I took a BIG risk on this 30 year old Kawasaki KLR 250 PT.1

I take a risk buying this cheap Kawasaki KLR 250 Motorbike and after a 7 hour round trip to collect it, I try to fix all the issues with it so that I can get it started, such as cleaning the carburettor and checking to see if it has spark, but not everything goes to plan.
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[@paulbudford]

Great work on getting it going and through an MOT. These old retro shell suit colours are becoming cool again. 👍

[@HodgeAutomotive]

What do you mean becoming?! They were always cool 🤣 Cheers Paul

[@steveadams8799]

Carburetor icing is caused by the temperature drop in the carburetor, as an effect of fuel vaporization, and the temperature drop associated with the pressure drop in the venturi. If the temperature drops below freezing, water vapor will freeze onto the throttle valve, and other internal surfaces of the carburetor. Kawasaki developed a heating system to prevent it from happening using the cooling system.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Makes a lot of sense, thanks for the explanation

Came to say the same thing.👍

[@HodgeAutomotive]

All makes sense now! 👍🏻 cheers guys

[@georgewood9482]

Great video mate. The cap at 15:41 is to seal off the brass vacuum port, used for balancing or running vacuum operated petcocks or spark advances on bikes that have them, if not they just get capped to maintain vacuum

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Cheers man, ahh fair enough could be that, I looked into that after making this video and found some things pointing towards it being something to do with a California emissions modification that some bikes had, but never found any solid answers but it’s remained capped and it runs sweet now so I’m not complaining

[@pc44pilot94]

Great work, nothing like that feeling when an engine comes to life again..

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I’ll keep chasing that feeling haha

[@flangmasterj]

Woah! I had this exact model as my second bike back in 2003 (possibly). As Barbie-like as it looked the pure excitement of getting a new bike outweighed any criticism I'd get. Amazing little machine that never let me down.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Yeah I think they’ve aged pretty well since they’re a bit more interesting than the other colours in my opinion

[@WillyBoyAnderson]

NIce one buddy, very clean example considering its age. i have the same bike here in Tasmania Australia. Great bikes, especially for a new rider. looking forward to watching.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Thanks a lot, yeah I was amazed how clean it was and really wanted it when I saw it, seems like a really fun bike. There’s going to be a few more videos on this and then hopefully something very exciting if it pans out…

[@alexrob4392]

I used to own this exact bike about 20 years ago. Sold it to a shop in Somerset UK. I brought it from someone in South Wales. The headlight grill is a grill shelf of a cooker, sprayed black. 😅

[@HodgeAutomotive]

When you say this exact bike do you mean this exact one?! If so that’s crazy you found this video, I bought it from a guy in Lincoln

[@HodgeAutomotive]

After you said the grill comment I’ve realised you mean this exact bike haha. I did wonder where that came from 😂

[@alexrob4392]

@HodgeAutomotive yes, this exact one. I will have a look through some photos in the week and try and post them up on here.

[@alexrob4392]

I put the yellow vinyl stickers on the sides. Also the handlebars weren't renthal, just had the renthal pad.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

That’s awesome, love coincidences like this haha. If you’ve got any photos I don’t think you can post them on these comments but please email them to me at [e-mail], I’d love to see them and maybe put them in a video of it

[@katherinebennett4990]

This was such a great watch, subscribed and ready for future videos! 🎉

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@Alejocabanne92]

So cool you're making this series mate, I've just bought the same bike and will be receiving it soon!

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Glad you liked the video mate, more to come on this bike! You won’t be disappointed it’s a great little bike, let’s lots of mods you can do online to get more out of them apparently although I’ll be leaving this one standard because it’s too nice to change I feel, I hope you’re happy with your bike when you get it mate

[@shadowdrift8554]

100% would watch more videos like this on you're channel loved the video carry on with the good work.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Cheers mate! Lots more videos coming!

[@Motoshed]

Nice one, reminds me of an 80's shell suit, great bike 👍

[@alfordmick]

Wow, it's in great nick "basically" I have one, used as a commuter for a couple of years.

[@spency787]

When an importer such as Kawasaki UK doesn’t sell a brand new bike, it’s perfectly legitimate to sell it years later as long as it’s never been used or registered. At that point of sale it is then registered as new, even though the actual bike was built years before. Simples 👍

[@HodgeAutomotive]

This makes a lot of sense

[@mrthomas394]

Brilliant video I restored a zxr 400 and it cost me a lot in parts and a winter of weekends but it was worth it to here it live again... Subscribed 👍

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Glad you enjoyed the video mate, I’m on the lookout for a little 400 as my dad had a VFR400 so maybe one day I’ll get to ride one of those. I know what you mean, hearing it fire up for the first time makes it all worth it! I’m just getting started on here

[@zekkra4483]

Mateee, glad it fired up, had my fingers crossed praying it would fire up when you put the new sparky in. Nice job.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Thanks mate! I was thinking the same thing at the time 😂 having nightmares of some serious internal engine problems

[@davidkane8660]

Retro as hell man.....right up my street

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Yeah mate when I saw it I had to have it haha, such cool colours, you don't see anything like that anymore these days, companies scared to do anything bold in case it doesn't appeal to the masses haha

[@davidkane8660]

@HodgeAutomotive i couldnt agree more buddy like the older zxr's rgv250's fzr's im looking forward to seeing more about it.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

@ hopefully finishing the editing on the next video tonight, it’s been a massive learning curve so I’m still very slow with editing videos haha

[@chriserskine585]

Had a black one back in 1992, cracking little bike, 😊

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Such a great little bike! I’m loving it mate

[@wethepeople1973slt]

IMO after working on older dirt bikes if they have a sub frame you’ll find they’re designed to be taken apart as one sub assembly like in the video you watched. It’s alot easier and less stress in the long run as there’s usually very little space between the airbox and inlet. The airbox rubber doesn’t age well and is prone to going hard and losing all flexibility which in turn can make it prone to cracking. If you look at modern enduro bikes and mx bikes anytime you watch people do carb work you’ll always see them remove the subframe to access it. It’s because it makes life easier

[@myst3ry05]

12:40 the choke on the 250 doesnt work by restricting the airflow, its got a mikuni register carburettor, so instead of affecting the airflow, it affects the fuel delivery by pushing a second jet into the airstream, therefore enriching the fuel air mixture.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

good info to know, similar to my BMW R80 then, as that has enrichers on it too

[@myst3ry05]

@@HodgeAutomotive exactly. damn.... the sound of it starting nearly got me crying... mines sitting in the garage without the topend... as a 19 y.o. i dont have them money to just fix t and be done with it.damn.... but i wish u best of luck with the future of yours hatever ur gonna do with it m8. cheers to your content. love it.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

@@myst3ry05 where are you located mate?

[@myst3ry05]

@@HodgeAutomotive Munich mate

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Oh okay, I was going to suggest helping but that’s a bit far haha

[@RichardJohnson-s8r]

My dad had one that was ex stunt display bike that was same colour scheme and only registered by him in 2001. It had black plastics a tank cover and also came with original plastics unused in a box.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

That’s pretty cool, people seem to pay decent money for these colours of plastics so if he had them unused thats pretty rare, just editing the next video on this one!

[@Patchesrepairshop]

Great video mate, and great looking bike 👍

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Cheers mate, just uploaded the next video on this

[@bumpkinrocks]

I had a Kawasaki green 1996 KMX125 many yrs ago, it was brilliant covered so many miles on it. Although the small cc I wish I'd kept it now. I'd have snapped that 1 up myself! It looks very similar to the 125cc may even be the same apart from the engine cc.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Lots of people have commented saying they had KMX’s, I’d have loved to have found one being a 2 stroke. Yeah it was such a good deal, lots of fun for the money!

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

A lot of "grey imports" came into the country in the mid '90s. This probably accounts for the discrepancy in dates. I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I'm not.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

That’s interesting, I thought of that but there’s no record of it ever being imported on the DVLA database or HPI check, I guess it was done before it was registered initially so it wouldn’t show? Not sure how it works but thanks for the info mate

[@Kcii-99]

@@HodgeAutomotive was probably imported on paper which never got transfered to digital, a lot of bikes fell through the cracks

[@russellbond5993]

Yes and bike looks too clean to have lived here all it's life ,unless it was owned by a fair weather rider who washed it every time they used it

[@chrishart8548]

I knew someone who bought one of these brand new same colour in 1998 on a S reg. I bought a Honda XR250R brand new at the same same time. I actually really like the colour.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

That must’ve been fun when you both got out on brand new bikes. Yeah the colour seems like marmite for some people, I personally really like it too, something a bit different, manufacturers don’t do that enough now!

[@boastyy]

Worth getting a compression tester, sometimes it seems like good compression but if it borderline it will be hard to start. I bought one not long ago and use it all the time with my garden tools and bikes.😀

[@HodgeAutomotive]

That’s a really good idea, I reckon that’s next on the list of tools to buy haha

[@noelg3384]

Nice bike I love the colour very 1980s. I had a blue and green kmx125 in 1989 loved it.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Cheers! The colours were mostly why I bought it haha. I’d love a KMX, looking out for a 2 stroke

[@willsanderson4953]

With the registration, I have a KMX which has the same thing. What typically happens is a dealer will have them or keep themselves. Once someone wants one they will register it, mine was made in 1989 but it was registered in 1991 because it was on dealer plates until my dad bought it. Seems to be a pretty common thing with these bikes as you say, nothing to worry about. Does make it a pain to know what version of the bike it is as KLR and KMX look the same but don't share most parts, plus they vary over the years.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Ahh that’s really good info to have mate, thank you, I was scratching my head over it for a while but it didn’t have anything dodgy on the HPI check and seemed and honest bike. I did manage to find in the online manual a little table that shows which model (D1/D2/D11) etc it is depending on the VIN number even if the years don’t match like mine and yours

[@iansetchell3451]

Make sure the cam oil feed pipes are clean. They can sludge up a seize the camshaft

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Thanks for the advice, I’ll check those out

[@jamescollins6210]

Also my one was recalled for the carburettor icing and they fitted similar things

[@Bargos1968]

All things considered a very clean looking bike. I cant help but think you were flooding it by opening the throttle as you were kicking, in any case you got there in the end! A very good find for £900 if you ask me...

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Thanks for the comment mate, that makes sense but I think after starting it a few more times since then I've realised its actually the opposite maybe, and I don't think it was getting fuel to it and you can see in the video the kick before it starts I push down and hit a wall as suddenly the compression gets way more than it was as the fuel is in the cylinder, that's my guess as to why the compression felt like it went up anyway, either way im chuffed for £900 as you say!

[@Bargos1968]

@@HodgeAutomotive Possibly but you were opening the throttle every time you kicked it over and it wouldn't really make that much of a difference to how the kickstarter felt under your foot. A sudden increase in compression sounds more like a stuck valve suddenly freeing up to me which wouldn't be a surprise given the state the fuel was in - you cant rule that out given that it was something that you hadn't checked.

[@jasonroberts4701]

This same carb is used in my KLR 500 just two of them nexto each other because it's a twin cylinder and that blocked off nipple is for when two of them are used nexto each other you connect the syncing kit to that , then when you have synced the carbs for the twin cylinder you plug em up again

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Ahh nice one cheers for that

[@jarrynsmith]

I learned to ride one of them when i was a kid as one of my first big bikes . It was indestructible and could hit well past the 180kph on the clock, after riding newer 450's they don't go much better honestly

[@HodgeAutomotive]

You managed to get 111mph out of one of these? Are you sure it wasn’t a 600cc? 👀

[@jarrynsmith]

@HodgeAutomotive nah it was only a 250 definitely the same bike I thought most klrs where that colour since we had two until i got a little older haha , im pretty sure it had a gearing swap since it was ridden on the road daily

[@hectorshouse7348]

No chance

[@jarrynsmith]

@hectorshouse7348 it doesn't make much sense to me either to tell you the truth (usally they dont go that fast) , but I definitely remember it since we had it for about 6 years and I thought it was a fun bike and would probably own one now

[@jamescollins6210]

I got the first one in Aberdeen B plate at that time you only had one choice of colour Lime green loved it all weather bike

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Oh nice! Such a great little bike, didn’t know it was only in green originally but makes sense being kawasaki

[@jamescollins6210]

@HodgeAutomotive kawasaki Lime green then you got white not much choice

[@saltaireorangebicyclechopp8555]

I used have a blue/white one, not much competition at the time apart from the 350 Yamaha. It was a really lovely bike, l rode it from Leeds to Latvia! Couldn't bear to look at, never mind ride, one in those colours. 😂

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Hahah I think the colours are great, maybe I’ll have to ride mine from Leeds to Latvia for a video 😂

[@zivabrogan5807]

Kick starting is easy, if...you turn the internal drum to its optimum point the kick! FYI it usually takes a 1/4 to 1/2 a kick to start. Good luck

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I’m going to be honest I have no idea what an internal drum is, is that the piston? I have usually just kicked it in whatever position it’s in, I should probably look up how to do it properly 😂 thank you for the advice though

[@MitchDizzle]

After the 10th kick i would have just pushed it down a hill in 2nd gear and tried that lol. Great work on the breakdown though!

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I would’ve done that if there were any hills nearby haha! Thank you, appreciate it

[@bikesnjosh]

my Dr650 is a 96 model but registered in 2004 🤷‍♂️ how that happens i dont know

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Still a mystery to me 🤷‍♂️

[@myst3ry05]

wierd that it has compression to feel in the kickstarter... my 86´had KACR (Kawasaki Automatic Compression Release) already built in... did they discontinue that?

[@HodgeAutomotive]

strange, I'm not sure but I can definitely feel the difference when kicking it, you could feel the compression increase when fuel finally got to it and then it went that next kick, i'll do some research into whether this model had that, thanks for the info

[@rich3648]

Get yourself a plastic auxiliary fuel tank? save you getting shit in your carb from that dirty tank before you give it a clean out 👍 sometimes it takes loads of kicks or a bump to pull the fuel through. good work 👍👍

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Good idea, I’ve been meaning to get one of those. Cheers! It did take a few haha there’s lots I cut out of the video

[@rich3648]

@ i’ve restore loads of 80s /90s two strokes and sometimes they won’t start after replacing everything new but last resort is steep hill and bump and then the bikes usually start first kick after that 🤷‍♂️ not scientific but usually works 😂😂

[@HodgeAutomotive]

@ need to find my closest hill then 😂

[@mikethebrick]

I had an E reg one of these awesome bike! Wish I still had it better than my current CRF250L. Can shaft had to be replaced on mine had to fine part

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I’ve heard of a couple of people claim cam shaft problems now! You’re only the second though haha. Such a fun bike I’m absolutely loving it mate

[@mikethebrick]

Yes the symptoms where very similar to yours until it gave out completely! The shop that did the cam shaft ported it as well made a noticeable difference. Good luck 🤞

[@HodgeAutomotive]

@@mikethebrick wait what symptoms does mine have? Haha it starts fine now

[@mikethebrick]

@ like in the first video a bugger to starts then ok for a bit then a bugger again. Worth checking the clearances as if memory is correct was something silly like 2k and if not done it wears the cam and they are about £400.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

@ ahh I will look into that mate thanks for the info, starts first kick now I think it was user error haha

[@myst3ry05]

11:20 i think th reason this is so overcomplicated for an enduro bike is that kawasaki didnt rlly market it as a full blood enduro, but more like a light adventurer with good offroad capabilities

[@HodgeAutomotive]

that makes sense, it wasn't giving the impression it was quick to work on, still quicker than a sports bike with fairings though haha. I found out after this video you can basically squeeze the carb out of the gap without loosening the back end so that was me just wasting time but we live and learn.

[@myst3ry05]

@@HodgeAutomotive indeed we do. i love to see the video, acutally glad i stumbled over yur channel, keep up the great content man

[@HodgeAutomotive]

@@myst3ry05 appreciate it, I’m just getting started really, trying to put a lot of effort into the videos and see what happens

[@myst3ry05]

aftr all that video i really feel sentimental... mine has camshaft damage... preowner ran it on 250ml of oil for half a year... its been stting in my garage for over a year now, even needed to buy a new top-end...

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Oh wow that’s not a lot of oil at all! Get it back up together mate and get out on it! Where are you based?

[@qwertybbbtb]

amazing bike 😊

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Thanks ✌️

[@projectclark123]

Yesssssssss mate really happy for you 😊

[@ballockybill69]

Good solid bike those . Make sure the swingarm linkage is greased up .

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Yeah it seems like a good one, thanks for the tip I’ll check that when I service it

[@Ben-i9i]

Bump start em as a first run in the future id say it'll be easier for it to go

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Wish I knew this before haha

[@wrldfkd]

she works !!

[@HodgeAutomotive]

She does!

[@NeilBlenkinsopp]

Had A ke 175 then a K l r 250 but no more now body as took to much from my biking days

[@HodgeAutomotive]

They're great little bikes, sorry to hear that mate, good memories though I hope

[@elizabethtruman7164]

i know how ya feel its a simula story with my tlr

[@tomakafrankconlon3207]

Little trick. To save lots of kicks and bruised shins, find a decent downwards hill ( not grass or mud)and push the bike down it Jump on it when its moving . Clutch in and put it in 2nd gear then clutch out and bike will come to life assuming nothing is wrong with it.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I would’ve done that but there’s no hills anywhere near me haha. I’ve got the starting process down a bit better now

[@joeyb3441]

Another easier way when you have no hills remove the spark plug and put a little bit of fuel in the cylinder. It’ll start straight away if there’s no problems with these older bikes

[@HodgeAutomotive]

@ I’ll be trying that one!

[@landonsparks5632]

Sweet Bike Man

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Thanks!

[@RodgerMoore-m3r]

Cradley Kawasaki for spare parts part search road bikes air intake £20.94 , could be a french import off theparking - motorcycle site 😁😎

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Is that for the Airbox boot? Thanks! I’ve ended up buying one from Japan though that’s already here haha.

[@kevdefender6976]

I bought one not running in 90s turned out it had sheared little pins behind cam sprockets 180 degrees out

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Sorry to hear that mate! I guess I got lucky on this occasion

[@Dyfiwildlifephotography]

Is it imported thats why the dates dont match?

[@HodgeAutomotive]

It doesn’t say on the UK database that it was ever imported so I don’t think so, I think it was manufactured but not registered, maybe it was made then sat in a warehouse, who knows?

[@JaroslavT2]

Gret video, that is a sub from me, keep it going 👍

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Cheers!

[@daylemackintosh9966]

That is one clean bike for a 30 year old defo make your money back on that

[@HodgeAutomotive]

It’s lovely I definitely got lucky this time!

[@nigelwebber9975]

Just spraying carb cleaner through isn't going to clean the jets, you need to put a thin wire through the pilot jet to clean it

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Thanks for the advice, I was looking through them and they looked clear, the whole carb was pretty clean to begin with, I’ve since kept some old guitar wire for next time though!

[@alanblenkinsop2775]

Expand the carb rubber with a heat gun works every time

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I wish I read this comment before I bought a new old stock one from Japan…. 😂

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I will be trying that though.

[@endangereddangerous8102]

Your garage is it a standard size. ?

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Yeah I think so, just a standard single car garage

[@endangereddangerous8102]

@HodgeAutomotive kinda getting an idea what size she'd i need for my garden to accommodate a bike and lift. Got a tight space. Thanks anyway for the reply much appreciated

[@HodgeAutomotive]

@@endangereddangerous8102 ahh yeah its a little tight getting around it, would probably have more room if i got rid of some stuff and didn't build such a big bench haha

[@Blurredman]

I hope you remembered to put coolant back in it? :)

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I'm not sure I did at that point just to start it for those couple of minutes, but its got coolant in it now

[@qwertybbbtb]

how much was the bike

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Says in the video bud

[@vlogger88]

If you had of slowly pumping compression rather than constantly kicking it woild of started so many kicks earlier lol

[@russellbond5993]

The bike could be an import and reregistered when it came over

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Cheers russel! 👍🏻

[@Weare432hzTV]

Smashed it brother. It's a sub from me ❤

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Cheers mate! 👍🏻

[@jaybennett7392]

Got £1500 for it if will sell

[@danielsale3805]

It shouldn't be that hard to start. Check the timing or maybe valve clearance.

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I will be checking the timing/valves in a coming video, thank you for the suggestion

[@waimser]

​@@HodgeAutomotiveThese bikes are super sensitive to valve clearances. If the bike runs at all now, then itll fire on first kick every time with valves set correctly. That water line through the carb may be annoying but its actually gold. Look up "thermobob". Look at the hose routing very carefully, if you cooy it, you get a radiator bypass curcuit which makes yhe engine temps much more stable and the bike will run better and use less fuel.

[@nicolakiss]

sorry im saying this to you.. but you didn't get any risk.. klr bikes are immortal..

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Haha I’m starting to learn that although a few people have mentioned about the cam lobes wearing and killing their engines

[@nicolakiss]

@ nahh .. bulletproof engine.. enjoy it buddy. U got a great looking bike.

[@lewisp3954]

next time warm the plug red hot with a blow lamp saves a trillion kicks .

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Nice one I’ll try that next time

[@lewisp3954]

@@HodgeAutomotive i recon that was a decent buy mate got to be close to a grande profit i recon .

[@iandennis7836]

Yes, heating the plug was a trick I read in the Used Bike Guide about 30 years ago from a guy in Bristol who would collect old bikes. He said anything within walking distance he'd go and make low offers on and do them up, heating the plug on old four strokes just before starting saved his leg and a pile of cash!

[@HodgeAutomotive]

@ definitely going to try this!

[@barlow2299]

Should have sprayed a bit of easy start in mate it would have started straight away rather than kicking it for 10 min pal

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I didn't have any easy start, maybe I should invest in some haha

[@barlow2299]

@ honestly mate you’d be amazed how good it is, saves a lot of kickstarts 😂 just gives it the helping hand it needs to get that first start if it ain’t been started for a while

[@JIMWSMITH]

Tidy old girl .

[@HodgeAutomotive]

She’s pretty nice for the age!

[@HarryCallahan-tf3qr]

It looks like my old 90S KMX 125

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Is that the ones with the teal seat/frame/fork covers?

[@raymondo162]

if you're trying to get it to start ............... why waste battery fannying about with the lights. Duh

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I found out after this particular bike doesn’t even need a battery to be able to start so it wouldn’t have made a difference. Duh

[@andrewnewton5893]

Could been imported

[@andrewnewton5893]

Also when kicking em always take slack up then when goes stiff kick it lovely bike

[@HodgeAutomotive]

May well be, not sure

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I’ve got a bit better at it since haha thank you for the advice mate

[@andrewnewton5893]

I like the old school colours I had a 96 ninja in eureopean colours red and purple

[@HodgeAutomotive]

@ yeah that’s what caught my eye on the advert in the first place, some people love it some people don’t haha

[@hectorshouse7348]

Bargain

[@Muflinn]

No, it's not a big risk,big risk is to buy something new in 2025 🧐🗿

[@HodgeAutomotive]

That’s a good point actually 😂 the older bikes seem to be more reliable than anything new haha

[@Muflinn]

@HodgeAutomotive exactly because in the past everything was made of better material, now everything can be divided in half, people pay more for everything like before and get a worse product, the important thing is that it looks nice from new, look at old cars e.g. Mercedes, until now everything in the interior fits together nicely and the doors weighed like half of the current car 🤣

[@ChannelPro666]

Very cheap 😮

[@HodgeAutomotive]

I know!

[@ChannelPro666]

@HodgeAutomotive shame it's 250 if was 125cc been able to ride on cbt I'd of give you profit 100%

[@kenjohnson6338]

Up to near 80mpg.....WOOOOW Now that's cool af

[@GoFlexAutomotive]

Go on mate! Never gave up 💪

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Cheers mate!

[@richyhanlon8532]

Dint u have ti hold the clutch ?

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Not on this one, it doesn’t have a clutch switch, I think that’s more modern bikes that mostly have that

[@wethepeople1973slt]

IMO after working on older dirt bikes if they have a sub frame you’ll find they’re designed to be taken apart as one sub assembly like in the video you watched. It’s alot easier and less stress in the long run as there’s usually very little space between the airbox and inlet. The airbox rubber doesn’t age well and is prone to going hard and losing all flexibility which in turn can make it prone to cracking. If you look at modern enduro bikes and mx bikes anytime you watch people do carb work you’ll always see them remove the subframe to access it. It’s because it makes life easier

[@HodgeAutomotive]

Ahh fair enough, it’s my first time working on an older enduro bike so didn’t know yet but you learn something new every day 👍🏻 thanks for the info