I imagine there are many who feel like this but I am very grateful for these videos. It is clear that you have invested the time and money into the sound, shots and editing. Very good work appreciated.
You ran into about 6 problems that would have stumped me into throwing parts at a problem or saying "ill get back to it." But you just solved them all smoothly with parts on-hand. Really cool to watch. I'd have replaced that carb, wanted to take apart the cylinder, never found the decompression lever etc. Nice work man, I feel like we need to put you in charge of some important stuff, lol.
The DR200 is one of the best bikes ever made. My wife bought a brand new 2006 SE model. We shipped it still in tue crate to St. Thomas where she rode it daily for 46,000 miles. I rebuilt everything at least once except the motor. I did put a new clutch in after about 30,000 but it didn't need it. With a pipe on it and the right gearing for the area it was a lot of fun. And crazy reliable. I did get to take it off road a little and burn up some corners on a Sunday morning. Miss that bike.
Those older dr200's pre road legal, are great. Like 25 pounds lighter that the later ones, less restrictive exhaust and tuning - can get ok power for an aircooled 4 stroke 200cc too. soft suspension is amazing on the rough rocky trails around where I'm at
I'm not a big motorbike person, but those Suzuki dirt bikes and similar ones from that era just have that certain something. Very glad to see this one got saved from the junkyard, hopefully it'll bring a lot of joy to you and whoever else gets to use it :)
My first bike was a brand new Suzuki JR pee wee 50cc at age 6 in 1993, Great bike!! All because I seen John Conor in Terminator ride his bike as a kid 🤣 passed it down to my kid brother, then onto the next Generation, my Nephews. Bike never missed a beat and went to war! Lol im now 35 and ride a kawasaki kx450f 😁😎👍🤙🙌🤲 POW!! Haha
@WolfieMel thats Awesome. Because when I got my JR50 on Christmas day, my older brother got the DS80 also. I have this on video haha the DS80 had a headlight! With a pattered seat cover I think. Or it was just blue lol
@WolfieMel 🤣 thats Gold! Our elders all had a little bush mechanic's in them. Do you remember what year this was? I use to stick my toy shot gun to side of my bike like Arnold did in Terminator 😆 I was like 6 in 1993
When I got my old Kawasaki Ninja 250 I couldn't get it to run properly, no matter how much effort I put into cleaning the jets etc. In desperation I took it to a bike mechanic (something I never do). He put it in the ultrasonic bath, and then it ran perfectly. I was amazed.
Marty: "Looks like a left handed Whitworth screw with a hex head. I think I've got one of those." Sure enough, finds it in the box of rare fasteners. Goes on about the repair. Genius.
The Classic Marty T video, something pretty decent for free, needs fluids and a pressure wash, I pay actual money for stuff, has broken valves, wheel bearings all falling out and its -15c here, ahhhh living the life!
New Zealand has no ethanol in any of the fuels.. so pure petrol just evaporates without leaving a festering ethanol induced mess of corrosion. Aren't we lucky.....?
A man can never have too many... *Boats. *Tractors. *Chain saws. *Bits of earth moving equipment.... Hell, anything with an engine 🙂. Always a great watch Marty. A motor bike mate of mine would suggest getting the de-comp' system re instated. He said with the DR series, you might have enough horse power to kick the bike over, but the starter gear train doesn't. It could fail. Cheers Pete', Hokitika
Nice job Marty. A spring loaded center punch is great for getting those stuck float pins out. I've always thought I should get a dirt bike, and you've renewed that idea with this video.
Very nice free gift. You really make engine work of all types appear so simple! And would imagine for the most part it is when you have acquired that knowledge and skill. Always relaxing when seeing you tackle these issues.
Several people that I watch do "will it start" or "will it run" videos. There are a couple where I never doubt them for a second. You're one of them and I put you in the same category as Mustie1. What you two guys do with seemingly nothing sometimes amazes the shite out of me. The first Mustie video I saw, he started a VW engine on the back of his truck tailgate. I was blown away. I found you because of the Angry Rams and the day I found your fixit channel was a gooden.
I was the opposite.. I had been watching Marty for maybe 8 months before I somehow found out about the angry ram thing, to learn that came first was a mind bending experience
Many years ago, I used to watch that comedy "Top Gear" car TV programme, and I noticed that THE STIG apparently has cousins all around the world. Y'know, I reckon that Marty here, well I reckon he is Mustie1's Kiwi Cousin ! (Never heard of "Angry Rams" though, is that another RUclips channel name ?)
Hi Marty, Good score. You may already know, carburettors have different heads on the Philips screws and require a special driver, called a JIS. There are not a lot of people know about this, hence the reason the screw heads get flogged out. Thanks for great videos.
my understanding is that philips heads are literally designed to strip, so that people on assembly lines can't over torque. JIS (japanese industrial standard) look similar, but, as we all know from japanese craftsmanship, they are not.
You have quite literally 'polished the value right back into that little dirt bike! The owner most probably got cheesed off with it, and parked it up to just waste away! It now looks loved/cared for. If you value it, care for it! :)
This is a very nice (despite rusted) complete example of an older DR200. Parts for the DR200 are readily available and cheap (on the used market) within NZ, and parts from even the newest models are extremely likely to fit on your older one as very little change has been made to these bikes over the years. It's good to see you getting it to run! I have a GN125 myself (same engine with a smaller bore and stroke + other minor differences.) so I'm a big fan of these bikes.
i had a 81 suzuki ts125 given to me back in 2012, but i could never find a rod, and it didnt have a title, so i gave up and gave it to a friend. he scrapped it for drug money....
Ah yes, the old GN125, those are such great bikes for running around town. I had one back in '82, brand new. Now I have a '19 DRZ125L, and it has the same old GN125 engine in it. Great fun and that engine runs really good when it's in a 190lb dirt bike and geared for off-road. It will climb just about anything, great torque.
Engines are a little different. Only one side of the crank is interchangeable. New farm ones have kick and electric and no decomp lever. But you can swap the whole engine in. Swing arm and forks are the same. Triple tree and headset bearings are differnt. Old bikes have a better pumper carb than the new ones with CV. I have 3 of these old ones and 2 new ones
Those old dr200’s are basically bulletproof. Iv got a later version than that one with the electric start thats been put in a late model rm85 chassis that my daughter uses for trail riding. Perfect bike for a smaller woman or youth that wants all the goodies of a proper mx bike without the temperamental highly strung 2 stroke mx engine.
I can see your no stranger to wrenching on a dirtbike. Good to know. You executed the save flawlessly. Love your videos and always look forward to watching them.
Sounds great! I wish i can do that with some old bike i find one day and take her back to the offroad! Great video fixing it and bringing bike back to life
What a great video! The old carb'd Suzukis are such tough beasts, and so simple to work on and maintain. Thanks for sharing, and I enjoyed the drone shots as well dude.
You have guts, sir. I do a lot of revivals on similar equipment myself, and I would never feel comfortable taking a machine that I am not familiar with on terrain like that.
Great video yet again Marty. Years ago an old guy showed me a great trick for removing stripped screws, dip the tip of the screwdriver in some valve grinding paste. Works every time for me.
I swear that bike was smiling after you got it running and cleaned it. Nice work. I hope you rode past the house of the person who gave it to you after.
Nice work Sir! 👍👍 I'm sure others have mentioned this but when you use pliers, especially vise-grips, when you pull against the moveable jaw you are springing the pliers open and causing them to slip instead of bite. The same with adjustable wrenches. They are made to go one direction. Think of them like a pipe wrench... Bites one way and slips the other.
Another amazing video, you know your stuff. So lucky to find that bike for free. I could only dream of finding something like that. Keep up the good work from the UK :)
They still make that bike to this day. Only the carb and a couple other things have changed but the same damn bike..I got one and it's my favorite of all my bikes lol
Oh man, blast from the past for sure! We had a DR200 and XR200 back in the day. The DR looked a bit more weird with how the number place in the front had the light above the plate, but the front disc brake was so much nicer to have then the XR200 drums. I think you have a nice little spare bike to rip, always good to have that! Nice going getting that thing to work and hopefully some other folks will watch this video and tackle a cheap / free bike! About 10 years ago a farmer gave me an XT250 Yamaha, it was outside under a tarp and I had to do the exact same things as you, it was so awesome to hear that thing come to life! Have fun Marty and thanks for the cool drone shots!
A good candidate for a restoration. Not SEMA show floor but a total strip down, clean, bit a paint, new hardware where needed...Pretty sure you could get around a dozen videos out of a series and I'm positive your audience would love the Marty Rebuilds Series.
Lovely job Marty, I have that exact impact driver too, got my out of trouble with stuck screws many times . All the best to you and the family for Christmas..
Another great save, and a great video. For some reason I just knew you'd be a good motorbike rider, the way you spun it in a perfect 180 arc and took off shows hundreds of hours of riding bikes I reckon. Love the way you extend the inside leg and foot for curves and corners too lol.
Yes I've put in some hours on dirt bikes.. Ive been riding since I was 4, first bike I rode was a tf100, dad would get me rolling in a paddock. I couldn't touch the ground, when it ran out of fuel I used to jump off 😆
RUclips knew I was gonna watch this. I’ve never seen this channel before and looking at it for a second it looks like mostly logging videos but ya post one dirt bike will it run video and it’s in my recommended. Cool old bike nice job getting it running and great work on the video.
Top job on the video man, I really enjoyed the break from plant and as usual a sterling job at sympathetically reusitating the old beast must of been fun! I have to remind myself that all work and no play makes Jonnie a dull boy. Keep doing your thing Marty
I found my old DR over 20 years ago for a really good price, not quite free, but cheap enough! It's been one of the best bikes I've ever owned. Made me walk once, cause I ran it slap out of gas! Enjoyed the video man.
Back in the mid 80s i got loadsa old dirtbikes as freebies or super cheap most where easy fixes too id ride them till they broke propperly and sell them as parts or keep them and make frankenstien bikes from several old junkers it was great fun for a teenage me in the uk .
Bought a PE175 years ago that was pretty used and abused, and with very little work, it lasted about three more years of my abuse, and was still good when I sold it; very solid machines.
Saw that old bike nad had a flashback to the 70s and 80s riding and racing motorcross and everywhere we could fit a bike into... Those were good times,less complicated... Great deal again Marty !!
Your one in a million marty, love watching your videos and ingenuity, makes me smile when you can turn something that has been classed as junk into something very useful and fun 😃
I never see anyone do this trick I thought of about 40 years ago. Place the thread end of the screw on the top flat corner of a vice jaw, then placing a drift punch the size of the screw head on the screw head, and smack it with a hammer until the screw head cross slot closes in. You may have to rotate the punch around the screw head outer edge periphery if the thing is rounded out. Once that is done, hammer in the driver bit and you have a remade cross head. Those screws are so soft it is easy.
Score!! those little DR's take some killing. Nice restore as always Marty and that final high drone shot was killer! Merry xmas to you and the whanau 🍻
For stripped Phillips bolts hammer the top down with a punch then hammer the Phillips driver into old pattern. Seems to work for most. Nice way to make half buggered flat screws look new again. Mikuni float pins actually have an indent lock on pin and require you to punch them out. Support the opposite pillar before doing so as you can break them. Get spray carb and choke cleaner for cleaning carbs. Good stuff stinks of acetone and removes paint. Doesn’t evaporate as fast as acetone. Sealed bearings front and back sitting tend to leak oil and leave hard grease. You can pop off seal covers on bearings wash them and grease or replace bearings. I’d mix some two cycle oil and gas for a tank of run time to help lubricate those rings OR you can rev up for a bit and go low throttle to really work the rings loose. First or second gear.
👍 the smoke will be the oil you poured into the cylinder , another good result that will clean up really well with fine some fine scotch bright on the plastics and then a lick of liquid polish
I loved this film. It had it all ...hope... despair... Success... motorcycles.. sunshine... drone shots.. fun. Thanks for the vid. Keep it up mate. From a chilly London town.
Is that mostly due to the licensing process you think? We've a similar thing in Australia with the 250 and 650 singles. Never go below $4.5k (sadly with how much I want a Yamaha SR250 & rarity here)
@@5thgearouttahere not really, if the bike is registered on the DVLA (Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency) database and you were wanting to use it on the road here in the Uk and as long as there were no major issues you could MOT it, tax and insure it for less than £200. It’s just the purchase price like Happy Chappy says that people are prepared to pay here.
Great to get it back up and running, I'd recommend checking the brake/clutch fluids, I've found an old bike with almost jello for brake fluid, smooth clutch and more reliable brakes then 😀
Great to see another older bike saved from the junkyard. Did the same with two trx350 's that had been sitting in a padlock up in Te Puke for years. Once we cleaned the carb òut first time every time . Just went for a drive out on the Wellington coast this afternoon looking down your way thought man I'd love to be riding down your way and bang up pops your video. Scary ah.
I imagine there are many who feel like this but I am very grateful for these videos. It is clear that you have invested the time and money into the sound, shots and editing. Very good work appreciated.
AGREED!
This is Marty T you are talking about, here. An absolute legend. He could shoot this on a literal potato and I would be happy.
He has 431 k subscribers so I’d think he would.
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You ran into about 6 problems that would have stumped me into throwing parts at a problem or saying "ill get back to it." But you just solved them all smoothly with parts on-hand. Really cool to watch. I'd have replaced that carb, wanted to take apart the cylinder, never found the decompression lever etc. Nice work man, I feel like we need to put you in charge of some important stuff, lol.
My exact thoughts. Well done
😂😂😂 awesome
Decompression lever? What's a decompression lever? I won't ever forget that right there!!!!!
Riding around those tracks on an old dirt bike looks like so much fun.
A dream
Nice! Clean little bike to chase some crazy goats.
Just remember smooth, then fast.
The DR200 is one of the best bikes ever made. My wife bought a brand new 2006 SE model. We shipped it still in tue crate to St. Thomas where she rode it daily for 46,000 miles. I rebuilt everything at least once except the motor. I did put a new clutch in after about 30,000 but it didn't need it. With a pipe on it and the right gearing for the area it was a lot of fun. And crazy reliable. I did get to take it off road a little and burn up some corners on a Sunday morning. Miss that bike.
Those older dr200's pre road legal, are great. Like 25 pounds lighter that the later ones, less restrictive exhaust and tuning - can get ok power for an aircooled 4 stroke 200cc too. soft suspension is amazing on the rough rocky trails around where I'm at
I'm not a big motorbike person, but those Suzuki dirt bikes and similar ones from that era just have that certain something. Very glad to see this one got saved from the junkyard, hopefully it'll bring a lot of joy to you and whoever else gets to use it :)
They were literally bomb proof not like the shite today…
My first bike was a brand new Suzuki JR pee wee 50cc at age 6 in 1993, Great bike!! All because I seen John Conor in Terminator ride his bike as a kid 🤣 passed it down to my kid brother, then onto the next Generation, my Nephews. Bike never missed a beat and went to war! Lol im now 35 and ride a kawasaki kx450f 😁😎👍🤙🙌🤲 POW!! Haha
@WolfieMel thats Awesome. Because when I got my JR50 on Christmas day, my older brother got the DS80 also. I have this on video haha the DS80 had a headlight! With a pattered seat cover I think. Or it was just blue lol
@WolfieMel 🤣 thats Gold! Our elders all had a little bush mechanic's in them. Do you remember what year this was? I use to stick my toy shot gun to side of my bike like Arnold did in Terminator 😆 I was like 6 in 1993
That "certain something" was pride in what they made, allot of 70's 80's car manufacturers used to feel the same way
If you find yourself doing carburetor cleanings often, a good investment is an ultrasonic cleaner. Stoked for your easy fix dirtbike!
When I got my old Kawasaki Ninja 250 I couldn't get it to run properly, no matter how much effort I put into cleaning the jets etc. In desperation I took it to a bike mechanic (something I never do). He put it in the ultrasonic bath, and then it ran perfectly. I was amazed.
I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now. Completely engrossed already and then you do a motorcycle! So hhappy
Marty: "Looks like a left handed Whitworth screw with a hex head. I think I've got one of those." Sure enough, finds it in the box of rare fasteners. Goes on about the repair. Genius.
Nice little dirt squirter! Good on you, you made it running again - it looked like was completely dead…
The Classic Marty T video, something pretty decent for free, needs fluids and a pressure wash, I pay actual money for stuff, has broken valves, wheel bearings all falling out and its -15c here, ahhhh living the life!
That Carb was one of the cleanest carburettors Iv'e seen from a machine that has been stood for years.
New Zealand has no ethanol in any of the fuels..
so pure petrol just evaporates without leaving a festering ethanol induced mess of corrosion.
Aren't we lucky.....?
@@JohnSmith-pl2bk Now that explains it. Thank you.
A man can never have too many...
*Boats.
*Tractors.
*Chain saws.
*Bits of earth moving equipment....
Hell, anything with an engine 🙂. Always a great watch Marty. A motor bike mate of mine would suggest getting the de-comp' system re instated. He said with the DR series, you might have enough horse power to kick the bike over, but the starter gear train doesn't. It could fail.
Cheers
Pete', Hokitika
All facts
Very true light weight kick system to overcome bloody big back fire and sore calf muscle cold kick
I'd forgotten just how beautiful NZ is. Lovely drone shots.
I have a 2009 Hyonsung Aquila 250 and my husband loosened something in the carb. I have this very problem but now it makes sense. Thank you!!!
I love how you talk through what you're thinking when you are diagnosing issues. It really helps to understand what is going on.
Wow .. what a power in that machine … so satisfying 😮
Belter of a bike that, Marty! And you bloody knew it when you copped it for nowt, didn'tcha? Great find! Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic! Keep that one around! I think a couple of children round there will enjoy it in a few years!!!
Nice job Marty. A spring loaded center punch is great for getting those stuck float pins out. I've always thought I should get a dirt bike, and you've renewed that idea with this video.
You lucky bastard. Nice bike. Brings back a lot of memories.
Very nice free gift. You really make engine work of all types appear so simple! And would imagine for the most part it is when you have acquired that knowledge and skill. Always relaxing when seeing you tackle these issues.
Nice gift and machine.
I wish I also had anarea to ride around with a dirt bike.
Tom 😎
Several people that I watch do "will it start" or "will it run" videos. There are a couple where I never doubt them for a second. You're one of them and I put you in the same category as Mustie1. What you two guys do with seemingly nothing sometimes amazes the shite out of me. The first Mustie video I saw, he started a VW engine on the back of his truck tailgate. I was blown away. I found you because of the Angry Rams and the day I found your fixit channel was a gooden.
I was the opposite.. I had been watching Marty for maybe 8 months before I somehow found out about the angry ram thing, to learn that came first was a mind bending experience
Many years ago, I used to watch that comedy "Top Gear" car TV programme, and I noticed that THE STIG apparently has cousins all around the world. Y'know, I reckon that Marty here, well I reckon he is Mustie1's Kiwi Cousin ! (Never heard of "Angry Rams" though, is that another RUclips channel name ?)
It'll be all rest you got it for nowt 👍
I had a new one of these when I was in my mid 20s, best bike I ever had! 30 years later I am trying to find one to restore....
Hi Marty, Good score.
You may already know, carburettors have different heads on the Philips screws and require a special driver, called a JIS.
There are not a lot of people know about this, hence the reason the screw heads get flogged out.
Thanks for great videos.
my understanding is that philips heads are literally designed to strip, so that people on assembly lines can't over torque. JIS (japanese industrial standard) look similar, but, as we all know from japanese craftsmanship, they are not.
💛 that 2×4 ramp takes skills for that one
I prefer the retro technique, and the video is a total hit!👍
You have quite literally 'polished the value right back into that little dirt bike!
The owner most probably got cheesed off with it, and parked it up to just waste away!
It now looks loved/cared for.
If you value it, care for it! :)
i don't think there was ever any doubt that bike would come back to live in your hands, you're a magician, Marty!
that drone footage was unexpected. well done
This is a very nice (despite rusted) complete example of an older DR200. Parts for the DR200 are readily available and cheap (on the used market) within NZ, and parts from even the newest models are extremely likely to fit on your older one as very little change has been made to these bikes over the years. It's good to see you getting it to run! I have a GN125 myself (same engine with a smaller bore and stroke + other minor differences.) so I'm a big fan of these bikes.
i had a 81 suzuki ts125 given to me back in 2012, but i could never find a rod, and it didnt have a title, so i gave up and gave it to a friend. he scrapped it for drug money....
Ah yes, the old GN125, those are such great bikes for running around town. I had one back in '82, brand new. Now I have a '19 DRZ125L, and it has the same old GN125 engine in it. Great fun and that engine runs really good when it's in a 190lb dirt bike and geared for off-road. It will climb just about anything, great torque.
I have a Gilera 200, it equips the same engine, and it shares parts with GN125, DR200, LT230. One of the toughest engines I've ever seen.
Engines are a little different. Only one side of the crank is interchangeable. New farm ones have kick and electric and no decomp lever. But you can swap the whole engine in. Swing arm and forks are the same. Triple tree and headset bearings are differnt. Old bikes have a better pumper carb than the new ones with CV. I have 3 of these old ones and 2 new ones
She's mint, the carb cleanup is familiar, nearly all small engines that I have worked on needed carb cleanup before they would run.
Those old dr200’s are basically bulletproof. Iv got a later version than that one with the electric start thats been put in a late model rm85 chassis that my daughter uses for trail riding. Perfect bike for a smaller woman or youth that wants all the goodies of a proper mx bike without the temperamental highly strung 2 stroke mx engine.
A bit of knowledge, keeping it cheap, and maintenance, and you're good. Good on you mate...again :)
Aw, the small engined version of the BEST two wheel tractor of all times! What a lovely find 🥰
Beautiful bike beautiful scenery. Good job man 👊👍
I can see your no stranger to wrenching on a dirtbike. Good to know. You executed the save flawlessly. Love your videos and always look forward to watching them.
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I bought a DR250 new in I think 1985. It was the most gutless dirt bike I ever owned and I owned quite a few.
Pretty impressive that this bike survived having all that water in the engine.
Sounds great!
I wish i can do that with some old bike i find one day and take her back to the offroad!
Great video fixing it and bringing bike back to life
What a great video! The old carb'd Suzukis are such tough beasts, and so simple to work on and maintain. Thanks for sharing, and I enjoyed the drone shots as well dude.
Good deal! Got a good running bike! Miss the green warm weather. Snowing and cold here this morning!
You have guts, sir. I do a lot of revivals on similar equipment myself, and I would never feel comfortable taking a machine that I am not familiar with on terrain like that.
I don't know much about engines but I do know it's usually the carburetor! I learned a new things in this video!
Great video yet again Marty. Years ago an old guy showed me a great trick for removing stripped screws, dip the tip of the screwdriver in some valve grinding paste. Works every time for me.
Exactly same with me.
Great tip. I'll use it. Thanks!!
Does it give it more grip or cut new slots for the bit?
@@DullPoints It gives more grip.
I swear that bike was smiling after you got it running and cleaned it. Nice work. I hope you rode past the house of the person who gave it to you after.
Nice work Sir! 👍👍 I'm sure others have mentioned this but when you use pliers, especially vise-grips, when you pull against the moveable jaw you are springing the pliers open and causing them to slip instead of bite. The same with adjustable wrenches. They are made to go one direction. Think of them like a pipe wrench... Bites one way and slips the other.
Wonderful video! Great find. It is very satisfying to see a vehicle getting a water bath that isn't tied to a 100-year flood.
Another amazing video, you know your stuff. So lucky to find that bike for free. I could only dream of finding something like that. Keep up the good work from the UK :)
They still make that bike to this day. Only the carb and a couple other things have changed but the same damn bike..I got one and it's my favorite of all my bikes lol
Oh man, blast from the past for sure! We had a DR200 and XR200 back in the day. The DR looked a bit more weird with how the number place in the front had the light above the plate, but the front disc brake was so much nicer to have then the XR200 drums. I think you have a nice little spare bike to rip, always good to have that! Nice going getting that thing to work and hopefully some other folks will watch this video and tackle a cheap / free bike! About 10 years ago a farmer gave me an XT250 Yamaha, it was outside under a tarp and I had to do the exact same things as you, it was so awesome to hear that thing come to life! Have fun Marty and thanks for the cool drone shots!
Another miracle machine to work and play with.
A good candidate for a restoration. Not SEMA show floor but a total strip down, clean, bit a paint, new hardware where needed...Pretty sure you could get around a dozen videos out of a series and I'm positive your audience would love the Marty Rebuilds Series.
I do enjoy your videos. I like challenges and it's obvious you do to. Your challenges are a bit ahead of mine. Meriden, Kansas 🎄
Lovely job Marty,
I have that exact impact driver too, got my out of trouble with stuck screws many times . All the best to you and the family for Christmas..
Watching you ride through mountains makes me miss my Motorcycle.
Another great save, and a great video. For some reason I just knew you'd be a good motorbike rider, the way you spun it in a perfect 180 arc and took off shows hundreds of hours of riding bikes I reckon. Love the way you extend the inside leg and foot for curves and corners too lol.
Yes I've put in some hours on dirt bikes.. Ive been riding since I was 4, first bike I rode was a tf100, dad would get me rolling in a paddock. I couldn't touch the ground, when it ran out of fuel I used to jump off 😆
RUclips knew I was gonna watch this. I’ve never seen this channel before and looking at it for a second it looks like mostly logging videos but ya post one dirt bike will it run video and it’s in my recommended. Cool old bike nice job getting it running and great work on the video.
Top job on the video man, I really enjoyed the break from plant and as usual a sterling job at sympathetically reusitating the old beast must of been fun! I have to remind myself that all work and no play makes Jonnie a dull boy. Keep doing your thing Marty
I found my old DR over 20 years ago for a really good price, not quite free, but cheap enough! It's been one of the best bikes I've ever owned. Made me walk once, cause I ran it slap out of gas! Enjoyed the video man.
Hi Marty, there was never ANY doubt you would get it running. Many thanks from Nr Liverpool UK.
"come-ahead lar"
Look at you go...another nice surprise! Love it!
Heck yea man found u a good little gem new set of tires then u would be set
Wow. You did great camera positioning and made a very informative video. Thank You !!!!
Wait yall getting free stuff
Back in the mid 80s i got loadsa old dirtbikes as freebies or super cheap most where easy fixes too id ride them till they broke propperly and sell them as parts or keep them and make frankenstien bikes from several old junkers it was great fun for a teenage me in the uk .
Bought a PE175 years ago that was pretty used and abused, and with very little work, it lasted about three more years of my abuse, and was still good when I sold it; very solid machines.
They were good bikes
Saw that old bike nad had a flashback to the 70s and 80s riding and racing motorcross and everywhere we could fit a bike into... Those were good times,less complicated... Great deal again Marty !!
Will it start....of course it will....Marty is on it....Good morning from a very cold Scotland Marty.....🙂
Great content & commentary. Keep up the good work. 👍
Thanks mate, much appreciated
Yes, Marty T.... new video... hello from your Brit expat fan, living in Oklahoma, USA.
OK? Yuck. What life choices are your making?
@@ShainAndrews Where do u love? Lol
Thanks for bringing us along.
Your one in a million marty, love watching your videos and ingenuity, makes me smile when you can turn something that has been classed as junk into something very useful and fun 😃
Whole thing looks crusty. Would be nice to work on something like that, cleaning out that rust and re-painting parts. Glad to see it's still alive!
The engine whisper strikes again, nice work Marty.
Cheers from Texas 🤠
I never see anyone do this trick I thought of about 40 years ago. Place the thread end of the screw on the top flat corner of a vice jaw, then placing a drift punch the size of the screw head on the screw head, and smack it with a hammer until the screw head cross slot closes in. You may have to rotate the punch around the screw head outer edge periphery if the thing is rounded out. Once that is done, hammer in the driver bit and you have a remade cross head. Those screws are so soft it is easy.
Score!! those little DR's take some killing. Nice restore as always Marty and that final high drone shot was killer!
Merry xmas to you and the whanau 🍻
Godt jobba. Tusen takk for god underholdning. 👍🤗👍🇸🇯
For stripped Phillips bolts hammer the top down with a punch then hammer the Phillips driver into old pattern. Seems to work for most. Nice way to make half buggered flat screws look new again.
Mikuni float pins actually have an indent lock on pin and require you to punch them out. Support the opposite pillar before doing so as you can break them. Get spray carb and choke cleaner for cleaning carbs. Good stuff stinks of acetone and removes paint. Doesn’t evaporate as fast as acetone.
Sealed bearings front and back sitting tend to leak oil and leave hard grease. You can pop off seal covers on bearings wash them and grease or replace bearings.
I’d mix some two cycle oil and gas for a tank of run time to help lubricate those rings OR you can rev up for a bit and go low throttle to really work the rings loose. First or second gear.
Not philips. JIS on japanese parts
@@pollepost on mikunis it’s Phillips but I know what you mean that’s in the engines and a pain in the rear.
Try a proper JIS screwdriver for japanes JIS crosshead screws.
@@erik_dk842 or you can actually read my comment about screws already stripped.
@@jacilynns6330 They are JIS #1 Look for the dot on the head
Absolute joy. You can almost hear that bike singing to be moving again.
Awesome job Marty, and what a ride . It looks like a real test track with obstacles too👍
Awesome, I had this bike. Tops at 55 MPH but that's enough to get hurt. Light fun bike to drive in the woods.
👍 the smoke will be the oil you poured into the cylinder , another good result that will clean up really well with fine some fine scotch bright on the plastics and then a lick of liquid polish
Nice video mate always funn to watch nice calm voice you have btw have a nice day 😊
Marty, your truly the engine whisperer. Have a happy holiday season
Yesss!!! What a beauty of that old Suzy. More motorcycles please!
That's a pretty sweet score, You would be hard pressed to get something like that up here in Auckland
I loved this film. It had it all ...hope... despair... Success... motorcycles.. sunshine... drone shots.. fun. Thanks for the vid. Keep it up mate. From a chilly London town.
Nice job, looked like it ran nicely in the end. I'd love a crosser!
I like your raised motorbike servicing platform
Well done Mr Marty. Great video..
In the UK people would want over £1000 in that condition. 👍👍👍
Is that mostly due to the licensing process you think?
We've a similar thing in Australia with the 250 and 650 singles. Never go below $4.5k (sadly with how much I want a Yamaha SR250 & rarity here)
@@5thgearouttahere not really, if the bike is registered on the DVLA (Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency) database and you were wanting to use it on the road here in the Uk and as long as there were no major issues you could MOT it, tax and insure it for less than £200. It’s just the purchase price like Happy Chappy says that people are prepared to pay here.
Reason for the high cost is people are greedy in the UK. So greedy.
Thank you Marty. For taking us along and your time. Always appreciated.
There is supposed to be a breather tube from the fuel cap to somewhere in the handle bars to stop water getting in the gas.
Marty, I just enjoyed the new video and the included bike tour. Great job of navigating all of the faults with us. All the Best, Mate. Bert USA
Great to get it back up and running, I'd recommend checking the brake/clutch fluids, I've found an old bike with almost jello for brake fluid, smooth clutch and more reliable brakes then 😀
Cable clutch Sir, I have one for a pit bike.
Great to see another older bike saved from the junkyard. Did the same with two trx350 's that had been sitting in a padlock up in Te Puke for years. Once we cleaned the carb òut first time every time . Just went for a drive out on the Wellington coast this afternoon looking down your way thought man I'd love to be riding down your way and bang up pops your video. Scary ah.
Great video! Watching from behind enemy lines in California, U.S.
Very enjoyable watching you fix then ride.. 👍