Resurrecting A Vintage Yamaha Dirt Bike Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
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I'm finally getting around to restoring the dirt bike sitting in the background of all my videos. I told you I would get around to it!
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Nice to see a FULL restoration rather than a get it going video Craig!
I like the get it going videos but I sometimes feel I'd like to see the full story on a lot of these bikes!
Great video as usual !!!
This is near and dear to this old man`s heart.... in the 80s I completely wore out 2 brand new IT 175s an 82 and I still have the 83.but it is shot....Maybe I need to dig it out and restore it....Used to love the smell of Yamalube on Sunday morning.
I’m with ya brother, ol blue was always ready on Sunday morning.
WOW a full restoration of a classic! So cool to see you do all the steps. I like the "Get it running" style videos too and I hope you keep doing them but this is really neat! I'm not sure I can say enough times how glad I am that you and Dan are still a duo and that we get a bit of both of your personalities in the videos. Looking forward to episode 2
This was a full restoration? not to me.
Love your channel Craig. Thanks for making it a serious bike channel
This channel is truly a blessing between the entertainment from bikes and beard and the expertise from Craig, actually exactly what I was looking for :) Glad you got your own channel growing. This type of dirtbike from this era truly deserves some love !
Thank you so much for this Craig !
As a Yamaha fanboy myself i really appreciate this.
Because nobody does this better than you Craig !
Please keep doing this and keep those old Yamaha's commin to you channel.
God bless the US of A and this bearded mechanic.
Greetings from Holland.
🙏🏻❤🇺🇲😊
Craig, i have a great idea 4 you, For the plunger in the fork, buy one or two nuts, preferably 4, that fit in multi hex of the plunger (at best measure it), plus a threaded rod that the nuts fit on. now you can either lock the nuts on the threaded rod (2 at the bottom end, 2 at the top end) and hold the whole thing tight, or you can weld one nut on the bottom and one on the top and have a tool to hold it!
I appreciate that you show the real side of working on old junk. Heat\beat
epeat and improvise with the tools at hand.
Heck yeah Craig. Keep the classics alive. Your the VGG for motorcycles. Love the revival vids and these shop work vids are pretty freekn cool too man 🫡👍👍👍
I had a four stroke Yamaha TT 225 as my first bike. Loved it. So much torque. Drove through the woods up and down the mountains around Reading Pa. Didn’t need no trails 😊
Go Craig and your trusty side kick! Loving these videos, the production, and the back and forth banter! Great stuff and thank you! Go Craig and Dan, keep moving forward! Can't wait to see what's next!
Very cool! Quick tip: For the bottom bolts out of the front forks, if an impact doesn’t do it, a length of all-thread and a couple of nuts locked together at the end that are the size of the giant hex head inside the tube works perfectly. I’ve done a couple 70s Yamahas this way.
My lower fork bolts were the same size (but inverse) as the 17mm ones on top.
Couldn't help myself when that swing arm bolt came out, I raised my hands in victory like it was I that was working on that bike.
I’ve got an 86’ TT 225 and had the same issue last spring the day before opening day at the capitol forest!
Craig, for me, with an interest in the ISDT (but not the ISDE) that sort of machine is the ultimate so watching you pull it apart and repair it makes this the best episode on your channel so far. Looking forward to seeing it up, running and looking spiffin’. My ride is a 1992 Serow (XT225 to you!). Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧 Les
Just home after a day of carpentry and home repairs, similar surprises & frustrations in my field. Just discovered this channel a few weeks ago, I’ve watched almost all of them. Somehow it helps me spin down. Great stuff guys! Thanks.
It's funny....I watch carpentry to wind down.
When cleaning the metal surface you can use your nail or you can use scotch brite. I also use them for cleaning gasket surfaces. You can use the scotch brite for the tubes. I love watching your channel. You give people hope for their project bikes.
Suggestion for the bottom fork bolts. While the clamps are tight insert the front axle. Use a ratchet strap to compress the forks and break those bottom bolts loose. Always worked for me back in the day on conventional forks.
Back In 1987, I bought a used IT 175. IT was my favorite growing up! This brings back so many great memories! Thanks MAn!
Love your channel. My son is interested in restoring a dirt bike. He's going to watch your I.T. build. Enjoy the humor you bring to the show.
I learned two things while watching this video. 1.The Chinese place by me puts enough onion in the pork fried rice to choke a horse! 2.Craig says Yamaha weird.
Yamm a haw lol
I love my 1980 IT175! I've done a restification on it, including a new top end, DC Plastics fuel tank, cosmetics, and the clutch. One year only white fenders with everything else blue. It's never let me down!
Old bikes are still good bikes. Thanks for all you do. We appreciate it. Ride safe and keep the rubber side down.
My mates and I had the full range 175, 250 and 400 that we used to ride the wheels off in the late 70’s. They were such great bikes. So reliable and at the time they were the best. Such wonderful memories. I ride a KTM 890 Adventure R now which is big heavy and very fast which I love to death.
Remember the 360 Enduro in '75 or '76 I think. Then my brother got a Can Am later. I was in California and he was in Florida. He was a Tinker. Couldn't leave anything stock. He dislocated his shoulders with the Can. Can Am bought the bike from him to find out what he did to it. Took him 20yrs. to get his wife to let him buy another bike. That one killed him. Those little 175s were screamers. I liked the Honda CL350s though. They rocked. Quickest was the Kawasaki 500 street though. Those things walked and talked.
My buddies dad had one of these when I was young and I loved it. He sold it and didn’t offer it to me and it broke my 12 year old heart. Ended up getting a new RT180 that year which was a very similar bike.
I really appreciate how you showed that part with the epoxy that didn't hold up and later when you threaded a screw through it. You easily could have left that off camera but you didn't showing everyone that even the best will still make mistakes and some mistakes are minor enough that it doesn't matter. Good stuff bro
I had a '77 IT175D back in the late 80's.. Absolutely LOVED it.
Morning after Thanksgiving, I've been up since 3am. And now I get to enjoy Graig doo bike schtuffs... excellent.
Yep!
The best IT175 model.
Best engine anyway.
79 was also the first year with cromolly frame.
I bought my 79 brand new for $850. The IT175 was my dream bike. In 1980 the swing arm was painted silver.
I had a 78 Yamaha IT 400, loved that bike . but it kicked my butt every time I got on it . When the power band came in , I came off . I also had a Yamaha TT500 converted to a street and trail bike . Not really converted , mainly added some lights . My favorite bike to ride in the dirt was my 1980 Yamaha TT 250 . It had the best running engine of them all . Maybe not the best running ,,, but it was smooth , easy to handle . Probably because it was a 4 stroke. Another thing I really liked about the TT 250 , was that it had a tall suspension . With me being 6.6 the suspension was greatly appreciated ! I would ride the train tracks .Not on the sides , but between the rails . With it's suspension and a sweet spot with the speed , the tracks became very smooth !!
The one dirt bike I wish I still had would be my 1976 Honda Elsinore 250 I got in 1983 , it may have been 7 years old , but with a little work , that thing would fly .
Cross hatching for the forks. Thank you Craig. You learn something new every Craig Video.
I owned one of these bikes about 30yrs ago... Great fun off-road and an absolute hooligan machine on the tarmac roads!!! Main trouble I had with it was that due to worn ring the crankcase would fill with petrol every couple of weeks so I had to take the engine out and pour it out.
One quick trick I've used a lot at work to remove a stuck bolt is to put a self-drilling screw through the center. For some reason it works like a charm. Rounded bolt head could be tricky, but I bet it would work if a guy were patient
a lil more heat, a lil more beat, a lil more spray, a lil more pray. all this and more has to be done for Craig to ride today.
thank you thank you.... i'll be here all week
Fixing bolt holes with epoxy tip: shoe polish the bolt/screw really well (very important!!) fill broken bolt hole with epoxy and insert the bolt/screw, let it cure and back the bolt/screw out carefully (carefully at first to be sure its cured properly). Let it set another day or two and you have a threaded epoxy repair that should hold a few foot pounds of torque (completely dependent on the type of repair. Grind/sand edges to blend and you’re done.
If you dont wax/shoe polish the bolt it will be permanently installed and will never come out, you must wax/polish the threads and not have the threads filled with wax/polish. Gently work the epoxy into the threads so they mold properly.
Use the end of a wood broom handle jammed against the damper rod to get the bottom screw loose out of the forks. That was our special tool in our yamaha shop.
This is the kind of content I like to see! Great work guys, can't wait for next episode of this project!
I have a 1981 yamaha dt 125mx Swiss import that I imported into the uk nearly 5 years ago it’s a close cousin of the IT but with box swing arm and a alot of other differences apart from all of the road legal stuff and I use it every day and every now and then off road it which is where it really comes into its own. Brilliant little 2 strokes which always turns heads 😁
A good tip for doing those fork damper rods if ur in a tight spot is to grab a threaded rod and put 2 bolts on one end that fit into the damper rod
I had a Yamaha Mx 80 in 1980, this brings back memories .❤
Just restored an 1978 IT175 last year. I’d say the rebuilding the rear shock was probably the most challenging part of it.
Heat paint the exhaust or polish it repaint the frame blue or something so it looks badass
This is some cool inspiration for me. I have a 1981 IT465 tucked away that I haven't ridden in 20ish years. Hopefully I can make time to do this over the next 20 years!!
Its not ugly at all!!! I wish I had 1 in the garage to putt around on. BEAUTIFUL 😍
Holding the rod in the fork of my FJ1200 (maybe other Yam's)it's a 27mm bolt needed. I made my own tool to insert to hold while the bottom bolt was withdrawn, then i found that the rear wheel nut on the axle does a great job. Reverse the nut so the flat side fits inside the fork, but put a split pin through the axle to hold things and bobs your uncle.
Back in the day we would loosen that damper bolt while the forks were still in the clamps. Slide the axle back into the forks and suck the forks up with a ratchet strap. The internal tension on the spring keeps the internal from rotating. Once they are broken loose you're good to go.
Love the bike rescues!👍🏻
'Took stock square bar, heated then forged it halfway towards pointed and welded a T handle on the end. 'Worked a treat. 😎
Love this series already, I rebuilt a basket case 82 IT175 when I was 14, my step dad said if I could get it going with no help, I could have it. And that's the story of how I got my first motorbike.
That's going to be nice to have a new old favorite bike .
Thanks from NOR-CAL.
I owned an IT 175 in the early 80’s. It and my Montessa 250h were two of the best single track enduro bikes of the era. It was a stunningly capable bike, imo. Liked it more than my husky WR250 for single track.
I love the interaction between Craig and Dan, and Dan's camera work and editing are first class!! I love the little things he throws in during the edit like the sound effects etc.
I had a ‘82 175 J (ported) and a ‘84 250 L, both were reliable excellent bikes but the 250 L was on another level chassis and motor wise, I still miss that bike..
I had a road legal 175 when I was a young fella. It was crazy quick, noisy as hell. Loved it.
My graduation present in 1989. A 1980 IT 175 .over the Cascades too many times to remember .1980 was first Year with swingarm rear suspension. Cheers to Yamaha for getting trail riding perfected 😂
to open the catridge thing, get the impact wrench on the bolt and hold de Soket, so it hammers within your hand, and with the momentum generated, the srew wil get losen
Suggestion (cheap): A long piece of threaded bar plus two nuts (locked) at the end. The lead nut sits in the 12 point end of the damper rod at the bottom of the fork stanchion. Two more nuts on the other end. Holds the damper rod stationary as you turn the allen bolt in the bottom of the fork leg
Raced a 1983 i t 175 in enduros and harescrambles back in the day. It had the rounded back fender on the 83
Damper rod forks not cartridge. Cool to see the bike get respect. They made a decent desert racer when they were first released. Yamaha also sponsored a number of Six Days riders including John Fero and my friend and Motion Pro tools owner Chris Carter on IT400's.
I loved my 78' It 175 , the bike flew , 6 speed , 2sroke , big tank , I rode it for years 😊
I had exactly this model and it was fantastic .
Burleson dominated on the Huskys but the IT was the average guys Husky. From 79’ to the last year 86’ I had IT’s and they rarely let me down. Thanks BM for this one.
I had a DT 175 which was the full street legal dual purpose version, loved that bike!! They were very popular in the Caribbean.
You should have put some Gold Valves in those forks. Literally it's like levelling up your suspension 30 years
I totally enjoy all your videos. I especially love your restore videos. It takes me back to when I was younger and doing the same thing. Craig, you are awesome!
Dang Craig, you have now got me to looking for an old bike to do the same. My wife will not be happy. Thanks. 🙂
Actually she will be happy. I’m retired and need something to put my mind and hands on. I am going through the list of bikes I’ve had through the years and have decided on a Honda CB350. That was my first bike. I’ve restored one already and gave it to a friend who just got out of the army and needed transportation. I’m ready to do another one. This time for me.
I really really enjoyed this one, can't wait to watch the next part. I love stuff like this. Not that your other videos are bad, I love those too but for some reason I was really glued to this particular one
Growing up as a teenager in the 90s, I had a DT175, it was a great bike to ride and learn on. Wish I still had to but my brother inherited as I out grew it and lost interest.
Man I could watch you rebuild old bikes all day. Great job. Can't wait to see it back out on the race track. Keep up the great work and stay safe.
That bike has genuine Oury grips in it which is the brand of grips we all used back in those days...Even used them on our bmx bikes,atcs,everything..
Your videos have inspired me to take on new challenges with fixing bikes. I’ve borrowed my brothers 03’ Suzuki Intruder that’s been sitting for several years and I’m gonna slowly get it back to road worthiness. He bridged the contacts on the battery with the battery cover and fried some stuff, so I have to start there. Hopefully repairs go as swimmingly as they do on your videos😂😂.
Break the top cap loose, remove and pour out oil, then inverted put the impact wrench between your sholder and drain bolt and use upper body weight to unscrew the drain bolt.
Craig, For disassembling the forks I get a bolt that fits the damper tube, weld a smaller nut on and use a socket. They are usually less than 2" long and get chucked in a box in the bottom of the toolbox. They don't take up much space and I haven't had to make one for a while.
Had an ‘83 IT175, beat the crap outta that thing, so reliable!!👍😎👍
Love the old dirt bikes, and small cc motorcycles. I have a 74 MT125 Elsinore myself.
My dad has over 10 IT/DT/MX 175s and DT/IT/MX250s.He loves them bikes. He buys them, rips them down to bare frames and rebuilds them. Hes spent thousands $$$ just on aftermarket expansion chambers for just those bikes. In total he has over 20 bikes, including his streetbikes and other dirtbikes.
I'm slowly putting together a 1982 YZ80. The first liquid cooled year with the rad in front of the bars. The guy I got the bike from years ago destroyed the swingarm, and messed up the frame trying to take the swingarm bolt out to rebuild the engine.
So cool that I'm not alone..lol. I'm also a hard-core yamaha lover and love my dewalt tools. Out here it's all Honda and Milwaukee power tools. Awesome videos Craig. Thanks for sharing your passion.
This is crazy, I have the same bike and am just about to start restoring it. Stoked to have found you and your channel!
A trick to try with dismantling the forks is to compress them in the yolk/triple tree with a bar though the axle holes then compress with a rachet strap then undoing the bottom bolts.its worked for me.
I use a threaded rod with 2 locked nuts at the end to hold the damper rod.
Grease around the tube near the oil seal and then bounce the forks to get the grease under the seal will reduce stiction.
I like to watch how you care about each ps of bike, You teach me more about bikes that i can wish. Thank You
It's very similar to the YZs of that era. I had a 1980 YZ80 full on racing bike, all the DG racing equipment, DG goldhead, rims etc., a fox mono shock and oversized reed cage/carb. Later I picked up a DT175 Enduro for the road, though it had its differences from the YZ, it also had lots of similarities.
I used a wooden sweeping brush shaft to loosen the bottom bolt on my forks, just tapperd the end of the shaft pushed down into the fork wedging it in to hole to prevent it turning.
I love when Dan gets in on the action. Craig's a great teacher!
I really miss the IT, PE and the KDX days. It was so great to read Dirt Bike Magazine in the 80s and see how perfect the 200 two strokes were. Thanks so much for the memories!
For the fork damper rods a Good trick is to use a wooden broom stick and tap it in ,
Works for me !
I have a fully restored IT465, I really want a 175 too. That thing is going to be awesome looking fwd to the next video
I remember these blue Yamaha’s when I was a kid. Living in the country dirt bikes were a form of transportation for a lot of guys. Everyone would head to Fort Polk army base on the weekends and they would let you go ride through the training grounds for the Tanks with a $5 day permit.
Use a broom handle with a blunt point to hold the rod. Orientate the fork upside down and apply some weight, then undo the bolt. Easy peasy.
Had the same trouble getting the damper rods out of the fork legs from my XJ900s.
Ended up welding and grinding a bolt head to size on a length of rebar steel.
10 minutes to rebuild the fork, 2 hours to make the tool that I'll probably never use again!
Brilliant as usual, I love the chemistry between Craig and Dan.
I still have a '74 IT250. Raced Enduros Dist. 37 and CRA back in the late '70's and early 80's.
I recocnise the "Birmingham Screwdriver" (UK expression) and the "Don't Force It Use a Bigger Hammer" approach!😄
Looking forward to the next episode!!!!!!
i nearly bought one of them. a IT 490 A BEAST OF A BIKE. ALL THE BEST FROM GREAT BRITAIN
I bought one new and loved it! Best dirt bike I ever had! It came with a kit you could install that made it a stump pulled too. It was a thicker head gasket and an insert you put in the exhaust port that restricted flow and changed port timing. Turned it into a tractor but killed top end power. Would love to find another one some day.
I had a 1979 Yamaha IT 250 when I was a teenager. That was a beast of a bike and so much fun to ride.