Rd500 brake bleeding

[@GetStuffed1]

Nice restoration keep the videos coming cannot wait to see the finished product ❤

[@DoItYourselfDaveOJ]

@@GetStuffed1 thankyou for the encouragement - I reckon 6-8 weeks left - (depending on the engine 😅)

[@GetStuffed1]

@ Yeah I would imagine what it will come down to when you pull it apart.

[@DoItYourselfDaveOJ]

@ it’s by far the longest episode 38 minutes just finished editing- out this Friday 6pm west Australian time 👍

[@lovemore4229]

Hi Dave good project, one of my favorite bikes ever, looking forward to watching the process.

[@DoItYourselfDaveOJ]

@@lovemore4229 thankyou so much - we’re just about to strip the engine this morning so will find out if there’s any hidden show stoppers 😅

[@misscrabstick]

New subscriber here Dave, been road biking myself since a FS1e in 1981, X7 in 82 and so on, always wanted a 500LC, outside of my budget back then, loving this resto, will be watching the previous ones, you deserve more subscribers! I'm currently on an MT09 gen 1 that I have had for 11 years now plus an elderly Honda Pan Euro. all the best, you're doing a fine job on it.

[@leeperola7023]

Got my fizzy to do 65mph. Yeah it seized up. (Good times) 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@misscrabstick]

@@leeperola7023 yes, standard fizzy experience, on a Sunday afternoon I used to commute from home to lodgings 40 miles away for college, it once seized every 5 miles, it took hours to get there, turned out the piston had cracked.

[@DoItYourselfDaveOJ]

@@misscrabstick very similar - I had an ap50 and then an x7 - first time I rode the x7 I got off it I was shaking with adrenaline- when these rd’s came out in 84 I was sixteen and it was always the dream to own one (didn’t quite think it would be 40 years later and doing a restoration though

[@DoItYourselfDaveOJ]

@@leeperola7023 did a big bore on my ap50 I could swear I was over 60 down cross o cliff hill - I don’t think it ever leaves us

[@andywrollo2915]

​@@leeperola7023was that off a cliff. 😂

[@lancemcphee1502]

Love your videos 😊

[@DoItYourselfDaveOJ]

@@lancemcphee1502 and we love the support - thankyou 👍👍

[@misscrabstick]

Another victory for the cable tied lever! I have done that many times.

[@ianstevens68]

Hi Dave just subscribed very interesting work,you’re doing a fantastic job there,I also have a 500lc but it needs nothing doing as it’s still as new from when I purchased it in 1987,just got to 5k on the clock now and it’s always been my first joy from the age of 21, So great to see another one coming alive keep up the good work buddy regards ian

[@DoItYourselfDaveOJ]

@@ianstevens68 thankyou for the support that’s very encouraging- secondly that is quite amazing that you have owned one of these for so long - I remember seeing them new when I was sixteen (40 years ago) and they were as unobtainable to me as a Ferrari- I just couldn’t imagine being able to buy one - I could go on but it’s great to hear how much people love these bikes - over here a bike like yours would be worth over $40k maybe even over $50k I couldn’t say for sure as I don’t think I’ve seen a one owner from new non restored over here - great share thankyou 👍👍

[@theodavies8754]

I seem to recall the engine casings are magnesium. I had one that was around a year old. Paid £2450 for it with 3k miles,it had been dropped and I paid £120 for a lower side panel that I thought was extortion at the time. I'm sorry but they are not a good road bike. Keep a spare set of plugs for if you run onto reserve. Yamaha spec only castrol a545 which made them as much to run as the 23mpg rg500. Good luck with the project. Mine tried to spit me off at 145 which meant we had to part ways. Most likely is the rear tyre was not tip top.

[@DoItYourselfDaveOJ]

Top tip on the plugs - I wasn’t aware of that much appreciated 👍

[@theodavies8754]

@DoItYourselfDaveOJ no worries. They are easy to change. Burn the oil off and they are good to go. Probably just a good wash in fresh fuel would work but where's the fun in that.

[@richardbrown9363]

Great episode Dave, Love the “Do it yourself Dave” T’Shirt, very informative with the detail’s of the question How much does it cost and the Level of detail in the explanation of how it’s done by the professional, you, can’t wait for the next episode. 🤞😉👊

[@DoItYourselfDaveOJ]

@@richardbrown9363 too flattering my friend but thankyou - just had a bit of a nightmare today stripping the engine (as you shall see on Friday lol 😂

[@andywrollo2915]

Subscribed then unsubscribed. Why the f are you speaking in dollars?

[@DoItYourselfDaveOJ]

@@andywrollo2915 lol I moved to Australia back in 2007 - even worse they call all rd’s rz’s over here 😂

[@DoItYourselfDaveOJ]

Ps good feedback as I hadn’t even thought about people watching in other countries (only started you tube last month) I shall have it at front of mind going forwards so thankyou 👍👍