I Bought This Barn Find Kawasaki 2 Stroke For Only $160

[@josmith5459]

Great video brings back memories this is exactly like my first bike same color and all I was 8 years old now 56.

[@jimspeed1388]

You might need to check the crank oil seals might be sucking air or oil into the cylinder. I recently replaced the seals and bearings in my 1981 Montesa trials bike and it made a big difference.

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Thanks, I had a suspicion that this may be an issue, and I wanted to hear what others thought. Will definitely look into getting this done

[@senorboardhead]

Great fun video ! Fuel, tank, rust, filter, petcock…get her humming. Then do it with another one - really excellent - thanks !

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Thanks!

[@benspeedschannel888]

Little bikes like that are so much fun!!

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Part of me really wants to go wild with it with some porting, propper exhaust, top end rebuild, and some head work to really squeeze out as much power out of its 100cc's. But I'll enjoy it for what it is now

[@benspeedschannel888]

@ I love doing stuff like that, project bikes are so expensive here though these days 🙈

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

It's rough out there

[@brucejones5258]

I enjoyed this. I had a 72 KE 100 as my 2nd bike and this brings me back to it. Great editing and production BTW.

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed!

[@xremming]

Great video! I hope I have the time and place to do a restoration like this at some point. I also really appreciate that you didn't clean the bike and make it look new, it has some charm to it when it looks old and rusty.

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Thanks a lot! That's the vibe I was going for, so I'm glad to see someone else enjoyed it!

[@Thatcruiserguy]

this is such a nice bike to fix, great effort for getting it going grear!

[@Garage2Trail]

Nice video! I would check the float height. My 1973 CT3 175 did the same thing when I’d hit rough trails. The float was letting in excess fuel when bumping around and flooding it out. It would work perfect on flat stuff.

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Thanks, I have the Clymer's for this, and I thought I set it properly, but I'll take another look and verify.

[@NCC-1700]

The gas cap has a vent in it, it may be old and just clogged. It may be causing a vacuum starving it for fuel.

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Thanks, I'll check it out

[@ashleymontague957]

learn how to check the steering head bearings; you just lift the front wheel up a little, and shake / twist the forks on their pivot; there are two bearings in the assembly; MOST youtube mechanics are overlooking this inspection; it is a vital safety check....tks for fun videio.

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Will definitely have to take a look. Thanks for the tip

[@raider3164]

Love the manual being upside down. lol. Dam 5k miles. Lots of fun had on that bike. How much did u spend to get it up to fun status. Well worth it what ever u spent.

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

A little under $400 all in with purchase price

[@gregorytripodi6917]

check points and especially the capacitor

[@Hondaone1]

Im amazed the carb wasnt the issue

[@johnr4459]

if the fork seals are shot, then the new oil wont stay long in there either, replaceing the seals is not resto, its maintenence

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

When everything needs work it very quickly spirals into restoration. I have the fork seals and will do them in a later episode, this was temporary just to set a baseline

[@linusmadrone]

Ignition problem. I can tell by that sound!: points & condenser? Coil or ignition control unit! Maybe the plug first!

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Installed a fresh plug right before going out on the test ride. Others have suggested points and condenser as well so I'll make sure to check those out

[@GabrielSantana-th9nz]

Whats the oil for the engine?

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Any 10W 4T motorcycle oil safe for wet clutches will work. Not sponsored by any so I'm not going to name any specific brands

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

And for the oil tank for the oil injection I just used a standard 2 stroke oil

[@jeffferguson899]

shinko 244 are cheap but also really great tires

[@deborahchesser7375]

Time for fresh crank seals also.

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

That's next on the list

[@deborahchesser7375]

@ I wish there was a classic bike restoration shop close to me, I truly love working on all motorcycles especially the vintage ones. The first thing I usually hear from clients is how they once owned one, and the way their faces light up when they see the finished product is priceless. Thanks for the vid guys.

[@ShannonFLHI]

You should be cleaning and lubricating everything while you’re in there!!!! Use some locktite where needed.

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Good call, I did clean and lube a lot of stuff off camera. I can't show everything or else this video would be 2hrs long

[@Jaxson_riley]

Slow as balls but it runs

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

When it warms up and I get it street legal I want to do some acceleration testing to really see how slow it is

[@NB-nu5vn]

Why not clean all the oil and grease and crap off everything as you go?

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

This wasn't a restoration video? The whole purpose was to see how much effort it would realistically take to go from sitting in a barn since 1985 (according to the seller) to going out and enjoying it on a trail.

[@NB-nu5vn]

@@Dan_And_Daves_Garage How much did you spend getting it to where it is now?

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

About $400 with purchase price and all the new parts you saw get installed

[@lcpenninger]

FIRST

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

Congratz!

[@stevencote7951]

Crank seals.

[@Dan_And_Daves_Garage]

That's the plan