Seller SCAMMED Me On This Big Bore Honda TRX700xx Quad

[@38possum]

Im 53 yrs old and had lost interest in working on anything anymore. Young man you have gave me a want to do something feeling. Think I'll go back to work on my 89 kx 500.

[@chihuahuaverde425]

Excellent! Good choice.

[@0toeknee0]

52 here and the same is true. except I got something way lamer and newer.

[@darrinwoodward14]

Lol,59 and turning my xr650 into a super moto!

[@0toeknee0]

@@darrinwoodward14 goals!

[@wcg66]

Make her minty again!

[@bigbullhorn8443]

So I dug out a 1976 Toro 7/26 Snowblower from beside the garage. It was 10” deep in the ground from sitting. Followed your vids for about a year now. Wife said I’ll never get it to run. Cleaned carb,got spark after setting points correct,got sweet spark and woke up the household lastnight revving her out.

[@8BitZ0mbie]

Feels good

[@dembinsk]

Did the wife put a nice sign on the fridge “I was wrong about you. You are a super Man”?

[@2vintage]

no better feeling! Nice work!

[@JimBliss-l7u]

I can not control the excitement of taking a pile and making it run better than new after horrible abuse and neglect. The projects are always ready to fire up when everyone is asleep.

[@edwardweisenburg6585]

I'm soooo glad this build is over. It's been bugging me too. Nice job recovering. ❤

[@_CryptoNoob_]

That's one thing these big cc engines hate is a dead battery. Glad you finally got it figured out, and got your parts. Hope you get a refund bud. I hate scammers. I did this business for about 8 years and got scammed so many times I just gave up on it altogether. She sounds strong!!

[@module79l28]

That was the wrong battery for that application too, the correct one needs to have the poles reversed so that they face the cables. They're not designed to be stretched out to the back of the battery and be tightened at a weird angle like he did.

[@cadman9615]

I have the exact pipe & tuner on my raptor 700. The tuner richens in 3 rev ranges. The green is basically idle. The orange light is middle revs & the red is top end. The number it’s on is the amount of fuel it’s adding in that rev range. When you see two of the green orange or red that is a half position. So if you wanna add a bit more fuel in the top end you could set the red light to 3.5 which would be the 3 & 4 blinking. The next set of blinking lights will be the green, orange & red with a blue light. This is the transition point in the rev range. You set it the same way you set the fuel. You have to do it when the bikes running & it takes some practice cuz it will turn the setting mode off rather quick

[@Pheonixbraxtonfay]

Aye guys don’t be scamming my boy vintage he’s a hard worker he’s got me into this and it’s hard not to get scammed on atvs let alone someone’s willing to ship you some parts and then turn around and not send them that’s messed up But 2vintage always finds a way

[@tuberNunya]

There is no such thing as a great deal. He had to learn that. Ebay parts are guaranteed.

[@1990smitch]

He should have done due diligence at the time of purchase

[@allenkennedy6748]

The repair chain, the logic path were exce..emit as always. I’m not a mechanic, but I have learned a lot by watching. The big take away here is your willingness to admit problems, specifically with integrity of sellers. People in general are honest. But when presented with a vehicle that isn’t right to sell, they sometimes victimize the buyer. Couple that with embarrassment and the whole situation devolves. Instead of centering your video on being screwed, you got to work fixing what you could, thereby cutting your loss of time & money. Way to dig out! I hope you follow through on the $1000 theft. That’s what it is. That guy needs to pay up.

[@kevsumner2064]

Result and most definitely a keeper.

[@okkkk1089]

Start doing DIY tutorials!! Fork seals, top ends, bottom end, clutches!

[@greathornedowl3644]

Bravo, you fought through it and won! Another great video with a learning experience. keep up the hard work

[@mx4menot4u]

Nice vid, one thing I do recommend is doing idle heat cycles to allow the rings to seat and oil to make its way around the engine. Don’t rev it immediately after startup, give it a couple minutes to avoid metal chaffing.

[@tylerparish5463]

He will continue to do it he don't listen

[@jakeslouw3416]

You forgot to install the oil strainer before you put the clutch cover back.

[@vettepicking]

You can lapp the valves with just sharpie marker and get a idea if the seat is out of spec.

[@derekkennedy7346]

If you take a heat gun to the plastics and you do it right it'll make them look like brand new again get rid of all the scratches

[@AdrenalineRushMX]

and crack like nothing after

[@JoshuaJonah]

Yeah that's a used car salesman technique, it makes the plastics super brittle. Spend the money on the Cerakote wipes and it will actually work.

[@kochykoo]

Don't worry Joe... There's bad eggs everywhere anymore but life's got a plan for them idiots. There's still good people out here. You know I found what helps me with those crank bolt covers is to use a Torx bit when you feel them Allen heads giving out and a little heat

[@TafferBoyElvis]

Engineers should have to disassemble and re-assemble their creations to see why they don't design things certain ways. It's funny how when I go to sell anything on the internet, people want to offer 50% of the price, but when I go to buy things, no one wants to come down 50%. I don't even respond to those people any more.

[@186scott]

Sadly when it comes to motorbikes, quad bikes, cars ect they are now designed so you choose not to work on them at home and take it to a garage/dealership instead

[@nibsnibs]

As a nearly gratuated engineer, unfortunately we don’t get to design things based just on how easy they are to take apart and put back together. There’s also looks, size, weight, durability, cost to manufacture etc. If the average customer wanted something that’s easy to disassemble then that’s exactly what companies would still make, because at the end of the day the companies just want to make money.

[@8BitZ0mbie]

I’ll trade you a broken Xbox 360 and $52.11

[@Chris_Lastname]

I'm convinced some of these company's employ puzzle wizards, to deliberately design things to be as challenging as possible. Some of the cars I've worked on, have been a joke

[@pstubeing]

@@nibsnibsSounds like you’re going to be exactly the kind of engineer he’s talking about.

[@crosswired2145]

If you dump a little fuel in the intake & exhaust on the head, you can tell if your valves are seated..

[@goo5148]

Joe "so" says I love how it tests your patience. Not once do you ever seem frustrated, there's no S or F words or even a shucky darn, this is G rated fixing. You sir are one patient man! Kudos, love the content!

[@Rc58663]

Your positivity at the end is amazing got scammed for a 1000 dollars but happy to hear it start and learn new stuff

[@snapshot8006]

I Have an old 2stroke toro snowblower that beat me up every year..I would tear the carb apart and put it all back together and after 1000 pulls it finally started,ran and then would not start again..after watching your videos I realized it probably has no compression…so tomorrow I will throw some oil in the cylinder and I bet it will start* being low compression all along..aha!

[@chasleask8533]

What a relief ! Finally ! Full marks for perseverance . It paid off in the end . Well done . Very interesting .

[@BlueEyeVisuals]

"The gas was off" classic!

[@kaybakr-e4k]

Better than Matt running out of gas...!

[@jmendo2546]

How many video's of his have u watched. He usually put's very little gas in and it stalled out many time's. Almost seemed intentional on other video's

[@raeanker3078]

@@kaybakr-e4k Yes, but I don’t think Joe is doing it on purpose like Matt’s off road does, Matt just does the, will we make it thing to generate comments from people telling him to fill up with fuel. One of the reasons I don’t watch Matt’s off road recovery channel anymore, they’ve unfortunately jumped the shark. Cheers from down under mate.

[@steveaustin1984]

He does that in many of his videos.

[@731trident]

I took it as a reminder to check the position of the fuel petcock. Sometimes, the simplest things are the best! I watch this channel every Saturday morning, and Mustie1 every Sunday morning. I got back into ATVs recently after 30+ years and I have these guys to thank!

[@allcapitols1554]

42:15 Super cheap hairspray works well for grips. The alcohol dried fast, especially with a shot of compressed air under it, and leave a grippy film that is easy to clean later.

[@jasonjavelin]

Glad this one is getting some attention when I heard about the guy scamming you that was crazy!

[@kaybakr-e4k]

When installing valves, lubricate the stems and place some grease on the keepers to help stick them in place so they do not fall off...

[@kaybakr-e4k]

the stripped out hex head in the crankshaft plug ;..grind a large slot in it with a die grinder and use a large flat blade screw driver to remove it..!

[@MKK-uf6hm]

Just awesome man! Glad it was a success. Thanks so much videoing ur work, just love it.👍🏻

[@MM_in_Havasu]

Glad to see you got it together and running well! Also great to see you getting some rips in on that beast!

[@dieterich6533]

I’m going to be working on my 96 Katana this weekend. Your show has taught me a lot.

[@shaundakin1210]

Well done excellent perseverance on your part, came out brilliant.

[@coyoterick75]

I'm so glad too see this quad come full circle. Awesome job Joe!

[@thebigguy8306]

BRAVO, proving again, that patience and knowledge concurs all. Thanks for another great video, lots of learning moments and a great ride

[@denzilmoats3430]

Dude, you are a Mad Scientist with this...I Love all your videos, I'm 49, been riding since the training wheels came off. I've learned an incredible amount of knowledge watching your vids. If I had your knowledge and mechanics skillz, I wouldn't be afraid to buy any riding machine. All you need is money for the parts. I would like to know what you know ...did you go to a tech school, ..Or, are you one of those guys that...just knows ...they don't know why, ..they just know. I've seen it many times. Wish I had it like that* Anyway, ...please continue..I,..."WE" need this. Thank You for all your hard work to bring us these...it's Awesome. Your editing is on point.its truly a professional program that you have put together. I hope your being paid proper for your time...because your fans...US...we really enjoy this.

[@jamesweaver9636]

“Had to pound the cylinder onto the piston”! 😂

[@chihuahuaverde425]

oh no!

[@2vintage]

I should have said tapped lol

[@heavysnow8616]

been there, sometimes.it's the only way. "skilled taps" sounds better! 😂

[@scottmiller5799]

i think you need to add on to the side of your garage, a nice area to house all your toys to give you more space to move around while working on stuff,

[@2vintage]

That's a good idea

[@Bulliedbylebouef]

Shoot I'm pretty sure he's still renting a storage unit

[@2vintage]

@@Bulliedbylebouef yeah I am

[@Bulliedbylebouef]

@@2vintage well then it may save you some money in the long run to do a little bit of expanding

[@Delmar-v1d]

Buy some sea containers

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

Runs good, just quit short shifting it, don't wanna blow apart bottom end.. fun.. great job, great vid!!

[@Jrs88]

Good job man atleast you finally got it built!! 👍

[@Turningwrenchs]

As a lifetime auto mechanic i got so used to poor design work .I just pull it apart and put bolts into sheet of cardboard so I can number my assy work .Really help s when I wait long time for parts.I always have 4 5 8 things apart at a time. Never stop improving stuff after years of repair work I can improve just about anything ,And I been building complete cars for the last 25 years .And I make it easy to work on

[@mattmccleary1278]

You never show it but you gotta put some grease on those valve stem retainers or they keep falling off. I know as I rebuild many cyclinder heads

[@christophermarshall5765]

Great job. It runs really well. I don’t like scammers either. It was not good this happened to you. A tip for getting that stripped plug out of the cover. Tap a spline bit into it, and spray it with freeze spray. It will shrink the plug slightly and you can unscrew it.

[@graemewilson5459]

You have done really well to break all theses bad spells on this quad . Well done for breaking through it . That was a tough nut to fix. 😅

[@garrettaman]

For the fuel tuner, it looked like your settings were 2.5 - 3 - 3. Which is probably close enough. But when 2 and 3 are both flashing that means 2.5

[@tyronesart]

I was getting so much anxiety when you were torquing those head bolts lol

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

Got an old hand crank manual press for the shop, and we built a sping cup attachment for it to push valve springs. So far, it's been awesome, so much quicker.

[@shanewilliams8768]

I have the hmf tuner on my raptor 700. Basically the same tuner. Mine has 5 settings. Setting 1/green is idle and cruising enrichment, setting 2/orange is mid throttle enrichment, setting 3/red is full throttle enrichment. Setting 4/orange & blue changes the point at which it switches from the idle enrichment to mid throttle enrichment, and setting 5/red & blue changes the point at which it switches between the mid throttle enrichment and full throttle enrichment. Couldn't see where the map change points were, but enrichment looks like 3, 2.5, 3 for low, mid, and high. If a single number is lit, then that's the number, but if 2 are lit next to each other, then it's the .5 between them, for instance if 4&5 were both lit, then the setting would be 4.5 or four and a half.

[@boyerbassing6471]

Anyone who does this as a hobby or side hussle long enough gets scammed in pursuit of a good deal at some point.. myself included. I love your videos though man. Keep em coming

[@larryjepson9924]

Love the all back grey color scheme..it would look even more sik with black/grey hand guards

[@eanbarr35]

For stripped allen bolts use a torx bit just big enough that it's tight hammer it in with firm stedy taps as the alloy may crack,be careful you will probably only get one chance at it, slowly an firmly apply pressure as i said be careful, its advisable to replace the part removed, don't reuse any stripped parts. I have to be clear about these alloy casting they can be very brittle or soft, be careful, this could be very costly if done wrong, if your not sure have some one that knows what they're doing do this job. I had a lot of success with this. It's not a bad thing that you turned it over for so long it allowed oil to get to the top end before it fired up, I've seen guys take the plug out and turned it over for a wee while to get oil circulation before setting the plug in and firing up an engine, it sounds good tho.

[@chuckstang]

Dishonest people blow! Sorry that it happened to you. I recently found your videos and am enjoying them. Subscribed!

[@travistoth8834]

Great job! I seen guy😊s just shine a flash light up behind valve and if no light then no lapping needed! Also I learned for bowl float pins Get a spring loaded center punch It’s works perfect! Just did it on Indy trail sled

[@GNX157]

I think the spark plug boot thing worked out right, because you should be priming the oil pump anyway.

[@nickhart5332]

Hope you get your money back from the douche that didn't hold up his end of the deal! Keep up the great work man! Love the channel!

[@jayjudd6518]

That excitement at the was almost To much for me. Glad you know your stuff. 😊😊😊

[@kingdeuce7750]

Great series on this one! Not much gets you down my man. Gotta say your positive outlook, no matter the circumstances, is awesome. I've bought some turds and may or may not have said a few choice words when I found out how bad it was.

[@jebrc]

Its gonna be a beast. Not sure if you use a local shop for alot of parts or just the net my local honda-suzuki shop gives me a 20-40% discount for doing so much business there over the years. I got a jersey pants gloves goggles and a 93 rm250 piston kit for 120.00 bucks lol

[@mikeburda3038]

I am old so I am not buying an atv- but riding with your camera attached made me feel like I was right there with you, awesome! How do you feel about about jumping over barrels on a motorcycle? : )

[@rogdogrox]

This one fought you all the way. I am glad you learned from fixing it, and I hope Vinny takes it easy on you about the clutch basket!

[@SquidoftheD]

Hi this is a late post but, mate love your attitude towards the desperate people we come across at times, it isn’t fun being on the end of someone’s obviously messed up morals but you can’t let it bring you down. You set a great example good for you.

[@scoobydoo885]

sounded a lot better with the power commander. Jurys out on longevity. Thanks for the video, good stuff.

[@shogun678]

Good job bro. I used to own a 700xx. Was an awesome quad.

[@pygmywarrior3]

"We" didn't drop that clutch basket! I wasn't there.

[@jamesweaver9636]

Probably Vinn dropped it.

[@jmendo2546]

But you are, if your watching the video.He alway's put's himself in a Third person conversation. ~Their is a Sienfield episode that talk's about someone doing that LOL.

[@2vintage]

Haha Vinnie was there 🤣

[@YouriCarma]

Exactly, because if you would have been there you could have warned him: "Don't drop the clutch basket!" But since you weren't it's your fault ;)

[@chriswall1667]

Hey Joe You buy and sell a lot of machines, out of all the machines you restored, which machine was the easiest to resell and which was the hardest? Is the hovercraft up there with the hardest?

[@markparker5451]

Thought you might give up on this one...NEVER!!!

[@d-squaredoutdoors5670]

He needs to open up a dealership: "2vintage Classic Powersports"

[@MRGUMMI3B3AR80]

If you buy something from him make sure to buy a starter warranty!!! Haha

[@chihuahuaverde425]

😆@@MRGUMMI3B3AR80

[@bagbrothers7787]

I have a tuner on a 450 to fix the lean condition after uncorking. Works great. Always wanted one of these 700xx's

[@michaelgalli8269]

You had one of these when you were doing videos at your parents house a few years ago I think because you did a top speed run on one I think but it definitely looks and sounds amazing and fast great job

[@paulgleeson9885]

Please put part 1, 2, or 3 on your vids to keep track

[@Ricky32908]

Happy the quad wasn’t junk. I’m trying to learn bike mechanics. But I’m not sure about cams, and timing. You make it look so easy but putting back together doesn’t seem like something I can do, I’d love to be able to fix them like you do. I’d buy alot of cheap will not start bikes

[@tylerwhittaker4853]

I'm so glad you got it running you will it even more when the ground drys up. And the tuner sounds like it's right only thing I would do is see what it will do on top end look for break ups or bogging

[@MXBrando]

Love these videos, unfortunate that you got scammed.

[@alexandreblanc2842]

Another one saved ! Nice to see the final result ! You just prove that most can be salvaged in the end.

[@johnb5519]

Good going. For winter conditions you might want to run it a bit richer.

[@eddyb6790]

I've always thought Hondas were engineering marvels. You showed that they are not what they used to be. Curious, why are the rings so stiff? It's not a compressed engine. Great video you are so fun to listen to. BTW, I always take the feeler out when I tighten so I don t flatten it...

[@AlexPSNB]

I have watched a lot of your videos in the last month or so and I'm impressed with your hard graft to get these machines up and running again, and you would put a lot of so called mechanics to shame bud, well done from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@michi_danksta]

Omg....you kill me wearing starters out. I've yet to watch one of your vids without cringing at you laying on the starter.

[@elodmihaly6665]

Drives me crazy the way he pumps the throttle on a fuel injected bike..

[@D1G1T4L1NF3RN0]

Him: "Torque these down to spec in a criss-cross pattern" Also him: *doesn't do that whatsoever"

[@teeganlundy9509]

Don't watch his videos and you won't have to worry about it.

[@300zxdriver]

You need to get a plastic welder to fix the cracked fender. Best thing I’ve found. Look it up, very inexpensive.

[@b1scu1t69]

New to your channel and love your content and the time that goes on the editing side of your content. Send love from the UK 🇬🇧🇺🇸 PS, sorry about some parts costing so much from the UK, must be that large pond between between us. 😂❤

[@michaelb.42112]

YES !!!!!!! ust be the best feeling, ever to hear that fire right up after countless hours of waiting.

[@AnthonyRufo-rc1zm]

That's what I like about your videos, you're always up for a challenge.

[@romaineguillory8541]

i"m not a mechanic but I enjoy your videos you do such good work something I wish I knew

[@ShawnGraham-g4w]

I have watched almost all Of your videos and I have learned a lot I love your channel man I watch your videos now just for entertainment I’ve even watched some videos 2 or 3 times. Keep up the good work Buddy.

[@corporalclegg914]

congrats, Joe. I worried this one would be a total disaster a year or so ago. I’d consider getting to rip it out there a win, regardless of $s spent. like you said, you gained experience and knowledge…that’s priceless, IMO. cheers

[@Stacey0Keith]

Always use the box end of a wrench when tightening final valve lash...the open end with round off the set nut leading to more issues down the road.

[@omanhamad8905]

Scammers are so happy to deal with you. You are a real deal.

[@daleskiog7499CS]

Yeah that's bull crap bro. People are scandalous

[@joshgunn2068]

I still don't understand why everything has to be reved while stationary or on dry ground constantly.

[@JoshuaJonah]

Any two stroke I've ever owned I let get to 100f before I ever touch the throttle.

[@MR-puffnstuff]

You gotta keep that quad with all the time and work and hard to find parts ya she a keeper.

[@davebarker1778]

Wow, you are running out of space,need to sell some toys.

[@snowyowl7042]

Great vid, informative, and a fun ride

[@alanpettibone]

That whole exercise with the starter bolt and cam chain tensioner bolt is why I bought a KTM 1290 over the Honda Africa Twin. I looked under the plastics for both and knew immediately that I didn’t want to ever work on the Honda… especially with the stupid DCT.

[@clutchitsystems100]

Yes, I have had similar situations where customers fail to pay for a producthat I sent to them early.Because they were waiting on their next paycheck

[@mathguy829]

Great work! Once again, such an inspiring video!

[@seantwin4327]

I love your videos. I envy the way you have the patience of a monk. I was wondering if the valves you got for it are better quality aftermarket ones? Im from the great white north and do a bit of work on quads and such as well. Keep up the good work. Nice to see some of those classics running again.

[@Lee-tp2kh]

Dang bro always always always use paypal

[@ZanderSteele]

Why??

[@2vintage]

Yep lesson learned

[@michaelbrinks8089]

​@@2vintageMail him a 🎨 paint/stink bomb package 📦 give his living room a very smelly colorful makeover.

[@ruvimnemets6303]

​@ZanderSteele PayPal operates like this. The seller only gets his money when the package gets delivered. Also if something like this happens again. You can make a claim and they will send you the money back

[@eddiestonerbud7188]

@@ZanderSteelebecause you are protected by scams so he will of got his full money back I believe

[@flangmasterj]

Well done! Very satisfying. So chime in anyone if you will but is this the same engine that was in the XR650R? Also the Dominator? Do Honda still put these in any of their models now? Also just realised thanks to 2vintage and this video the difference between a single cam and twin cam engine. I really appreciate the knowledge you share with us.

[@97420Chris]

The XR 650R was an air cooled engine. The 700 was liquid cooled.

[@flangmasterj]

@@97420Chris the 650L was air-cooled the 650R was liquid cooled.

[@grantkopka9090]

Damn you got a lot of snow compared to anywhere in MN

[@nigelreadon8381]

My piaggio MP3 Urban 300 will not reverse with the engine running, Is that the cold or a faulty gearbox, If it was gearbox it would' nt reverse with engine off IDK.

[@amykryptonite]

I thoughed he dropped the clutch basket again.nice job 👍

[@2vintage]

Haha can you imagine?!

[@amykryptonite]

@@2vintage 😂 no not with all the bad luck you had with this one

[@murk1352]

Next time you do valves on a head like this, you always lap them! It’s doesn’t take much, just some compound and spin with your hands with lap tool. When your down clean everything, put the valves & springs in, put the spark plug in backwards & tighten it. Pour a little water in where the valves are seated & spray a little compressed air into the intake & exhaust ports. If you see no bubbles or a worse leak coming through the water, you know they’re seated properly! Never bolt a head down without checking. No sense on doing it twice….✌🏻🏁

[@rogerb4436]

Lol...dude....for someone who works on bikes so much, you have a bad habit of NOT turning the gas on...ha ha. Keep up the AWESOME videos mate.

[@NelsonCreekCustoms]

19:53 you left a part of old gasket material blocking the oil passage