Abandoned $50 2-stoke Yamaha Motorcycle. Can We Save It? 

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For 100 bucks I wouldn't have tried to talk him down but 50 is a killer deal

Ahhhhh the paper towel gave me shivers, then I saw the bare channel locks on the gas cap, using them backwards for maximum damage potential? my god man. To quote the wolf Vincent Vega, "Pretty please with sugar on top, clean the freekin bikes". That's step one, you and I will both be so much happier.

Bothers me so much that you don't wash the bike when you get them

I cried out " don't don't " when you took those channel lock pliers to that

Crank seal tip: Leaking crank seals can be a problem on these old 2-strokes, and rebuilding a twin-cylinder crank to replace them isn't easy. If the bike is smoking excessively, it probably means that the inner seals have hardened and are no longer sealing. Drain out some of the transmission oil and replace it with transmission stopleak, that may soften the seals enough to fix the problem. Or, if you have the cases split, pour some stopleak on and around the seals and let it soak for a day or two. You're welcome.

I had a brand new RD 400/1976, and I remember those “squishy” grips, eased the vibrations off the engine. I really wish they still produced 2 stroke engines, they have the technology to deal with air pollution and environmental issues. 👍🇨🇦

You can tell he was a guy that took pride in his stuff looking good. To see that filter in that shape I assume the carbs will look the same. Your gonna end up uncovering the beauty that this guy put away 11 years ago and wind up with a really cool/fun vintage bike!!

'71 CS200 was the first real motorcycle I ever had, looked just like this one. I got it when I turned 14 from my uncle who had it in a shed for about 6 years. My dad and I got it running, I made a few dirt bike modifications because I lived on a dirt road with miles and miles of farm land to ride on. All my other friends had bikes like DR 200, XT 200, XL 200's etc, mine was the only "street" bike. But was by far the fastest and most powerful of them all. I loved that bike and even after 2 years of the abuse I threw at it, it held together very well. I ended up passing it on to a younger cousin after I got a car, he rode it for years too.

How can you work on it without washing it first. It’s manky and the poor thing needs to be cleaned before messing with it. Also don’t ‘clean’ the chrome with a dry paper towel

U should never use paper towel ON crome and painted parts because u scratch the surface of paint and crome.

1. Wash 2. Remove carbs (ultra sonic cleaning) 3. Add MM oil to cylinders 4. Use a compression guage to see the compression #'s. 5. Check/lightly sand points and/or gap points 6. When you have confirmed spark, add fuel/oil mix to cylinders to try briefly start. 7. Begin total renovation/parts availability

For all the people that are so sad that the og drawing intro is gone. I tried to remake one and used them as a intro in last video😂

The last time that thing ran I wasn’t even born yet

WOW!!! What a Deal!!!!!!! That's AMAZING!

i should have washed it first before i did anything but nice find really cool bike

Last I watched, you had just gotten that two stroke honda quad and a couple of polaris quads

Just starts arcing random wires, huh it doesn't like that.no!!!!!!!!!!!!.Thats a good way to fry every peice of wiring in the bike,the bike looks real clean internally from that filter, bet its just fine.

That was an absolute steal for $50. It is in immaculate condition just a tad dirty which is rare. Usually a motorcycle that has been sitting is a rusted piece of garbage but that bike was obviously stored in a nice dry, clean and somewhat warm area which is probably why it still looks so good.

Hey man nice video but just a heads up most definitely wash it before you do any work man it helps a lot makes your job easier and less messy

I'd say the first thing to do if allowed beford putting the bike on the truck ,take out the sparkolators,add some penetrating oil,return sparkers then let the bouncing on the way home help the oil to lubricate everything, then give it a rinse off at home

Letss gooooo another long video i actually love these more and learn so much moreee🔥🔥🔥 please kep longer videos

Man do you know what you just picked up? There is a huge market for those old 2 stroke road bikes. You could put 2k into rebuilding that thing and still make a profit on it

Been working on that 86, 4 Trax 350. Fuel tank is shot. Got it running, glad carb was savable. Got fuel tank coming and handlebar switch block. It still had factory air filter in it, no mice inside, thank god. Gonna be nice quad..

You never know what your going to get for 50 bucks but traditionally Honda and Yamaha motors are pretty bullet proof.

Great buy great find,well done cool looking bike can’t wait to see it finished ❤, always wash off dust first before rubbing it with anything dry avoids tiny scratches this bikes awesome bro!

Try using diesel down cylinders instead of oil. Works alot better. What I always use👊

The RD Great bike. I had a 1978 RD400 silver color when I was 17. 59 now looking to get another one same year. The sound of 2 stroke and ride is great.

Oh the 200 a real barn fined .

"The Vermont method" never heard of that, but that's probably because I love here

On the kick starter use your Dremel to make the split bigger that way the bolt can tighten down more. Back then the kick starter was a problem on every bike.

I made custom expansion chambers and ported my CS5 200cc and got it up to 35 wheel horsepower!

Love the channel, and your willingness to tackle projects others would throw in the towel on. New channel Small Engine Wizard

I had a 1973 200.Electric as they were known in the UK because they had an electric starter in addition to the kickstart, they became the RD200 when Yamaha fitted the disc front brake, the same as the RD250 was known as the YDS7 in the UK until the addition of a disc front brake plus the RD350 was called the YR5. The RD400 was always known as that as it was a later bike and Yamaha were using the RD prefix across the sports two stroke range

Nice vid, but jeez wipin it dry with all that dust on it NOoooooooo

2vintage I’ve been watching for 4 years lol🤣

I had a 1972 200 electric as a kid. It had a purple and white tank with all other painted parts just purple. I ran good most of the time but it had spells of oiling the plugs. If you google "1972 Yamaha 200" you'll see 'em exactly like mine!! Even the purple and white tank.

I lived in Japan and of all the things in my life I regret selling is my 1988 RGV gamma 250.. I miss 2 strokes

Very nice cheap old school bike

THX for making this one short.

Watching youtube since 2008. Well, iam not kidding this is my new favorite channel. Its so simple yet such good quality. Thankyou for the vids bro if there’s a way to donate or anything like that i will

Sweet! I love classic style vintage street bikes! At age 17 I bought a brand new 1975 Suzuki GT185. Chrome fenders, same height tires front and rear, chrome dual exhaust. I killed the KZ100s and CB125s! Why can't makers bring this style back?

I love these 2 stroke videos!

First thing you should do is stop at services and wash all the crap off on way home, winds me up

I had one of these from new back in 1975 and it was in a kind of metallic bronze colour. I was a good little bike, very nippy for such a small engine. I did almost 18000 miles on it, without any major problems, except it was prone to oiling up the plug on the left cylinder when ridden hard. I think it could have been a faulty coil, looking back.

when you said oh there’s a VIN I was looking for the dog lol

Interesting terminology for the various bike parts:). What a deal, I paid $200 for mine but I got both exhausts

Owned a 71 250 I bought for 100 back in the 90s. It was my brothers wife's bike. Perfect condition 3000 miles. Problem was that there wasn't a title, used to ride it illegally after dark. Fun little machine.

Nice find!

I think that is not RD, because D means front discbrake. Here in Finland i had 72 model 350cc bike and type was R5. Also sistermodel 250cc was DS7, strange? But your bike looks very same as those with drum brakes👍

That is a piston-ported CS5 200cc that comes with electric start. Around 1972 model. This is not an RD model, as it does not have a reed-valve between the carburettor and the engine-block. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.

It's now 2024 Joe, and you have come a long long way since you did this video.

Correction: Next step, wash the bike. I cringed when I saw you get the spark plug contaminated with dirt from the cylinder fins. Nice find though, it'll run. Sounded like it ran for a second.

I want a dirtbike

You should restore the whole bike

I have a 1972 CT2 175 Enduro. All those old Yamaha's are alot of fun

when I was a lad, the RC200 was the pinnacle of small bikes (a 750cc anything being a `Mans Bike`) then, the 350 came along, they all rushed to sell their 250`s, then the 350LC came along, we were all baffled as to the difference-they all looked the same to us! we weren`t old enough to be bikers, they all had a hell of a Rep` for what they were mind you, in the right hands, they could take on a 750!

can't believe the deals you get, you are soooo blessed.....

I have the round headlight assembly and the lamp is with 12 LED right forward beam side plus 12 LED left forward beam with halogen in the center of the bucket for motorcycle's front bracket of the fork. The assembly is brand new that I bought in 3 months ago and it works bright in the detail box. I can have sale price for it. The bracket is right and left side for beryl chromed plated at the front of the handlebar Yamaha. My new black bracket with two clamps have 3 holes on each side. The 2 grips around the forks near the tree of the handlebar. These bracket set inside another detail box also 3 month old - The grip is the clamp - 6 holes total bracket includes 2 of the 6 holes are for mounting with stainless steel bolt x 2. It can hold the halogen socket made out of plastic color black bucket with ring (plastic color black trim) around the light 6 1/2 inch includes 9 wires. You have tachometer with the cable and spinning inside the flexible conduit. The rotation connected at the back of Tachometer. The cable is connected to the hub of the front wheel. When the wheel rolls that makes the tachometer roll with its finger instead of speedometer. I like it - I don't need speedometer because the motorcycle is very loud 8,000 RPM, 5th gear equals 50 MPH. When you see a cop then I must go down to 1,500 rpm, 5th gear on 250cc motorbike.

I think vehicles 1972 or older do not have titles ... the registration was title

Nice find man, those dinosaurs are few and far between.

Good content man

Hey man, so if you take an empty cleaned quart of oil bottle, poke a hole through the lid, thread a gas line through and get a tight seal. Make sure the line touches the bottom of the bottle and have plenty of line in the other side. Thread on the cap, and you can just put the line where you want, and you can just squeeze the bottle and gas comes out

Owned a 71 rd 250, what a fun bike that was.

Here in the Uk, a mate had a CS5E electric brand new in 1972 in purple and white, Looked identical to yours, CS3E had a more of a hump style fuel tank and I don't remember one in purple.

Honestly I used to start with a good long pressure wash of ANY old bike. 😉

You should wash the bike before you work on it as long as no water gets in bad areas

Maybe clean it before taking plugs out. Don't want crap in the bores

Had a RD 350 back in the day. Fun bike.

Nope, no starter motor for 400cc Yamaha Twin 2 Stroker. 200cc didn't have the option of add on starter motor. The starter is a relay for switch "ON" the twin capacitors and off switch timer with the distributor in 200cc case includes stator in the housing. The starter switch on your handle was you pull the another gasoline motor trimmer (line or string). The connection cranking system must be able to coupling up the trimmer/chainsaw motor on the side of lower engine Yamaha. The small motor got to crank up the bigger 200cc motor side by side. Already, you added the ATF little oil into the cylinder atop the pistons' rings that is the only way for the fire it up and running good. The used running pistons' rings is better than brand new rings and brand new pistons because wear out will increase the compression. After the engine 200cc runs loud at900 RPM that disengage the small motor so it goes back to the chainsaw bar. Use the clutch on the smaller motor because without the clutch - it won't start. The second bigger clutch for 6 speed tranny of Yamaha 200cc is good and already avail or test it, Said by the Inspector from the DMV in whether the clutch of the tranny with upfront 200cc is badly worn out... Thank you.

I saw a RD200 in a motorcycle graveyard last week. Seeing this video makes me wanna go and buy it now. 😂

I have a random question what kind of music do you like.

You should really power wash every new bike you get

Ahh yes the 70s 2 strokes, what a great time to start riding bikes. My 4th bike was an RD 350 maroon colour, what a wheelie machine it was, first second and into 3rd.........on the back wheel. What a poser I was in my home town, Saturday noon along Main Street Carlisle in the north of England. The cops never did catch me ;)

Why don’t you power wash it first , don’t know how you can work on something covered in crap

Hey 2vintage, I love your videos and I am wondering what you usually do with the motorcycles you buy that have no title?

Nice find..hope it turns out to be a good deal.. 50 bucks you've already won!

only thing that you do that makes no sense please don't get offended why don't you clean up purchases before you start to fix theme , then you don't have to worry about dirt getting into places you don't want. I learned so much from your channel thank you so much .

Yo if I were you...I'd definitely start washing these bikes before you start filming...the Couch Mob has sent you many warnings...Dont mess with those guys bro! Just wash the bikes..its not worth your life🤺....🤣🤣

Can u do a restoration series of this rd200

I had a Yamaha 200 twin cylinder. But didn't really look like that. Mine was mostly purple and the gas take was kind of pointy in front. I work as a groundskeeper at an apartment complex in Atanta adn some guy moved out and left it there. I think he went to Emory. Anyway, it ran, even though it smoked out of one cylinder. They gave it to me, but it was stolen soon afterwards.

Got to wash it first, strip the carbs .. that’s the law !!!

more bike videos for sure. LOVE THE VIDS❤️

I love old bikes. I had and rode a Yamaha Twinjet 100, a 1967 motorcycle with a pressed steel frame. Loved it.

Great bike was riding this in a field in the eighties i think it was stolen.☹👍

The Engine as shown in video is Yamaha, and it goes fast like 2 stroke 400cc CAFE Racer's favorite that it out beat a lot of other 4 stroke Racing motorcycle named Hawk 400cc Low profile electric start Cruising bike.

That bike would easily sell for $1,500 here in California. I have been looking for months and I haven’t found one two stroke bike within 150 miles from my house in Southern California. That’s a population of 6 million people as well. So, everyone and their brother is looking for old two strokes. I might need to head your way with a trailer to find one or two.

Awesome video man

To bad it wasn't a YZR250. Way back when a buddy of mine had one. He got it with money from an accident. He then lost use of his arm due to nerve damage crashing his bike. He then 4 years later died, guess how, in another accident. The bike was a really cool little race rocket and sounded skookum AF but 2 strokes were all over the place back then(off road). He also had a Kawasaki Ninja 250r and a Ninja(GPZ) 400r as his EDD

Is this one of those Yami,s with the roundhouse gearbox…you be cranking along shifting gears when….you go from fourth to first,wheely over backwards? Whoever thought that up?

the 200(only I think)has a dynastart where the charger is also the starter thats why the bigger battery and the big side casing. but what a bargain

Gonna check out your 2 Stoke vid.

Awesome videos! Keep em coming!

Some fuel in the carb float chambers would have been useful!

Got pieces of an RD 400 out back, planning on building it one of these days. Just takes a ton of free time, and we are busy as hell 5 1/2 days a week but it will be done, too cool not to. Great pick up bud!!

Quick fix for the slip on the kick start is cut a piece of aluminum can from a soda can and wrap it around the teeth of the kicker gear then slide the kick start on and tighten it

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I like watching bike restoration videos. But I can’t understand why nobody ever takes a little bit of time to maybe hose all the Crud off of the manky looking barn find first. It’d make life so much easier throughout the rest of the process. It also beats scratching the chrome with paper dragging a ton of grit over everything.

Epic find dude! Check that oil pump before running her though 😬

Why don't you take the time to clean the bike before you start to work on it?