Unfixable Chopper Worse Than We Thought!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2023
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That bike doesn’t need a mechanic, it needs a priest!
It needed a craigorcism
They’re good bikes. Sometimes they need a little “massaging” to get them dialed…. Still not a x-country candidate, but a solid rider.
Great job Craig! I hope the customer appreciated all your hard work to get his bike back. I fully see why no other shop wanted to touch it as it really needed a Craig's touch
"What is happening now?!"
The voice in my head of my old mechanic colleague "You are giving it to much love and now it wants to stay here with you"
Sadly when a customer brings you something as messed up they have to be okay with paying you to learn.
exactly
You have the patience of a saint my friend. Hats off to you from the UK! 🇬🇧
lmao the way the lift dropped down had me dying
Man you gotta keep doing these videos at your own pace, been binging your videos for few weeks on/off now and quality is amazing
Dan is doing a Great Job documenting Craig’s Work.👍👍
I can imagine Craig getting new business cards:
"I do stuff that others can't do or won't do. That doesn't mean that I want to"
,,,but it's the best way to learn.
@@user-Borgus ... yes, a great way to learn about people as well as their bikes :)
finally decided I'm going to document my journey finding a cheap used bike and seeing if I can get it road worthy, handy with cars now wanna try my hand at bikes since I got my license to honor my late father this year. you are the best Craig
Your father will be honored. Kudos, bro.
Post the name of your channel here and I’ll subscribe.
Awesome man. I just got interested more as well. My father passed in January so I feel you. 🙏
Sorry to hear of your Loss. Your Dad will be helping you over your Shoulder.
nice, good luck
You may as well do it, apparently you don't have to be a qualified motorcycle mechanic to make a video about repairing them 😂
Kudos for fixing the bike that nobody else would touch! I can't believe the owner was dumb enough to jump it with a 24 volt system
Hats off to you sir! Your perseverance was unwavering. I’d have given up on that bike way back
In 1997 there was an epidemic of that same starter problem, I worked at a place called Ultra Kustom Cycles, we found about 20 bikes out of about 200 that shared the same problem it was the aftermarket starters bolting to Harley Davidson style starter jackshaft assembly eventually they started to make an aftermarket jackshaft with upgraded hardware to solve the problem, the big engines from places like S&S cycles would destroy the factory HD jackshaft's due to the high compression.
Man, I can't believe how much more I'm enjoying this content than I thought. Even more than the OG channel! Great job Craig.
Great job. Those cascading gremlins is how most of my projects work. Every removal reveals something else to fix. However, once done, perfect!
Hard tail = dangerous when road wet...... Nice work Craig ❤😊
"I'm startering to hate this bike" was pretty good. Haha. I was super excited to see this follow-up video. Loving the content, Craig.
Craig, you're the man. You did the difficult, if not impossible, and got the Big Dog rolling down the road...
Ooof a hard tail. I completely agree that those bikes are meant to be seen not ridden. the riding portion of the exercise is secondary to the looking cool portion.
I own a cruiser bike but these extreme chopper style bikes never appealed to me much other than seeing them at a bike show or other gatherings so I can ogle the chromed out parts and sweet paint jobs. Glad you managed to chase down the last of the gremlins and get this beast running again.
Chrome don't get ya home. (Old Harley saying)
I used to own a Big Dog K9. That's the soft tail version of what you're riding. I loved that bike...but I'm very tall torso'd so the rake felt good on my shoulders. The back tire feels real nice because it rights itself upright after a curve. The wiring on these dudes is a mess...they use really tiny wiring and a lower voltage and they burn up fast. It's best to do what Craig did and rewire them.
My brother has 2 of the Mastiff model Big Dogs and he absolutely loves them. One of them had been from NY to DYtona a few times (No Trailer).
Exactly. Extremely, cheaply produced.
Well after all the issues I'm sure we wont chastise you for getting a couple of wires the wrong way round . Glad you enjoyed the ride makes spending soo long repairing the bike a touch sweeter . Cheers for the videos .
Have you read YT comments? They will chastise you for anything! Haha 😂
@@The_Bearded_Mechanic I agree problem is there are so many keyboard experts out there that havent even touched a real bike .. great video glad you sorted it
I was at a bike manufacturers expo years ago. Big dog had a booth with a few of their brand new bikes.
On the bike the brakes were leaking brake fluid, brand new.
Quality control was not their strong point.
"These bikes are made to be seen not ridden" That's a understatement. Lol.
Big 10-4
Custom bike, had to cost a ton. Suction cups to hold the seat on! They probably did that for resale value! That sucks...Another great video in the can! Congrats!
Only made to be seen on if you want to look like a dork...haw haw.
@@nathanbannister8502 6:14 "think you have to lick'em first?"
you have more patience then I do. if I had to redo all the wiring the customer definitely wouldn't be able to afford my labor
As much as it was cursed, my takeaway is how much he learned about these types of bikes and something happened he's never seen before. Knowledge is worth the gremlins.
I don’t know what it is but this has suddenly become my favourite motorcycle content channel. I genuinely feel like me and Craig are old best buddies and that is kind of weird to say for a forty two years old Norwegian
Love watching these videos and trying to learn as I go. Despite riding I don’t know nearly as much as I should to repair even any simple stuff. Fantastic as always
Nice job Craig. It was cool to see your thought process change. Custom bikes have such a different intensity level when a true mechanic is working on them.
This man loves what he does. That bike got fixed because of love! Great attitude all the way through, and the results show. Priceless is this type of work is (and learning ;-) ).
Not sure love enters into it. Some guys can't walk away from a challenge. I'll get pissed off by a clusterf**k, and hate-fix it, or die trying. I get energy off the adversity. This guy has the patience I wish I had.
Loved this series! Fantastic work seeing this project to the end.
Awesome! Glad you got it all figured out. Nice looking ride. 🤘
Craig it is great to see a new video on this chopper. It's coming along nicely so far my friend. Can't wait to see more updates an projects and many more videos soon Craig. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Fab On. We'd On. Keep Making. God bless.
Nice to finally see that chopper running!!! You're a hell of a mechanic, man. Thanks
Congratulation Craig! Your knowledge, your intelligence & your patience - all were rewarded as soon as the bike started with its fullest performance! Your videos are so much informative & inspiring. I am an electrical control panel manufacturer but I love, cherish & learn a lot from your videos! Many many thanks & all the best wishes for you & your team.
I really was eager to see how it would all turn out. I knew you'd make it happen somehow. Good job Craig.
Well done dude, yep they can be a nightmare at times. Happy Mechanicing from England.
Hey Greg😂😂, love your enthusiastic, humourous, entertaining & knowledgeable instructable videos. I'm a bike (home) mechanic. Learning all the time, thanks to you and Dan. An inspiration, for sure. You guys are my favorite downtime entertainment. Keep them coming.
In a fan. Couple videos the past few days and fun to watch, relaxed and good info.
I was told if you're not making any mistakes you're not doing nothing evidently you're getting it done. congratulations on your success!!!🤯
Nice job! Can't wait to see the UN-FIXABLE bulldozer series next!
So glad to see you got this bike to run and worked your way thru all of the issues. Great two video series of fixing this bike.
Got it done! Wow. Good on you for taking on this massive project.
I don’t even jump my bike with a car because I’m scared to… you said a bulldozer
?!?!?😂
Far as I know its okay but you shouldn't even turn the big displacement engine over, rather just the ignition switch to get electronics on. But thats with 12v not 24 haha and also, very very quick lol
No problems jumping a bike with a car.
But Bulldozers and heavy diesels are 24v, so that's why it got fried.
@@volvo09 lol makes sense
You can use the car but don't start the car engine.
@@rvega314 Yes, you CAN have the car running.... 14 volts isn't going to hurt the bike
We want to see more 2 stroke bikes specially the old one please 👍👌
Absolutely brilliant video and so informative. Only just found this channel, sitting at home with a broken leg.
This is definitely making a great way of spending my time.
OK now for the next one. 😊
Been waiting for this one. Still got faith in you Craig. We shall see.
I believe it's called a starter Bendix not an appendix 😂😂 I've heard a few people call them human organ, but it is a silly name. Love the videos
Awesome wealth of knowledge!!!!
Happy to watch another collaboration with Veterans of building bikes.
Literally my favorite channel and my favorite mechanic. Lots of love from Los Angeles. 🏍🏍
The starter gear definitely broke due to that timing issue! Hopefully, you didn't charge the customer for that one. Glad you got it running!
Did we watch the same video?
@@honestbud Reduction gear and some other bits broke in the last video. Watch all the videos before picking holes in my statement. LOL
@@draken_mlbbxxx486 Yes we did. See my reply to the other genius.
Not sure I’d want to ride a cursed bike 😂
Fully respect to your work and your endurance. Nice to see. Hopefully the customer offer some special thanks gifts. Greats from germany.
Another great vid Craig. I like how you methodically work through every element that may stop a bike from firing up, eliminate them all, to identify the actual problem. It's a great help to us WST's (weekend spanner turners) who may have a piece of junk we're trying to resurrect.
That engine sounds amazing spoilers :3 Cya next video Craig already watched those two!
The starter issue was from the weird firing and starting issue with the timing being off.
The Big Dog's starters were always a problem: not aligned correctly( most needed spacers)🤨...later👍💪💯
Nice catch on the wire swap! Well done. I like the Pro Tips a lot. Thank you.
Congrats for your patience, Brother. Good (hard) job well done.
No offense to Sean but his goofiness not being around is refreshing. Please finish the WLA Craig.
Sean could make things happen and a good host - but he was totally weak on general knowledge of motorcycles and the mechanics
@@D3vtsb Sean’s older stuff is much better. Yeah he got some facts wrong about some stuff but overall it wasn’t bad. Im definitely more mechanically minded then most, and I really don’t like slapstick comedy. Sean more recently went the way of scripted slapstick and thats why I prefer Craig on his own. He is actually the person that kept me watching bikes and beards for some time now. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think Sean is a bad dude or anything. But he went too Talladega Nights for me.
Personally, the 2 together were the best of both worlds
The two are definitely the best of both worlds. I miss Sean. I love the mech in Craig.
I don’t miss Sean.
Knew you could and would do it.
What a battle....but very impressive systematic fault finding. You nailed it as aspected!!
Thanks for the videos Craig! Me and my wife love your videos. Can't wait for an update on your dads bike you brought back!
You never cease to amaze me Craig! You give me encouragement to keep on wrenching and always recheck your work.
Great job. Not only did you fix the bike, but you removed the curse and dispelled the myths about these bikes.
First rule for diagnosing problems, reduce it to the simplest, then add components.
First, battery, ignition. (does it work? yes? we continue with the rest)
Isolating systems is your best ally
I enjoyed that. Major props to you for fixing that wiring nightmare.
Awesome Job! Glad you stuck with it. It was a blast to watch.
You did amazing figuring and sorting this thing out, the bike sounds and looks great. Well done man
Glad to see you got it going again. Nice to see you taking the Dog for a walk
Your videos inspire me to get to work turning wrenches on my stuff, thanks Craig!
Your passion n sheer will is your super power. I have an 08 Pitbull and I was told that Wires Plus make a n EHC harness after mines stopped on the parkway. Not an electrical problem since. Anyway, I love your "no give up" mentality. That Dog was a mess. Cudos my friend!
It’s awesome that people in the comments helped you find the issues. Another set of eyes it always good after looking at something the same for hours on end. Good work sir!
Watching from Oz, enjoyed the added tour, cheers.
Good job on fixing this one , my Buddy’s Dad had a big dog and loved it never had an issue the time he had it
Well done Sir! Keep fixing things until you run out and then you're done. Great demonstration of perseverance with a happy ending.
I saw only the table but not the Asian girl at the end
you have a way of doing things and explaining them that is just easy to watch, you should bring in regular people with their bikes and work with them on repairs and servicing them
Nice job getting it going again . I looked at purchasing one of these years ago and thought they were put together pretty well . Took it for a test ride and came to the same conclusion as I did with the 47 HD chopper I built . Hard tails look cool but not that much fun to ride for very long . Been turning wrenches for 60+ years and there are two saying I hate to hear , no problem ( the mechanics lie ) or I’ve never seen that before. Thanks for sharing
Glad to see vintage days mentioned. Going to keep an eye out for famous people like Craig this year
Crag you are the Chopper Bike Mechanical Genius? I have worked on bikes and built several choppers and I am impressed with your level of expertise. Thumbs UP!
That's why Honda made the Fury. Made to be seen AND ridden. Enjoyed watching your knowledge.
When you were talking about long rides on a hardtail, I expected an "East Rider" clip and music. At least it played in my head. 😂
Well done Craig. You're definitely "The Man that Can!". 👍👍👍
Thanks for the channel & the content. I see a gremlin evolving, y'know, that barn door just ahead of that air cooled leading cylinder. That kind of decoration always makes me just shake my head...
You nailed this vid boys...perfect interaction. Great job. Love the channel
Great job keep up the good work. I fix large industrial chillers and commercial building HVAC in LA & OC. long ago, in the beginning of my career, I remember a time when i was embarrassed about admitting my mistakes but not anymore; we all make mistakes. later in my career when the repair doesn't turn out right one of my first thoughts is "what did i do wrong"😂 It's great that you are showing the whole process of fixing something that others will not or can not. That you work through a true troubleshooting process and are not one of those mechanics that says "it has to be .... that's broken" I commend you for not wanting to bill the customer for your learning. I'm now basically a consultant visiting contractors job sites to assist in troubleshooting and repair. I have laughingly put mechanics troubleshooting approach into 2 different categories (1) the shotgun approach, It could be this or it could be that or "this was bad last time that happened" or (2) the snipper approach, methodical, has a plan, uses his tools to gather information to pin point the problem.
Good to see the general having fun with Hayden , seemed a bit stressed out the last few vids 👌 nothing like some 80's/90's throwbacks to lighten the mood 🎉
I wouldn’t know where to start in a case like that happened to this bike. Good work, and thanks for sharing along.
I always saw those Chopper style bikes are for a certain kind of person/rider. Always wanted to ride one.
Just stumbled upon this..nice classy skills and experience..good stuff!
Well done from New Zealand. Persistence and pleasure.
we have all been there.....but nearly jumped out my seat when you grabbed the exhaust after you got it going !!!! good video .
The problems with the Big Dog are problems all mechanics can relate too.... Nice Video. Thanks for putting it out there. (I'm in the "Absolutely Hate-em Camp)! Cheers!
Nice work, that was a tough one! Credit to you for not charging for time spent learning, a lot of shops will bill you for it all.
I'm so glad you got it sorted !!! I enjoy your presentation and content.
You have a lot of patience on top of tons of know how. Congrats. On getting that running.
getting connectors mixed? We have all done it and learned to triple check every bloody thing we do. Good work, fascinating to watch someone else do the work. Take care, ride safe
Love the phrase back roads😅 in UK particularly rural areas like Cornwall those roads would be considered a motorway or in your language multi lane highway i think😅 love the dogged persistence with this job be safe have fun
Man this is the knowledge I wish I had, instead I got into auto body work lol. Something I'll always regret.
Awesome video as always bro, I appreciate all the small inputs you always have like why that bolt backed out on the the starter. Cheers brother ✌️
You have stubborn determination to solve problems - awesome! Not sure I'd trust the bike after all the weirdness though. Maybe. LOL. Thanks for vid. Cheers. 👍
Hi Craig and Dan. When I saw the Title unfixable Chopper. I was thinking Nah, no way, Craig can fix it. Low and behold Craig Fixed it. Loving the Videos Craig and Dan. I have really learned a Lot watching you Work Craig, Thank You for that. Can’t wait for the next Video.👍👍❤️
Love your channel, Craig! Keep it up and soon you’ll be the SMA of motorcycle repair!
Craig, thanks for putting said misadventures on YT. I’m loving the stuff you’ve been putting out.
Your Sticktoitiveness is impressive Craig. I felt that right along with you when it started.
Excellent job, it takes a lot of patience to work on electrics. Top man 👍