James May Builds A 1970’s Honda Z50a Mini Motorcycle | The Reassembler | S2E03

[@Nza420]

When the original Top Gear went away, the world lost a great thing. I am thankful for you doing content such as this. Cheers.

[@matthewwatkins6616]

My first bike. Where I lived everyone had a red z50 and I had this yellow model. Great fun for a 6 yr old in 1980.

[@skylinevspec000]

This guy is one of those Dad/Grandad's we never had a kids. Much appreciation to those people

[@slakr7555]

James May is the pedantic British Bob Ross and I’m here for it

[@Sh4dyF1]

Millions of people love you james ❤ believe me

[@suomenpresidentti]

Fold the shoes with springs first to about 120 degree angle , then put them on and then straighten them to place. Greetings from Finland 🎉

[@arthurmiller-vl6sw]

This is a lesson anyone working with drum brakes should learn. That was painful for us as well as James

[@PopsHowTo]

I’m so happy the trio are still doing shows even though they aren’t together anymore. They all hold a special place. Thanks May!

[@BigCityBoyyyy]

The ending with you coming out of the shop is the best!

[@jasmine7576]

日本で誕生した小さなオートバイは必要な事柄では有るものの　交通状況・環境・安全を考慮されどんどん大きくなっています、そして「楽しい」「笑顔」がどんどんなくなりつつあります。

[@motoshedman]

You should see my smile when I'm on my KTM 950 Supermoto

[@concon264]

I agree, I miss the sport focused bikes from the 90's Honda's MC22 CBR250RR is a work of art

[@TheDiegomaya]

Give the likes james earns to motivate him to never stop making great content like this 👍 👌

[@suomenpresidentti]

My current Bike is a 2018 honda monkey 125 with 74 thousand kilometres on the odometer. I ride it all year around including Finnish winter. Oh joy. ❤

[@strongbackmfg15]

Thank you James. I always enjoy watching!

[@Huntressofall]

i enjoy this video so much and just listening to his voice makes me feels calm because it's so soothing.

[@ajdoubleclick]

I just imagine Jeremy watching this, falling asleep. 😂 But amazing content, love James May!

[@corinnekoladay4392]

Gah! Love rewatching these! James May has such a baby face! If only we could get him to do a whole nother series, he could drink gin whilst imparting the knowledge of the world upon us (and reassembling)😊

[@marcusaurileus7984]

This hit the spot, I've been planning on reassembling my Z50r (I got for Christmas when I was 3, (Im 30 now)) for some time since my folks passed, and just got the rest of the parts to do it.

[@molochi]

this was the bike i wanted as a12 year old. i got a minibike with a 3.5hp b&s. no gears, centripital clutch and the foot break was a bit of steel plate that rubbed on the rear tire. good enough .

[@marcthielmann6755]

James is just the best !! xD

[@montikore]

I learned how to ride as a young teenager on one of these. Absolute blast

[@tokewarming]

My absolutely favorite new thing

[@amtjtwde7c]

キャプテンスローにはぴったりのバイク

[@ОЧИ-щ7б]

Simply beautiful!

[@sebr6460]

Wonderful episode, my favorite parts are always the assorted tidbits and musings.

[@sourdoughbakeroz]

Your ongoing commentary is worth the watch.

[@TinLeadHammer]

This is why I watch 12voltvids videos.

[@axelmartinez7599]

ohh great to have again a captain slow !! cheers!! 👍

[@vanlampham2557]

My Summef Car!

[@HaErBeSo]

I’ve seen an explanation of the middle versus the outside of the wheel. The essence of the question is how an object with a smaller circumference covers the same distance in one rotation as a larger one. It’s a bit above my head, but I seem to remember that the real world view of wheels differs from a mathematical view (which is that a wheel is more like an infinite number of straight lines between the axle and the ground). And playing xylophone on tools is brilliant. Never thought of that.

[@keithrindt7488]

When he said "now let's do" I thought he was gonna say "the news"

[@Madpegasusmax]

James ride it like a Harley . that was some nice Lego set :D

[@bhandbra]

its not a big motorcycle just a groovy little motorbike 🏍️💨

[@kalleankare]

It's more fun than a barrel of monkeys, That two-wheeled bike

[@dimadavay6929]

i need 5 seasons of this

[@anttitikkanen8757]

James may need to reassemble Legendary SUZUKI EPO MOPED.

[@whiteskyflyer]

Hey James, helicopter guy here, keep videos like this coming! By the way, we liked the cooking show too. In fact even the toy and models, hell just keep being you my friend!

[@jimc2298]

Did anyone else notice he turned the front fender around the correct way after he installed the engine? I'll admit I've done it before. I was just waiting for the moment he realized it.

[@ОкоВово-т3ы]

Ого. Жги дальше, Джеймс.

[@Avliv_Satan]

Man, I fucking love James May.

[@mikeallison9013]

Using a bunch of Arri Amiras seems somehow like both overkill and underkill(?), but I appreciate the quality. Lovely video, lovely series. I hope it escalates until James is tasked with reassembling democracy.

[@RubbishFPS]

Dont think he cares enough about the US.

[@SamAbraham]

Something about the commentary at 41:45 is wonderful

[@m.ekmekciii]

What can't life do to us if it brings James May to KZbin? 😢

[@MikesBikes2020]

No torque wrench? What’s next? Hammer it like Clarkson? 😂

[@flick_shot_5625]

and all those companies now dont make any more small cheap reliable cars. Buying a new car is now something you can do when you are 40+ years old.

[@chrisbinnett5923]

Stand back! Genius at work....

[@CarlosGlatzos976]

As much as I love James reassembling things it horrifies me seeing him putting the dirty parts together without any care. Guess that´s why it´s not called "the overhauler" or "the restorer" or something. But why not clean the parts with a pressure washer (and the old grease out of the bushings) before anyway? Anyways...thanks for sharing this video series.

[@droopy_eyes]

Because, as it was said in the video - it is not a restoration and renovation show, but reassemble one. There's a hint with the tittle of it for those keen-eyed viewers as well.

[@genaddi1234]

you just have ocd, get over it

[@Senthiuz]

Yeah, I've done this with 60s bicycles and watching him start the project by spending several minutes pointing at old, dull, rusty bearings is painful. I get what's being done and why, but it doesn't make the negative reaction less real. At least he's got new grease.

[@DylanRST]

i would go crazy not cleaning the parts. 😂

[@Damian-xt6xl]

Well done May

[@arthurmiller-vl6sw]

That’s a 1976. It was an anniversary year for Honda and the only year the Z50 was yellow. Quite rare.

[@Bagledog5000]

Thanks for another episode in this great series! 😵‍💫Somewhat scary to find out that James is actually younger than I am. Speaking of old, I’ve got an 84 Cub that’s still going strong. Hondas are amazing bikes really, if it’s still going I recommend the factory tour they have.

[@jools182]

Why is he counting the ball bearings like that? 😂Just split them into two piles

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

Am I the only one who wants (another, since I've owned one, but stupidly sold it decades ago) a Z50 in both stock format for puttering around, and more importantly, one with a CR80R 2t wedged in for a powerplant, or potentially, a CR500.... you know.... just cause 2t things and the Z50 is iconic? 😅 Would also kill for a CR125R powered EZ90 Cub....Shasta White please, Red White and Blue 🇺🇸🇯🇵

[@ArmandoVictorForno]

Hello James, nice to see you 👋🏼

[@trd8749]

On top of the bolt/screw debate. I'm slowly convincing everyone around me that spring washers are not good. I believe NASA agrees...

[@danielszadkowski7808]

You and the fellas are my hero’s however I gotta say your shop is “dismal” James! 😂

[@TheCorrupterX]

Back in the day some aristocrats would grind coffee into a thick paste and consume it to get huge amounts of caffeine. But yes, coffee and tea both served dual purpose; 1: to get people to drink more water that's actually safe to consume instead of beer and 2: get you all hopped up on caffeine so you work harder. Productivity went up so much that some companies even structured tea breaks into the day to keep people topped up and zinging along.

[@wannesoostvogels8613]

i did this with my bike right after an accident. the only differents is that i replace/repair and or repaint my parts.

[@AIAllar]

That grunt wasn't far off from a moan... 🤣

[@ratheskin58]

Tools on the bench ? For this project keeping the 10mm spanner to hand adds to efficiency. The surgeon argument doesn't really apply because they'll have a scrub nurse waiting to pass the next instrument. A good scrub nurse will know what he wants next before he does.

[@jannelandia]

I also have a Z50 honda in original Rothmans colours sold only in Finland. 'And yes, tires are fascinating. Imagine a car driving at 100 km/h. Is the tire moving at the same speed? Well, not exactly. The part of the rubber that touches the road stays stationary, and the top of the tire has to move at 200 km/h to get ahead of the hub of the wheel moving at 100 km/h. Then, it stops again in the blink of an eye to hit the ground.

[@Sandesh98147]

The way I like to talk about it. Rolling is really a collection of cicular motions and staright line motions of each point on the tyre. If youre going at 100 kmph, every bit of the tyre has a straight line speed of 100 kmph. But every bit is also doing its circular motions about the center, at the same time! (except the centre, the centre just moves forward, not spin) At the top, the spin and the straight line motion both happen in same direction, causing it to move with twice the speed and at the bottom they cancel out, making it momentarily at rest. It sounds against our intuition, but every bit that touches the ground when a motorcycle is perfectly rolling is momentarily at rest. Unless, youre doing a burnout. where your tyre is spinning faster than it is skidding, causing the wheel to spin but you dont go much further. Or, when youre hopelessly skidding on ice or slippery terrain, where the opposite happens. Youre skidding more than youre spinning. There is a critical balance between skidding the wheel and spinning the wheel, and when they both happen at same rate, at same time, youve got yourself a rolling wheel!

[@AbbStar1989]

The bolt Vs screw debate is simple. A bolt a fastened by applying a torque to the outside and around it, while a screw is fastened by a torque applied by screwing the middle of the head.

[@glenmiller2433]

A screw has a thread all the way to the head. A bolt has a "shank" a section of the shaft with no thread. And screws can have a hex head. Cheers and happy new year

[@patadedog]

Kinda sen seeing May do stuff.

[@adamswygert1800]

Me being a child and chortling at the brand of tools. King Dick.

[@TinLeadHammer]

Next up: Soviet mini mokick RMZ 2.130 :-)

[@salamandershackbuilder250]

forever lasting talking super power

[@sunebilleskov8240]

Wouldn't the wheel be spinning faster and faster as you go towards the middle?

[@simonshaw8727]

We also made Pepper Jack cheese 🦅

[@AndrewBowles-p5r]

Brennan has a machina

[@ville1453]

Front fender was wrong way around at the beginning.

[@izzyryder4969]

But they didn't show him correcting his mistake, yet the fender was shown correctly positioned after engine was installed.... when they discovered the fender would have hit the engine in that position.

[@hunterbrock2347]

25:51 you can absolutely become one with electricity. Just add yourself to an open circuit and see if that changes your mind or your state of oneness with electricity. I am by no means an electrician. Don't take advice from me.

[@hukama6911]

look, all he does all morning is put stuff out and put them where they're supposed to be

[@wittsy]

Bolts they are screws nornally have round heads with a taper.

[@matthewtaylor3308]

Unit 731. Look it up.

[@esna9505]

No grease....😮

[@djpierre4613]

This is a Z50, not a Z50a. These differ quite a lot...

[@stephanieonlife3657]

My dad drank BEER in his workshop.

[@none8258]

What lunatic disassembles a dirty motorbike and doesn't clean it before reassembly?! May, have you been kidnapped and are trying to send us a symbol?

[@frankjones3792]

Take the engine and the forks apart…then reassemble

[@sarcasmenul]

I don’t think people understand this show aired years ago, and James likely doesn’t give a fig about the (questionable) advice people have written (poorly) in the comments. Trying to patronise a television presenter is a fools errand.

[@Jason-lk7kr]

Ya but….53?

[@Ramonatho]

Progressive springs on the rear suspension, on a 50cc mini bike from the 70s. C'mon modern bike manufacturers, you can do it.

[@dirkhuperz175]

Why are the parts not cleaned up before reassembly asks the rivet counter…

[@andreaswahlberg320]

Rotation and translation, two differrent moves.

[@nicknelson9450]

45 minutes of build and a couple of seconds of seeing it idle? Misguided.

[@justinmorgan2126]

Screws, bolts and scrolts... there just invent a new word for ones that are neither one or the other.. Patent please

[@y8Wawh9X7GM]

Cheese

[@pauljones6459]

Are there seriously 6 people in the crew for this?!! Those shots of them are a bit strange! These shows are crying out for a second person to bounce off, a guy who worked for Honda in the 70s for example...?

[@zuzuzaza98]

Agreed it is strange, they could've just used stationary cameras for this kind of video, easier to hide in tight spaces like this.

[@jocking3]

Laziest episode, as the engine is not disassembled at all.

[@asicdathens]

He did one in the lawnmower episode.

[@nitroboy2]

24:20 ... im very disapointed james... EV will kill our hobby

[@MumrikDK]

Oh boo hoo.

[@Bagledog5000]

How? It hasn’t killed cycling, I doubt it will kill motorcycling either.

[@aheadbeyond1974]

Eventually maybe, but we’ll all be dead by then.