Seller SCAMMED Me On This Big Bore Honda TRX700xx Quad

[@38possum]

Im 53 yrs old and had lost interest in working on anything anymore. Young man you have gave me a want to do something feeling. Think I'll go back to work on my 89 kx 500.

[@chihuahuaverde425]

Excellent! Good choice.

[@0toeknee0]

52 here and the same is true. except I got something way lamer and newer.

[@darrinwoodward14]

Lol,59 and turning my xr650 into a super moto!

[@0toeknee0]

@@darrinwoodward14 goals!

[@wcg66]

Make her minty again!

[@bigbullhorn8443]

So I dug out a 1976 Toro 7/26 Snowblower from beside the garage. It was 10” deep in the ground from sitting. Followed your vids for about a year now. Wife said I’ll never get it to run. Cleaned carb,got spark after setting points correct,got sweet spark and woke up the household lastnight revving her out.

[@8BitZ0mbie]

Feels good

[@dembinsk]

Did the wife put a nice sign on the fridge “I was wrong about you. You are a super Man”?

[@2vintage]

no better feeling! Nice work!

[@JimBliss-l7u]

I can not control the excitement of taking a pile and making it run better than new after horrible abuse and neglect. The projects are always ready to fire up when everyone is asleep.

[@edwardweisenburg6585]

I'm soooo glad this build is over. It's been bugging me too. Nice job recovering. ❤

[@_CryptoNoob_]

That's one thing these big cc engines hate is a dead battery. Glad you finally got it figured out, and got your parts. Hope you get a refund bud. I hate scammers. I did this business for about 8 years and got scammed so many times I just gave up on it altogether. She sounds strong!!

[@module79l28]

That was the wrong battery for that application too, the correct one needs to have the poles reversed so that they face the cables. They're not designed to be stretched out to the back of the battery and be tightened at a weird angle like he did.

[@cadman9615]

I have the exact pipe & tuner on my raptor 700. The tuner richens in 3 rev ranges. The green is basically idle. The orange light is middle revs & the red is top end. The number it’s on is the amount of fuel it’s adding in that rev range. When you see two of the green orange or red that is a half position. So if you wanna add a bit more fuel in the top end you could set the red light to 3.5 which would be the 3 & 4 blinking. The next set of blinking lights will be the green, orange & red with a blue light. This is the transition point in the rev range. You set it the same way you set the fuel. You have to do it when the bikes running & it takes some practice cuz it will turn the setting mode off rather quick

[@greathornedowl3644]

Bravo, you fought through it and won! Another great video with a learning experience. keep up the hard work

[@Pheonixbraxtonfay]

Aye guys don’t be scamming my boy vintage he’s a hard worker he’s got me into this and it’s hard not to get scammed on atvs let alone someone’s willing to ship you some parts and then turn around and not send them that’s messed up But 2vintage always finds a way

[@tuberNunya]

There is no such thing as a great deal. He had to learn that. Ebay parts are guaranteed.

[@1990smitch]

He should have done due diligence at the time of purchase

[@goo5148]

Joe "so" says I love how it tests your patience. Not once do you ever seem frustrated, there's no S or F words or even a shucky darn, this is G rated fixing. You sir are one patient man! Kudos, love the content!

[@kevsumner2064]

Result and most definitely a keeper.

[@allenkennedy6748]

The repair chain, the logic path were exce..emit as always. I’m not a mechanic, but I have learned a lot by watching. The big take away here is your willingness to admit problems, specifically with integrity of sellers. People in general are honest. But when presented with a vehicle that isn’t right to sell, they sometimes victimize the buyer. Couple that with embarrassment and the whole situation devolves. Instead of centering your video on being screwed, you got to work fixing what you could, thereby cutting your loss of time & money. Way to dig out! I hope you follow through on the $1000 theft. That’s what it is. That guy needs to pay up.

[@vettepicking]

You can lapp the valves with just sharpie marker and get a idea if the seat is out of spec.

[@okkkk1089]

Start doing DIY tutorials!! Fork seals, top ends, bottom end, clutches!

[@jakeslouw3416]

You forgot to install the oil strainer before you put the clutch cover back.

[@mx4menot4u]

Nice vid, one thing I do recommend is doing idle heat cycles to allow the rings to seat and oil to make its way around the engine. Don’t rev it immediately after startup, give it a couple minutes to avoid metal chaffing.

[@tylerparish5463]

He will continue to do it he don't listen

[@LongdogGarage]

You do not break in a new cam by idling…

[@kochykoo]

Don't worry Joe... There's bad eggs everywhere anymore but life's got a plan for them idiots. There's still good people out here. You know I found what helps me with those crank bolt covers is to use a Torx bit when you feel them Allen heads giving out and a little heat

[@Rc58663]

Your positivity at the end is amazing got scammed for a 1000 dollars but happy to hear it start and learn new stuff

[@chasleask8533]

What a relief ! Finally ! Full marks for perseverance . It paid off in the end . Well done . Very interesting .

[@BlueEyeVisuals]

"The gas was off" classic!

[@kaybakr-e4k]

Better than Matt running out of gas...!

[@jmendo2546]

How many video's of his have u watched. He usually put's very little gas in and it stalled out many time's. Almost seemed intentional on other video's

[@raeanker3078]

@@kaybakr-e4k Yes, but I don’t think Joe is doing it on purpose like Matt’s off road does, Matt just does the, will we make it thing to generate comments from people telling him to fill up with fuel. One of the reasons I don’t watch Matt’s off road recovery channel anymore, they’ve unfortunately jumped the shark. Cheers from down under mate.

[@steveaustin1984]

He does that in many of his videos.

[@731trident]

I took it as a reminder to check the position of the fuel petcock. Sometimes, the simplest things are the best! I watch this channel every Saturday morning, and Mustie1 every Sunday morning. I got back into ATVs recently after 30+ years and I have these guys to thank!

[@MKK-uf6hm]

Just awesome man! Glad it was a success. Thanks so much videoing ur work, just love it.👍🏻

[@jasonjavelin]

Glad this one is getting some attention when I heard about the guy scamming you that was crazy!

[@crosswired2145]

If you dump a little fuel in the intake & exhaust on the head, you can tell if your valves are seated..

[@adrianowen6524]

Been watching a few if your videos man and I must say that you know what your doing when it comes to these quads and motorcycles man brilliant man!.👌👍👍

[@allcapitols1554]

42:15 Super cheap hairspray works well for grips. The alcohol dried fast, especially with a shot of compressed air under it, and leave a grippy film that is easy to clean later.

[@robzplace4747]

Your patience in making the video for us is the most impressive. I work on this stuff too, but I could never have a channel dedicated to it with all the swearing, tool throwing, and sometimes actual crying that’d be happening.

[@TafferBoyElvis]

Engineers should have to disassemble and re-assemble their creations to see why they don't design things certain ways. It's funny how when I go to sell anything on the internet, people want to offer 50% of the price, but when I go to buy things, no one wants to come down 50%. I don't even respond to those people any more.

[@186scott]

Sadly when it comes to motorbikes, quad bikes, cars ect they are now designed so you choose not to work on them at home and take it to a garage/dealership instead

[@nibsnibs]

As a nearly gratuated engineer, unfortunately we don’t get to design things based just on how easy they are to take apart and put back together. There’s also looks, size, weight, durability, cost to manufacture etc. If the average customer wanted something that’s easy to disassemble then that’s exactly what companies would still make, because at the end of the day the companies just want to make money.

[@8BitZ0mbie]

I’ll trade you a broken Xbox 360 and $52.11

[@Chris_Lastname]

I'm convinced some of these company's employ puzzle wizards, to deliberately design things to be as challenging as possible. Some of the cars I've worked on, have been a joke

[@pstubeing]

@@nibsnibsSounds like you’re going to be exactly the kind of engineer he’s talking about.

[@shaundakin1210]

Well done excellent perseverance on your part, came out brilliant.

[@jamesweaver9636]

“Had to pound the cylinder onto the piston”! 😂

[@chihuahuaverde425]

oh no!

[@2vintage]

I should have said tapped lol

[@heavysnow8616]

been there, sometimes.it's the only way. "skilled taps" sounds better! 😂

[@yzboy-d7i]

I'm 66 and just got my 1991 yz 250 running again this fall. It had been sitting for 10 years. My problems were mostly in the carb, but I did have to replace the rear caliper and various things including the right side removal, etc. I have a 1974 CanAm 250 to get going, next. I bought the CAn Am new !!

[@thebigguy8306]

BRAVO, proving again, that patience and knowledge concurs all. Thanks for another great video, lots of learning moments and a great ride

[@dieterich6533]

I’m going to be working on my 96 Katana this weekend. Your show has taught me a lot.

[@MM_in_Havasu]

Glad to see you got it together and running well! Also great to see you getting some rips in on that beast!

[@Turningwrenchs]

As a lifetime auto mechanic i got so used to poor design work .I just pull it apart and put bolts into sheet of cardboard so I can number my assy work .Really help s when I wait long time for parts.I always have 4 5 8 things apart at a time. Never stop improving stuff after years of repair work I can improve just about anything ,And I been building complete cars for the last 25 years .And I make it easy to work on

[@coyoterick75]

I'm so glad too see this quad come full circle. Awesome job Joe!

[@joelkoricich1771]

Sir, you are a surgeon. What a treat to be this knowledgeable about a subject.

[@Jrs88]

Good job man atleast you finally got it built!! 👍

[@tjindy4281]

You certainly have earned every ounce of "Joy Ride" so much for the "break in" period LOL!!...new 2 channel....sorry for the scammers...you handeled it with Class tks and best 2u

[@christophermarshall5765]

Great job. It runs really well. I don’t like scammers either. It was not good this happened to you. A tip for getting that stripped plug out of the cover. Tap a spline bit into it, and spray it with freeze spray. It will shrink the plug slightly and you can unscrew it.

[@scottmiller5799]

i think you need to add on to the side of your garage, a nice area to house all your toys to give you more space to move around while working on stuff,

[@2vintage]

That's a good idea

[@Bulliedbylebouef]

Shoot I'm pretty sure he's still renting a storage unit

[@2vintage]

@@Bulliedbylebouef yeah I am

[@Bulliedbylebouef]

@@2vintage well then it may save you some money in the long run to do a little bit of expanding

[@Delmar-v1d]

Buy some sea containers

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

Runs good, just quit short shifting it, don't wanna blow apart bottom end.. fun.. great job, great vid!!

[@denzilmoats3430]

Dude, you are a Mad Scientist with this...I Love all your videos, I'm 49, been riding since the training wheels came off. I've learned an incredible amount of knowledge watching your vids. If I had your knowledge and mechanics skillz, I wouldn't be afraid to buy any riding machine. All you need is money for the parts. I would like to know what you know ...did you go to a tech school, ..Or, are you one of those guys that...just knows ...they don't know why, ..they just know. I've seen it many times. Wish I had it like that* Anyway, ...please continue..I,..."WE" need this. Thank You for all your hard work to bring us these...it's Awesome. Your editing is on point.its truly a professional program that you have put together. I hope your being paid proper for your time...because your fans...US...we really enjoy this.

[@tylerwhittaker4853]

I'm so glad you got it running you will it even more when the ground drys up. And the tuner sounds like it's right only thing I would do is see what it will do on top end look for break ups or bogging

[@derekkennedy7346]

If you take a heat gun to the plastics and you do it right it'll make them look like brand new again get rid of all the scratches

[@theguymaxqc]

and crack like nothing after

[@JoshuaJonah]

Yeah that's a used car salesman technique, it makes the plastics super brittle. Spend the money on the Cerakote wipes and it will actually work.

[@tyronesart]

I was getting so much anxiety when you were torquing those head bolts lol

[@chuckstang]

Dishonest people blow! Sorry that it happened to you. I recently found your videos and am enjoying them. Subscribed!

[@larryjepson9924]

Love the all back grey color scheme..it would look even more sik with black/grey hand guards

[@ShawnGraham-g4w]

I have watched almost all Of your videos and I have learned a lot I love your channel man I watch your videos now just for entertainment I’ve even watched some videos 2 or 3 times. Keep up the good work Buddy.

[@graemewilson5459]

You have done really well to break all theses bad spells on this quad . Well done for breaking through it . That was a tough nut to fix. 😅

[@kaybakr-e4k]

When installing valves, lubricate the stems and place some grease on the keepers to help stick them in place so they do not fall off...

[@kaybakr-e4k]

the stripped out hex head in the crankshaft plug ;..grind a large slot in it with a die grinder and use a large flat blade screw driver to remove it..!

[@kingdeuce7750]

Great series on this one! Not much gets you down my man. Gotta say your positive outlook, no matter the circumstances, is awesome. I've bought some turds and may or may not have said a few choice words when I found out how bad it was.

[@snapshot8006]

I Have an old 2stroke toro snowblower that beat me up every year..I would tear the carb apart and put it all back together and after 1000 pulls it finally started,ran and then would not start again..after watching your videos I realized it probably has no compression…so tomorrow I will throw some oil in the cylinder and I bet it will start* being low compression all along..aha!

[@michaelgalli8269]

You had one of these when you were doing videos at your parents house a few years ago I think because you did a top speed run on one I think but it definitely looks and sounds amazing and fast great job

[@TroyRosenbaugh]

Got an old hand crank manual press for the shop, and we built a sping cup attachment for it to push valve springs. So far, it's been awesome, so much quicker.

[@AnthonyRufo-rc1zm]

That's what I like about your videos, you're always up for a challenge.

[@jayjudd6518]

That excitement at the was almost To much for me. Glad you know your stuff. 😊😊😊

[@b1scu1t69]

New to your channel and love your content and the time that goes on the editing side of your content. Send love from the UK 🇬🇧🇺🇸 PS, sorry about some parts costing so much from the UK, must be that large pond between between us. 😂❤

[@thesaltlifemanshow5522]

Bought this exact quad off my step dad except for different colors. He bought it new and literally has maybe ridden it only on weekend trips maybe 3 or 5 times a summer to the badlands in attica Indiana which is actually where I live. It has less then 500 hours on it but I've went through everything just to make sure and upgraded what I wanted to here and there. Easily 100mph quad and scary as shit at anything over 75. Id honestly like to lower it just a tad and widen the stance so it doesn't feel like it's about to flip over. Its funny how finicky some quads are especially the bigger fancier ones. My first quad was a brand new Suzuki lt80. Either 95 or 96. My parents had gotten me for Christmas when I was 9 years old. It was 80cc and automatic with no gear selection just always in drive basically which I hated but it worked. My neighbor that year who was a year younger got one of the old late 70s style Honda 3 wheelers that was labeled as a 73cc 3 speed with reverse but obviously his was used. Still he would stop me with speed cuz mine had absolutely nothing when it came to power and could barely do a burn out in gravel and it's top speed without the governor was around 30mph. I drove it that way and I mean prolly well over 10 thousand miles just how much we rode after school. Without ever once doing anything to the engine aside from keeping it cleaned up and always running high octane fuel and Suzuki specific 2 cycle oil. Eventually I redid the carbs and figured out some stuff as I learned and it ended up actually having enough power to pull the front tires off the ground and do at least 45 to 50mph wound out like a banshee screaming. I never was brave enough to tear into anything but eventually found my way but even today I still am nervous and wouldn't do every thing that you make look so very very easy. Way to go and keep em coming slowly but surely we will watch every video you've posted!

[@mattmccleary1278]

You never show it but you gotta put some grease on those valve stem retainers or they keep falling off. I know as I rebuild many cyclinder heads

[@mathguy829]

Great work! Once again, such an inspiring video!

[@scoobydoo885]

sounded a lot better with the power commander. Jurys out on longevity. Thanks for the video, good stuff.

[@MXBrando]

Love these videos, unfortunate that you got scammed.

[@garrettaman]

For the fuel tuner, it looked like your settings were 2.5 - 3 - 3. Which is probably close enough. But when 2 and 3 are both flashing that means 2.5

[@romaineguillory8541]

i"m not a mechanic but I enjoy your videos you do such good work something I wish I knew

[@snowyowl7042]

Great vid, informative, and a fun ride

[@boyerbassing6471]

Anyone who does this as a hobby or side hussle long enough gets scammed in pursuit of a good deal at some point.. myself included. I love your videos though man. Keep em coming

[@corporalclegg914]

congrats, Joe. I worried this one would be a total disaster a year or so ago. I’d consider getting to rip it out there a win, regardless of $s spent. like you said, you gained experience and knowledge…that’s priceless, IMO. cheers

[@joshh4778]

@11:00 I died laughing as you kept trying to remove the crank cover allen... Just kept on steipping it Lol😅. Great video over all! Very thorough

[@barneystover1491]

I love your videos brother and you’re good at this so keep up the good work … even the haters are still watching you so just keep this great work up! 👍👍

[@travistoth8834]

Great job! I seen guy😊s just shine a flash light up behind valve and if no light then no lapping needed! Also I learned for bowl float pins Get a spring loaded center punch It’s works perfect! Just did it on Indy trail sled

[@JoelDymond]

This is probably five years ago. You made this video but again I’m just having a drink here talking to myself lol I learned something new on every video for sure and not in a negative way

[@nickhart5332]

Hope you get your money back from the douche that didn't hold up his end of the deal! Keep up the great work man! Love the channel!

[@SquidoftheD]

Hi this is a late post but, mate love your attitude towards the desperate people we come across at times, it isn’t fun being on the end of someone’s obviously messed up morals but you can’t let it bring you down. You set a great example good for you.

[@michaelb.42112]

YES !!!!!!! ust be the best feeling, ever to hear that fire right up after countless hours of waiting.

[@rogdogrox]

This one fought you all the way. I am glad you learned from fixing it, and I hope Vinny takes it easy on you about the clutch basket!

[@rogerb4436]

Lol...dude....for someone who works on bikes so much, you have a bad habit of NOT turning the gas on...ha ha. Keep up the AWESOME videos mate.

[@seantwin4327]

I love your videos. I envy the way you have the patience of a monk. I was wondering if the valves you got for it are better quality aftermarket ones? Im from the great white north and do a bit of work on quads and such as well. Keep up the good work. Nice to see some of those classics running again.

[@clutchitsystems100]

Yes, I have had similar situations where customers fail to pay for a producthat I sent to them early.Because they were waiting on their next paycheck

[@shogun678]

Good job bro. I used to own a 700xx. Was an awesome quad.

[@Zombierippa]

My little puppy girl gets so excited when we watch and your doggo makes a cameo appearance 😊

[@FreakrunnerNederland]

I like your video's a lot and I learn from you thx.

[@louisjohnsonjr.4934]

Yes you need the power commander. Thats why it was bought with the exhaust. If you don't you will have issues down the road due to the tune not being proper for the exhaust

[@flangmasterj]

Well done! Very satisfying. So chime in anyone if you will but is this the same engine that was in the XR650R? Also the Dominator? Do Honda still put these in any of their models now? Also just realised thanks to 2vintage and this video the difference between a single cam and twin cam engine. I really appreciate the knowledge you share with us.

[@flangmasterj]

@@97420Chris the 650L was air-cooled the 650R was liquid cooled.

[@alexandreblanc2842]

Another one saved ! Nice to see the final result ! You just prove that most can be salvaged in the end.

[@GNX157]

I think the spark plug boot thing worked out right, because you should be priming the oil pump anyway.

[@NelsonCreekCustoms]

19:53 you left a part of old gasket material blocking the oil passage

[@johnb5519]

Good going. For winter conditions you might want to run it a bit richer.

[@shanewilliams8768]

I have the hmf tuner on my raptor 700. Basically the same tuner. Mine has 5 settings. Setting 1/green is idle and cruising enrichment, setting 2/orange is mid throttle enrichment, setting 3/red is full throttle enrichment. Setting 4/orange & blue changes the point at which it switches from the idle enrichment to mid throttle enrichment, and setting 5/red & blue changes the point at which it switches between the mid throttle enrichment and full throttle enrichment. Couldn't see where the map change points were, but enrichment looks like 3, 2.5, 3 for low, mid, and high. If a single number is lit, then that's the number, but if 2 are lit next to each other, then it's the .5 between them, for instance if 4&5 were both lit, then the setting would be 4.5 or four and a half.

[@Ricky32908]

Happy the quad wasn’t junk. I’m trying to learn bike mechanics. But I’m not sure about cams, and timing. You make it look so easy but putting back together doesn’t seem like something I can do, I’d love to be able to fix them like you do. I’d buy alot of cheap will not start bikes

[@mikeburda3038]

I am old so I am not buying an atv- but riding with your camera attached made me feel like I was right there with you, awesome! How do you feel about about jumping over barrels on a motorcycle? : )

[@AlexPSNB]

I have watched a lot of your videos in the last month or so and I'm impressed with your hard graft to get these machines up and running again, and you would put a lot of so called mechanics to shame bud, well done from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@williammeyer4317]

First off, I love this channel! You do a great job of explaining and videoing what you are doing .I have a question, you seam to rev the throttle a LOT, after a major rebuild , Is this a “ Break in” technology or something else ( you just like that sound?) . It seams a bit excessive on a four stroke engine and harsh on a fresh rebuild.

[@bagbrothers7787]

I have a tuner on a 450 to fix the lean condition after uncorking. Works great. Always wanted one of these 700xx's

[@MR-puffnstuff]

You gotta keep that quad with all the time and work and hard to find parts ya she a keeper.

[@mattmccleary1278]

Black Bart be runnin 👍 good

[@eddyb6790]

I've always thought Hondas were engineering marvels. You showed that they are not what they used to be. Curious, why are the rings so stiff? It's not a compressed engine. Great video you are so fun to listen to. BTW, I always take the feeler out when I tighten so I don t flatten it...

[@billb7583]

Great job as usual. Sounds like the motor in my Pioneer. Sorry you got scammed, a lesson for us all.

[@grantkopka9090]

Damn you got a lot of snow compared to anywhere in MN

[@Stacey0Keith]

Always use the box end of a wrench when tightening final valve lash...the open end with round off the set nut leading to more issues down the road.

[@300zxdriver]

You need to get a plastic welder to fix the cracked fender. Best thing I’ve found. Look it up, very inexpensive.

[@russellmackenzie2689]

I've just been killing your content over the last few days! Really good shit!

[@jackjaeger2189]

So happy you got it going. Some things just take a while and you have patience.