1974 Suzuki T500 Junkyard Save - Runs & RIDES! 

Good job and good lucky . From Spain/Europe .

I grew up riding with my dad on the back of this very same bike even the same color. It's like a trip down memory lane hearing it start up and run. Good job!

I love what you do regarding these old motorcycles.

From discarded trash to awesome runner!! Amazing JOB Daniel and Brittany!! Keep up the great work and looking forward to the next video! God Bless Y’all!

I enjoy watching vintage bike rebuilds better than any other type of restoration. It brings back so many memories of being young(er) and riding. I wouldn't give 500 bucks for most of these new(er) bikes that they sell. Thanks for the videos !

I had a Titan 500 in the middle 70’s. She ate quite a few 750 mklll’s. 60+ mpg. Synthetic oil. Rode it thru snow, ice, rain, wind, and sun.

Hallo, ich finde euer Video super👌. Da kann man mal sehen das nichts unmöglich ist, so ein cooles Motorrad wieder zum Leben erweckt 👍 spitze! Du bist ein super Mechaniker

love that sound

Really great content…thank you.

Thank's man for make this bike alive again..

Great sound on that bike.. love this one.. great yob.

Good job. It runs nice

I once had an old honda Enduro that had a rusty tank .bought a kit called creame, 2 bottles one acid etching solution an a white silicon mix applied after etching . Worked great rust free after drying , the white silicon solution stays in place adhering inside gas tank .just like new. Nice job bringing it back to live. An other tip, add a little 2 stroke synthetic oil to gas while working on the start up . Thank again .

you are doing a good job Ihad a gt 250 back in 1983

Awesome!

That 5 is sweet and I love the sound and the oily smoke. Used to ride Two strokes and they are a lot of fun far better than 4s

🥰Suzuki T500 , 🥰 beauty contestant (winner) 👍for you bud

Talking about the bent swingarm. When you took the bike from the junkyard it was not really in pristine condition , but it was not crashed. If the bent swingarm was caused by a crash you would have found collateral damage from that crash. So my suggestion is that the T500 suffered the same desease as the Kawasakis H1 and H2 . Overpowered engine stuck into an underpowerded frame. That bent is caused by the engine power transmitted to the swingarm by the chain . I saw the same picture 45 years ago on H1 and H2.

As long as the crank seals are good these are literally tough as old boots

The good news about that lead hammer is that you can recast it

Good job! just check, looks like smoke only from the left exhaust pipe, could be clogged jet or oil lines might have an air bubble? Good luck

Man that thing looks like it hauls the mail

I've thought a lot about this. Yes, you need content but stripping one engine to get a gasket for another bike just seems futile and using silicon to repair a gasket that you know will fail is also a waste of time.I could go on and on but I also appreciate that you were doing a "Will it run?" without much financial investment. The time you invest in stripping out parts to re-use is time you could have invested repairing the tank, or other things, while waiting for parts to arrive. Yes I know it's all money but your time is also money. Either you or someone else will have to do all of this work a second time and you will also have to replace the stripped parts on the bike that you bought as a parts bike. You're just pushing the problem down the line. Yes I know that the engine needs to be stripped right down and bearings, seals replaced but honestly some items just need to be replaced as you're doing the work to avoid having to do the job a second or third time.

I would love to know what the average selling price would be for one restored to as new condition would be.

Use steel wool to get rid of the rust

Was that deliberately buried for the video?

Fork seals?

What about a video on the Indian?

too much smoke, I'd bet the crank seals are shot. That is a common need with that motor