Junk bike found on the street restored better than new 

I made some mistakes in this video (a regular occurrence). The keen-eyed observer will have noticed that I mistook this Motiv bike for a Marin, and gave it the wrong logo. I always used to get those two brands mixed up and it came back to haunt me in this video. :) I also put the back tire on backward. So much for attention to detail. 🤦 We'll get there folks! Daily improvements. Thanks for watching anyway!

This guy would probably powder coat his family if he had the opportunity 😂

When a professional photographer decides to restore bikes :) so soothing to watch

Great work. Quick tip - put a nickel inside each grip to help prevent the bar from cutting through the grip.

This is like that scene from Toy Story where the old guy restores Woody.

Probably the best real bike restoration video I've seen. So many restorations are actually "builds". This guy rebuilding wheels, stripping and powder coating his own frame and parts, rebuilding hubs, etc? Yes. It would have been nice to reuse more of the original parts. Great example of what is possible, but not exactly for the regular home builder

"oh wow he has a sandblast booth..." *Starts powdercoats "Ok that's deep....."

I really really appreciate the care that you took to restore this and to sand down and powder-coat with a vision for what the finished product would look like. Thank you for doing this video, filming it, editing it, and posting it. I am inspired.

A little trick with the oury grips. Toss a quarter at the end so the bar ends don’t rip through!

your channel is gonna get huge dude the production quality is amazing and very entertaining.

Not sure about the painted screws but the rest: Kudos. Brand upgrade, reverse tyre included. Never mind, it's great. Subscribed.

This video was SO relaxing to watch. I kept dozing off to the lovely sounds of tools and bike parts. I really love the finished product!

Hi! I enjoyed your restoration projects, I learned a lot. The videos are inspiring, there are people commenting about you making mistakes, I learn also from your mistakes and that is a good thing. I live in a poor country where repurposing and reusing is a part of our life here, hope to see more of your restoration projects.

Random passerby checking out this recommended video. Nice work!

The black and pink actually looks sick. As a guy I wouldn’t be embarrassed at all to ride this lol, I actually think I’d get compliments

Great way to give new life to an old bike! Everything you need and nothing you don't, love it!

“Strawbana”, Was admittedly a head scratcher... but then came the “aha!” moment a minute or two later. You sir are doing some great things only 5 uploads in. Choice of background music top notch too. I’d venture to say 2021 is off to a great start. Kudos sir.

great job! rescuing bikes from trash and building it again is fulfilling (we rescued several frames in our channel)

Theses RE builds are amazing. Very calming and after a day…it’s a release needed from the day. Thank you.

This channel is going places for sure, you can really feel how much effort was put into the production of this video.

Glad I found this channel. It's oddly satisfying seeing these old bikes resurrected. It's inspiring. So much so that I'm gonna rebuild my old Giant Stance. Take it down to the aluminum and polish it.

Edit: wtf and you started powder coating the damn thing... I went in thinking it's just some dude in his shed.. Ok the moment you started sand blasting the frame i was surprised, didn't think you'd go down to bare metal...amazing rebuild. Subbed

Awesome channel! Love the effort and quality you put into the restorations and videos.

This fella loves what he does and it shows. Second to none.

Nice work and great video. I like the single ring in the front. Much better choice for what that bike is.

You are a true craftsman - patience and an eye for doing things well ... lovely work

Very relaxing watching you tear down the old build, great video, I enjoyed it.

It was all going so well, but then the crank, and the fork(!!), and that nice rapid-rise derailleur! It turned out a nice-looking bike, despite the wrong brand (hint: Motiv has a v, Marin has an r). And as a sucker for word play, love the name.

A lovely restoration - Many thanks for producing and kindly sharing the wisdom 🙏

Such an amazing job and great editing! I LOVE the songs you used. A good break from all the generic eletro music other channels do. You just got a new subscriber

the final track sounds like slow dancing in a burning room but lofi

Its a refreshing change to watch a build video with no commentary...I have duly subscribed

You deserve a big like 👍 for this hard and professional job, yet with passion 👏 💙

one of if not the most soothing and calming restoration videos ive ever seen big up!

Awesome job! This was intense! Don't worry about the mistakes, we all make them!

Amazing resto, but them pedals, we called them rat traps in the U.K....about 10 years ago! Love it !

That’s so cool how you can just fix up an old bike and make it look brand new

These was very therapeutic for me personally, thank you 🙏

I will never know this level of patience!

I cant wait to see more of your projects. Very nice job.

Absolutely wonderful to watch the whole process. I wish I could have some easier access to decent tools and equipment here in Brazil! =]

Your photography is stunning, and I love the no BS, just purely on focus with the topic of the video approach. Amazing work!

You are absolutely an expert and know what you're doing, but be careful blasting off decals with your media blaster. Even the smallest amount of old adhesive can cause the media to gum up and cause headaches. There was an FNG at my previous job that wouldn't listen and kept removing vinyl decals with the blaster so when the system started clogging he was made to clean it all out and change the media.

Loving your work, it's so soothing and satisfying! Best of luck with the channel, you deserve great success :D

Greetings from Germany and congratulations for this perfect restauration. Nice colours and components and the flow in your work is very inspiring. Take care and keep on going 👍

That Motive was my first new mountain bike back in 1997 and I still ride it, although it has been highly modified. I added a custom milled rear adapter for disk brakes, an upgrade to 27.5 wheels and 100 mm air fork up front running a 1x9 11-42 tooth drivetrain. It's bulletproof.

If one only had the patience, equipment, and talent.... wow! Great video.

hey thats my bike i was wondering what happened to it . just went in to grab a coke

Wow, i like this bike. It looks so beautiful. Great job man. I would love to see a room tour of your workshop, to see all of your things you use.

Firstly, how awesome is it that you brought this bike back to life!!! So rad!!! Please understand that I'm not at all being a hater, I absolutely LOVE what you've done. It's seriously awesome!!!! I'm a retired race mechanic and a mechanic for Trek. Motiv Bikes were designed by the same guys who owned Electra bikes before they were sold to Trek, Motiv's were sold exclusively through Costco. I don't remember who owns Marin now, probably some third party investment banking company. You're doing fantastic work but if you don't mind me throwing this out there here are some pro tips. The night before you pull the bike apart very liberally spray down all the trouble bolts with WD40 or equivalent compound so the parts can soak over night. You'd be stunned the difference it makes. Pull the crank arm bolts but don't pull the crank, spray the spindle on both sides as well. Grease your crank puller threads so the tool gets a better and deeper purchase in the crank and tighten it with a wrench to make sure it's as deep into the crank as you can get it. Most crank extraction threads won't strip out due to oxidation but rather not a deep enough insertion of the extractor tool. I can't tell you how many cranks I've completely boogered because I didn't do this. Always and I mean Always grease headset cups and all threads when assembling a bike. Those cups would have gone in far easier and come out easier in the future if you grease them. The same goes with all screws, nuts and bolts (this includes spoke nipples by the way). When I install bottom brackets and pedals I always use anti-seize. Not to be overly nit picky, but when you pull a wheel apart and if you have to reuse the old spokes, pull the wheel apart one side at a time and label the spokes drive side and non drive side. That way when you rebuilt the wheel it will come back together much faster. I ideally you want to use new spokes, but I get it, that's not always an option. On a side note, why don't you create your own sticker brand when you rebuild these bikes? Might as well advertise that this is a BBB bike or a Better Bike. You put dozens of hours into this rolling work of art, you might as well take credit for it!! I'm excited to check out your other videos, thank you!

Awesome, awesome job dude. Thoroughly enjoyed.

Really good showmanship. The Video kept my attention. Good craftsmanship. Beats alot of the car/or any repair/restore. Hands down good job.

...and in next week's video, how to make your Roadmaster look like a Trek Session

Stupid dope rebuild. Wow. What a pleasure to watch resurrected.

New to your channel. Thank you for putting together such great content. I can’t tell you how therapeutic this is for me.

Amazing stuff! Love these restorations

The Panaracer Dart is a front specific tire, it is supposed to be paired with a Panaracer Smoke at the back.

You did an excellent job , much impressed and appriciate it for sharing , Thanks .

Love this restoration video man! Keep up the good work and I've definitely subscribed so that I can see future videos!

Seeing you make mistakes is the reason I subscribed. Looking forward to the next!

New life for old bike,good job bravo complimenti ciao da Milano Italy 💛👋🏻👋🏻

Amazing work. Please allow more time to appreciate the finished product.

That... Was... Top notch!!! I can't imagine how much work that was bro, not even counting the filming! Really enjoyed, and ofc liked and subscribed ;)

Wow, absolutely amazing build

beautiful work, pleasure and relax to watch and inspiration for any job. thanks!

Call it whatever you want to call it. Awesome bike!! I was checking RU-vid for all your critic's RU-vid pages that had their bike rebuilds. Yeah, I couldn't' find them. Notice the trend of people who think they know everything, yet never let the rest of in on all their glorious information?? lol! Great build, I'm subscribes and will look forward to some great new videos.

Love your builds keep it up.😁 Your just a human. Humans makes mistakes we arr not perfect hehe keep the good job 💪

I have no idea why but watching you feature a bike gave me a sense of relaxation. It was soothing to the soul and not having someone talk the whole time or at all gave me a sense of sincerity about your channel, that you do this out of passion and enjoyment not as some way to generate views. Good job man! Do you sell the bikes or are they for your kids?

this is the most stressful yet satisfying to watch

Thanks for that. It soothed my soul.

Amazing job! Love it and the footage!

loved the video , i had to see this after i saw your cannondale restoration i knew i haad to sub! keep up the great work :)

Amazing work and captivated me all the way through. Great video too. I have a 1992 bike I was given and I’d love to restore it. I just fear of where I live it would be stolen. Shame really.

Skill, patience, style. My respect!

Just found the channel, oh boy, so relaxing to watch :)))

Love the skills! Very talented!

Great video! I learned a lot as I’m rebuilding an older hybrid bike.

Gran trabajo de artesanos. He visto muchos videos de restauración, pero su forma de pintar es diferente a todo lo que he visto. Gran trabajo!!!

How to steal someone's bike on the street and make it unrecognizable as a counterfeit Marin bike 😂😂😂 Great video, amazing restoration skills, cool redesign/color choice, great photography and music!

Love these videos, am going to need you to go right on ahead and make more of them, I'll probably need 1 a week thanks 😆

so interesting. super glad i stumbled across this channel. amazing work!

Those pedals. Shin and ankle destroyers back in the day. lol! Love the whole build.

that's alot of love for a bike looks great thankyou for the video

Fantastic work! Very impressive!

Almost therapeutic to watch this. Thank you.

Nice work! Lovely bike.

I LOVE this channel Andrew!

Please continue making restoration videos!!!

U re very resourceful n talented, mate. Amazing! Good job! :D

I'm loving the scooter! My old man had vespa back in the 70s.🤘

love the color choices, super cute!! 💖💖

Excellent rebuild

Nice. I just restored a Cannondale CAD2 from the 90th.

This is insane..he powdercoats everything wow!! 😲 This is whole other level here..incredible 👏

Awesome build !!! 😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Love the way you tore (?) the bike apart ^^

Restored the bike so well the beand changed! XD also this was a very violent restoration lol

Super cool build! 👩🏼‍🔧

Love your side vespa too ❤️❤️

Love these videos very easy and satisfying to watch. 🚲🚲