Budget Honda Quad TRX70 Restore is FINISHED Pt.11

[@Noslo_559]

You did a phenomenal job sir. One of the best rebuild/restore series I’ve seen. That’s one lucky grandson.

[@BrandonLund]

You made my day! Thank you! 🙏👍

[@wwrren2]

I have an 87 trx70 that I got when I got when i was 6. I'm 37 years young now, and am so glad I never sold it. My daughter is 2, and watching your series has lit a flame under me to start the restoration of my own. Thank you for this series, I will be using it as reference throughout my project. - Will

[@BrandonLund]

Thats awesome! Your daughter will be glad you kept it also! We need more hands on dads like this!

[@wwrren2]

@@BrandonLund Mine definitely needs new plastics, and the prices have skyrocketed to around $500 for the set. Have the Maier plastics you used held up well?

[@rileybloomingdale8034]

Awesome job your grandson will love it!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Riley! I can't wait to see him try it!

[@DNTMI6]

Awesome job. I literally pulled my exact one out of the shed and am starting my restoration. Can’t wait to use your vids to help with mine. Thanks

[@BrandonLund]

Awesome man! This was a fun project! Thanks for watching and good luck on your project!

[@PilotMcbride]

Very, very well done Brandon, job done and looking bloody good. The kids will love it, many more years of use. Cheers mate.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks buddy! This was a fun project but I'm ready to get back to welding. This was a LONG project. I can't wait to have him try it though! Thanks buddy! 😁🍻

[@PilotMcbride]

Bloody good job mate, trust me, lol. While I've got your attention 🤣, I don't know whether you've heard of The Moron Brothers (they're bloody brilliant), well last week during their CoVid "MoronCast" they saw a comment I made in live chat so they asked me a couple of questions. Their producer/camera guy/manager/gofer contacted me and asked if I'd mind doing a short vid of the answers. Well, I did the vid and they included it in this weeks broadcast. Below is a link to the video, and the lead in to my bit starts at about 25 minutes, but the whole vid is really good watching. Now you can see why I don't go out in public often, 🤣🤣🤣 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3-WlGhjhbOigZY Cheers Bran. Stay safe mate.

[@minouchat]

oh my god you must be proud of your job! your little son too. you really did a great job Brandon! Love it !!!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks buddy. Honestly, when I started this project i didn't expect it would come out this nice so im thrilled. I can't wait to give it to him.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Glad it all came together Brandon. Really a good looking job. Keep him safe and OFF THE STREETS and peace in the neighborhood! Thanks for sharing with us.Fred.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Fred! Much appreciated! 😁. Stay safe buddy.

[@R_Escobar_13]

I had an 86 or 87 exactly like that I wish I still had it today. I remember going with my dad when I was a little kid and buying it new from the store. I sold it in a garage sale in 1997.

[@BrandonLund]

I know the feeling man. Ive had a few things over the years that i regret selling but on the bright side it gives us something to look forward to. Someday you will come across one again and have a great project filled with memories.

[@johntracy2861]

Nice job Brandon! I have a 1986 TRX 70 that I picked up a few years ago and have tinkered with it in the past. I recently purchased an 88cc big bore kit to give it a kick in the pants so when my grand kids come to visit, they have a cool quad to ride too!

[@BrandonLund]

Thats awesome John! Grandkids are a lot of fun!

[@tanksoldier9770]

Awesome way to go , nice JOB !!! Your videos have made me want to get my old Kawasaki 250 3 wheeler running , Chevy vega 4 lug rims fit the lug pattern so I used to run like heavy tread patterns with tubes . Oh the good old days , thanks again. TANK

[@BrandonLund]

Do it! Those Japanese machines are hard to kill. Get yourself a 20 dollar carb kit and it will probably fire right up! Thanks buddy I'm thrilled how this finished product came out. I dont have much money in this (exuding new plastics and my labor) and I can't wait to give it to him. I expect to hear back on your rebuild progress! 🤣🤣🤣 cheers buddy!

[@1986Honda4trax]

I was thinking about buying plastics for my 1986 trx250 from them but now im really thinking about just not doing it, great job on the little quad by the way :)

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man. Overall I'm happy with the result. I removed the wrinkled sticker on the left side and ordered a new OEM replica (which added another $15 to the project). I will probably just end up removing the crooked sticker on the right side. Unfortunately there aren't many manufacturers that make these plastics so I will have to live with the scratches. I am happy however that the distributor was very responsive to my concerns and also said they would pass on my concerns to the manufacturer. I still haven't heard anything and after this amount of time I suspect I won't. All total with tax and all, I paid $560.00 for these plastics so you can probably understand why I'm not impressed. If they were a couple hundred I wouldn't be complaining.

[@jamierpm]

@@BrandonLund as a Canadian it would be almost 1000$ for me so yeah. The kid is gonna ride with the oem fenders that are cracked. When he is a bit more experienced and less likely to o crash I might get some.

[@BrandonLund]

I don't blame you man! That's a lot of money 💰

[@fourbyfourer]

Great job buddy. Super impressed with EVERYTHING you done to this bike, and the detail. The detail is what matters and you knocked it out of the park. I am in the middle of restoring a 1999 Honda TRX300FW. Thank you I learned so much from your series on the TRX70. You sir are a great father and grandfather.

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you very much! 🙏👍

[@travelguy1564]

Way too much work into this to ride it in the mud now! Needs to be in a museum - very nice!

[@BrandonLund]

Its a double edge sword. I wanted it as close to perfect as i could get it but its also meant to be thrashed. I might just cringe a little but knowing he's having fun makes it worth it. Thanks man! 😁

[@solidshag1982]

Hi Brandon, amazing video's. Watched them all! You inspired me and my dad restoring our quad. Thank you for all the great video's and tips! Jacques from Holland.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Jacques I appreciate you watching and im glad I could be an inspiration! Every winter I try to do a rebuild. This winter I am rebuilding a KTM 250 dirtbike. It should be fun. :)

[@solidshag1982]

Brandon Lund Nice! Going to follow that!

[@tanksoldier9770]

Brandon hope all is well !!! Tank

[@BrandonLund]

All is good buddy! Thanks. I hope you and your family stay safe. I took a week off this week and did pretty much nothing lol. Back at it next week though. Take care bud.

[@prostreetgsxr]

You did a great job! I bought one of those all original (even the carb) for my granddaughter. Only thing wrong with it was dry rotted tires and surface rust on the wheels. I powder coat at home so I did the wheels red and put new tires on it. She loves it :)

[@BrandonLund]

Thats awesome man! You scored. These are getting more scarce by the day

[@prostreetgsxr]

@@BrandonLund thanks man! I only paid $450 for it four years ago. Right after I bought it a motorcycle dealer offered me $2500 for it. He said he wanted to just put it on the showroom floor.

[@hectormontes7551]

Thank you for documenting your project just going to get started on the same bike it's been sitting for a while hopefully we could get it started

[@BrandonLund]

Good luck! We will be doing a KTM pretty soon :)

[@andrewwoodward6560]

Looks very very good ! Nicely done project, Brandon ! Don’t forget to lock it up. Have fun ! 👍

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Andrew! Things have a habit of walking off around here so thats a good idea! Thanks buddy. I appreciate your support. 😁👊

[@shaneruff7035]

Came out nice.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Shane! 😁

[@jerryjordan4533]

Great video Brandon great illustration and video photography thanks

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Jerry! Much appreciated! 🙏😁

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

All the finish shots and slide show of the quad and the kiddo photos is awesome bro does look good

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! Much appreciated!

[@MichiganQuadTrailsTales]

WOW! That turned out Great! Amazing Job!

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you!

[@antonioibarra8997]

Great job on that quad 😍

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks!!! 😁

[@servihomestead4324]

Nice fix for the fender bolts. It looks so awesome! We have an old ATC 200 3-wheeler. Not restored by any means, but it runs. Maybe one day...

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks! I had a lot if fun with this build. I dont have a lot of money (excluding the plastic) but I do have a ton of time cleaning, wire brushing, sanding and painting. It was all worth it though. It took me 15 years...better late than never I guess lol 🤣🤣🤣. Cheers buddy and thanks for commenting.

[@servihomestead4324]

@@BrandonLund Oh, man! Yeah, well, it looks great.

[@shadowops3653]

So proud! Its been a long time coming! Haha. Looks good to me even considering the quality on the plastics :) im sure it will get plenty of good use by the grandson now! Outstanding!

[@BrandonLund]

It sure has! This was turning out to be the never ending project. I'm glad it's done though and I can't wait to give it to him. Thanks for watching and commenting buddy. Much appreciated! 😁👊

[@ffspablo8739]

Great job mate, really enjoyed watching your videos. Just picked up a 1988 125 TRX myself for restoration. Let the fun begin 🙈😁. Good luck from Ireland Mo Chara.

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you! Have fun!

[@ffspablo8739]

I will 👍

[@mtrltoolman]

Well done Brandon.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks buddy! 👊😁

[@ShaneCliffordGoalieSchool]

unreal job

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Shane! 👍

[@jamescairney.]

Cracking job! Looks too good for the wee man to thrash about on mind.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks buddy. The first crash is going to be tough (on me) and then I should be OK. Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣

[@jamescairney.]

@@BrandonLund Hahahaha. I'm sure you'll shed a tear together when it happens, different reasons but together. Few $100 you said it cost, have you expressed your displeasure to the manufacturer re low QC standard of finish?

[@bobbymckinney1264]

Looks brand new wow!! Nice job..

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Bobby!

[@ricosalditos4570]

Excellent job 👍

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you! 😁

[@jamierpm]

Restoring an 1987 for my son now. Yours must be 86 cause I have an ignition switch and a brake pedal thats mounted where the kickstart would be on the engine. Pretty cool idea

[@BrandonLund]

Thats awesome man! 👌 yes this is an 86

[@GarethNIreland]

Amazing job - a real credit to you

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you!

[@garyborchert61]

Nicely done 👌

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Gary! 😁👊

[@sheldor2303]

Congrats! It looks awesome, I loved the series and I'm very excited to see the ktm build next!

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Joey! I had a lot of fun with it. I appreciate you watching! The KTM is coming along really well!

[@VEJIm]

Great job

[@BrandonLund]

Thank you!

[@sportsjunkie2497]

Did you have to replace the upper kingpin bushing and if you did where did you find them. i am working on a 1987 trx70 that I used to have as a kid and been using your videos and a helpfully guide. Great detailed videos thanks for sharing this incredible transformation.

[@BrandonLund]

I did not but have to replace mine but I did find a guy that was building and selling them on ebay. I'm not sure if he still is but it's worth a shot

[@ALasmry707]

Awesome job, inspired to restore my LT80 Suzuki 😍

[@BrandonLund]

I’m honored! Thank you for your support!

[@jsmith6259]

Love from Japan. I have a similar project on YAMAHA YF 80.

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man!

[@neptuneatlantic4883]

Hit the faded plastic pieces with heat gun to bring new oils to surface for brighter color. Try it, I did… it works.

[@BrandonLund]

It does work good :) great tip!

[@paulvillalobos54]

Hey Brandon, I did exactly what you did in the video and when I try to put my throttle cable needle back in the carburetor, it gets stuck when I try and give it some gas, basically when I tighten it down something goes on there and it seems to have the needle in the open position

[@BrandonLund]

It sounds like your idle screw is in too far. Back it way off. without the cable connected, turn in the idle screw just until the slide moves upwards, Is it the correct needle?

[@paulvillalobos54]

This was actually my first time working on a quad, I put the throttle cable in wrong, I almost messed up that little plastic notch, later realized that that notch had to be lined up with the line on the cylinder thing

[@BrandonLund]

Well I'm glad you got it sorted out! 👍

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Front fender looks better with the strait strap you added

[@HQRNY12]

Please help...I'm really confused...When you take the red swich off from in the middle position, do you pull it straight off or from the bottom up?

[@BrandonLund]

I don't recall doing anything special I just put a screwdriver under it in gently pried upwards

[@HQRNY12]

@@BrandonLund ok, I'll try that!

[@TheBradleybarrington]

Great built - just got one for my 3 year old. Did you repack the muffler or anything? Or just leave it be?

[@BrandonLund]

@Brad Barrington thanks man! HE is going to love it and YOU are probably going to have just as much fun as him (if not more) I didn't bother to open up the silencer. You can get the FMF packing on amazon for like 10 bucks if I remember correctly. I just did my KTM with it and it's good stuff. I think the 2 strokes are probably more prone to needing repacking then the 4 strokes but this didn't have a lot of hours on it either.

[@TheBradleybarrington]

@@BrandonLund great info thank you. Yeah ours has the spark arrestor and all internals removed - just an open can. A bit loud/obnoxious. Also - best part....this is for my 3 year old daughter :-) Gonna have her learning all sorts of awesome things in life, starting with riding ATVs!

[@BrandonLund]

@Brad Barrington thats awesome! Now that I have a grandson I guess I just assume "he" but this was once my daughters when she was my grandsons age. She loved it! We have pictures of her wearing a sundress and a helmet ripping it across the field. It's pretty cute.

[@HQRNY12]

Very nice but I still prefer my all oem TRX 87...

[@BrandonLund]

And the tires aren't dry rotted?

[@HQRNY12]

@@BrandonLund not at all...

[@vancelynch366]

I need tires and wheel for my grandkids 86’ 70 Fourtrax any suggestions . I’ve tried EBay and Amazon , no luck so far !

[@BrandonLund]

These are the tires I ordered for mine www.ebay.com/itm/132569705914 These are the wheel O rings (not sure which, front or back) www.ebay.com/itm/322972936766 The other 2 wheel O rings (not sure which, front or back) www.ebay.com/itm/372920524742 I used my origninal wheels

[@vancelynch366]

@@BrandonLund did you get new rims ??

[@BrandonLund]

Nope. I just sand blasted them and painted them with rattle can paint.

[@nelsonmolina4010]

Mr. Brando, how are you? Because of what page do you recommend me to restore my 70cc trx ... I also ask you ... You sell spare parts ... I need the 70cc trx toolbox

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Nelson. I used ebay and pretty much anywhere that had parts. Some were very hard to find.

[@anythingengines17]

How much did this cost you? , I'm thinking of restoring one that's is in similar condition as yours was.

[@BrandonLund]

The plastics are what will set you back. I paid 250 for the quad, 500 for plastics and another 700 for tires, seat cover, cables, brakes, bolt hardware and everything you saw me do in the series. I'm into it for a total cost of $1450.00

[@klaustzoca]

Quick question! Wich brake handle is wich?

[@BrandonLund]

The right is the front

[@Erlov71]

All you need is the tool box

[@BrandonLund]

I think that's the only small piece I have left and t hen it will be complete.

[@pablitorentas4810]

I have 2 that need resto , could use ya help !! 😁

[@BrandonLund]

Let me know what I can do to help

[@paulvillalobos54]

Any tips?

[@pyroevenmansciel72000]

Bonjour jaimerai savoir ou je pourrais trouver le lanceur qui va sur ce quad merci

[@BrandonLund]

I'm not sure I understand your question.

[@snowyman42]

What was the total price after the full restoration? I have a similar situation girlfriends family has a fourtrax it got a flat tire maybe 15 years ago and just got buried in the garage. I wanted a little project and got permission to fix it up for the family and would like to full restore it.

[@BrandonLund]

$1800

[@snowyman42]

Thanks! That’s not to bad

[@LarrySmith-hb6iv]

Great job. I am working on one that was my daughter's , now for my grandson. Do you have the plastic that was on yours, would you be interested in selling them?

[@BrandonLund]

Aww man, I just cleaned up my workshop and threw them out. I had them listed on Marketplace hoping someone would have a use for them. They have been sitting on my shop floor taking up space. I literally put them in a black plastic bag and put them out by the road for disposal. Sorry man. If I would have known I would have given them to you.

[@antoniorivera7598]

great job I have a similar project, can you recommend me a place to get parts

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks Antonio. I was able to find 90% on ebay. I tried to buy new old stock when I could find it. DrATV is a great resource as well as Chapmoto and tbolt. Some of these parts can be hard to find.

[@antoniorivera7598]

@@BrandonLund Thank you so much

[@BrandonLund]

Anytime 😊

[@Erlov71]

You can contact maier and ask for some new warning decals and they will send some to you.

[@BrandonLund]

Yah I thought about it but I just ended up removing them. They don't seem too interested in responding to emails. I have yet to hear back from them so I gave up trying.

[@diegoribeiro7513]

👏👏👏👏😍

[@BrandonLund]

Thanks man! 😁🙏

[@jamierpm]

Where is your foot brake ?

[@BrandonLund]

The levers on the handlebars. I can't remember if the left side lever is the front brake or the rear brake.

[@jamierpm]

@@BrandonLund mine has levers on the bar also but I have a foot brake also

[@jamierpm]

@@BrandonLund right side is front and left rear

[@jonathanlambert9343]

Good job, but i thought you were going to repair and paint the old plastics...

[@BrandonLund]

I was going to (and I still might experiment just to learn) but honestly, I felt like i had put so much time and effort cleaning and sanding and painting and restoring everything that the old plastics (which are pretty shot) would really take away from the work we have done. Buying plastics was WAAAY more than I wanted to spend but I love the finished product so that takes some of the sting away.

[@jonathanlambert9343]

@@BrandonLund I juste find a fourtrax 70 1987 and i will try to make a same like you :) the fourtrax miss 2 pieces , the cover chain case and the plate lower :( impossible to find in france) Your son will be so happy to have this beautiful engine ;)

[@BrandonLund]

Congratulations on your project!

[@jonathanlambert9343]

@@BrandonLund can you tell me where did you find the little sticker for the gears Thanks for everything 👍🏼

[@BrandonLund]

@@jonathanlambert9343 anytime man. Thanks for watching. Here you go www.ebay.com/itm/183498161859

[@shanefahey7903]

Are you selling it

[@BrandonLund]

No. Its for my grandson

[@randygutierrez7145]

why does he care if it's only gonna sit and ride it's a four wheeler what do you expect

[@BrandonLund]

@Randy Gutierrez if you are referring as to why I was upset that the plastics weren't perfect is because I spent $530 on them and when you pay a premium price you expect to receive a premium product. No different than buying a brand new car with a dent in the door and saying "oh well, it's going to get dented and scratched at some point anyways". What the user intends to do with it is irrelevant.

[@JonnyDisilva-z06]

First

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Wow that is not good on the plastic defects not bolting the same having to drill it and scratches throughout the paint junk hardware not good

[@BrandonLund]

Supposedly its made in the USA too. Crazy huh!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

@@BrandonLund i highly doubt that was made in the USA make assembled in the USA with global materials lol

[@BrandonLund]

Thats probably more like it!

[@thcconsumer6593]

Took you 6 months

[@BrandonLund]

This rebuild and any other motorsports content on the channel is a hobby = in other words, It sucks money out if my wallet. My work has to come first so I can save over time.

[@thcconsumer6593]

@@BrandonLund I enjoyed the video great job could you maybe make a video teaching how to put a carburetor on a 4 wheeler

[@BrandonLund]

I sure can. It might not be until winter though. I never drained the carb so I’m guessing it’s going to be gummed up.

[@thcconsumer6593]

@@BrandonLund ok thank you I’m trying to do my first rebuild but have very little knowledge on what I’m doing

[@BrandonLund]

I go online and download factory shop manuals from a site called www.manualslib.com they are free to download and super handy to have. Check it out. I think you will find its a huge help.