1974 Suzuki T500 Junkyard Save - Runs & RIDES!

[@popsmustangshop]

Great Video!

[@johnasbury9915]

Great job!

[@paralegalty]

I enjoy watching vintage bike rebuilds better than any other type of restoration. It brings back so many memories of being young(er) and riding. I wouldn't give 500 bucks for most of these new(er) bikes that they sell. Thanks for the videos !

[@ResurrectedGarage]

That’s awesome, thank you! We have one new bike that’s Brittany’s (2018 HD Sportster) and neither of us have been a fan of it. That is her biggest buyers regret.

[@MikeHeatherGross]

I grew up riding with my dad on the back of this very same bike even the same color. It's like a trip down memory lane hearing it start up and run. Good job!

[@ResurrectedGarage]

That's really cool! Thank you!

[@shahrinabubakar9999]

Thank's man for make this bike alive again..

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Yes!!

[@TheEasy10pins]

I love what you do regarding these old motorcycles.

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Thank you

[@edarmstrong9389]

When you're not sure if a two stroke oil pump is working, always run premix in it until the pump is working.

[@TerenceMccamm]

you are doing a good job Ihad a gt 250 back in 1983

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Sweet! Thank you!

[@J.JMcClure-wc9yh]

From discarded trash to awesome runner!! Amazing JOB Daniel and Brittany!! Keep up the great work and looking forward to the next video! God Bless Y’all!

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Thank you!

[@westcoast3595]

I had a Titan 500 in the middle 70’s. She ate quite a few 750 mklll’s. 60+ mpg. Synthetic oil. Rode it thru snow, ice, rain, wind, and sun.

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Wow! That's awesome!

[@jesusruedasanchez8246]

Good job and good lucky . From Spain/Europe .

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Thank you!

[@thatold56]

love that sound

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Yes, free with purchase of rough RR.

[@michaelschindele5484]

Did you notice that you were not getting any exhaust smoke out of the right pipe . You should have some .

[@michjsear]

Really great content…thank you.

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chiswolfenden2400]

That 5 is sweet and I love the sound and the oily smoke. Used to ride Two strokes and they are a lot of fun far better than 4s

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Sweet! Thanks!

[@dekale47]

Great sound on that bike.. love this one.. great yob.

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Thank you!

[@clinte9155]

Hallo, ich finde euer Video super👌. Da kann man mal sehen das nichts unmöglich ist, so ein cooles Motorrad wieder zum Leben erweckt 👍 spitze! Du bist ein super Mechaniker

[@stevemaniaci4750]

I once had an old honda Enduro that had a rusty tank .bought a kit called creame, 2 bottles one acid etching solution an a white silicon mix applied after etching . Worked great rust free after drying , the white silicon solution stays in place adhering inside gas tank .just like new. Nice job bringing it back to live. An other tip, add a little 2 stroke synthetic oil to gas while working on the start up . Thank again .

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Thanks! That's good to know about that for saving rusty tanks.

[@johnc.fonseca8961]

Good job. It runs nice

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Thanks!

[@popsmustangshop]

Awesome!

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Thanks!

[@blaireauchinois]

Hello, surprising restart! Be careful, the smoke does not come out of the right exhaust, the oil should not arrive!! On a 2-stroke, smoke should come out... Good luck (from France) ;))

[@pjofurey6239]

As long as the crank seals are good these are literally tough as old boots

[@brianvanwyngaarden9486]

Hello folks, wondering were you got those handlebars and what type they are?

[@jimclarke1108]

🥰Suzuki T500 , 🥰 beauty contestant (winner) 👍for you bud

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Thanks

[@stefanrichter9162]

Talking about the bent swingarm. When you took the bike from the junkyard it was not really in pristine condition , but it was not crashed. If the bent swingarm was caused by a crash you would have found collateral damage from that crash. So my suggestion is that the T500 suffered the same desease as the Kawasakis H1 and H2 . Overpowered engine stuck into an underpowerded frame. That bent is caused by the engine power transmitted to the swingarm by the chain . I saw the same picture 45 years ago on H1 and H2.

[@ResurrectedGarage]

That is possible as well. We were thinking that it was crashed because of the bent back wheel.

[@stefanrichter9162]

@@ResurrectedGarage So you found "collateral Crash-damage" . Perfect.

[@edarmstrong9389]

I've owned three H-1s, the first one in 1971, and all were ultra reliable. I rode the first one from Lemoore to Satellite Beach Fla. I believe the bent swing arm came from rough handling when it was being tossed in the junk pile, not from engine power.

[@JoaoAlonso-m9r]

......NOSS. EST MOTO. DEU. TRABANLHO. 😮 ❤

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

I would love to know what the average selling price would be for one restored to as new condition would be.

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Checked briefly on eBay as well as a few other sites and they are selling for 3k-10k in pretty decent condition; some ran and some didn't. It's all over the board.

[@ronaldwilletts6906]

Fork seals?

[@ResurrectedGarage]

I’m sure it needs fork seals. Every bike I own including my daily needs them. I’ve honestly never really worried about it as it doesn’t prevent the bike from running and riding.

[@magickmike6510]

He sounds a little like Noah from alaskan bush people lol. Awesome channel

[@mattdewet6908]

Good job! just check, looks like smoke only from the left exhaust pipe, could be clogged jet or oil lines might have an air bubble? Good luck

[@ResurrectedGarage]

Thank you, we've been fighting with that issue.

[@harwoods11]

Was that deliberately buried for the video?

[@ResurrectedGarage]

No, this was how we found it in the junkyard. There is a whole heap of bicycles and possibly other motorcycles we want to investigate more thoroughly the next time we go.

[@OfBronzeandBlaze]

The good news about that lead hammer is that you can recast it

[@rickeyhecht1919]

What about a video on the Indian?

[@ResurrectedGarage]

That will be the next motorcycle video, we are waiting on a few parts then should be able to go back together with it.

[@marctorigiani4558]

Man that thing looks like it hauls the mail

[@stevethefishingsanta7771]

Use steel wool to get rid of the rust

[@ResurrectedGarage]

I used that as well it just wasn't interesting to film that part, but I went back and forth with using that and the Ryobi tool.

[@laurencehastings7473]

I've thought a lot about this. Yes, you need content but stripping one engine to get a gasket for another bike just seems futile and using silicon to repair a gasket that you know will fail is also a waste of time.I could go on and on but I also appreciate that you were doing a "Will it run?" without much financial investment. The time you invest in stripping out parts to re-use is time you could have invested repairing the tank, or other things, while waiting for parts to arrive. Yes I know it's all money but your time is also money. Either you or someone else will have to do all of this work a second time and you will also have to replace the stripped parts on the bike that you bought as a parts bike. You're just pushing the problem down the line. Yes I know that the engine needs to be stripped right down and bearings, seals replaced but honestly some items just need to be replaced as you're doing the work to avoid having to do the job a second or third time.

[@michjsear]

Relax, they’re making YiuTube contentt, not running the Innocence Project.

[@ResurrectedGarage]

There's definitely pros and cons for doing it the way we did. You are correct with that time is money, but we didn't have a lot to spend on the bike and we had more time to invest in it. That goes for most of our vehicles as well. We are trying to not run into the problem of taking to long on a vehicle (the '53 International Gasser is a good example of that); we've had that apart for over two years now and it's very hard to not get discouraged looking at it while we wait on gathering up money for parts. There are some things we will need to go back and take care of on the bike at some point but thankfully tearing down a bike is much faster and smooth sailing than a vehicle.

[@rachelthompson9324]

too much smoke, I'd bet the crank seals are shot. That is a common need with that motor

[@trabigeil]

geiler Scheiß

[@123spleege]

nice channel....but....bible thumpers...........lame