I REBUILT A HONDA CB250 THEN TRY TO START IT 37 YEARS LATER 

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👍19yrs old in 1979 and after a CB125, 250N Superdream was my next decent ride. Like a lost love I miss them both 😢😊😊

Really enjoying this rebuild. My first bike in 1982 was a 250n super dream and I loved it so this is bringing back lots of memories. Can’t wait to hear how it rides once it’s up and running..

Rye please try looking to Brick House Builds approach to unseizing brake caliper pistons by using a grease gun hydraulically to push the piston out. Note; you’ll possibly have to work a fitting from the crease gun to the caliper. Absolutely love the direction of where your channel is going. Keep up the amazing work Rye👏

I had a CM 250 version of this bike and i loved every second riding that bike. Great rebuild cant wait to see the finished thing.

Very small channel here,... and been subscribed since before starting on YT. In fact you were a big inspiration to me starting a channel when I got back on 2 wheels at the end of last year. The burnout and pressure of juggling everything is real man, and on top of your high pressure job you are doing amazing! Keep at it and take of yourself! 👊

It represents the flap inside the carb. Thanks for the videos, cheers.

I like that you honestly don't try to hide the frustrating miss-steps. It lends credibility. Keep going 😁

Great Video series, on getting the piston out of the caliper the really tight ones we use to put water in the caliper seal it up then heat the caliper water turns into steam and blows the piston out.

Well done , you're doing an amazing job. Thanks for the uploads

Buzzing for you mate, bike is coming together nicely. Fair play 👌

Brilliant job and to start first time is a major result.

Your videos are getting better and better , great job mate 👍🏻

Well done. Started straight up. Always a worrying moment when you’ve rebuilt so much. Can’t wait to see you take it for a ride

You could have got all those parts powder coated in a chrome finish,ive seen videos about it on youtube and it looks impressive. A good tip for replacing the collector box gaskets on Hondas of that era,and other bikes which use sleeve gaskets is to do an ebay search for 'graphite motorcycle exhaust gasket' of the correct size and you can save quite a few £s over the original items. Back in the 80's - early 90's when i owned a few CX500s i would use car exhaust bandage wrapped around the joint of the collector box whenever a gasket needed replacing,then slide the silencer over the joint and tighten the clamp,it always worked a treat. I always used the type of exhaust bandage that had to be soaked in water before use,but i dont think that type is sold now.

Fantastic dude new shops looking great cant belive ur giveing the dream away wow

Nothing like hearing a bike run to give you motivation to finish it! Top job dude….

I'm glad to see you following advice that was given to you when you started rebuilding bikes that many here complained was trolling. Proper tools and manual alone make a massive difference.

Top notcher 🤛🏻

Great video rye. Look forward to the next one.

I found that very interesting. I had that exact same bike as my first bike

Love watching the ups and downs of your builds and gives us all hope 🙏 lol 😅

its alive !!! well done one more saved

Finally an upload! :) I will need to re-watch your video on how to paint, I've just got race fairings and they need painting black!

Mate to say you started with no experience. To how far you have come now. That’s a result on its own keep doing what your doing 🏍👍🛠️

Can't believe you gave a CB250 such love! I remember owning one when I was 17.... It was so dreadfully slow. 😂

great that it started. As usual, really fun to follow your renovations. Continue in the same style

You can get a 'Chrome look' power coat so a powder booth and oven might get some good use. Also anodising can give good affects with little expense. Like to see you try. 👍🏼

Another great video, loving this rebuild as the Superdream was my very first bike I got in 1979, 250cc with L plates and away I went.

Top job. Nice. Cheers.

Well done 👍

You can get them cermachromed, it’s a ceramic coating that gives them an antique chrome finish. Have a google it’s really good. I’ve had several sets of vintage pipes done and that still look mint after 10 years

Set float heights to compensate for shorter needles. its in the honda WSM

Your good lady had the magic touch! nice to see it start and run. It'd be great to see ot on the road 🙂

Great content! I would love to see you restore a Yamaha RD250LC.

Hi ,it's all coming together and nice to hear it running. Doing a great job hope you're dog has recovered from the shock.

Well done mate great job you deserve it 👍❤️

Spark plugs should be only slightly tighter than finger tight. Don't use a ratchet on it as you'll overtighten them. Also, set float height with the carbs flat and from the lip inside the carb. Apart from that, good content!

for float height setting you can hold the carb at a 45° angle

Ps sometimes nipping up an old bolt before trying to undo it helps to loosen it. 👍🏼

Mate you’re doing a good job, I’ve rebuild many bikes over the years and small mistakes and problems are simply part of the process if it was easy everyone would do it. I’m surprised you used a standard exhaust and air ox instead of improving running with an aftermarket but that’s just me. Keep it going and if you get into trouble ask the girlfriend 😂😂😂

brilliant well done

Good effort my friend. You have certainly come a long way from Struggeling in a back allyway with the Blackbird,

I think for me M/S Rye face said it all at the end! plus the dog (no name) legging it 🤗 ( do you watch the Superbike Surgery Ltd on RU-vid ? on carb rebuilds)?

I have enjoyed your videos on the 250 as l had one too and it’s bringing back memories l think I would love to have one myself 😊can’t wait for your next video thanks 👏👏👍

2 points I would like to make. First when turning over the engine I would have left the spark plugs out so that it would have spun over easier. Secondly the 250 was geared the same as the 400 which make it too higher geared. Put a front sprocket one tooth large on the front and it will pull much better. I've done this on severel bikes in the past. Good luck 👍

Small thing..very small.they are not vernier calipers...you have digital calipers...vernier calipers have a vernier scale on....invented before digital was invented :-)

great job it lives.👍👍👍👍👍

The car was a metro not a maestro. 😂😂😂😂

Watch out for the manual. The original Haynes manual told you to adjust the rocker chain by the nut between the carbs with the engine running. DO NOT DO THAT.

Its Alive 😂 , great upload , keep up the good work 👍🏻

Love your videos. I'm clueless but I wonder why didn't you perhaps paint those rusty chrome parts, silver? I think it would have looked better? Anyway, I'm in awe of what you do so please don't take that the wrong way!

No problem ? It's called sod's law ! This is just part of your learning curve? But eventually you will benefit by these misshapes! It will make you a better motorcycle technician? And luckily for you ? You have the natural attribute of patience? (!i would have flipped by now ! Most probably hit it ewith)?. hammer

I had a CB250, (I think the model was called G5) back in the late 70's. I think it was a little sexier looking than your rebuild model to be honest, but I am loving the memories. As they say, you'll never get fonda of a Honda.....hahaha. Keep up the good work, your knowledge is growing exponentially. Nigel (from Estepona Spain).

Really great project. Now, is that a different workshop you are in?😊

good one mate

Try using a grease gun on the bleed nipple and force grease in to remove brake piston.. obv then soak in solvent

your girlfriend is the fixer top woman anyway well done you are getting much better at fixing bikes I used to live in Toddington thank you

Brilliant work, well done 😎👌

Absolutely love the new look of this Honda! And you know what guys? It doesn't really matter that this bike won't be OEM look. In fact, it will be much better, truly one of a kind. Couldn't imagine better way to spend my time today's Evening. BOR is always the best choice 🏍✅✅

I thought about what would i do, if i win this bike: Probably i would plan a trip from hungary (where i live) to spain next summer, to enjoy this old beauty.

Do an old 2 stroke next, you’re good for it now with all your experience 👍

The "girlfriend"? ........ surely you mean the professional

You need to set the float height.

Love it

It looking good mate so far

Don't even think about DIY chrome plating, hexavalent chrome fumes are lethal, not just to you but your neighbours as well it's why it's heavily regulated.

Fit a grease nipple in the brake caliper hose port and use a grease gun to force the piston out. iirc the size is M10x1

Im intrigued by your choice of house plant

Cute dog

Did you try soaking the caliper in a bottle of coca cola, for a few days?

I also have a barn find 1980 Honda, but the far superior CB250RS 😁😉 I'm only in Ashford, so if you wanted to do a comparison test of the two 250 offerings from Honda in 1980 and answer the common question of which is best, give me a shout 👍 But we all know it's the RS 🤣

Tiss a butterfly

Are your crash bars upside down ?

well done that man! I've been wondering how you were getting on. doing well I see - it's gonna be interesting to see what removing all the OEM chrome does to the look

Is it the CB super dream 250

Ye man 😀

Hi put the caliper in the vice to squeeze it out. BARRY

I hd to borrow my mates Superdream to take my tests on... I failed.

CR parts featuring again. If you're not going to finish that bike I'm happy to buy it off you

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Think well I know that was a metro. Did you put the rubber O rings in the carb rubbers.?

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It’s such an awful bike it’s actually cool in a way now. I had a cb100n and wet dreamed of one and then instead I bought an RD350 YPVS F2 and the rest (GSXR’s, FireBlades, Double R’s etc) is history!

Even mechanics have these woes. The man who never made any mistakes never did anything ffs

Have you.checked out the 'Chrome' look powder coating?

What kind of tyres are those?

never paint mated surfaces mate

That engine would look a lot better if it had been bead blasted.

Pity the poor soul who's going to 'win' this. It's gonna need a complete rebuild, done properly.

The break caliper is no good

What happened to the CR125 ?

Where's Nat? I'm sure he'll have something to say about you doing so well 😆 absolute donut

I think she's a better mechanic than you!!

Please tell me you're not an air traffic controller

QVC for bikes

Float height adjustment is as basic as it gets, too much product placement and a total lack of sincerity I'm afraid this channel has become "Tacky" - unsubscribed as I cannot watch it anymore.

Time to give up and take some other hobby

Crash.bars updide dowm