One Last Try...$150 Locked-Up Barn Find "Dirt Bike." Will It Run? (Part 4) 

I probably have over 20 hours into this bike. I was so close to giving up on it. Please SUBSCRIBE and LIKE the video if you enjoyed! It really helps me out a lot! Check out my Instagram: 2_vintage_ Thanks for all the helpful comments and support!

I'll say it till the day i die, there's no feeling like seeing a motor run back to life again, it's a feeling that sticks!

That thing would probably run with 40 pounds of compression haha glad to see this one going.

Wow, talk about perseverance, that lil ole bike fought you all the way from being fully seized and soaked, frozen to running, well done for sticking to it and not giving up on it.

The motorcycles n dirtybikes in GTA 5 Smoke like this after about 10 crashes

Make yourself a temporary gas tank you can just clip on to all your projects would probably make that part a lot easier be a cool side project ( like if you agree)

Ya you can't always trust just because you have a new part or peace that it is going to fit or function correctly . I have run across this problem more than once or twice in my 60 years of tinkering with lots of stuff. .

I would suggest giving the stuff you work on a good pressure wash before messing with them, its allot nicer working on a clean bike or quad. Love the videos

"150 bucks, a litte work" you forgot to say a lot of stress and headache. lol. Glad you got it all running. You can relax now and start rebuilding it. I knew you could do it. So did a lot of us. You have to swear at them sometimes and also give them a kick to work. lol.

2:22 “these nuts!” 👏👏🤣 gotem

Why dont you make a fuel tank stand, like an IV stand for all the testing you do. You can have 2 tanks side by side with 2 fuel valves, one tank straight fuel and the other mixed

The original dual exhaust dirtbike......lol.

My guy, just a suggestion, get an old washing up liquid bottle, cut the bottom off, flip it upside down and connect the fuel hose to it. Rig up a little clamp to the frame, and fill the washing up bottle with fuel ⛽️ saves you trying to pour it down the line every time when your working on different projects. Keep up the good work man 👌🏼

Good job. I knew you were close. Thanks for not giving up. Now, rebuild and make it rip.

I gave up on it too, until I saw this video in my recommend, nice one 👍

Respect! You didn't gave up, & now it is running good. 2 strokes don't need much compression, 2T oil makes up for sealing & lub. Hope didn't forgot to change the oil or lack there of.

Fantastic! Stick with it dude! It’s a great old bike 😎😎😎😎

Ah I love the smog vintage 2stroke in the morning 👍👍

Wow I'm actually surprised it ran. Good job dude. I would be very suspect of the crank seals tho seeing the intake filled with fluid in the previous videos clear indication they are bad. It will cause extreme smoking an lower compression.

Yep, I remember the Yamaha YZ250. It, and the Suzuki RM 125, and 250's were fast and fun.

you should set yourself up with a temporary mountable gas tank like Mustie1 , it works great, nice work , awesome ,i'm a little jealous , haha

Engine sounds pretty tight acutely. Love the sound of a vintage 2 smoker

IT'S ALIVE IT'S ALIVE 👾😄👍🙋💪 He never gave up YEEEEEHAAAAAA GIT SUM

Enjoyed this series mate, showed some perseverance on this one for sure. Thanks for the vids 👍🏻🇬🇧

With the fuel tank in that bad of condition; on the Yamaha DT250, I hope you purchased and followed directions to coat the tank with sealer. If you want to keep that cycle running without plugging up the carburetor, coat the fuel tank properly. Another thing that works well to clean off all the rust inside fuel tank is BBs instead of the nuts and bolts. Also easier to get out of the fuel tank when you are done with the Vinegar bath. If need be, you can vacuum the BBs out.The BBs can be purchase at Fleet Farm in the guns and ammo area. I use KBS Coatings system purchased from Amazon. It work fantastic when you follow the instructions. I'm working on second 1982 Yamaha Vision (XZ550) restore and coating fuel tank with KBS Coating. Cool to watch your videos. I used to own a 1988 DT 400; which was a great Enduro for on-road and off-road.

Well done, you have a runner. The times I looked at one of mine and said " Last time, if you dont start I am going to sell you or the scrap man will take you". lol.

Makes sense the coil was bad out of the box since you had voltage to the coil! Great job!!

Everything you work on was made to Run. Your Chanel is all about finding out why it doesn't! And persistence has paid off! Great Job Brother!!! I want to see it Shred Green!

Well done, the best the garage has ever smelt! 2 stroke smells like heaven. 👌🇦🇺

80 sounds about right for an old DT. It’ll run

I've been looking for a project bike ever since I started watching this I've learned a lot about this stuff thanks

So happy to see this. I have a dt80 with no spark, new coil, new plug, new cdi, still nothing... started to giving up on it. But this thing finally running got me motivated again!

Awesome! Glad you didn't give up. Should have kept the 69 though, that was part of its soul!

Can’t wait to see it run She was well worth to fix for That price keep it going 💯

To save a few bucks on any engine that you've taken apart you can reuse the head and base gaskets if they're not torn or burnt by spraying a light coat of any color enamel spray paint on both sides of gasket.allow to fully dry.spray a 2nd heavyish coat and allow that to fully cure... Install and torque in increments to proper torque value...

IT’S ALIVE!!!!!

it wont idle because you don't got the tank hooked up and the exhaust leak is causing it to run bad. It needs the expansion chamber to run correctly.

Always change the condenser, they cost pennies and can ruin the spark power. Like the Yammie outboard I have, with magnetos, one of those coils is for charging the battery, the other for the spark. So only one should go by the condenser. The other goes to a diode and the battery. The twin outboard has a negative and positive secondary coil, because the primary coil, the one behind the magnets, gets a pulse when the magnet north passes it, and the magnet south. In your case it is only one pule you care about, and one set of points. But, you might have got, by accident, a negative secondary coil, instead of a positive. But if not, the secondary coil is suspect. And well done getting parts, my 1978 Yam 40 twin outboard you cant get coils for! I had to track some down motorbike coils!

With a gas tank like that without a sending unit I’ll put mineral spirits and 177 caliber BBs I use about a box(5000) leave it in there and shake it around I did that for about a week and it cleaned all the rust without damaging inside of the tank it worked great Great videos 👍🏼

Still messing around with that fuel jug As I’ve said I will buy you a auxiliary fuel tank

Try 60 parts paint thinner mixed with 40 parts boiled linn seed oil that will bring the plastics back. And they make a fuel tank sealer/coating can get it at any parts store. Coat the whole tank. Great job getting the ole girl running. These are great bikes. I had a RT180 growing up. Fun bike.

It would not have been such a pain the arse if Amazon would have sold you a working coil in the first place. It really needs the pipe gasket and the throttle cable. I think it is worth new rings and cylinder gasket and head gasket. You can always paint the plastics. Red Kote is the Best solution for gas tanks. Clean it then let it dry then swish some Red Kote around in it and dump out the excess then let it dry for a long while then wala as good as brand new tank. Its about 30 dollars for a Quart of Red Kote. But you can do more than one gas tank with it. Maybe 3 or 4 tanks. 250 yamahoppers are great bikes. It should have some power to it. And now that it has run a little bit maybe it has a few more pounds of compression after whats left of the rings seated in. By the way this was a very enjoyable video to watch you struggle though the problems of this old vintage bike. But hey drama is what makes the videos even better. Now its a Saga you are a motor cycle mechanic Hero. Good job and good thing for that viewer who told you about new coils from Amazon being dead. I would have never guessed that was the problem just figured the new coil should work and was not the problem? wow.

Congrats on fixing that beast the flames on the gas tank makes her smoke more.👍✌

Glad you didn't give up on her...I'm totally invested, it's like I bought the bike myself. Get that gasket for the pipe at the cylinder connection and a good set of throttle cables (oil injection I believe) don't forget to fill that tank.

I like your dual exhaust setup! also, your garage door opener sounds like a bird chirping

Let’s get it running today Joe 😎💪🏻

Looks better I would try find another throttle cable for it that will get you hurt if it sticks wide open

Love when you do the rusty ones best transformation definitely need to get more of these rusty ones

Bro, that's pretty amazing you got that running! Remember the condition it was in?? Wow, great work, congrats

Nice job sticking with it

Great job man, that bike was in rough condition, when I hearing that engine and started seeing smoke come out the front, it’s like hearing a old heart start to beat again 💯🔥

No problem Bubba Louie! ! !

Good to se it finally run. Should be a fun ride

I swear joe!! Givin enough fuel, pb blaster and time I think you could probably make the dam titanic run, if they pulled the motor from the ocean. I can't believe the bike fired up and just runs!!!! Congratulations dude 👏.

wow, i can't believe you got that thing ticking!

to clean up all the mold and moss use D-Germ

i really love watching these cheap will it run video's :-) you never know the challenge or the history. is it sold cheap because they just want to get rid of it, or because there is a big challenge and a lot of mystery

Coming along nicely. Those bikes have notoriously lousy ignition spark strength.Spark plug selection is key.I have a 79 MX 175 that would only run with a particular old plug. Wouldn't run with any new plug of any heat range. Some tricks I used from my RD 350 days, because an RD 350 is just two 175's ganged together. I run a K&N pod type filter on the end of the carb, which provides too much air.Drill out the pilot jet, or replace it if it has standard Mikuni jets.Drill or go up 5 sizes on the main jet. Run B- 9 range plugs instead of B- 8's. Going hotter on the plugs ain't no good.Fiddle with the air screw for a minute, and now it has the sweetest, smoothest little power band. This motor needs a modern chassis.And of course, ditch the oil pump and run 50 to 1 Yamalube R.

Yo Joe! I wouldn’t do any more than 24 hours on that vinegar bath man. 1 week and that pin hole will be a pen hole. Haha. Seriously though, that stuff will not stop eating away and eat until the metal is all gone. Be sure to do a bath in baking soda for an equal amount of time after the vinegar bath to help neutralize the acid effect. Otherwise, the vinegar will continue to eat the metal even after it’s been drained. Also on them wool pads......the blue stuff in them is soap. Just add water and they work great. No WD needed. Save your WD and you can scrub for miles. Keep up the great work man. 😎

Nice job! Great video! Lots of good info! Gotta love it when you bring em back to life!

Full strength full fume Easy Off brand oven cleaner is your best friend for spray paint removal,don't use the cheap stuff as it'll burn the original pint and turn aluminum dull grey and but sometimes works for rust removal on steel... 1 part paint thinner to 2 parts BOILED linseed oil mixed well and rubbed into plastic and paint helps to rejuvenate both and bring back some color from faded... I'd pre mix my gas and oil and forget about tht throttle controlled pump as they were known to quit and kill an engine ... Apple cider vinegar for 24 hours usually will clean all rust from inside a tank and POR makes a most excellent tank sealer as well as Red Kote which usually seals smaller holes and pinholes...Avoid Kream at all costs...

Need to get you a @Mustie1 fuel tank set up!

Crankshaft seals are prob not to great after seeing all that trash in bottom end

Good job Joe ! I really wanted to see this thing run again I'm glad you didn't give up on it.

yay shes alive

Amazing !! Good job. And stay away from amazon for anything to do with electrical. I had the same problem before.

I'm glad you didn't give up on it, i dig that bike

Awesome joe i knew you could do it, your amazing brother

Great video really enjoyed watching

Hell yeah brother glad to see you got her going!!! awesome work man you come along way keep up the good work 😁

Glad to see you didn't give up on it and got it running. Cant wait to see more results!

You have the patience of Job my friend. Good job. It is so hard to find good parts these days. Very frustrating. God bless.

I actually jumped up yelling and applauding!!! SHE'S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome job! Another one saved!

Cool. She is a bit smokey but that is okay as long as it rides half decent. Not bad for 150 and few hours work.

As many times as I saw you filling that tube up with gas, you need to make an IV drop gravity bag for your project bikes.

Well done for persisting!!

Hey Joe good to see you started the basket case

She’s alive . Alive I say 😂 😂 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

Got to love a smell of a 2 stroke well done great video 🤙

But a win is a win🎉🎉🎉 great Job Joe

You're welcome ! 😃👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Who misses the intros when he drew the bike on paper

Looks like a Brillo with me pad. Cleaning the tank.

When there's smoke there's fire 😂🤣

You need to get a motion pro auxiliary Fuel tank

Ahhh man use the WD on that garage door 😂

I’ll buy it for 50 bucks

Muriatic acid works beautiful for rusted anything use it all the time with rusted tanks

I had bought a $120 yamaha 85 that didn’t run but looked clean with everything there. All I did was flip the reeds and get a new carb and it started right up

I had one of these 80's model 2 stroke Yamaha's...it was an IT250...it leaked from the pipe near the head as well. I replaced the gasket and installed new springs...still leaked...lol.

new rings and a hone be all good for a few years if you want to keep it over size her and go have fun

Hard work really does pay off.

I always use vinegar and rocks to clean rust out of gas tanks

2vintage, you can up your detailing game a lot without much bucks. Clean plastics with TSP and then polish with a car polisher and some Meguiar’s M0316 Mirror Glaze Machine Glaz

Your neighbors must love you. Lol

The dual exhaust on a 2 stroke is awesome! 🤣 glad she finally fired off! I’ve been waiting, she’s a true smoker that’s for sure

Keep a plastic bottle of gas with a pointed end into your fuel lines you will not need to keep pouring gas into it might be easier on you

This is awesome love the channel dude!

On the number plate you hold a razor blade vertical from the surface and scrape the scratched plastic off. I did the to my yz80 plastics and they turned out great