Trashed $150 Dirt Bike. Can it be Saved?

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  • čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
  • I went on a sunday ride and came across a garage sale. out front was this busted up Suzuki 80 dirt bike that has seen better days to say the least, l bought it for $150. lets see if it can be rebuilt for cheap money.

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  • @MH-wg6bz
    @MH-wg6bz Před 3 lety +207

    I see a young Mustie like 10 yr old kid doing his best to keep his bike running with what ever he could find in his dads garage

  • @mattpobursky850
    @mattpobursky850 Před 3 lety +155

    Mustie's giddy laugh the first time he gets the engine to fire is always my favorite part of his videos 🤣

    • @markbrown6236
      @markbrown6236 Před 3 lety +5

      The highlight for sure.

    • @billkeefe9118
      @billkeefe9118 Před 3 lety +4

      The sweet sound of a boy enjoying his toys!!

    • @bunzeebear2973
      @bunzeebear2973 Před 2 lety

      I am learning not to rip the head off FIRST. ASSUME that is good and slowly work your way there.

    • @Gnarlys_Garage
      @Gnarlys_Garage Před 2 lety

      It’s like bobs Ross paint brush slap hahaha

  • @johnb5519
    @johnb5519 Před 3 lety +260

    I remember being a dumb kid too. When stuff would break or fall off, with no money, and nobody willing to drive you to the dealer, you kind of learned to improvise.

    • @Codyjames83
      @Codyjames83 Před 3 lety +28

      Zip ties and duck tap a few wood screws she's in mint condition haha

    • @libertyauto
      @libertyauto Před 3 lety +22

      Totally agree. In fact, I am kind of proud of the pseudo "fixes" the kid came up with.

    • @frankvucolo6249
      @frankvucolo6249 Před 3 lety +15

      Ahhh memories. Whatever was in the coffee can or the junk drawer. Make it work!

    • @johnb5519
      @johnb5519 Před 3 lety +18

      @@Codyjames83 Yeah, as long as we were riding again, that's all that mattered.

    • @jameswhiteman413
      @jameswhiteman413 Před 3 lety +7

      Haha shit yeah same dude,

  • @theacguy9601
    @theacguy9601 Před 3 lety +27

    It’s crazy where the channel is now. I remember when I just started watching, you were doing up the cargo trailer with a welder and rebuilding it, I originally was going to purchase a trailer and was looking for information on fixing one up. Got hooked early on and look forward to every video you put out. Have even been able to pick up a free snowblower and got it running, my ATVs have carbs and I’ve been able to maintain them. Thanks for sharing so much information for us viewers!

  • @patprop74
    @patprop74 Před 3 lety +95

    The best part of this little dirt bike is, it was probably worked on by youth, Which means he or she will become a future wrencher, IDK if you remember when you were a boy and took apart and put back together your first bike, I know my first bike was a mess, its just part of the learning kerf.

    • @datadavis
      @datadavis Před 3 lety +9

      Kid was already a black belt ty wrapper, sky's the limit

    • @lordjaashin
      @lordjaashin Před 3 lety +6

      you'd be surprised at how many adults neglect their vehicles maintenance.

    • @mikemcguire8351
      @mikemcguire8351 Před 3 lety +1

      Thought the same thing. May be a future Musti 1 out there in training.

    • @terryatkinson3182
      @terryatkinson3182 Před 3 lety +4

      Fix it up and flog give it to a kid who would love it but couldn't afford one 🙂👍🇮🇪

    • @Scodiddly
      @Scodiddly Před 3 lety +2

      Dramatic plot twist: that kid turned out to be Mustie1.

  • @motorcycleandtoolrehab1834
    @motorcycleandtoolrehab1834 Před 3 lety +108

    Hi mate, the oil level is checked by loosening the lower screw below the rubber filler plug. When oil drips out of that the box is full. A lot of the old Suzuki 2 strokes are the same. I'm actually just about to start on a old Suzuki 2 stroke on my channel which has the same setup. Hope this helps. Cheers Rick AUSTRALIA

    • @1991enduro
      @1991enduro Před 3 lety +8

      I've subbed you I like Australians too from here in UK

    • @motorcycleandtoolrehab1834
      @motorcycleandtoolrehab1834 Před 3 lety +1

      @Winning Team thanks for the Sub mate. hope you like the channel. Cheers

    • @motorcycleandtoolrehab1834
      @motorcycleandtoolrehab1834 Před 3 lety +1

      @Winning Team Hi mate, thanks for the Sub. I hope you like the channel. Cheers

    • @daleburrell6273
      @daleburrell6273 Před 3 lety +3

      ...waltzing Matilda...waltzing Matilda...you'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...

    • @motorcycleandtoolrehab1834
      @motorcycleandtoolrehab1834 Před 3 lety +1

      @@daleburrell6273 Hi mate, yep that's right mate Australian through and through. Cheers

  • @hambonerodriguez4163
    @hambonerodriguez4163 Před 3 lety +60

    The kid that rode this bike is now grown and a motocross champion. That thing is worked.

    • @alasdair4161
      @alasdair4161 Před 3 lety

      I bet he'll eventually spot his bike on youtube now as a 40 year old, and cringe as Mustie reveals every one of his fails...

    • @jeffh8803
      @jeffh8803 Před 3 lety +1

      Someone had enough mechanical brains to keep this little bike running (until it didn't) using siezed bearings, sheet metal screws and hammers. Its a masterclass in 10yo engineering.

  • @davekauffman8727
    @davekauffman8727 Před 3 lety +9

    It's great to see a guy who knows what he's doing tackle the issues that a non-mechanic used to get the machine usable or home. God bless you, I hope to have a hoard that I can go through when I get to taking in battered misused machinery too. I'm still working on getting some kind of shop at the moment, and yours is an inspiration, I like the way you have yours set up. Peace!!

    • @johnwudarcki9315
      @johnwudarcki9315 Před 3 lety +1

      Hacking a lawnmower is one thing, but a poor defenseless dirt bike crosses the line.

  • @JohnP538
    @JohnP538 Před 3 lety +184

    "Slight issue with hardware?" This thing has been dropping parts for years. The local Harbor Freight must miss the tie wrap profits it made off this bike.

    • @brewski118sempire
      @brewski118sempire Před 3 lety +4

      I would be worried if anyone rode it it would just literally fall apart.

    • @JohnP538
      @JohnP538 Před 3 lety +3

      @@brewski118sempire My youngest had an ancient Benelli that he road for a couple of years. If something fell off, or broke we cobbled something out of steel or aluminum, but we never resorted to cable ties.

    • @jamesmann1243
      @jamesmann1243 Před 3 lety +7

      Used cable ties, because he could not find bailing wire. LOL

    • @oldmanfred8676
      @oldmanfred8676 Před 3 lety +4

      I was an Accident Investigator for most of my career and saw a vehicle 🚗 once in a Police impound yard
      that had the front tie rod ends tie wrapped together! I wonder what caused the collision?

    • @budandbean1
      @budandbean1 Před 3 lety +1

      @goog le Correct! You can still buy OEM new parts for this particular bike, definitely worth saving...

  • @glossamano1899
    @glossamano1899 Před 3 lety +50

    3 Mustie videos in the space of 8 days. Must be the definition of Mustie heaven. Good evening all from Prospect in Adelaide, Australia. Hope you are all well.

    • @silasmarner7586
      @silasmarner7586 Před 3 lety +2

      Allow me: I presume, but I am not certain, you meant to say "(There have been) 3 videos in the space of 8 days. (It) )must be the definition of Mustie heaven. " and "(I) Hope you are all well" But I can't be certain because you like a lot of people decided pronouns and objects of sentences are suddenly no longer necessary.

    • @markbrown6236
      @markbrown6236 Před 3 lety

      glossaamano, I understood perfectly.

    • @davisappletv9931
      @davisappletv9931 Před 3 lety

      And in my CZcams feed, there was a video from 5150mxvw (Jason) that featured mustie, as well (and Brian, too).

    • @glossamano1899
      @glossamano1899 Před 3 lety +1

      @@silasmarner7586 “you, like a lot of other people, decided”. If you’re going to correct me, Professor Pronoun, at least get your punctuation correct. Otherwise, get lost, sorry, I meant to say “(you can) get lost.”

    • @glossamano1899
      @glossamano1899 Před 3 lety

      @@markbrown6236 Thank you, Mark.

  • @sethklemba
    @sethklemba Před 3 lety +4

    I used to read the "Can it be saved" part of the title curious as to the odds of success. But after a few years I'd say that if anyone can revive these machines Mustie1 can. You are like the big brother in the garage that everyone wants in their families. And you address these obstacles in a very educational and appropriate way. Thank you for taking the time to explain all this for us.

  • @RadRob84
    @RadRob84 Před 3 lety +35

    Kid: The newspaper route doesn't cover titanium fasteners but weight savings is life
    His brain: zip ties

  • @alexboi32
    @alexboi32 Před 3 lety +71

    When paid stuff becomes more of a hassle to fix than free stuff lol.

  • @andrewwalton2648
    @andrewwalton2648 Před 3 lety +8

    I love your video's. I wish I had someone like you around to help me figure out why my truck is running like crap. I have learned so much from watching you. Your a master mechanic.

    • @Codyjames83
      @Codyjames83 Před 3 lety +3

      Had a guy just like him that fixed all kinds of things we never had money so we worked with him and helped with what we could learned more from him then I did in all of school

    • @larryalexander4833
      @larryalexander4833 Před 3 lety

      @@Codyjames83 same here . Now I'm that guy . Kids now days don't care about fixing things much tho.

  • @Eremon1
    @Eremon1 Před 3 lety +8

    There's a very applicable heart-rate monitor like beep in the background sound. I assume it's the camera. Very fitting for the patient sitting on Doctor Mustie's operating table. I think she's gonna pull through just fine.

  • @cliffpalermo
    @cliffpalermo Před 3 lety +7

    Your hoarding abilities surpass your mechanical talent. I am truly impressed!

  • @themowerman
    @themowerman Před 3 lety +25

    Yo yo from the 🇬🇧 hope everyone is good

  • @CasiodorusRex
    @CasiodorusRex Před 3 lety +15

    One of the best channels on CZcams.

    • @tomp8418
      @tomp8418 Před 3 lety +3

      True. I've successfully rebuilt many engines, but l wouldn't even attempt to replicate some of his projects.

  • @randymelissabutton2159
    @randymelissabutton2159 Před 3 lety +13

    It sounds like you bought a pile of parts that were neatly assembled to resemble a bike …but if anyone can bring her back to life it will be Mustie!

  • @noisefuljoy
    @noisefuljoy Před 3 lety +3

    I continue to be impressed by your ability to bring back stuff that's way past where I could. it's the combination of your skill, determination, and almost endless stash of parts. You da man'

  • @iuhjhfdskjsdf
    @iuhjhfdskjsdf Před 3 lety +29

    I’m in early on this one! Saying hi from the uk 🇬🇧

  • @martinmcdoniel4551
    @martinmcdoniel4551 Před 3 lety +10

    Yay its that Day got my Coffee on my way!!! Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening to all! Good Morning Mustie good to see that Cougar!

  • @perryhart3172
    @perryhart3172 Před 3 lety +2

    I love how when u hear it run, u get excited like a kid, love that about u.

  • @flyifri
    @flyifri Před 3 lety +1

    My grandson and I both love watching your show together. Thank you for another fine update. Best wishes from Niagara.!

  • @5150mxVW
    @5150mxVW Před 3 lety +11

    Looked way better when you sent the pic of it in the Vanagon 😁

  • @TheWhiteAfghan
    @TheWhiteAfghan Před 3 lety +13

    When I was a kid Sunday mornings where bugs bunny - now there for mustie... 👍

    • @Thomasploeg1968
      @Thomasploeg1968 Před 3 lety +2

      Saturday's for me for bugs bunny. Good times. Now mustie on Sunday's still good times

    • @davisappletv9931
      @davisappletv9931 Před 3 lety +1

      What’s up, Doc? Oh...a mouse nest in the air box, that’s what’s up!

  • @thatdumpsterfirelife7530

    100percent some kid loved and rode the hell out of that thing, and maybe didn't have the guidance or money to fix stuff. You are seeing an unearthing of a machine which helped teach a kid how to wrench, learn some lessons, and make do. LOVE it.

  • @kensherwood4866
    @kensherwood4866 Před 3 lety +38

    Neat little bike, clearly had a hard life, but it's secrets were revealed to the Poirot of the engineering world 😂. Fortunately it's found a good home and will live to run again 🤞

    • @jamessnider2398
      @jamessnider2398 Před 3 lety +4

      I was never good with my hands but i been watching your videis and you taoght me how to rebuild a carberater keep them comming

    • @stunna7807
      @stunna7807 Před 3 lety +1

      Small dirt bikes like that are hard to find or they are really costly. Everyone learned to ride them and they were safer than the crazy machines they have today

    • @72chargerse72
      @72chargerse72 Před 3 lety

      It might live to be abused by yet another generation

    • @72chargerse72
      @72chargerse72 Před 3 lety

      Pirot ...Funny reference (I actually pictured him for a sec)

  • @michaelblaszkiewicz7283
    @michaelblaszkiewicz7283 Před 3 lety +101

    Someone put that back together and had a pile of extra stuff.

    • @Mikefngarage
      @Mikefngarage Před 3 lety +13

      with zip ties and put it out for sale.

    • @vetterfellow
      @vetterfellow Před 3 lety +4

      @@Mikefngarage That was better then the Water Gate Cover up LOL !!!!.

    • @scottgm321
      @scottgm321 Před 3 lety +5

      I always pride myself on no or just a few parts left over. Lol . I wonder if there’s a box in their garage with all the missing parts.

    • @alasdair4161
      @alasdair4161 Před 3 lety +1

      Pulling it down in the grass always makes a few bolts and spacers disappear..

  • @antonioblocker3292
    @antonioblocker3292 Před 3 lety +2

    Man I love this guy's videos I don't care what I'm doing I'll stop and watch them it's amazing how he can take something ready for the trash heap repair and clean it and sell it to someone in need. And that hoard of parts is unbelievable LOL great job and keep'em coming these videos are better than watching cable tv

  • @marcerivest6204
    @marcerivest6204 Před 3 lety +1

    Working on a bicke like that takes me back 50 years. Me and my brother keeping our Honda SL70 going. Man ,we had a lot of fun with that bicke.

  • @gord7025
    @gord7025 Před 3 lety +9

    Well, thanks for the brief update about your dad's VW van lol.

  • @martinburgess4814
    @martinburgess4814 Před 3 lety +4

    Great content as always Mustie keep well keep safe, from two dog's small engine repairs, Tottenham London UK

  • @michaeljennisonjr.7410
    @michaeljennisonjr.7410 Před 3 lety +1

    You know, Mustie... I thought of you the other day... I live on a one way street.... "You're going the wrong WAAAAAYYY" lol. My dad died in Aug. '19. Whenever something came together for him.... "HAAAAA!" was also his proclamation. Every time you do it. I shed a tear and think of him, and revel in your eureka moment. I'm missing the nature/peace at the end of the vids, but I will never stop watching. Thx for all the know-how.
    -Mike-

  • @jayinmi3706
    @jayinmi3706 Před 3 lety +67

    Did anyone else want to see Mustie ride it back over to the sale he bought it from? lol

    • @jackrasmussen7881
      @jackrasmussen7881 Před 3 lety +1

      Imok

    • @johnnycop77
      @johnnycop77 Před 3 lety +4

      I don’t think Mustie is the kind of fella to rub their nose in it.

    • @jayinmi3706
      @jayinmi3706 Před 3 lety +6

      @@johnnycop77 I didn't intend it that way...I just thought it would be funny if he rode by or something. More because he's a big guy on a little bike. lol

    • @johndii2194
      @johndii2194 Před 3 lety +1

      @@johnnycop77 Maybe the kid will buy it back for his kid.

    • @andreasbachlindsmann1610
      @andreasbachlindsmann1610 Před 3 lety +2

      Doing wheelie and waving? Big ol'e smile and crazy quarantine hair flapping in the breeze. Lol.

  • @euphoria_7477
    @euphoria_7477 Před 3 lety +25

    My boy Mustie rockin that mullet like a damn boss.

  • @sonovoxx
    @sonovoxx Před 3 lety +15

    Ah, a bike! Cool. Been a while!

  • @vastianocara1792
    @vastianocara1792 Před 3 lety +3

    I had one of these as a kid (25 something years ago) and it was also held together with duct tape, zip ties, drywall screws and hope. Fixed it up last year(done right) and gave it to my 11 year old nephew

  • @Justin-mp7zh
    @Justin-mp7zh Před 3 lety

    I had the same exact bike when I was a kid. It was seized when we got it and its how i learned about engines. Used a mallet and wooden block and penetrating lube and stuff and had to beat the piston loose and eventually got it running pretty good after I learned how to work on the carb. That little thing would fly. Loved the video brings back awesome memories.

  • @roger4375
    @roger4375 Před 3 lety +4

    If there was a way to “mouse” something up, this little motorcycle had it done to it. I am glad Mustie1 rescued it and put it back on its way to being a running/riding little dirt bike. 👍👍

  • @TsunauticusIV
    @TsunauticusIV Před 3 lety +198

    $150 bucks? If that was at my yard sale I would have asked $20 for it 😂 I hate going to yard sales and people ask dumb money for you to haul away a THEIR junk. 😂

    • @EKEACRES
      @EKEACRES Před 3 lety +10

      Greed.

    • @Gruxxan
      @Gruxxan Před 3 lety +39

      this would be £800 on ebay UK 🤔

    • @michaelhartzell9758
      @michaelhartzell9758 Před 3 lety +21

      I blame the Stimulus money. People on Marketplace ( FB) try to sell their shit for 4 times its value. Its terrible. They should be ashamed of themselves!!!

    • @TsunauticusIV
      @TsunauticusIV Před 3 lety +22

      @@michaelhartzell9758 I wish someone would buy my stuff. I have a $3000 scooter lift thing. A $2500 mobility scooter. A $3600 power chair. All with good butteries. I put them on market place asking $1000 for ALL of it... and nobody even showed interest. 😂 try to sell 9k worth of stuff for 1k and nobody calls. They have a $20 bike at their yard sale and ask $250 for it. 😂 the world is whacky >>>> EDIT: what the heck is “butteries”? 😂 I meant to say batteries but my iPad changed it to butteries. I didn’t even know that was a word! 😂

    • @billmcdonald2436
      @billmcdonald2436 Před 3 lety +17

      Shoot around here it would be $600 because it’s “vintage”

  • @richardbinell2053
    @richardbinell2053 Před 3 lety

    The childhood sense of glee that is pure joy and pure Mr. Fixit Mustie.

  • @Kamackoo
    @Kamackoo Před 3 lety

    I love watching videos like this. Currently working on my 91 cr125r I bought for 150 dollars. Thanks for sharing!

  • @don7406
    @don7406 Před 3 lety +3

    Nice work on the exhaust gasket. I’ve never considered cutting one to reduce the diameter.

  • @murraygiles3191
    @murraygiles3191 Před 3 lety +3

    Wow cougar love them Greetings from aberdeen scotland

  • @kodylaclair961
    @kodylaclair961 Před 3 lety +1

    first bike i ever bought was a ds80, perfect condition for 250 bucks.. 5 speed w/ clutch, oil injection with a small tank under the seat for oil. didnt even have to premix, just pump 93. it was great. they are quick bikes and really fun. think they make a 100cc kit aswell.

  • @davidhelmuth6654
    @davidhelmuth6654 Před 3 lety

    Always a blast to hang with you every Sunday. Makes my day better. No matter what “we” are working on or with!
    Thank you!!!

  • @ghettsumm7949
    @ghettsumm7949 Před 3 lety +3

    It must be a lot of pressure to provide content every week for the clamoring masses. Nice work! Your fabricating skills are excellent!

  • @piratemonfries
    @piratemonfries Před 3 lety +4

    Happy to be here early for a Mustie1 video! Happy weekend everyone!

  • @mikemckeown9477
    @mikemckeown9477 Před 3 lety +2

    Fallowing from Thunder Bay Ontario loving your videos

    • @oxyfee6486
      @oxyfee6486 Před 3 lety +1

      Woodstock Ontario,hour away from Toronto,be safe my fellow Canadian,and fix everything you can find,In Mustie We Trust lol.

  • @usethenoodle
    @usethenoodle Před 3 lety

    From what I can tell and find on the web, this is a 1987 DS 80. Cool bike. I had a 1976 Suzuki PE 250 back in the day. I loved it. Lots of 2 stroke power. Fun project Darrin!

  • @beakittelscherz5419
    @beakittelscherz5419 Před 3 lety +12

    YAY Musti1 is on! Hi from Germany y´all ...

    • @markbrown6236
      @markbrown6236 Před 3 lety +1

      Hi back at ya my friend.

    • @oldmanfred8676
      @oldmanfred8676 Před 3 lety

      bea,
      You must be from the Texican part of Germany saying Y’all?

    • @kjdude8765
      @kjdude8765 Před 3 lety

      @@oldmanfred8676 German (like many languages other than English) actually has a "real" plural form of "you".

    • @oldmanfred8676
      @oldmanfred8676 Před 3 lety

      @@kjdude8765,
      ???

    • @beakittelscherz5419
      @beakittelscherz5419 Před 3 lety

      @@oldmanfred8676 Hey Man Fred . Das Wär ja dann Bayvaria was? haha

  • @sleepyhollow783
    @sleepyhollow783 Před 3 lety +3

    Even at a distance, (:34) with stuff in the way, the Cougar looks impressive in that shot. A little encouragement to keep going on the project before me. 😒😳😌🙂
    Gratitude.

  • @BKinTheSouth
    @BKinTheSouth Před rokem

    Dude...I look at what you do with these bikes, it's preservation of what we love.. great job

  • @snookman9112
    @snookman9112 Před 3 lety

    Awesomely educational. I am not a wrench guy so your vids are helping me increase my knowledge exponentially. Thanks

  • @poolpulse3447
    @poolpulse3447 Před 3 lety +3

    Good Morning to everyone...
    Great way to start the day..

  • @Ammar.D
    @Ammar.D Před 3 lety +6

    YES! now it feels like Sunday 😍

  • @seanx666
    @seanx666 Před 3 lety

    Hey Mustie, I just want to say thanks for all your great videos. My lawnmower broke and I found your channel. I have learned so much watching you troubleshoot and explain what and why as you go along. As a result my mower is working better than ever! Cheers!

  • @josephballard8404
    @josephballard8404 Před 3 lety

    Always a treat when it fires up...It's like "Frankenbike" coming to life!!! Thanks Mustie 1!!!

  • @vettekid3326
    @vettekid3326 Před 3 lety +4

    When you stop and think about it 30 years of going thru different owners and kids riding that DS 80 hard, its lucky it survived that well. Zip ties are the 21 century equivalate of bailing twine and mechanics wire.

    • @scottm-nc9451
      @scottm-nc9451 Před 3 lety

      Growing up on a dairy farm ..baling twine and baling wire got re-used on a lot of time to hold something together
      😂😂😂🙈

  • @GreenJimll
    @GreenJimll Před 3 lety +4

    "The outside of it looks pretty clean" says Mustie1 taking the carb apart after just pressure washing the entire bike. :-)

  • @valkyrie9212
    @valkyrie9212 Před 3 lety

    I love the faint beep in the background. It’s like you’re performing surgery in attempt to save it.

  • @frankthetank481
    @frankthetank481 Před 3 lety

    I never contemplated that bit about studs over bolts. Makes sense. Thanks for your knowledge!

  • @jasondelcamp657
    @jasondelcamp657 Před 3 lety +29

    " you're going the wrong way"
    "That guys drunk, how does he know which way we're going. "

    • @28YorkshireRose12
      @28YorkshireRose12 Před 3 lety +4

      I've often said that Mustie sounds like Steve Martin - Even looks a bit like him, sometimes!

    • @oldmanfred8676
      @oldmanfred8676 Před 3 lety +3

      @@28YorkshireRose12,
      Mustie is much less pretentious sounding than Steve Martin.
      They are both great fun.

    • @eriklarson9137
      @eriklarson9137 Před 3 lety +1

      I caught this too. Needs a bump! :)

    • @eriklarson9137
      @eriklarson9137 Před 3 lety +1

      @@oldmanfred8676 Pssst. Steve Martin is a comic/actor. He isn't like the characters he plays on the devil's box.

    • @oldmanfred8676
      @oldmanfred8676 Před 3 lety

      @@eriklarson9137,
      Laughing

  • @paulbianco121
    @paulbianco121 Před 3 lety +6

    I would like to see you resume work on the econoline project 😉.

  • @jdmccorful
    @jdmccorful Před 3 lety

    A good beginning. A little tense when you tighten down on studs for exhaust system. Great job on carb. Thanks for the look.

  • @RumbelinGrumbelin
    @RumbelinGrumbelin Před 3 lety +2

    Lol, I don't know what the beeping is but I started imagining it as the heartbeat monitor during a surgery.
    Also all I can think as he's showing all the workarounds the last owner did is the guy from Vicegrips Garage saying "oh yeah, she's custom"

  • @rabbyredpath3598
    @rabbyredpath3598 Před 3 lety +3

    i miss my little ds80, what a fun little bike they are

    • @trevorjameson3213
      @trevorjameson3213 Před 3 lety

      A friend of mine had a much older DS80 back in '79. It was red and had dual rear shocks. I thought that bike was really cool, and it would easily outrun my trail 70.

  • @connorsherwood636
    @connorsherwood636 Před 3 lety +10

    Would love to find stuff like this in UK but people ask two much over here

    • @stephenadams7211
      @stephenadams7211 Před 3 lety

      you think $150 for that crap was good

    • @terryatkinson3182
      @terryatkinson3182 Před 3 lety

      Same here and parts would be expensive aswell 😕🇮🇪👍

    • @connorsherwood636
      @connorsherwood636 Před 3 lety

      Try and find one in the UK that looks as good as this one for any less

    • @janeames1513
      @janeames1513 Před 3 lety +2

      @@stephenadams7211 actually it wasn't a bad buy...the engine alone is worth the 150 bones...he can repower a kart or some other project if the bike turns out to be scrap metal..people like you crack me up...expect everything for next to nothing...i've been wrenching for 30 some years and can tell you that you are clearly not on the same level as us gear heads...it's all about supply and demand not about what you think something should be priced at ...

    • @budandbean1
      @budandbean1 Před 3 lety

      This is just a lucky deal... in Florida at a minimum this bike would sell for $500...

  • @jordandenmark8443
    @jordandenmark8443 Před 3 lety

    YES! I love when little bikes make an appearance!

  • @atamagashock
    @atamagashock Před 3 lety

    I had a pw80 as my first dirt bike back in 1989. Bringing back memories

  • @colinculverwell325
    @colinculverwell325 Před 3 lety +3

    Love these videos especially the bikes. FYI the choke lever is the wrong way round. Needs spinning round to the left side.

  • @grantkoeller8911
    @grantkoeller8911 Před 3 lety +8

    How come the kid didn't use factory parts to keep his bike going?
    We all were like that back then, just use whatever you could find, and make do the best you can.

    • @ddstanfield9259
      @ddstanfield9259 Před 3 lety +1

      We didn’t have internet or eBay to find $2 parts from China I would have been willing to give up 5 Christmases if I had that

  • @joeh2840
    @joeh2840 Před 3 lety

    U make it look easy, I enjoy tinkering w junk, but never take on what u do...awesome job and thanks for sharing!

  • @bullfrogjay4383
    @bullfrogjay4383 Před 3 lety

    I absolutely love watching people bring these bikes back to life ! Incredible channel.

  • @mr.k6136
    @mr.k6136 Před 3 lety +8

    I never use an oil premix on any machine even if it's a brand new machine I've seen machines fail from a simple malfunction from an automatic oil premix I refuse to use them I will always mix my gas manually I've been stranded in the middle of nowhere several times to to automatic oil mixers so for that reason I vow to never use them again

    • @1991enduro
      @1991enduro Před 3 lety

      Me to just premix it you no for certain then

    • @BRI33NOR
      @BRI33NOR Před 3 lety +1

      As an ex Suzuki main dealer I sold, serviced, purchased , fixed and resold many hundreds of machines fitted with pumps that mixed a two stroke oil with fuel. I can honestly say that if the pump was correctly adjusted, oil tank filled with the correct two stroke oil and the machine used as designed I never had a single problem caused by the pump. We also prepared and raced two stroke production racing machines, again with no problems. We did use premix on some of the race machines designed that way. Yamaha TD, TZ,TR type. The problems arose when owners had misused and badly adjusted the carburetor/pump settings. On a long downhill stretch with the throttle closed pre mix machines received little or no lubrication to the piston and rings.
      I include four cylinder two strokes, RG500 in these comments, plus we worked a lot on Yamaha and Kawasaki multi cylinder bikes.Correct adjustment and correct oil was all that was needed. Gear oil, four stroke oil, outboard engine two stroke oil were not correct. They resulted in wear and seizures often due to too little lubrication. Maybe I as lucky, but basically I was carrying the cost of the warranty work in the main so was somewhat careful bout correct preparation.

    • @jackbeets3838
      @jackbeets3838 Před 3 lety

      I always use it I have 4 bikes with them I like to put a little oil in my tank just to be safe when I thrash tf out of them

  • @Delm21
    @Delm21 Před 3 lety +3

    In Canada asking price be 800. The John Deere 318 you rebuilt sells for over 2500 easy. It’s brutal up here for junkin

    • @gord7025
      @gord7025 Před 3 lety +3

      anything reasonalbly priced is gone in 3 seconds. The rest? ya 800 for this thing in Canada is just about right lol. The ad would say "Won't start, don't have time to fix" meanwhile, the thing hasn't seen a lick of maintenance since it was new and they've tried to cover up the issues with it by washing it lol.

    • @stevejones6647
      @stevejones6647 Před 3 lety +2

      Yup I’m in Canada and see the exact same thing. Stuff like this has crazy value. My gf wants to go look at a 1980 jd garden tractor with a pto, and a couple of attachments. Guy is firm on $2300 for it and it looks like it’s spent it’s entire life outside. It’s insanity here

  • @Will45ACP
    @Will45ACP Před 3 lety +1

    Holy crap man...your explanation of studs vs bolts in aluminum just answered a long-time question. And you explained it good enough even I understood...good show and thanks!

  • @pepawg2281
    @pepawg2281 Před 3 lety

    Excellent parts catalog! "I had a box that was just carburetors...there it is!"

  • @vanlifeislife5318
    @vanlifeislife5318 Před 3 lety +4

    I think most of us had a bike at 10 we tried to "work on"and lost all the hardware 😂

  • @kane100574
    @kane100574 Před 3 lety +23

    Anyone else finds themselves talking out loud to a video while he talks to you/us? LOL... (My Wife: "Did you say something?" ME while taking another sip of coffee. "Just discussing 12 year-old frenzy with Mustie."

    • @Eremon1
      @Eremon1 Před 3 lety +1

      Far too often. I've had many moments of imagining people looking at me watching Mustie and thinking to themselves "That dude is talking to CZcams. Don't make eye contact." Fortunately I watch it alone so that doesn't happen.

    • @dryroasted5599
      @dryroasted5599 Před 3 lety

      I'm the guy who's yelling at the screen when he's doing something wrong! LOL

  • @nitt3rz
    @nitt3rz Před 3 lety +1

    I love it when you're telling yourself off with subtitles

  • @darrenashley126
    @darrenashley126 Před 3 lety

    I do like how you leave in your mistakes. Just goes to show that we are not infallible and even the best of us are prone to make mistakes every now and then. And to the 104 people who gave a thumbs down, I say BOO to you.

  • @leslierhodes5467
    @leslierhodes5467 Před 3 lety +4

    I get the feeling somebody worked on this before got fed up and thought can’t be bothered to re-bolt it all together and zip tide it all together

    • @muskokamike127
      @muskokamike127 Před 3 lety

      To be honest with what's been done to it it sure looks like a kid did it all....the wood screw in the carb, and botched together rear axle, all looks like something a kid would do....

    • @muskokamike127
      @muskokamike127 Před 3 lety

      @@garymallard4699 Yeah, I used to make it a habit of once a week or so going over my trail bike with various screw drivers and wrenches to make sure fasteners were snug....this was after a buddy's front wheel fell off mid jump lol
      Note; he did NOT "stick the landing" lol it wasn't pretty that's for sure!!!

  • @timothyharrison8953
    @timothyharrison8953 Před 3 lety +7

    The condition this is in, it's apparent some people should never be allowed near tools. What a disaster!

    • @ZrubekFamily
      @ZrubekFamily Před 3 lety +1

      I'm sure Rembrandt's first painting wasn't a Masterpiece.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Před 3 lety

      @@ZrubekFamily actually doing an image search of Rembrandt's first painting comes back with his first masterpiece. DaVinci was the same way. He was better than his master was. Some go hard right out of the gate.

    • @ZrubekFamily
      @ZrubekFamily Před 3 lety +1

      @@1pcfred There's no way we have his first paintings as a child. Point is, everybody has to learn somewhere.

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Před 3 lety +1

      @@ZrubekFamily I don't know. Rembrandt may have been pretty young when he started cranking out masterpieces. He was Rembrandt after all.

    • @marcryvon
      @marcryvon Před 3 lety +1

      Never been a 14 years old Timothy ??

  • @simontravis7452
    @simontravis7452 Před 3 lety

    I am so glad I watch your channel, this weekend for the first time ever, I could start my mower, without the primer, run stop run stop, them when I took the carb of there was milk on the diaphragm and fuel pick up, without watching your channel would have been stumped, but now it was eureka that's water in the fuel, so enough when I drained the tank, there at the bottom of the plastic jar, a whole load of milky water stuff, new fuel and away the mower went, strange thing is the mower started and ran perfectly 5 weeks before (we had a lot of rain this last month, the mower lives in a well roofed shed, so I had no idea where the water came from until I filled the fuel can up again and there it was, a crack in the top. Thanks now I know what water in fuel can do to an engine, always love my Sunday evenings watching what you get up to, Cheers.

  • @dnrk10
    @dnrk10 Před 3 lety

    Just wanted to say I enjoy your videos, not only because you actually say the names of everything you're taking apart and stuff (I'm 57 and I'm learning stuff....imagine that?), but I really get a kick outta' how you talk to the camera like it's me standing there...."I hate having someone look over my shoulder", "can you smell that?", "it's bent, can you see that?", "this should work, whatta' ya' think?", "this looks the same, ya think"? Lol...
    The real funny part is...."I answer you....lol.. or I yell you forgot something, or something...very interactive on my end, watching you...LOL.. :)-
    Keep up the great work,
    Dave

  • @8180634
    @8180634 Před 3 lety +2

    That looks like a DS80. Cool little bike, I wanted one of those when I was a kid.

    • @fredgarvin4482
      @fredgarvin4482 Před 3 lety +1

      Most definitely a DS-80

    • @fredgarvin4482
      @fredgarvin4482 Před 3 lety +1

      Same exact model except BNGs for 20 yrs or so.

    • @speedyme200
      @speedyme200 Před 3 lety

      I was going to say a JR80 because they look similar

    • @8180634
      @8180634 Před 3 lety

      @@speedyme200 You're right, they do look very similar. I believe the DS80 had lights and the JR80 did not, but I'm not sure if there are any other significant differences.

  • @border411
    @border411 Před 3 lety +3

    Red Loctite those exhaust studs in so they wont back out when someone goes to remove a stuck nut.

  • @markdorhout2585
    @markdorhout2585 Před 3 lety

    Thanks again for being a great teacher. I learn something new on every video.

  • @EllaBananas
    @EllaBananas Před 3 lety +2

    hehehehe I love that two stroke rin din din noise. It just puts a smile on my face. Makes me wish I had a spare bike frame to kit out with the 66cc two stroke I have sitting next to me.

  • @jonathonclarke52
    @jonathonclarke52 Před 3 lety +5

    Can’t believe YOU paid $150 for it. Seems more like a free pile bike. 😂😂

    • @jackbeets3838
      @jackbeets3838 Před 3 lety

      Honestly I got 3 for free one goes and it goes hard but his ones clapped

  • @tolbaszy8067
    @tolbaszy8067 Před 3 lety +6

    They gave you $150 to haul it away? Good deal!

  • @thomashowlett8295
    @thomashowlett8295 Před 3 lety +2

    I don't know why everyone is so afraid of oil injection systems. As a motorcycle mechanic ever since the '70s, I have worked on more 2 stroke engines that were run on straight gas after the owner disabled/removed the usually reliable oil injection system. Suzuki's in particular had a oil system (CCI) that delivered fresh oil directly to the main bearings, and through the use of slingers to the rod big end bearing also.

    • @glennmuir5617
      @glennmuir5617 Před 3 lety +1

      I have had the same experience. I have owned oil-injected two strokes (street and dirt) since 1972--Kawasaki, Yamaha, and Suzuki. Never had a failure of the injection system.

    • @jackbeets3838
      @jackbeets3838 Před 3 lety +2

      I love it saves alot of time just keep it topped up make sure its going through oil and adjust it if necessary mint.

    • @jackbeets3838
      @jackbeets3838 Před 3 lety +1

      The answer is not to use the cheapest 2 stroke oil one can find

  • @MrTrollHunter
    @MrTrollHunter Před 3 lety

    Brings back many memories from my suzuki 50cc I had for many years.. It was a lot larger but everything is pretty much the same..

  • @thomasweatherford5125
    @thomasweatherford5125 Před 3 lety +9

    That thing was cobbled together by someone who shouldn’t be cobbling.

    • @thomasweatherford5125
      @thomasweatherford5125 Před 3 lety +1

      @Albo alt - as a kid, for me it was who can put a lawn mower engine onto 4 wheels and make a go-kart. Brakes? Never heard of ‘em. Nobody succeeded, but it was fun trying

  • @chrisgreen1094
    @chrisgreen1094 Před 3 lety +3

    The oil shouldn’t just leak out of that feed pipe to the carb as it has to run through the oil metering pump first, which only runs when the engine is running.

    • @SuperBigdanno
      @SuperBigdanno Před 3 lety +1

      Your are 100 percent correct! Also not sure why people take the oil injection off... been dealing with 2 strokes for many, many years and have yet to see a Mikuni pump fail. Of they continue to work on snowmobiles in extreme cold then they will work on a bike all day long for years and years.
      Mikuni pumps are designed in such a way that IF they fail they will fail at wide open meaning full oil flow so you dont destroy an engine.

    • @sedsberg77
      @sedsberg77 Před 3 lety +1

      @@SuperBigdanno If the oil tank gets run empty you can get air in the pump if you just fill it up with oil without bleeding the pump. And since most people don't know this they seize the engine and blames the pump. They are usually very reliable.

    • @louiscates6975
      @louiscates6975 Před 3 lety

      @@SuperBigdanno 80's ski-doos were famous for breaking their plastic oil pump shafts. Just for example.

    • @SuperBigdanno
      @SuperBigdanno Před 3 lety

      @@louiscates6975 of course there are alway exceptions to the rules but lets face it pretty much anything ski dont did was a fail... still to this day

  • @garymccord4277
    @garymccord4277 Před 3 lety +1

    Liked seeing a great hord of old parts that are being used, We should all be the same to never throw away any thing that you may need later when you work on stuff like you do. Great video that keep your interest going to the next level

  • @larryalexander4833
    @larryalexander4833 Před 3 lety

    Mustie I found a vise same as yours . Rescued it and made some parts works great now . Made in Poland great quality

  • @markrwc6185
    @markrwc6185 Před 3 lety +50

    Mornin Mustie fans.