$300 Honda Helix Moped Will It Run?
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- čas přidán 19. 02. 2023
- On this short episode we work on a 1980's Honda Helix that we bought off Facebook Marketplace for $300!!! can we make it run and flip it for a profit stay tuned. If you like this channel make sure you subscribe, like and hit the notification button to see more of my content.
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The Goldwing of mopeds
I don’t know if it’s because that’s a 1987 and that’s the year I was born, but that is the most beautiful piece of machinery I’ve ever seen. Love you videos brother.
Ill say it again. Super glad to see more content from you
Thanks man
Ive used the torch method a few times.
With some practice. You can make unpainted abs look new.
Even Scotch Bright out of scratches and a little quick heat. Looks fresh.
👍
Works great for the low budget restoration.
Glad to see the heat cleaned up the plastic so nicely for you. Next time if you use a torch and a bit of a quick/careful hand it will save you a ton of time.
Still have not changed my impression of this bike. When they hit the market they hit me as a Hoover vacuum of the 70’s lol. Make you a nice hop around.
It's a honda from the 80's... they didn't miss back then :)
cool unit. those are good for 70-75mph.
Moped Enthusiast??? Bet that’s the smallest circulation of any collectors magazine 🤣
Hey man don’t you knock my moped of the month calendar 😂
@@goldenrustorbust Yea, I got that calendar… Miss September is one big ole hunk of a woman👍
🤣🤣🤣
@@goldenrustorbust Miss February, on the other hand… I’m afraid I would have to throw a flag over her and “ Do it for my Country “
That's actually a nice looking ride! Great find. Keep the videos coming.
I can see why they call it the couch... great work getting it running and riding again
I've been looking for one of those forever. Awesome find
They are out there. I checked Craigslist every day and found a 2000 my. $1000, 10,000 miles. I am riding it today. It's completely trouble-free.
Picked one up for $140, had to pull the head, had a stuck exhaust valve, and clean the carb, runs great, fun to ride, 70 mpg all day. Retro future 80's Honda is always cool.
That's an absolutely insane price to pay for such a fantastic machine! You've struck gold my friend
I'll probably be getting myself one in running and decent condition in 2 days for $450. Can't wait to get my hand on it. Do you have any tips for things to do once I get it to my place?
@@jaxd7206 I struck a fat cat, and low sided it, dragged the front brake, which then high sided it, on gravel. Bent the front wheel, busted a lot of plastic. The cat took off like nothin' happened.
@@jaxd7206 change the engine oil, flush the coolant. Probably be a good idea to flush the brake fluid, only the front is hydraulic, it does not hold much. Unless it comes with service records. If they have coolant and oil, they are usually happy. A couple oz of seafoam in a fresh fuel fill won't hurt either.
@@jamesgeorge4874 I'm so sorry to hear you had an accident. Those fat cats are always up to no good. It caused such an immense amount of damage as well. Sigh.
It's the most snowmobile scooter I've ever seen.
Good to see you John, not a bad freshen up on the scooter. Hope you turn a profit in the spring 👍🇺🇸🤘🔥🔥
I gotta giggle every time I hear someone make this mistake. At 1:45 in the video he calls this a moped... aaahhh where's the pedals? Mopeds have pedals... SCOOTERS DO NOT HAVE PEDALS!! The Honda Helix is a scooter... LOL!!
YES!!! My sweet Honda helix is NOT a moped 💜😊💜
If he’s a “moped enthusiast” he should know that 😉
Love that scooter :-). Snug and personal riding position on the back :-)
This Honda Helix is a pretty neet looking moped
Oh hell yeah! Love it man, keep it up!
The helix is what happens when a goldwing and a Tomos had a baby hahaha
Yoooooo here we are again another awsome great video nice easy fix always makes ya feel good about your purchase lol thanks again for the mention bro
Always happy to receive a new video notification for GROB!
Dude, thats the go to towner right there. need to make a parts run? hop on the moped and get em. Think of the money you save on gas by driving the moped to get parts. And it'll haul the weight of two adults? that's a keeper imho. Daily commute bike on the warmer days.
Using heat is a great way to bring faded plastics back I did it with my warrior and they look new just got to be careful. Love the vids 💪
Heat gun does work great for plastics and some rubber components, saw that in the old days of you tube on a cars bumper strip. Was just doing this to some lawn chairs the other day actually. Can always buff and polish after too.
That's a scooter, not a moped.
Idk kinda seems like a moped to me
Moped is short for motor and pedal. It’s a moto scooter.
Damn fine work gentlemen.
Another successful repair !!
I love your energy in this video
Keep going! You got me, you'll get everyone else to.
Good job John!
Keep up the great work loved the vid it's funny because I have been looking into getting a helix for myself for the past few weeks and now I'm pretty sure I'm gonna snag one up lol
Can we start a mild moped gang
Good job I always wanted one of them and the Honda Express.
I just bought an '06 Helix. Paid a good bit more for mine but I love it. It's super clean and I've put 200 mi on it so far. I've got a '21 Honda PCX but I'll be selling it soon. Just can't beat an ole school Helix.
Good job John
That thing kinda looks like it was stylised from a snowmobile
that came out pretty good still! actaully did a video of a trick my neibor taught me when I was a kid to restore headlights which also works on clear plastic as well :)
Were you able to get the separated plastics back together? Enjoyed it.
Unfortunately not the plastic were pretty bad and had already been tampered with
Anything that's Two Wheels is fun and all should enjoy!!!!!!!!
Your videos are great and would love for you to get back to some rusted out "gold" lmao cheers brother
I know I need something rusty I just got my tetanus shot
That's looking pretty hot now! Can cover those scratches real easy with some pinstripes! Just saying.
Some toothpaste might help the fogging of the plastic windscreen, if it's not too far gone.
All-in-all, a pretty sweet little machine!
I think the Vespa's Are The Premium Mopeds Lmfao Kidding 🤣 😂
Dumb and dumber did it all the way to aspen Colorado on a Micro Moped Too LOL nothing that Luxorious 😂 good video Guys @Golden Rust Or Bust
Heating plastic to make it look new Works good For short Periods Of time it won't last long a week or so at most but it does work that mothers brought that pannel back though with the heat not to bad
3:30 - Man's a legend, quickest will it run in YT history. xD
Looks like a real man’s Goldwing
Nice pickup… those Hondas will run forever. Hope you find her a new home and make a little extra cash on the back end.
The heat on the plastics is only temporary. UV from the sun will quickly fade it back. You're pulling oils from the plastic out to the surface. Doing this often will make the plastic brittle. Use pledge Revive it. Does a great job on plastics believe it or not
Thank you good to know
It's a Honda, if the engine spins, it'll probably run well enough to function. Buddy of mine and I used an old Honda 4 stroke generator that had been haphazardly tossed into a shed for 20 years, good news was it was upside down and the old fuel leaked out, bad news was it was literally caked in oil from sitting for so many years upside down and it smoked like crazy for the first few hours of operation. We used it to fix up a detached garage on his house when we found out the electrical connection to said garage was uh... Sketchy at best... I'll say this, the breaker in the house feeding the shed tripped when it rained.
I’m no electrician but I’d say that’s a fire hazzard
@@goldenrustorbust And also a "Ride the Lightning" hazard. The wire was barely buried, and we'd found a dead racoon once that had decided to gnaw on it.
Cool “mummified raccoon” sounds like a band name
@@goldenrustorbust As long as you don't meet their sister band, "Liquefied Raccoons in a Ford Tempo" hahaha!
Look my head lights are faded.
It's muggy and rainy here, but I have a heat gun, so I'll make a short video of trying it out very soon.
I am not a you tuber but if this works. All credit goes to John, I hardly ever make videos.
You should get the windshield, with the heat gun.
Can’t believe you call it a moped! 😂😂😂 it’s scooter man!
The Helix is a top shelf scooter, I have an 01 that I do all the work on, its in great shape, I saw at the start of the video you were missing the white breather tube that goes from the carb to the airbox, the helix doesnt like it off, you ever put that in? It should make a big difference, mine will do 75mph gps verified, its a great scooter, nice video bro
Hey thanks man and no I didn’t even know it was missing but I sold it for 800
Hello what’s up ? May you and your family have a great day
Hey man you too god bless ❤️
Wonder if that heat gun trick would work for sun faded head light covers
Yep. Kevin did it to PBG’s swapped Jag headlights
I want to be a moped enthusiast now.
Welcome to Golden Rust or Bust. The mustache says Muscatine, the wardrobe says Miami.
Davenport 😂
@@goldenrustorbust Close enough. Ex-Carroll County IL here.
I would love to buy your helix
I am really impressed that was definitely a good investment and I am sure you will be able to easily sell that
Heat gun works. It works better with a propane torch. And it's no problem to do that it just brings the oils in the plastic to the surface so it gives it that shine again.
I had one 1987 clap out death trap it last two weeks before it caught fire from "rig wires" and carburetor problem leak gas i brought fix up slowly
The honda helix is not a moped! It's a touring scooter.
Team GROB....merch maybe?....LOL. There's gotta be at least one college kid who would dig having that for sure. Right?
I’m thinking about making stickers
When did you film this? It's the middle of winter when you uploaded this! lol!!
Summer / winter
I have a red one and it’s a certified ripper fo sho
😂😂
Not even 4 and a half minutes in and its already running and Driving so it was parked because the fuel pump wire came Un attached 🤔😮
Good machine for parts to someone.👍 It would be to expensive to bring back to presentable.🤔
damn right it will work, it's a honda
I dont know where you are from but bring this beast to the Smokey mountain small bore rally in Townsend Tennessee
I got one for free and use it as daily driver and I love it
Ask for scooter content and Yee shall Receive 😎
Use novus 2 on the windshield and headlight.
You never showed a "before" shot when you first bought it! I've never tried it, but I assume you can restore that windshield with a headlight lens restorer. Good luck selling it!
Yeah unfortunately those video files got corrupted that’s why this video was so short
Seatbelts Guys Please, we want to see you in the future😇
Carters the homie
just pick up a 1986 helix 250 cn
We used to call those
cooters
How much r you selling the Honda moped for
Is this advertised for sale anywhere? I am definitely interested. Thanks!
We actually just sold it about a week ago
Its not a moped, its a scooter. But it is the Cadillac of its time. Its the nmax of its time.
That is Not a "moped". That is actually a great motorcycle. I have ridden one of those 20,000 miles. And a similar two bikes another 50,000. But k had one of those, a 250. And 400 yamaha.. great t rides!
Do you know that the windshield can be polished like the new head lights .
What are some good products for that
Every polish made for normal car paint. Just go easy on it, plastic gets warm under polish a lot faster than car chassis
MO-PED= Motor and pedals. Scooters have no pedals. The Helix is a scooter.
Also. American Auto and Matt's workshop links DONT work anymore?
Thank you I replaced them from last video but I’ll try again
The definition of a Moped is 49cc or less with a top speed of 30 MPH 🤨 The Helix is a scooter that will go 85 MPH.🤔🤨
Mopeds have bicycle pedals, scooters don’t.
John when you going work on that mustang 2 brother it’s a cool car
Hopefully this summer
Moped? It’s scooter 😅
Does it wheelie ?! 😩
so jealous
I’ll take a
I'll take it, give ya 1k for it right now.. quadruple ur money. Lol
Has it found a new home yet?
It has
35 feet and poor lighting makes it look pretty good
Still no mullet.....
A moped has pedals and the motor is under 50cc. A Helix is 250cc.
A moped is called a moped because it has pedals. This is a scooter.
Mopeds have pedals...........its a scooter😁
It
How is that a moped? A moped is powered by a motor and by pedals. Hence the name mo-ped.
This is a maxi scooter not a moped mopeds have pedals and are 50cc
If you still have the helix. In the video you didn't have the snorkel on that goes from the carb to the filter, the helix runs like absolute garbage without it. Should go close to 70.