James May builds a bicycle | Part 2 

James may Servicing his bikes and cars. That's the content we want.

That was the quickest 8 mins of my life

Make Jezza build a bike

When James May was 12, he was 40 years old.

This man doesn’t have the slightest clue of how funny he is. International treasure.

On tonight’s car show: James builds a bike, James tightens things, and James narrates everything he does

That cable tool does in one minute what I have always sworn and sweated to do in 10 minutes with two pairs of pliers. I'm furious I didn't know it existed.

James building a bike for 8 minutes is now my entertainment. I am living the dream!

I will watch James build anything and everything.

If I was as invested in my own bicycle as I am in this random kid's bike, I'd be in a lot better shape.😂

last time I was this early he would have been building a dacia sandero

most James May sentence ever "where's my special peddle spanner".

Please flip the front brake disc and PLEASE adjust the front caliper ALIGNMENT! It has oblong mounting holes to allow left/right adjustment of the caliper body in relation to the fork. Use this adjustment to center the rotor in the caliper BEFORE adjusting the engagement/brake cable tension...then check the rear as well.

By the time he finishes this bike 'young Tom' will want a Porsche.

The PONNY-ASSED part killed me😂☠️

I can really appreciate how James' keeps his motorcycles stock. Smart man

James, turn around the front brake disc!

Seeing I’ve watched all the re-assembler videos twice, this is the next best thing on RU-vid 👍

James working on this bike has showed me how to actually fix MY bike, all I have to do is get one...

I honestly enjoy James assembling things. Keep it up mate!

Really love this! Like the re-assembler. Would love to see the 3 hour uncut live version... Just fantastic!

New drinking game: take a drink every time James says Newton Meters

Such a wonderful and relaxing video, thank you.

6:32 "Slacken the stem bolts, don't take them out entirely" was said with the same energy as "Flood the cowling, plenty of it"

Absolutely fantastic watching a master at work 👍🏻

That side stand talk in to light jazz is my go to sleeping clip now, thanks James

You look dashing James!!

I have one of those cable tension tools. I've never been prouder of being a pervy bike mechanic, like James.

As a cycling mechanic and a top gear/grand tour fan (the original 3 only lol) this is my favorite thing. So happy james is doin this

This video was edited down from 42 hours of footage.

Cycle paths. I grew in Stevenage, for the historically minded a mark 1 new town. Being a new town it was designed and built with cycle paths and footpaths running alongside the roads. Brilliant idea. Absolutely loved racing around on my mike and they are probably the only reason I am still alive.

I can't fully explain why i watch this. There just aren't the words in my vocabulary, but I find it oddly entertaining.

The reassembler! bring it back!

I could watch James all day 🥰

best 8min 22sec of my life !

Just watching this in the evening with a cup of tea 👍🙂👍

He needs 3 episodes to build a bike. Truly james may. Parience. Clarkson would probably threw away the bike when the front brakes didnt work out.

The most gripping content on RU-vid

Love these, thank you James 😎

I'm not sure why this is so entertaining but I love it

Front disc brake rotor is still backwards!

Anyone get the feeling that James just narrates every part of his life, even when the cameras aren’t on?

This is very informative, thanks may 👍

When there's piano jazz music, you know James May is assembling something.

Ahhhh James back at it again ❤🔥❤🔥❤

Watching James May build a bicycle past midnight is some blumming useful information.

I don’t know why I have a lot of respect to this man.

The return of the king

I used to have a side stand and honestly I missed it a lot. I could conveniently park anywhere and get off. Now I have to find a suitable place to lean it on because I don’t like leaving it on the floor.

Now that’s a proper garage

Thanks for the bike James, I love it :)

I would love to see him build something like a Nicolai Downhill Monster just to see what he thought of a massively over engineered bike see this reaction 😆

Anything James May is BRILLIANT

I'd like to see James showing us his motorcycles and bikes please. And a big thumbs-up on the commercials, or rather the lack of them, in this episode 👍.

1am and i am watching this.. James May surely is magical or I am living my life incorrectly!!

Hey Bim! Great bike!

Hi James, nice video, but YOU HAVE MOUNTED THE FRONT BRAKE-DISC WRONG WAY ROUND!! That's a SAFETY ISSUE, on hard braking the brake disc can break and fail and totally block the front wheel. The way you mounted it, the wheel would be supposed to rotate backwards. You can see the correct orientation and mounting on the rear wheel. The correct orientation has got something to do with braking forces and the forces from the wheel (Newton's law: actio=reactio).

Can't believe i waited a whole 2 weeks for this! Lol

Can't wait for bike tribe

i could absolutey watch hours of uncut james may wrenching on anything

At 2x "cycle paths" sounds a lot like "psychopaths"! Either way James is a fan of them!

He didn't eat the cakes from the first part like he said he would.

Super, like all his videos

Been waiting for this

Yes! Been waiting for this!

True. My bike didn't have a side stand so if there was no wall to lean it against I just lay it down on the floor when I had to break from riding for some time.

Nice video I am a big bike fan

That was lovely

The droopy handlebar is driving me nuts. Turn that thing in the stem, James!

This is perfect I haven't been able to sleep for days, now I can 👍

Wera torque wrench - very nice There is nothing quite like the feel of a quality tool in your hand

The long awaited sequel..

Awesome job sir, like pervy brake tool. Now, ya just need a teen stig test thrashing ride.

Standing next to that bike makes James look 10x cooler.

Oh boy, I cant wait for the next episode of _James May: The put-er together-er_ !

these fireblades are sick

Yes part 2

that front wheel doesn't look like its spinning true

I'm afraid that with this rhythm the bike will be ready for that kid's kid! :D

Fun fact: the stand costs more than the bike.

Little tip James and for anyone who’s reading, if you fit the seat post and saddle first, you can then use the seat post to clamp in the bike stand and then not risk damaging the paint work on the frame and also not pinch or obstruct and of the cables to the derailleur.

What is my life coming to that I was excited when I saw this video had been released

He's like my old man. He builds. I just ride. 😂

Some years ago, James was biking around London with an orangutan on some sort of car show on BBC. I seem to remember James saying something like, “ it’s easy bicycle maintenance, you only need a couple of spammers and a screwdriver”. Yet, he has all those special James May-ish tools..

I could watch him build anything

Love from canada

brilliant...

I’m more impressed that Cpt Slow has 2 fireblades in his garage 🤣💪🏼

we love james may this weekend i go to your new pub

I could watch 9 hours of this

All I can see is that 2020 Fireblade in the background 😍

4:50 ... The wobble on that front wheel, more adjustment required James!

Left hand pedal has a groove around the shoulder!!

Who else was eagerly awaiting this...

STANDARD!!

I've just noticed James hasn't had a cake like he said he would 🤔🤔

i can just about watch james do anything

I think James should come to the shop and build something high end with internal routing and lots of weird difficult bits, that would make a great video!

James. When poss please post some pics of your Repsol. 💪💪

Disc brakes, especially cable actuated are more trouble than they are worth. But those third-hand tools are worth every penny.