One of the best channels out there if you are into bikes/quads and love wrenching on them. (Ignore the jealousy that appears in the comments and the arm chair quarterbacks that are always willing to tell him what he did "wrong".)
All I gotta say is it's amazing how far u have come since u started back in the day w Charlie...Keep up the great work and all rewards in the future u Def earned and deserve. Many more yrs 2 come my friend..cheers...b safe.peace..
All those people that talked crap about you for years see you are killing it and probably are more successful than half of those grown men that would rag on you instead of being helpful.
Damn, here is a 50 year old guy just remembering the good times i had with a '95 bike like that!! The crisp sound underneath ya while riding the track !!! Just does it for me... makes me want to get one again, but my knees would hate me for that!!😁😁😁😁
Those levers are actually really rare. The O’Neal brand made them back in the 80s and called them a total control lever. You can’t find them anywhere nowadays
It's a new generation, and we tend to think the world started turning the day we were born. MXA (magazine), is a prime example of not knowing the past in the sport they write about today. Remember the "DeBruiser" cross bar pad that was very popular in the 80's (and probably 90's too), even with many factory riders and privateers using them, (me too)? MXA today laughed at it,---and thought the slit down the side, (to get it on the cross bar), was suppose to hold air,--and it leaked. Not kidding. In print for the world to see man.
word of advice. use atf on 2 strokes for motor oil. yes 4 stroke oil will work but its a gear box and the engine is lubbed up by premix. atf also is a lot thinner and makes all 2 strokes shift like butter. will also prevent your clutches from sticking unlike motor oil
I bought a 95rm250 a while back in about the same condition an I redone it from the frame up. Parts are so hard to find I had a problem with broken power valve an took me forever to source but I take it to the track every week whooping up on 4 strokes. The 90s bikes still decimate to this day with the right rider
Tip to get those stuck or over tightened drain bolts. Use a 6 point socket. Firmly tap your wrench with your hand or mallet. 60% of the time works every time. Works for spark plugs also.
I had a 1998 Kx 250, back in the 05s or around there. Sold it to go to college. Loved that bike. Only downfall was it had specific to it's year shock linkage stuff. Looked just like that 95 but had more purple black. I'll be enjoying this video for sure.
like that you’ve started putting the music in the beginning of the video again. the music you choose fits quite well, really adds to the theme of the video
Aren't you supposed to leave the throttle closed when it's on choke. You're always kicking and opening the throttle at the same time I wonder if that could affect it's starting
It's also funny as hell how he kicks the bikes a 1000 times then, he decides to put oil in the cylinder. This kid has NO CLUE! I find it very sad how easily people are fooled by his "halfway repairs" and think he's a genius.
@@2thehook773 amen to that! I also noticed how he referrers to the 10th digit of the vin to get the year of manufacture, no matter the manufacturer. I know this only really works for Honda
@@drewbase I had an 88 CR500R and the only way it would cold start for 2 to 4 kicks was full choke and hold the throttle wide open while kicking , well at least 1 kick at a time 😂
Dude, I just subscribed. I cannot stop watching your videos. This is just so satisfying how you get these bikes back to life and then you even go out of your way to test ride them just an awesome relaxing video man thank you bro
Nice. These videos have me fiendishly wanting to rip a 2 stroke around. But all I have currently is a riding lawn mower. Might put a fmf n re-jet so it rips
Don't mind the haters in the comments, many of them expecting you to treat the bike like you're a factory technician prepping for a Supercross race. What you do works, and is effective with good results. And guaranteed, none of these people criticizing your techniques have resurrected nearly as many old two strokes as you have.
Clearly the little amount of oil that was in there saved this engine 💯 you said it was sat for years so don't need to worry if it's been drained good find Joe keep up the videos
You get some amazing deals on these, once in a while I'll get onto fix and they don't want to pay or can't so I end up getting smoking deal. Crazy some of the stuff I've locked on to over the years, mechanics leans and such.. If I sell t hem I usually always get my money back out of em, well shop money. Gotta keep the lights on. My ebay and local swap n shop sales do well usually to. You got a good gig there, keep it up. It's amazing what used MX bikes and atvs will fetch price wise. Another great vid Joe!
So jealous of the land lol especially now that the riding trails here in Mass are closed for the season now. Just needs a few jumps and a set track and you could have some awesome riding there. Congrats nice find I love KX'S. I have a 09 KX 250f and a 98 YZ400F wish I was close by we could tear up some dirt. I'm kind of an old man but I can still rip some shit up lol.
125s are the best dirt bikes enough power any1 can ride them yet small enough to throw around I've had em all 125 250 300 450 still love a good built 125 for trail riding nothing beats em
Up the main jet for the pipe, maybe a clip on the needle to clean up the transition from bottom end to mid range(as another commenter said) replace missing fork guards rear mudguard, add a graphics kit tyres and off to a new owner $$.
@Joe I would like to know if you run her again? I'm seeing a few things that puzzles me. 1. Small main jet. (previous owner trying to lean her out) 2. Old plug looks like she had been burning oil. 3. Very low eng. oil level. 4. Slow to burn of the oil in the eng. This could be pointing to an oil leak between the crank case and the transmission!!! Let her sit for a few days and run her again. And check the plug.
Buy a new rear fender and some new fork guards and fix the seat foam chunk that is missing with spray foam super simple and cheap should of did that when fixing the seat cover.
2 strokes are the best keep doing 2 stroke stuff love it! I just started using klotz benol and the performance of the yz 125 is incredibly better smells amazing too
when u take carb off take the bottom subframe bolts out an pull tht bit up an out of way an when riding the old 125 wont hit pb till you runnher through the gears abit at half throttle dunno why thts wat mine does
Why the grease at 12:40? I always used a little extra air filter oil??? For the past 20+ year's? Also the gap on the plug looks to tight.. I had a 96KX 125! Rocket ship when Jetted right, terrible suspense for trail, prone to tank slap! 😂🤣
thanks to you ive learned so much which has helped me make the decision of doing stuff like this. eventually I'll buy my first vehicle to work on and hopefully make a profit. thank you
Not too much experience with Watercooled 2 strokes, but I have heard it's not good to leave coolant in them and let 'em sit for any length of time...eats up the Aluminum or Magnesium or whatever the Motor's made of...
Fun video !! Nice work , I am not much of a Kawasaki fan since 2000 . I crashed my new kx 250 in 2000 and ended up in hospital for 6 weeks uggg and totaled my new bike and myself 😁 in the process !! So other than an occasional ice race on a kx500 I have not owned or raced one !! I have practiced on newer kx450f now and then but scared 😨 lol of green bikes !! Thanks again Joe for entertaining us once again !! Mouse 🐁 mouse 🐁 lol 😁
Whats the best oil to use for mixture on the two stroke also the engine oil what brand is it good to buy. I own a 2003 banshee and just curious what y’all using
When you first took off I thought she wouldn't fly, but I remembered the spark plug barely sparking messed up. So when it cleared out even with bald tires I knew it would fly.
8th 💀 love the vids and my kdx project is almost ready to sell, i have to install a clutch side gasket and get the rear shock rebuilt then buy new plastics for it, keep up the good work!
Awesome video Joe cracking sounding bike worth getting new tyres and doing up a bit have a great weekend Awesome deal for 500 bucks and getting the exhaust was worth it they run well the old kx 125s
Hey I was wondering if you could help me find a crank for my 1995 kx125 I have bin trying to find one for my bike and just can’t find one pls help me I need some good websites that might have a crank for my bike
In my 60 years of riding and working on motorcycles there were only 2 motorcycles that scared me on a first cold ride. A 1988 KX500 we had to pull with a quad to 3rd gear it. That bike had my eyebrows wiggling. And an old Maico 501 4 speed 'crosser. 70 mile an hour 4th gear wheelies just blipping the throttle! Honorable mention- Kawasaki 1300 (not the bagger) and second gear tire lock against a brick wall at the shop I was working at back in the day. My retina's have never recovered! By the way... have you ever had a customer use a nail for a jet needle?
Making me want to get an old bike to work on 😂 don't get me wrong I love my 2022 Dr650, but I've always loved the rm series bikes. Would love to get an old 125 to do some work on and have some more fun with. My Dr is a pavement princess I need her to help save $$ on fuel for my commute to work and stuff. Great video.
Dude, I don’t believe you on your prices you could be legit about what you pay for them and probably still do well on your videos. I noticed on one of your videos you gave two different prices for what you paid for the raptor.
As far as I know, slides are not adjustable. But the needle installed in the slide is adjusted by raising or lowering the clip's one-of-five-positions. Clip in top notch equals very lean. Clip in bottom notch equals very rich.
So with this bike will you flip it or add it to the growing collection? Great deal very nice find! Just curious how much was the pipe probably not much less than the bike I'm guessing.
One of the best channels out there if you are into bikes/quads and love wrenching on them. (Ignore the jealousy that appears in the comments and the arm chair quarterbacks that are always willing to tell him what he did "wrong".)
All I gotta say is it's amazing how far u have come since u started back in the day w Charlie...Keep up the great work and all rewards in the future u Def earned and deserve. Many more yrs 2 come my friend..cheers...b safe.peace..
All those people that talked crap about you for years see you are killing it and probably are more successful than half of those grown men that would rag on you instead of being helpful.
I love the old 2 stroke bikes, dirt and street. Watching your channel keeps me motivated to keep restoring mine, keep up the good work
Damn, here is a 50 year old guy just remembering the good times i had with a '95 bike like that!! The crisp sound underneath ya while riding the track !!! Just does it for me... makes me want to get one again, but my knees would hate me for that!!😁😁😁😁
Those levers are actually really rare. The O’Neal brand made them back in the 80s and called them a total control lever. You can’t find them anywhere nowadays
Super rare
kinda funny how he said cheapo ones, if those are cheap i would like to buy the same, cause i never seen any of these befor for sale..
It's a new generation, and we tend to think the world started turning the day we were born. MXA (magazine), is a prime example of not knowing the past in the sport they write about today. Remember the "DeBruiser" cross bar pad that was very popular in the 80's (and probably 90's too), even with many factory riders and privateers using them, (me too)? MXA today laughed at it,---and thought the slit down the side, (to get it on the cross bar), was suppose to hold air,--and it leaked. Not kidding. In print for the world to see man.
word of advice. use atf on 2 strokes for motor oil. yes 4 stroke oil will work but its a gear box and the engine is lubbed up by premix. atf also is a lot thinner and makes all 2 strokes shift like butter. will also prevent your clutches from sticking unlike motor oil
I bought a 95rm250 a while back in about the same condition an I redone it from the frame up. Parts are so hard to find I had a problem with broken power valve an took me forever to source but I take it to the track every week whooping up on 4 strokes. The 90s bikes still decimate to this day with the right rider
Tip to get those stuck or over tightened drain bolts. Use a 6 point socket. Firmly tap your wrench with your hand or mallet. 60% of the time works every time. Works for spark plugs also.
I use 6 points on every bolt I can anyways so I don't strip them
If you use a rubber mallet, you can pretty much hit it as hard as you physically can without marring anything.
Did you just quote Brian from anchorman?
I love these vids, makes me want to restore and get a bike running again. These also help with things to do when getting a bike
You did it again joe! Coffee, Apple pie and a new episode.... Morning complete! Thanks bro.. Got to go.... my shows on!!
You sure got a good score on this bike! Very nice, nothing really wrong with it other than sitting for awhile. Thanks for a great video, Joe!
This must be so fun and addictive in a way, looking for that next project online seeing what you can find
Awesome im watching from New Zealand, I have a 1989-1994 kdx200 ,I rebuild the motor and have done 20hours on it so far ,Awesome bikes to ride
I had a 1998 Kx 250, back in the 05s or around there. Sold it to go to college. Loved that bike. Only downfall was it had specific to it's year shock linkage stuff. Looked just like that 95 but had more purple black. I'll be enjoying this video for sure.
I think the stock seat color on that was purple but I could be wrong
like that you’ve started putting the music in the beginning of the video again. the music you choose fits quite well, really adds to the theme of the video
Warmed up the bike sounds completely different! It runs really good, it needed to be ridden hard an opened up. It’s probably been awhile.
Aren't you supposed to leave the throttle closed when it's on choke. You're always kicking and opening the throttle at the same time I wonder if that could affect it's starting
This guy is a comedy of errors, the throttle chopping a 125 is the least of them
It's also funny as hell how he kicks the bikes a 1000 times then, he decides to put oil in the cylinder. This kid has NO CLUE! I find it very sad how easily people are fooled by his "halfway repairs" and think he's a genius.
@@2thehook773 amen to that! I also noticed how he referrers to the 10th digit of the vin to get the year of manufacture, no matter the manufacturer. I know this only really works for Honda
@@drewbase I had an 88 CR500R and the only way it would cold start for 2 to 4 kicks was full choke and hold the throttle wide open while kicking , well at least 1 kick at a time 😂
@@23DMOTORSPORTS it’s works for every bikes/ atv
The best thing is when you upload a new video
Dude, I just subscribed. I cannot stop watching your videos. This is just so satisfying how you get these bikes back to life and then you even go out of your way to test ride them just an awesome relaxing video man thank you bro
Pffft
Brother you have the best job alive. Fixer and Ripper. Your content is so awesome. Love your dirt bike fixes...
That would be like $2500 here in Canada....lol....another steal of a deal Joe.....keep em coming 👊✊💨
Sounds like 10,000 pissed off bees chasing him😂😂😂😂
You and Vice Grip Garage are my 2 favorite channels!
Congratulations your definitely a genius again. Thanks for teaching us.
You can hear the new pipe!!! CRISP!
Man gotta love the sound of a 2 stroke that bike rips really good Nice one👍🏼👍🏼
Nice. These videos have me fiendishly wanting to rip a 2 stroke around. But all I have currently is a riding lawn mower. Might put a fmf n re-jet so it rips
Don't mind the haters in the comments, many of them expecting you to treat the bike like you're a factory technician prepping for a Supercross race. What you do works, and is effective with good results. And guaranteed, none of these people criticizing your techniques have resurrected nearly as many old two strokes as you have.
Clearly the little amount of oil that was in there saved this engine 💯 you said it was sat for years so don't need to worry if it's been drained good find Joe keep up the videos
You know that wasn’t engine oil, right? You know that oil didn’t come out of the crankcase either, right?
You get some amazing deals on these, once in a while I'll get onto fix and they don't want to pay or can't so I end up getting smoking deal. Crazy some of the stuff I've locked on to over the years, mechanics leans and such.. If I sell t hem I usually always get my money back out of em, well shop money. Gotta keep the lights on. My ebay and local swap n shop sales do well usually to. You got a good gig there, keep it up. It's amazing what used MX bikes and atvs will fetch price wise. Another great vid Joe!
So jealous of the land lol especially now that the riding trails here in Mass are closed for the season now. Just needs a few jumps and a set track and you could have some awesome riding there. Congrats nice find I love KX'S. I have a 09 KX 250f and a 98 YZ400F wish I was close by we could tear up some dirt. I'm kind of an old man but I can still rip some shit up lol.
The dirtbike content is the best, can't wait for the side-by-side video😏
Bike running rich on mid range. Lean air mixture screw. Great find.
125s are the best dirt bikes enough power any1 can ride them yet small enough to throw around I've had em all 125 250 300 450 still love a good built 125 for trail riding nothing beats em
Nice find! You’re one of my favourite channels
Up the main jet for the pipe, maybe a clip on the needle to clean up the transition from bottom end to mid range(as another commenter said) replace missing fork guards rear mudguard, add a graphics kit tyres and off to a new owner $$.
Great buy and a great video. Sounds like the pilot circuit is rich and the needle is rich by 1.5 to 2 clips.
My thoughts as well
Greatest RUclips channel right here!!
thats a great 1% check of the slide position...as you did in your other video. I'm adding it to my checklist so I can be a superstar as well!
I wish I had deals like this in my country 😂😂😂 great video!
@Joe I would like to know if you run her again? I'm seeing a few things that puzzles me. 1. Small main jet. (previous owner trying to lean her out) 2. Old plug looks like she had been burning oil. 3. Very low eng. oil level. 4. Slow to burn of the oil in the eng. This could be pointing to an oil leak between the crank case and the transmission!!! Let her sit for a few days and run her again. And check the plug.
Buy a new rear fender and some new fork guards and fix the seat foam chunk that is missing with spray foam super simple and cheap should of did that when fixing the seat cover.
2 strokes are the best keep doing 2 stroke stuff love it! I just started using klotz benol and the performance of the yz 125 is incredibly better smells amazing too
Brings back memories. 🤙🏻 My favorite vid so far.
Another great bike at a great price! Way to go, Joe
Nice score Joe..cant believe it was that ez...awesome ! Keepin the 2strokes alive ! 😃👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
when u take carb off take the bottom subframe bolts out an pull tht bit up an out of way an when riding the old 125 wont hit pb till you runnher through the gears abit at half throttle dunno why thts wat mine does
Brings back so many memories. The bike sounds amazing
This kid is such a nerd when he gets excited
Why the grease at 12:40? I always used a little extra air filter oil??? For the past 20+ year's? Also the gap on the plug looks to tight.. I had a 96KX 125! Rocket ship when Jetted right, terrible suspense for trail, prone to tank slap! 😂🤣
Absolute beaut Joe, as I had the 89 kx80!That was the biggest until recently I got the yz250 92 and that thing rips lf!
👍👌👊👊👊💪💪💪😬😬👍💪🔥🔥🔥
thanks to you ive learned so much which has helped me make the decision of doing stuff like this. eventually I'll buy my first vehicle to work on and hopefully make a profit. thank you
keep the two stroke content coming!!! love it
I loved it when you left the tri pod in the middle of the land that thing flys
I have a CRF250R that keeps coming off the ignition mark on the flywheel side? Any ideas what it could be ?
This is possibly a stupid question but I notice the 10w40 oil you use says 4 stroke on it, so its safe to use in 2 strokes too?
Truth? Just any motor oil is fine. The tranny just needs lubrication.
I’ve beeen wanting a dirt bike for so long you so lucky to find one so cheap
Reeds, plastic and rear tire and you wont have much left for a great bike. Reeds may just need a good spray down. Good find.
Not too much experience with Watercooled 2 strokes, but I have heard it's not good to leave coolant in them and let 'em sit for any length of time...eats up the Aluminum or Magnesium or whatever the Motor's made of...
Well done this bike looks amazing! Big fan!
Fun video !! Nice work , I am not much of a Kawasaki fan since 2000 . I crashed my new kx 250 in 2000 and ended up in hospital for 6 weeks uggg and totaled my new bike and myself 😁 in the process !! So other than an occasional ice race on a kx500 I have not owned or raced one !! I have practiced on newer kx450f now and then but scared 😨 lol of green bikes !! Thanks again Joe for entertaining us once again !! Mouse 🐁 mouse 🐁 lol 😁
remember the old green handle bars you would use as a breaker bar? i just randomly remembered that thing XD
Joe never seems to disappoint
Except after all these years, he still cannot seem to know how to tune a bike...
@@AlluzHH ?
@@AlluzHH I guarantee he has resurrected more old 2-stroke bikes than you have.
Some of us have two stroke fever, sooo ya keep the old dirt scooters coming 😊
You can use aluminum brightener on the brake rotors and it makes them look way cleaner and they work a lot! Better
Omg that seat cover is hilarious
Whats the best oil to use for mixture on the two stroke also the engine oil what brand is it good to buy. I own a 2003 banshee and just curious what y’all using
What a deal on that bike. Love kawasaki. My favorite. Great video brother.
When you first took off I thought she wouldn't fly, but I remembered the spark plug barely sparking messed up. So when it cleared out even with bald tires I knew it would fly.
Is that frame broken at the bottom there?
Kawasaki make a nice bike , and oil tanker , and helicopter . They know what they're doing .
8th 💀 love the vids and my kdx project is almost ready to sell, i have to install a clutch side gasket and get the rear shock rebuilt then buy new plastics for it, keep up the good work!
Nothing like a 2 stroke. Especially a 125 that you can flat out rip. Love riding a slow bike fast.
Awesome video Joe cracking sounding bike worth getting new tyres and doing up a bit have a great weekend Awesome deal for 500 bucks and getting the exhaust was worth it they run well the old kx 125s
I love the sound and she rips
Hey I was wondering if you could help me find a crank for my 1995 kx125 I have bin trying to find one for my bike and just can’t find one pls help me I need some good websites that might have a crank for my bike
In my 60 years of riding and working on motorcycles there were only 2 motorcycles that scared me on a first cold ride. A 1988 KX500 we had to pull with a quad to 3rd gear it. That bike had my eyebrows wiggling. And an old Maico 501 4 speed 'crosser. 70 mile an hour 4th gear wheelies just blipping the throttle! Honorable mention- Kawasaki 1300 (not the bagger) and second gear tire lock against a brick wall at the shop I was working at back in the day. My retina's have never recovered!
By the way... have you ever had a customer use a nail for a jet needle?
Sweet find. Put the same seat cover on my RM. Need to use a pneumatic stapler and practically have 3 hands, but it's doable. lol
I'll have to be looking for deals like this this winter I'm still putting around on a 230 Chinese 4 stroke
Making me want to get an old bike to work on 😂 don't get me wrong I love my 2022 Dr650, but I've always loved the rm series bikes. Would love to get an old 125 to do some work on and have some more fun with. My Dr is a pavement princess I need her to help save $$ on fuel for my commute to work and stuff. Great video.
That's a fast little beast!! Great bike!!
Kawi's & Zuki's are just solid...
how do you adjust the idle on these?
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Is that a crack in the frame just above the rad cap , right through the sticker ??
A 1996 to 1998 KX125, asking price $5,000 to $6,500 Aud A CR500 you can pay between $13,000 to $25,000 Aud in Australia.
Is the frame cracked? Looked like it when you changed the oil
What flooring is that? Vinyl? Looks great
What are your tips on finding your next project build? Are there bikes that literally cannot be fixed or is there always a way?
There are some that are just too rough to fix and wouldn't make sense to fix.
But how do you find them a these prices, I’m always looking to find some but nothing
@@2vintage yeah I get that but let's say a bike looks fresh but won't turn over, what do you look at to see if its worth buying and working on?
@@stephanerenaud2484 maybe negotiating
Dude, I don’t believe you on your prices you could be legit about what you pay for them and probably still do well on your videos. I noticed on one of your videos you gave two different prices for what you paid for the raptor.
Love the content!!
Nice...you got a damn good deal on this one...the 125's are so fun to ride...awesome job brother...keep the videos coming buddy...
U got a brilliant deal on that kx 125cc she goes nicely aswell sounds pukka great deal 👍 👌
How do you adjust the slide down?
As far as I know, slides are not adjustable. But the needle installed in the slide is adjusted by raising or lowering the clip's one-of-five-positions. Clip in top notch equals very lean. Clip in bottom notch equals very rich.
what do you think of mid ninety's 2 strokes?
Long live the 2 stroke 👏🏾👏🏾
awesome man, id love to see exactly how you did the seat cover, and the full carb clean. nice work though!!!
Love your channel!!
Power valve is gummed up needs to be cleaned. KIPS Kawasaki calls it.
So with this bike will you flip it or add it to the growing collection? Great deal very nice find! Just curious how much was the pipe probably not much less than the bike I'm guessing.
He said like 275 or something