Old 1974 Honda ST90 Gets Full Rustoration

[@tobyjugg6202]

That screwed up MY christmas BUT made the day for two 14 year olds and 1 15 year old who were glued to my pc big screen watching you !!! So a huge thank you for that buddy :) These boys are learning more from your channel than a year worth of schooling. Stay safe and well Mustie and keep the channel turning on young boys to engineering.

[@neilmurphy845]

That's true you'd learn more on KZbin than in school.

[@fixingstuff2647]

Taught me how to fix a lawnmower!

[@michaelcrosby6071]

Some tiny balls😂

[@transmitterguy478]

Mustie, you are training thousands of people how to restore a bike so they have something to ride with their friends, excellent for a man and his son or daughter to do together. 15 years ago my 10 years old son wanted a 4 wheeler, so I said he has to learn how to fix it because I wans't . So we bought a Yamaha Warrior in boxes and pieces and he had to do the research to find out how it went together, what parts we needed and if the engine was good. Some of the holes were stripped, so I taught him about tapping and retapping threads, wheel bearings, installation, wiring, battery maintenance, engine rebuild, the whole nine yards. Since then he has been through 4 motorcycles and 3 wheelers. He buys them and fixes them up and uses the profits to buy a better unit. So you are helping to make America great again, LOL, yourself. Keep up the great videos.

[@richc9503]

Your brakeless, throttleless minibike reminded me. Me and a buddy bought a go cart for $20. No brakes, no throttle, we knew nothing about clutches. We got it running and the engine would run at full throttle, tire spinning, so we'd put it up on blocks, one of us would jump un and the other would push it off the blocks. It would just run wide open throttle until it died or we ran into something. Lol, good times!

[@1999Valkyrie]

My "victim" was a 1965 Honda CB-160, bought used from a friend. I drove that thing everywhere, through winter and summer alike. Great fun!!

[@borderprepper]

Merry Christmas old boy. I subscribe to and watch a LOT of KZbinrs on a regular basis but your regular Sunday videos are the absolute highlight. Always entertaining and relatable to so many of us. Here's to hoping you stick with it as you bring a lot enjoyment to many folks.

[@michaelireland2013]

Cut all the bad old pad about 2 or 3 inches down replace it with a new memory foam top that you have a lot of upstairs that you can shape with you cool electric turkey knife. Your ass will thank you. Love all your stuff brother keep liven good and fixing stuff and I'll keep watching.

[@brainiac_brian]

Merry Christmas Mustie ! Thanks for your hard work to provide ME with great learning and entertainment! I worked on a bunch of stuff like you for 40 years. I am retired now. I got some great ideas for my shop from you. The lift table being the greatest! Thanks for that one in particular!

[@sandraclowdus6549]

you.🎅🎅🎅🎂💋

[@colinwood2687]

Well Mustie1 you have made a fantastic job with this little gem. As always many thanks for letting us along on the journey. Christmas greeting from Greece 😎🇬🇷

[@donparker8246]

Very nice job on this one Darren. I would've loved to had this little gem as a kid. . I had a mini bike similar to this one but with a little 5 horse Tecumseh. This one turned out nice. Merry Christmas my friend. 😁🎄👍

[@leewatson6957]

@@donparker8246 pipjojfjkjnjvc6t6t

[@russellbrackett2465]

I have thousands of hours on that same bike. I'm 67 and at 15 I went all over. If you want to sell it, let me know. Love your work.

[@Inisfad]

Wow, my Christmas plans fell through the roof, when our hostess got ill. So, left to celebrate Christmas alone with no turkey or festivities, how cool is tis to get a Mustie video to pass the afternoon? Merry Christmas to you Darren, and your family. And all good things to you for 2023. Thanks for an entertaining and enlightening 2022!!

[@kevinhaley6776]

Mustie1 would make a great school shop teacher and guide kids in good directions. Thanks for all the fun hard work you do

[@fabricationbattlestation7865]

I have had alot of stress in my life lately. Your channel and content is my therapy. You have no idea how much you have contributed to my mental stability. Thank you sir. Your talents are beyond what you think.

[@thomasweatherford5125]

The best of these types of channels on KZbin and it’s not even close. Great content as usual

[@vettekid3326]

As i remember those ST 90's were marketed towards adults as a take along vehicle to have with your camper or motorhome. One of my coworkers back in the 1980's had a pair of them for him and his wife just for that.They were a couple that decided to never have kids of their own so they could travel all over on the weekends and on vacation.

[@rverro8478]

It is nice to see an "older" thing functioning again. It is not about the popularity or the value. It's all about seeing it running again. You don't get to see them anymore because, people didn't see the worth of maintaining them, once the repair cost became too high. People who fixes old things, are becoming a dying breed. Merry Christmas everyone.

[@johnstrange6799]

As a kid I had a CT 90 that I got in a trade for a couple pellet guns and a CB Radio. It was the greatest thing ever in the snow. I hear that honda engine exhuast sound and I'm instantly transported back in time.

[@octane613]

You know Mustie loves a project when he buys new parts for it. This old girl came out great!

[@lottiecooper609]

I knew Santa mustie wouldn't let us down for Christmas!!! Now the holidays will be complete!!! Thank you for all your hard work, and great vids all year long!! Merry Christmas buddy!!!

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Holidays = Holy Days plus you said Christ-Mass. Let He whose birth we celebrate make your life truly complete

[@pauldunne2344]

Another save. Thanks for the knowledge and the big grin on ur face as u rode it in the snow. Have an amazing Christmas and we will see u again in 2023. Greetings from Ireland ☘☘☘☘☘☘

[@robbsharpe]

Song Mountain near Syracuse, NY used to have the "Alpine Slide" in the warmer months when I was a kid (40+ years ago). Sounds exactly like what you described. Concrete track, sleds with skateboard wheels underneath that defaulted to the brake position. You pulled a lever to make the wheels contact the track. The faster you went, the harder you ran into the kid in front of you who was too scared to race down the mountain. It was a blast! Thanks for bringing those memories back.

[@SmallEngineDIY]

YES, I agree with you. It is enjoyable, you tinker with it and get lost in the moment. When it is finished, there is that sense of accomplishment. When something is broken, I can't rest until it is fixed!

[@vincentmannelli2258]

Thank you for the GREAT Christmas vid. I am alone for Christmas, and I was so happy to see your vid this Christmas morning. It makes it much less depressing being alone and I thank you for that. I love ALL of your vids!!!! Not only are you A great mechanic but you also are very entertaining. You have A very special talent, A gift from God that you use to help others. I believe that you made sure to make A vid for Christmas because you know that there are some people that are alone and I think that is your way to make them feel better, which you most certainly have!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family and God bless my friend.

[@davehine724]

Nuttin' like riding on snow and ice. Thanks for bringing back old memories!!!

[@stevetilk4926]

Merry Christmas Mustie. Thanks for all of the cool content the entire year. We appreciate not only you’re keen ability to fix stuff but your editing and filming skills. You’ve empowered us all and we all believe we can fix just about anything in 90 minutes!

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Just think, before the internet age you had to have a real background with fixing things, the "heart of a tinkerer" at the very least, but many were afraid and thought basic repairs were beyond their skillset. And now, we have people willingly sharing their secrets and many times they are professional mechanics who, by sharing, are possibly losing business by teaching someone to do their own repairs.

[@stevetilk4926]

@@Hjerte_Verke the truth is I will never need to rebuild a carborateur or anything else but his easy way of showing and explaining how to do it takes away the intimidation factor. I find it mesmerizing to watch a VW rebuild or weed whacker repair.

[@brainiac_brian]

@@Hjerte_Verke many years ago my dad started a pest control business after he was laid off from work. Eventually I and my brother went to work for him. We opened up a store to teach people how to do it and sell them the chemicals. We offered free schooling for it. My dad's premise was right. We taught them how to do it, sold them stuff how to do it, then they went home screwed it up and called us anyway! That was a valuable lesson I learned!

[@jeremydenn6988]

You're not only a freaking genius you're an artist as well. I very much enjoy your work thanks very much for sharing your skills with us. From Minnesota

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

46:25 or so.. I live by this theory.. Totally agree 100%, yes YOU CAN look it up today (and you could've gone to the library before, it's there too if you look hard enough) but there's really NO way to learn about things (like this) other than just jumping in and getting it done.. this is why SO many people love you Mustie.. I'm surprised you have so few subs, not that 635k is few, but you know, this is like to me a 3 million sub channel at least!! Keep up the therapy and thanks SO much for the great advice and content!!

[@natesaunders5628]

KZbin broadcasts your name more when you play the game how they want you to. Not many people care about fixing things anymore, most everything is throw away so why bother.

[@thomasherring6640]

Merry Christmas! Growing up in NY, I had a friend who had started his life in NJ. He would often go visit family there. One time he came home from one of those visits, and he was torn up pretty good, scabs everywhere. Looked like he had been drug behind the family car for a couple of miles. He told us all about Action Park that day. Apparently, he flipped one of those carts, and slid down the concrete tube it rids in for a pretty substantial distance, mostly on his face and arms.

[@StevenIngram]

That's a very nice little resto job. It's beat enough to use, but straight enough to admire. :)

[@zeeblats]

My Christmas day was rewatching the last Honda 90 after the Honda 70 where you said to use straight 30 weight oil was the one to use because of the clutch in the 350 got burned up. I should put it into practice by finding an old Honda to play with.

[@jamiewolgemuth3450]

This is, and has always been, my favorite channel. I love the problem-solving approach. If I had one criticism, it's that you should start mild when it comes to cleaning up old parts. The front fender would have come out perfectly with 0000 steel wool but, starting with the abrasive scotchbrite wheel on a power tool resulted in damage. Still love ya, man.

[@Andy-nm9dw]

Batting over the foam will soften the foam transitions and not show through the seat cover. Looks great from my house though. Great video once again I learned a lot. Thank you for taking us on another great restoration journey.

[@dondonaldson1684]

I know exactly what you mean when you say that time just melts away when you get into the "zone". I just love that feeling, when your mind is in full creative mode...magic! Thanks for this great series. It is incredible what you accomplish.

[@gh05ty75]

Merry Christmas from England, over here wrenches are spanners (open end and ring) , and the spanner wrench you used I've always known them as C spanners.

[@dg98adams]

Looks way better than it did, fun ride!

[@knottyal2428]

Merry Christmas to all Mustie fans across the world! Best wishes especially to Mr and Mrs Mustie from the UK, as we're watching on Boxing Day.

[@zodwraith5745]

Nothing better than a fresh Mustie video after cleaning up the wrapping paper, kids playing with toys, and the wife is napping.

[@DMZ9999]

You grew up in NJ, like me. Went to Action Park many times as a kid. We will never see anything like that again! Thanks for all the great videos.

[@xresonancex]

Nice looking bike and great work! I'm hoping you eventually do another bike build. Your bike builds and Crusty series are what got me hooked on your channel. The bike builds especially show off your talent and artistic side because you are creating something that never existed. Thanks for the entertainment and real content. No B.S. here.

[@JeremiG2001]

Merry Christmas! A fine grit sand paper, DA or palm sander will take down the foam, even memory foam. It helps for installing seat covers if your use a thin plastic bag over the foam like a really cheap generic trash bag. Also, steaming the seat cover after installing helps for final fit and tightening all your seams up.

[@urdooinitrong7753]

im just 4 years older then this bike... nevr had a mini bike when i was young but i did have that bannana seat three speed schwin stingray. gold even just like the one at the end. Great series on a very cool bike. merry christmas to every Mustie1 fan!!

[@SchoolforHackers]

Oh yeah, my Stingray was the jewel of my childhood. Damn, I should have kept it.

[@dwebster50]

I agree , amazing shape and condition for 50 years old. Good video and enjoyed watching this Christmas Morning … Great way to start the day with Mustie1 Cheers and Merry Christmas from Alberta Dave 😊🇨🇦😊🇨🇦😊🇨🇦

[@johnturner8829]

Merry Christmas. I'm in Calgary.

[@MadManMcGirt]

Thank you very much for all the years of enjoyment. I have been watching several other youtube channels recently that are mentioning you specifically. One refered to you as the guy decided to buy an ultrasonic cleaner to clean carbs. He read the instructions and it said to use water or ulrasonic cleaner but not dip (like what you use) The guy used water, it did clean the carb but not as well as it should have. His buddy said that YOU put the dip in your ultrasonic cleaner and that worked well. He was going to go back to harbor freight as the ultrasonic cleaner he used was just not large enough for his use. He Mentioned your name as though everyone knew who you were and that what you did was the best way of doing things.

[@luuk-out-below9804]

That bike cleaned up and ran great. We had the xl and xr around at that time. Bikes I learned to ride on. So much fun.

[@greybear3090]

Our family has enjoyed watching your journey this year, thank you for sharing.

[@malcolmrowe1794]

Merry Christmas Darren, best wishes to you and your loved ones. Hope 2023 is a great year for you all. I've birdwatching the news about the terrible weather in the USA at themselves ment. Keep safe and thank you for all your hard work keeping us informed and entertained. Best wishes from the South West of the UK.

[@ronalddebruin9009]

Wish we had barnfinds like this.... Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2023.

[@frankc5615]

Merry Xmas to you and yours. I have been enjoying your videos for years now. I always enjoy watching and learning from your experience.. I will speak for myself and say I always can’t wait for your videos. Thank you for your hard work

[@gertraba9806]

Simplicity and logic of his repairs is intriguing and captivatingly. Good

[@adediver]

Merry Christmas everyone from the UK. This is a good example of Honda quality.

[@dennisbrown2571]

That is not just a motor bike, it is a time machine for Mustie to revisit his childhood. I read a book written by the son of the man who owned Action Park. All his children worked there. There were accidents daily, and some serious. A couple deaths.

[@racebiketuner]

Holy headrush Batman! This brings back memories of me riding my 67 Trail 90 in the snow. Pretty easy to bottom out its leading link fork. I remember it going BANG a lot! The springs and dampers looked like screen door closers ;-)

[@allenferry9632]

I'll be keeping an eye on Google news headline " Middle age man kills himself on KZbin reliving the 70s" Thanks for the video.

[@davidleland8729]

I really enjoy your bike restorations! Keep them coming.

[@CoreySnow87]

Merry Christmas bud. Thank you so much for countless hours of entertainment you provide every month. We all really appreciate it.

[@j.w.3345]

Nice to see it brought out of it's coma! What a difference!!! I remember riding my SL70 and my friend got an ST90. So many good times and laughs! This really took me back. Thanks! Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@artpam]

I always enjoy your KZbin offerings, I had a number of small Hondas when I was a kid. Had lot's of open desert to ride in.

[@ecoalex]

Merry Christmas ! I compress the seat frame down when I reupholster my mc seat. It goes a lot easier . The tabs will fatigue ,break,so the less you bend them the better. With the foam compressed, the covering slips over the tabs and pulls under easily. Winter riding on snow always fun ;) Good restoration . Have a healthy safe 2023.

[@ChrisTallant]

Please keep this content coming. You're training millions of people on basics of mechanical know-how. This is not taught anywhere.

[@LAP1050]

Nice job Darren. One heck of a transformation on the little 90. 👍 Wishing you and yours a Happy and Healthy 2023 🇺🇸

[@deplorable8015]

Awesome job on the bike, and a trail ride in the snow on Christmas! Over the river (ok, no river) and through the woods !Thank you!

[@DancerOfClouds]

Merry Christmas Mustie. Sure is a Christmas surprise with a video from our favorite wrenches. Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful festive season. This little Honda is looking awesome. Thank you for all that you do…..

[@noisefuljoy]

You just brought memories rushing back of Wild Mountain, in Taylor's Falls, Minnesota. I was shocked that they let you loose on something like a mechanic's creeper on a half tube bobsled run. If you didn't apply brake, you would sail into the pines at speed. To keep your sled from going over the top of the tube, you had to lean away and make it run lower. When I then high sided off the sled cart, I got friction burns as I screeched to a stop. Ski hills must be lawyer proof.

[@andyfairman7812]

Came together very nice! Thanks for bringing us along! Merry Christmas Mustie!

[@bernhardhiebert2597]

Merry Christmas Mustle1 and all your viewers, Great help and comments and content throughout the year.

[@jmaxim80]

Great series Mustie, I appreciate all the hard work ya put in. Merry Christmas 🎅

[@bevdiiorio5697]

I just love watching and listening to your videos. I have watched numerous hours and have learned a lot of things over the years. Your ability to explain even the simplest things so that I can understand them is great. Its also wonderful that you explain repairs and how things work to an "invisible" novice is so useful. Thanks for the knowledge and the humor.

[@cedarridgewildlife]

Merry Christmas Mustie! I love the content of your videos. When you lubricate a chain, lube it from the inside circumference of it, that way the lube will be pulled outward through the chain instead of being thrown off of it by centrifugal forces. Just a helpful hint!!! ;-)

[@p52893]

Merrymaking Mustie.

[@MrDexcars]

Merry Christmas Mustie to you and you’re family hope. You have a good one thank you for all the knowledge and entertainment you’ve given us

[@Roadhardd]

Mad props for not hitting a tree, or laying it down!

[@johnhudson333]

Merry Christmas Mustie! Thanks for this great gift, letting me learn from your excellent work. I hope you and your family can take some time to enjoy the holidays. Wishing you a Happy New Year 🎆

[@josephdougherty2399]

I used to work off and on between gigs at an auto upholstery shop. My boss was a master at rebuilding seats and recovering... Even recreating OEM style covers from scratch stitched on a machine. You made the right decision to go with the electric carving knife....we always used them to carve in rough shapes ....we would do the final contour with a wiz wheel or sander....and we also used contact adhesive....but on foam you really don't want to skimp ....a second application was usually used as the first would seal the pores of the foam

[@TheGardeninMind]

When it comes to cutting polyurethane foam with an electric knife, you might help the knife to cut thinner slices by dressing the blade with silicone spray. It really cuts down on the blade getting caught up or struck. By the way, the finished seat and the whole bike look great!😊

[@kellykonoske91]

Merry Christmas to you and the Mrs. Darren! Take care, and thanks. Todd Konoske the retired trucker.

[@echobeefpv8530]

Merry Christmas !! This was a great series, and the bike looks fantastic !! The new seat cover really , really helped !!

[@mr1pearl]

Attitash Alpine Slide yep I heard a bunch of stories about that place . Great restoration came out great enjoy your Holiday 🙏

[@kevinnoaker3451]

Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for all the videos you have worked so hard on. Looking forward for your upcoming season 😀

[@cynthia6389]

Ty he greatest thing a kid could have in the early seventies. A magical thing.

[@Inisfad]

At 1:05:00…meanwhile Mrs. Mustie is looking for the electric knife so she can carve up the Christmas turkey……lol

[@bobfugazy4916]

Another terrific rustoration Darren. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Thanks for all the great educational content.

[@arikpeterson6260]

It would be cool to see one of your motorized bike builds.

[@josephperry6822]

Nice job òn the restoration! Mustie on Christmas day, can't think of a better gift. Thanks for the gift of you! Have an awesome merry happy buddy!

[@olerakette]

I live in germany where the little hondas were sadly only sold as 50's with the 10" wheels (maybe some 70's not sure). I personally own a Honda DAX replica with 125cc's and wonder how much greater it would ride with these big spokewheels, let alone how great those would look on it. But I guess I'd have to get taller suspension and a longer swingarm if there was a way to get wheels like the ST90's here in germany. Great Video and Merry Christmas :D

[@ahnbra]

I saw on tv or the web to use a Thin Hot Electric Wire to shape foam. You insolate the ends and leave the rest of the wire is bare. It can contour better then a carving knife. The carving knife type of tool was also used for basic rough shaping. You have got the correct general idea Mustie.

[@fullmetaljacket7]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[@AllanDeal]

And to you 🎉

[@markbrittell2001]

And to you too

[@mrdirt4158]

You as well

[@quantumleap8888]

Yup, happy Saturnalia!

[@roxieloot]

What's merry about it?

[@timbaumann9046]

This just tells you the level of care and design Honda USED to put into EVERYTHING they made back then! GREAT JOB MUSTIE, it's nice to see that "some things" are not just thrown away still and instead brought back to life because they SHOULD BE!!! Enjoy that piece of REAL AMERICAN (well, Japanese actually...lol!) HISTORY that MANY of us that are OVER 50 USED to PLAY ON EVERY YEAR till we either went off to college or the Military when we got out of High School!!! You brought back MANY fond memories of my own childhood in So. Cal. on the old Honda Trail 70!!!

[@genechristmas755]

A nice video for Christmas Day, thank you!

[@brianunderwood3109]

Alpine Slide! We grew up not so far from there too. Central New Jersey. The scraps and scabs we got from that ride was infamous. One whole side of your leg, missing skin off your elbow. You knew who went there over the weekend based on the injuries they came back to school with on Monday. Good ol' days.

[@rogerwiley7269]

I grew up next to a ski area. All the motorbikes became hill climbers. The toboggan chute where they hold the national championships was fun in the summer with a bicycle and in winter on an aluminum flying saucer. As far as I know nobody was permanently damaged.

[@mrsplashventures]

Great project Mustie. Oh the 70's teenage Honda days, I remember them well, you brought it all back, thanks Mustie. Happy New year.

[@bradleycrewe1754]

Action Park closed September 1996 according to Wikipedia. Great video

[@kevinknight470]

Lot of DIY tech tips for the future projects of your audience. Thanx for sharing, Happy Holidays.😃

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

At 25:00 you spray the fender with aluminum paint. I’ve used the same paint to restore aluminum car wheels that I media blast and clean well with lacquer thinner first…. You wouldn’t know the difference!! Merry Christmas!!!

[@ForeverDownByLaw]

Merry Christmas! I think folks usually use a hot wire cutter for foam. You can get them cheap at a craft store.

[@MadManMcGirt]

The ride you are describing sounds like an Alpine Slide, which was very popular at many ski hills in the summer. I used to love running down on these,

[@troyrunyan249]

That bike turned out great! Great series on fix it up and saving it!

[@JT-tz5hp]

She turned out great! Nice revival!

[@ralphzaccaria7420]

The alpine slide! I’m sure other people said it in the comments, too many comments to look through. I loved the Tarzan swing and the cannon ball slide!

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

1:33:20 I believe, Mustie, If I were a mind reader, I'd say you're having the 'time of your childhood life' !!!! Awesome memories, we used to ride in the Dulty's and The Moon (so named for all the pits in it, looked like the surface of the moon from above on the hill) these spots are on the New Jersey side, directly under the PA / NJ Turnpike bridge in Florence, NJ.. We rode there in the 80s and 90s (people were riding there forever before, no longer now it's all govt. warehouses and homes now sadly they took all the land up) anyway wow man.. yeah taking the 80s and 125s out in the snow was ALWAYS a squrelley time!

[@45Galoot]

Hey Dennis. I enjoyed listening about your times in Accident Park. I live near the Meadowlands and I used to go up there in the summer with friends during my high school years. You would absolutely have to test the brakes on the carts used on the Alpine Slide. A few of my friends did not slow down on the high banked curves and wound up paying the price of bruises and cuts and scrapes and friction burns. The documentary on HBO Max stated it was dismantled and reassembled somewhere in the State of Pennsylvania. Never got enough of guts built up to try it again. I am just glad I survived. Thanks for the memories and happy holidays.

[@geraldhaggard1018]

I'd never thought of an electric knife as a shop tool! I will have to get one, or get the one my wife doesn't use!!! Thanks for the interesting videos!!!

[@mickmcgrath2313]

Thank you so much for taking me back to my childhood, if only for a little while! Happy New Year to you and your family!

[@ChrisMeuir]

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