$500 Honda Dirt Bike Is Transformed

[@brianharrison1367]

I watch all your work over and over. Best rebuild channel on you tube, aimed at the average home enthusiasts. No nonsense, no full restoration. Just what the home mechanic wants to see. Bravo sir.

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

I remember going to the Honda dealership with my brother and father because we wanted to buy a set of these, but the dealer wouldn't move a nickel on the price, so my old man walked. It turned out Honda only imported X amount of these, and it was far less than what the demand was, so dealers already had most of them sold before they even showed up. We ended up going to the Suzuki dealer and he moved considerably on the price and we ended up bringing home a 1985 RM 125 (mine) and 1986 RM 250. That Full Floater rear suspension linkage was a thing of beauty on the track. The engine was an upper mid-to-top-end monster! I didn't realize just how heavy all that linkage was until I traded it in a couple years later for the 1987 model. It was huge.

[@bobbyd4400]

I owned an 87 rm 125 it was a good bike

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

​@bobbyd4400 They were all top-end, plus the suspension was supreme back then. This was the first year for the cartridge forks, which were light years better than the regular forks, and like I said, the absence of all that rear linkage really lightened up the back of the bike. It felt twenty pounds lighter than the '85 model, but the design of the Full Floater made the rear of the bike track beautifully through the rough stuff like Unadilla.

[@808Sometimes]

Although the mechanics of the rebuild are critical, the most important aspects you nailed are the oem style seat cover, decals and fork boots. This seemingly small detail is what brings those of us that raced this bike right back to 1986.

[@michaelbrinks8089]

At first I thought it was a Honda XL350 from the 1986 movie The Wraith.....As a kid I thought it was the XL600? Instead of the 350. I so wanted the Dodge M4S and the Honda XL lol.....I just checked the 350 had a 6th gear,22-ish hp & got like 86 mpgs. Top speed of 85-ish mph. The 600 only had 5 gears more hp,around 46 and 100 mph but only like 46mpgs. Not sure how much a 6th gear would bring hwy mpgs up. But if it'd add 20 more mpgs. I think it'd be well worth it. To make a good dual sport/true off road adventure bike.

[@derekjoanisse6224]

A good tip put a nickel in the ends of your grips so if the bike falls the ends won't go through.

[@jakeowens1770]

@@derekjoanisse6224 get them odi grips jeff emig special they bolt on!

[@DIY-Jones]

What a beautiful bike, you did a fantastic job restoring it to its original beauty...just like I remember them back in the 80's when i was a young whipper snapper going crazy on these. I had the exact same model but the CR250 for many years, rode that bike all over the mountains of Saddleback Orange County Califiornia and even Big Bear mountain, without ever having a problem. What a legend. Thank you!

[@mgc1970]

For installing grips... Spray some hairspray inside it... It'll help the new grip slide right on and stick like glue once it dries👍🏻🥃

[@bighomieJ5X]

Excellent day for some 2 stroke content. Thanks Joe 👏🏼

[@timjordan3671]

I respect the fact that you use tools and practices that the everyday dude would use. Most people dont have elaborate shops and equipment. Get er done Joe!

[@bradley7723]

A little trick for removing grips is to pull the lip up a little and shoot air between the grip and the bar. It will puff up the grip and will slide off easily, then when installing do the same thing and the grip will slide right on with no effort. 😊

[@stevethefishingsanta7771]

We used contact cleaner to put new grips on

[@Steeps1969]

This (compressed air) ^^

[@fletcherjacobs3688]

He spit on it like its porn sex im dying

[@alexj6408]

@@fletcherjacobs3688 My wife and I laughed when we watched that bit. This bloke knows whats up haha!

[@notthat1130]

There’s a air compressor extension meant for this

[@dennissarver1963]

The top adjustment on the throttle is for cable slop only ! Idle adjustment is at carb.

[@jefftheis742]

This was my first big boy bike and it was bullet proof 🤘

[@jacksat2252]

I would rebuild the front shocks to ,they looked a bit soft when you kickstart it in the first video. Also if you change a worn sprocket it is always better to do the front and rear and chain at the same time. Now you run a have worn chain on a new back sprocket .This will only make the new back sprocket faster in to a sawblade again. Maybe you did replace them off camera. But hey ,this is a keeper. I was 16 when this model came out. And at that time Honda had the 22:59 first watercooled 50cc here in Europe ,the MTX dirtbike and the MBX streetbike. Both beauty’s.

[@maxhartog2236]

The Honda m series were al beutiful. I live in Europe and have a Honda mtx sh with a 110cc, thing flies

[@jacksat2252]

@@maxhartog2236 : Yeah, Honda were the best light 50 cc bikes to tune at that time, here in Belgium the speed limit was 40 Km/h for a 50cc when you were 16 until 18 you needed a drivers license . The MTX and MBX and even their older brothers the MT-5 and MB-5 could easily run 110 Km/h by only taking the restricted exhaust pipe off and some port polish and change the jets in the carb. Had a couple of tickets back in the time when the police did a speed control. They parked at the bike exit at the schools with their roller bank to measure the speed, they put the back wheel on the roller bank and ran them through the gears. You got a ticket and a week time to show up at the police station to control if your bike didn't get faster than 40Km/h . As soon as you got home off with the restriction parts and ride until you get the next speed control.😉 Oh the 80 's what a nice time for teenagers,i miss that time.🥲

[@Odder-Being]

@@jacksat2252 Here in the Netherlands i can't remember restrictions. We just bought 70cc cilinders with 18mm carbs. And the crazy part was by law we needed to ride these rockets on the bicycle road usually seperated on the right side of the regular road for cars.

[@jacksat2252]

@@Odder-Being Same here in Belgium only allowed on bicycle roads or paths. Same with mopeds here in the 80 's de Honda Camino was hugely popular and you had the choice to ride a restricted to 25Km/h without a driver's license or 40Km/h with a driver licence. I think you guys in the Netherlands were allowed to ride at the age of 15 or am i mistaken?

[@Odder-Being]

@@jacksat2252 It was 16 without license but that all chanced in the scooter era. Now you need a license even for 25km/h. Its really about discouraging the youth from driving scooters. They just made it to expensive, license 700 euro including lessons etc. Buying scooter 1000 euro. So you spent 2000 euro at age 16 to drive a scooter and 2 years later another 2500 euro for your car license. So you see what they did here.

[@RealSuburbanCowboy]

I like your videos, but I would never put stuff back together as dirty as you do. The time to clean it is when it is disassembled. That being said, good job on the rebuild. You need a vapor hone to clean off those parts. Your cylinder would have come out looking like new. Always change both sprockets AND the chain at the same time, otherwise, you will just eat up the new parts with the old worn out parts. It sure is pretty.

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Looks like a good side hustle could be media blasting & cerakote & powder coating parts. Plus would probably help to sell bikes. When people see it's been rebuild along with nice looking coated parts.

[@JoshuaJonah]

@@michaelbrinks8089 Most of us do that when we rebuild bikes. I also have a nice little nickel and zinc plating setup. All the bolts look brand new when I install them.

[@Nine_883]

This dude is doing this for a living. He cleans stuff up enough and we don’t always know what his plan is for the bike next. His obvious talent is for fixing broke shit and getting it running. He is not a custom builder. That’s somebody else. This dude is meat and potatoes. Fix the broke shit. That’s why he gets 25,000 views in the first day. It’s a challenge with the end goal is rip the beast in the land. Looking pretty is that Sabo dude. I prefer to watch the dude figures things out over watching a 45 minute commercial for high end parts and tools.

[@JoshuaJonah]

This guy is a KZbinr for a living. The bikes he fixes are just gravy. People are just offering ideas on how to clean these things up. He has the shop space and clearly the money to support a couple of tools which if employed, would make his work way better.

[@Sweendawg32]

⁠@@Nine_883sounds like you watch sabos channel also from your comment. And he does way more than “make things pretty “ on sabos channel. . But what you don’t understand is , if some new kid comes on this channel and thinks it ok to leave things dirty and saved his money all summer to rebuild his bike , and the thing blows up an hour later , you can thank this guy. If he wants to show “practices “ of this trade , then show it correctly. Stop being cheap and buy a damn parts washer Joe . 100 bucks from harbour freight. And stop using gasket maker on everything.

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

I remember being at Southwick for a typical local race early in the morning watching the fog dissipate from the sun burning it off and the smell of two-stroke in the air. This was back in the mid-eighties in the NESC - the premiere organization in New England for competitive motocross. It wasn't much later when the experts were at the gate about to hit the track for practice. I remember hearing these 125cc bikes screaming at full throttle cutting through the deep sand. I can still remember the smell of burning-hot exhaust pipes as the bikes flew past the fence. Guys like Joe Waddington, Badger Dzielak (?), Todd Richotte, Wemyss Scott, Jojo Keller, Pat Barton, and so many more of New England's fastest. Thanks, Joe for digging up one of these little gems. These memories will last until my final day. Great job. 👍

[@ryanjohnson1814]

Tips, 3m super 77, is what I spray on the seat foam. I also use my heat gun to warm up gently the vinyl. So it's easier to work with. The 3m super 77, prevent the vinyl lifting off the foam. A plastic polish kit, may be something to think about, 1,000 and 2,000 grit wet sand and 1 micron polishing compound for plastic works great and a hand buffer. I'd probably have done that before applying stickers. I'd have done all the plastics. Water and soap, 2 tsp. To that bottle. And a vinyl scraper. For bubbles. Then let dry, before peel off. However old decals, seem to need to be heated up some, for the pre mask tape to come off easier in some cases. Also a little heat helps with it sticking better. Basically 1 to 2 medium fast swipes with it.

[@justinm6110]

A lot of people going to roast you Joe for leaving that old chain on there with a new sprocket,

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

I think he's more worried about the bottom line, which you really can't blame him for. I used to leave small issues like this alone on purpose as a negotiation point. When a buyer points them out and I give them a small break on the asking price, they feel as if they're getting over a bit, but it's all a part of the plan.

[@scpatriot5270]

Great video it brought back a lot of great memories i had a 1985 CR 125 in 1989 and 1990 me and my dad had to fix the same water pump leak in the side cover then .👍

[@scpatriot5270]

We learned that using Distilled water along with antifreeze helps prevent minerals from ordinary water from reaching with the magnesium side cover to prevent this problem in the first place. 👍

[@cyclenut9992]

An old trick we used to do when your bike has run out of gas and you have just refilled it. Lean the bike over to side until a little gas runs out of the carb over flow hose, carb is now filled with gas and will be easier to start. Save you from kicking the first 15 times

[@Antimatter.]

I had this same bike in 1987 -1988 was one of my favorite bikes , brought back some memories when you took it apart , great job on the rebuild 👍

[@twobrotherscycleanda]

This was my favorite one yet. I almost get the same feeling of satisfaction as when I do a job on my own car or bike. I want that 87 cr 125!

[@juliantucci3273]

Tune the air screw or change the pilot jet on the carb so you don’t gotta rev it to keep it on

[@eagle777dh]

Two strokes do best with a sealed exhaust. I have found that setting the air fuel screw at idle till it get the highest RPM with no throttle then turn idle down and repete fine tune till it will idle at a super low RPM. Then adjust throttle stop screw (Not cable adjust on handle bars) to desired RPM. If you can get it to idle at 500 rpms then turn the idle stop so it idles at 800-1000 it will have low end grunt to build RPMS to hit power band with little bogging.The cable adjust should have a little slop in it so carb slide rests on the idle adjust screw. I raced two strokes in the 70s Boats-street and dirt bikes. A three cylinder kawasaki is a great teacher about how to tune a carb then sync it with two others. The ET slip tells you just how much you helped or hurt the tune. i

[@jaredk777]

Nice break in procedure. I’ve used the same one before, heavy throttle

[@kurtyoung6769]

It started immediately when you stopped twisting the throttle. This is at least the third time I've mentioned this to you. a two stroke will not enrich with the throttle. At best it will allow a slightly high idle position.

[@dennissarver1963]

Thank You ! It's about sometime someone said this !!!

[@wisecampmotorcycles8258]

He doesn't take any notice. He loves twisting that throttle when starting a cold engine with the choke on 😂 Any wonder he breaks kick start levers 😅

[@randomguy1807]

Because he doesn’t want to be embarrassed when it clunks out 😂

[@williambush2924]

my thoughts exactly!

[@owend_8]

i've heard that a lot but my bike don't start without the throttle. it's an rm125.

[@williambush2924]

Really good video brother, hope you can take a little advice, not trying to bash you in any way... it's great to see guys (and gals) working on and fixing their own stuff... but with that said, please don't ever tighten triple clamp bolts after removing and replacing fork tubes until you get the front wheel back on and everything alinged and true, tighten the axle nut first, then the triple clamp bolts. it also helps if you mark the tubes at the clamps before removal... keep up the good work!

[@spencerc6242]

Awesome bike. I had a 91 CR125 miss it! Love watching you bring back all the machines you work on back to life.

[@MrATOMBOMB420]

Geoff Morris concepts in Australia makes recreation cases for these bikes out of aluminum they're all made out of magnesium until 1989 then they switched back to aluminum and 89 case May fit on your bike I think they fit an 86

[@derekjoanisse6224]

I'm commenting on some of your bike repair habits I have 26 yrs racing riding and repairing bikes some the things I saw like you should thoroughly clean your gasket surfaces, and if you replace a sprocket u need to replace the chain and fr aswell they all wear evenly, and soak your clutch plates if you remove them.I did forget always gave your rear axle towards the brake side and install your nut on the brake side. Everything u work on has a proper torque spec

[@zenmaster1761]

You Shure make it look easy,, I don't seem have that kind of luck lately but still trying. I wish you would say how long a staple you use on the seat covers they look great

[@RT-tn4ry]

Had a Hodaka Dirt Squirt , Honda MR175 and a TT 600 , wish I had one of these water cooled bikes along the way ! So fun to watch you bring this baby back to life ! Hope you put on a new chain and main sprocket along with the rear sprocket.

[@tracynichole1679]

This is what I needed today some 2stroke centent!!

[@razza219]

That's one to put into the collection they are getting really rare and prices are going through the roof 👌 my biggest mistake was selling mines

[@bananabrooks3836]

One of his most successful seat cover installations.

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

Using heat helps.

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

​@@PoppinwheeeeellllllieeeeezI used to leave mine in the sun for a while before installing.

[@rzfs1v]

One of the best looking MX bikes ever produced in my opinion.

[@dannyharris5310]

I remember these sitting on the showroom floor of the cycle shop. Can't beat an 80s 2 stroke ❤

[@CrowMoto]

Who man! The Honda is looking great! Favorite channel here. Greets from Germany

[@covenant11]

Pic of this bike were taped to my wall when I was a kid. This is excellent.

[@joelp6197]

Great job, love to see you bring that old 2 stroke back to life, I once did a total rebuild of a 1978 Suzuki PE-250, now i want to get my old 1990 Suzuki RM-250 out of the barn and run it.

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

For an '86 this is incredibly clean. Vet vintage racers LOVE these mid-eighties Hondas and would've paid top dollar for the right one.

[@joevan7147]

With that type of plastic use a propane torch on the area you’re placing the sticker. A chemical process takes place between the plastic and burning propane. The sticker will stick a lot better. You just have to heat it long enough for it to be comfortably hot to the touch.

[@Buddha-ci8fz]

With decals, affix to dry, clean surface and then spray water on top of the paper.before peling off. Works much easier.

[@carltreurnich8482]

The cable adjuster is NOT the idle adjuster

[@Rayzer1989]

Rough as

[@Steve-qn8gn]

I sure he needs you to relocate him that.

[@jöpötinn]

yes but it might idle too high if the cable is too tight

[@lobo176]

Need to add new PRO-LINK stickers to the swing arm to complete this project, otherwise nice job the bike looks great 👍

[@steviejohn22]

What a sound cant beat it . Well done on another great build .

[@lead5s]

cause im a amateur rider the 125s was always my fav cause i didnt half to worry about it gettin away from me, and the sound, man those 125 2 smokers are music to my ears. 2 strokes 4-ever

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

Put ring gap on opposite sides, it'll scream. Great job, we're gonna be busy here today and tomorrow, got trailer load of quads in for service, and they're Polaris 400s and 500s. Yay! Could use ya here... lol😮

[@Tjay0716]

Thanks for the memories! Ranked 2nd in Canada 1988. What a wicked bike

[@robertfrancis6967]

My 1st "real bike" after growing up on a ct70 trail was a 1985 CR 125 and it was nearly identical in every way to this 86

[@TheDoozie43]

Miss my rm125 now 😢 1982 baby! You rock bro! Keep up the good work!

[@brianharrison1367]

Imagine a mint 82 rm125 now, worth a fortune.

[@wingtipsworld5909]

i had a 83 cr125... but that low end sounds awful.... it clears up once you get wide open but soon as you are in the low end its struggling like you need to play with the needle and jet settings still.

[@chrismedaris4873]

Carb rebuild or new one just my thoughts

[@fromex2lsturbo]

Love to hear that 125 sing 🤘

[@alaroony9890]

Hairspray is the best thing to use to install grips, IMO. Slippery when wet, dries like glue. Geat video as always!

[@JoshuaJonah]

Then slippery again when it's hot. The best thing is clean rubber against clean metal bars. Use an air compressor to install them easily and they will not slip round.

[@AZVIDS]

Nah…just a little spit on the tip has worked for eons😉

[@Willy_On_Wheels]

Safety wire.. No adhesive necessary.

[@TN_HondaDad]

Definitely change out those studs in the cylinder when doing Top End's on those ole classics. Not much more cost or time to freshen those up as well. Great historic piece, the 86. Great video.

[@toddodell2904]

I also like wrenching on older motorcycles you aced the rebuild.

[@mmiller6873]

Bro, that bike brings back memories and you did an awesome job bringing her back to life. Especially love the new seat cover, stickers and the front suspension covers. Just well done.

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

PB does great job with honing as well, let's the gunk come out easier to. Chase those studs to cut them clean.

[@jakeslouw3416]

Joe still hasn't figured out that you don't adjust the idle at the twist grip adjuster.

[@benschlack5814]

Well he is a professional 😂😂😂😂

[@randomguy1807]

No shit!!🤨

[@ericmenasian6]

every time he does it I die a little inside. stop killing me Joe!

[@lonniewelter312]

Bought a new 86' CR125 right after graduating high school, would love to find one to restore.

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

Totally worth the price of entry on that thing! What a BEAUTY!! Nice work Joe!!

[@That__mxc550]

And a trick for honeing to get some nice cross hatching go slow up and down to get a more horizontal cross hatch I ended up learning it from a top fuel engine builder Morgantini

[@eric5250]

Pretty sure that it’s supposed to be plated

[@That__mxc550]

@@eric5250 after the plating you can't just run a cylinder raw on the plateing it would never seal properly the amount of friction build up from no hone or cross hatching would be to much it would just melt the piston and destroy the jug

[@eric5250]

@@That__mxc550 how many times can one be honed before needing plated again?

[@That__mxc550]

@@eric5250 not many if required only hone once after replateing then sending it out to be bored and replated and honed to the appropriate size needed if ya can't afford that you can probably get away with one or two more times with honeing before needing to be properly rebored and plated and fitted with a new diameter puston

[@adamlindauer1775]

I can't believe that little impact wrench is still working 😊

[@larrywarner9314]

Joe use brass wire brush on those cases the steal ones will remove material and your bearings and seals won't fit properly,

[@Nine_883]

I enjoy getting off work and watching you work while I chill on the couch.

[@noel2115]

Unfortunate I can't see bikes like this in the UK. Little fixemups. These are tremendous and its good you can have em tuned & running. Wicked stuff

[@tommyboy1964]

That thing rips now..love the old cr’s

[@amanteapasionado6836]

You shoulda hit them shrouds with a torch to take out a lot of those scratches before putting the stickers on. Also some new black number plate backgrounds to really make it look clean.

[@jordanhowell3870]

Im a two stroke guy when it comes to dirtbikes. There are some nice fourstroke trail bikes but I dont like fourstroke race bikes. Cant beat the weight to horse power ratio of a two stroke.

[@ee-mon-ee1653]

I've learned so much from you I knew the basics b4 but your in depth vids of so many different things has really helped my knowledge a ton...Never again will I be afraid to take my atv or motorized toy apart...I have been doing the same with auto mechanics watching tons of vids and really upping my knowledge there to...If I ever get stuck I know I can always reference your vids to help me out...Thank You brother I appreciate you more then you could ever know.

[@hunterstump9748]

Dude the inside where the water pump seals go is cracked. How it’s it you didn’t see that. There’s a reason no 2 strokes on here have ever ran right. Dude is right. You’d think as many bikes as you’d worked on you’d understand how to tune them and actually assess problems. It’s still gonna leak

[@ryanhoffman9559]

Nice work! I appreciate meticulous attention to detail.

[@jdmcc271]

Very nice job on rebuilding only what’s necessary for that oem look and race ability! Awesome!

[@edwardweisenburg6585]

The vinster is stoked. Awesome job man looks fantastic ❤

[@williamwonders9265]

Your exhaust bridge is cracked

[@sendit1158]

DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE YEAR CRs , THEY LOOK PERFECT, ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO JOE, THX

[@alabamared2568]

WAUTOMA JOE...I'm catching up on all of your videos good sir. I have to tell ya this is one of my favorites to date I've seen you rebuild. I'm disabled and not sure if I can ever ride again but when I'm able id want the first ride to be on this CR125 you did a great job joe!!!💯👍

[@SO-LOUDx1]

I like that your cleaning the stuff your working on, I never got you’ve got it tor down why not clean it, plus it ups resell huge.

[@snowyowl7042]

Great job on the rebuild. It sounds great like it's humming along. Keep up the hard work

[@dennislamers986]

You make it seem so easy. Great looking bike.

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

The CR sounds like it needs a lot to clear it out. In fact until under load a couple times it was going to smoke heavily. I just hope from now on it starts in 2 or 3 kicks. So he turned up the air screw to combat that.

[@30pago]

Tip The chain stretches and the sprockets wear with the chain so to increase life of things change both sprockets and the chain not just one as it will speed up how the new parts wear.

[@huuge3484]

From trash to treasure....You are so good at this game...Thanks

[@bbernadel]

Instead of using gasket maker to help the gasket seal, try completely coating the gasket with grease. It not only helps its seal, but helps it to come off during the next tear down.

[@martinstone3656]

Another great video just surprised at what length you didn't go to in the cosmetics of the bike, after new seat cover, gaitors and tank decals a couple of Pro-link decals on the swingarm would of made a small difference and to be fare some paint on the bare metal wouldn't of gone amiss considering all you did to the motor

[@BLOATEDLUNATIC666]

As I’ve been watching your videos it reminded me of my neighbor who alway tinkering with 4 wheeler, jerks, Harley, corvette…. One day I look at his garage and saw a small explosion and he began running around and thought he was on fire. He lost some skin and his eyebrows.

[@BLOATEDLUNATIC666]

*jetski

[@nitromodel696]

Man, that is awesome! Thank you for the videos. I've learned so much from what you do. Keep up the great videos!

[@thebigguy8306]

😢Eighth. BRAVO, Great job! Nice teardown and rebuild, always a learning moment. Unlike me, you didn't have to run to the store a dozen times "Oops, forget that!"

[@danielprc1]

Bud every time you twist the throttle you keep dumping fuel into the carburetor. It can only hold so much. Plus kicking it so much and so hard is not good on the parts. You need full kicks from top . I’m very glad to see you working on these bikes though. One word of advice is don’t be afraid to follow a manual. Specs are important and so is torquing your bolts. Most carb settings for a starting point is two full turns out. Thanks for the videos and keep it up

[@ppaulys_garage7386]

I would have replaced the studs most hardware stores stock them automotive studs

[@deankruse4491]

Great job. Takes me back to 1985 and my ‘85 CR 125. 😢

[@19867070]

Oh thank goodness I thought you got rid of the piano notification its at 31.44 mins! Thank for all the great work you do love the videos!

[@justinsavs]

Watching this video, has me thinking You should invest in a Vapor honing cabinet. Would really make cleaning those top ends and engine casings and any bolts you need rust and other corrosion removed very fast and easy.

[@robwilsn3219]

That bike is basically a brand new motorcycle. 125's are the best bikes to have a blast on... 👍

[@groove372gram7]

If you wanna a bike done right that’s the one to do it with, excellent, hope that case cover holds up🤞

[@wolfgang4136]

Really like your channel. Brings back a lot of memories of my motocross bikes and constant tinkering with them when I was young. I wish my knees could take it again, I’d be riding today. Cool vid and great work👍👍👍👍👍

[@jeffro7p202]

That was the very first brand new dirt bike i had. I desert raced it for 3 years and the water leaking into the oil from the impellar seal was very common . But great bike other than that.

[@zifnab_fizban1998]

thanks for posting these videos - they are just awesome. It sure does take me back to being a young guy, riding till I broke it or myself and fixing both!! woot!

[@shartne]

lt could be leaned out a little bit little bit boggy of the start but it probably is not broke in it needs to be rode while to loosen it up.

[@Noonanator91]

Didnt the 86 cr125 have a power valve? Joe, you should really gather up 3 or 4 of your 80s 125s and go to a vet track and really give us a riding video. Little mini shootout. Love your channel. Premium entertainment.

[@Splintermill]

Great job!! Keep those old Hondas alive, boys and girls! Ride Red!!

[@richb8282]

Great job with seat and forks. Bike looks awesome

[@MasonKermicle]

Adjusting the throttle cable to the point where it is lifting the slide is not turning the idle up and isn’t listed in a tuning procedure in any form whatsoever but she does idle