Keeping The Dream Alive & Saving History!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Alright everyone, since many have focused on the oil in the DQ parking lot you will be happy to know it is not slick. I just went back to check and its as grippy as any other part of the lot. I'm sorry we didn't have cat litter on the bikes that night and it's never my intention to make a mess of any property but I'm not sure what other option we had in that moment. I would never have parked the bike in the grass either. My apologies.

[@ogasi1798]

hey, i have to ask as you are not exactly old - how did you get so much mechanical knowledge as a whole? I have watched many of your projects and it isn't just one thing you seem great at - trained engineers, mechanics, is it all just seat time and getting stuck in or what? Oh and thanks for the super entertainment

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@ogasi1798 well I have a mix of being self taught and some tech training. I explain all of it in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpqvm42wgpmCb9U

[@ogasi1798]

@BrickHouseBuilds thanks man, I'll watch that video 👍

[@NTF101]

Hey man, this shit happens, My camper van burst a pipe line. Oil every where on the road side in Cornwall Uk. Lucky I was near a garage who fixed it up. I went back and used washing machine liquid and scrubbed it in. Left it for a day came back with a stiff brush and water, 95% of it was gone.

[@XRV750Andy]

Two friends, having fun messing around with bikes - KZbin content doesn't get any better than this.

[@phaserlich]

Really enjoyed watching that engine rebuild 👍

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@MotopsychoBlog]

Excellent episode, I have enjoyed watching you two work on this little bike

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@RudolfGattum]

Das sind keine Fahrräder das sind Mopeds kleine Motorrad

[@Jim-nm1en]

I had a 125cc Benley when I was 17 years old (53 years ago) and it got timely oil changes, spark plug, valve clearances and points gap checks. The bike went great until the engine nipped up one day, ended up pushing the bike home and left it for several weeks before trying to kick the engine over. It did turn over so , I connected the battery and got the bike running only for it to nip up again after several minutes. As a 17 year old kid I never thought to check out the oil centrifuge or the oil pump. My previous bikes at that point had been 2 Triumph Tiger Cubs which were dry sump lubrication which I was familiar with but the Benley was the first wet sump bike I had owned. You learn with experience don't you. Enjoyed this video as it helped to solve what went wrong with my Benley. 👍👍

[@timedwards8171]

These are the builds you learn so much from, great job guys

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Exactly. These are great platforms to hone skills

[@iamrichrocker]

what a fantastic endeavor guys..thx Seth and BJ for doing the different..enjoyed this episode

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@j.eliotmason18]

The fact you guys got it to run, for ice-cream, was awesome!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

I mean ice cream is pretty important

[@henryhawk978]

Keep on Rocking In The Free World! RIDE SAFE OUT THERE!

[@rolandwheeler4842]

It was enjoyable, especially the banter between you two!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤘🤘

[@billseward8176]

I had a '66 CB160 back in 1969. Small end of the left rod failed, and I replaced the crankshaft in the engine out in the garage. Thankfully my motor came apart a lot easier than yours did. Of course, it was 53 years newer than your bike is. I'd love to find another one someday, but being 75 years old, I better hurry up and find one. I'm riding a 2002 RoadStar, and a 1985 Vmax now, both bought new. Still miss the 160. (Or maybe I just miss being 19 years old...)

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

They are little time machines. Bikes definitely bring back memories

[@tommontague5721]

1969 I was 15 yrs old and bought a nice clean 67 Honda CL 160, my first bike. That bike was my first taste of freedom and riding excitement. Now at 71 yrs old I have had about 70 different bikes that I either built, traded or bought. Now that I slowed with age a little, the garage holds hot rods and Harleys. Even now when I fire up my Harley and roll down the driveway I still have a little of that first excitement, like looking through the eyes of a 15 year old kid again. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for that first Honda Cl 160 and the teenage adventures it took me on.....Good video guys....Thanks!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@@tommontague5721 I love that!

[@Rollie961]

I really enjoyed this you two have done a great job on the Honda 👍

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@getwhtugiv]

This was a real good video. Resurrecting that ole' bike and two guys who care so much about it was so nice to see.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@kawasakiglenn]

Love these long uploads

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed

[@timtheurer9831]

I had that model in a 90cc. Rode it everywhere!

[@reidie6091]

Thank you very much for sharing the video. It remembers at my work at a Honda CB250RS a few years ago.

[@teresaredzonemurray]

Great video and work! Really enjoyed the video. Thanks a lot for making it!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@davidarcher6954]

Outstanding video guys

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🙏🙏

[@closer2theheart684]

My best friend's mom had a Dream back in the mid-70s when we were kids. They're such cool bikes, and one of my first introductions to motorcycles.

[@richards61]

You really showed the old lady some love

[@donsheafer]

My 305 leaked like that. i stuffed tampons up in the chain case and drilled a extra vent hole in the oil fill cap to re leave crankcase pressure. worked well untell i could get to seals. also a dual output car coil works well. and 7 inch car headlight held on with springs.

[@timparker9235]

brilliant as always - if engines had souls then this one just didnt want to die - the crud in the bottom and it still kept going, amazing

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤘🤘

[@kevk9863]

I love that you spent the blood, sweat, and tears (?) that you did to ride that crusty old heap to get some ice cream. Fantastic video! I had a blue 160 dream back in the day. I believe it looks much better in orange. Can't wait to see the next video after new seals and what not...

[@AvdE2012]

You guys made me laugh! Thank you! My first bike CB 350, rebuilt it, used old piston pin circlip, it popped out, piston pin shifted sideways, ate up cylinder wall, so I stranded in south of France, at my dad's place. Travel insurance returned bike to the Netherlands by truck. 1977, long time ago.

[@BillGernert]

So glad to see you guys bring back some cool history!!👍

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤘🤘

[@marcswinnen9100]

You are smart guys love the bike🙂

[@mabarbe9545]

Greatest movie since a long time!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@mikenixon4637]

Great looking new shop!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thanks Mike, over a year in the new spot and it finally feels like home

[@bigcatgarage7822]

Just recently learned a trick for cleaning up clutch plates. Chuck up a (offbrand) Roloc arbor in a drill press and use that to take off old friction material.

[@ChristoThomson]

Great stuff guys. My little CD175 is not as old as yours, but boy, once in a blue moon it puts a great smile on my dial.. Keep up the good work. Christo from South Africa..

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🙏🙏

[@TheMarcball]

Seth feels like a cool cat. Love the "Wayne & Garth winging it and Cassandra loves it" vibe of it all.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@@TheMarcball hell yeah! Wayne's world is in the top 10 for me

[@richardthompson6265]

Absolutely cracking episode, I love this bike ,and I love your work fellas ,love from across the pond, especially in your troubled times.

[@pipersall6761]

Amazing work. Well done!

[@kanzerberox]

I been waiting this video for weeks! Long life to the dream

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤘🤘

[@TheSjeffries]

I love the spirit of this channel. You guys are me. :)

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@@TheSjeffries 🤘🤘

[@NTF101]

Ha! A total-loss oiling system...It works. Great work and patients.

[@nicholasgage2095]

A really great video thanks for the education and entertainment.

[@matthewmadden1195]

WOW, you win the cool reference prize today, this book changed my life! Robert M. Pirsig with son Chris on his 1966 Honda Super Hawk motorcycle - from "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Definitely 🤘 I actually saw that bike in person this year at the smithsonian

[@keithrad1]

Amazing work on a really old bike! Great fabrication.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@@keithrad1 thank ya!

[@paulrooney8164]

Dragging pipes!!! Sport mode!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤣🤣

[@peteraitken6494]

Great video guys sounds great a little more work and will be spot on ,real special feature on it was cool when you get to your destination you just follow your oil trail back home 😉😉😂😂who needs lights take care guys awesome job 👍👌🏍️🏍️🔧🔧🔧🍦🍦🍦🍦

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Yeah we're going to make it run like a top here soon. Parts inbound and I have a cool plan

[@peteraitken6494]

Good stuff BJ cracking little bike

[@oompah_your_dupa]

This is exactly my kind of project. Taking something that most would’ve abandoned due to the frame damage and broken engine parts and bringing it back to life without agonizing over doing it all to concourse standards. Just having fun! Also helps that I’m also currently reviving a red Benly…and I also drive a blue Maverick.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤘🤘

[@lanceneuman9528]

Thanks

[@paulrooney8164]

That bike is FIRE!

[@davidallen3050]

Well done guys !

[@nicnak4475]

So impressed with your patience guys ! That poor little bike was so neglected, those rely on regular oil changes. Well done for all your hard work to give it a second chance 👍 My cousin had a blue 150 in 1971, crank went on it and a mechanic fitted a recon one, that only lasted two months, so he sold it.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Old bikes definitely require patience

[@dangduong1581]

Amazing video! That bike reminded me of a Honda CM91 me and my dad picked up back in 2019 when we were still living in Viet Nam, and it was in terrible condition as a lot of parts were missing or damaged. However, we were able to give it another lease of life with a full restoration and engine rebuild using parts of other Honda's 90cc family bikes (CM91 parts are non-existent over there). The engine was also in the same condition as you guys, with modifications done to keep the bike rolling (Kickstarter is welded in place, someone tried to convert the ignition points system to electric pickup, etc...), as during the 1970s, parts were almost non-existent for bike in general, so people would try and modify it to keep the bikes running and it really shows, as our example made it over 70,000km (40,000 miles). Great to see you guys breath life back to this Dream, and those bikes, are just one of many examples that embodies the image of Honda as a liberating machine.

[@ricardodeangelo3851]

It is now a reconditioned engine. Nice job on the bike.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Semi reconditioned 😅

[@markfoy6062]

Thank God. I had BHB withdrawal symptoms

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Yeah this thing definitely wasn't happening last week 😅

[@mburgess00]

I have my grandpa's old '67 CA160 which is super similar to this one. Thanks for going through everything in such detail - it's given me some idea of what it would take to get it running!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

That would be amazing to get running

[@vincentwhiteman6433]

Great video Guys, thoroughly enjoyed it. 👍

[@adventurerider105]

Great Video fixing stuff not just throwing parts at it

[@jimiandersen6962]

What a pretty workspace!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya!

[@upchuckchops]

Cool video. Glad to see it running.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@@upchuckchops Glad you enjoyed!

[@walt7518]

The state of that engine was so bad but it's amazing what you guys can do. I struggled with my first chain replacement last week and you guys probably rebuilt that engine quicker! Time well spent watching you. 👍

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Well that whole "24" hours thing definitely didn't happen. Took us a while

[@susannehalvarsson5995]

Here I was feeling proud of myself for the work I've done on my 1976 GL1000 that's been sitting since 1987 (e.g. managing to change the timing belts), but it's nothing compared to you guys.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Any work on a goldwing is no small feat! Those are far more complex than this

[@susannehalvarsson5995]

@@BrickHouseBuilds I'll take your word for it, as I don't really have a clue. I'm not a mechanic and before starting the Goldwing project I'd only repaired the clutch, changed the starter engine and replaced the front brake discs on my Honda VF750C. Your reply made me feel all fuzzy and warm inside.

[@robedmunds7163]

That bike was totally worn out, that you repaired all the multiple issues and abuse is amazing. Inspired me to have another go at fixing my 79 MZ TS150, at least there is no hole in the crankcase 😂

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@@robedmunds7163 🤘🤘

[@MarkSharman-c1s]

Fantastic video! Thank you. That bike has been, and still will be, a load of fun.

[@pawineepusri9111]

Great work and episode boys!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@markclarke6579]

Brilliant great fun, gota love the honda benleak 👍😉

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Benleak 🤣🤣🤣

[@stephencroft761]

28:01 might I suggest using a couple of pieces of all thread with slots cut in the end for easy removal as line up studs. Don’t have to worry about the gasket slipping and much easier in the reassembly.

[@kepamurray1845]

Well done gentlemen. Love it! When welding cases you will minimize warping by bolting the cases together and even putting side covers on with help with a flange repair like that.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Yup

[@nigeltyrrell3952]

Great video good to see it back running never seen a oil leek like that before . But it will get there in the end 👍

[@usernamesreprise4068]

If you guys are serious about reusing or even just undoing ztp ties use a narrow flat blade spade screwdriver inserted into the ratchet jaw along the serrated side to seperate it then just push the zip tie strap back through the head it works like a charm everytime.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Were not interested in reusing them thats the joke. I made a video about saving time and money using zip ties to mount tires but all the comments were about reusing zip ties which eliminates that time savings

[@usernamesreprise4068]

@@BrickHouseBuilds I kind of assumed that, I use the same trick to loosen nasty ones that are surrounded by crap that much you cant get near to cut easily .

[@MightyMouzMoto]

Very cool! 👍🏽 She's a ripper!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤘🤘

[@kencreten7308]

Conferted! It has a double strong meaning.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Very conferted

[@celiaketley5496]

Very entertaining guys, well done !

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@@celiaketley5496 glad you enjoyed!

[@sgtfroman]

Great video guys! And you did a really good job welding the case! A cut and buff and I think the paint would really pop.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya!

[@odinkater]

Ihr schaft das! Grüße aus Braunschweig Deutschland You can do it! Greetings from Braunschweig Germany

[@benscheeres]

Looks so clean and cool on assembly

[@oldguysoldbikes]

I’m so happy you guys are keeping on with this project because I have one just like it in my queue. Hopefully mine is a little bit better condition than yours..

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@@oldguysoldbikes It's too fun not to want to work on. Hope you get to yours soon

[@jdscorpion5482]

This was a very excellent video!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya

[@andrewashman3333]

Appreciate all the work that goes into making this - at that age the alu. must start crumbling - a difficult rejuvination !

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Man old cast aluminum is tough for me to weld. Definitely cussing up a storm lol

[@andersaxelsson2196]

That other guys bikes was awsome to

[@paullewis5045]

That was fun to watch come back to running condition. The internal fowling was stunning! Back to 100% with the life story written in patina would be nice.

[@graycat1961]

I had a Honda dream 305cc in the 80's, for about a week. What a dog.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Well by that tine it was a dog compared to 80s bikes.

[@danmac2925]

I like the fuel petcock adapter!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Simple and functional 👌

[@Kash_Moto]

Great video! Your tig skills are top notch dude.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya. Lots of practice is still needed on aluminum but still progressing

[@S2NAZ]

I’d love to own one, Being an old duffer who remembers those 😂 Round town ride to the local haunts or coffee shop in the morning would be fun. This was educational. 😁👋🏻

[@diggy-d8w]

very kool bike..... a Sunday rider to the Ice Cream Shop.....as you said. peace

[@CapsuleO2]

I always enjoy your long videos guys. Another great job. I am jealous of welding skills, I wish I knew how to do that. I had a great laugh with the timing chain though! How satisfying is to see this little gem working again. Thank you both!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

That timing chain moment had me rolling

[@davylad4804]

Fantastic video guys thanks

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@1man1guitarletsgo]

I had a CD175 in the early 1980s, and recall using a handlebar bolt to remove the oil filter cover whenever it needed cleaning (which seemed to be weekly).

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Yes they are an m8 like a handlebar bolt.

[@douglasfitzsimmons654]

Exceelent, well! Done fellas👍

[@paulrooney8164]

Zip tie trick rocks out

[@lionoutsidebars]

Brill video boys Keep up the good work Welds was good don’t beat yourself up cast alloy quality back in the days was not good

[@mccow56]

Looking good Billy Ray!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤘🤘

[@mccow56]

@BrickHouseBuilds line from "Trading Places", Feeling good Louis!

[@cswelsh]

Engine gets a Bubble bath . Cool

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Spa day for sure

[@evs2760]

Video edit on torquing the valve cover, so satisfying! **CLICK** Cheers!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Always the best!

[@cross13000]

great video, great work guys, lovey bike.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤘🤘

[@grahams6690]

I had a honda c72 for my first bike.

[@mfc4591]

So much fun. I saw the chain go on properly , yip saw that ! I guess if they drill for oil outside DQ, they may well strike it rich !

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MegaBruceC]

That's a Honda Davidson!!! It's not leaking, its marking its spot!

[@cainbeeping8480]

A cool bike

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🙏🙏

[@neilmoore7805]

You need to give it a crazy rattle can paint job.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

It should actually clean up really well

[@federicogallo8874]

You won a thumbs up by just saying, no big deal I Made this connection though

[@Retirement_Life]

Great video, guys! Roadtrip next! 😂😂😂

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Still trying for that roadtrip

[@freekfaro5606]

No offense, Seth is from central casting. I see a bright future for him in movies. Great video, I love it, this old Honda and just getting to it! "If you see any law enforcement personnel ahead, just floor it!' "Get ice cream this time, no pastries' Great stuff guys!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Seth has been doing great and is much more used to the camera lately. Projects like these are all in good fun

[@natehart31]

Ahh, the joys of heat on stubborn bolts. I see the Pantera, nice color! I was thinking I'm not sure what mileage is on the 944. But the rear main leaking again might just be wear on the crank where the seal sits.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

I think i just messed up the seal ever so slightly getting it in. Its not a bad leak and now the front is all good so minimal oil drips