$900 Honda Cr125 Dirt Bike Won't Shift Or Run (BADLY ABUSED)

I buy a 1997 Honda cr125 dirt bike that will not shift or run. Let's fix it. #Honda, #Cr125, #DirtBike,
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[@paulamaral8029]

The previous dude was trying to have a ktm 125 🤦🏻‍♂️😂😂😂

[@roryk.3568]

What would cause that piece to break off is my concern. They don't usually just fall apart. Nice work. 👍

[@GeorgeT6566]

That is what I am wondering too. something hit it.

[@jaminkaiser3853]

They break off when you fall onto that side. Same thing happened to my bike. Buddy before me just took a big spill and snapped it off completely.

[@DestinationDesert]

Damn...hammering out the videos lately. Love waking up and seeing a new one to watch. Keep up the good work brotha!

[@GeorgeT6566]

He's got that new house to pay for. got to make that money

[@remymorgan5931]

I’m surprised that nobody is offering you assistance bc it brings them business helps you out on the builds and your able todo crazier builds but with or without help I still love your channel .

[@AUSTIN_457]

I got a 96 CR125 and I love it! Keep it Joe these hold there value fairly well if they are clean considering its the last year of the steel frame

[@GradenGmoney44]

I had a 95 cr125 i got for 900 in 2017. Ran great and was mint.

[@FraggsUK]

Quick tip, when undoing tight bolts ect use the shortest possible extension or if possible put the socket directly on the rachet or breaker bar, it stops any chance of the socket rounding the bolt head/nut or slipping off the bolt/nut. Keep up the good work, enjoying watching you working on all the different bikes. I wish I had the same diversity of bikes available to buy and repair here in the UK 🇬🇧

[@VitruviunMan]

That doesn’t make any sense at all. Extension or not makes no difference with hand tools.

[@SurRon_OffRoad]

WOW ... massive changes ..been away for a while and its like a whole new channel, love your new workshop ... smashing it 👌💯

[@bitcoin464]

Hello Vintage I was to thank you for everything you do for the KZbin community!!!!

[@Tooters69]

Hey man I just wanted too say I love your videos they are so educational I went from barley knowing anything about engines alone too buying my first project bike and buying tools from harbor freight lmao I got a 2002 Yamaha blaster bought it for 400$ and completely is torn apart they gave me the engine off the bike in a box full of random parts can’t wait too get started on it! Long story short you’ve gave me inspiration and you got another dedicated subscriber from me!

[@corey5675]

Just picked up a 1998 cr125r for $600cdn! Doesn't run but looks pretty darn nice. This video has helped so much! Thank you! Looking forward to part 2!

[@riccochet704]

that's a teenager "no effs given" paintjob. They just found some spray paint in dad's garage and got to work.

[@denimdanger8383]

I’m 16 and was raised to take good care of my machines

[@TopRevs]

@@denimdanger8383 That's good to hear👍👍

[@MaNNeRz91]

@@denimdanger8383 easier said than proven at your age. When you've still got your first bike and its still running sweet at the age of 30 then I'll believe you 😂😂😂

[@tyronepearson5327]

Does anyone know how to get in touch with Joe? I have a bike he might be interested in.

[@user-ie4kp7ni9d]

@@tyronepearson5327 maybe instagram

[@juliantucci3273]

Restore it Joe! This is my daily rider and too many of them die away from bad owners, Im in the process of making mine minty, runs great I'm just doing cosmetics now gotta change my carb gasket and upsize my pilot jet 2 sizes so it idles

[@sulliandtylergarage1745]

Awesome find, i was really close to buying a cr125 that only needed clutch rings for 600 but it got sold before i could meet him so i bought my kdx200 instead that i ordered a carb and air filter for it but i only have 200 bucks to get clutch rings, rear shock rebuild kit and bearing and seals for all the rear linkage. Keep up the good work!

[@fenderbender2446]

He didn’t but it for 900

[@EastGillyOutdoors]

@@fenderbender2446 How do you know? It says $900 in the title..

[@fenderbender2446]

@@EastGillyOutdoors he’s been known for this lol. He buys stuff for maybe triple the price and says he got it on the cheap probably to attract more views

[@addsxxx2727]

I just brought 96 cr125 gona restore soon.. evertime I watch all ur old 2 stroke videos I pick heaps of crap an knowledge up of u mate 👍 good work.. Def keep this old girl an restore her 👍

[@stevetee1225]

Thank you for being so step by step makes me feel more comfortable when I'm trying to work on mine but as the other viewer said why would that break off what would cause that makes you wonder

[@garyhightower8105]

Hey buddy LOVE YOUR CHANNEL I have recently restored my old race bike after getting it back from the guy I sold it too. Not trying to tell u what to do but I noticed a screw that was missing on the outer clutch cover. On my 90 CR 125 it’s a oil check screw with a crush washer. It could cause you to loose oil if you’re not careful. I watch a lot of your videos man keep up the good work

[@codybabb147]

Hey man I watch your videos all the time love how informational they are! Wondering if you have ever been in the transmission on a Polaris phoenix 200. There was a check ball or something in the case loose and Im not sure where it goes. Thanks !

[@mikehudg2209]

Excellent job Joe on an equally cool bike !! Nice finds you come up with , I'm not a big 125 guy but I do have a 91 Husqvarna 125 80 can-am mx, and last yes a honda, 88 cr buck 25 !! I have throughly enjoyed your videos, nice work ethic, I have tried contacting you through fb , I dont have any other way , I would be happy to leave you my # there , thank you joe , keep up the good work 👍

[@pollo13951]

Love all your videos !!! Keep it up

[@briancrull8678]

Good find in the clutch cover !!! Now what do you think made that piece break off? That would puzzle me until I sold it. That is a classic CR the last of the steel frames and it is bizarre how somebody orange pooped all over it

[@taze5464]

You be finding them deals bro fire work tho learn a lot from watching u🔥🔥🔥

[@artlizarraga677]

Hello there I just started following your channel really enjoy your videos I have to ask do you just fix the bikes to run and keep them as your collection or you planning to rebuilt them completely thanks great channel

[@badguysrulez6655]

I just found a 1973 Kawasaki f7 enduro 175 cc. Coolest looking engine I've seen.i couldn't find the carb lol crazy engineering in the early 70s.

[@smokeyou812]

Other than the painted frame and number plate I dig the design pattern.

[@deigo27derekdtboysimpson89]

It was a cool design one of my mates here in Scotland had a mint cr500 the same but he redone it in red. Personally I would have left as was. Rare design!

[@ghettsumm7949]

I'd strip it down to the frame, and then have it powdercoated,..... nice video JOE.

[@lead5s]

so what would make that aluminum piece break off in there? man i love those 125 2 strokes, my favorite bikes

[@microsoftteams2663]

Oil capacity...while racing hit rock with my 2005 two-stroke ktm..right at the rear brake level...ran the race about two hours more with virtually no oil in tranny. That was 15 years ago...still have same bike with probably 250 race hours of racing. It is race ready today. Helluva great bike.

[@darrenhughes3686]

Nice work. I think you should do full restoration of it though, Sweet

[@garaputo72able]

its a small world im pretty sure this is the second bike you have that i owned 20 + years ago the paint was from a neighbor kid when he stole it and sprayed the whole bike orange. the first one was that crappy blue and red warrior you had a couple a years ago .they used to live rockford Il.good work on the channel

[@paulbudford]

Georgie is cute. Cleaned up and painted that CR will be really nice. Engine sounds good.👍

[@rickestep4159]

LOVE THE CHANNEL! WHERE IS PART TWO OF THE $900 DOLLAR CR125?

[@AZVIDS]

Poor Vin, haircut and sibling!😉

[@craigmorgan4676]

Joe it looks like it'll b a beaut when u finished with it!👌👊💪💪💪

[@garyhightower8105]

Also I had to buy a new carb for mine so you kinda got lucky there too. I went back with the PWK AIR STRIKER n put a Boysen Rad valve with pro series reeds. I know you prolly aren’t gonna keep it but just sayin. My 1990 CR 125 is stout it’s been ported polished n ready to rip

[@jayjudd6518]

I was surprised that it started. I was wondering now what your going to do with it.

[@chathamguy1able]

great video keep up the great work

[@dodo_489]

Hi i have a quad Adly 300 XS made in Taiwan with Honda Trx 300 engines.I have new Cdi,freshly cleaned carb,it has spark and it turns over.But it doesn't want to start.Rings and cilynder are not the best and it smokes a lot.I want to ask you can it be a problem of not starting,or is it something else.

[@nickcarter3231]

The 97 Cr125 was the best 125 2 stroke ever made definitely worth sinking dollars on a full restore

[@keithparady2594]

A face only a mother could love it’s Vinny’s little bang bang toy lol

[@luisguerrero9776]

So I have a 2004 Yamaha warrior that won’t accelerate. The engine starts right up and sounds great. I’m able to shift the gears and the reverse light and neutral light turn on when in that position. When I manually lift the quad from the rear and it’s in gear the wheels turn, could it be the clutch?

[@alexharris4059]

Love your content

[@jonnantau9354]

Really like the graphics on that bike, looks nice

[@matcraig6112]

hi 2vintage the bottle u use to put oil thought spark plug whole to lubricant the piston cylinder with . Where can get like that from???????????????

[@wheelpew4903]

Hey man I'm looking at a 1998 Honda Forman 400 4x4 tomorrow for deer season, is their anything in particular I should be checking out before buying it?

[@corporalclegg914]

Georgie looks like Jeff Lynne from ELO…There’s Gonna Be a Showdown.

[@jpaul5387]

Looks like someone stole it and figured if they make it look different people who are looking for it won't be able to tell it's stolen

[@rick262]

I figured it was probably owned by a teenager who liked the idea of an orange frame so he took off the seat and the plastics and then just started spraying. Then he left for college and the bike's been sitting ever since until Joe bought it from the Dad.

[@nathanpeever6701]

I still don't know why Honda kept the 97 cr125's a steel frame and introduced the aluminum frame on the cr250's? Anyway both bikes still rock..thanks for saving another classic 2smoker joe

[@nil8urbudz708]

Simple, because the 125 is a year behind the 250 in model change.

[@jakaylonrandom9388]

Hey do u think you could help me out with my 2007 ttr125l it has compression and it starts but it has no power and when u rev it up it makes a weird sound

[@jaendregeel2714]

On what website do you check specifications or get info for the bikes you fix?

[@trose7620]

Must be a common theme with those 97's and 98's. Do a lot of them, to the point I stock some common parts that are typically brake for them. Love hearing it ran fine last summer?? Help! Well when did you crash the hell out of it??? The Yzf 250's are a headache too, hate em!

[@NB-nu5vn]

Love that seat, I will have to be looking for a 1997....

[@logannaramore54]

Make sure you take those two star bit screws out of the jet BLOCK, there’s a gasket there and at that age it’s defiantly bad and check the idle circuit holes as well. My old 99 rm250 had a clogged hole in fuel circuit causing it run rich. Just fyi

[@tom1263]

Hey there. Who makes your stand for this bike? Can't find this type anywhere

[@the_ltz_guymaster7912]

Cr125-250 dirtbike from 95-01 have the most reliable motor I bought on with 300 hours on it and it still had insane compression start right up first kick warm and 3-4 kicks cold only thing that I hate is they don’t make replacement heads so you have to resleeve I had a 97 cr250 it’s on my KZbin channel there very reliable bikes great power I put it at number 2 on the top 2 stroke’s Suzuki not very good hardly no major parts are still available to replace if you’re looking for a great 2 stroke on a budget the cr 250 or 125 is where it’s at

[@BEEZ-R]

Am I mr no knowledge at all ? That green gasket looks beautiful 😀

[@user-dn5ok5fz1t]

The way that mixed your screw.Was set that engine had to be running wing.That or it's way overjetted, and then they had to lean it down that much to get it to run.That's the only 2 things I can figure if was either run.And super lean burning up the piston or it's so overheaded that they had the lean it out like that

[@nikoskoudas2335]

Hi, i have cr125 1997, the carburetor is pj15 and it doesnt hold the idle at all. I brought it to many mechanics but noone could find the problem. The jet 55 - 172

[@yaseenamin8056]

Hey I have a 96 cr 125 im currently doing a full rebuild and I’m putting it back together but I can’t get it to shift so some help or pictures would be greatly appreciated 👍

[@im-that-guy-pal]

If you have alot of metalic debris in the oil you should drain as much as possible then fill the crankcase up with diesel fuel remove the spark plug and turn it over about 10 times then wait 10 mins and repeat a few times. Then drain it out and let it sit overnight with the drain plug removed. It won't remove every piece but it will remove the majority of it. Fill it with cheap oil and run it until it's warm then drain it again then put good oil in it. Use a magnetic drain plug to keep the pieces trapped.. a new clutch will make shavings in the oil by the way.

[@mattsloop2736]

Could the metal shavings have gotten into the bearings in the crank?

[@whatintownation6347]

I just bought a 97 cr250 at a yard sale for 150$ Iv never pulled money out of my wallet that fast before

[@rick262]

Nice find, congrats!

[@1991enduro]

I friggin bet u did 👍👍

[@idan1358]

Bike hoist for the workshop soon???🤘

[@matthewstuckey665]

Is there a part two for this video joe. I can’t find it lol

[@2vintageDeamonFan]

Another great video

[@darrennissen9319]

The littlest doggo ever :)

[@giraffeapproved]

was that a stomach growl at 2:51? lol

[@jameskrause8902]

Great bike. I think you should do a full restoration on this one.

[@troyrosenbaugh9935]

Best check shift drum, and shafts inside.

[@Timmer1]

Can you do an atv engine swap like a honda crf 450 on a trx 450r please? i hear they have kits for the conversion it would be cool to see.

[@nimwit0]

they vibrate like hell and you don't really gain nothing. the quad motor was designed for a quad, the dirtbike motor for a dirtbike. the dirtbike engine makes more power on paper, but doesn't have the low end grunt you need for a quad. hence the reason every manufacturer made their dirtbike engines a little different then their quads.

[@MrColdwatercanyon]

Nice model the 91 wish these guys wouldn’t get all creative with the dang spray cans lol

[@edjacobson8480]

I bought a 1997 Suzuki RM 250 for $ 950.00. When I bought it, I couldn't get it to start, so I brought it to the dealer. They got it running, but it fouled plugs every ten minutes. Must have had leaking crank seals. All these old bikes are going to need major work unless they were recently rebuilt.

[@dennis82468]

I think if you were able to paint the frame...that bike would look 80% better

[@kingkong81icloud]

No it would look 95% better

[@jappiemoto]

Pls fully restore the yz490

[@EpicATVvlogs]

You put 4stroke oil in a 2stroke does it not matter ?

[@ajsgarage6802]

thats the bottom of the crankshaft were its broken?

[@jamesallen2015]

Awesome video

[@FLIXMAN]

do you pleaseeeee wanna find a derbi senda

[@antoniomancini4894]

Wow engine sounds great

[@loll2594]

Nice bro

[@zacharyh6760]

georgie is awesome lol hes so fluffy

[@marklaracey6714]

Did you ever get this bike to shift? Didn't see a follow up video!

[@davidhebrero0147]

Love your channel, would get into fixing bikes, but i am broke af😂 Greetings from Spain!!

[@MrFadinox]

Try to find some jobs for other peoples bikes/dirtbikes, till you have enough money for your own to buy, fix and sell :) Good luck!

[@frankdodson3534]

Hi David I'm in the us state of Illinois I feel your pain have been putting back to gather a trx 200 Honda pretty much most of the year have not had to spend a lot of money to get it running like a champ but things have changed so drastically since the Biden Administration . I have been waiting for all most 2 months to be able to have the free money to buy to new rear tires for it so I can ride it much love God bless

[@kevinmckittrick3578]

I would be interested in purchasing that from you when you are done with it. i lin=ve just south of you in Montello WI

[@nomasker1360]

Use a heat gun on the intake and airbox boot . Makes it much easier to remove and replace the carb .

[@mrh22a]

curious as to what breed is georgie please?

[@wethepeople9933]

Where do u sell ur bikes my nephew is in the market

[@SquiggleLIVE]

I want this bike. Super cool.

[@mississippimotorsports3286]

I would’ve never believed it would run that good on that jetting.. those jets seem really big for a 125

[@thomasmarshall5728]

125s usually run a bigger jet than for example a 250 or 300 two stoke they carnt pull as much fuel as a bigger engine

[@Adam-og3sm]

My ktm 125 has a 192 main, runs perfect

[@chrisbilling]

I freaking love those plastics. If everything black was painted white that thing would be CLEAN

[@chihuahuaverde425]

Nice video.

[@oargaoarga6018]

Nice that u pressure washed it!!!

[@donaldblakley6796]

Sweet. Can't wait to see how it rides. Looks pretty clean behind the clutch cover other than that broke off piece. Strange, but good 👍. Btw my 11 year old daughter loves the new new addition.. Georgie. :)

[@ericpro5026]

Can you please like flip this bike to real nice lookin cr 125? Wanted too see 125 project for a long time now

[@alexmassie361]

Did you painted the frame? At the end of the video the frame looks like its been repainted white properly you did not mentioned it in the video 😉

[@zook_291]

Other than the frame the bike seemed alright aside from those chunks.

[@belovedchampion6036]

Been watching your channel for a little while now if you ever come across a affordable 4 Wheeler are you got one up for sale message me let me know The older dog or is dominating the younger dog That is just a part of the dog world lol

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

Those that are the least makes them the best save ever. The dog is looking directly into you're eyes. He is watching for You're feelings and how you are responding to him. He will die for you in the future if called upon to sacrifice himself.

[@jeremyjones2191]

You need a better power washer...my garden hose has more pressure 😆

[@TheSlim93gt]

It would be cool to see a Steve Lamson replica build.