You should do a short video of you filming Dan as you talk him through a project. We hear him so much and see him so little. Give him his chance to shine…😁
"All thanks to non-critical dimensions." YES! Dan just earned permission to keep talking in future videos. Why your videos are so great! Just like hanging out with my buddies in my garage working on stuff. Have a great weekend guys and looking forward to next Friday's video. 🤟
Don't ever shut up Dan. You and Craig is quickly becoming my new favourite pair on the interweb. I came for the bike stuff, I'm staying for you guys. You guys could be building Lego bikes and I'll be here watching. Cooking? Still here. Fishing? Hell yeah! Love you guys. Never stop being awesome.
They need Craig at Boeing. He puts the bolts in. Then he tightens them. Then he does the locking tab or castellated nut pin step. That way the wheels don't fall off.
Well, I can't usually be bothered to watch anything longer than 20 minutes, but I sat through the entire 47:17 of this and enjoyed every minute. Nicely done! 👍
I met you at the York swap meet I didn't want to bother you so I gave a quick hand shake and told you how much I love your RU-vid channel. It was great getting a chance to meet you. I wait in anticipation for your new video every week.
Your British wrench is probably Whitworth. I have a 1960 Series Land Rover and it has quite a few whitworth fasteners on it. Luckily there’s usually an SAE or metric size that crosses over close enough.
Those IT,s are great bikes. I had a 175 and a 125. The 175 was a ripper .wheelied like crazy. The 125 was pure fun riding in a sand pit in jersey. Thanks for great videos.
Craig, Dan: that was such an amazing video filled sit a lot of awesome lines! Like: " My belly's holdin' it", "I need a haircut, right?", "'ts a toight one there, eh?!"... 🤣 You guys are fantastic!
This has become a new favorite channel of mine. Fun banter and it feels like a couple friends hanging out and working on stuff. Turns out that what's his face moving away has paved the way for this greatness.
Great vid. Those tanks stain green with the fuel seeping through from inside. If you got the patience you can get most of it off by scraping it all over with a sharp blade.
I just built my first street bike from a pile of boxes and a frame, definitely wouldn’t have had the drive to do so without your videos making it seem so easy. This is by far my favorite RU-vid channel. Keep making awesome videos guys we all appreciate it
I sub to almost every relevant/popular RU-vid channel that has to do with motorcycles. With that being said, this channel is literally the ONLY one that I watch every video that gets posted, all the way through. It's like a warm hug for motorcycle content. Love you guys.
Craig’s videos are , for lack of a better word , comforting . Even in frustration- he and Dan are pleasant and calm. His methodical way . “ Compression, fuel, spark…. let’s take it step by step …. “ These videos are kinda getting me and prolly many of us through some things . He meant something else - but it meant something so BIG to me . His quote hangs in my workshop . “There’s nothing like downshifting while running a red light to double your vocabulary” Keep up the great work and if ever breaking down in Raleigh n. carolina - you have a friend
Craig! I might have an easier way to install grips for you. A little spray of adhesive, let it tack up. Then spray a little window cleaner on the adhesive and just sliiiiide the grips on. When the window cleaner drys, the grips are set in place! To remove, squirt some window cleaner or rubber safe pen oil and give it a little time.
Great vlog as usual Craig, going with Dan's "Deep thoughts with Dan", lets run with that, he should give us his "thought of the day" to help inspire you and us alike to persist and carry on to the end of a project and see it through.
Great build Craig, Pls put an air box on her, she deserves one especially because you went this far. All you need is to get a plating system for all the nuts and bolts and brackets to either galvanize or nickel plate them then a build like this would really pop. Great job anyway. Thanks for sharing
I made the comment working on my 03 yz125, take it apart, clean it, put it back together! Gotta love cleaning! Engine polishing in OK living room RN.. lol
Thanks for the great video. You can put down both front legs and adjust the rear springload, you stiffen it up. Little paint on the tank it would be the dott on the I. God jobb with this project! ❤😊
Just finished the video! Good job, both of you. Love this!!! We need more restoration videos. Everyone should be inspired, and we all need to restore everything we can. Thank you, Craig and Dan! Awesome video!
My dad had an old Yamaha TT500 back in the day that had pretty much everything done to it that you could think of, took it all over the place on road and off road then later gave it to his brother n law, (my uncle) to this day he still talks about it which made me interested in old bikes like these, always wanted to ride a running TT500 to see how it felt compared the modern day bikes.
You guys are a lot of fun to watch, i appreciate that these builds are like a tutorial, you explain each phase and each parts function...great stream! I'm looking forward to the next one. ty!
Craig.. the bike looks great.. great stuff man.. it was cool watching you every step, (except for the parts you did off camera 😮) and finally seeing it run.. Dan should get his own segment in the show.. maybe he can sing us a jingle for carb toons or speak about why his hair is never brushed.. life is tough, I know Dan.. I feel your pain..😂 Great video guys.. cant wait to see what you get upto next Craig.. I wish I had similar things to do with my own channel.. but that's another story.. Check you later Jedi Master..
The IT series were my dream bikes when I was in High School. My father even worked in a Yamaha dealership, but I never got one. Of course I wanted the 400cc.
Your apparent off size 3/8 and 5/16 wrench is correct. It is probably an Austin or MG wrench. It is saying grab this wrench for a 5/16 inch threaded bolt because this fits the bolt head and the nut. Now you don't have to guess and try till you get it right.
Dan is the best camera man on RU-vid, love his ball busting and giving Craig a hard time. Some camera men on here are annoying or just a yes man who have nothing to add . You guys have awesome chemistry. I wouldn’t change a thing
you two a the reason i am again so into rebuilding bikes. i just finished my MZ TS250/0 from 1974 and I will pick a new project soon. Thanks for the great content
Thank you for making this video. I grew up racing an IT490. My best friend raced a CR 500. Watching you work on those bikes brought back some of my best memories. I must say, though he was a way better dancer, and singer than you are, because when he would hurt himself working on our bikes, he was dance, like nobody was watching, and put together words. I’ve never heard in the same sentence at a volume that was magical I think art schools would have sponsored him to teach class. The most Kindful thing about his dancing and singing was he would always include me in his show. Most of the time it was, don’t just stand there laughing like a beep beep beep help me stop bleeding. My favorite was when he missed kicked his CR 500 and hit his shin on the foot peg. That was a legendary dance. Good times. I only wish that we had phones that we could record back then because I think viral would be a term I would have used. Keep making videos love your channel.
13:12 - That cable really came in "clutch" ... plus I always prefer an innie to an outie! 🤣🤣🤣 Keep up the great work guys - another awesome and funny video! Absolutely loving the content!
RE: Electrical tape The first couple turns should be loose so it won't unwrap. Then do tight turns, this will give a better seal with the tape. Then do the last couple turns loose again so it doesn't unwrap. That's what I've always known. Has nothing to do with activating adhesive and everything to do with sealing.
Thanks for all your awesome content!! Keep it up. I’m not a mechanic but a little trick I learned for grips is used rubbing alcohol to put them on and off. It works quite well and evaporates quickly afterwards.
This brings back memories... I had an IT495 and a TT500 in the late 90's which I raced in the historical class enduros. My wife called the IT495 the widowmaker, fast as stink but had NO brakes after a river crossing or when hard riding overheated the drums, many many big tumbles were had... TT500 was the same problem with brakes but it had dual rear shocks with little travel so hitting a bump/pothole would launch me off the bike.... funny this is what I used to call fun! Glad to see the 495's baby brother brought back to life. Well done!!!!
Warm soapy water will glue your grips on the bars and actually allow an easy install. Just have to wait for grips to dry before use. Negates the need for safety wire in your hands 👌
@@jimtitt3571 I , and all the technicians I worked with at the car dealership, called the thing that tells you vehicle speed a " speedometer" , and the thing that guages engine speed , " tachometer". We were so silly.
Early last year l found a 1978 XT500 that the original owner hauled all around the country, using it to ride National Parks. The bike went through several owners and, when l aquired it, had sat in the open, in the west Texas desert, for 12+ years. After a little work it runs well and looks ok. This video of your restoration has inspired me to clean it up, something it has had very little of. Thanks for your work.
For your old shop rags, get a bucket and fill it with hot water and mix in some dish soap, then let your rags sit for a few hours if not a day or two depending on how bad they are and they should clean up nicely. If you really want to go crazy then get a cement mixer and use that, construction workers like to use them for washing clothes and drop cloths and they work REALLY well. Though note that you should probably use detergent at that point unless you want foam to go everywhere.
