Can I Get This Seized and Forgotten Samurai Bike Running?
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This bike has been flooded, aged, and attacked by cats. Will it swing a katana once more?
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I don't care how many projects you have going on. This channel is pure excellence!
It fantastic!!!
Absolutely 👍
Agreed
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The only one I didn't like was the stupid temu sponsored one
Dan immediately hitting himself with the hammer was comedy gold.
omg it couldn't have been written any better !!
Literally second swing and bam 😂
Came here to say the exact same thing. Long time since i laughed so hard with a video
😂😂 He smashed his thumb so hard RIP Dan's thumb 🙏
it really was!
Wake up samurai, we have a bike to rescue!
😂😂
A wild Samurai Jack appeared
@@andrewburley7651this it’s because of Cartoon Network 😢?
Oh Johnny!
Cyberpunk 2077 reference for people not getting this comment
I’ve not owned a motorcycle for over 30 years and watching your channel gave me the inspiration to go and purchase an amazing 1986 Honda XL350R. It’s given me something to tinker with and enjoy now so Thankyou so much 👍👍👍
As soon as I saw the pistons and the video length was under 40 minutes, I knew this one was a multi-episode rescue. I'll have my popcorn ready for part 2 (and 3, and 4, and 5...)
100%🎉
A lone bearded man stands at the center of the coliseum. The unruly mob of spectators chants, wildly: "HEAT AND BEAT! HEAT AND BEAT! HEAT AND BEAT! HEAT AND BEAT!"
The man, sensing his moment, raises his arms to the heavens. In one hand, a hammer. In the other, a propane torch.
The crowd erupts in cheers. Their champion has come.
Yeh, just heat it up. good to go.
HAHA, it's like Thunder Dome all over again.
@@lancenorton1117 two thumbs enter, one thumb leaves!
"This thing is heavy for how light it is." Yogi Berra couldn't have said it better!
Did you mean to type bear?
@@JesseNightingale Nope. Yogi Berra. No. 8, New York Yankees.
@@Fezzler61 Probably a millennial.
The future ain’t what it used to be.
@@cjhickspe1399 I don't live in New York and I dont like sports so yeah Idont know who that person is lol
I grew up on this bike in NJ , now it sits in my cousins garage waiting for this guy to take it home to do what he does best. Get it out of the shed and BACK on the road!!
Watching and listening to you work on bikes is therapeutic for me
Amen. I want to be like Craig when I work on projects
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That's part of why many of us are here
Me too. I'm in Japan, but all my tools are still in Canada. I live through Craig by watching him bust his knuckles.
Agreed
I once commented to a mechanic friend who was working on my car, that vehicle mechanics seems to be mostly hitting things with a hammer. He looked at me and replied "It is. The skill is knowing where to hit, and how hard"
I rode an A-7 to high school in the late 70's. Great bikes. Bullet proof and simple to maintain AS LONG AS the oil system is properly working and you don't premix AND you own JIS screw drivers.
So true. My '68 Avenger was my most reliable 'companion' for five years. The friend I sold it to promptly seized the engine by running it without 2-stroke oil !
what a lovely bike, gorgeous color, i am nearly 60 and used to own lots of 2 strokes from the 70's, but i had never even heard of this type of carburettor set up before. you really do learn something every day. Thanks and keep up the great content.
My Yamaha FS1 moped had the same system, except the fuel-oil was premixed in the fuel tank.
@@HenrikAndersson34 Thats true, i had 2 of this mopeds in the 70's.
I'd never heard of it either. More absolutely worthless knowledge that I can't wait to impress someone with. If I don't forget it before I can use it.
@@HenrikAndersson34 you are absolutely correct, I am an idiot, I was around dozens of 'fizzies' and had forgotten all about it, I am feeling very old
Kawasaki has been doing the rotary valve thing for quite a few years. My friends old KE100 had that same technology.
I'll give credit where credit is due, and your product "commercials" are some of the best out of all the content creators I watch. Good job!
His in video ads are the only ones I don't skip. He puts a decent amount of effort into them, makes them interesting, and some are pretty funny/amusing!
@@timfagan816 Agreed. They don't even sound like commercials sometimes. Just very natural in the presentation. I am impressed.
@georgiavol1602 totally, the transitions are smooth sometimes, I don't even realize I have watched an ad until I see the discount code come up on screen! And he never shouts or makes the volume so loud. Doesn't beg for likes or subscribes either. 99% of the time, no matter how much I like a video, if they ask me to subscribe, I'll close the video.
Well except for the Temu one that resulted in the entire comments section popping off about it.
Craig: When you've got something siezed, try heating the outside as you did. Then, get a can of lighter-filler Butane. It'll freeze and shrink the piston, maybe enough to break it free. My brother had a spark plug siezed in the head of his Chrysler and the Easy Out hadn't worked. There was not much but threads left, and the ceramic was inside the cylinder. We heated the head, then used the butane to shrink what was left of the plug, and it turned out with no problem. I used the method a few times since, and it works. Never used it on a stuck piston, but I will the next time. Good luck! By the way, you and Dan make a great team. Hope your fingers heal soon!
Since it's a two stroke the main bearing and seal are shot so the motor will need opening. Since it's a two stroke opening the motor is common and not a very big deal.
I have been a jet engine mechanic in the service, I have scratch built more engines and changed many more than I care to think about, I am retired and the "hoods" mechanic/electrician, I am currently the Fire Chief of an entire fire department (volunteer), the only person with diesel engine repair experience, well you get the idea. BUT of all the things that you do on this station is smash fingers, walk into cabinets, drop hammers you your feet, and my all time favorite is the 2x4 with the 5 pound sledge. You make me seem so normal after 71 years - I thought only these things happen to me. OH and by the way I am 1 up on you ....9 years ago I managed to cut of 3 fingers from the last knuckle down to tip. It has not stopped me any more than it would you guys. Thanks for the video(s) and reminding me I am really normal compared to what my wife says. Have a great Memorial Weekend
The back and forth banter of this channel is priceless! I can’t wait for each episode. Good job guys.
When i was younger (15 to 17)i use to work at a junk yard in P.a and i would take all the motorcycles to the point of having over 150 bikes in my back yard. i use to keep a 55 gallon drum filled half way of diesel and when ever i would get a bike with a frozen engine i would pull the engine and stick in the drum for a week. %90 of the time it would work.
Diesel and white gas/kerosene are great for cleaning chains, too. After soaking/agitating the chain until clean, I spray chain lube between the links (non o-ring) and put it in the sun or a warm oven to let the lube wick in.
O-ring chains rob at least 1 HP, and aren't as cost effective as simply replacing conventional type when they wear.
Good call on soaking it for more time. Patience goes a long way in these situations. Can’t wait !
i learn something new everyday.never seen one of those before.never been much for 2 strokes.but respect what they can do when they run right.like the 3 cylinder 750's.when their right.they fly.
I recently picked up a tool roll and it has changed my life when I need something quick to grab and go. You’re the man Craig!
I came home from college the summer of 79 to work. Ended up buying a basket case '68 A7-SS, the Kawasaki 350 Avenger SS. Ended up being a lot of evenings, even with a good manual. Needed new clutch springs, managed to get them barely adjusted to just shift & kick over (slipped some both ways!). Really screamed, dug trenches with the front wheel off the ground, in 2nd & 3rd gear, even with the clutch slipping bad... Buddy offered to store it for the winter while I was back to school... Ended up being missing the next spring... Sure wish I still had that one!
That was my bike back in the 60s. I just finished reviving one this year. I you have any questions let me know.
They deliberately don't ask for, nor take advice from anyone about anything they "work" on.
I almost can't believe it. This was me about 40 years ago trying to get a Samurai running running. It helped to have someone with a breaker bar on a spanner on the crankshaft while using the block-and-hammer technique, rather than have them stand around looking through a camera ! Got the bike running and liked it so much that I managed to get myself a Kawasaki Avenger, and then graduated to a brand-new H1A mach III ! Great memories ! Thanks !
Awesome video thanks Craig and Dan
50/50 acetone atf is by FAR the best penetration fluid. For bolts. And screws. Non-human objects.
Glad you cleared that up. 👍
@@SchoolforHackers Mistakes were made.
Your videos are not just content, they are art. Thank you for your contribution to the world of RUclips!🍄💧🦁
Begone, bot!
Neat bike. I had a '64 Yamaha 250 pre oil injection. Smoked like crazy but that sound.....wuaaaaahhhh, wuaaaaaaha as shifted through the gears was awsome.
Dan right away smashed his fingers 😂😂
Dan is the man! He freaking cracks me up. His little comments (the samurai will get ya, Greg, you're trippin) get me all the time. But, I must say his impressions of 1970' late night samurai B class movie sounds. Priceless!
Craig coming in with that DAD STRENGTH 💪🏻💪🏻 , shoudve just called Greg tho.
Wow! I used to own the same bike, but 350, in 1969! It was a 68 by the way! Fast and fun! .So cool to see one again. Becoming rare these days. That bike should be out and running, not hidden away!
Mine was a blue 250. Bought new in 1967. Lot a fun.
Watching you beat the bejeebus out of those pistons, couldn't help but think of the Classic Octane video where he was doing the same thing to a seized Triumph (?) engine - punched a hole right through the piston crown. I don't think he was too bothered as he had a replacement engine, I think. Love the humour in your videos. Craig and Dan are the new Abbot and Costello :).
This happened to me on a twin 2 stroke once. What really helps is lifting the front wheel as much as you can so the penetrating fluid is distributed evenly across the front and back of the piston. What might have been happening with the Kawasaki is the penetrating fluid gathers towards the front, but the seizure might have been towards the rear of the piston. Hope this tip helps 😊
it's friday again, to the Bearded Mechanic Family a vrey good weekend all the way from belgium
I still have the impact driver I bought to work on a Samurai just a couple of weeks ago when I was 40 years younger, then again I may have been 50 years younger. It went that well it frightened me. The fellow I sold it too, lent it to a mate of his; who lost both legs on it...
FYI, your Vessel screwdriver isn’t JIS, it’s ISO 8764-1/DIN 5260, which is designed to fit both Phillips and JIS. JIS B 4633 is what you’re looking for, and the only one I’ve found is Sunflag. I went down this rabbit hole when my Vessel screwdrivers were still stripping screw heads and I wanted to know why.
My new scooter has JIS screws on air cleaner box. It had me confounded for few days when my trusty screwdriver just would not work and started to strip the screws. Thankfully something made me stop and google about this. Turned out I needed another set of screwdrivers. Got that and things worked like a charm!
The weird thing is I got 99pence screwdriver from b&q and it fits everything
No idea why ? 😂
You dont need special screwdrivers, just use one from the bikes factory tool kit, its JIS and fits those case cover screws perfectly.
JIS B 4633 is a defunct standard, there isn't a JIS screw at this point since it was superseded by ISO 8764 so no new drivers are actually JIS, ISO 8764 was heavily influenced by the JIS standard which is reflected in how it's almost the same specification. That's why companies like Vessel and Sunflag don't claim to make JIS anymore and instead just list "Fits JIS". Also for what it's worth, Vessel was involved with the origin of the JIS screw and were the first manufacturer of JIS drivers.
I love seeing this kind of stuff and learning about different classic bikes. Since I'm restoring a 64 Honda dream I like seeing how different other bikes are and applying some of the stuff I learn from watching you guys and it does work.
It'd be wild to see Craig actually finish a project 😮
I know by the time you see this you will already have the stuck pistons fixed but what I used to do was take the head off and I made a plate that I could run a bolt through and press the piston down that way. It's a constant pressure and a slow steady.
The growth on the bottom foot of garage doors tell it all.
Love ve the old trail bikes !!!!!! That is a GEM!!!! IF IT STARTS , RIGHT OFF, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING WITH THAT RARETY!
Love the channel! Keep up the great work
I saw the title and thought "Yes! A Kawasaki rotary valve!" I currently own an F7 which isn't running and a KE100 which runs and rides. Small but reliable! Cool bike, Craig!
I had a KE100. My dad bought it for me new in 1995. It was an excellent running bike. I sold it in 2015 when I was hard up for cash.
@Chocolate_dragon mine is a 95 too. Bought it as a "mostly there" project with a title. I had previously bought a basket case that there was no way to complete so it worked out. Sorry you had to sell yours. Plenty of them are still out there if you ever want to get another one.
Impact driver changed my life. I seriously don't know what I did before buying one.
Thankd for turning mre on to the Fanttik tire inflator, Greg. I ended up buying one based on this video and i love it. Not a lot of room in my life for a full size air crompessor but this will do what i need.
I’m here for the two stroke smoke 💨 😊
4:40 I love how the guy you hired to be a cameraman is being filmed by what appears to be a guy you've hired to be a cameraman
27:06 craig be trippin 😂😂😂
Came to leave this same comment
Dan taking on so many projects to justify expanding his workshop to the wife!
Love this channel
Almost a carbon copy of my Yamaha Catalina, down to the rubber pads on the gas tank.
Love your vids mate! Cheers :)
Been there and done that many times meaning the whole soak/heat cycle. Works every time. Keep up the great work guys love the channel!
LOL love it but that power washer takes the power out of peowerwashing lol
Your determination is beyond reproach, well done for "hanging in there" - hard to criticise a video like this - well done, cannot wait to hear her running.
Rob is a child of the corn. The bike shall be known as Malachi
The very same '67 Samurai depicted here was the one I told my dad I would be bringing home in December '68. The price was AUD$725. I'd just finished high school and was preparing to use the bike for college commuting. I finished up with the Avenger A7 because, in nervous deference to my father, "It was only $45 dollars more expensive." Those were great stroking days - I'm 74. Thanks for the revival; memories always shine
I had an R5 (predecessor to the RD350) with frozen pistons similar to this Triumph. one was extra stuck, and it took my brother and I about 1/2 hour of solid hammering to free it. the piston came out in one piece but was completely mushroomed on the top. our arms were sore the next day.
Triumph? Hummmm? Wrong language there Clay.🤔🤨🤭
@@Keith-rk4td my bad, yeah I don't what I was smoking when I wrote that. as one of the guys used to say "get off the crack". my friend recently bought a Triumph so must've had that stuck in my head.
Kawasaki also used the rotary valve on there AR125, that was a great little 125cc in the 80s here in the uk, l loved my AR125 back in 88
mice malaria is a new term I've learned lol
As a vintage motorcycle owner, seriously, get an impact driver. It will save you so many headaches. They're cheap.
Just want a back to back episode that matches up. Yes i get it as to why but in the yt world, all benifit more from doing so craig. 😊
I just fell in love!! This is the bike I never knew I needed. Market place here I come!!!!!!
when you see a video was posted 54 seconds ago
yes
Growing up is realising you'd rather have a bike getting started each weekend than a single project video each month. I need my weekly dose of Craig
I died as "dan got hit with a hammer he is going outside" because I got interrupted at that and missed it. it legit felt like you knew i just got back and was filling me in. Had me rolling.
I used to pour coke into the pistons and leave it for a week. That always helps.
Hi Greg I was wondering could you give me some edvice on what to do to get my 1984 Kawasaki kd80 running properly because I get it running but then I give it gas and it dies in me so what do I do?
I don't think Greg reads this.
Craig might though
Clogged main jet. Rebuild the carb.
21:42 - Must be Italian!... On a Saki? Hehe
That's a cool looking bike Craig. I can imagine how awesome that bike looked when it was brand new
sitting at the dealers, fresh off the boat. The tank with that cool emblem is the focal point and it's in really good condition.
Usually bikes that old are missing at least one emblem and knee pad. Kawasaki should go retro and start
using the old emblems on their new bikes...
I'm 62 years old and I still remember a lot of the older bikes, but I don't remember ever seeing one of those,
not even in a magazine. It's funny that Kawasaki used the name Samurai way back then, and years later
Suzuki used it for those little cracker box car things that they made.
Love the wood block and the big hammer, can't tell you how many times....... Rotary valve engine, super simple and super easy to hot rod. You can make scary power by adjusting the timing and duration.
Yuppers, great back and forth banter for the win! Best sit-com-bike-rescue show ever! Seriously, this was absolute gold! Hammers for everyone! Oh, and I learned a ton about an amazing old bike! Go Craig and Dan, and Greg, keep moving forward!
crazy how well craig has nailed the formula here, guy who loves what he's doing, is good at his craft, he's consistently entertaining, and most importantly he seems like a genuinely nice and super knowledgeable guy. this kind of content is what youtube needs more of
Do yourself a favor, my dude. Get yourself a chipping hammer for unsunseizing engines. Think of it like an impact wrench, but going up and down instead of rotating. Just make sure you cover the tip of the hammer with something soft like a piece of wood. You can use a ground rod driver (bit) so you don't have to cover something so sharp like a chisel. You can go even further and fill the ground rod driver with TIG welding and then drill a screw hole or two on it, so you can really attach a piece of wood to it. You can also do this (and more easily, me thinks) by using a bush tool (another chipping hammer bit). You just have to grind the spikes away and then you can go drill and tap a hole into it for the wood. Thank me later. Love your content, dude. It is a real therapy.
I have a soft spot for the old rotary valve twins, and those combo-sweep instruments are just cool.
I have eight Yamaha two strokes plated and in service ranging from a '67 YCS1 180 Bonanza to a bought new RZ 350 and DT50/LC with a 2nd 50 bought used. Building a spare RD 6 speed with a 5 port 350 R5 top end to swap into an R5 I've had since high school in mid seventies. Also doing a spare RD400 motor with pistons/jugs lying around. That one will get new seals.
No doubt. There are few content creators I wish I could hang around at the periphery and watch them work. These guys are fabulous.
Jon you deserve the Milkwaukee! If Jess gets to go gallivanting when there's hard work to be done you're entitled to make sure your tools colour coordinate with the new whip 😊
Love this channel and brickhouse builds best channels on the tube🏴
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@@BrickHouseBuilds can't forget fellow countryman @shoogly shed motors
Cox Model Engines. You know, the little screaming engines you mounted on a control line model airplane to fly in circles ,and circles, and MORE circles until you fell over dizzy.
The 1957 Cox .049 RR1. The RR meant "rear rotary", to its rear rotary intake valve. Very rare Cox motor and highly sought after. New ones still in their package can go for $600-$800. Yup , a Cox .049 cubic inch model engine that sold for $20 back in the day , now $600, NIB.
I found a good used one and it was $170.
Bonus points for correct use of "skookum". Well done, sir.
Crazy how even the sticker from 1980 is pristine
Great find! This bike harkens back to a time when the Japanese were trying to copy British styling, before they just completely destroyed the entire British motorcycling industry.
Well done on finding these old bikes and keeping them running! While new bikes out perform old ones by leaps and bounds, there’s just something about old bikes that’s appealing.
I rather think the British Motorcycle Industry killed itself - by not understanding that they had to keep up!
Guy I knew who rebuild really old engines gave me a great tip for getting seized pistons moving, fill it up with really hot vegetable oil. The combination of the heat and oil is usually enough to get things moving.
In Field of Dreams whispers: "If you fix it... It will run."
I can't believe Paul Sr. called Craig a thug!😂LOL
Senior is a psycho with a huge ego.
I like that bike! Metal is the thing. Sure plastic gets better MPGs, but look at how nice that bike looks!
You gotta get one of those furniture dolly's so you can slide around a locked-up bike or pivot without having to fight a Samurai.
I had one of these back in the late 60’s. Quick bike for the day. Neutral is all the way at the bottom on Kawasakis from that era.
I used to have a bike shop in the mid nineties and worked on many old bikes, after decades of sitting the clutch will lock from sitting, used to take the clutch apart first if they appear to be seized Then make concoctions to unseize the barrels. Heat and lube! And hammers last resort
Nice one, Craig. I really appreciate your integrity, putting the continued survival of a genuine rare old survivor over cheap likes. I really like the way the channel is maturing. Would love to meet one day, maybe next time I'm in the US.
Thanks, Craig. I needed a pump for my bicycle and for my car... That was a killer deal. Amazon delivers tomorrow...
I love your outlook for this old bike. Thanks for sharing
I had a 68 Avenger SS 350 in college. Really enjoyed it.
Me and my family watch your channel religiously. The content keeps us glued to the screen and the humour and banter you and Dan bring never fails to put a smile on the wife's face. Keep up the good work guys. Sending our upmost love and support from the United Kingdom. #Everybody needs a craig 😊
rebuilt my 1977 KE125 with the rotary side carb, fun stuff.
Craig, I was told of a guy that freed an old hit and miss motor by adapting a grease zerk to the spark plug. If it’s above BDC you can hydraulically force it to BDC. Then sand/hone above piston and it’ll come back up again and Bobs your uncle
Dan knocked the samurai movie accent out of the park.
Forget the impact, you're definitely using a Phillips bit. You need to use JIS bits (Japanese Industrial Standard) That's what's used in all Japanese bikes, a Phillips driver will always strip out the screw head