I have my own project rust bucket here in Tx. Found it at a scrap yard a few years ago. Sent the engine and trans. to one of the Rokon guys for rebuild. Last week i finally started getting my shop cleaned out so i can start getting this thing put together. This vid is an inspiration.
Me and my brother-in-law were building a flat-track bike and were having a load of trouble undoing a cross-threaded bolt. When it finally came free we cheered so loudly that a lady came from a nearby house with a first-aid kit because she thought we'd been injured!!
Hi Mark. I like the rotisserie treatment! But you should consider taking it one step further. There are products like "Kreem" that will stop rust and seal old metal gas tanks from the inside. They are very popular in the biker restoration crowd. Otherwise the rust will keep coming back until your vintage gas tank is rotted beyond redemption.
Awesome!! Love the rat-rod look. Acid brushed recoil put a big smile on me. Another rokon saved, bless you. One small critique, you seem to be missing your triangle thingy....
Timing is a bit advanced with the kickback in the pull starter, ya may want to back it off by moving the stater plate under the flywheel. The most painful thing is having a pull starter fitting between you closed fist LMAO! BUT if you are kick starting it mainly then you shouldn't need to? Your call. There's a easy way to get the timing setup right by the book by either a spark plug dial indicator or if you don't happen to have one, by pulling the cylinder head and by using a feeler gauge and backing the piston down and amount of thousandths of an " the book calls for before Top dead center, which can be anywhere from .090" - .020" or somewhere inbetween? The further away from TDC the worse it will want to kick backwards on ya, while ya are measuring the distance before TDC using a test light on the points with all wires disconnected from the coil and kill switch to totally isolate them and rotating the stator plate while the piston is set to the desired depth in the cylinder, ya want to just make contact with the points and make the test light come on, it's not complicated, it's just time consuming work to get it right. Hope this may help you in the future thanks for posting this video, was cool to see it coming back to life again!
Wayne... thank you for the kind words. We have been slow on releasing content for myriad reasons, but it's great to hear that our absence has been noticed. Cool stuff upcoming.
I would love one of these bikes, but every one I found has been out of my price range. Hell I even found one with no seat, no tires, no rims, no motor, and the guy still wanted $6000 for it. It even had a bullet hole in the gas tank.
Excellent..! I love seeing these old bikes get new life. One of the things I like to do to keep the rust patina look and prevent any more rust deterioration, is to wipe it all down with PB Blaster now & then. Is there a way to contact you? I have 3 of these bikes (a 71 and 2 68's) that are in need of rework/restoration and I would appreciate any pointers and info on parts & resources. I went to your website.. tried using the contact button. Gave my name, email, and message. There is no send button to send the message? Is there any other way to contact you? Thanks for the awesome video...
nigel Kotke I did make a couple feeble attempts to straighten the bars, but my current plan is to endo/crash in the opposite direction of the original crash, straightening out the bars in an honest and earnest fashion.
I have my own project rust bucket here in Tx. Found it at a scrap yard a few years ago. Sent the engine and trans. to one of the Rokon guys for rebuild. Last week i finally started getting my shop cleaned out so i can start getting this thing put together. This vid is an inspiration.
Thanks for this series of 2. I Am a fan of the ROKON. Still looking.
Me and my brother-in-law were building a flat-track bike and were having a load of trouble undoing a cross-threaded bolt. When it finally came free we cheered so loudly that a lady came from a nearby house with a first-aid kit because she thought we'd been injured!!
Miss the crazy vids 👍
I would buy rust bucket in a new York second!! Fabulous!
Awesome Salvage! It's awesome to see it in the as found patina of the years if not decades spent out in the southwest air! Looks very cool brother!
I had Bighorns on several 4 wheelers, They are fantastic...
Hi Mark. I like the rotisserie treatment! But you should consider taking it one step further. There are products like "Kreem" that will stop rust and seal old metal gas tanks from the inside. They are very popular in the biker restoration crowd. Otherwise the rust will keep coming back until your vintage gas tank is rotted beyond redemption.
Awesome!! Love the rat-rod look. Acid brushed recoil put a big smile on me. Another rokon saved, bless you. One small critique, you seem to be missing your triangle thingy....
Happy to report that theTriangle Thingy is on the to-do list. ;)
Freaking awesome man! Loved this adventure!
Very cool and great job!!!
awesome looking bike !
Timing is a bit advanced with the kickback in the pull starter, ya may want to back it off by moving the stater plate under the flywheel. The most painful thing is having a pull starter fitting between you closed fist LMAO! BUT if you are kick starting it mainly then you shouldn't need to? Your call. There's a easy way to get the timing setup right by the book by either a spark plug dial indicator or if you don't happen to have one, by pulling the cylinder head and by using a feeler gauge and backing the piston down and amount of thousandths of an " the book calls for before Top dead center, which can be anywhere from .090" - .020" or somewhere inbetween? The further away from TDC the worse it will want to kick backwards on ya, while ya are measuring the distance before TDC using a test light on the points with all wires disconnected from the coil and kill switch to totally isolate them and rotating the stator plate while the piston is set to the desired depth in the cylinder, ya want to just make contact with the points and make the test light come on, it's not complicated, it's just time consuming work to get it right. Hope this may help you in the future thanks for posting this video, was cool to see it coming back to life again!
Really friggin cool. When I was a kid my friends dad had one an during the summer we would see hours riding around on it.
I use to love this channel no videos in 6 months!
yeah
Amazing!
You got a love your friends taking pictures of you to mock you!
Nothing like the sound of the engine turning over.
I have the same Rokon and I hated the 2 stroke motor and replaced it with a Honda 110 atv motor and its way better 😊
Hey where'd you guys go?
youtube has been having some problems recently so they haven't been able to upload probably
No vids in 3 months, I'm having withdrawals!
Wayne... thank you for the kind words. We have been slow on releasing content for myriad reasons, but it's great to hear that our absence has been noticed. Cool stuff upcoming.
I would love one of these bikes, but every one I found has been out of my price range. Hell I even found one with no seat, no tires, no rims, no motor, and the guy still wanted $6000 for it. It even had a bullet hole in the gas tank.
I'd love to find a used Rokon
cool!!
Is that a 4WD Ford behind rustbucket?
Oh u finally GOT IT OUT OF THE TREE, nice or did ya go buy another one.
raider6511 bought a new one. The old one came out of the tree during a storm but was toast
Excellent..! I love seeing these old bikes get new life.
One of the things I like to do to keep the rust patina look and prevent any more rust deterioration, is to wipe it all down with PB Blaster now & then.
Is there a way to contact you? I have 3 of these bikes (a 71 and 2 68's) that are in need of rework/restoration and I would appreciate any pointers and info on parts & resources.
I went to your website.. tried using the contact button. Gave my name, email, and message. There is no send button to send the message? Is there any other way to contact you?
Thanks for the awesome video...
man where u guys go? no new posts in almost a year?
PS, Archimedes would have loved that brake lever.
indeed
Did this channel die wtf happened. Where y’all at?
I guess those were not built for speed ?
They are geared for torque.Top speed on these older bikes is about 25 mph
O.K. guys great build but, you need to (WACK) those handlebars with a dead blow! Otherwise solid rusty Rokon.
nigel Kotke I did make a couple feeble attempts to straighten the bars, but my current plan is to endo/crash in the opposite direction of the original crash, straightening out the bars in an honest and earnest fashion.
11 months and no new content..