The little spring loaded tool is for checking belt tension! The manual explains how to use it, I believe there is a hole on the top of the belt guard that it fits into. Great video 👍
That is a Beautiful bike that someone clearly loved and took incredible care of! Super clean, all the chrome was in great shape, and all it needed was your typical carb clean! Got a stean this one dude!
Holy crap, that brings back a recent memory! A lady I went to high school with (and we are 1968 hs graduates), had an old Honda 250 Rebel she had bought new. At one point, her daughter rode it from here (North Alabama) down to Florida and back! Not sure I'd ride a 250 that far, but she definitely had an adventurous spirit. After sitting idle in her back garage for many many years, she decided she wanted it made to run, so she asked me if I'd try to do that for her. Took my truck over and dug that thing out, and man did it look pitiful! Flat dry rotted tires, rims rusted over, exhaust and handlebars rusted over, paint looked like chalk, engine crusted over. My youtube channel was in its infancy then, so I didn't think to get "before" pics of it, or the reconstruction of it. Long story short, new tires, new battery, new chain, lots and lots of Evaporust, lots of rubbing and polishing compound, carb rebuild,. many hours of buffing and shining, that thing came out looking like it was just off the showroom floor. I did get short youtube clip of its first start, and then a quick twirl on it that I made to show her the progress. I put it up in the back of my truck to take back to her, but made a stop at the gym for a workout on the way..... folks at the gym tried to buy that thing right off my truck. I have to say, it looked spectacular. Maybe not as nice as that one you did, but it was sweet. Kudo's to you for all you do. Awesome content sir. Looking forward to the next one. But to me, this one was kind of special.
Joe, I noticed that when you put the bike on the center stand, you physically lifted the weight of the bike with your right hand. The only right way to do it, is to push the center stand down with your right foot, then Rock the bike away from you a little bit until both center stand feet are touching the ground, then push down with your right foot and lift slightly with your right hand, letting the leverage of the stand itself do the work. with a bike any heavier than that Honda, you would never be able to lift it onto the stand using brute Force. Anyway, I enjoy your videos, especially the one you did with the 1979 RM 125 a while back!
Maybe so, maybe not. I wanted to put that out there because I see many younger mechanics who seem to have never seen a center stand, because so few bikes come equipped with them today. I've also seen serious injuries to those who do not know how to use one, as well as many dropped bikes. So, why not pass on information if it might help someone?
i have ridden since i was 5. have had a rough decade or so and watching your videos has really inspired me to get back into fixing up cars and dirt bikes/ATV's again, as i use to love to do. appreciate your videos
I have this exact bike... LOVE IT Bought it as a graduation present to myself back in nineteen eighty two For twelve hundred dollars from Jerry Grow Honda in Muskegon Michigan...4,088 miles on it. Funny thing I noticed was on your test drive, the turn signal stayed on...I always forget to push or slide it off...just got my bike out today and washed...oil change, new battery and gas tomorrow😀💚thankyou for informative video!
I just bought a 82 CM 250. The CM 250 bikes were only built 82-84 and then they became the CMX or the "Rebel". The 82 and 84 bikes were chain driven while the 83 was belt driven. This is a great looking bike! Wish mine looked like this, Mine needs an almost complete rebuild but nothing I can't handle, I'm not building it original anyway. I'm going to build a bobber.
Thanks for that info! I had an '82 cm250 that I could've swore was chain driven, as I fondly remember tensioning the links while I had it on a milk crate, like my ol' motorcross bikes, lol! Damn good memories!
What a gorgeous profile ! That bike is SICK. Honda sure knows how to do it right. EDIT : Wow, a Belt Driven 250 is something I've never seen. I LOVE how Honda made small displacement motor bikes with bike bike features. It is innovative and respectful to the rider who wants all the bells and whistles, but just a little smaller. I'd love to know if your opinion has changed on cruisers like that. Wow, I love your collection of bikes and ATV's.
One of these days, you are going to start one of those bikes and find that it has no oil in it due to a leak. You should always check the oil first thing before you do anything. Then check the air filter next. Then crank and check for spark, etc.
It is indeed a beauty. I love the looks and comfort of the early Japanese cruisers. My first brand new bike was a 1981 Suzuki GS450L. Other than a few dual sports, I've been riding cruisers ever since. I'd love to have a small cruiser like that. I really like the stepped seat, tall pullback bars, the centerstand, and all the chrome. That's the same engine that was later used in the Rebel 250. Pretty much bulletproof. There should have been a screwdriver in the tool kit. The thing you didn't know what was is a tension gauge for adjusting the belt tension. Airbox cover is missing. That EPA tab on the pilot screw can be removed using a Dremel with a cutoff wheel, so you can adjust it with the engine running. Sounds just like my 2016 Honda Rebel 250. Even the mirrors look the same.
pick up an impact screw driver bro for those hard stuck screws,they are under $20 and work amazing,its one of the best tools i ever purchased for my motorcycles
Awesome bike bud but just a heads-up the WD-40 is hard on paint unlike plastic I would definitely get it off that tank before you end up with the white hazy paint look from the sun cooking the WD-40. I found out the hard way myself.
Having owned several Hondas.. also ensure your fluids being used are Honda rated. This includes oil, clutch, gear oil. brake fluid etc If you need to, go to the dealer and buy the proper fluid instead of cheaping out and buying any off the shelf fluid.. Might be a few dollars more but it has been proven if you dont use the recommended fluids, you will be in for big trouble down the road. This goes for all Honda vehicles.
Another job well done sir. I just saved a Toro snowblower from the scrap pile and all it needed was a carb clean and a spark plug. Runs great. Keep saving them man. God bless
❤ OMG!! :') Looking like my very first street legal bike, an '82 cm250, that I had the honor and joy to ride over the ENTIRE STATE of Colorado in 1986, '87. So impressed with it, I upped to a cm450 in '88, my sophomore year in high school. Looking at the specs on it now, it claimed a top speed of only 66mph, but I know for a darn fact I could get that puppy up to nearly 80 going north on I-25! Thanks for the memories 💭🛵
Carbs have to come out through airbox location, sucks to remove usually and the cables are always a pain that bezel on top of air box removes. Gorgeous bike. Great find!
I just brought a 1982 suzuki gs300l back to life after settings in a barn for 28 years it looked horrible but had in running in 30 minutes my boys actually driving it his first bike lol but at 50 the motor is screaming lol
Sweet find. Most 250’s get beat up from first time riders learning and dropping them. They also end up going through a lot of owners in a small amount of miles. While the bike might not be rare, it’s rare to find one especially that old that is so well taken care of! I’ve got a 1982 CM450 turned into a scrambler. 80’s Honda bikes are the best.
What a sweet ride! I was 16 and had the chance to purchase the same bike. I'm 47 now and I never did buy that bike or even rode one since. Something came up and altered that course in that part of my life. Thanks for the wonderful memories. Take care from Canada eh!
A bike thats been sitting for a long time needs the oil level checked before starting for the first time. How would you know if there was any oil in it at all? Could have wrecked it on first start-up. Oil barely showed on the dipstick.
awesome little bike,i can't believe you find these in this type of shape.i use to have an old 550 nighthawk and the old hondas are bulletproof,honda make the best bikes in my opinion
Cool bike! Love the way lower (than normal) displacement multi cylinder bikes and auto engines sound, and especially the snappier/higher revving nature of them. Just picked up a Yamaha RD350 the other day that was in desperate need of restoration and almost have it torn down for a full frame off already lol.
i just love those old vintage bikes.any displacement from any manafacturer.i loved them as a child in the 70s & never stopped.they just dont make them like that anymore.
Idle circuit usually plugs up, typical of a Keihin carb. #35 pilot jet has a very small orifice in it and gets stopped up if you even think about it. Thankfully, it uses a single carb so easy peasy to work on. That carb has primary and secondary mainjets, the 2nd jet you removed is the secondary mainjet. Great video!🏍🏍🏍
You seem to know your stuff. What is the adjustment fuel screw at 24:30 time stamp? I have cleaned my carb and even had a shop do it. It seems to start TOO good. No choke needed. But then it bogs down in higher gears when accelerating. These two seem to indicate it is too rich maybe? I tuned the idle screw/knob down until it started to falter at idle.
I think I have figured it out the carb. But, I have an extra carb it came with, but that one is different. It is missing, I think it is called an accelerator pump? it is on the air side of the carb, I think it feeds from bowl. What are the model number and do you know of an aftermarket carb for it? I can find nothing online about how to find an aftermarket carb to replace an old carb-- dimensions, flow, cable setup, etc.
Motorcycle show! Happy that there are guys besides me, who care about the iconic motorbikes of the 80s! I own a Suzuki GS 500 E from 1981, and in my country there is a man who has a GS 600 GL always from the 80s, similar to yours but with 4 cylinders! You will enjoy being taken for a walk by her 😉
Hallelujah! Finally a road burner! I don't like that kind of seat either. A single saddle would be my choice, but no doubt there's storage under there...
Nice bike, I just purchased an 83 GL1100 Standard for 800, 29k and same owner for 34 years. He purchased it back in February 89. Who owns anything that long. It did have a near death experience with a deer, but she survives as beautiful as ever.
hello, I bought the same 4 thousand km, which oil and how many numbers should I use, and there is no side left cover. Where can I find it? Thank you very much.🙏
That bike has spent all of it's life in a garage attached to the house in a controlled environment . And you said you didn't like the styling of that bike there is nothing wrong with it if I remember correctly it was also available in a 650 and 750 you couldn't get any better. I would love to have a clean little bike like that.
You have a beautiful and valuable bike there. What a find ! Honda later made the CB250 Nighthawk and 250 Rebel. Both carried the same motor (234cc) , which is quite similar to the motor your bike has. The single carburettor was later changed to a diaphragm type. I had the Nighthawk 250 for many years as my main "go-for" bike until last year. Very zippy, good on gas, and reliable. Just put gas and go ! The front drum brake was poor for a bike with that zip, but the Rebel had a disc. Persons seeing that bike you have will say "Wow !" Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
This is the bike both of them came from. Both got the same motor 234cc 19hp (almost 20) and a chain drive rear 16" 120/90. CB250 Nighthawk got: That tank, two drums, those bars, a modification of that frame. The Rebel got a different lowered frame (girls and teens), smaller tank, front hydraulic single disk. I have this same motor with 50000 miles on it (48500 by me). Still runs like a watch. 19hp motor with 8hp brakes.
Great bike bro, she's like new, looked comfortable to sit on as well when looking down, definitely a keeper. Are they the stock pipes. Great content, I haven't been here un a while. Take care
i recently bought a 250 custom myself and it and it had been sitting in a garage for a while. i had some trouble with the carb. I was able to work it out without having to take the battery box and air filter out. Go to the closest Napa near you and get a parts cleaner can with one of those dip buckets and dip that sucker in there and let it soak or get yourself a rebuild kit and save yourself the trouble. Id still clean the OEM parts in case you need to use them.
I had the 125cc one of these bikes back in the 90s .looked cool back in the day but have a few issues. The worst being the full tanks would rot out of the bottom and drip onto pipes and catch fire.
I new how to shift before I could walk. I am buying a Shop Service Manual, I have OCD so everything I own I take care of it and keep it as Original as possible. I bought a 85 VT 500c shaft drive Honda Shadow for $1,400. 2 yrs ago that only had 12,355 miles on it. I'm the 5th owner. It's been a low mileage bike all it's life. It was 1st sold in 95, And I bought it 2021 with 12,355 miles on it. I didn't get my license until Feb 2022 so it wasn't driven. I'm on a fixed income. I used my Stimulus check to buy it. and my 2nd stimulus check to cover the back taxes that were owed on the motorcycle and the registration that was past due, and then to get full coverage with motorcycle insurance. *Before I had a chance to register the bike in my name * It was hit in the parking lot by a elderly neighbor. He backed into the bike, I had the Guardian all weather cover that came with the bike on it and it was sitting on the center stand. He hit the front end first and pushed it backwards about 5' bent the left side of the handlebars the shifter peg the left foot rest broke the mirror and broke the left side controls He did about $400.00 in original 85 parts that had to be replaced. I replaced everything with Original 85 Honda Parts. * I took it to a Well Liked Locale Motorcycle Mechanic Shop up here in Shasta County, Ca. * I asked to get a tune up on the bike. I was willing to pay up to $400-$600. He looked at it, Laughed and said Most those bike have been run the piss out of them and there not worth fixing up. He wouldn't even touch it. I asked if I start it will you tell me whats wrong. He did , He said the carbs need to be rebuilt that's it's running on one carb in low rpm's, ""The front forks oil seals are broken"", the back brake needs replacement. It idles at 1,100 rpm currently, It starts right up every time, except in the extreme cold of 30-40's then with the choke on it might be the 3-4th crank to fire. I've run 2 cans of Seafoam through the gas tank in the past 4 months of driving. I bought a set of 85 VT500c carbs for it out of Washington for $200. "Very Clean" I took my time and rebuilt the carbs with new rebuild kits and adjusted to my sea level of 900-1,300 with new lower rubber inlets and new rubber diaphragms and cleaned the needles. I bought a set of Dialed Carb Sync (4) type. I know where the vacuum tubes connect but the two carbs are connected as 1 and only 1 adjustment screw. I don't know how to Sync the carbs. Because it's my only transportation, I don't have a garage I live in a apartment complex. "Not even sure if the Complex will let me work on it in the parking lot" I need to pull the forks apart and redo them with the right amount of oil I think that's 139cc per shock of 10w and then replace the oil rings on the shocks, and then reassemble and add 4-6 lbs. of air pressure to each. When I bought it I replaced the crappy oil that was in it, and replaced it with Mobile 1 V-twin Full synthetic 20w50 because where I live the summer heat gets to 118+ so that black road is at leaast 140F+ Yes you cook at the Stop lights. Thank god it's water cooled, My bike is as clean as yours on this video, It's the one pictured in my profile pic.
Thanks for posting yet another great video I always look forward to watching them and cant wait to see what your upto next keep up the great work cheers 😉
I lost the left side plastic cover off my 82 CM450C. I safety wired the right side cover on after that. Spilled brake fluid from the reservoir when filling will really take off the paint on the tank, so beware. I lube my chain with vaseline and a tooth brush on my chain. Dunno how good it is, but it's clear and cheap. I use Shell Rotella Synthetic for oil. Luggage rack is super nice to have on it. Both kickstands kinda swck. Fugly bike but I plan to keep mine until I dle or it stops running from a catastrophic failure. There is a pull choke to the bottom left of the speedo. You need it when the engine is cold for the first mile.
I really feel like if these people that sell you all their cool stuff for cheap actually watched your videos then they might just keep them and fix them themselves. You make it look easy. I only learned recently that the screws in all those old Japanese bikes are a special JIS japanese standard head which look like a phillips but is slightly different. Maybe that is why when you were taking the bowl off the carb the screwdriver looked like it wanted to slip. Edit: At 30:39 I like the way the shift pattern is engraved into the casing just above the footrest. I haven't seen that before on a bike.
My dad just picked up the same exact bike, 9k miles, it is cold blooded even in the summer. Once its warm it runs very smooth. I'd say it's worth keeping in that condition. The Honda rebel used a chain, belts seem to last longer. I think rebels had twin carbs but the custom only really needs one anyway.
@@noahway13 what the manufacturer wants for max output and simplicity. One carb for a twin is simple, but twin carbs would make a little more power and better response. I've seen single cylinder 4 strokes and two strokes with twin carbs as well.
I'd give $900 for a 234cc Honda twin motor with on spec compression for just the motor in a crate. I've got the same motor, SU carb in a later moder CB with 50000mi and it still runs great. The CM250 Custom was the best of the three (Custom, Rebel, CB250) with the belt drive on the Custom...rare on such a small bike. Really smooth with the butter click gearbox in that 234. 19hp with 8hp brakes though. Plan your ride.
Not sure if I'm right or not but I want to say that tool in the kit might be for checking the belt tension Harleys have a tool like that to check the belt tension
Its basically a honda rebel. Same motor. Theyre great bikes. I have an 85 and i rode it wide open on the highway for 400 miles once. Didnt skip a beat.
Joe this bike is mint and i think it would be a perfect bike for jade. You two could cruise together In perfect weather. Anyway I love these videos they inspire me to work on bike and I want to thankyou for doing doing what you do. Keep up the good work man.
My 83 cx500 does the job aswell! Really needed a clutch tho, the old friction plates disintegrated in my hands, made the new oil pitch black within 400km, wich is how i found out about it
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The little spring loaded tool is for checking belt tension! The manual explains how to use it, I believe there is a hole on the top of the belt guard that it fits into. Great video 👍
That is a Beautiful bike that someone clearly loved and took incredible care of! Super clean, all the chrome was in great shape, and all it needed was your typical carb clean! Got a stean this one dude!
The one I was given, the owner was the evil twin to this previous owner.
Holy crap, that brings back a recent memory! A lady I went to high school with (and we are 1968 hs graduates), had an old Honda 250 Rebel she had bought new. At one point, her daughter rode it from here (North Alabama) down to Florida and back! Not sure I'd ride a 250 that far, but she definitely had an adventurous spirit. After sitting idle in her back garage for many many years, she decided she wanted it made to run, so she asked me if I'd try to do that for her. Took my truck over and dug that thing out, and man did it look pitiful! Flat dry rotted tires, rims rusted over, exhaust and handlebars rusted over, paint looked like chalk, engine crusted over. My youtube channel was in its infancy then, so I didn't think to get "before" pics of it, or the reconstruction of it. Long story short, new tires, new battery, new chain, lots and lots of Evaporust, lots of rubbing and polishing compound, carb rebuild,. many hours of buffing and shining, that thing came out looking like it was just off the showroom floor. I did get short youtube clip of its first start, and then a quick twirl on it that I made to show her the progress. I put it up in the back of my truck to take back to her, but made a stop at the gym for a workout on the way..... folks at the gym tried to buy that thing right off my truck. I have to say, it looked spectacular. Maybe not as nice as that one you did, but it was sweet. Kudo's to you for all you do. Awesome content sir. Looking forward to the next one. But to me, this one was kind of special.
Reminiscing is awesome!
Nice story! I would ride it if it were mine! The price of gas being so high, people are looking for anything to save money!
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Joe, I noticed that when you put the bike on the center stand, you physically lifted the weight of the bike with your right hand. The only right way to do it, is to push the center stand down with your right foot, then Rock the bike away from you a little bit until both center stand feet are touching the ground, then push down with your right foot and lift slightly with your right hand, letting the leverage of the stand itself do the work. with a bike any heavier than that Honda, you would never be able to lift it onto the stand using brute Force. Anyway, I enjoy your videos, especially the one you did with the 1979 RM 125 a while back!
you nailed it!
You're right but he got the job done. With a heavier bike that he might not be able to lift the weight of I am sure he would figure it out.
@@Mr.M1STER not necessarily. It’s counterintuitive.
Maybe so, maybe not. I wanted to put that out there because I see many younger mechanics who seem to have never seen a center stand, because so few bikes come equipped with them today. I've also seen serious injuries to those who do not know how to use one, as well as many dropped bikes. So, why not pass on information if it might help someone?
@@dannyjamison8337 Who said not to pass on the information?
Those 250cc bikes are underrated, great little grocery getter. Ive got two.
i have ridden since i was 5. have had a rough decade or so and watching your videos has really inspired me to get back into fixing up cars and dirt bikes/ATV's again, as i use to love to do. appreciate your videos
I have this exact bike... LOVE IT Bought it as a graduation present to myself back in nineteen eighty two For twelve hundred dollars from Jerry Grow Honda in Muskegon Michigan...4,088 miles on it. Funny thing I noticed was on your test drive, the turn signal stayed on...I always forget to push or slide it off...just got my bike out today and washed...oil change, new battery and gas tomorrow😀💚thankyou for informative video!
The Honda was a great find. Hope you keep it forever.
A little trick I use to get carb screws out. Is use jis screwdriver with a bit of valve lapping compound in screwhead.
I just bought a 82 CM 250. The CM 250 bikes were only built 82-84 and then they became the CMX or the "Rebel". The 82 and 84 bikes were chain driven while the 83 was belt driven. This is a great looking bike! Wish mine looked like this, Mine needs an almost complete rebuild but nothing I can't handle, I'm not building it original anyway. I'm going to build a bobber.
Thanks for that info! I had an '82 cm250 that I could've swore was chain driven, as I fondly remember tensioning the links while I had it on a milk crate, like my ol' motorcross bikes, lol! Damn good memories!
What a gorgeous profile ! That bike is SICK. Honda sure knows how to do it right. EDIT : Wow, a Belt Driven 250 is something I've never seen. I LOVE how Honda made small displacement motor bikes with bike bike features. It is innovative and respectful to the rider who wants all the bells and whistles, but just a little smaller.
I'd love to know if your opinion has changed on cruisers like that. Wow, I love your collection of bikes and ATV's.
One of these days, you are going to start one of those bikes and find that it has no oil in it due to a leak. You should always check the oil first thing before you do anything. Then check the air filter next. Then crank and check for spark, etc.
It is indeed a beauty. I love the looks and comfort of the early Japanese cruisers. My first brand new bike was a 1981 Suzuki GS450L. Other than a few dual sports, I've been riding cruisers ever since. I'd love to have a small cruiser like that. I really like the stepped seat, tall pullback bars, the centerstand, and all the chrome. That's the same engine that was later used in the Rebel 250. Pretty much bulletproof. There should have been a screwdriver in the tool kit. The thing you didn't know what was is a tension gauge for adjusting the belt tension. Airbox cover is missing. That EPA tab on the pilot screw can be removed using a Dremel with a cutoff wheel, so you can adjust it with the engine running. Sounds just like my 2016 Honda Rebel 250. Even the mirrors look the same.
Previous owner really loved this bike, took great care as you pointed out. glad to see when that is the case
pick up an impact screw driver bro for those hard stuck screws,they are under $20 and work amazing,its one of the best tools i ever purchased for my motorcycles
They are great money spent that’s for sure. A right angle screwdriver is great to have too, you’ll learn the more you tinker with bikes.
I had the exact same bike when I was a teenager in the 90s I loved that thing. Tough as nails and sounds awesome. Oh mine was chain only differences
Awesome bike bud but just a heads-up the WD-40 is hard on paint unlike plastic I would definitely get it off that tank before you end up with the white hazy paint look from the sun cooking the WD-40. I found out the hard way myself.
Yes, get some wax polish on the painted parts.
I agree and I would not put it on the seat either for several reasons. Very slippery and also I don’t want oil on my clothes
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Having owned several Hondas.. also ensure your fluids being used are Honda rated. This includes oil, clutch, gear oil. brake fluid etc If you need to, go to the dealer and buy the proper fluid instead of cheaping out and buying any off the shelf fluid.. Might be a few dollars more but it has been proven if you dont use the recommended fluids, you will be in for big trouble down the road. This goes for all Honda vehicles.
Another job well done sir. I just saved a Toro snowblower from the scrap pile and all it needed was a carb clean and a spark plug. Runs great. Keep saving them man. God bless
Much better bike than the Rebel. Hate working on those rebels dual carb nightmares, .great vid.
❤ OMG!! :') Looking like my very first street legal bike, an '82 cm250, that I had the honor and joy to ride over the ENTIRE STATE of Colorado in 1986, '87. So impressed with it, I upped to a cm450 in '88, my sophomore year in high school. Looking at the specs on it now, it claimed a top speed of only 66mph, but I know for a darn fact I could get that puppy up to nearly 80 going north on I-25! Thanks for the memories 💭🛵
I had a 1983 Kawasaki 440 LTD that looked and sounded much like that one. Such a smooth ride.
Most of the street bikes from the 80s we're jetted superlean for emissions and most always need choke and warmup to run properly.
Also gas wasn't super oxygenated like now days. It's always good practice to go up a couple sizes on the jets.
Glad to see you tackling a road bike. Hope there are more to come.
Yep I have another one I'm working on right now
Nothing like an 80s Japanese cruiser with the blinker on 80% of the time to bring back the memories. Loved my 454LTD.
Awesome bike. I’m always worried about dry rotted tires when you get these bikes sitting 30 years and hop on it going 50 lol. Huge fan keep it up
Carbs have to come out through airbox location, sucks to remove usually and the cables are always a pain that bezel on top of air box removes. Gorgeous bike. Great find!
I just brought a 1982 suzuki gs300l back to life after settings in a barn for 28 years it looked horrible but had in running in 30 minutes my boys actually driving it his first bike lol but at 50 the motor is screaming lol
Cool to see something different on the channel 🙌
Thanks man it was a fantastic knowledgeable video helped a lot of folks.
I'm glad you got one that doesn't need shining because I've never seen you shine one yet
I just got a 450 automatic while my XR650 gets some attention
Hondas are forever!
Beauty. My word it has the tool kit as well. What a genuine bike. Nice find partner.
lovely bike Joe
Sweet find. Most 250’s get beat up from first time riders learning and dropping them. They also end up going through a lot of owners in a small amount of miles. While the bike might not be rare, it’s rare to find one especially that old that is so well taken care of! I’ve got a 1982 CM450 turned into a scrambler. 80’s Honda bikes are the best.
I have the 250 version of your scrambler.
I owned a 1981 CMT 400 Honda probably one of the best bike’s I’ve ever owned. You do nice work without swearing🤔It’s just time,what the heck.👍
I love my 81 cm 400c looks like this 250.
Brings back some memories. I had a Honda cm 200 forty one years ago it was my first "big bike" . Your cm250 is imaculate.
Would be good to see you getting into some road bikes Joe. Maybe even an old Harley Sportster.
This makes me miss my rebel250.. I bought it with
39:47 sounded like a DC3 or as you call them in the US C47's flying over
What a sweet ride! I was 16 and had the chance to purchase the same bike. I'm 47 now and I never did buy that bike or even rode one since. Something came up and altered that course in that part of my life. Thanks for the wonderful memories. Take care from Canada eh!
WOW!! What a Sweet FIND!!!! Way beyond belief!.A very good Bike to learn how to RIDE!!!
I had a 84 or an 85 was a nice little bike to ride i snapped the belt on mine
A bike thats been sitting for a long time needs the oil level checked before starting for the first time. How would you know if there was any oil in it at all? Could have wrecked it on first start-up. Oil barely showed on the dipstick.
That and only oiling one pot, he's having fun though more power to him.
When they take a second to come down off a rev they are a little lean, just a tip. Love your Chan buddy. Now onto some 4 cylinders! Whoohoo
awesome little bike,i can't believe you find these in this type of shape.i use to have an old 550 nighthawk and the old hondas are bulletproof,honda make the best bikes in my opinion
Like those Street Bikes, even a smallish one.
This thing looks like it just came off the show room floor! Glad you were able to get her running again.
Cool bike! Love the way lower (than normal) displacement multi cylinder bikes and auto engines sound, and especially the snappier/higher revving nature of them. Just picked up a Yamaha RD350 the other day that was in desperate need of restoration and almost have it torn down for a full frame off already lol.
Nice I have a 1981 gl500 and a 1982 cx650 love my old Hondas!
i just love those old vintage bikes.any displacement from any manafacturer.i loved them as a child in the 70s & never stopped.they just dont make them like that anymore.
My late uncle had a Gold Wing. He loved his bike and riding with his friends.
Idle circuit usually plugs up, typical of a Keihin carb. #35 pilot jet has a very small orifice in it and gets stopped up if you even think about it. Thankfully, it uses a single carb so easy peasy to work on. That carb has primary and secondary mainjets, the 2nd jet you removed is the secondary mainjet.
Great video!🏍🏍🏍
You seem to know your stuff. What is the adjustment fuel screw at 24:30 time stamp? I have cleaned my carb and even had a shop do it. It seems to start TOO good. No choke needed. But then it bogs down in higher gears when accelerating. These two seem to indicate it is too rich maybe? I tuned the idle screw/knob down until it started to falter at idle.
I think I have figured it out the carb. But, I have an extra carb it came with, but that one is different. It is missing, I think it is called an accelerator pump? it is on the air side of the carb, I think it feeds from bowl. What are the model number and do you know of an aftermarket carb for it? I can find nothing online about how to find an aftermarket carb to replace an old carb-- dimensions, flow, cable setup, etc.
Motorcycle show! Happy that there are guys besides me, who care about the iconic motorbikes of the 80s! I own a Suzuki GS 500 E from 1981, and in my country there is a man who has a GS 600 GL always from the 80s, similar to yours but with 4 cylinders! You will enjoy being taken for a walk by her 😉
Learned a lot from u in the little time I’ve been watching ur channel helped me out a lot keep up the great videos
Thanks for watching!
Hallelujah! Finally a road burner! I don't like that kind of seat either. A single saddle would be my choice, but no doubt there's storage under there...
Nice bike, I just purchased an 83 GL1100 Standard for 800, 29k and same owner for 34 years. He purchased it back in February 89. Who owns anything that long. It did have a near death experience with a deer, but she survives as beautiful as ever.
hello, I bought the same 4 thousand km, which oil and how many numbers should I use, and there is no side left cover. Where can I find it? Thank you very much.🙏
I helped my GF at the time buy an '86 Twinstar after she did MSF class. Cool little bike but not really a freeway bike. Great MPG with single carb tho
That bike should be in a museum! Nice one👍👍👍
That bike has spent all of it's life in a garage attached to the house in a controlled environment . And you said you didn't like the styling of that bike there is nothing wrong with it if I remember correctly it was also available in a 650 and 750 you couldn't get any better. I would love to have a clean little bike like that.
That is a beautiful and awesome bike, especially with that seat and belt drive. Wow!
These kind of bike get more appreciation when you get older. Now I'm 37 and it looks so sweet to me!
I'm not a street bike guy but that is a really, really nice classic motorcycle! Needs go to a real good owner if you decide to sell. Nearly 40yrs old!
You have a beautiful and valuable bike there. What a find !
Honda later made the CB250 Nighthawk and 250 Rebel. Both carried the same motor (234cc) , which is quite similar to the motor your bike has. The single carburettor was later changed to a diaphragm type. I had the Nighthawk 250 for many years as my main "go-for" bike until last year. Very zippy, good on gas, and reliable. Just put gas and go !
The front drum brake was poor for a bike with that zip, but the Rebel had a disc.
Persons seeing that bike you have will say "Wow !"
Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
This is the bike both of them came from. Both got the same motor 234cc 19hp (almost 20) and a chain drive rear 16" 120/90.
CB250 Nighthawk got:
That tank, two drums, those bars, a modification of that frame.
The Rebel got a different lowered frame (girls and teens), smaller tank, front hydraulic single disk.
I have this same motor with 50000 miles on it (48500 by me). Still runs like a watch.
19hp motor with 8hp brakes.
Thank you for posting this. I am about to buy one of these and it really helps to know how to fix it.
Great bike bro, she's like new, looked comfortable to sit on as well when looking down, definitely a keeper.
Are they the stock pipes.
Great content, I haven't been here un a while.
Take care
They're hossy little bikes.. fun.
Sick video!! Always intrigued in how you clean the carburetors🤔 can you please show the process in a future video?? Much love❤
i recently bought a 250 custom myself and it and it had been sitting in a garage for a while. i had some trouble with the carb. I was able to work it out without having to take the battery box and air filter out. Go to the closest Napa near you and get a parts cleaner can with one of those dip buckets and dip that sucker in there and let it soak or get yourself a rebuild kit and save yourself the trouble. Id still clean the OEM parts in case you need to use them.
@@marcos.9061 those cheap hand held steam cleaners help shift the grunge
Awesome! It's a Honda. Many miles of fun!
Rev the jugs out of it for 5 mins then check to see if theres any oil in!
Would love to see a video of your whole collection of atv’s and motor bikes. Great videos bud.
Very nice find. She's a beauty! Sounds good too.
Sweet bike. i am glad to see someone take care of something. a lot of people do not take cared of things that cost a lot of money.
we used to blast these off road as kids
cm200 cd200 lol
they are worth a mint now looking back at How many we put in the junk pile
Love all your videos!!! Try an impact screwdriver for those pesky screws on old carbs, they are life savers!!
You can't beat vintage hondas!
The timing was infamous on these ,
something about it coming undunn .
The tool kit being there is a way bonus 👍
I had the 125cc one of these bikes back in the 90s .looked cool back in the day but have a few issues. The worst being the full tanks would rot out of the bottom and drip onto pipes and catch fire.
I new how to shift before I could walk. I am buying a Shop Service Manual, I have OCD so everything I own I take care of it and keep it as Original as possible.
I bought a 85 VT 500c shaft drive Honda Shadow for $1,400. 2 yrs ago that only had 12,355 miles on it. I'm the 5th owner. It's been a low mileage bike all it's life. It was 1st sold in 95, And I bought it 2021 with 12,355 miles on it. I didn't get my license until Feb 2022 so it wasn't driven. I'm on a fixed income. I used my Stimulus check to buy it. and my 2nd stimulus check to cover the back taxes that were owed on the motorcycle and the registration that was past due, and then to get full coverage with motorcycle insurance.
*Before I had a chance to register the bike in my name * It was hit in the parking lot by a elderly neighbor. He backed into the bike, I had the Guardian all weather cover that came with the bike on it and it was sitting on the center stand. He hit the front end first and pushed it backwards about 5' bent the left side of the handlebars the shifter peg the left foot rest broke the mirror and broke the left side controls He did about $400.00 in original 85 parts that had to be replaced. I replaced everything with Original 85 Honda Parts.
* I took it to a Well Liked Locale Motorcycle Mechanic Shop up here in Shasta County, Ca. * I asked to get a tune up on the bike. I was willing to pay up to $400-$600. He looked at it, Laughed and said Most those bike have been run the piss out of them and there not worth fixing up. He wouldn't even touch it.
I asked if I start it will you tell me whats wrong. He did , He said the carbs need to be rebuilt that's it's running on one carb in low rpm's, ""The front forks oil seals are broken"", the back brake needs replacement. It idles at 1,100 rpm currently, It starts right up every time, except in the extreme cold of 30-40's then with the choke on it might be the 3-4th crank to fire. I've run 2 cans of Seafoam through the gas tank in the past 4 months of driving.
I bought a set of 85 VT500c carbs for it out of Washington for $200. "Very Clean" I took my time and rebuilt the carbs with new rebuild kits and adjusted to my sea level of 900-1,300 with new lower rubber inlets and new rubber diaphragms and cleaned the needles. I bought a set of Dialed Carb Sync (4) type. I know where the vacuum tubes connect but the two carbs are connected as 1 and only 1 adjustment screw. I don't know how to Sync the carbs.
Because it's my only transportation, I don't have a garage I live in a apartment complex. "Not even sure if the Complex will let me work on it in the parking lot" I need to pull the forks apart and redo them with the right amount of oil I think that's 139cc per shock of 10w and then replace the oil rings on the shocks, and then reassemble and add 4-6 lbs. of air pressure to each.
When I bought it I replaced the crappy oil that was in it, and replaced it with Mobile 1 V-twin Full synthetic 20w50 because where I live the summer heat gets to 118+ so that black road is at leaast 140F+ Yes you cook at the Stop lights. Thank god it's water cooled, My bike is as clean as yours on this video, It's the one pictured in my profile pic.
Well maintained gem ya got there, check for spark, clean carb, ride it.
Thanks for posting yet another great video I always look forward to watching them and cant wait to see what your upto next keep up the great work cheers 😉
I lost the left side plastic cover off my 82 CM450C.
I safety wired the right side cover on after that.
Spilled brake fluid from the reservoir when filling will really take off the paint on the tank, so beware.
I lube my chain with vaseline and a tooth brush on my chain. Dunno how good it is, but it's clear and cheap.
I use Shell Rotella Synthetic for oil. Luggage rack is super nice to have on it.
Both kickstands kinda swck. Fugly bike but I plan to keep mine until I dle or it stops running from a catastrophic failure.
There is a pull choke to the bottom left of the speedo. You need it when the engine is cold for the first mile.
I really feel like if these people that sell you all their cool stuff for cheap actually watched your videos then they might just keep them and fix them themselves. You make it look easy. I only learned recently that the screws in all those old Japanese bikes are a special JIS japanese standard head which look like a phillips but is slightly different. Maybe that is why when you were taking the bowl off the carb the screwdriver looked like it wanted to slip. Edit: At 30:39 I like the way the shift pattern is engraved into the casing just above the footrest. I haven't seen that before on a bike.
That is a Beautiful Lil bike n man is it clean!!! Way to bring it back to life!!
Those older small Honda bikes are surprisingly nice riding
My dad just picked up the same exact bike, 9k miles, it is cold blooded even in the summer. Once its warm it runs very smooth. I'd say it's worth keeping in that condition. The Honda rebel used a chain, belts seem to last longer. I think rebels had twin carbs but the custom only really needs one anyway.
What decides if a bike needs only one carb? Displacement ?
@@noahway13 what the manufacturer wants for max output and simplicity. One carb for a twin is simple, but twin carbs would make a little more power and better response. I've seen single cylinder 4 strokes and two strokes with twin carbs as well.
I'd give $900 for a 234cc Honda twin motor with on spec compression for just the motor in a crate. I've got the same motor, SU carb in a later moder CB with 50000mi and it still runs great.
The CM250 Custom was the best of the three (Custom, Rebel, CB250) with the belt drive on the Custom...rare on such a small bike. Really smooth with the butter click gearbox in that 234.
19hp with 8hp brakes though. Plan your ride.
Not sure if I'm right or not but I want to say that tool in the kit might be for checking the belt tension Harleys have a tool like that to check the belt tension
I think you're correct its even listed on csml as part of the original toolkit.
Its basically a honda rebel. Same motor. Theyre great bikes. I have an 85 and i rode it wide open on the highway for 400 miles once. Didnt skip a beat.
I love the sound of that radial engine that flew over 😍 I’m a pilot as much as a motorcyclist. I love engine 🤷♂️😂
so have you piloted anything with a vw beetle engine in it?
sounds great job well done love watching your videos good content
Joe this bike is mint and i think it would be a perfect bike for jade. You two could cruise together In perfect weather. Anyway I love these videos they inspire me to work on bike and I want to thankyou for doing doing what you do. Keep up the good work man.
Yes Joe
Awesome video. Awesome bike.
Do keep it till your grey and old would nice to see you ride this thing in 30 years from now.
W/D 40 dust collection spray. Nice bike Joe..
Really good nick honda custom 250 73 model clean runs great fantastic videos 👍🏴
My 83 cx500 does the job aswell! Really needed a clutch tho, the old friction plates disintegrated in my hands, made the new oil pitch black within 400km, wich is how i found out about it
Love the video had a Honda cm 125 dark green with chrome finishing was a very nice bike I have an adrenaline 125 now super moto