1974 Suzuki T500 ABANDONED in the JUNKYARD - Getting it to Run Again (Our Biggest Challenge so far!)
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- We take on our biggest junkyard rescue to date with this 1974 Suzuki T500 in hopes to get it running again with very minimal new parts. The pressure is on; with one reel totaling almost 10 million views (IG) and the other coming up 5 million (FB) can we make break the internet and prove everyone wrong that it will run again? Watch and find out how we finally got it running!
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When people ask me how I got so handy fixing old chunk I tell them I grew up broke and fix what I had. Great job just subscribed
Thank you!
The advantage of being broke. Same as me.
Broke AND very curious/handy
@@user-we5mi6zl2s Which Means : Tooo Much Wealth Is Harmful 4 Any soul !!! ! !!!
@@ResurrectedGarage Brother, you could at least protect the cylinder liners when you welded that nut onto the broken bolt of the exhaust port, don't you think ? So, that any balls from the welding would not fall into the other ports/canals, to later jump out of the port, up to the head+cylinder liner, to not do any more damage 2 the cylinder/piston, don't you think ? Thank you 4 the video.
A great iconic bike worthy of restoration
muddysuzuki worthy in 2024...it comes under classic 2-strokes now...i couldn't give my GT500A away back in 1991...it was the newer version of this with electronic ignition as standard and disc brake...i tuned it...well...the dealer did...i fitted it...noisy screaming pipes...went well over a hundred at least till i melted a piston...never did get the jetting correct after engine build...was worthless 33 years ago...still...i had some serious mileage on it...don't see these strokers anymore...wouldn't meet emission restrictions in most countries
Bought a brand new T500 in 1972 if I remember right. Loved it. Rode it from Los Angeles to Jacksonville, Florida in 3 days flat! That bike was amazing at high speed for hours on end.
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Wow! That's impressive! What a cool story!
50/50 mixture of Acetone and A.T.F. works excellent for rings rusted/fused in cylinder sleeves. Good job on the puller, I have a similar slightly more elaborate setup that I've used several times over the years. I often get motorcycles to restore that have been literally under water for weeks after our Florida hurricanes. Like life itself it's often about prayer and patience.
Thanks, we used a combination of a various chemicals and heat. Yes! Countless hours of patience and persistence that paid off in the end.
Sometimes use a wooden mallet instead of a big steel hammer
We used to use a product called Kroil. Not sure if I'm spelling it correctly.😂
Ive never heard of that concoction..Acetone and A.T.F....im going to try that!!
Stop worrying about what people think about how you do what you do. Loved it! I just subscribed. 👍🏻
Thanks for checking us out!
I had every faith 🙏
Agreed, don't even mention the haters, it just gives credit to the trolls.
I third and fourth this. You can tell us your thought progression so we can follow, but never cater to the mob since we are a fickle group at best. You do you! Honestly watched this because of the age if the bike. Good job!
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Rule of thumb to keep in mind on every restore project "Heat is your Friend". Keep up the good work.
Yes! We used a lot of heat in different areas on the bike getting stuff freed up. Thank you!
Thats what I say when I heat up a stuck nut. If it's liquid, it cant be tight 😁
From Michigan here heat is a daily tool.
Wahoo! After several English motorcycles of various types, I acquired a Titan back in about 1975 or so..
I was used to bikes that were hard to start and leaked oil.. what a pleasant surprise to have one that didn't either of those bad things. My emerald green Titan was a fine bike and I remember it fondly.
Thanks! Very cool! That's a hard thing to accomplish on the old bikes! All of old motorcycles leak oil - especially Daniel's '77 Harley.
遠い昔がよみがえりました。
ありがとうございました。
whew what a chore! I had never seen the grease gun used to free up a piston like that ! looking forward to the rest of the build!
Thanks!
It may have been built in late '74 but that is a 1975 model year T500 (T500M). Last year for the T500 before the cosmetically restyled GT500 debuted with a front disc brake for '76. In the US the color is called Coronado blue. This striking color along with the gold pinstripes on the tank are hallmarks of the 1975 T500. Side note - the T500M didn't come from the factory with the rear passenger grab rail... Probably a cost cutting measure but I think it looks good without it. I own a very low mileage all original (right down to the IRC Inoue tires) T500M myself. Awesome find and glad it gets a second chance at life! 👍 Edit: The front tire appears to be the original one. These were called the T500 Titan. Excellent bikes and really fun to ride!
Thanks for the info! Oh wow! I'm sure it is beautiful! Thank you :-)
I bought one brand new, for the price of $1160. The store I bought it from still exists except in a different building. Also, the Titan was proof, that a reliable larger two-stroke bike could be built, as the first Titan was made in 1968.
My hobby became a business, before I retired from the Air Force I attended MMI. My OHV shop does pretty well, spring summer and fall anyway. In the Winter, I get snowmobiles in a bunch, summer, jet ski's bikes and quads. We're strictly a service and repair shop. We have done occasional restorations, old vintage MX stuff.
What a rescue!! Way to go y’all! ✌️
Thank you!! (and thanks for your help) :-)
It was fun to see the Budget Buildz’s duo make a cameo appearance.
Another great time spent with RESURRECTED GARAGE!! Thanks for posting y’all!!!
God Bless
Thank you!!
love the honor that went into this,very loud without the exhaust,proves anything is possible,cheers team.
Thanks!
I got one in the 70's i smiled when he runs.. great work.. looking out to the end result..
Sweet! Thanks!
It’s a GT 500 I had one as a teenager I loved that bike! Fast little screamer blue smoke when you down shift. So much fun!
Right on!
So cool, I haven't ridden a Suzuki Titan 500 for 25 years, really awesome torque for a 2stroke but front brakes locked up heh heh heh, thanks for sharing your great experience, and bringing back awesome memories.
Thanks :-)
I had a purple Suzuki 500T back in the 70’s. Making me stroll down memory lane here👍🏻
That's an interesting color! Super cool!
This guy is a true mechanic man definitely works with what he gots and makes work love this guy dude awesome job brother
Thank you!
man your a talented guy. wished I had your skills. I love tinkering with my vehicles.
Thank you! Daniel grew up in the shop; when he was really young his grandpa would give him parts to take apart and put back together again so he would learn how they worked. As he got into middle school and on he started working on vehicles.
First time watcher here and I loved it. I really like seeing someone take an old forgotten dead motor and bring it back to life. I just subscribed and can't wait to see more like this. Cars, trucks motorcycles, forklifts, tractors, anything with a motor...love watching anything get saved and back on the road. Great video!
Thank you! We have got several tractors up and going again, it was before we started filming. If we come across another one we will make sure to film it.
Wow that is actually in good condition to say its been sitting there probably for a long time ...if that was here in the UK there would be nothing left of it 😬
It had a hood on top of that helped save some of it.
Nice work. I was figuring it was to far gone, but you proved me wrong. Persistence pays! Great content!
Thank you for watching!
Finally a video that shows you don’t need a million dollars and best parts to make a good video of every day people work with what they have 🎉good work guys
Thank you! We try to do that with the cars we pick up as well.
Saya dari Indonesia... dan saya sangat suka dengan video anda.semoga anda sukses dalam karir dan bisnis anda... terima kasih
Internally it's clapped out with rust.. always are. Soak, soak soak. Pull apart soak clean up and repair. Had to do that with the one we rebuilt.get chain off it so you won't have to deal with that later. Probably rusted solid.
The Suzuki 500 Titan is a nifty, well-made bike that is faster than stink. It was one of four (if memory serves me right) two-cylinder two-strokes in the Suzuki lineup and Suzuki sold them by the boatload. Parts and manuals are available. I really hope you get this machine roadworthy as it looks like a "throwaway," rather than wrecked. Some people should't be allowed to own anything. Go get 'em! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
I actually looked up these bikes on marketplace after watching....a few nice ones on there and actually worth more than I thought.
We checked into that a few days ago as well
Yep. They were fast yet tractable compared to the Kawasaki triples and also handled better. Beautifully proportioned too. Good ones now up to 5K
Thanks so much from an old (76yrs) T500 fan, I had it when it first came out in the UK and then another when I came over here and of all the bikes I've ever owned or ridden that T500 is the best. Reliable, as fast as anyone needs, dead easy to maintain and tweak (I followed Gordon Jennings advice from Cycle world and replaced the coils and condensers with car parts). I haven't enjoyed any video so much in ages because I knew exactly what was going on and kept shouting advice as you worked on the bike! Loved it and so of course I subscribed and gave it a thumbs up. Keep up the good work. Mike
I agree, It is a great bike I know because I owned a 78 GT model, basically the same as the T model but with some upgrades like disc brakes I think.
Thanks Mike! We are pretty excited to ride it and see what we think about it.
Well Done you, Stephen.
That bike is a survivor. Needs to be restored and ridden hard. Two strokes, 2 and 3 cylinders are dinosaurs. They are the best in street and strip. Ask Kenny Roberts.
The T500 and GT500 were never meant to be ridden hard and definitely not on a strip. They were slow old touring bikes, even back in the 70s.
Soak those hubs in evapo rust a few days, should clean em up, if not media blast em. Great vid, ton of work. Those bikes are rare and highly sought after. Had an old junk one behind my OHV/ MC shop for few years, we rebuilt motor, guy bought whole bike from us. Still helping him find parts he needs but it's getting closer to done wants it road worthy by summer. Beautiful, same bike as that one.
Thanks! We were very fortunate that we were able to find a good bit of parts from the swap meet that we went to in Nashville.
You are paying way too much attention to the negative things on the sick social media world.
Understandable, it isn't something we usually mention in any of videos but Daniel was intrigued by all the comments and wanted to try to show people to not let it steal your joy and prove them wrong.
It's Actually a 5 grand bike that fully restored so definitely worth doing. Now it's running I'd definitely change all the seals specifically the crank seals @@ResurrectedGarage
Back in 1979 I rode one of those across the city of Edinburgh in Scotland. I thoroughly enjoyed the ride.
The longish wheelbase and torquey motor gave a swift but lazy ride.
I would have one if the opportunity arose! I enjoyed the video, thank you.
I subbed.
@@officialmysteriousrider130il ya diferent grades de restoration.😮
I agree, don't let the haters take over. Spending way too much of the video talking about the trolls,,,,,
Had one back in the day. Aircooled only. After about two hours riding it would overheat and loose half its power. Then you would have to park it and let it cool down. No problem in the winter though .
Had one of these and it was in similar shape , these bikes are tough as old boots , led us to use the later GT500A,s to tune for road racing .I still have one left and parts to build another race bike ( inc trick frame ) hope you enjoy yours , great tough bikes .that Ford pick up sounds great must have a Cummins ….😂
Super cool! Lol, the Ford has the 7.3 power stroke in it.
I had one of these back in '86, loved that thing it was my only transportation for almost 2 years!
Super cool!
You guys picked quite the proyect. Thankfully these old bikes/cars we're built to last a life time, and more. ✌🏽✌🏽
For sure!
The 500 Titan was a great bike here in Australia. Happy to see it on the road again ...
Thanks!
When you take the circlip out of the gudgeon pin you should put a piece of rag over the engine innards to stop the circlip dropping into the engine.
Thanks, I've always had them fly across the shop so far none have dropped in that direction.
Ignore the trolls Daniel and your lovely wife, ive never worked on bikes but feel like i learned more in watching this one video than i would ever have expected, just discovered your channel, subscribed and i look forward to binge watching your other videos real soon lol. I look forward to seeing how this bike turns out in future videos very much so, your wonderful people, don't let the haters change you, they just actually hate themselves and are not worth even thinking about.
Thank you! We released the video of it running and driving last week.
Great video and God bless..nice to see someone else workshop as messy as mine😉 and thank you for the great content!!
Thank you! I just haven't had time to clean the shop in a few weeks, my shop clean day is usually Saturday and we've been out of town the past few weekends.
Pistons will clean up fine.
Great job guys! You are impressive to say the least! I just subscribed. Thanks for the experience.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Cool video getting that ole bike to come alive. Ready to see what y’all have in store for it but I gotta ask about the elephant in the background. What’s the deal with the Rolls Royce?
Thanks! We have a few videos out on both Rolls Royce's we have; there's the nice black one and a really rough blue one. The black one is getting some brake work done then being sent on to be sold. The blue one is a long term project that we are turning into more of a hot rod and not keeping all original.
Love the video, two strokes are very had to kill. Did the same thing with a 79 h100 honda, bless you 🙏
Thank you! It was a challenge for sure.
Great stuff guys! So cool you got it running!
Thanks so much!
Love from India guys you are doing great keep it up ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you! We appreciate it!
Hone the jugs out good, check ring gap, maybe need oversized rings but she'll come back around.
Excellent, good job,, get it done, great find,,
Thanks!
this is not Lawrence of Arabia's motorcycle. it doesn't matter if it's not mint condition. Good work guys..
Thanks!
Did ya see Cory and Hannah bought a hearse similar to the one you guys got?
Yes we did! We are so excited for them! We talked in December when we saw them at PRI but wasn't sure when they would be picking it up. It's funny that it worked out we both picked the hearses up within the same week of each other. We would love to get them both together for a picture.
These Suzuki two strokes were bullet proof,I can remember them. The GS750 water buffalo was a legend. The Titan is a lesser known bike but we're great machines .
GT750, not the GS. That was an air cooled 4 stroke, 4 cylinder bike and was a great machine too.
@@fizzyridertoo yes Water Buffalo
@@huwhowells8520 kettle in England 😂
Oh my , l am heartbroken that a T 500 laying there , the T350 are the same , Wow had a T250J in the 70's , may need to do a fair bit to it , but
it can be restored,
just need time patient
& Money 😮😮😢😢😢
I ride a gsx 1400 k7 (08) & am 67 years young, one day l will
get to ride a GT750
I can smell the oil.
Hahaha 😁😁😁😁
@@fizzyridertoo that was a typo,pretty common when I am at a keyboard ! I been a big fan o Suzuki from my TS125 to a Bandit 1200, probably the best bike I have owned.
The thing is this people are into the patina today and it's cool just like that bike run again and give it life and it might be a starter bike from some young kid even an old guy like myself would enjoy it
Most of our personal vehicles & builds are just drivers that have patina; we stay away from paint and let the next owner take care of that (if they so desire). Most of the vehicles we've sold just end up getting driven as is.
I like you guys work what you do with the old cars by saving them up
Thank you!
You need to use a impact driver for the side screws. They work very well.
With JS metric bits
Was thinking the same thing - JIS bits (Japanese Industrial Standard) - kinda like Phillips but better :)
Yes that would have been helpful, we need to get some of them at some point.
Unless you are making it concours , you can replace the Phillips head screws with small Allen head screws !!!
I had same bike 1984 it was a killer and scary to ride but i miss that bike , my first true love.
Super cool!
Thanks for saving the 500, I am always on the lookout for one. By the way, Scorpions east of the Mississippi are NOT poisonous, they'll give y'all a good scare and will bite, but no poison. I learned that from our Veterinarian in east Tennessee, after 1 latched onto 1 of my Bulldogs nose.
GOD BLESS!!!
Thanks, we haven't personally ran into scorpions and didn't even think about it until Budget Buildz said that. We always try to keep a ear/eye out for snakes.
Dear Brittany and Daniel,
This barn found Suzuki 2 cylinder 2 stroke motorcycle is absolutely a runner and very easy to maintain. Hopefully you’ll be able to restore this bike a little so she might have a new life. Willeke and I look forward to your next vlog and send you love from the Netherlands
Thanks guys! :-)
Back in the 80’s my cousin brought a GT500 Suzuki 2 stroke. I think this must be the same.
It was the first road bike I road. We road trail bikes for years. Lived in the country.
That's super sweet! I bet that was a blast!
Just strip it down first, toss that chain, it's repairable, lots of blood, sweat, and tears. We do those trashed bikes quite a bit, mostly slow or bad weather days in shop. FYI, the old Suzukis are nearly impossible to find parts for.
Brass wheel on bench grinder clean up a lot of that mess. Even pistons.
Thats How I get Brake calipers unstuck, I get all kinds of motors ,unstuck, Get a 55 gallon drum, Fill with waste oil Bring it to boil, and lower the motor in oil for 2-3 days and I free them all up, I took a Buick 401 nail head that was Buried underground 25 years, Boiled 4 days , everything was free
A great ride when in good shape.
Well done to both of you, great to hear it run, as it has been standing for so long it would be a good idea to completely strip the engine to avoid any potential damage in the future, look forward to seeing the next video, regards Nigel Cox.
Thank you!
1:15 quite fun to see Budget Buildz in the M.Beach sweater helping you guys out. Didn't expect that :D
Yes! It was a cool day not only being in the junkyard but being able to talk to those guys as well!
Those mangled handlebars are why the cables are jacked... easy peasy fix.
Dont let the haters and trolls take over. Way too much time of this great video referring to them.
Thanks
Thank you for spreading the word of God ❤
Thanks! We follow Bikes and Beards on here and they do something similar in their videos; we thought it was a great idea and have been doing that for a few years now in our full length videos.
I had one of those in the 80's, rode it to work all the time. Left it in CA with a friend because NV is too hot to ride it in the summer.
Super cool! I'm sure riding out there is toasty!
People actually think that's a 4 stroke? They never heard of Quadzilla? That engine, though slightly different than the one in Quadzilla, is iconic.
We had a lot of interesting comments on it from the IG side.
That is a real classic two stroke . EDIT :Cool music. 1:40:53 is pure magic.
Thank you!
Hello from the uk done well saving a Suzuki gt500 , my father had one in the late 70’s orange and white , so keep at it soon be a good runner .
Thanks! That's a cool colorway!
That 500 suzi is quite a powerful bike. They were around when i was quite a bit younger lol. A very nice bike.
Thanks!
Draining the oil (and crap) before you put the piston barrel and heads back on would've been a good idea, as you could've flushed it through with diesel whilst working the pistols up and down. That would've gotten the motor much cleaner throughout before you got the new oil back in.
We drained the oil before we put fresh oil back before starting the bike
You are well on your way to a Full Motorcycle Restoration! Well Done!
Thank you!
I like all this very much. I would not dare dreaming to find such a beauty Suzuki in france in a junk yard.... Just, I don't understand why you don't clean all that stuff before putting hands in it !!
I wanted to clean it before we put it in the shop but Daniel couldn't wait to get started on it and didn't want to lug it around anymore than he had to.
I just could not bring myself to tackle something as seized up as that is..ive done a few but i simply dont have the patience to do it..i hope you do get it running but i will just be watching from here.
Thanks! Next step now that it's running is to get it rideable.
@@ResurrectedGarage im glad some of the old bikes are being salvaged and being put in running condition and if cant be run,Then there are cores that can be cleaned up and stored out of the weather.
Ive passed up alot of bikes that were in similar shape as your suzuki..i didnt want to pass them up they were cool (a kawasaki Z1 B) but again i was usually pressed for money or time or both.
Good luck on the 500 im binge watching your videos now
I still have one of those in the garage
Sweet!
Trannsmission fluid works real good in the cylinders
Good job, when you're a mechanic no one understands you can make it just work. Comon since you have my friend
Thank you
I had a 1971 T500, so cool and wish it was me there.
Super cool!
westport here . thank you for the show.
funny story,ent to cager some 40 yrs ago. and we would bet on how long a motor would all out no oil. this 140 six ran out of gas. and set there all night. i won or lost what everway you want to look at it so i had to grage it home. can't leave trash behind. cans bottles cups. and the car. for laughs i put a battery in a car that ran full throttle for over and hour, no oil. it took me back and forth to work for a year. a year. then gave it to my sis. and her hubby gave it new life. got nothing bad to say about 140s. just like that bike. some models are just that way
That's a funny story! These bikes seem to be pretty tough that's for sure!
they were, as a previous owner of one that was brand new. They weren't fast but they never broke.@@ResurrectedGarage
you may find an after market swing arm for that bike. later, if you rebuild it, change the inner crack seals or it won't run right. That may be why they parked it.
Thanks
See that you have alot of things going on but damn, clean the garage.
Yes, that's usually my Saturday chore but we've been gone the past few weekends and cleaning the shop when Daniel is working in there is difficult sometimes. I enjoy turning the music on and running around at full speed putting things away, sweeping the floors, etc. lol
Just stumbled across this channel. Seeing the guys from Budget Buildz was quite a pleasant surprise!
Thanks for checking us out! We've ran into them a time or so, would love to do an actual collab video with them if given the chance.
Pull that oil fill check plug, see if the inside is sized up, throw fluid in it.
Go easy, gonna bend rod, break piston. Done it before, once never again.
I had UK 1976 unrustable front disc version lol. Crazy long bike paid £50. Decent power band. Pipes were terrible. What always surprises me is no one seems to use the good old IMPACT Driver perfect got old seized screws.
Super cool! We have an impact driver but on the super super stuck stuff it seems to just want to twist the heads off.
I have 1973 model resting about 15 years, so maybe it is time to get it restarted...?
Go for it!
In the early 70s I was a mechanic at a Suzuki dealership, they sold alot of these,I think called Titans
Not near an H1,but nice smooth bike
The early ones had clutch basket problems, they were recalled for fix
We would give them a rebore after a bit of cylinder seize no problem, but you shouldn't have to if the bore isn't too oval and scoured, and as long as you make sure the rings are nice and free with clean grooves and the bore is smooth with a good hone finish, just saying they do have cast iron bore anyways. I love swap meets, and so glad you came what you found for" 🤗
Thanks! We were very happy to have found what we needed at the swap meet.
Nice job getting her going
Thank you
Yay the video we've been waiting for. I still cant believe you left a restored bike in the pool of your mansion for 2 months to fake this video LOL. WTG on getting it to start. can't wait to see what else you do with it
HAHA! Thanks!
I wish I could pick up and old bike like this for peanuts and restore it but in New Zealand there just are hardly any left and prices are insane. Anything from the 70s or earlier and particularly anything like T500s and Mach 1s, CB 350s to 750s etc. and old British bikes are either already restored or too knackered to be worth restoring for the price of the remains. There’s huge interest in classic cars and bikes here.
That's a bummer! That also explains why we see a lot of guys exporting bikes/vehicles over there.
I rode a Suzuki Titan 500 to High School my Jr and Sr year. (1977-1979).Sold it in 1980 when I joined the Navy
That's sweet! Thank you for your service.
Rebuilt 1975 Yamaha RD 350 that was in much better condition than the Suzuki and that was a lot of work. Every single thing must be restored or worked on. So I can relate to all work you are doing and if it is worth it.
Thanks, we've got a lot of hours in the bike getting it to that point.
Also there's nothing wrong with making a junker into a restored bike sadly we live in a throw away society you have a God given talent ignore the negativity
Thanks, that's what we enjoy doing. Bringing them back to life :-)
That was a blast to watch! Thanks guys for the content.
Glad you enjoyed it!
No better sound than that little
“tink” ❤
Big Suzi,suzuki 500 two stroke twin.great bike!Had one in cali in early 70s.Loved riding hwy 9 from half moon bay south to santa cruz during sunset!"Skyline drive,OUTSTANDING!!
Very cool! I'm sure that was a beautiful ride!