This fan series is absolutely amazing to not only the motorcycle community but to humanity itself because of the amount that it shows what decent human interaction can and should look like! Thank you Craig & Dan.
Yes! Society has seemed to have lost its social skills over the past few years. Craig and Dan are awesome guys, and I love everything this channel stands for!❤
Matts Off Road Recovery gives out tshirts to people he helps... maybe people Craig helps should get one of the "Everybody needs a Craig" shirts. 😂 Edit: oh wait nvm
The fact that Craig is going around creating content by helping viewers with their projects is nothing short of inspiring. Quality content from a quality dude. Thanks Craig 👍👍
Everytime I WATCH I end up split screening and looking at old bikes on marketplace while watching and listening. Now I understand how people have 6,7,8,9+ bikes!
@@The_Bearded_Mechanic Your reply made my day! Love your originality, thanks for sharing your passion and knowledge! My most recent fun is an oil leak on an output shaft on a KLR650!
I like the way that sean the owner's confidence soared the more you got into it till he basically became a partner well done all...😅 Cheesy grins all round 👍👍😁😁😁😁😁
I like that the owner of the bike was way more involved than the last one! That way when Craig leaves, he can have an idea of what to do when the bearded mechanic is gone!
Craig is such a a great guy!! Everytime he works with a fan you can tell that they get comfortable with Craig really quickly to the point that it seems like they have known each other for years.. Love your Channel keep making bangers!
Wow, that is awesome! I have almost exact issue; I recently inherited a 1996 Smokin' Joes bike that had been sitting for 10+ years. It is in very good condition with just under 3k miles, but will not start. I cleaned the tank and put in good fuel and can safely assume the carbs need thorough cleaning and possibly new jets, floats, etc. Unfortunately too big of a project for me. So...if you guys wanted to do a second Smokin' Joes Edition...come visit!
Just watching a couple of DIYers methodically work through a common repair such as a carb rebuild is actually very educating.....of course Dan's solid recording and editing skills combine for a pretty awesome entertaining, interactive experience ty The Bearded Mechanic
I was searching for a comment like this, and otherwise, I would post one. The fact that two people literally haven't looked up once/moved while a whole RU-vid video is being shot is kind of depressing! 😮 I honestly would be a little ashamed if that were my kids. Lol.
Man what a amazing episode. I love your videos Craig. And props to Shawn, who is a very chill dude even in front of the camera. Amazing bike too. Perfect episode.
Your fan series is the best thing going right now for automotive RU-vid channels, it's awesome seeing these bikes come back to life while we learn a thing or two along with the owners.
I really like the idea of having the owner be involved and help. There’s a lifetime worth of content out there with these old bikes and owners who want them to run great!
You say that till your a mechanic at a shop with a customer over your shoulder who ..knows.. more than you telling you how to do your job..not fun..if it's a buddy maybe.
This is beautiful, so many shops turn down bikes like this nowadays, it’s super inspiring to see this project come to fruition. Good luck on the project Sean!
Dan! LMAO, with the sound effects when Craig played bag pipes and Spanish guitar, plus the glugging of water. Genius.I think it's super cool. Craig knows those carbs well and does steller on cleaning them. Awesome video, really cool bike! 😎
This channel is skyrocketing upwards with subscribers and views! I know people knew of Craig for a few years while he was part Bikes and Beards, but for him to have such a “heading to the stars” rise, it’s great to see the hospitality the community is providing him and his team.
I've had my SJ F3 for 12 years and it's been the main source of learning to wrench on bikes. It wasn't in the best of shape when I found it. Over 130k on the engine and still going strong! #77 of 1500.
The engines on these are near bulletproof. Sadly the fuel lines etc. and other fuel system hardware is not ethanol compatible. Had a F3 myself, that kept on ticking.
Sooooo glad this popped up on my feed this morning. That bike is a classic, the colors, the old school SS styling, great choice and glad you helped the guy get it going.
I love everything about this channel, but the editing always gets me lol. Bluejay making CBR sounds, Craig playing carburetor instruments, fuel pump noises, etc. Keep up the good work Dan. You always keep it entertaining even if the work gets mundane.
I love the fans enthusiasm for sport bikes, you can tell he's passionate about this biek, also kinda jealous of his garage setup, he manages a nice space in a relatively small shop.
Fantastic show, thank you. Craig your light and funny attitude is refreshing and thank you for helping on this superb bike... keep up the good work! (no pressure)
My brother had the exact same bike. I want to say late 90s early 2000’s. Not sure the number. I have always been a cruiser type of guy and he is street bike all the way. We traded bikes for the day. 3 minutes later I traded back. I knew I would get killed on that bike. It was STUPID fast! Great memories, thanks guys!!
Real easy to ride fast was the problem i had with mine. Such a nice bike. Balanced ,smooth power delivery form the ram air system. 98 was the year they diailled that right in too. Great bikes. Some out there with 80k on the clocks too. They are bulletproof. With jets and a fat exhaust on it, you can see how they won races. Sich a fun bike to ride.
Miguel was a super nice guy. Met him at the Charlotte Superbike race. Told him I was a big fan of his dad,he asks if I’d like to meet him,he’s in the motorhome? Great day for me!
I'm loving the way you're doing this Channel at the moment Craig I'm loving that you're reaching out to all the fans and the customers and helping them out really amazing to see what other people have for bikes and projects lying around
Such a sweet bike. Brings back good memories. My older brother raced throughout the late 80s to late 90s. He raced for Smokin Joe's the last couple years of his racing career. I got to spend many of my teen years hanging out in his pit, admiring the beautiful purple and yellow bikes. Love em. Keep up the great work!
Bought one off my buddy who had it in a box for a couple years back in 2004 . Put it back together rode for a year or 2 then sold it, wish I didn't but it was so cool to have. Awesome video love watching !
Man, this is still such a good looking bike. Even the wheels look kinda modern. Update blinker and maybe mirrors to a slicker look and you have a very sweet ride. Only thing that is missing, is an USD fork. Now switch to braided break lines, sintered pads and upgrade the suspension with oil and better springs (rider is a bit on the heavy side, so factory suspension should be to soft) and you got a sweet ride.
I have a CBR600F2 which is basically an F3 without extra doodads like a fuel pump and emission things. It had been sitting in a garage for 19 years when I got it, the carbs looked like someone ran her on snot, the brake lines were completely rusted and the oil was just pure madness. The tank on the other side is in pristine condition and she is so happy to fire up and warm up, such a gentle giant. Looking forward to selling her and starting my next motorcycle repair journey!
I love your videos, but Saturday mornings are for Legit Street Cars. Your Friday morning videos were my reason for getting up and going to work. It's like they say "a Craig on Friday makes the work day pass...quicklay." Yeah, that rhymes.
It's gettin close to 1 year since you started your own channel and you're also more than half way to 500k subs. You are doing fantastic because your content is awesome. Keep up the good work. I think 500k subs before the 1 year anniversary of the channel should be a goal. You can definitely do it!
Great timing on this video. I just got back from Buttonwillow Raceway and for the first time raced my smokin Joe's livery on my 1996 CBR600F3 racebike that I rebuilt over the winter.
brought back so many good memories of my old CBR1000F-M (1991 - Benneton Colours - Limited Edition) - very sad I had to part with it - great episode - gave me chills when it started up.🏍
I have a 1993 Honda CBR F2 I'm working on now, I'm the original owner. The bike magazines at the time said the F2 could do 11.1 seconds in the quarter mile with a 149 mph top speed. The CBR F3 had that ram air intake and the bike magazines got the thing down to 10.9 seconds in the quarter mile and 160 mph top speed with a skilled rider on board.
Make sure you replace the o-rings between the oil cooler and radiator. Once the cooling system is full of oil it takes hours to flush all the pudding out of the system after it overheats.
I use Pinesol in my Ultrasonic cleaner all the time. Not pure Pinesol, I fill it water and pour a cup or so of Pinesol in. This guy's work space is so clean and organized.. I'm going out to my garage after this video to clean up my space.
I owned 2 CBR Smokin' Joes Specials! A 96 and a 98! OMG I miss those bikes! I preferred the 98 (the 96 had the square tail piece and wasn't as slick looking) That bike was such an awesome bike! Turned lots of heads and the girlies loved it! I ended up turning the 96 into a street fighter and stunting it. Eventually sold it (I didn't realize they were so rare!) The 98 met its demise when I was doing a wheelie (showing off) and someone on a GSXR600 pulled out in front of me. I dropped the front end and low sided the bike, when my bike hit his back tire it crushed his rim and his turning tire threw my Joe's about 20 feet into the air. That was the end of that. The bike was a write off. I replaced it with a Suzuki TL1000R. Still have my TL today!
Enjoyed every minute of that. My zzr1100 doesn’t prime itself. You have to put it in 1st, stand down, then press the starter button. It will prime and stop on its own. Choke out and it will start. You can’t even hear the pump going when it’s running, which is odd. I suspect this bike is similar. Thanks 👏🏻
Love this series of helping other get the bikes back up and running. This guy was by far a fun watch while helping. Need to find the sign up list so I can try and get my old bike up and running again 😂
I worked on a friend's sons katana 600 that wasn't firing on all four. Cleaned the carbs and replaced the plugs. Still wasn't firing all four. After racking my brains for a minute I started her up and sprayed starter fluid into the two dead cylinders. That fixed it. It seems to me that the freshly rebuilt carbs just needed a boost to get flowing.
That brings back memories! My first bike was a 1996 Erion Racing CBR 900RR. My buddy picked up a Smoking Joe F3 in 98. The 600 was more flickable and fun but the 900 had that punch of a liter bike
This is an awesome series. It's fun to watch you dig some heap out of the abyss in general, but helping somebody make their dream project become a reality is really fun and heartwarming.
