71 Honda Barn Find RESTORATION

[@michaelcook768]

Its great to have the knowledge allowing you to repair things right the first time. Looks easy...and, if you follow what's happening, you can troubleshoot too! Justin...YOU'RE THE MAN!

[@IDontKnowIJustDo]

My first bike was a 1973 XL 100. Loved that bike!

[@michaeldubya]

Had ‘70 model, bought it used from a neighbor in ‘74. Had some similar issues. Was 15 years old had a motorcycle license, needed transportation around north Harris County, Tx. (Spring/Klein/Tomball) Added a Hooker exhaust, K&N and larger jets. Loved that bike, learned how to work on motors and suspension because of her. Thanks for the journey back in time.

[@pauljenkins2501]

Oh. My. Days. That is one gorgeous, gorgeous bike. I am so pleased that you plan to leave it largely unrestored. For a bike like that, it would be so good. P. S. I like watching Justice's channel, too.....

[@WillFlyForTips]

I’ve restored a number of ‘70s and ‘80s Japanese enduros, so much fun. I’m currently working on a Yamaha CT3. It’s amazing what’s still available for it, parts-wise. A lot of NOS, some new aftermarket rubber pieces and eBay used stuff. I usually put in way more money than the value of the bike, but I don’t care. Putting these old classics back on the road in pristine condition (other than paint, I usually leave that alone) gives me joy. Part of the fun is finding and correcting other “mechanic’s” mistakes.

[@ProlificInvention]

Getting pelted by weeds, aahh the finer things in life 😀 *Mustie1* has thousands of videos going back forever, very cool of you to give him a shout out!

[@CKKnifeandTool]

Oh man does that 125 bring back memories!!!!

[@jameschippett2177]

I loved near the end of the video, you were so excited, like a kid at Christmas, you could see it in your eyes. Great find.

[@PeterAndersons]

Great video... what a find! Also, if you guys love bikes and their engines, Watch Allen Millyard... he adds extra cylinders to his bikes and makes them all look factory!

[@eovdubsvw8743]

I feel your joy, I picked up a 1980 XL250S for myself and a 1980 XL500S for my son. The XL500S has a broken kick start shaft. It came with the start shaft and manual. His headlight switch also has the twisted wire repair. After a good but used cylinder and piston started up last weekend. My XL250S is next up on the get run list.

[@danielgrady9264]

I love seeing old bikes like this come back to life, that Honda holds so many memories and has so much character it deserves to live on. I'd love to see more videos like this on the channel, great job.

[@GooseGosselin]

That GoPro footage brought back more memories than anything.....thanks ain't enough. Can't wait to see the refresh work.

[@RogersFixItBarn]

It looks great for being 48 years old. I watch mustie1 all the time and you are doing a great job getting it running.

[@Doubleodude]

I watch Mustie on the regular. Great channel.

[@hdrusty48]

Yeah, been watching Mustie1 for years now.

[@johncware66]

So impressed with your confidence that you'll get it done. And your skill to deliver on that. Sweet!

[@MikkellTheImmortal]

Your buddy Steve sounds like a friend of mine's buddy Steve. I'm really happy for you getting that beautiful bike fixed and running around putting big smiles on people's faces again

[@SoggyBottomForgeJoe]

Cool find. Love those old small trail bikes.

[@waikanaebeach]

Great little bike, those Hondas go on for ever....

[@gregorythomas333]

Mustie's channel is great! Even downloaded a huge library of his videos on motorcycle & small engine repair for reference material. 1st thing you did...checked for spark...definitely a Mustie fan :)

[@lonecrusaider]

Nothing better than an old Honda.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Such an awesome Restoration

[@joerichards2616]

My first bike was an SL70. I later had an SL350. I loved those bikes. Great find!

[@hammer5475]

Nice work, you saved it from the scrap heap!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

That honda sl125 is gorgeous love the orange copper color

[@noexcuses6727]

Love that old bike. Had a 1971 Honda CL100 in gold as my first ride. Would love to have that 125.

[@BrokenBlade55]

I started out on a 79 Suzuki pe 250 twin shocker with 3.5 inches of travel on both ends . Had a blast learning to ride. Then moved to a 81 Yamaha it 250 with 13inches of travel and had to relearn how to ride. I truly wish i was still able to ride but after my accident it is hard to walk. Both bike i mentioned i got from a scrap yard and rebuilt myself. I once enjoyed turning wrenches but now i can only dream of doing it.

[@dmadere1]

Awesome Justin!!!! Dream find for sure!! See you next weekend to pick up my golden ticket!!

[@ltf1239]

Absolutely Love Mustie1 !! Good of the Land and Mustie1 are my favorite restoration channels by far!!

[@timoteizalischi5044]

I love how happy you got when you drive it the first 😂 and keep it up man I learned good stuff from this video

[@RickRose]

Classic power-line service road trail ride--Woo hoo! That's a sweet bike.

[@TheHarryroks]

Yep re watching Mustie1. He's the engine king lol

[@brycenbragg5314]

I just watched one of his vids

[@benjiereeves4919]

Stumbled on your video and saw that old sl125 and couldnt hit subscribe fast enough!

[@Tools4Machines]

My wife loves that bike. Reminds her of one she used to ride. Cheers, Gary

[@natekelly4667]

I just watched his latest video and auto play gave me your latest gem. I hadn’t seen you had posted a new vid. It’s a good morning.

[@Ellenslife851]

I always binge watch his channel

[@robest334]

I'll definitely watch this restoration.

[@WildmanTech]

Great find! Excellent diagnosis and repair! The odd thing is why would someone have taken the top end apart at 1500 miles? Had to be a blown head gasket.

[@wireworks616]

Great video. Love the bike. And Mustie1 is the man.

[@bobmillan]

Mustie 1 can fix anything. Been watching Him for years

[@cuttingtooldesigner]

Hey Justin, I still have my 71 SL70 from when I was a kid. Had a blast with it way back when. And yes, I watch mustie1 all the time. Sorry I can't come to the Fest as I'm traveling. I'll take a gander from the live feed. Take care my friend.

[@mcarriker5]

She’s purrrrrrfect

[@TheGoodoftheLand]

I love her. Even named her... Ginger.

[@jameschippett2177]

Great video, eating a bacon sandwich and a cup of tea. Enjoyed that you spoke as you went along, makes it more interesting. Love Mustie1, he has been working on a stationary engine.

[@NickYack]

I loved this video, thanks for sharing

[@floydfarms1578]

Nice find and great repair! Gotta love head height goatweed lol.

[@johnhenderson1760]

What a great find, all filled with new rebuild parts. Hope you got a good deal on that motorcycle that doesn't run.

[@shadowbanned69]

We all watch ol mustie...its a staple of you tube binge watching sundays...lol

[@patkcorcoran]

Videos like this make KZbin great, I loved it.

[@MrSyvern1]

Mustie1 rules the repair domain. Love his videos and watch everything he does. I've learned a lot from him! You are good too, by the way.

[@joeschmoe4030]

Love to see that ol' girl running again, great find.

[@brianwolf692009]

Awesome find. I can remember when them used to be everywhere.

[@jameshanoomansing1442]

love your work.....i thought you was going to phone mustie....big respect from Mauritius

[@Hyratel]

another Mustie1 fan over here. you said that and I was like "... sighhhh.... yes."

[@marv.mon.9845]

Great job brother!

[@lordtwister3200]

yep I benge watch both of you guys

[@brianbaird3]

Man i love the sound of those old bikes i grew up on my dad’s 70’s and 80’s dirtbikes man the sound of an old 2stroke and 4stroke

[@gabewhisen3446]

Oh man no way , you did not find that bike in that good of condition, down to the vintage keychain,love that, and amazed by the GOOD OF THE LAND FIEST Montague

[@Rider-zr7ix]

Good video. Great Bike! Nice job on it also. Yes I watch mustie1 all the time lol. and Live Long and Prosper! :)

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

See you on the next installment bro great video justin

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Wow that was a very easy simple restoration 180 put that will defenitly stop it from starting good repair

[@BSSMALLENGINES]

That thing is nice. I want to restore one but I got too many projects already

[@Jackofallthetrades]

Mustie1, Jr.! Brother, you got this down pat! Keep up the great work :)

[@typrus6377]

Ahhhh!! Awesome! Man, I was getting more and more excited as you pulled stuff off and when you fired her up... big ole grin So cool! Bring it to the Fest!! Edit: Getting a fresh build on those forks should help- so pumped it worked out so well!

[@paullayden]

I had a 175 endro, I loved that bike. Good times, but a long time ago

[@okiefamily9244]

Same on the Mustie1 for sure! And your channel lol

[@royreynolds108]

Hey Justin, you got a new toy. I bought a Stihl FS80 for $75 at an auction that would not start and adjusted the spark plug gap and it ran great.

[@newdogatplay]

I was blessed with a brand new 1980 Honda. Xl 80 I loved

[@ayliniemi]

reminds me of our old 80cc rockford

[@freddysamson1]

Luv'ed that SL series Honda. I looked everywhere around here for a SL 350 but no luck. There were several different sizes, like a 70,100,125,175,250,350 and maybe more. And yes I watch most of Mustie 1's videos. s

[@53handyman]

Nice model ! I owned a green one in 1975, the last one sold in the town where Ileaved,in France.

[@stevedingman474]

I was one of those lucky kids my parents bought me a 1973 Honda cl 100 when I was 11 I had a Bs 3.5 hp mini bike since age 6 my cousin gave me and my uncle showed me how to tear down the engine and put it back together! Every winter I tore down that engine cleaned it and put new parts in it and gaskets lol it was like my tinker toy it was amazing and made it possible for me to have the new cl 100 when I was 11 ! I rode that Honda until 1985 I think to school to work to the trails only ever bought tires and inner tubes and a new chain in all those miles ! It ceased is why I gave her away I’m sure it was do too 65k miles it had ! I wore her out !

[@michaelcook768]

I was always afraid I would break my neck, so, I never had, or wanted one. Hadv2 3 wheelers, though!

[@karthikls1326]

I love that handlebar. Does it fit in Hero Splendor (indian bike)

[@tomadkins2866]

What a Great survivor bike! I never had a Honda back in the day, I had Yamaha DT and RD series bikes. Later on I came to appreciate Honda bikes for their relative simplicity and durability. After sitting for 20-30 years, you clean the carb, file the points and they fire right up. (IF they haven't been mis-assembled, lol) Parts availability for 60s-80s Hondas is pretty good, too, either OEM or aftermarket. Nice score! Edit: Yes, an avid Mustie1 subscriber. :)

[@tyronneshoelaces8843]

The carb is prolly jetted for non ethanol fuel, if you use ethanol gas you need bigger jets.My XR650 main jet for instance is 155 for non ethanol and its 158 for ethanol gas.

[@ErlefromVa]

I was going to say the same... I had an 82 Susuki GS550 that hesitated bad in the upper gears, Had a guy look at it and his first response was original Leaded gas vs the new, at that time, unleaded gas. He opened up the jets and the bike ran better then it did new after that!

[@fynbo1007]

Are you the new Mustie1, looking forward to seeing more. Thank you for sharing your amazing story. God bless you and your family

[@shadowbanned69]

I think a G.O.T.L and mustie1 collaboration would be in order!!!!😁👌 Man I've been searching for a old honda bike...there so awsome

[@rhiantaylor3446]

I never binge watch Mustie1, basically because I am always up to date so at best there is only 1 new episode available.

[@hussainzada79]

Good luck bro its cool bike

[@cambo1200]

Sounds like it’s only running on one cylinder.

[@anthonycphillips2430]

that's funny

[@gabewhisen3446]

People just know most body man are not mechanics at all art and mechanics are polar opposites but this guy is an all around fix all

[@erdetm]

Love this bike. I have a quite similar engine in my honda xlr 125, 1998

[@douglasrdeaton]

I love watching Mustie1 work. Great channel content like you.👈

[@EmmaRitson]

good to see it running. someone sat it in bits for a bit, then put it all back together to sell it.

[@TheHarryroks]

Great call keeping that repair. Looks like epoxy to me, great choice over wire.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Very neet stitching repair

[@DOC-Jake-]

Nice bike. Great work. ESP noticing 180 out. Points n timing the bike will run 4 ever

[@ChrisRollins]

Omg i want to ride it

[@tjf1531]

Love it

[@chewyervin]

Mustie1 is the man. I hope he finishes the kit car he just picked up

[@lucalaferla6601]

please do more motorcycle restorations

[@bldeagle10]

wondering if the previous owner put the right jets back in or messed with that as well.. may be worth ordering factory size jets and throwing them in.

[@kingemmittrecords3544]

watching Mustie1 for years

[@jamesarambula7383]

My first motorcycle was a Honda sl 70 looked just like that one

[@kevingoodrich5472]

Mustie1 is the best. Love his channel.

[@MrDeliciousL]

Wow, great job trouble shooting and getting the bike back up and running! I have one as well that's been in my family 3 generations. Could you help me fix that one too lol, please?

[@KoalityofLife]

1500 miles on it! You have to be kidding me. I bet the original factory oil is still in it. Nice find. :)

[@cowboychevyschneider]

Nice my dad and I have couple sl70 honda

[@kylewegner8167]

Sweet 😎

[@Machi74005]

These bikes usually run best with NGK sparkplugs.

[@johnnicolett6763]

Bro I always watch Mustie1. Awesome guy to watch do some wrenching.