Throwback TWO STROKE Garage Build Shootout - Rebuild PART 1

[@KaplanCycles]

Dude....you did an amazing job!! Hat's off...your channel is gonna blow up.....I expected to see 150k subs and 50 mil views.....its gonna happen keep up the fantastic work!!!! -Sr

[@GregHitchko]

Those are some seriously kind words, much appreciated!! Little by little, and helps to be inspired by channels like yourself. Thank you Sr!!

[@off_trail_destinations]

This is one of the best build documentation videos I’ve seen! Thank you! You’ve definitely earned my subscription

[@GregHitchko]

Right on Noah! That is much appreciated, glad to have you along the journey 👊🏼

[@chuckfrisoli1170]

4 bikes at the same time is crazy, great job

[@GregHitchko]

My head has only been spinning off it's rocker a few times now hahaha

[@jimmadonna1436]

This should be an excellent series. I'm definitely becoming a subscriber. I love those PRYME MX CLEANING WHEELS. They work extremely well and would recommend them to anyone who is serious about polishing and cleaning aluminum. Vapor blasting process is unbelievable! love that look.

[@GregHitchko]

Hell yeahh Jim! I appreciate the sub! The Pryme cleaning wheels are something else too. I really enjoy using them, they make such a difference 👍🏼

[@r_stiltskin1461]

Definitely!!!!

[@GregHitchko]

@@r_stiltskin1461 Hell yeah!

[@reedfan489]

Looking good, those gold rims on the RM 👌👌👌 can't wait to see it finished 👍👍

[@GregHitchko]

They really make the bike stand out soo much, going to be awesome!

[@Frecklesboy]

I could sit here an watch this all day

[@GregHitchko]

I don't disagree haha, thanks man!

[@WhiteCalf136]

Awesome video!!! This gets me pumped for my winter restoration on a 1996 Cr 250 I picked up

[@GregHitchko]

A 96?!? Damn you lucky dog, that is going to be rad. If you have instagram, send me some pictures of the progress

[@WhiteCalf136]

Thanks man yeah it’s all complete but it’s in really rough condition lol it’s gonna be a long process but totally worth it in the end I’m going for a 96 Jeremy McGrath replica I don’t have insta but I’ll make one when I start it and let you know

[@GregHitchko]

@@WhiteCalf136 that sounds awesome, can't wait to see it come along!

[@jimmadonna1436]

The 96 is an awesome bike. I would love to see it featured in a build series. Honda's from 93 to 01 have the engines that are better than ones from today. IMO.

[@janheyer8646]

Stoked about the CR. Awesome work!!

[@GregHitchko]

Can't wait for that one, Honda blood runs deep in me as my first three bikes were red! An XR100 and two CR125's

[@catlinmccluskey621]

I just stumbled across your channel and wanted to let you know this is one of the most bad ass bike build videos I have seen. I absolutely love the concept and can't wait to watch all of the videos!

[@GregHitchko]

Hell yeah! Glad you are digging the idea, thanks for the support!

[@markwaren5048]

enjoying your shootout series. can't wait to see them all come together.

[@GregHitchko]

Thanks Mark, looking forward to it!

[@ericwinner3587]

Great vids and I'm pushing for the Kawi, keep up the great content...looking forward to the finished product.

[@GregHitchko]

Hell yeah Eric, I have to say I am definitely biased toward that Kawi as well! I appreciate the support 👊🏼

[@themotobarn702]

Great job, my friend! Watched the entire episode. I loved what you said about not replacing what doesn't need replaced in the first place to save money. That's exactly how I go about my builds. Also, got a good laugh with you on the ground sanding/buffing away, as I most often am working on the floor. Fun times! I realize that I really should be wearing at least a mask while I'm sanding and buffing parts... I always get so focused I totally forget. Nice work!

[@GregHitchko]

Right on!! Yeah man, if it doesn't need to be replaced right now, why replace it? These builds can be made affordable by making little tweaks like that. But I was cracking myself up sitting on the floor too! Not always glitz and glamor, just anyway to make it happen, I appreciate the support!

[@dylanshea7166]

Sweet videos! The only problem is now I wanna tear my bike apart and clean it.

[@GregHitchko]

Hahaha hey that’s not a bad idea. Big fan of doing that. Feels refreshing!

[@dirtbikesfordinner3706]

Best topic for a video!!👍 A garage build shootout competition that would be awesome to see!

[@GregHitchko]

Yeahh buddy, stay tuned once they are completely built!

[@verbalwidget7267]

I use to Restore Suzuki RM500's it takes ton's of work, and time to do it right. Add filming, even more.. Nice work.

[@GregHitchko]

Man that would really be a gem to find one of those now! Thanks man!

[@verbalwidget7267]

@@GregHitchko I have one last one to finish, it’s been in that state for 6 years, original bore, low time bike. Frame suspension wheels all assembled and moved several times, lost interest. Plan on getting back to it. Engine needs reassembly and it’s done and ready for sale. Titled too.

[@GregHitchko]

@@verbalwidget7267 they say good things always take time! I'm sure the spark will come back soon and it'll be back together in no time.

[@JourdonGulick]

You're a BEAST, plain and simple. I'm a Honda fan, but look forward to seeing them all 🤘.

[@GregHitchko]

Yeahh buddy! The Honda’s are just so clean looking, I feel ya! 🔥🔥

[@ianmangham4570]

Two stroke for life ✌️😅🇬🇧🙏

[@GregHitchko]

Yeahhh buddy!

[@evo5349]

Fair play lots of work there.

[@GregHitchko]

Man you can say that again!

[@billdrury4277]

Can’t wait to see them all done but that rm !!!With That gold flake!! going to turn heads to say the least !! So amazing to watch them come along , I have a 2003 rm 250 in parts ready to be rebuilt , honestly love your videos mate keep it up !!

[@GregHitchko]

Much appreciated Bill! I’m pumped on the gold flake too in that RM frame. Big fan of the RM’s, pumped that you’ve got one to build too 👍🏼

[@alfredorodriguez5758]

Wow beautiful work

[@GregHitchko]

Much appreciated, more to come!!

[@mikevessey6930]

Once again….awesome job with these. Love watching your vids!

[@GregHitchko]

You the man, thanks mike!

[@someoneyouknow96]

A steel kawi frame is never supposed to be anything but kawi green, period. I should know,y kx250 currently has a black frame. That has got to go. BTW this is a great idea. A ton of work though. I’m trying to get motivated to tear down that 250 and trying to decide where to start. I know tearing it down will take no time. But putting it back together will be a project in itself.

[@GregHitchko]

Haha dude the green frame steel framed Kawi’s are just where it’s at! Start part by part with your bike and make sure you label everything when you take it apart. 🔥🔥

[@someoneyouknow96]

@@GregHitchko That’s kind of my plan. This thing was janky as hell. Motor wise it’s got good compression. My biggest problem is that I can’t get it to idle to the 2 stroke pop, pop, pop. The carb has been rebuilt. Jetting should be spot on. It just wants to idle high. I can get it to idle low but once I blip the throttle it will rev up then die like it’s being choked of air. I’ve read and read and read about carb tuning, it just wants to idle high to be happy and stay running. Driving me bonkers.

[@michaelpfistner5820]

Seems like all these guys/channels are in Utah!

[@GregHitchko]

Haha other than coincidence, not sure what else it could be!

[@randombuilds8336]

I recently finished rebuilding a 1990 RM250. I skipped painting the frame, but mechanically everything was gone through.

[@GregHitchko]

Hell yeahh probably came out sweet!

[@gripitandripit7957]

That's insane your giving away 4 fully built bikes especially with your channel not being huge like most other channels the give stuff away but I could never let go those bikes if they were mine love the content

[@GregHitchko]

Haha it's going to be hard to let these bikes get away but all that means is that I can bring more back to life. I appreciate the support!

[@traditionlifeandculture]

Incredible work ma dude…! Can’t wait to see them all finished, specially the RM!!!

[@GregHitchko]

You the man Nige!! I know you still have RM blood that runs deep in those veins!

[@seabassgt7998]

hell yeah dude. im about to wrap up my 05 kx250. if you got any leads on a rear axle please lmk. ill be posting more videos

[@GregHitchko]

Nice!! I will definitely keep you posted. I'm sure you've looked but no luck on eBay or FB Market place? Perhaps Rocky Mountain oem parts finder

[@tomatoknuckles]

I kinda understand what you mean about been overwhelmed with parts and im only building one bike. Sometimes i go out to the shed open the door, look at bits of bike everywhere and then close the door. You're a mad man taking on 4 bike's at once haha. Been an rm fan boy i can't wait to see that one done myself.

[@GregHitchko]

Right?! The decision fatigue is such a real thing, where to start and where to go next. My theme has been take it part by part.

[@Junior-fd8ux]

@Tomatoknuckles Lamo that’s a dead true statement for myself. I have a few older 2strokes that iv been buying néw parts for restoring purposes about a 3 years now an ya I have boxes of new oem or trick aftermarket parts stacked up No restored bike yet smh, sticking to 1 at a time now

[@GregHitchko]

@@Junior-fd8ux haha piece by piece, part by part is the only way to look at it when there are parts everywhere 🤪

[@brentyancich]

Great video, hope to see your channel explode in a positive way

[@GregHitchko]

I really appreciate it Brent, thank you! If i can provide some educational value and little entertainment, that's what it's about. Returning the favor for all of the people that have helped me and continue to help me along the way!

[@dantolo817]

Great work

[@GregHitchko]

Thanks Dan!

[@Littleevil9975]

Great video bro really nice bikes thanks for sharing

[@GregHitchko]

Much appreciated man!👊🏼

[@samuel97ful]

This is amazing job 🤙 keep it up

[@GregHitchko]

Much appreciated Samuel 👊🏼

[@backyardprojects8153]

This is awesome

[@GregHitchko]

Much appreciated!!

[@mikebrown41182]

This is awsome dude! Cant wait to see the progress!

[@GregHitchko]

Thanks mate! Much appreciated, should be pretty cool at the end!

[@coltonjvda8031]

Great video man thanks for making. I'm definitely looking forward to the rm250 I have a 2001 rm 250 actually.

[@GregHitchko]

Hell yeah! How do you like it?

[@coltonjvda8031]

@@GregHitchko I love it. It's pretty fast! And it jumps nice!

[@GregHitchko]

@@coltonjvda8031 that’s rad!

[@sylvaner01]

Oh hell yeah, instant subscriber

[@GregHitchko]

Right on man!! Thanks CaptJack

[@CodySnell_87]

cant wait to see theese finished up

[@GregHitchko]

Hells yeah, i'm with you there!

[@CodySnell_87]

@@GregHitchko i built 2 bikes from frame up its alot of work snd money to make them all new but worth it in the end i have videos of them on my channel

[@GregHitchko]

@@CodySnell_87 soo much work right? But definitely totally worth it, I will have to check them out!

[@CodySnell_87]

@@GregHitchko i did a 2000 yz250 motor into a 05 chassis full frame up build and a 02 cr250 bought it in totes built it from ground up now i have a 98 screamin eagle cr250 i bought mostly finished fully rebuilt motor never started before i bought it that im cleaning up i didnt make a video of the 98 yet tho

[@GregHitchko]

@@CodySnell_87 nice!! So the 2000 yz fit in the 05 frame just fine? Any modifications?

[@beefmusketbill223]

This is awesome! Subbed with the bell can’t wait to see these builds all the way through! 🤘

[@GregHitchko]

Hells yeah my dude! I appreciate the support!

[@WujoCaZa]

Please, don’t use grease when you use cold/heat method. After bearing/race gonna warmup and expand its gonna squished grease into the sleeve (case or frame in this video) which gonna great pressure corrosion. I’m dealing a lot with this types of damage in my industry :( But otherwise great video! Love to see old dirt bikes come back to life

[@GregHitchko]

What is your industry that you work in?

[@WujoCaZa]

@@GregHitchko Energy industry. I’m responsible for various compressors, gearboxes, pumps and also sometimes balancing rotors for electrical drives. It’s quite often that shaft snaps in place where was pressure corrosion. It’s hard to me for explaine because English it’s not my first language. Perfect situation would be if I could show you what I mean :D

[@kevinlepage123]

New subscriber I'm looking forward to seeing more videos

[@GregHitchko]

Hell yeah Kevin, glad to have you join the journey!

[@shanewilliams8768]

Great idea man. I should do something like this too. The only difference in my collection is that I grabbed what everyone considers the holy grail year for each bike. 99 kx250, 2000 yz250, 2001 cr250, and 2006 rm250. I'm excited to see how your rm turns out and please don't put an ugly restyle kit on these awesome bikes.

[@GregHitchko]

Thanks Shane but WHAT that is so awesome, I really want to those year CR and KX models, but I want a last year steel frame 04 YZ. Do you have pictures of your bikes like instagram of something?

[@shanewilliams8768]

@@GregHitchko were friends on FB. I shot you a couple pics on messenger of my gang. I hear you on the 04 Yamaha man, I'm still trying to convince myself that I don't need a 96 cr250. It's not going well. Lmao

[@elijahcollier1385]

How much money do you put into one of these bikes, I’d love to do a really nice build with my bike but I’d like to understand the budget

[@GregHitchko]

I will be doing a cost breakdown of each of the bikes at the end of the project but go check my channel for the video I did on the cost of the first version of my KX250 to get an idea of how much you might have to spend!

[@eddiebones20]

It's not cheap, but there are ways to keep within budget on these types of builds. I went a little overboard on my 01 KX125 (my son's bike) build and costs add up quickly. Good luck with your project.

[@GregHitchko]

@@eddiebones20 I totally agree with you Eddie! You can keep these builds affordable and come out with something awesome at the end. I spend a little more in areas that are valuable to me while I save in others that I don't quite care for. I'd love to see that KX125 you built for your son!

[@lman22]

I preper the footpeg bolt the normal way, main reason, doing whips and squeezing the bike could knock that pin out or crack it over time, then the bolt would fall out. Definitely would rather a loose footpeg then no footpeg

[@GregHitchko]

That also totally makes sense right there!

[@chris117ize]

Great video

[@chris117ize]

I'm looking forward to the RM, and a CR rebuild with the OG plastics.

[@GregHitchko]

@@chris117ize hell yeah! All about the OG plastics on these bikes.

[@Rust_valley_adventures]

Some of the stuff you do I wouldn't do as it's not good pratice.. the steering head bearings should be tightened down to seat them then back off off the torque on lower nut then torque the top torque nut to spec

[@GregHitchko]

I appreciate the feedback, I love that tip! I will do that going forward, I don't think that is something that most people know. Much appreciated man 👊🏼

[@adamfurney91]

Any chance you compared the weights of the frames?

[@GregHitchko]

I did actually! Do you have Instagram? You can check my page out, I posted about a few months back! Let me know if not

[@jimmadonna1436]

I like HONDA's but the 06 Suzuki was a great bike especially from 04 to 08. My bike was stolen from my shed, I hope you have a good alarm system because this is incredibly difficult to deal with! Drug addicts suck. I hope that they get what's coming.

[@GregHitchko]

Nooo, that's terrible to hear. What comes around, goes around they say!

[@jimmadonna1436]

@@GregHitchko yeah it definitely does. Thanks!

[@johngray722]

You’ve got the foot peg pins in upside down

[@GregHitchko]

Good eye! 🙃

[@matthewcason5962]

I want to see rmz

[@GregHitchko]

Can't wait for the RM either!

[@69yourmamma]

What happened to the new upgraded Yamaha 2021 and Kim and husky and gas gas and beta your missing some brands

[@GregHitchko]

Shit! I felt like I was a little light somewhere haha

[@angkollang815]

idol..

[@GregHitchko]

👊🏼