I Made My Modern Dirt Bike VINTAGE!

Building a modern enduro bike to look vintage.
The bike is a 2010 Beta 520rr enduro. In the end shots I am wearing Fuel Motorcycles Kit fuelmotorcycles.com
Follow me on Instagram / isaacsjohnston
My Website www.isaacjohnston.co

[@putz35]

So siiick. You should make this a full time bike channel.

[@IsaacJohnston]

That would be the best idea I think

[@mvdm8988]

@@IsaacJohnston more pe and it action!

[@Ikkimoto18]

Currently building my dream vinduro. This video gave me ideas! Thank you!

[@0956y]

Modern to vintage, love this

[@danielherrera9729]

"it's what I have so I just used that" my kind of build, Great job!

[@TommoCarroll]

Isaac is BACK! This was a great watch, and it looks so fun cruising around on that thing

[@IsaacJohnston]

Lol here I am!

[@Andrew20vt]

Came on yt to see if there were vintage bikes with modern suspension and found your build. Awesome job! Looks the part and rides everything!

[@armyretired28]

An Air cooled engine with fins would have made it look like a vintage bike, this looks like a New bike with old fender parts... Should have started with an Suzuki DR 650 or Honda XR 650 that has carburetors and air cooled engines ,they still have the "Old School" parts right from the showrooms today.

[@davidvanryn]

Dude, this is such an awesome build! Definitely want to do this when I get a bike! Thank you for the inspiration!

[@taylorhoover7358]

heck yeah. i love retrofitting newer dirt bikes! great video

[@lukebohemian]

Looks rad! Great job man

[@DispatchMoto]

Sick lil bike, nice refresh!

[@DIEZ919191]

Great build, great video, great ride!

[@alexstrohl]

The 520 lives on! Perhaps my favorite part of the build is you shearing the backside of the seat. Classic!!

[@IsaacJohnston]

Crazy that you used to own it and then I bought it from the person you sold it to. It’s a good bike that one

[@taylorstrong]

Watch out world - another video from Isaac!! Awesome build, awesome video 👍🏼

[@IsaacJohnston]

Haha thanks! Stoked you like it 👏

[@hulkhulk5141]

Great job 👏!!!!

[@remingtonlittle]

Nice build! This vid has me so stoked for summer

[@IsaacJohnston]

Me too! Can’t wait to ride it more. I basically finished it then the snow hit.

[@dougschneider5948]

Love that rear fender / taillight.

[@TuckerPearce]

Cool build, well done.

[@IsaacJohnston]

Thanks!

Nice!!! I've been waiting for this video a long time since you posted the build on IG! Can't wait to see the bike with the metal fuel tank!

[@IsaacJohnston]

You and me both!

[@SupermotoCentral]

Awesome, I had exactly the same idea to do this to a modern husqvarna giving it a 70s look, yours looks almost the same as the 79 husqvarna 390 look I was going for❤

[@IsaacJohnston]

Those Huskies look amazing and were an inspiration for sure.

[@MisterBruni]

This is so sick, how'd I miss this

[@codyandvictoria]

Such a sick bike! Worth the effort

[@IsaacJohnston]

Yeah I’m super happy with how it turned out!

[@RoamingLost]

now thats fun!

[@bryandickerson5365]

It looks 1000% better! Now if you can figure out a nice, thick old-style seat and a metal tank it would be perfect. It already reminds me of an old Husky WR - excellent! With short legs I would love a bike like this with a lower seat height. I realize that would mean less suspension travel, but I’d give up the speed for more confidence in the slow, technical stuff.

[@BrakeMagazine]

HELL YES

[@BrakeMagazine]

Absolutely ripper man.

[@IsaacJohnston]

You need to come over and give it a proper ride

[@jamespolucha8790]

Your right vintage bikes look much better, all the new bikes look the same just different colors, nice job, thanks for the video

[@tomardybum6288]

Really good looking bike !

[@IsaacJohnston]

Thanks! I’m happy with it!

[@spaartekkies]

Hi! Love the build. Do you perhaps have a link for the rear fender, or can you remember what bike it was originally made for?

[@saidnobodyever711]

Fun, some nice ingenuity here. Came here looking for how to mount VMX fenders to a modern bike. Looking forward to seeing it with a vintage style metal tank, and I hope you do something about that seat 😆 For the vinyl, did you consider knifeless tape designed for car wrap? Not too pricey, easy to use and cuts really nice lines. It's forgiving too since you can pull it back up and relay it if necessary. I guess the razor blades work pretty well too though, and scratches aren't a big deal since it's plastic.

[@TheTAMPodcast]

Love it !

[@IsaacJohnston]

Thanks!

[@donbreeden1993]

tailsection: add rubber grommet to protect wire insulation.

[@nz6997]

Damn bro if you was in New Zealand I would love to buy your bike ❤ good work 💯

[@Gamertheracer]

You should be careful about that rear fender or the number plate melting because the exhaust

[@nikojundhi823]

Nice bike bro

[@Oo66699]

The seats a no for me Dawg

[@meganjohnston7188]

She’s a beaut! 🙌🏻 What a love story❤😉

[@IsaacJohnston]

Lol you know I love that bike

[@cptsamfalcon1641]

I legitimately cannot wait for Buscadero to make a full size. Surely it's only a matter of time before they work their magic on one of the GPX 250s.

[@emilianomoises]

HEY! WHERE IS THE REAR VTG FENDER FROM ITS SO SICK! PLEASE LINK ME, GREAT VIDEO :)

[@rickydlayaute5387]

Good job !! Looks like my bikes in the 80's !!! But the saddle whoooooo...hard to see !!! 😂 😂😂 ....too special for me !!!! No thank's..😂😂 And the fur in the mud !!!! 😱?????🤔 Richard from France 👍😎🇫🇷🏁

[@arthurbretas2003]

I bought a XR200, the plan is to repaint it (it's pretty scruffy) in the same factory white, and add stickers inspired by the ones from the 60, CR250 Elsinore, with the black number blobs and the Honda logo with yellow wings

[@tonycoombes2281]

thats what im going to do,,,,,at some point ,,,brill build ,,thaks some idears ,,,

[@evelcustom9864]

One thing you could consider, instead of doing a metal tank, make a metal "shroud" that looks like a vintage tank, but really just covers the actual tank. Or even a fiberglass or plastic one.

[@grahamjohnston8072]

Brother, I am just green with jealous rage right now! I havnt thought i needed a dirt bike for awhile, but now.... Shit I need to get on those trails again! Sweet build, but seriously jellies

[@DenwayCC]

That's cooooool man. orsim

[@juanjoseuribe2073]

Pls 2 part

[@DG-mi7yf]

Although I don’t think the bike turned out personally, I loved the video. Maybe ditch the seat and use an old one or typical cafe one or something. Then the more retro tank and it would look right

[@Blue-bq3zx]

Whoa change in weather, But i dont even like bikes but i am always obsessed with your videos and presentation!

[@IsaacJohnston]

Yep this one took a bit of time to make lol. Thanks for watching

[@carloleinardi5695]

W bultaco! W cz! W villa!

[@send_gas_money]

Throw some colored fork gaiters on it and an old school super trapp muffler

[@chrismanley5656]

11/10

[@REALISMMODSAC]

this video is fucking amazing uno what is weird i just have a xsport pit bike here and i wanted to make it look like a vintage bike without seeing anything about it online just come to my head

[@knifenerd1776]

I have to admit when I read the title I thought what a dumb idea. It caught my interest and after watching, it’s pretty dope 👍

[@vijaykorvekar1009]

Do you know any cheaper hubs to use in the wheels

[@alex-rx2vu]

nice job! congratulations! love your jacket! where it come from? looks really cool, is it water proof?

[@IsaacJohnston]

It's a Fuel Motorcycles jacket. I love it too. I dont think its waterproof but is so think that in the light rain i have ridden in I dont get wet.

[@alex-rx2vu]

@@IsaacJohnston still for sale somewhere? Thanks

[@IsaacJohnston]

@@alex-rx2vu I don't see it on their website anymore, but if you shoot them a message they often can find a item in there warehouse.

[@alex-rx2vu]

@@IsaacJohnston i found here in France, about 400 dollars...a bit too much for me

[@jefferymcchesney4488]

I didn’t read all of the comments so someone might’ve Already said something. But if you spray window cleaner before any decals or pin strips you can move them around and the window cleaner will dry clean

[@AkhileshVeldanda]

👌

[@chrstndvsct6188]

Whats the update of this bike on trail

[@afifabdillah3235]

u sould cut the subframe to make it rounded

[@hodaka1000]

Should've spent the time on that Honda

[@TS50ER]

13:27 for the IT

[@kevinsivertson5800]

What model bike is this ? Year?

[@jesuschrist338]

That sheep skin will not get a little dirty,it will be dirty asf

[@balthasar6091]

Over here in germany, there is this guy on Ebay Kleinanzeigen, who built an Yamaha xt 350/500. He took an xt 350, and fitted an old silver 500 tank, seat and round headlights on it and I think it looks awesome. I would definitely buy it, the only problem is that it costs 5.500 Euros (5.798 Dollars) and considering that normal 350s with okay miledge and good mantained cost here somewhere around 2.500, it's just to much for me. Maybe also a reason why it's still available since 2022. But definitely a cool concept.

[@IsaacJohnston]

That’s cool I want to see it!

[@Gimme_Stitches]

What size is your fuel jacket? Do they run big or small? Is the beta Fuel Injected?

[@IsaacJohnston]

It’s a large and fits true to size, thought the pants are slim fit on me. The beta is carbureted.

[@SupermotoCentral]

The carb was clearly visible in the video 🙈

[@Gimme_Stitches]

My b my b

[@gellarsastradjingga941]

Soundtrack tittle please??

[@williamamacker3119]

I guess it’s cool, but honestly, I think it ruins your motorcycle but inevitably it’s your motorcycle and you can do what you want to it. Have a great day. 🤘🏻☘️🇺🇸⚡️⚡️

[@crankashfield]

...hi wo hast du die Teile... Translate in english

[@asujiboy3947]

โคตรเจ๋ง

[@Timelord08]

bro the sit please remove that

[@andrewmarshall360]

My vintage dirt bikes will destroy yours. Even my 525 with big bore , plates and lights . You lost me when you said you used a pair of kneedlenose . Is that fi with high pressure fittings?

[@TheKozary]

not vintage with a plastic tank

[@DanielJohnFPV]

The RV graphics comments hits a little too close to home 😂😂 My wife and I live in an RV full-time (@danielandcaitlin), and the outsides are always so ridiculous!

[@IsaacJohnston]

Lol they are the worst. Like who thinks they look good?

[@bultacowally]

you wanted a "reliable new old bike" and you picked a Beta??? Like the very old guard told Indiana Jones in the movie..."you have chosen poorly"...