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Can we get a total cost estimation? I’m interested to know how much you guys actually put into the bike. It came out really nice! 🙌🏾. Great series. The next bike has to be a sport bike or a dual sport. Those things get beat up more and I want to see how y’all fix that. 😏
Outblade a secondary revzilla garage channel would be awesome. I’d love to hang out in the garage with these guys. This was kind of more ye olde OCC with the interviews.
I agree I think maybe taking an Classic Indian or Harley or even a foreign bike from a barn that’s the saddest thing to the Badest thing would be fun to watch!
I love the "all bikes are pretty cool" sentiment. There are so many channels chopping up these relics and turning them into something they weren't meant to be; not to say there isn't a place for that. Not a lot just focused on maintaining the original cool for longer. I hope this turns into a series.
I can relate to this sentiment so much. I used to love things like cafe racers back when Triumph first introduced the Thruxton, and Ducati had the Sport Classic range. I appreciate the history behind that stuff. But now, years later, everyone is bobbing/cafe-ing every old bike to death. Just try and research the BMW K100. It's a wicked cool sport-touring bike in it's own right, but you'll find more pictures of them bastardized with brat seats and knobby tires than you will pictures of them in stock configuration. Custom bikes have their place, but sometimes the "good idea" fairy gets ahold of the wrong people.
I'd like to see ya'll find someone interested in learning to ride, find a good first bike with them, and then help them bring it back to life. Get another rider on the road and teach them how to maintain their bike.
It would be sweet to see an old 4 cylinder UJM resto, like a CB650. You can show off carb rebuilds/synchronizing, updating old and dodgy wiring, etc. This was a great couple of vids!
When are you going to rebuild a classic metric bike? A triumph Bonneville kawasaki z1 or Honda cb750 would be cool. It would be interesting to see brains take on the restoration of a classic bike.
I love this. I have a 92 that I bought 5 years ago for $1400. I have a 96 800 and a 90 1400 that were free and I’m going to restore them. This 800 bike is truly a sleeper and has torque and acceleration for days. Great for novice and experienced riders.
@@thinkdunson Well, it doesn't have to be too competitive, I mean, who's to judge how something reflects personality... That's just about impossible. But it would be fun to have them build two bikes that reflect them best.
Retarded Dog no, it’s not expensive at all! It can be really expensive to have a mechanic fix it, but it’s actually VERY cheap to fix it yourself! Most people don’t know that though. That’s why a video would be interesting.
What's the story on the Triumph Joe is riding? I'd love to see a story on taking a modern Triumph twin and making it into a cool old-school-stylin' bike like that.
It looks like he changed the seat, the bars and the pipes, not sure if he also changed the wheel, but these new Triumph Bonneville are already very close to a classic bike so it's easy to make them look even more vintage.
i would have preferred at least one more, maybe two. i would hvae liked a lot more detail. there aren't many really good channels that do this kind of content, so i definitely don't mind if they try to stretch things out.
Episode 24: "We need to do a brake fluid flush" Episode 25: *Goes to buy brake fluid* Episode 26: *Comes back home, talking about a new project* Episode 27: "We spilled some brake fluid, will we be able to save the fairings?"
Thank you for doing a Suzuki intruder 800. This was the first bike that I ever rode. My Dad bought one and it was an old beat up piece of garbage but I saw that it had a lot of potential, I fell in love with the way it looked and sounded. I bought my own about 2 months ago and i'm in love with it. My wife loves it too! one day I came outside and saw that she had polished all the chrome and cleaned it up so we could go for a ride. The way you guys were talking about just keeping a bike like that alive for a few more years really means a lot to me. I love these bikes and love to see that people still care for them.
Great looking bike. You have shown how a little refresh can bring another life to an old bike. Bikes seem to last forever with just some minor maintenance and replacement old parts. Great video!
I loved the positive approach for old bikes in general, there is nothing like a bad bike at the end of day as they said. I was gonna trade my vulcan 900 for mt10 but i think i am going to enjoy the ride for couple of more years. Vulcan have served me well so far and it deserves some love back. This video made me love my bike again. Safe ride fellas.
I've got a 1984 V65 Sabre I paid $1300 for, it's in decent condition but needed a carb cleaning and tires when I got it. I'm planning some more fixing up this fall/winter. I've seen them and Magnas going for $3000+ in top condition. The 1100 V4 is one of the coolest engines from that era in my opinion. Would be cool to see you guys fix up something like that.
A couple of great videos, fellas. Make this a new series! Any older bike would be perfect for the next resto - the $1000 purchase limit really makes this interesting.
I loved this series! It was just great to see your thought process on how you shopped online, what you looked at in person, what were your red flags, and what were things you noticed but weren’t worried about, and your priority list for fixing things up. I’d end with a final breakdown in cost, $bike + $parts.
My first Street bike was a Suzuki Madura 700 back in 86... The intruder was the next name. Great job guys. Showing live for a old bike and not spending much money on it. Y'all are true bikers as far as I'm concerned cause it's about the live of two wheels and not a dang Logo. Look forward to another fast easy inexpensive build.
I've got a group of friends that do a thing called the Reliability Rally. It's exactly this. Buy a bike for less than $1000, fix it, then ride it. We do a weekend trip and ride 300 to 500 miles in a weekend. You can find us online. Most of our bikes are 30 or 40 years old. It's great to see people's reaction to 10 of us rolling into town on these beaters. Great video. Keep it up.
Bike is even more beautiful all shined up! Absolutely love that paint scheme! Shades of 70s airbrushed fantasy vans for sure. Wish manufacturers still cleaned up the front end of their frames like this! I mean, how gorgeous is that?! Ride On Zillas!
There is an underdog aspect to metric cruisers that is endearing. Cool choice for this restoration build. Def more realistic situation more viewers may find themselves in.
Awesome series guys! Would you all consider doing a commuters bike build? As a commuter for 5 years, there aren’t too many builds and channels that discuss what it requires to ride everyday. This would be an awesome way to introduce luggage options, gear for all year, traveling, and essential / preventive maintenance to make your bike last a long time. Commuting requires a lot of work but can be an amazing way to travel. I believe spurge did a good job with this approach for he z900 build. Keep up the awesome content Team Zilla!
I can completely empathize with the sentiments regarding fixing up a bike and feeling more attached to it as a result. My Sporty was functional when I got it, but really not in proper running order. Starting off with a flawed setup on my very first bike made for a real challenge, but I've been able to truly appreciate every change: Cleaning the plugs helped it start more easily. Changing the old oil made it run more smoothly. Changing the primary fluid made shifting easier. Swapping the de-baffled mufflers with some used but unmodified one restored the low-end torque, stopped the misfires, and stopped my neighbors from complaining. And finally, ditching the 16-year-old cracked original Dunlops for brand new Metzeler Cruisetecs made it infinitely more fun to take into corners. Learning to just ride would likely have been a hell of a lot easier had the bike been in better shape when I first got on it, but boy do I appreciate what those changes did for me. Onward and upward!
Hmm... so what happened to the clutch replacement? Was it just an adjustment or worn out plates? Did the video crew know anything about motorcycles Or hipsters with art institute degree? I'm a RevZilla's customer, but I am not sure why RU-vidr's project video from his/her apartment is almost always better than videos out of cooperates.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VhIV5MoKkCQ.html Watch the video closer, instead of trying to estimate the lives of the people behind the camera, and maybe you'll notice the clutch replacement in the video before someone has to link it to you.
I would enjoy seeing you guys fix up a sports bike from the 90s. I think it would be interesting because everything is so compact and more challenging to work on. I agree that a longer video with more content about the actual work would be nice.
I loved watching this video. I was stationed there at the Navy Yard and it was cool seeing you guys riding around and getting to see the area again. Brings back some great memories!
Actually have 4 intruders. My rider of the 4 was purchased for $1300 with 14,230 miles in excellent condition. It now sports forward controls, jardine Rumblers with the baffles out, fully adjustable custom front and rear air ride, custom paint, custom made seat, custom made skull tail light, all lights have been converted to led, and all the aluminum parts have been polished within an inch of it's life! Love to ride her and get tons of compliments where ever I go.
Excellent episode! I really like Joe's Triumph. How about a show where you guys take a Honda/Yamaha/Suzuki and chop it to look and ride like Joe's triumph. Preferable on a very tight budget. A bike under a grand and no more than 500 on parts. Love the show!
Great video, hit the mark with what a lot of us are thinking. Cheap bike, not too hard a fix for someone that's not a motorcycle mechanic. Love to see you guys continue down this theme on other bikes that are readily available at a reasonabe cost.
Restore a 2001 Gilroy Indian Scout! It took me 5 patient years to restore mine. I had all sorts of gremlins that took time to figure out. These bikes were assembled quickly & had poor quality control. They had about 7 safety recalls altogether & some design flaws. It was a labor of love, but more like a love hate relationship. Also, I’m a purist when it comes to motos. I wanted mine stock so finding replacement parts was still feasible.
Great video. Fun to watch the beginning to end transformation of an older bike. Probably a lot of people who are on a shoestring budget who'd enjoy seeing more videos just like this. Well done.
Good video. So many good old bikes go to waste because people are intimidated to learn how to spin a wrench. RU-vid and Revzilla do a good job sharing the good word on this.
I enjoyed the build and echo the sentiment of recovering under loved bikes and giving them new life , I have just finished a nice old sporty and it came up great , the new owner loved it . I agree with the previous comment on restoring a Honda CB 750. they were an awesome bike and really the forerunner to today's sport bikes . Cheers guys.
10:26 - "Everything is Broken"....great song. I'd love to see them make videos of rebuilding bikes from the ground up, engine tear downs, the whole nine yards
Great series gents! I also appreciate the sentiment of having love for all types of bikes. It’s been commented, and I second, doing a rehab on a 70s CB or 80 GXR. Another cool path would be stripping down a beat up sport bike to a street fighter! Keep up Zilla team!
Although it would have little relevance the RD350 someone suggested would be cool, so many of us born after the 2 stroke era know nothing about them. More details on some repairs! Even if it's not a full how-to, just the tips & tricks. Liked how Lemmy explained how to tell the clutch was slipping and how to test it. definitely 2nd the notion for getting a new rider into it, showing them the maintenance required and how to do it and walking through some repairs. I helped a guy change his tire last night and it was pretty fun to hand him the irons and let him figure it out with some guidance.
Really love this video series. Feels like a better version than all those "reality" bike fixing/flipping shows that are overly scripted. For the next one, definitely work on a bike that is old and not running. Restore her to health. Something like an old Triumph or Royal Enfield.
I love this idea but I would also like to see more of the repairs and techniques you guys have for everything! I would not mind a super long video!! Thanks
Great video with a great subject matter. Always enjoy watching old bikes get repaired & brought back to life . Also liked seeing you guys work together... Really Love Joe’s old school Toyota stock pick up truck!! ... Great stuff!😁👍🏻🏍
