Barn find classic motorcycles BURIED in a garage for years! Can we make a deal?
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- čas přidán 15. 09. 2022
- After discovering a garage with classic motorcycles buried for years, I go back to see if I can bring them home and make them shine again!
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As a non-bike and non-car person I am however a person who loves seeing things be renovated and made nice again. So satisfying.
You have a mini garage there. It will be fun to see what new project is next
don't buy the BMWs no good junk
Dear Mr. Archbold.
👍👌👏 Very well done again (video, work, purchases). Congrats! 2) Harry is obviously a nice guy and a motorbike specialist.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
You should take that Curiosity Sign and put it above the Garage door since the garage is the Curiosity place to be now
I'm not into motorcycles but still enjoy the restoration 😉
These amazing Canadian dudes just keep coming on your channel!
Thanks to Harry for helping you rescue the bikes! Nice job on that Norton tank. Love your shop clock btw . . . and I thought my shop clock was fancy . . . !
Hi Jim!
A frame of pvc pipe covered with greenhouse sheeting would make a good (disassemblable) paint booth.
It's great when you 'bring your friends along'!! Mahalo Harry! 😘 Excellent work! Excellent concept.
Nice work! Glad you found it and can enjoy it!
I recently got on CZcams and started watching different things. I found your channel and couldn't stop watching. I love your interest and content. Reminds me alot of like PBS of years gone by in the best ways. I'll continue watching and wish you lots of continued success! Love your truck!
Thanks!
Yes he and fam are so cool! Try to watch his past episodes. He has such a kind and generous heart!
Hummmmm that production career pays off on you tube if you can make tv shows you have to be a you tube pro 🤓
Fabulous finds!!! Thank you for sharing. Enjoy your new old ride.
Another awesome video Alexander! Thanks for entertaining us and inviting us into your life every week 😊. Great way to spend my morning me time ..Curiosity Inc and coffee go together like peaches and cream
One of our favorite channels too
Absolutely a great purchase. Harry is awesome. You are a master at restoration.
I agree
Those are really nice bikes. Thanks for sharing the paint with us good to know we can purchase such great spray paint 😍😍
Alex I am so happy for you. It must be nice having all the room you need for your work.
You help me remember sweet moments of my brother and what we accomplished when we were younger and it helps me to remember my adoptive big brother and celebrate the time I had with him and the skills and knowledge I hold close even though he is gone...thank you..precious memories and knowledge...
What a super video! I love the motorcycles. Hi Harry, what a nice friend you are. Thank you Alex for sharing.
For smaller parts you spray I have used IKEA wardrobes, those $10-15 foldable ones. Because it has fabric walls and door you get the air circulation without the dust and bugs. And you got a hanger to hang your stuff from.
That is brilliant idea😁
Great tip thanks! Also would prevent most paint dust from spreading around which is always annoying.
Thanks for taking us along ❤
Hi Alex, I really enjoy watching you clean and restore cars, bikes and more its brilliant seeing how better, and how they come to life again 👍 good video👍
I love seeing your restorations of forgotten and/or neglected machines!
Its so nice to see these wonderful old school motorcycles, I remember most when they were new and on the road, im looking forward to a video of these driving down the road again, they are all great bikes, hopefully you will get them all! Thank you for sharing this video!
Good episode today! Those are all beautiful bikes and between the two of you guys they are in service instead of rotting away.
Another great find and fix up. Paint looks great just like new!
Did you do a 2K clear coat on the Norton tank? If not, you should. It protects the paint from gas and it gives it a nice shine
and wet sand/buff it out. It can look a lot closer to a professional job.
@@ShutterUp It's actually cheaper (not much) and gives a much more durable finish to buy a small gravity feed gun and shoot base/clear, or gloss colour.
I appreciate how completely you finish your projects. I've learned a lot from watching our approach on various projects you've shared. Thanks.
So satisfying to see you renovate cars, motorcycles, clocks, etc. Awesome!
Well that was fun! Harry's shop is hella organized!
as a biker, 54 year young, and over 30 years experience, street and racetrack, i would suggest to wear some protective gear, especially when going on a first ride...but to me for every ride, even short ones...its simple...there are 2 types of bikers, 1 who has already dropped a bike, and 1 that is going to drop it...if you drop a bike, no matter how fast, or slow, your going...trust me, asphalt, or whatever surface you and on...is really great in grinding like crazy...normal clothes, well, they end up IN the skin, if there is any skin left....and ALWAYS...the first thing a person does when dopping a bike...is stick out hands and feet...well, hands without protection, on grinding asphalt...get ready to see your own bones! trust me again....not a pleasant view...besides that...every excuse...just a short ride, just driving slow, i'm carefull...bla bla...NOT worth it!!! don't be silly, and just get it, and wear it! btw, REALLY love the bike :)
My friend ,a great car driver went to look at a two stroke road bike..he confidently straddled it and in second he flipped it…no gloves,sneakers,shorts..get the picture? Wear your gear.
Nice job! "putty and paint, makes it what it ain't" LOL
Great looking bikes. My Dad was a bike guy but when I was young women didnt drive or own bikes . Sold that fairly fast . Keep Safe ❤Keep Well❤
🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤 Envious of your (seemingly) endless energy. I loved taking old, unloved boats and bring them back to shiny happiness!
I was also biker (Harleys), but I preferred to buy them pre-shiny - not restorations.
I like the black and silver one and the one you sold. All of them are nice, and it's good that someone gets them running and into hands that want them.
This one was fun!! Love the old Norton!! The Citroen is wicked cool too!! Those were really interesting cars; and the company built all kinds of neat stuff from the rugged 2CV up to heavy trucks that run the Dakar desert races!!
I watch mainly to drool over the F350: dream truck right there!!!
Dare I say, Have fun with your beautiful new toy! 🎉 I enjoyed this video very much, thank you for sharing. Fran
So much fun! Enjoy while the weather is still nice!!!
It's fun to watch your process .... good job.
Definitely try wet sanding at a finer grit between coats of paint so it doesn’t come out “bubbly” looking, then a clear coat after paint. Looks like a fun bike!
LOVE the Norton! I only offer up that a $1 pool noodle goes a long way in protecting things like that shutoff valve on the gas tank. I use those things all the time to protect edges and stuff.
I will never understand why people won't sell it to someone who will love it and use it. It's better than sitting there deteriorating in a garage. Pass it on to the next generation.Beautiful bikes with so much potential for enjoyment. ♥
@@rev.robynyoung7680 I understand totally. I have had to come to terms with letting go so many times. Peace ♥
Nice looking bikes!! I like how you say "for now". I believe that's true of most everything you have owned! Just like my late husband, he was never reluctant to wheel & deal for something different!
Great video/content, thoroughly enjoyed watching! I especially liked the Norton. You did a fantastic job on that tank! My brother had a Norton 40ish years ago and it was an awesome bike. It's great that you have someone like Harry, I always feel much better about someone working on anything of mine if I know them personally and he seems like a great guy. Keep the videos coming 👍 I love seeing a Curiosity Inc notification 😍
agree
Good finds - the real bikes you want to find in good condition are the BMW R-69S with the Earls Front Fork - A Norton Commando 650 from the late 60's to early 70s - A early 70's Yamaha 650 - A late 60s Kowasaki W1 650 - A 1965 - 67 Honda CB 450 - Any classic British motorcycle that is all original - those are my choices!
Norton ommandi was never a 650.
Nice to awe you enjoying yourself,Alex!! 💜💙💜
Very nice bike!
Nice paint job on the Norton. Not sure if my dad has one of those or not. He has or had an old Indian though.
I believe the one my dad sold with a sidecar was a BWM, but I'm not 100% positive.
Great job guys.
TFS 🖤❤
How long before you build a ‘workshop’ around behind your garage?
If we don't see certain areas of.his backyard in videos for awhile, we will know Alexander is building something. Maybe next Spring?
It's always fun to see what your adventures are going to be next and and I just enjoy just enjoy seeing what you're gonna bring home next and and our family like to motorcycles I couldn't never write one because I'm in a wheelchair but my other family rode motorcycles
You might want to consider a two-stage paint for this type of application in the future. It would hold up really well to any fuel spillage. It's available in spray cans. You activate it by either pushing or pulling a pin on the bottom of the can before spraying.
OMG he used a tripod. The heavens have opened and the birds are singing!
One thing left to do, he says with a twinkle in his eyes! 🏍💨
Alex my darling, good morning. I love watching your videos. The bikes are beautiful. You bring them back to life. Wow what a restoration. Take care my love and stay safe. 🌈❤️🙏😇🕊👍🌞🍺🎈🌹🇺🇸
I love the variety of your videos. There's almost everything for everyone.
You reminded me of James Bond when you rode your new to you bike.. I love your adventures😍😍😍😍. Katie
Wow..I have not heard of a Norton in decades...they are beasts..Norton is not well known but awesome specialized performance bikes..pricey but was a well built machine..I had an adoptive big brother that was a class A machinist..I helped him in the shop and we did so many performance and restored on many bikes..we ran the motor cross and enduro bike runs..he has now passed but the knowledge I learned has served me well.js..and he would mill and make parts for those we couldnt find for a rebuild on any bike or vehicle we couldnt find and were always looking to improve performance in each part and system...and no I was a non traditional female that still held traditional female traits..it was fun to be a dirty girl..lol
I didnt mind grease and dirt but still loved the out come of our projects..it was empowering to be that girl that was living in the split personsona..lol..equally living the girl world and the mechanical world which was frowned upon...empowering..js
Hi Clip 22:42 has a rainbow on left side so cool!!! I love your channel!!! Greetings from DUBAI!!!!!!!!
Loving the car and bike content!
I had a 2000 K1200RS that I rode for 20 years and it was bulletproof. Bought it new and loved it. Brought back great memories.
Enjoy the freedom! The big one sure was a beauty!
Nice Norton 400, and a nice job you did on the gas tank. That red BMW sounds quite tight; good luck on the Norton hope to see the video of it running. Be Safe and Take Care.
Here's a tip, for rust on chrome , aluminum foil and coke-a-cola, takes it off like a charm, the foil is softer than the chrome so it doesn't scratch, and $1500 for that gem is a great price !
Love it! I hope you do more motorcycle stuff.
Nice Norton! I knew you had to get something for you to get your hands on in some way. You seemed so disappointed having to let Harry work on the others.😂
Sweetness all around really enjoyed this video kinda jealous I'm not riding
Wow!! She looks amazing & sounds even better. Great job on it. Very impressed w/how that spray paint turned out. My Dad hated having to spray paint anything because it never did look as good as a real shop job would looks, but that stuff’s impressive.
Now a question....I bought a small little wooden tray the other day, but when it got home, the one side had sheared off it. It’s a clean break, but here’s the thing...What kind of Wood Glue should I use on it? Mom hasn’t a clue & neither do I, so just thought I’d ask. Thanks in advance!!
On that note...I need to get to work on finishing up a Journal I made the other night. The Covers are finally dried, so all I need to do is sew in the Signatures/Pages & it’ll be finished. Except for the finishing touches, but those are fairly easy. Thanks for sharing & Take Care!! 😊
Construction grade wood glue and clamps should do the trick!
I like the Titebond brand, like Titebond II, I don’t care for Gorilla glue wood gluw. I’m a woodworker. And definitely clamps.
That truck is spectacular!! Not a spec of road cancer. Wow.
Hello from Peterborough, ON 🇨🇦!!!!!!!
Thank you for the video!
When dealing with the gas tank, I'm surprised that you didn't go with a less aggressive method, like sand blasting, or my preferred method, a chemical stripper....
But I must admit, the tank turned out amazing... great job Alex
Happy the newer BMW sold. It isn’t a comfortable touring bike, and if you’re going to ride a distance, there are many other much more comfy on the behind bikes. Especially if you’re stuck on the back riding. Like I am now. The second BMW is cool, just not a fan of them. Now the Norton and Moto Guzzi, those 2 are really interesting. My dad had a Norton from the 50s. I rode a basket bike when I was 5. A basket bike comes as parts in a baskets. I was blessed my father was a mechanic. Through the years there have been of course Hondas, Yamahas, CZ from Czechoslovakia, Nortons, an Indian, a Motto Guzzi, and everything else except a Harley. Um I’m really showing my age.
Most of the old British bikes were beautiful and the tanks were like art.
Beamers and Nortons are superior and fun plus so neat and cool. Classy lassie and deserves to be in your care. Love your choices and the varieties of them. Happy that you are happy. Have a comfy ride. That was so interesting and you always put a lot of you into your acquired finds. Your family and you are so inspiring and talented and all are so unique .
hey alex after you put the first coat of primer on the tank it was hardly noticeable to see anything wrong with the tank looked good honestly Im not a huge red person but I would put a metallic or candy apple red on it for paint
He looks very organized.
What fun! I love the ending .
My dad once put a whole bicycle, front wheel on and all, in the trunk of a 66 New Yorker. (and closed the lid!) So... no surprise if motorcycles fit in the truck. The newer one is kinda pretty, at least for a motorcycle.
R65s are great bikes, I’ve had 2 of them. The difference between Harry’s Garage and the hoarder’s could not be more stark.
yes saw a big bike in your garage on your trouble and strifes last post when she poked the camera in the garage lol...was wondering when we would see them!..outstanding video alexander
I love your music Alex, reminds me of college. Thanx bud. m
He actually sprays like the professionals, slow and methodical, not too fast to avoid drips and splotches
That was sushc fun watching, enjoy the bike!
Very nice bikes. I want to see that Norton running.
My Son would go crazy over those motorcycles ! He is a crazy good bike mechanic !
Sweet looking bikes 🏍 🏍 🏍
When I do the steel wool on chrome I use a liquid polish to lubricate the steel wool and it seems to get of the rust and stuff real good 👍👍
18:12 Steel-It polyurethane impregnated with black, or regular stainless steel flake. Comes in spray bomb form. Honda's own racing teams use it. Looks really good, too. I think the silver would look amazing on that tank, but the black would be great too. It would be fuel-proof, and hard to scratch.... Your work looks pretty good tho 👍
One thing I would like to say about doing the work yourself, it's definitely worthwhile doing. When using spray paint in a can especially when you're doing motorcycles or Automotives you want to find out for sure if it is fuel resistant because I can tell you I made a serious mistake using stuff that was non-fuel resistant and the first time I put gas in the tank guess what happened?? So that being said, I hope that Rust-Oleum is fuel resistant??
Love,love the Norton.. have ridden on one several times back in the 70’s
Beautiful bikes!
All three cleaned up real nice.
I love all those bikes! So cool!
Love that jazzy music! The bike is great
Great video 😎
I’m impressed!
Nice rides ❤
use paint stripper paint it on and wrap it in plastic for 1/2 an hour - use a good amount of stripper for a great job .
The 4 cylinder engine is still in production. In 2004 they introduced a transversely mounted 4 cylinder. Yours appears to be a 2001 K1200RS
In my country, the Netherlands, we didn't like this bike too much the BMW 1200 RS was used by the Dutch Highway police ;-)
Nice video btw !
Great episode.
Anyone else feel like sneezing when Alex sands the tank? Achoo!