I Bought a new 40 year old Honda, Will it make it Home? 8 hrs
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Last week we bought this bike and got it running, but the big question is can the 1982 Brand New Honda make it home on the 320 mile ride? we will find out today
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Your God guy, yet it's always Craig on the down.
Wouldn't you share putting each other down not just him
Glad to be able to help you guys out and get you back on the road!
Love your restoration vids!
You and your crew are true Motorcycle Brothers! Thanks for helping Sean and Craig! I will check out your videos! 👍
@@lawrenceklein3524 always willing to lend a hand!
@5:48 no one talking about the guy with Beavis haircut😂
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New challenge: fly a long distance away and have Sean and Craig each buy a bike, fix whatever needs to be fixed, and ride it home for as little money as possible. Choose the city at random, and don't start looking for a bike until you get there. Could be fun
Throw a dart at the map to decide where.
That’s an excellent idea!
This would be sick
SuperspeedersRob did this in 2011. The cars were bought for $500 each, then driven from Northern Jersey down the GSP to Atlantic City. It's a two part video that's hilarious.
let them buy a bike from Ryan at fortnine for all the jokes that they have been making about him
Just wanted to let you guys know you all are the reason I got into riding! 25 years old with 2 kids and I have found the love of riding my new (to me) 1985 Honda Goldwing Aspencade. I loved your videos showing the old wings and I couldn’t be happier with my bike! Thank you all and God Bless you guys for what you do!
Great looking ride mate, fuel injection is a plus 👍
Pretty awesome
I bought a 1982 Honda FT500 new out of the crate in 1984. Drove it for 5 years when I was in college. Last 4 of S/N were 1770. It was a great little 1-thumper. Hardly any oomph, but great gas mileage. Loved that bike. It is immortalized on film parked outside a diner in an early scene of 'Point Break'. Only place I've seen it.
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The enthusiasm Craig has for literally anything is amazing, everyone needs a Craig to their Sean. Love these videos.
Him yelling at Sean, if he wants to either stop or turn but he can't have both, had me rolling first thing this morning.
I need a Craig in my life to help fix my bike.
This is true! I’m fortunate to have a Craig that’s always down for the homies!
@@jacoolboyz hell yeah, same thing here. We've all got extensive knowledge when it comes to fixing s*** but my buddy's an actual mechanic with the $1,000 torque wrench and the $5,000 OBD2 reader. The shop he works at has hub dynos for Top fuel dragsters, the dude has EVERYTHING. He's so far into the poor House with The tool Guy, he's never going to dig his way out, least we have access to his s*** LOL
I am the 420th liker. Thought you should know
The greatest Craig quote ever "I may not be a formula 1 mechanic but I can get you out of the woods" gotta love these guys!
Ya I'll get you out off the woods just not anytime soon took him days to get a bike going that should have taken a couple hours and he didn't even do half the work. Didn't do brakes didn't do tires then he installed the brakes and didn't even tighten the bolts. How hard is it to put gas and oil in a bike because that's about all he did. Even when he did the gauge he didn't hook it up rediculous.
@@24lawdog don’t need the best mechanic for a CZcams challenge what he may lack in mechanical finesse he makes up for with a good screen presence.
@@24lawdogmake a video. Do a better job. You can't? What a surprise .
as someone who owns an old Helix, i can tell you there are days I choose to ride it over any of my other bikes, it is so much fun and comfortable, like riding a 60mph lazy boy around town.
As a helix owner after many years of "real" motorcycles, I can tell you Craig was the most comfortable on this trip.
Yes, you don't need to wave at me I'm good. But honestly, when I'm on my Honda shadow 750 or on the helix. The difference is like night and day.
I've always wanted a Helix. Enjoy it!
@@bwofficial1776 I'm in SW FL where we have lots of snowbirds with old helix's in the garage. Doesn't take much to get em going. Check your marketplace and craigslist. I got an 07 for 2k in mint condition in 2010
I don't ride a scooter and mostly ride metric cruiser or tiny ADV, but all I know is that 'real riders' just butthurt about not getting that throne of luxury. (butthurt, literally)
Helix is super comfortable, jokes on Sean
I love seeing the Ascot getting attention. My old man has his 1983 FT500 and I've ridden so many miles on it on the bike and in the saddle myself. I took my motorcycle license tests on that bike. Still runs to this day.
Me, too in 1986 on a black one! Loved the bike, the seat position an the hamdling.
I have my dads Ft500 too! was sitting for a while though and definitely needs some work haha
FT500 was my first bike(in 2004) bought for $200. Wish I never sold it..
@@MitchJohnson0110 Please fix it up, if your dad's still around it'll make him happy, even if he's not he would appreciate that.
Being able to ride a new 40-year-old motorcycle is like a world of time tunnels. This is a dreamlike event, and I envy you. I think Honda engineers who have already retired from active duty are pleased.
Having been a teenager in the 80's i have a special place in my heart for that era. My first bike was a 78 Suzuki GS750E. I will always love the classic lines of a UJM.
Everyone THINKS this is how they want to come across a "vintage" bike... Glad you guys stick to details! Keep up the GREAT work, and GOD BLESS!
Still a crapload less work than restoring most vintage bikes. Problem is if you find one it means the dealer still hasn’t made their money back from when they paid for it, so you’re likely to pay the modern inflated value of new price. But still awesome.
I am way more excited about the Honda Helix than the Ascot. I wanted one of those SO BAD when I was like 16. My first bike (when I was 27, was a 1984 Honda Interceptor 500, but to this I would still love to have a Helix. Modern scooters just look like smaller versions of existing bikes, but the Helix looked like a futuristic transport. Nostalgia for the win.
I love to have the Helix as well. Awesome little piece of square 80s design.
I love my 2001 helix, you can fit two 12 packs in the trunk no sweat!
Hell Yeah ! Scooters RULE ! I love riding both my scooter and "real" bike LOL. Two wheels is all that matters. Scooters are SO comfy.
I bought that exact bike in 1983 as a 1 year old holdover. $1,038 brand new. Loved it, got me hooked on motorcycles.
The version of this Ascot 500 was just sold as a Honda FT 500 in the U.K. . It had a twin port 4 valve single OHC engine . I had a CB 250 RSA with a 250 version of the same engine ,it was more popular seller than the FT 500 as it handled & quick for 4 stroke 250 single at the time . The FT were regarded as a slug for a 500 cc reported to have issues & never sold well in the U.K. ,they usually ended up being bought used by riders on a budget looking for cheap utility hacks to spanner & get about on . I doubt If modern bikes will last as long as some of the old Honda models 👍
As an owner of a different 80s Honda I would tell you there are probably 100 different little rubber things in this bike that need replacing! Especially the brake piston seals. Good luck, ride safe.
Yea old bikes are not fun for me
I have an '84 Nighthawk 650 and over the 8 years or so I've owned it, I feel as though I've replaced multiple parts every year. Except the carb boots. Very hard to find.
This was my first motorcycle! My uncle gifted me one he had in his garage as a gift for graduating from Coast Guard officer candidate school almost 20 years ago. Wish I had kept it, fueled a life long love of riding! I was missing a side panel I could not find at the time. Brings back memories of wrenching with my uncle who is no longer with us and we miss him, he sported a rad beard!
Glad to hear that story, restores my faith in humanity
Me as well. That exact bike! It was my first new motorcycle. Bought it in August of '82 cost $2249 new. My payment was $99.21 a month. I rode it all over, the best mileage i got was almost 70 mpg cruising around 60 mph at that time speed limits were 55 mph. Had it for 19 years. Sold it in 2001. Still kind of miss it. Thanks it brings back allot fun memories.
Craig needs a episode where he chills and observes while someone else works on the bikes.
I have a 1982 Honda GL500 Silverwing Interstate (with a complete spare set of plastics). I love showing it off to people (even tho it's currently down with a bad case of old) and pointing out how ahead of it's time it was. Epic bikes from the 80s.
God I love the 80's aesthetic. That bike is gorgeous. We all love flowing curves but sometimes geometric lines just hit the spot.
Yeah, Honda Bol D'or 900 was a prime example.
I think both of those bikes were once prizes on The Price Is Right! Keep up the good work and ride safe!
The ascot was a common bike back in the day, they came in red black white and I think in the gold wing yellow. I graduated from high school in 82 and went to college and in 1984 I went to work for Honda from 84-2010, I will say this everything Honda made cars motorcycles scooters lawn mowers to weed eaters everything they made was well made and well engineered, to this day I own Hondas from car to my 2007 ST1300, which is my favorite bike ever, I ride it everyday. I really enjoyed this series from bikes and beards. It brought back the grand memories of the 80s
Just got rear ended on my motorcycle yesterday Blessed to be alive and hop away with a broken ankle and road rash. Glad you guys are able to give me more motorcycle fix
Love seeing old Honda's. I honestly don't think you can kill those bikes, little bit of maintenance and they'll run forever.
I had a red FT500 like that one and loved it. I gave mine away when my Wife and I adopted a little girl. My new daughter was a different ethnicity, so it was obvious that she was adopted and had somehow lost her first set of parents. I wanted to reduce the chance of her losing another father so I decided to give up risky hobbies like motorcycling and hang-gliding. She is grown now and I own a Z400 which is almost exactly the same weight as just as maneuverable as my old FT500. The FT still looks better, though.
Great life decisions man! Doesnt matter how the New bike looks as long as it rides well!
🙏🏼🙏🏼Unselfish! Commendable.
ride safe always J!
FT500 Ascot= XL500 in street clothes... They used to make an equalizer kit to 'air charge' the forks. You started by removing the valve stem cores, then attaching the common line that had a 'common stem' with one line to right and the other to the left fork. It tied both together with its single to dual-feed inlet, to boot, you could upgrade to get the one a small gauge on the 'deluxe' version. VERY easy to do a homemade version. Do NOT OVERFILL or risk blowing those fork seals out and it will piss out fork oil all down the outside of the lower fork LOL. I'd keep it >8-10 psi MAX.
I just found this channel. This has made me want another small bike. I've been riding liter bikes for a long time, I think I forgot how much fun a 500 can be. On to fb marketplace, lol. And yea, the 80s was so fun.
My first bike was a 1982 Honda Ascot. I fell out of my chair when I saw this video. The ex sold my bike out from under me while I was serving in Alaska for a year on a remote tour. Thanks guys for the fun flash back!
She used the money as a down payment for her boyfriend’s new truck…
I was so excited when I saw the Honda Helix. I bought my first bike and it was a Helix. 1992 brand new and I managed to find the original Kenwood stereo that was made for that bike. I had a custom paint job and the sissy bar with the pouch on it. Stupid me, drove it from Brooklyn New York to Tennessee in 1993. Never again. That was a long trip. My first night when I bought it was February 2, 1993 and I drove it home to West Islip Where I was living at the time. It was starting to snow that night by the time I got home. When I drove it around the house to park it in the back porch where my entrance to my apartment was, I slid on the snow covered grass and hit the above ground pool in the yard. All I remember was ice and water landing down on me and I left a big dent in the side of the pool......which I kept quiet about. Lucky for me the property was shabby looking and by the summer, the weeds grew 4 feet tall covering the dent in the side of the pool. The landlord's wife decided to take out the lawn mower and cut the weeds down. When her husband came home he saw the big dent in the pool and beat his wife up for mowing the mower into the side of the pool. She got the blame for it. As for me, I bought a whole new nose and put the parts together and installed it on the bike. No one knew I hit the pool till this day. Well, I guess now everyone knows.
Hahahah great story
I fully restored a 1983 Kawasaki Spectre 1100D BECAUSE I flew in the USAF as an AC-130 SPECTRE Aerial Gunner. The bike runs AWESOME and in many ways is more fun to ride than my 2008 HD Miller Lite Special Night Rod...Go figure...LOVE the 80s Bikes! Awesome video guys!
I love how fellow You Tuber's help each other out. It really is a bunch of communities of shared interests. Motorcycles and boats and mechanics are my thing. Favorite Bike channel right here, your guys bring great content. Thanks. I gladly give you my clicks. This was great to show what sitting can do. (Working on a 2006 outboard that sat right now. Can be frustrating as the stuff broke from sitting. My carb is shellac'd. At least your had no gas sitting)
Craig makes the channel..."everyone needs a Craig in their life" - Sean. Best quote ever.
Well thank you!
@@dadvibes8861 why do they call you Kreg?
I have ridden bikes since 1964. I have owned 19 motorcycles. I've had Harleys, Hondas, Yamahas, Kawasaki's, triumph and a few odd Italian things. Through the years I've always believed and still do that Honda makes the most reliable motorcycle. It may not have the rumble or the moniker but they will last. Oh, yes I've had a Suzuki or two also.
Ya Jim i can attest to that, about Hondas as i have had an 81 Honda cm 200 Twinstar since 91 and it runs and look great to his day.and thee only major thing iv done to it is have the engine rebuilt around 55 thousand ,and the speedos, its on it 3rd one ,oh and i did have to replace thee exhaust ,but now its probably a 100,000 and still going strong.
I once sold a cb750 because it had 20,000. Miles on it and I was convinced it had to be worn out. That was the Harley rider in me later I saw one running like mine with 98,000 miles. I was so dumb
@@honda200twinstar3 An '81 Twinstar lasted 55,000 miles before a top end job was needed? That's amazing. Man those old Honda were incredibly well-built engines.
@@jimbranch7312 DOH!!
I was 14 and had just gotten my (New Mexico) M/C license when this bike came out. I wanted this bike so so bad.... love seeing it!
Watch the valve cover on the FT, they tend to weep. There is no gasket (by design). IIRC it's because part of the valve train is mounted in it and a gasket would mess up the clearance.
Also, the kick start from an XR500 supposedly fits but the FT head does not have the compression relief port machined.
I remember seeing four of these lined up in a row on the showroom floor of my local Honda dealer...loved the early 80's Honda's. I bought a brand new CB900F that same year...great bike!
I still don’t know how you managed to find a 40 year old Honda ‘Brand New’! The bike is in such good shape considering it sat in that box for that long!
Theres an 86 Honda ATC250R thats still in box, it pops up sometimes for 6 figures.
In Japan there are old dealerships that have been closed since the 90s. You can sometimes find crates bikes from the 1970s in these dealerships.
he didnt find a brand new bike.....its 40 yrs old, thats not brand new
@@christopher480 They mean "never started"
@@christopher480 shut up
Why were you running from the 80's?? That was the best time to be alive IMO!!
A good Helix has been my dream for a decade, sadly there are just a few in my country and even less in good condition. I still find it alluringly beautiful today. I was a kid in the 80s and I can't even imagine what would've been having one in those years!
That shop employee has an epic mullet! It's the perfect complement to an 80's bike build! I'm gonna listen to some White Snake after watching this!
Watched the entire video, just finished it. The high five at the end and Sean saying, 'We made it home, NO PROBLEM." is a testament to how tough Hondas are. I have a 1991 Honda Accord LX 2.2 that I'm putting a turbo on and gonna "sleeper surprise" every car on the road between towns here... I have a Honda powered pressure washer, a Honda powered 2" semi-trash water pump for irrigation on the ranch, and I've had Honda motorcycles when I was young. Only 3 words describe Honda: Tough, tough and tough.
LOL...riding a little over 300 miles is a 'testament to how tough Hondas are'....
Honda's new catch phrase: At Honda, we exceed low expectations!!
Dude don't do that that motor gonna blow brother word of advice
@@angelteamnolimit624 You don't know the over engineered Honda motors. It's a 91 Accord LX 2.2 Sport Shift Auto. It will be perfectly fine. I'm taking it to 600 HP, and it's designed for 1,200. Thanks for the concern, though! 👍😁🏎️
@@MissionaryInMexico
Please tell me you are kidding. The engine in your car is "designed" for about 125hp, but the internals can handle quite a bit more, as the stock bottom end is good for about 300hp. There's no way in hell you will be getting anywhere near 600hp without an aftermarket rotating assembly and tons of head work, with the engine block and head casting being the only stock Honda parts. Putting that power to the ground is another story altogether, since the transaxle will fail long before the factory bottom end.
@@johnfox3845 Of course I'm building it. With a good build with THAT BLOCK, I will be eventually getting 600 HP. Not with turbo alone. Nobody would try that sh*t with a 31 year old engine. (You showed your ignorance, though. 125 HP?) You must be that guy at parties that ignorantly picks apart everything everyone says and leaves all alone, to go home alone to an empty trailer, where your dog hides from you behind your couch while you watch Family Guy and Sponge Bob. Glad I don't have a TV. Glad I don't even have a phone or a computer! So glad I can mentally access the internet for free cuz I can't see paying to listen to knee jerk criticism from people with a grade school education and dogs that don't like them. Wanna sell your 🐕 dog?
Nice 👍 video Sean and Craig. I'm a sucker for vintage anything. Back when I lived in California I bought my Honda from the dealership and would pick to ride in this shopping center parking lot and do doughnuts and figure 8s. In this shopping center there was a mechanic shop and this guy (can't remember his name) used to see me doing that and became friends. His dad owned the shop and he showed me a 1969 Honda. It looked neat but it was kind of different than today's bikes. The clutch wasn't on the handlebars and other different features. Not motorcycle related but 3 years ago I bought a vintage mountain bike frame because the color and style was the same as a mountain bike I used to have. The challenge was finding vintage parts or similar new parts. It's awesome that mountain bike looks so much like my old mountain bike.
My Dad had a Honda Helix and he rode with us on the interstate and kept up just fine. I have a Honda Reflex 250 now besides my 93 Heritage and it is a lot of fun and cheap transportation. It will cruise at 70 all day.
Of course it'll make it 350 miles, & it'll do it without breaking a sweat...it's a Honda...even after 40 years, it fired right up, because it's a Honda...& it needed minimal work outside the actual assembly, again, because it's a Honda...I love my Hondas...I love their just turn the key & go dependability...I also have a moody Road King, & while I do like the bike, & it's faster than both Hondas, it also requires special treatment, higher octane gas, more parts replacement, & demands a pre-ride inspection...it just can't hang with those Hondas for dependability...always develops some kind of issue when ridden on the regs...so I mainly ride the Hondas & leave the Road King for big trips...
It's great to see a clean 80s bike, I love the gauges and square lights. Turns out they look good without 40 years of grime and sun fading on them.
Just picked up a 97 honda cbr 1100 blackbird with 4543 miles ,was in a Dr's collection flushed of link break system and it runs like a new bike ! Honda make some really gr8 products.
"It just fires right up man! That's amazing!" Well yeah! Do you know how many Honda ATC's from that era we found in barns or just abandoned outside and all we needed was a carb clean, a new spark plug and those beasts always started. If the CDI is good, if you got gas and a clean carb, good piston compression, Hondas always start.
I love '80s Hondas, pretty much all of them. I know today's bikes are more competent but those simple old machines are competent enough to have a lot of fun on and, to me, better for the soul. Let the flaming begin LOL!
You mean, More incompetent, it is called planned obsolescence.. literally designed to fail! And over engineered and computerized, so you need special techs and machines/tools to do basic maintenance..
old is better!
Old school? No olds cool! 😎
I (my brother actually) had an MB5 (or mb50?) was pretty remarkable for a 50cc, I used to drive it to school for a while before I was legal age and after... it had five speed gearbox and could easily do 50mph. Then had a shadow 500, then a 650 silver wing, then XR650L. All were 80’s, used and very affordable (xr was actually 90’s but hadn’t changed much, if at all since the 80’s). They were all desired bikes and sold quickly when the time came.
Friday morning church service is in session! Love this channel.
My old man had both an FT and a VT500 Ascot at the same time when I was growing up. He loved scootin around town on both of em! His FT he mad into an actual Flat Tracker too! So cool seeing one literally brand new!
My ascot had around 12k on the odometer when I sold it in the late 90s. Apart from the header rotting at the lower bend, it was unbelievably reliable. I always thought it was strange having a twin down pipe on a single pot but it worked well and I also had the shaking problem but couldn't figure out what it was. Nice find guys and helped me reminisce my teenage years........I should have kept it!!
I wish I could ride that bike back to 1982 and stay there! Great video 👍
I live along your route home on this adventure and recognize the “Gopher” reference from a neighboring town…actually the school mascot in Pavillion NY and I’m guessing it was on or around the last day of school. Love the 80’s bike theme as I ride an ‘85 Shadow 1100 which the previous owner treated as his own child. Beautiful weather for a beautiful ride…you guys are blessed!
A wonderful ride, indeed!
It's so nice to have that one friend like that, who makes being with that friend real fun and relaxing.
The journey, therefore, became much enjoyable... :)
I love the looks of the 80's bikes! I can remember seeing this come out as a new model, and really enjoying the unique quality of the lines. Well done on getting it out of the crate after such a long sleep. Now go find me an out of the crate 1000 Interceptor, lol!!
Still in box first yr 75 Honda CB 750F.
I had a VF1000R. Heavy. Ran hot enough to leave red marks on the insides of my thighs. Needed aftermarket parts to oil the cams correctly. Not particularly fast. I'd rather have a first year 750 Interceptor, as I have also ridden those and really liked them.
I had an Interceptor 1000. Fast, smooth, 6 speed bike.
I’ve have always wanted a ft500 since they came out , never could afford to purchase one payments were just out of the budget. Watched them go to a two cylinder but never liked that look , in my opinion the ft500 was the coolest bike ever built . Now that I could afford one they don’t make them any longer . Over 50 mpg that’s awesome ....
Thank you for the memories...
Really digging the Helix. Honda knows what they are doing with scoots. I miss my 83 Honda VF750S...They made some awesome stuff in the 80's. The Helix is amazingly comfortable, so it's great for a long ride.
The good thing about riding a scooter is that you don't need to wear gloves or any protection. Because magic! 😄
That immediate cut to "it was awful" nearly killed me laughing.
Nice video! I had a ton of fun with my black FT500 Ascot. A great bike with an unbelievable amount of very low end torque.
I am obsessed with you guys. Can't stop watching since I found this channel this weekend. I need to sell all my possessions and buy a motorcycle now. Craig always has me cracking up... "Thanks Brandon" lmao. You guys rock... keep it up!!
Meanwhile me still working on my 1979 Kawasaki kz 400 for the past few months finally got it going but yet still trying to learn to ride😂 you two are honestly the biggest influence I’ve come across and I’ve learned allot of useful information from you all! I live here in butler PA hopefully I’ll see you guys some time in the future! Keep up the amazing work and definitely keep Craig on leash Sean cause I think he’s starting to like that tire changing machine lol!!!
What a sweet bike! Incredible to find one still in the crate. I love the way it looks and seems like it rides pretty cool. I would totally buy one if I had the chance 👍👍🔥🔥
To think you guys went to all that trouble building the jet-ski bike, when you could've just gone out and bought a Helix for the same effect...go Craig!! 😂😂 You guys rock... keep 'em coming! Cheers from Oz. 👍🇦🇺👍
Hi,i'm jasper from the phillipines,i love watching your 2 videos,i'm so touch to see a 40 y/o bike running,i currently own a 45 y/o bike,a suzuki b120 model,a two stroke,it was my father's bike,with a side car that he used to earn a living.i recently resored it.and the result is amazing,so many motorcycle enthusiast love it and kept asking hiw old it is.
"Remember when motorcycling used to be affordable - 30 bucks!" You don't know how bloody lucky you are in Murca - last week I filled mine and my wife's CB500Xs here in the UK and the total was £60 (that's $73.20 in MurcanMoney)...... at the moment we are paying the equivalent of $9.23 / US gallon. So forgive me for not having much in the way of sympathy for you!!!! Other than that, great video, guys! Always loved the FT500 (Ascot name not used in the UK) - along with the SR500, XBR500 and SRX600....
Definitely a new and original twist on bike restoration vids. Enjoyed it all. I hope you continue to search for original parts and don't keep jury rigged parts on it. The bike is just too darn nice now!
I would love to have either one of these especially with the gas prices being so high!! I never would have thought that scooter would go 70mph!!
The shrader valvles on in the fork caps on most of those bikes were actually for bleeding the air off the forks. I had several bikes back in the 80's, early 90's that had them. Over time they would build up pressure and you had to bleed it off.
I will not deny adding 5-10 psi to them helped the ride.
When I was in my teens, riding street bikes and thought I knew everything, and my dad was wrong, I would add air to my forks. I did this to get them extended all the way and stiff so I could pull wheelies easier, since the bike no longer had to raise the bike the length or travel of the forks before it started pulling the front wheel. Needless to say it actually made the bike have a slight chopper look since the front was raised up a little more and I kept blowing out fork seals due to too much air and pressure in them with no room for it to expand and contract a pocket of air plus the fluid, lol.
NGL, I love your channel and the energy you guys bring, I dont know much about motorcycles, I went to college for automotive tech, and dont know much about carbs along with starting to ride 2 years ago. but my dream would be in a position that Craig is in - the accident. to have the knowledge and the freedom of being on a bike with friends that you show and the experience of riding older bikes
Glad you came the realization that riding that thing on 40 year old tires was a bad idea. Hard dry rotted rubber is no way to go through life.
"Through life" is a good way to phrase it, because you might reach the end of it pretty quickly on those old tires!
I find it difficult to understand how something so nice could have been left in a packing crate to rot for 40 years unused and unwanted. There were indeed new bikes that main dealers found hard to sell, but would drop prices until they got rid of them - a friend bought a new 6-cylinder Honda CBX for a knockdown price in the early 80s after being offered it at a price for quite a lot less than the CB900 bike he originally wanted.
I bought my '79 CBX in 1983 for $2800 out the door.......laughed all the way home. Still have the bike today, it's now turbocharged.😈
A possible reason is the VT500 version of this bike was the preferred instance of the Honda Ascot. The VT500 had the V-twin engine with more horsepower and the shaft drive (instead of chain). So if the dealer was selling both versions of the this Ascot, I'm not surprised the FT was left in the box. Still a good bike but the VT500 Ascot was the preferred model.
@@CostanzaWorld thinking the same reason why it was left in the box for 40 years. Thanks for your info that explains alot.
A 79 cbx today will bring in $20-50K, a CB900 not even in the game.
I was a multi line dealer and it is more common than you might think and it normally starts as a bad business decision that turns into a good one over time. It is hard for some people to believe but dealers will have to sell below cost and come out of pocket to move aging inventory. Some dealers just can wrap their heads around it and just let it sit.
Man! I am loving that Ascot! Such a cool find guys!
Old skool vibe! I love the sound of the 80's Honda engine, brings back a lot of memories!
BTW, what's with the misspillings on the map? "Pensilvania, Filadelfia"? Living in Lancaster myself, the one thing I always love is hearing you pronounce Lancaster like a true native.
I remember when the local Honda dealership had their FT 500 on sale for $1,000.00. It was around 1985.
I've had about 20 motorcycles, I still have 3. The 2007 Honda helix is the best scooter ever made.
looks comfy
I love the Helix!
have you heard of the gilera gp800
Yep I got a 2001 helix early this year and it's been my daily ever since! Super comfy, highway capable, stable because of its length but very flickable with those small wheels, and turns lots of heads at car meets!
Plus you can fit two 12 packs in the trunk and then some! 😁
@@chE3z1 Yes, love the helix . Top case holds 2 x 24 . I have the Reflex And a shadow 750. The helix can out run the shadow , but the shadow takes over past 75.
Love these! Better than anything on TV today.
My dad bought me an old Honda back in the 70's to fix up. He never got around to fixing it up for me. I remember going into the old shack and pretending to ride it. To this day, I still shed a tear. Yea I know, suck it up and get over it. That was the one thing we had in common. He owned 2, Harley Davidson's. A police 3 wheeler (suicide shift) and a 1968 Electro-glide.
Wonderful vid! Wonder what the story was on the Ascot? How did it sit unsold for so many years? Had an '82 Honda Hawk - fantastic, reliable bike. Also had a Honda scooter of same vintage - lots of fun!
The Ascot was underpowered for the price. There were other bikes from Yamaha, Suzuki and even Honda models that had better performance for the same price or less. Many of them sat in crates throughout the mid 80’s. Dealers had to sell them at under cost just to get rid of them. The FT model was essentially and XR 500 street model where the XR500 was a purely off road model.
@@HockeyVictory66 Yes it was under powered but on a twisty road there were very few bikes that could stay with it.
I love how Craig's riding position makes him look so comfortable
I call it the lazyboy position
That's awesome. A brand new FT500 wow. I had one of these and an FT400, They were both great bikes. Even put knobblies on one and did a very rough adventure ride. Excellent bikes in their time.
Not surprised that it started.... It's a Honda.... My 1988 Honda Hawk 650GT has run like a champ since I bought it.... I recently blessed my friend that bike who is a first time rider....A few years ago I bought a VTX 1800 thanks in part to some of your videos....
Contrary to most scooters, Craig's one does look really cool
old is gold
I think you have a strange idea of what "cool" means.
This is the shit I miss. Thank you for doing these again!
Damn I watch every video of RK motorsports dang they're great 🔥🔥
Hey Sean, that would be the perfect bike for you to practice your flat-track skills. 1 problem...ITS TO NICE!" One reason you can't find a good clean FT 500 Ascot is people are still racing them. Good luck with the Ascot & your race with Wheels in time!
nahhhh . The ft has horric reliability issues . Wouldnt last 5 minutes and be a shame to kill it off after its sat around waiting for love all this time .
@@godzillas6301 No kick start and a notoriously bad electric starter
@@MitchJohnson0110 Back in the day i was offered a swap for one . I had a Honda RS250 at the time so it seemed a plan . Turned up and sure enough it wouldnt start . I didnt want someone elses problem so walked away . Id not known about them prior and reading up i found there down as one of the worst Honda made with engines failing super early , cam lobe hardness issues , camchain , guides , carb , decompressor etc ....... just the whole lot of what could go possibly wrong but all built into 1 machine . A real own goul from Honda and a valid reason they didnt last long .
Id still purchase something along the lines but id go for the FMX650 .
@@godzillas6301 my dad stopped riding his because the rear brake would lock up at speed for seemingly no reason
Craig is such a good scooter sport! He rocked the vest and even looked for a scooter purse to go with 😜
That would have been so uncomfortable on a scooter for that long of a trip. Their not meant for long trips.
This is hands down the absolute best thing I've ever seen on CZcams. Thanks guys!
What has become of the FT500? Please do more with that great bike. I bought one new in '82, loved that bike. I dropped the triple clamps on the forks 3/4" and it really improved the handling. I also put a White Bros. Stage 1 kit on the engine,(header, Supertrap exhaust, carb jet and K&N air cleaner),... all of which improved the performance and lightened up the bike a lot and made it super flickable. I put Fox Shocks on the rear and new springs and fluid in the forks all set up for my weight. I could go on & on. I wish I never sold it! Bye the way,.. in May of '82 it cost me $2,350.00,.. too much but for a dirt biker like me it was perfect street bike once I made a few changes.
I bought that same model and color new in 1982. One if not the worst motorcycle I have owned in 53 years and at least 25 other bikes. The air suspension was fidgety and the skinny forks flexed at speed but that was okay because the vibrated so badly at 70 mph only until starter motor clutch quit working.
The starter motor clutch failed so much that I became an expert in bump starting.
This was my first street bike, I bought it used in 1992. Rode it everywhere. I ended up selling it the guy skipped out. Years later a shop called me that they had it and ir was abandoned by the customer. He offered it to me for 200$ but my newlywed wife sad no, still regret not buying it
@Patrick O'Brien no, I decided to keep her 😂
I'm just in love with both of those bikes man I was born in 1972 so I watched all these bikes come out and it was beautiful when they came out and it's still beautiful now not to mention that Honda makes bulletproof engines the last year a good 150 to 200,000 miles granted you service it 😁
I had a 1982 Suzuki 750 GSE. It was awesome. It had anti dive forks, adjustable valving on the rear shocks and 16 valve heads. And a nice comfortable seat.
Sean, I'm still convinced & hoping one day you'll come across a Wankel/rotary powered bike.. that'll be a very happy day for me indeed! God bless
That would be pretty awesome.
Maybe one day!
"Remember when motorcycling used to be affordable...thanks brandon" I felt that lol
lol. Fuckin trumpers.
Trump lost, you have to get over it.
Bikes before politics bro. Such an uplifting channel doesn’t need to be divisive. Also So stay away from which city makes the best pizza. . Bad news bears. You keep making videos, I’ll keep watching. Thanks.
Can I just take a moment to acknowledge how luxurious and epic that Mullet is? Love it!
I had one of these for my first and only bike. Exact spec. Missing it bad, never got to ride it thanks to the previous owner stripping the spark plug threads. Took it apart, never had the chance to finish it. Was so happy to see this just to feel in some way like it was mine being put back together and on the road.
Time to keep an eye out for something neglected.
“Thanks Brandon!” I freakin love Craig lol
Craig is great.
Let’s go brandon
Stupid politics. No thanks.
I was going to unsubscribe for all the scooter hate, but the 'thanks brandon' sealed it. Didn't know you guys were MAGAs.
PA boys love America.
The "thanks brandon" is the reason I will be unsubscribing. CZcamsrs should learn to leave politics out of there videos, but hey do what you you like.
Bye felicia
@@Dredlock826 I’m subscribing to offset your unsub 😂
@@Dredlock826 *their*