The Importance Of Quest Items And The World's Most Successful Internal Combustion Engine

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  • Knowing our reasons for doing things is every bit as important as actually doing them, and in the case of us gearheads those reasons lie in the leftover wiring of our distant ancestors.
    The Hunter (Edison) Gene is what drives us to love the chase, the challenge, the battle, and aquire the trophies we gather in the form of parts and vehicles.
    Recognizing that quest is the difference between aimless hoarding and really getting the most out of our vehicular obsessions. ‪@DeadDodgeGarage‬
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Комментарии • 325

  • @maximuswedgie5149
    @maximuswedgie5149 Месяц назад +67

    Uncle Tony, for years I’ve been asking for your advice so it’s time you listen to mine lol. I’ve had torn rotator cuffs for decades before my surgeries. A Vietnamese guy told me to do this trick. Take your thumb like your hitchhiking and push it up into your armpit and hold it pretty hard for 15 seconds. This will provide relief if you’re ever having trouble sleeping at least for a little bit. This worked for me very well. It’s all I could do for years.

    • @petergrey7125
      @petergrey7125 Месяц назад +7

      Great to know! Thanks for sharing that information. I will have to try that myself. 👍

    • @screwsinabell
      @screwsinabell Месяц назад +5

      I did it and immediately got a small pop of relief in my shoulderneck - and I don't even have problems in the rotato! Thanks for sharing the wisdom.

    • @maximuswedgie5149
      @maximuswedgie5149 Месяц назад +9

      @@screwsinabell the only side effect that I experienced was a stinky thumb

    • @screwsinabell
      @screwsinabell Месяц назад +4

      @@maximuswedgie5149
      Hahaha I didn't dare test that. It's about 85° out here, which isn't bad - unless you're pulling a rotten headliner out of an Eagle. I could probably make paint peel right now!

    • @maxwebster7572
      @maxwebster7572 Месяц назад +1

      I just posted above then read this. I forgot the sleep loss issue and waking up numb.

  • @brucereinhart77
    @brucereinhart77 Месяц назад +10

    In 1965, my brother and I (age 11 and 13) bought a very used trail 90 for $25. We, along with the neighbor kids beat the ever living crap out of it for years. Many times we drove it so hard it stopped from overheating, then threw water on it or laid it over in the snow to cool it down and start all over again. No maintenance, and it didn't burn much oil. Couldn't kill the thing! When we got older (it still ran) we sold it to a guy that wanted it for parts for $25! Bought many larger Honda motorcycles over the years and enjoyed them all. Thanks for bringing back a good memory!!

  • @davidkraus6628
    @davidkraus6628 Месяц назад +10

    I had both shoulder full-tear surgery a couple of years ago. I'm 68 now. The procedure corrected constant pain and limited mobility. Wrenching and biking were a painful experience. You have nothing to lose. You look like a good candidate. And do the rehab.

  • @glennjames7107
    @glennjames7107 Месяц назад +6

    Once again Tony, you are right. That little Honda motor is an anvil !
    When I was nine I got my first ride, a Honda ATC 70. I rode the wheels of that thing, literally, I finally stopped riding it because the tires were full of plugs, patches and tubes, and go to the poit where they absolutely wouldn't hold air anymore. After that were countless ATC110'S. Until I turned sixteen, a Honda ATC 110 was my transportation. I had literally piles of parts because my dad would grab everyone that he came across, as long as it was free or almost free. But in the mid to late 80's they were everywhere, and no one wanted them, they wanted a four-wheeler. But I tortured them, rebuilt them, broke every internal part that you can inside of those engines, with exception to the bottom end. I got so good at replacing fourth gear in the tranny that I could remove the engine, tear it down, split the cases, fix it and be riding again in a couple hours. I had a rather heavy best friend that I would go pick up and ride on the back with me all the time, this resulted in many worn rear sprockets. It took me a while to realize that carrying all that weight with a slipping sprocket was the reason I kept knocking teeth off of fourth gear, but other than that, I've ran them with no oil for several miles to home, put oil in it and keep on rolling. I never once had to replace the mains or rod bearings in one, they would start smoking and I would replace the piston and rings, but never once did I have a problem with the bottom end in them. Had I realized that me hauling upwards around 350lbs. with worn-out sprockets and chain was causing most of my problems, it would have never broke. They are bulletproof !

  • @aprules2
    @aprules2 Месяц назад +25

    Can't agree more. I keep chasing parts and stuff. But there is something special about finding that part and putting it on and finally having it. I spent 4 years looking for the trim for my 55 Buick but now the car is finally done

  • @BareRoseGarage
    @BareRoseGarage Месяц назад +6

    "Rust Radar" is what my wife calls it. I drive the country back roads of OR, WA, UT, MT, WY & my home state of Idaho doing this EXACT same thing with my head on a swivel. She doesn't understand how or why I get so excited over DOVE-C heads, Camel Humps, Stromberg 2bbl carbs, ect ect ect. The excitement of the hunt does betray me though, because I DO NOT rip people off, and 9 times out of ten I find my golden goose, but I tell the owner what they have. Scrappers love me because of this, so they usually give me 1st shot at the stuff they find before they take it in for scrap-weight. I've made countless friends this way, but it keeps my Hunt alive as I look for those hidden treasures that others over-look.
    Good stuff as always man, and I TOTALLY get it..... 200 percent.

  • @CrazyTony65
    @CrazyTony65 Месяц назад +5

    Congrats for the nod to Honda, I'm an old American, love the old muscle, but Honda! The number one ICE maker in the world! And the story of Soichiro Honda is amazing, it really is. I'm glad you can give them the respect they deserve, they fought for it.

  • @johnhurst5511
    @johnhurst5511 Месяц назад +4

    Uncle Tony, quick history lesson on the Trail 90 CT90. In the early1960's, the local Honda dealer in Boise Idaho was welling more Honda Cubs than all the dealers in the in the Los Angles metro area combined, Honda sent a sales rep there to find out why. The dealer in Boise was taking new Cubs and regearing them, removing the fenders, putting dirt tires on them. They sold them to farmers and hunters and could keep them on the showroom floor. So Honda brought one back to Japan, copied it and made couple of changes and produced them for the US market. And that is how the trail 90 was born. Also DrAtv is a very good source for parts for these. I would love it if you did another video or two on these. Or show your progress on this one.

  • @mikerobinson3672
    @mikerobinson3672 Месяц назад +12

    I grew up in Chicago, my first tinkering and side hustle was scooters at 14. The Chinese ones I use to get almost free with a title. The parts between the Chinese ones for the most part, would swap over. I still have the 74 XL70 that I rescued while living there. I remember my friends and I would sneak out at night, jump on scooters and mini motos and go down to lower Wacker drive and watch the street races. My parents moved us out of Chicago after 9-11 happened and moved us to Iowa where my mom inherited a farm. I started in on 4 wheelers and antique farm equipment before I went into the Navy.

  • @kennethhoovler9050
    @kennethhoovler9050 Месяц назад +36

    I think the Briggs and Stratton flathead has to be right there too.

    • @gb123-ej8wh
      @gb123-ej8wh Месяц назад +4

      Good ol Briggs

    • @76SRV190
      @76SRV190 Месяц назад +6

      Not even close. The Honda family of engines 50cc, 70cc, 90cc, 110cc, 125cc are well over 250 million. Not to mention all the Chinese clones and licensed from Honda copies. More like half a billion.

    • @williamstamper442
      @williamstamper442 Месяц назад +1

      What about an old Rod Flathead?

    • @anthonyrowland9072
      @anthonyrowland9072 Месяц назад +7

      @@gb123-ej8wh I came here to say a 5hp briggs.
      The gokarts, tillers, mini bikes, mowers, etc. etc.

    • @ronaldjones743
      @ronaldjones743 Месяц назад +1

      Exactly, I used to race Go-karts limited modified class and used to turn those engines 10K on a stock crank and stock block. They're some tough engines and so simple.

  • @imbadwrench
    @imbadwrench Месяц назад +14

    My parents bought me a trail 70 when I was about 12 and I loved it, rode it everywhere (never had brakes) I found a parts bike with "big wheels" and I never knew anything about the parts bike, but the forks and swingarm fit my 70 so I changed them over. My parents were so pissed about me taking it apart that they gave the bike to my uncle who took it home and it was stolen off his porch the same day he took it home in cleveland.

  • @daleburton8993
    @daleburton8993 Месяц назад +9

    I rode a Honda S90 street bike back in the 60’s. The base 90 was 5 hp and the S90 was a huge 8 hp with a four speed. It never let me down and I rode it almost daily before I got my first car.

    • @Duke_Romilar_III
      @Duke_Romilar_III Месяц назад +1

      I had an S90, actually got it up to 70 mph a few times (it liked 60 better)...it was really good on gas and I used it to commute to work in the same city I lived in.

  • @terrenceseymour
    @terrenceseymour Месяц назад +23

    I had a torn rotator cuff since the first 3 speed i changed alone at the age of 14, then over my mechanic career i would tear it every 6 months or so then nurse it and tear it on a recurring cycle, then at the age of 45 i had the surgery 2 days before cov lock down so had zero rehab so it was a slow heal but now its a good 98 percent. I definitely recommend it for quality of life.

    • @glennjames7107
      @glennjames7107 Месяц назад +4

      Sounds remarkably familiar !
      Those three speeds were alright, but they didn't last long behind a strong 350, and a kid trying to powershift it with a sloppy shift column, or crappy aftermarket floor shifter ! I went through the same dance for several years myself !
      Who needs a jack !
      I most definitely do now !

    • @terrenceseymour
      @terrenceseymour Месяц назад +1

      Mine was a Vauxhall PC Cresta here in new zealand. Heavy cast iron thing on my back on stands. They came out with a 3.3Litre inline 6 but yep no fun on your back thats for sure. ​@glennjames7107

    • @rcnelson
      @rcnelson Месяц назад

      I tore my shoulder up in a home accident decades ago--three of four rotator cuff tendons torn or detached-- and had surgery. Rehab was a bitch--long and painful, and my shoulder never got better than about 70%. I hope Uncle doesn't have to go that route.

    • @glenbarnier
      @glenbarnier Месяц назад

      been dealing with two of them for a while now, i still lay bricks every day though.. dont trust the docs over here in canada

    • @user-hj9vo8sr8j
      @user-hj9vo8sr8j Месяц назад +1

      Chillin in the recliner one week post op reading this lol

  • @sassed12many
    @sassed12many Месяц назад +9

    Soichiro Honda changed the world

  • @bobc.5698
    @bobc.5698 Месяц назад +4

    When i was 13 my friend had one of these Honda 50s.....like a 1970's model.
    We rode that thing nonstop, taking turns until the exhaust pipe was glowing red.

  • @keithroute8906
    @keithroute8906 Месяц назад +3

    I have been watching DDG and Jamie is dialing in that Demon. It still stumbles on launch but gears up good and fast. He likes the challenge of dragging a four speed. One tiny screwup and he gets beat. However, his driving skills have improved greatly making the cars setup problems more obvious. He will get those figured out, that kid is sharp. You may want to take some test hits and make sure that car can still run hard. Taking a drag car that has been sitting for months dry rotting, gumming up and growing cob webs for a track run to win or lose is not the best recipe but I also know that you have great knowledge and confidence in that POS. Having physical issues makes car work tougher along with the aches and pains age gives you. I get that, I am old. I have less interest or concern than most for modern box Jeeps or your dirt bike/mini bike collection but I still like your channel. You have a great personality and keep it entertaining enough. Good luck on the track challenge, you have a huge advantage.

  • @antoniusp3295
    @antoniusp3295 Месяц назад +3

    Damn right about the hunt. Hunted for years for ZJ front seats and a clock module for my XJ- and holy moly is it satisfying to find that shit!

  • @korywaford6661
    @korywaford6661 Месяц назад +8

    I've been collecting 1966 Ford Galaxie parts for 40 years. I found a horn ring at a swap meet and wrestled it from it's owner after working on him for an hour. I didn't need his ash tray, glove box door, or armrests - just the horn ring. When I got home, I went to my shelf and found that I already had three in the box! Don't even get me started on 1/72 scale aircraft model kits!

    • @viktorhardindyrvold4234
      @viktorhardindyrvold4234 Месяц назад +5

      Ok, so you basically took that thing off the market, while simultaniously low balling the seller's pants off? (he must've been wanting to sell it if he brought it to the swap meet)
      Can't really sympathize with ya there.

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk Месяц назад +2

      Bought an extra rear wheel speed sensor for the wife's car back around 2007, and put it in such a safe place I've never seen it again.
      I still got the car 😂
      The one I replaced failed a few years ago, and I had to buy one.
      Trust me I took a few hours of looking,too😡
      At least the original one on the other side didn't fail yet, that I bought the spare for 😂

  • @raybrensike42
    @raybrensike42 Месяц назад +4

    Had a quest item today, flanged bronze bushings for my Jiffy stand. I used a micrometer and wrote down the info, but then when I went off to the Hardware store I found I left the micrometer behind. Even so I saw something and bought 2 and they fit perfectly after I sawed them off for length by chucking in a drill and using a hack saw with washers for spacers. Success.

    • @glennjames7107
      @glennjames7107 Месяц назад +2

      Did the exact same thing for my Sporty a few years back. They worked great, did just like you did cut them down and shimmed it tight, it works better than it did new, and has lasted longer than the ones from Harley.

    • @maxwebster7572
      @maxwebster7572 Месяц назад +2

      They looked pretty close to door pin bushings to me.

  • @nwredneckturner1508
    @nwredneckturner1508 Месяц назад +3

    Love this little powerplant! I have an '81 Trail 110 with 7K original miles and love it!! I only run non-ethanol gas in it and every spring after sitting through the winter with no special 'winterizing' it starts with one or maybe 2 kicks. And then does that all season long. If anything can't be driven over in 1st gear low range, you just pick it up & lift it over! The trail series of bikes are some of the best & most fun you can ever own. You won't usually get there first, but you will get there when many others won't. And spend a fraction of the amount of fuel!

  • @theodavies8754
    @theodavies8754 Месяц назад +1

    It's out there somewhere if the universe chooses to allow you to have it.
    Always be thankful of the gifts that teach.

  • @petergrey7125
    @petergrey7125 Месяц назад +3

    UT - I had been waiting for your video response to Jamie.
    Love the banter and the little digs at each other .
    This is great competitive spirit in action.
    Look forward to seeing your times .
    Both cars definitely have their unique qualities. 👍

  • @screwsinabell
    @screwsinabell Месяц назад +3

    I owe probably around 3/4 of the little bit I know to the pursuit of quest items. Not only do they afford the opportunity to learn the specific component details, but the greater design and mechanical information behind it. For instance, you can learn about interchange - what part interchanges for which years & models - but you can also learn about *why* they do or don't interchange across different iterations. Which elements are present in some designs and not others, why that part will or won't work as needed for the design used in your application. The physical, material aspects of operation of that system.
    So you not only learn what will or won't work, but if you dig in enough, you'll also know why. And that knowledge can open up entirely new hunting fields!

  • @donsims1941
    @donsims1941 Месяц назад +3

    😂 loving the RUclips revival of the match race 👍

  • @NYPATRIOTBX
    @NYPATRIOTBX Месяц назад +2

    The medical procedures and techniques that are available work wonders, 2 of my co-workers had torn rotator cuffs and had surgery, one required a little more down time than the other but they are both back to work and feel great.

  • @gregkelly319
    @gregkelly319 Месяц назад +1

    Tony, I just wanted to genuinely say thank you,for the informative videos you put out. With the ways modern cars are going I think my next purchase will be a classic mopar. I've learned alot from you. My father wasn't necessarily a car guy when I was growing up, but I am becoming much more knowledgeable from your vids, hard work and research. I'll do a deep dive into your vids, and try to make it work. Thanks for being entertaining, as well as a great teacher. Beyond glad that I found your channel. The Uncle that I never had...

  • @1911MikeinOregon
    @1911MikeinOregon Месяц назад +1

    Yep... I totally get it. It's something I finally figured out about 20 years ago. Not only have
    I been into cars and motorcycles since I was about 13, I'm 62 years old now, but I have also
    collected vintage Colt and Winchester guns for years. It is something that consumes me 24/7.
    After I had collected about 40 guns or so, a light finally went on and I noticed something.
    I always had one particular gun that I absolutely had to have, so I searched and searched,
    and after I finally found it, it went into one of the safes, and I immediately started the quest
    for the next must have. And so it goes. It never stops.

  • @bobnuttall9203
    @bobnuttall9203 Месяц назад

    Oh man, did you ever hit the nail on the head regarding quests.
    I was lucky enough to be given a 1957 South Bend 9" Model A lathe. Small toolroom lathe with a 3' bed, along with it's original cabinet. I completely refurbished the lathe and it works beautifully. Now I can make or modify parts and tools for my car projects. But that opened up a laundry list of new quests for tooling of all types. I have to admit, it's been fun

  • @throttlewatch4614
    @throttlewatch4614 Месяц назад +3

    I love this I keep screaming Tony go to Vintage motorcycle days you’d be in heaven on earth

  • @jonathanknight8251
    @jonathanknight8251 Месяц назад +1

    I had a Cub and an ATC 90 when I was a kid. I don’t see how anyone couldn’t love that little jewel of an engine.

  • @chrisdebardlebon349
    @chrisdebardlebon349 Месяц назад +3

    Your rotator was on the way to failing when you reached under the couch. Repetitive motion failure. I have two GY6's currently. Keep up the good work.

  • @dadalebreton184
    @dadalebreton184 Месяц назад +1

    I found a New quest item every time I find something interresting and fits my budget. You developpe skills doing it!
    1- Usefull, 2- interresting, 3- budget. POW!😂

  • @jefffixesit60
    @jefffixesit60 Месяц назад

    Uncle Tony, the hunter-philosopher. Everything I know about engines and vehicle systems has its roots in a ‘72 Honda CT70 3spd and a ’65 S65 4spd. I’ve been questing for a complete Trail 90 or 110 basket case to restore, and I may have found it… all I have to do is convince the current keeper of it that they’re never going to finish it. Keep up the hunt, you’re definitely wired for questing!

  • @starionslider2116
    @starionslider2116 Месяц назад +1

    Your quest theory is 1000000% spot on. I have all the builds in garage and basement full of spare parts to prove it. My dad is the same way with mini bikes and old motorcycles.

  • @rondrew2857
    @rondrew2857 Месяц назад +4

    Agree, I hate going to the track in the summer. Never understood how motorcycle guys in leathers do it. Hope Old Paint will be ready by fall. On the quest, I just got 3 Ford C4 transmissions to build, and a 93 Mustang ac box. I dont have any Mustangs that it directly fits. the quest.

  • @FarmBossSaws
    @FarmBossSaws Месяц назад

    Uncle Tony, you're speaking my language with the quest items! Another thing I can add is that when you get deep into the acquisition phase, you can make it a good side hustle. You can get in tune with the market and be able to spot deals or rare items that you can use to get ahead and have more cash to acquire more. Circle of life and all that!

  • @johnhovda4053
    @johnhovda4053 Месяц назад +1

    In the middle 1970's we had a trail 90 on the farm, friends laughed about it, granted it wasn't the best shape due to my maintenance mistakes. Thanks for running this, I feel vindicated.

  • @Galfrid
    @Galfrid Месяц назад +3

    That garage looks like the hunter gene AND the gatherer gene combined 🤣🤣👍

  • @burnsbuilt2153
    @burnsbuilt2153 Месяц назад +2

    Love those little engines, I just went up pikes peak with a Honda grom with a 125cc version of that engine. And have put thousands of thousands of miles on them having a blast

    • @lasskinn474
      @lasskinn474 Месяц назад

      a thing about the engine itself vs. the cub is indeed that there's a lot more models of hondas with engines of the same lineage. the current cub is a really niche bike compared to high volume wave(110/125) (or even to grom/msx125).

  • @pokebass1
    @pokebass1 Месяц назад +2

    I'm not 100% certain, but I believe the 110cc engines were also this platform. I bring this up because the Honda ATC110 also has a high/low range in the transmission. It works so well that I've had my dad use his 1982 ATC110 to pull my 1973 Pinto station wagon through the yard when I first got it.

    • @anthonyrowland9072
      @anthonyrowland9072 Месяц назад +1

      When they switch to the 125, they switched to the upright cylinder.
      My cousin had an atc70 with that same engine.

  • @shanew.williams
    @shanew.williams Месяц назад +1

    Wow, the part about Honda's took me back to a "happy place" from my teenage years. In the mid 1970's my uncle gave me 2 very used Honda "CT" 70 bikes. Both had the "clutchless" 3 speed trans (1 of which was permanently stuck in high gear). In about 4 years i had reduced them both to scrap & should be DEAD from all the STUPID stuff i did with them but great memories !

  • @sirrepairsalot4189
    @sirrepairsalot4189 Месяц назад +1

    Uncle Tony you are always been 107%.. everything from your intuition on the first thing to look for but also on things we never (but should) look at. It's remarkable.

    • @UncleTonysGarage
      @UncleTonysGarage  Месяц назад +2

      Thank you! Interesting number you chose there. I'm very familiar

    • @sirrepairsalot4189
      @sirrepairsalot4189 Месяц назад

      @@UncleTonysGarage Yes that is from the broskis across the pond at a higher altitude I believe but none the less they experiment on things I've always wondered about, quite informative!

  • @mikewest5529
    @mikewest5529 Месяц назад +3

    Does it all.
    Sit back and relax.
    Dr Tony tells all!!

  • @danielroberts698
    @danielroberts698 Месяц назад +2

    My Dad bought a Honda 90 street bike. I think it was a 1966 or 1967 brand new. I remember him saying sometimes he couldn’t take it on the freeway because it wouldn’t go fast enough. Maybe depending on the wind ? lol

  • @lannywilliamson3074
    @lannywilliamson3074 Месяц назад +4

    QUEST...explanation .perfect....
    And bonded team up....nice.

  • @jmonte5899
    @jmonte5899 Месяц назад +1

    I started scouring junk yards for car parts a few years ago. I learned how to put them on by taking them off twice. Off the junk car, then off the car that needed the replacement. If it was too much work taking it off the junk vehicle, then I got help or took it to a shop.

  • @unclebuildy7030
    @unclebuildy7030 Месяц назад +3

    No worries, "...just take it off the trailer and send it."
    Uncle Tony is the Nicolino Locche of drag raceing.
    Or maybe Nico was the Uncle Tony of Boxing.

  • @kg6itc
    @kg6itc Месяц назад +3

    Go get PEMF treatment. It’s like having your shoulder between two spark plugs.
    It’s badass, feels cool, and heals from the inside out.
    I am sure there are places local that do it, or up the street in Nashville. A few treatments and you’re good to go.
    Get after it! : )

  • @danieljohnson8437
    @danieljohnson8437 Месяц назад +12

    3.5hp.
    Briggs & Stratton

    • @lasskinn474
      @lasskinn474 Месяц назад

      globally honda beat b&s in the small engine game.

  • @GhettoWagon
    @GhettoWagon Месяц назад +2

    yea its been hot here and my hand has been messed up for over 2 months since i cut it Sometimes Heat + body issues are a thing Gotta take breaks Cant go go go go go all the time

  • @HawkeyeMobileAutoRepair
    @HawkeyeMobileAutoRepair Месяц назад

    I love you uncle tony. Thank you for doing what you do. Never stop.

  • @kg6itc
    @kg6itc Месяц назад +4

    We now have the title of Tony’s autobiography, “Send It”!

    • @Adrenacyde
      @Adrenacyde Месяц назад +2

      Pretty sure that'll belong to Larry Enticer...

  • @rcnelson
    @rcnelson Месяц назад

    Oh man, memories of the great Honda SS90s so long ago. Fun, reliable as rocks, and real motorcycles. One owner put a vacuum cleaner pipe on his SS for a muffler. The bike made a surprisingly deep, throaty sound. There was even a 65 or 70 c.c. Honda in the neighborhood too, the only one I ever saw.

  • @robertnewton9411
    @robertnewton9411 Месяц назад +3

    Its too hot. its raining, somebody took my timing light. Maybe brian has a point

  • @briiigiiijaureguiii
    @briiigiiijaureguiii Месяц назад +4

    THANK YOU!!!!

  • @jakeclauson9863
    @jakeclauson9863 Месяц назад

    This concept reminds me of my addiction to online shopping, hunting for very specific obscure parts and then following the tracking info as it gets delivered. If I don't have packages in transit I feel bored or like I'm missing something. Sounds strange when I say it but that's how I see it

  • @EffequalsMA
    @EffequalsMA Месяц назад

    I feel there is a spiritual successor in my CRF300L. I can see the design language of Honda even in that new motorcycle. Love the story time!

  • @FarmBossSaws
    @FarmBossSaws Месяц назад

    I didn't know that the little honda 4 stroke was such a main piece of combustion history, I bought my kids a CRF 50 when they were younger and I tell you that little bike has been really tromped hard and still works perfect. I've been offered to sell it but I am going to hang onto it for the grandkids... and the times I feel like burning off some steam!

  • @georgelackey622
    @georgelackey622 Месяц назад +6

    While I get your point, I think I have a cheaper and easier way to get started with engines and mechanics. You can get an entire kit to put an engine on a bicycle for $150 and a good bike for $20. Comes with everything you need to build your own machine and learn how it works. There is also a lot of crazy aftermarket speed stuff foe easy money. Been turning wrenches for years and these things are super cheap fun!

    • @davefarnsworth3020
      @davefarnsworth3020 Месяц назад +1

      Those damned things are addictive. I've got engines and parts all over the house.

  • @cliffcunningham2147
    @cliffcunningham2147 Месяц назад

    Thankyou Tony, I really needed to hear this particular story today. It will make facing tomorrow that little bit easier.

  • @SKYNET9er
    @SKYNET9er Месяц назад +2

    I sold my hot rod flame paint job truck😢... then i bought it back😅 quest continues. 👍🏻

  • @leonardhirtle3645
    @leonardhirtle3645 Месяц назад

    This sure takes me back. I had a trail 90 in high school. I drove it until I got my first car. A 1970 Olds Cutlass Supreme.

  • @JamesHolbrook-eh5sp
    @JamesHolbrook-eh5sp 17 дней назад

    I remember seeing a UK registered one of these, a C90, two up with all their luggage, riding through the town i was staying in, in southern Spain. I was impressed

  • @hagerdhotrodz
    @hagerdhotrodz Месяц назад +3

    It's all about the dopamine hits. 😁

  • @CharlesVanNoland
    @CharlesVanNoland Месяц назад

    I found my #HappyCompanion 14 years ago Uncle Tony! We're halfway done raising two wild danger girls at this juncture. One does pullups, pushups, and crawls around the floor like a crazy monster, while the other dreams up surrealist visions that she brings to life through different artistic media. Both of them are crafty and creative, not afraid to take whatever junk is around the house and make it into something. HALP!

  • @Jim-ic2of
    @Jim-ic2of Месяц назад +2

    My first motorcycle . Ohauled engine in school with Mr. Woody !

  • @DasYorgo4000
    @DasYorgo4000 Месяц назад +4

    Im priced out of the car hobby, but restoring an old UJM is still within reach.

  • @BLOWN8CYLINDER
    @BLOWN8CYLINDER Месяц назад +3

    The 1978 Honda SS50 was a 5 speed. We had them in the UK

  • @jittychitty
    @jittychitty Месяц назад

    Honda 90s are great. I grew up on one and now have a low mile, clean example. Sweet bikes!

  • @robertbeckler5058
    @robertbeckler5058 Месяц назад +1

    I have a good story. Fell through a roof 5 years ago. Ripped my upper peck my biceps my tendon in my shoulder, plus a muscle in my back. Time to stick a fork in me? Nope, I went carnivore and turned my life around. Healed up great. Got rid of a bunch of other ailments. Now I'm turning 60 in a month and feel like I'm 20 again. Throw away the plants baby. And that means the smokes also. I challenge you UTG. See if you have the grit off the track.

  • @Oscars_fur_racing
    @Oscars_fur_racing Месяц назад

    Cool that you still have the storage where you painted the Duster. 😎👍🏻

  • @oikkuoek
    @oikkuoek Месяц назад +1

    The internet cured my hoarding habits. Before things had to be owned to get to know them. You really had to buy or steal that POS before you could get any information out of it. Today you can take a deep dive into your engine before you are holding it or dismantled it on your backyard just by doing a search. Now I don't have to have it to see what it has been eating, or how it was made. That feature alone has saved me thousands over the years. When the hunt is knowledge, the item becomes secondary and can be skipped.

  • @stevenolson8504
    @stevenolson8504 Месяц назад

    Tony I acquired a Honda 55 when I was 13 or 14. I tore that motor apart many times. Replaced the jug and piston, repaired the kickstart and replaced the transmission main shaft. No manual it was easy to figure out

  • @tomberan1282
    @tomberan1282 Месяц назад

    I get it! I’m in Wisconsin and it has been hot and humid, the last 6 weeks have shut down home projects. And yes, as for the shoulder mine occasionally acts up to, costs me a few minutes a week. Whereas surgery & rehab would cost me months; I’d need to live to 300 years to recoup the time. One word: Advil

  • @corey6393
    @corey6393 Месяц назад

    I've been building, buying, selling and collecting auto/motorcycle/bicycle stuff for a few decades now. Often a friend will ask why I don't just order what I need from any number of online sellers. The answer is always the same "where's the fun in that?" The hunt and the thrill of the chase is often more important than the final outcome.
    I love going to yard sales, flea markets, swap meets, and auctions just for this reason. Plus, I almost always end up with something I may not need, but I can sell it or trade it for what I do need.

  • @porchonetwothreefour
    @porchonetwothreefour Месяц назад

    Great video. You’re so right about the quest. The single cylinder Hondas are great ways to learn about engines. That’s my quest. Honda ATCs. They have saved my mental health.

    • @anthonyrowland9072
      @anthonyrowland9072 Месяц назад

      I had an immortal honda 200 with 8hp.
      Loved the engine, hated the constantly breaking pull cord. My push start game is still top tier because of that.

  • @jamesblair9614
    @jamesblair9614 Месяц назад

    I bought a small Honda 55 in the late 60’s, used and disassembled, $25. I remember the mechanical details well, since I did a lot of work on it. I spent a few evenings on the Internet looking for my model, and have yet to find it, a few were close, but something was always different. Lots of 50’s and 90’s, but not 55’s, and mine was a four speed with a manual clutch, pressed box frame with integral fender, and pressed front forks. It’s incredible how many variants of the basic bike exist.

    • @jamesblair9614
      @jamesblair9614 Месяц назад

      @jamesblair9614 I should add, my bike was not overhead cam.

  • @kenscycle
    @kenscycle Месяц назад +2

    early Honda versions were push rod engines (C110 50cc from early to mid 1960s is an example)

  • @EffequalsMA
    @EffequalsMA Месяц назад

    When I taught auto shop, I used motorcycles, scooters and lawn mower engines to teach fundamentals. Took up little space, could be worked on from a bench. I put a callout to my teaching community and I got dozens of these items, free.

  • @adamturner8634
    @adamturner8634 Месяц назад +1

    This heat has been rough here in Florida my shop is just a dirt floor pole barn and I'm swapping a Mercedes Diesel into a GMC 6500 and I do like 2 things on it and I'm soaked in sweat

  • @MrJanaRobi
    @MrJanaRobi Месяц назад

    the Quest indeed ! good one ,you nailed it . I glide effortlessly around the hood with out being noticed on my 1970 ct .

  • @zaddy49
    @zaddy49 Месяц назад

    UT, the root of your shoulder problem actually goes back thousands of years. You mentioned it in this video. A straight line can be drawn from our fist partnership with wolves to you reaching under the couch to retrieve a ball for one of their ancestors. 😂

  • @slowlane7822
    @slowlane7822 Месяц назад

    Hey Tony, just a heads-up, that's a '69 and newer frame. '68 and earlier had a different front fork(leading link), and air filter provisions where the main frame tube meet the steering stem tube. Have fun building it, they're awesome. We currently own 2 trail 90's, a '67 and a '70 .

  • @junglebiker2363
    @junglebiker2363 Месяц назад

    Tony, I'm currentl;y resurrecting a first year CT90 (1967) that went through a house fire! We'll see if I can pull it off or not. The OHC version of the horizontal Honda came out in 1967, before that they were pushrod engines with iron heads (the CT200--don't let the name fool you, it was 90cc) and some versions of them actually had electric start. Dr. ATV has some hot rod parts, I like to use his high perf cams and 22mm carbs. I built one Trail 90 based bike for my son with an ATC125 engine, which is I think the only other hi-lo equipped version of the engine. It's cool, it still has the original recoil starter and electric starter, plus I added CT110 kick start parts so that ot has all three, just for the heck of it. Zongshen has a 190cc (!) racing engine available, with a 4 valve head, not cheap! I've got one customer who rides a 1970 model every day, one I rebuilt--aside from tune-ups, it almost never needs anything, it just keeps plonking along.

  • @OldBeaterGarage
    @OldBeaterGarage Месяц назад

    A friend of mine put one of the bigger cc Lifan Engines in a CT-70 about 18 years ago and rode it from New Orleans to almost Sturgis. He had a good trip report called "10 inch wheels turning to Sturgis" the "Honda 50" Can even be the basis for your ADVtouring bike.

  • @cdogg1787
    @cdogg1787 Месяц назад

    1:16 Uncle Tony with debilitating shoulder pain still faster than me

  • @eliinthewolverinestate6729
    @eliinthewolverinestate6729 Месяц назад +2

    My astronomy domine sweet corn is doing good. I didn't get a bear tag this year. I love bow hunting. I hunt old guy style. Red flannel sitting in the open at a picnic table. Pulling the bow back slowly is the trick with 5-8 deer looking at you. Easier with traditional bow than compound with more moving parts. My Buell keeps blowing headlight bulbs. Need to get chainsaws around for my next trip up to camp. Did you lower your Buell? Honda engine looks like the Janus engines.

    • @OldcarsNmusic
      @OldcarsNmusic Месяц назад

      I think Janus does use Lifan engines.

  • @FDChappy
    @FDChappy Месяц назад +2

    I built a 150cc Lifan version of that bike. Got lots of parts if you need them.

  • @benjamintresham9649
    @benjamintresham9649 Месяц назад +1

    It’s the Donkey of motorcycles.
    Australia post used the CT 110 postie bike to about 10 years ago.
    The squeak from the drum brakes tells you that the postie has dropped off mail.
    I’ve always said when the world ends they will be floating around waiting to be found and with one kick and it will be riding again.
    TUFF

  • @djhoneylove5710
    @djhoneylove5710 5 дней назад

    Uncle Tony, you are doing great. RC issue be damned.

  • @georgewetzel4380
    @georgewetzel4380 Месяц назад +1

    "Go and tell your master that we have been charged by God with a sacred quest."

  • @christopherarmbruster6241
    @christopherarmbruster6241 Месяц назад

    U gave a good talk...u helped me understand myself !

  • @bob5074
    @bob5074 Месяц назад

    I use a chin up bar. I hang from it a couple of times a day for 10-20 seconds. It stretches out the shoulder and makes room for painful, tender nerves. I’m 57 and worked as an electrician for 40 years…

  • @user-mr4fy7nn3o
    @user-mr4fy7nn3o Месяц назад +1

    I had a trail 70 as a child,got busted by Ranger Rick when ran out of gas

  • @ridervfr2798
    @ridervfr2798 Месяц назад +1

    I did my XJ fuel pump in an hour, I am not nearly as good as you UTG. Like the yellow Buell in the background.

  • @SpecialAgentJamesAki
    @SpecialAgentJamesAki Месяц назад +2

    I have a lyfan lifan whatever 150cc on a shifter kart frame. It rips donuts like crazy 😆 I’ve seen them up to 200cc

  • @galeclay8907
    @galeclay8907 28 дней назад +1

    Hey tony you might get in touch with cars and cameras John might have extra parts if you have trouble finding them yourself 😂 keep up the great work bud❤

  • @BlazeRodriguez-uw3es
    @BlazeRodriguez-uw3es Месяц назад

    I never knew car building was so philosophical

  • @peterbeaumont9496
    @peterbeaumont9496 Месяц назад

    This video has just told my life story thankyou

  • @oatmealxyz
    @oatmealxyz Месяц назад

    Ive always had these "quest items" I just didnt know what to call it😊 Then i had children and had to stop for awhile, then i started getting very restless and unhappy. My kids are starting to get into dirtbikes/quads and guess what they are powered by? You guessed it....the Honda 70 and the Chinese version 110cc. Anyway, i have found that my mind requires stimulation from these "quest items" to keep me going through the boring bits that life sometimes gets. Not that kids are boring-far from it, just a different kind of experience that I wasnt ready for at the time.