you will know where to start to looking... ALL 2-strokes motorcycles of all brands have some version of this. The only thing you can do for damaged oil lines is buy some used replacements on Ebay, as the parts are no longer available. Of course these are going to be just as old as yours are, so make sure yours are bad before spending the money and replacing. To fight this problem I put an in-line petcock on all my old 2-strokes (just below the oil-tank) to shut the oil flow off when parked. Just DON'T FORGET TO TURN IT ON when you ride the bike. For me, its ALWAYS a 2-step process now: I always turn the oil petcock on at the same time I turn on the gas petcock, and vs vs. OK - now the 2nd problem you are very likely to see is that one or both cylinders smoke ~constantly when riding... and never clears up. This issue is due to leaking crank seals, and the oil that is burning is actually coming from your TRANSMISSION oil... you will need to replace these to get your bike to run properly, and this is a big job, as you need to split the cases, pull the crank out, and press the crank apart and back together. Might be enough You-Tube videos out there for you to watch and do yourself if you have the patience and time, but you will need a ~12 ton or greater shop press and some custom made press plates... then you will need to press it back together in proper alignment and "true it up" so that it spins perfectly straight with .001 - .002"" runout... this part is probably best to find someone that specializes in this and can rebuild your crank for a fee. Good luck on your project! Cheers!
@@vmontijo okay thank you for all of that. I will check all the lines to see exactly what the issue is. I didn't really get into it too much this year, had a lot of other things going on but I figure over the winter I can get going on. It does smoke quite a bit on Startup. It does clear up a little once writing but it's still smokes more than it should. I'll have to look into that crankcase seal issue. We do have a press here at the shop, but I've only done Automotive the last 20 some odd years, I haven't touched a bike engine since I was a kid, a teenager with dirt bikes. I really don't know all that much about fixing or rebuilding them. Once I ride it a little more if the smoke doesn't clear up I'll probably look into having it done. The bike is in pretty decent shape for original and I don't want to end up screwing something up. And yeah, I know, I am in the business but bikes are a completely different Beast than Automotive. Just don't feel comfortable enough to do something that big on my own. That's something I could do if I had a friend who was really good at it and was there helping me kind of thing. One of my buddies has a shop across town where we clean the carburetors and he does big diesel trucks but he does play around with a lot of bikes and quads at night, I can look into see if that's something similar to anything he has done in the past. Otherwise may just bring it somewhere if it doesn't clear up. And again thank you for all of that information. Like I said I really haven't done anything with bikes so any information I can gain as well appreciated
Thank you. She's fun to ride. I've done more since that video, but still need to go through a few more things. Trying to fix rather than replace as much as possible. I'm sure I'll come across more things I need to replace as i ride more, but there only original once. So I'm slowly repairing as much as I possibly can. And I don't go far with it yet either. I'd rather find the issues now when I'm local, rather than just replacing everything and hitting the road for any long distance
It was my 1st motor cycle, back in summer '73, had it for some 2,5 years, wonderful experience, stepping up from a moped. Handling, for those days, was adequate. but the braking power was terrible, 1x brake: went ok. 2nd time, 45% less braking power, and 3rd time, well, that was enemy action...improved it some 35% by ferodo brake lining on the front shoes....but I'll tell you, when I upgraded to a GT750 with dual front discs, that was heaven for me...
That's cool, thank you for sharing that. Still got some work to do on the bike for this summer, but rode it around a little bit last year. Had a lot of fun just cruising around town on it. I haven't owned a bike in at least 15 years, so this was a nice bike to get back into it with. Also I was reading online about that swap, I guess that was the way to go with these back then. Thank you again stopping by and sharing that with us
That was the year I had, traded $40 & a CB radio for it, only had a front brake. But at 15 and already out of school we had fun! Never did fix the rear brakes,
Man you are a Godsend. i pulled my T500 out of the garage today, same year, same color. It was running fine four years ago when I put it up (long story) and has been sitting ever since. Ive had battery on a tender so it was fine. Fuel in tank with stabilizer too. Turns out she didn't like being ignored. Oil line from the injector had cracked and was leaking oil, pet cock leaked when I turned it for fuel delivery and throttle was frozen. i dealt with petcock and oil line but throttle had me fked so I hit the youtubes and stumbled on to your video. Removed the carb caps like you did and boom- throttle lossened right up. Got her started with a bit of pre mix because it seems fuel injector needs to be primed maybe. Still have to clean carbs, change trans oil, and diagnose a scary banging noise coming from the lower case but today would have been a lot more difficult without your throttle trick. Thanks!
I apologize for missing this comment my friend. I hope you've gotten everything sorted out by now. Last year I got sidetracked with some other stuff and only drove it a few times, got it restarted this summer but pulled the carbs and brought them to my buddy's shop off the road, he had that chemical Electro cleaner whatever the hell it is machine. I put them in there, it cleaned them, and ran fine. I drove it over this summer, but came across some of the same issues like you said. Well the carburetor cleaning fixed the stuck throttle, I still want to pull them apart and rebuild them, reseal them. And like you said with the oil lines, mine are leaking. Was wondering what type of hose you found that worked for you or should I just find some basic oil line the same size? I basically just went through it enough to get it on the road to drive it here and there, obviously not an everyday thing but just to enjoy it for the summer but just had so damn much other stuff going on with trips and filming of other things and people, just never got a chance to really redo the entire bike. I want to pull it apart this winter in the garage and like I said we do the carbs properly, replace all the oil lines, I didn't even touch the brakes when I got it, I opened them, they looked fine they worked fine but I want to get new brake shoes because they are at least 20 years old, probably older but that's the last time it was on the road before I got it. From what I have seen and also heard from others, they built these bikes right. They run great, they last forever with minimal work. It's by no means a race bike but it's just a fun Cruiser to get out and enjoy some back roads in the Sun. But my favorite part, it's a two-stroke. Even though it's quiet, it's still obnoxious LOL.. Who doesn't love to wind out a smokey Screaming two stroke once in a while lol. Again I apologize I miss this comment and hope everything worked out well for you and your bike. Thank you for stopping by my friend, be safe and God bless
Thank you, I still need to completely rebuild the carburetors, but we clean them and it runs pretty decent. Eventually I would like to pull the engine out and send it out for all new seals. I'm a mechanic by trade, but cars and trucks, I really haven't done much bike stuff since I was a kid. From what I understand there's a lot of parts that need to be pressed in and out of the case and since I've never done it I just don't feel comfortable doing it. I'd rather spend the money to have it done right then end up breaking something on my own. But yeah, 20 years this thing sat in a barn out behind my old boss's house and he finally Let It Go. I had it on the road a few days after I pulled it out of that barn, there's no reason something like that should just be parked sitting all those years, it should be enjoyed.
Cannot see a date when this was posted but some of the problem could be choked silencers (mufflers) They block up with oily carbon residue and will not let the motor breath! Also 2 strokes generally do not need much choke, only about 10 to 15 seconds after it is running you can gradually take it off. Lastly 2 stroke engines MUST have good crankcase pressure, If it has been standing for years the rubber compression seals on the crancases will have gone hard and will be letting the essential pressure out so it will not rev and pick up from idle properly! Hope some of this helps with the project? Good Luck. Dave UK
Thank you very much for all of that information. I actually need to get back into that. Last Summer I've got it running, cleaned it up a little bit a few things to it but then I traveled almost every weekend up until recently. Now I've got some time, the weather is finally nice here again, I'm going to start going through the whole bike, I want to ride it more this year.
The baffles need pulling out and cleaning......however I found the front pipes would also build up half centimeter of coke as well..over some months....typical two stroke capers...!!!!...mine is similar to this....I need a complete refurb....been in my garage since 1977...!!!!!
LOL, you made me laugh. I do seem to buy a lot of things with nests in them😅 I apologize for the late reply. Definitely had me laughing though. I guess I just like to rescue things people have lost interest in? Love for? I don't know I just like old stuff😇
That's awesome. It's a fun little cruiser. I like it because it's relaxing. It's not a big bike yet it's still heavy. Just a nice smooth relaxing ride. And it's a two-stroke, who doesn't love a two stroke LOL. You just don't see them anymore. After about 20 years of sitting it was a pleasure to pull this thing out of the garage set way back on the last owner's property and be able to get it back on the road. This thing deserves to be out and about doing what it was built to do. But what I really like about it is that it is definitely not a show quality bike, but it's all original. Anybody can rebuild anything to look Factory fresh, but they are only original once. It was in damn good shape for its age and I was able to save or fix just about everything on it. I do want to put some new tires on it for next season though. They are in really good shape yet they're 20 some odd years old. And you know how that goes, that rubber gets hard and just doesn't flex and grip like it should.
Hey,Rich! Wonderful job,brother! The bike sounds nice!!! I'm am really glad that, you got her started! I'm sure that, once you clean out the carburetors,it will become, an absolute monster! Stay safe! God bless!☺☺☺👍
Hey buddy, sorry for the really late reply. Got a few things going on the next few weekends, but hoping to get those carburetors off and apart soon. I really want to drive this thing in the weather is getting nicer. I checked out a few other channels and apparently there is carburetor seal kit for these things still on the market and readily available. Hopefully we'll get them apart soon, I want to drive this damn thing LOL
Thanks man. After being in the automotive business since the mid-90s, I somehow still have a passion for what I do LOL. While regular dealership life can get monotonous, doing the same basic stuff everyday. And also trying to become a computer engineer so I could actually work on these newer cars. LOL.. it takes classic side projects like this to bring me back once in awhile. I guess at the end of the day, I'm never going to become a millionaire off of it, but I still look forward to going to work everyday.. Combined with family, there's really not much else I could ask for😃 Well maybe a few things, but they are not life necessities LOL
After sitting that long the crank seals should be replaced I was ridmine in the early 90’s and blew the seal on the clutch side, sucked oil in and was smoking bad on that side. Didn’t know how to fix it then so I let it go 😔😔😔 mine was a 76 GT500
I do want to reseal the whole engine. I rode it a bunch of times after I got it going, and it did clear up a lot, but still smokes more than it should. The engine was disassembled and revealed early 2000s. But the guy bought it and let it sit in a barn out back of his property. And like you said, that's a long time to be sitting, those seals are most definitely all dried out by now. Like most of us, I rebuilt dirt bikes and quads when I was younger in the 90s. But that was decades ago. I do vehicles now, rebuild modern cars and even classic cars. So I'm just a little bit uncomfortable tearing into this thing just guessing. I'm sure it's simple and straightforward, but a buddy of mine that works on tractor-trailers has a shop near me now where he actually does motorcycles and other toys at night. I'm gonna bring it down there and do it with him. Just because like I said , i'm uncomfortable. I don't wanna not know something that will end up destroying the case or something along those lines. It does run, but I just want to get it right. While it's not valuable by any means, it's just a good old classic fun to ride bike. And it's still mostly original. It's not perfect, but original only comes once. Every little mark and defect is part of its story, I wanna keep it like that. Thank you for replying, once it's a little warmer, I'm gonna bring it down there. Also I was able to find a lot of kits for it out there. So it should be fun.
It still needs to be gone completely through, especially the carburetors which I will do soon. But very happy with the way it basically started right up after 20 some odd years of sitting and forgotten about
I'm so happy I got it to run. Still have a lot of work to do and rebuilding, but at least I know it's alive. I just had to hear run one time after all those years 😁
Yes, and thank you for that. I definitely did Flood it a few times until a friend of mine that was helping me with the carburetors told me the same thing as well. I'm learning, but I don't know a whole lot about bikes. I've been in automotive since the '90s, but really haven't done anything with bikes since I was a teenager. Although the more I get into these, I'm learning that they're sophisticated yet extremely basic and simple. Thank you again, I'm always trying to learn as much as I can whenever I get involved in something new to me
That is AWESOME that it runs!!! Why does it smoke so much? Is it because the gas air mixture is not right? I have no freakin idea what I'm talking about!!! LMAO....That thing will purr like a kitten when you are done!!! Nice job!!! :)
Still need to rebuild the carburetors, but definitely happy I got it started. And it smokes so much because it's a 2-stroke engine, mixes gas and oil like an old weed wacker or something. It'll clean up a little bit once I get it going, but they still smoked a lot. That's one of the reasons I liked it, two-stroke street bikes are pretty these days, they stopped importing those for street use in the 80s I think
What did you end up doing with your oil lines. Did you rebuild or replace them? Mine are leaking and I had no luck finding any companies that reproduce those. I'm thinking of taking them apart, cleaning the valves and just making some new lines with them
@@miketree5276 where did you find them? I ended up making new lines the other day. Cleaned these valves up and they are working okay, but I would rather go new. The bike is mostly all original, and I want to keep it that way, but stuff like that I would rather replace and just keep the originals aside. Not getting rid of them, but just want newer small stuff like that. Otherwise it's a fun little Cruiser. Just a nice escape on weekends. Plus I have always lived 2 strokes. To have a regular street bike like this is almost unheard of these days in the states. 😉 Good luck with yours my friend. Stay safe
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OMG man do it right. Go through the carbs, check and adjust the points, change the plugs, before you try to run that old engine. Do get how everyone is praising this guys methods.
Please show more as you go with making the bike look and run better i have at500j and ilove it it has standing for 15 years since the crank seals were replaced the bike has done 62 miles since the crank was rebuilt cleaned fuel tank cleaned carbs she started 3rd kick i love my t500j she lookes good
Just pull the carbs and do a good cleaning - even better if you install a carb rebuild kit. These bikes are essentially the tractor of 2-strokes - reliable as stone. Suzuki engineers tuned these bikes very mild and over-engineered much of the rest... not the most exciting bikes of the day, but really good for the casual classic bike enthusiast! They sold this bike for 10 model years (1968 -1977) with basically the same engine! I have had several of these 500's over the years (T-500's and GT-500's) - I still have 6 old Suzuki 2-stroke twins (!) - including my favorite of the T-500s - a 1968 model! Let me know if you have an questions along the way! Cheers!
Thank you for the info on all of that, and yes this bike literally fired right up with minimal work after sitting for 20 years in the garage. Might have been longer but it was around then, I had been trying to buy it for 20 years, I think that's around when he got it and parked it LOL.
I did pull the carbs but my buddy had an Electro chemical cleaning machine which I ran them through and made it run much better.
Had a lot going on this summer as well as last but I was able to take it out and cruise around a little bit. Like you said it's by no means a race bike but it's just a beautiful bike to cruise around the back roads on. And who doesn't love a good two-stroke.
With the winter coming I want to go through it and do it right. I want to take the carburetors apart this time, I was surprised to see there is companies that make rebuild kits for these carbs. And also the oil lines are original and started seeping as I used it. So I want to cut some new lines for it,. That being said do you have any recommendations for a particular type of line I should use to cut them out of? Or just get a basic oil hose?
Other than that I want to replace the brakes as well. All I did was open them up, cleaned them, they looked fine they worked fine but I know those brake shoes are at least 20 years old because that's how long it's been sitting, they may even be original for all I know.
The tires were fairly new when the gentleman I got it from purchased them, but yet again that was 20 years ago so they are hardened and dry rotted. I always liked Dunlop for Street Cruisers but this is the first bike I've had in many years. Also wouldn't mind your opinion on a brand of tire that you feel might be better.
Thank you for the info and chiming in, stay safe my friend, Summer's at least another 6 months away here in the US anyways LOL God bless
@@richdiscoveries all sounds good. About the oil lines - these are actually quite specialized, so you won't be able to simply run "home made ones". Where are they seeping from? generally these nylon oil lines are very durable and should still be ok - even on a 50-year old bike. The issue is that at the end of each oil line where it enters the engine, you will notice the banjo fitting is longer than the side that connects to the oil pump. This is because inside each of these "longer" banjo fittings is a small "check valve" with a ball bearing and spring inside. The reason for the check valves is because the oil pump alone will not stop the flow of oil when parked and gravity fed oil would seep from oil tank through the oil pump and into the engine. In extreme cases the oil actually fills the crankcase of one or more cylinders and you can't "kick through" due to hydraulic lock (oil will not compress). In much more common cases the oil pools inside the crankcase and produces a mountain of smoke when you first start the bike (after being parked for days/weeks/months) for the first few minutes until this excess oil is burned and cleared out. Many people think this is "normal for a 2-stroke" and they get the bad moniker of being a "2-smoke". But this is not true. The mountain of smoke on start-up is due to leaking oil check valves - usually one cylinder will smoke much more than the other, so you will know where to start to looking... ALL 2-strokes motorcycles of all brands have some version of this. The only thing you can do for damaged oil lines is buy some used replacements on Ebay, as the parts are no longer available. Of course these are going to be just as old as yours are, so make sure yours are bad before spending the money and replacing. To fight this problem I put an in-line petcock on all my old 2-strokes (just below the oil-tank) to shut the oil flow off when parked. Just DON'T FORGET TO TURN IT ON when you ride the bike. For me, its ALWAYS a 2-step process now: I always turn the oil petcock on at the same time I turn on the gas petcock, and vs vs. OK - now the 2nd problem you are very likely to see is that one or both cylinders smoke ~constantly when riding... and never clears up. This issue is due to leaking crank seals, and the oil that is burning is actually coming from your TRANSMISSION oil... you will need to replace these to get your bike to run properly, and this is a big job, as you need to split the cases, pull the crank out, and press the crank apart and back together. Might be enough You-Tube videos out there for you to watch and do yourself if you have the patience and time, but you will need a ~12 ton or greater shop press and some custom made press plates... then you will need to press it back together in proper alignment and "true it up" so that it spins perfectly straight with .001 - .002"" runout... this part is probably best to find someone that specializes in this and can rebuild your crank for a fee. Good luck on your project! Cheers!
@@vmontijo okay thank you for all of that. I will check all the lines to see exactly what the issue is. I didn't really get into it too much this year, had a lot of other things going on but I figure over the winter I can get going on. It does smoke quite a bit on Startup. It does clear up a little once writing but it's still smokes more than it should. I'll have to look into that crankcase seal issue.
We do have a press here at the shop, but I've only done Automotive the last 20 some odd years, I haven't touched a bike engine since I was a kid, a teenager with dirt bikes. I really don't know all that much about fixing or rebuilding them. Once I ride it a little more if the smoke doesn't clear up I'll probably look into having it done. The bike is in pretty decent shape for original and I don't want to end up screwing something up.
And yeah, I know, I am in the business but bikes are a completely different Beast than Automotive.
Just don't feel comfortable enough to do something that big on my own. That's something I could do if I had a friend who was really good at it and was there helping me kind of thing. One of my buddies has a shop across town where we clean the carburetors and he does big diesel trucks but he does play around with a lot of bikes and quads at night, I can look into see if that's something similar to anything he has done in the past. Otherwise may just bring it somewhere if it doesn't clear up.
And again thank you for all of that information. Like I said I really haven't done anything with bikes so any information I can gain as well appreciated
What a beautiful old two stroke
Thank you. She's fun to ride.
I've done more since that video, but still need to go through a few more things.
Trying to fix rather than replace as much as possible.
I'm sure I'll come across more things I need to replace as i ride more, but there only original once. So I'm slowly repairing as much as I possibly can.
And I don't go far with it yet either.
I'd rather find the issues now when I'm local, rather than just replacing everything and hitting the road for any long distance
It was my 1st motor cycle, back in summer '73, had it for some 2,5 years, wonderful experience, stepping up from a moped. Handling, for those days, was adequate. but the braking power was terrible, 1x brake: went ok. 2nd time, 45% less braking power, and 3rd time, well, that was enemy action...improved it some 35% by ferodo brake lining on the front shoes....but I'll tell you, when I upgraded to a GT750 with dual front discs, that was heaven for me...
That's cool, thank you for sharing that.
Still got some work to do on the bike for this summer, but rode it around a little bit last year. Had a lot of fun just cruising around town on it. I haven't owned a bike in at least 15 years, so this was a nice bike to get back into it with.
Also I was reading online about that swap, I guess that was the way to go with these back then. Thank you again stopping by and sharing that with us
Great bike but as you say rubbish brakes and mine blew head gaskets after a couple of years.
That was the year I had, traded $40 & a CB radio for it, only had a front brake. But at 15 and already out of school we had fun! Never did fix the rear brakes,
1975 SUZUKI T500 TITAN motorcycle is still beautiful
Man you are a Godsend. i pulled my T500 out of the garage today, same year, same color. It was running fine four years ago when I put it up (long story) and has been sitting ever since. Ive had battery on a tender so it was fine. Fuel in tank with stabilizer too. Turns out she didn't like being ignored. Oil line from the injector had cracked and was leaking oil, pet cock leaked when I turned it for fuel delivery and throttle was frozen. i dealt with petcock and oil line but throttle had me fked so I hit the youtubes and stumbled on to your video. Removed the carb caps like you did and boom- throttle lossened right up. Got her started with a bit of pre mix because it seems fuel injector needs to be primed maybe. Still have to clean carbs, change trans oil, and diagnose a scary banging noise coming from the lower case but today would have been a lot more difficult without your throttle trick. Thanks!
I apologize for missing this comment my friend. I hope you've gotten everything sorted out by now. Last year I got sidetracked with some other stuff and only drove it a few times, got it restarted this summer but pulled the carbs and brought them to my buddy's shop off the road, he had that chemical Electro cleaner whatever the hell it is machine. I put them in there, it cleaned them, and ran fine. I drove it over this summer, but came across some of the same issues like you said. Well the carburetor cleaning fixed the stuck throttle, I still want to pull them apart and rebuild them, reseal them. And like you said with the oil lines, mine are leaking.
Was wondering what type of hose you found that worked for you or should I just find some basic oil line the same size?
I basically just went through it enough to get it on the road to drive it here and there, obviously not an everyday thing but just to enjoy it for the summer but just had so damn much other stuff going on with trips and filming of other things and people, just never got a chance to really redo the entire bike.
I want to pull it apart this winter in the garage and like I said we do the carbs properly, replace all the oil lines, I didn't even touch the brakes when I got it, I opened them, they looked fine they worked fine but I want to get new brake shoes because they are at least 20 years old, probably older but that's the last time it was on the road before I got it.
From what I have seen and also heard from others, they built these bikes right. They run great, they last forever with minimal work. It's by no means a race bike but it's just a fun Cruiser to get out and enjoy some back roads in the Sun.
But my favorite part, it's a two-stroke. Even though it's quiet, it's still obnoxious LOL..
Who doesn't love to wind out a smokey Screaming two stroke once in a while lol.
Again I apologize I miss this comment and hope everything worked out well for you and your bike. Thank you for stopping by my friend, be safe and God bless
Great bike...always wanted one!
Thank you, I still need to completely rebuild the carburetors, but we clean them and it runs pretty decent. Eventually I would like to pull the engine out and send it out for all new seals. I'm a mechanic by trade, but cars and trucks, I really haven't done much bike stuff since I was a kid. From what I understand there's a lot of parts that need to be pressed in and out of the case and since I've never done it I just don't feel comfortable doing it. I'd rather spend the money to have it done right then end up breaking something on my own.
But yeah, 20 years this thing sat in a barn out behind my old boss's house and he finally Let It Go. I had it on the road a few days after I pulled it out of that barn, there's no reason something like that should just be parked sitting all those years, it should be enjoyed.
Cannot see a date when this was posted but some of the problem could be choked silencers (mufflers) They block up with oily carbon residue and will not let the motor breath! Also 2 strokes generally do not need much choke, only about 10 to 15 seconds after it is running you can gradually take it off. Lastly 2 stroke engines MUST have good crankcase pressure, If it has been standing for years the rubber compression seals on the crancases will have gone hard and will be letting the essential pressure out so it will not rev and pick up from idle properly! Hope some of this helps with the project? Good Luck. Dave UK
Thank you very much for all of that information. I actually need to get back into that. Last Summer I've got it running, cleaned it up a little bit a few things to it but then I traveled almost every weekend up until recently. Now I've got some time, the weather is finally nice here again, I'm going to start going through the whole bike, I want to ride it more this year.
The baffles need pulling out and cleaning......however I found the front pipes would also build up half centimeter of coke as well..over some months....typical two stroke capers...!!!!...mine is similar to this....I need a complete refurb....been in my garage since 1977...!!!!!
You are sooo excited 😄 You always manage to buy things with nests inside. Lovely to hear her revving up. Beautiful.
LOL, you made me laugh. I do seem to buy a lot of things with nests in them😅
I apologize for the late reply.
Definitely had me laughing though. I guess I just like to rescue things people have lost interest in? Love for? I don't know I just like old stuff😇
@@richdiscoveries Have a great weekend. 😄
@@lindajoy7208 and you as well. It's unfortunately going to be raining most of the weekend, but I had a beautiful day off yesterday
One of those with the same paint was my first bike!
That's awesome. It's a fun little cruiser.
I like it because it's relaxing. It's not a big bike yet it's still heavy. Just a nice smooth relaxing ride. And it's a two-stroke, who doesn't love a two stroke LOL. You just don't see them anymore.
After about 20 years of sitting it was a pleasure to pull this thing out of the garage set way back on the last owner's property and be able to get it back on the road. This thing deserves to be out and about doing what it was built to do.
But what I really like about it is that it is definitely not a show quality bike, but it's all original. Anybody can rebuild anything to look Factory fresh, but they are only original once. It was in damn good shape for its age and I was able to save or fix just about everything on it.
I do want to put some new tires on it for next season though. They are in really good shape yet they're 20 some odd years old. And you know how that goes, that rubber gets hard and just doesn't flex and grip like it should.
Hey,Rich! Wonderful job,brother! The bike sounds nice!!! I'm am really glad that, you got her started! I'm sure that, once you clean out the carburetors,it will become, an absolute monster! Stay safe! God bless!☺☺☺👍
Hey buddy, sorry for the really late reply.
Got a few things going on the next few weekends, but hoping to get those carburetors off and apart soon. I really want to drive this thing in the weather is getting nicer. I checked out a few other channels and apparently there is carburetor seal kit for these things still on the market and readily available.
Hopefully we'll get them apart soon, I want to drive this damn thing LOL
Pretty sweet man. Love the older bikes. Was great seeing that big smile on your face when she fired up. Definitely a good idea to keep it original.
Thanks man. After being in the automotive business since the mid-90s, I somehow still have a passion for what I do LOL.
While regular dealership life can get monotonous, doing the same basic stuff everyday. And also trying to become a computer engineer so I could actually work on these newer cars. LOL.. it takes classic side projects like this to bring me back once in awhile.
I guess at the end of the day, I'm never going to become a millionaire off of it, but I still look forward to going to work everyday.. Combined with family, there's really not much else I could ask for😃
Well maybe a few things, but they are not life necessities LOL
Hey Rich she sounds pretty good. I'm sure once you go over the carbs it's going to purr like a kitten.👍👍
I found they still have carburetor kits for these things. Going to order a set and then tear into those hopefully soon.
After sitting that long the crank seals should be replaced I was ridmine in the early 90’s and blew the seal on the clutch side, sucked oil in and was smoking bad on that side. Didn’t know how to fix it then so I let it go 😔😔😔 mine was a 76 GT500
I do want to reseal the whole engine. I rode it a bunch of times after I got it going, and it did clear up a lot, but still smokes more than it should.
The engine was disassembled and revealed early 2000s. But the guy bought it and let it sit in a barn out back of his property. And like you said, that's a long time to be sitting, those seals are most definitely all dried out by now.
Like most of us, I rebuilt dirt bikes and quads when I was younger in the 90s.
But that was decades ago. I do vehicles now, rebuild modern cars and even classic cars. So I'm just a little bit uncomfortable tearing into this thing just guessing. I'm sure it's simple and straightforward, but a buddy of mine that works on tractor-trailers has a shop near me now where he actually does motorcycles and other toys at night.
I'm gonna bring it down there and do it with him. Just because like I said , i'm uncomfortable. I don't wanna not know something that will end up destroying the case or something along those lines.
It does run, but I just want to get it right.
While it's not valuable by any means, it's just a good old classic fun to ride bike.
And it's still mostly original. It's not perfect, but original only comes once. Every little mark and defect is part of its story, I wanna keep it like that.
Thank you for replying, once it's a little warmer, I'm gonna bring it down there.
Also I was able to find a lot of kits for it out there. So it should be fun.
Way to go Rich. Thats awesome.
Great! I'll have to do a longer video on my T500.
Top bro, make more videos about this titan !
I am also very impressed with this classic car, it is very strong 💪🏋💪🏋
It still needs to be gone completely through, especially the carburetors which I will do soon. But very happy with the way it basically started right up after 20 some odd years of sitting and forgotten about
Nice job man!!!
Thanks brother. It's only the beginning of its Journey, but I just had to hear this thing run before I started really getting into it
You got it! 🥳
I'm so happy I got it to run. Still have a lot of work to do and rebuilding, but at least I know it's alive. I just had to hear run one time after all those years 😁
Never start a bike with the throttle open! You’re flooding it. Just keep kicking her over till the case primes and she’ll fire up 🔥
Yes, and thank you for that.
I definitely did Flood it a few times until a friend of mine that was helping me with the carburetors told me the same thing as well.
I'm learning, but I don't know a whole lot about bikes. I've been in automotive since the '90s, but really haven't done anything with bikes since I was a teenager.
Although the more I get into these, I'm learning that they're sophisticated yet extremely basic and simple.
Thank you again, I'm always trying to learn as much as I can whenever I get involved in something new to me
That is AWESOME that it runs!!! Why does it smoke so much? Is it because the gas air mixture is not right? I have no freakin idea what I'm talking about!!! LMAO....That thing will purr like a kitten when you are done!!! Nice job!!! :)
Still need to rebuild the carburetors, but definitely happy I got it started.
And it smokes so much because it's a 2-stroke engine, mixes gas and oil like an old weed wacker or something.
It'll clean up a little bit once I get it going, but they still smoked a lot.
That's one of the reasons I liked it, two-stroke street bikes are pretty these days, they stopped importing those for street use in the 80s I think
I had trouble with the check valves in the oil lines
What did you end up doing with your oil lines. Did you rebuild or replace them?
Mine are leaking and I had no luck finding any companies that reproduce those. I'm thinking of taking them apart, cleaning the valves and just making some new lines with them
@@richdiscoveries I had to buy new check valves to stop the pressure going back up the oil lines
@@miketree5276 where did you find them?
I ended up making new lines the other day. Cleaned these valves up and they are working okay, but I would rather go new. The bike is mostly all original, and I want to keep it that way, but stuff like that I would rather replace and just keep the originals aside. Not getting rid of them, but just want newer small stuff like that.
Otherwise it's a fun little Cruiser. Just a nice escape on weekends.
Plus I have always lived 2 strokes. To have a regular street bike like this is almost unheard of these days in the states. 😉
Good luck with yours my friend. Stay safe
It was a long time ago,,back when the Suzuki dealer sold parts
I couldn't see that happening now
Awesome
Still needs a lot of work, but so happy I got it to run
Good video
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