Triumph 955cc Dragster First Test Drive!

[@richfletcher4286]

Isaac’s question “ why is it always me that breaks things” brings a new t shirt design to mind…. I.K.E. Issac Kills Everything.

[@Jalen_Knight8526]

I’m dying after reading this

[@tinygaragepowersports0122]

Brilliant!!

[@kevinleee3408]

HA

[@Doc_89]

"I break things & stuff - Professionally."

[@richfletcher4286]

@J Don’t be so hard on John. Everyone fills a role on the cars and cameras team. Just so happens that John is the one with the business sense. Here’s a lil food for thought…. He’s out there doing it, and we’re all watching on tv.

[@Yosser70]

Would love to see this beast again! One of my favourite builds of yours.

[@CarsandCameras]

A good first test drive always ends in burnouts and broken parts!

[@Philc231]

But is that safe ?

[@jasonbirch1182]

Especially when you are still idiots 7 years into building shit.

[@charliemaybe]

@@Philc231 well it is entertaining so

[@Jcdrums6781]

So true

[@hobbs37110]

@CarsandCameras how much is the repairs going to cost?

[@culturedredneckgarage3784]

Great work guys!! That thing will HAUL at the dirt drags for sure! It also looks great without the side pods - just my opinion. Well done!

[@ghomerhust]

more like a traditional rail. it looks light and sleek

[@culturedredneckgarage3784]

@@ghomerhust Yep, my thoughts as well.

[@bustinyanutz4195]

Side pods would've looked a lot better if the front of the pods were angled back instead of being squared off

[@an04ker]

We all know those sidepods were coming off the moment John “welded” them on 😂

[@Calvinhayes37]

Thank god they was ugly

[@rya3190]

I feel a little bad, he was sooo excited...Ah, well.

[@Buck1954]

Could do with some blast fenders to keep their heads from receiving rocks and mud to the back of the head.

[@RaisingLionsNotSheep]

They need to be a lot smaller

[@shawngoldsberry747]

Don't eat the tide pods, but if you hungry there's plenty of cotton candy in the attic.

[@handiman5001]

Good first run guys, John is becoming a very good narrator and commentator.His editing is improving as well. Nice to see Ike and Charles working on the projects, can't wait to see this beast on the straight track

[@amccomie]

Great stuff as usual guys, the engine sounds healthy. A lil advise : fiberglass is a cheaper & lighter option to the sheet panels. If you're up to it, you already have the templates, why not try a few fiberglass panels (might make for good content) plus you might learn a thing or 2. Greetings from the Caribbean Trinidad & Tobago Tony #Toescustoms 🤘

[@normanshute7162]

Looking forward to seeing you guys restore that Opel GT. Living in So Cal I have the opportunity to see everything from rolling wrecks to pristine restored cars on the road.

[@tjnucnuc]

I thought that’s what it was. No one really knows about the GT. A decade ago you could still find decent ones for cheap but now they seem near impossible to find.

[@dominicrichardson5546]

I can't wait for it too, it's been teasing me sitting in the background of videos for ages. I was getting worried that they'd never make a video of it.

[@FizzaMC]

Charles is a legend and don't let the nugget make you second guess yourself young fella. Nugget is a guy that will always know more than any person in any situation, young Chuck keep up the great work mate 👍

[@karldavies2954]

Wednesday is my new favourite day, loving the progress being made. Sounds so damn cool too. Can't wait to see this going full tilt.

[@DatMadeMehDay]

I really like the Charles time-lapse & music. 👌

[@HighlandViking78]

Sand, dirt and asphalt, need to call it the Triumph triple threat, love this build

[@hurtigehenning6962]

Stoked for the Opel GT project!

[@wadetyler5056]

That engine sounds really gooood! Can’t wait to see a full power pull!

[@Yohosun]

Rest in peace Jeb 🌳 the seat cushion . Lol Mr Charles take it easy .

[@matthewella8280]

that clutch and cover is just like the 2010 r1 big bang they are a pain to get back on right and for it to pull right for the clutch and cable

[@cafn8ed74]

4:21 the face that says "Uh, oh, I think we just melted some metal on the lens."

[@snjert8406]

I really enjoyed the segment with calm music and time lapses!!

[@llEverydayCarnivorell]

I’m sitting in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on my sailboat binge watching your episodes! Always entertaining! Thanks for breaking the boredom! s/v Carnivore

[@slamboy66]

Those welds look like you were holding a baby dragon and you told it "Sneeze Here" 🐲🐲🐲

[@larrycarlston4044]

In all seriousness, I think John should pay to send Charles to a few welding classes.

[@simonh5110]

When will there be another video on this thing??? It’s rad!

[@Bartskarts]

And that's the last time we ever saw the rail

[@benrials8010]

The extra time you have for editing with the new format really shows in this video. Very well done, good content and good edit! Keep up the good job👍

[@quartzcyanis]

boy i love the sound of those triumph 3 cyl engine

[@bryduhbikeguy]

Thank you for caging the driver area.We want you around for a Long time.(Plus most tracks will pass you for 'tech').It sounds Mean,and looks Lean and ready to Rip!

[@theaccidentalhomesteader3246]

Another wonderful addition! I look forward to a new episode every week!! Thank you so much!!!!

[@jacobthornock317]

That was some quick speed on Charles part once he saw the fire😅

[@geoffburrill9850]

Good first run, Ike is the man to test drive a machine, finds any weaknesses in a project.

[@peterland7388]

It seems to have all the ‘get up and go’ needed to be dangerously fun. Perfect! The clutch has obviously been enthusiastically over-stressed in the past...which is evidence of a misspent youth...so it has the correct history and family lineage to be a great power plant. Seems you guys have all the right ingredients for excellent things to come. Best wishes from your Northern neighbours!

[@renrogers78]

Charles don't feel bad as everyone does make mistakes, but like you said at least you got it on video. Keep up the great work you guys do and keep up the great content you guys do. Love from Albany Creek Queensland Australia 🇦🇺

[@markjohnson1688]

I am so glad that you took the big funky sides off of the rail. It looks much better. Now it needs a cars and camera wrap on it. It’s looking good.

[@largelarry2126]

Clutch, slicks and a drag strip is the best combo.

[@kongjr8319]

I am subscribed and have been for over 6 years. Love your content great progress. I haven't gotten notice of your videos nor are they coming up in my subscribed list. I only found the videos in my suggested videos. I'm not a fan of the new algorithm or what ever bs they are doing. Thank y'all for all the entertainment and great info and ideas!!

[@Tarry_Plaguer]

Make sure the correct "Bell" is set up in your subscription. It should have what look like parenthesis around it. If it is just a bell, then you will only get an email. If it has a line through it you won't get any notification at all. I am getting notified every time myself, so I can vouch for it working. Can pretty much count on something every Wednesday.

[@dantekazanjian8677]

I feel like that thing would look sooo good with a top fuel looking wing on the back!!

[@peterchristlieb]

You guys are still my heroes after years of KZbin, I still love watching your videos. John, I noticed your comment on the old CB750s, a friend of mine still has an unrestored rider 69 or 70 CB750 that runs like a top. I believe he still has his CR500 as well, damned thing was and still is the baddest oil burner I’ve ever seen. I’ve had an XL350, XL200, Voyager12, Vulcan 2000 (heavy but a torque factory on wheels) CB550, a beautiful CB750A if you know about the hondamatics (Excellent machine) a later pre nighthawk CB650SC and a slew of Japanese bikes before I got into V-Twins. Anyway Soichiro Honda San’s favorite of all the early accordion 4s was the 72-74 CB350 Four. The twin actually made a couple more horses at lower rpm’s and weighed less but he felt you were more one with the machine with the Four, it had a higher powerband, smoothness like nothing else, a 10,000 rpm redline and was built as a street bike to honor the race winning 350. It was a riders bike. The man was a genius. Anyway, useless information to most but an interesting story. Always love seeing you, Ike and Charles, doing what you love to do and hopefully making a living doing it. God Bless and keep on making folks happy doing the things you do. I really want to know what the plan is for the Opel on the rack, I used to watch a guy at Bakersfield run an odd fire 4.3 based Chevy V6 in one that sounded awful but ran like 8.90s with 1 four barrel. Sorry for being long winded, Frosty…

[@simpsonhomerenovations]

I can’t wait for the 660 ft time! I freaking love this thing!

[@trojan6530]

The rail sounds AWESOME....

[@lonestarracingenginesgokar2202]

Y'all are awesome!! Can't wait to meet you guys at PATE!!

[@Robert-ni6ut]

Glad to see that the opal is going to be coming up soon thanks Ike

[@johnny22single99]

ABSOLUTELY -----> AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!. 🙂

[@garyclarke534]

now you guys are rippin, great test, we call that a shake down, because stuff always falls off.

[@geecee4]

AWESOME!! Can’t wait to see what it can do. Great job guys!! Added comment too soon, that mushroom take was hilarious!!! 😂

[@peterherrington3300]

The one I've been waiting for . Best & fastest build yet ❤

[@tstricklin4808]

First test Dr = r n d ,research & development ,awesome build guys

[@augustinasdarguzis2307]

Good work guys! I think you should stick some noise reduction pads on those side panels so it doesn't make that rattle noise while riding. After all good project. Nice to see it finally moving under its own power. 👍🤟

[@Jalen_Knight8526]

This thing is wicked! Keep up the extra long videos guys. Y’all are the best entertainment out there. Stay safe and God Bless

[@JefferyPrice]

Hallelujah! Finally lol a project lol love it guys!

[@TheSonofruss]

The look on Charles’s face when he turned to look at the camera was funny

[@rockydennis4497]

Holy crap,that thing sounds so good fellas!!!That engine is strong!!

[@davidshiveley4508]

You guy's kill me!😂...great stuff as usual!

[@VirginiaMaker]

I came home to the patches I ordered ( which look awesome btw) and a new video!

[@markmorrow3250]

Owning a Triumph 955 sprint and having ridden many miles with other Sprint, Daytons and other 955 bikes, it is fun to hear the sound coming out of your project. The 955 has a very wide torque range. But the engine really comes alive around 3500 rpm and starts to flatten out around 7 or 9 k, depending on the version you have. My Sprint loves to trot along between 70 and 120 mph. They were not the fastest things out there by any means, but very rider friendly, and a blast to ride.

[@jasonbirch1182]

You still need to triangulate the front with some bars or at least a vertical or two on the sides. If one of you lose it and hit in the front it's collapsing and it can crush your feet or skewer you with a folding 6ft long piece of tubing.

[@robgto7051]

bingo!

[@TylerDuysen]

if they get in a crash that bad ther gonna die or get seriously injured anyway what your suggesting is a waste of time and wont look good theyve accepted the responsibility of driving this just leave it at that

[@TylerDuysen]

nevermind im assumin you mean a x or v brace underneath in the middle then that would make sense i thought ya meant off the side or something

[@jasonbirch1182]

@@TylerDuysen I don't think you understand how a tube chassis/roll cage works in a race car. The area you are sitting in, including your feet, needs to stay intact and the rest of the car/cage crumples/bends to absorb energy in the crash. There needs to be uprights (and a cross brace really) on the sides beyond their feet to keep the sides from smashing and bending whichever way the force takes them. There is a good 6 feet at least of tubing top and bottom with zero support and much of their legs are in that zone. In a frontal impact which will probably have some side forces as well, it's going to turn that 6 ft tube into a Z and the front is going to impale them and/or fold over possibly with an ankle or whatever in there. Look at guys walking away from top fuel dragster crashes at 300mph or any nascar, sprint car ECT that go on wild rides and walk away. This 100hp go kart isn't going to be running numbers that should make it lethal to crash in with a little forethought and design consideration. Find a pic of a Jr dragster frame online. That's how it should be built. This isn't a yard kart. "It'll be fine" doesn't apply here. Ike is a moron if you haven't figured that out. John has no experience besides following along with Ike and Charles is probably telling them the same thing I am off camera(I hope).

[@vinylexperience77]

You would think over the years the build quality would be better? Look at the welds and the sheet metal and over all quality of this build. I would not get in and drive this abortion.

[@corbinhinkle6132]

This channel used to frustrate me with all of the hack-job fab. Glad to see some improvements

[@JacobWalker-v9d]

My favorite build ❤

[@kriskersey9927]

You could get a Pingel electronic shifter. Or an Electric over Air shifter. They both interrupt the ignition to allow the forced shift without using a clutch. Shift into first gear with clutch pulled in at the line and every shift after that you just push a button and it shifts one gear at a time, every time you push the button.

[@RC_Trailblazers]

Otherwise known as a recluse clutch.

[@shawnmann1781]

Definitely the way to go I know some who had an air shifter on aa wicked fast sporty

[@PaulThomas-qo9vy]

Nice first shakedown, lots of fire in that dragon, certainly! Hope the fix is quick & cheap. One irritating thing is the panel noise, Holy Mackerel!How about that DynaMat dampening sticky sheets & or stiffener ribs rivited underneath (or both!) Sometimes the conversation & engine were drowned out by the banga-te-bang of that panel. Great show & great crew! Thanks guys! Paul from S. Central TX.

[@mfree80286]

Quick spritz of bedliner in a couple spots on the inside should be enough to greatly quiet those panels...

[@sandmanbub]

These videos really make me feel good. Look forward to each one 😊

[@jamesbigham9036]

Good morning I am really enjoying this build series and I know that once you guys get everything figured out then you are going to have one fast machine no doubt about it

[@Differentthings2006]

If you've got that part, we'd love to see more of this dragster. BTW great video!

[@anthonyross9276]

Ike quote of the week,"I'll hit it"! Good stuff as always gents!

[@kcav5374]

Love the dragster content & I've been saying build a rear engine car for awhile now. One thing I'd do is probably set the steering up with handle bars and a hand operated cable clutch and a foot shifter as on a motorcycle. My 2 cents. Good luck with that dragster boys !

[@greggo7978]

That looks like the motor that the cross cart would also benefit from. Well done gentleman.

[@RobertByrtus-j9j]

Literally the best yt channel on the app yall are so damn cool

[@primetimeautoperformance2400]

I love this build i weigh 260lbs and on my stock 2000 955i with no wind screen or fairings and i went 11.01 in the 1/4 this thing is going to be wicked

[@lloydbaker7099]

Looking great guys

[@davewarrender2056]

Looking good!!!. Give it a killer paint job. Probably my fave of all your projects. Keep them coming

[@Philc231]

A throw back Don the snake purdome tribute .

[@Foshomoto]

Cr

[@brettsfishingdiaries]

Being from a bike, clutch only needed for pulling away and dropping down gears, not needed to go up the gears, just blip the throttle

[@mattharvey2031]

That thing sounds really good!

[@joshvandruff1790]

I think a removable steering wheel wouldn’t be a bad idea for this. I love it. Keep up the good work! 🤘🏻

[@RearEngineShop]

It rips! Sounds so good.

[@rugbyguitargod]

Charles just casually settin shit on fire at 5:17 lmao Also, holy hell that thing is probably the best sounding engine of any of your projects in recent memory!! Sounds like a really hot Porsche engine

[@Slane583]

Judging from that blob of orange rtv on the side of that engine casing I wouldn't be surprised if this thing was horsed on by the original owner when it was still in bike form. When people have these big displacement bikes they drive them like they stole them. Especially if they're a fast sporty model. This thing was already damaged you guys just gave it the final KO. On another note I'm really liking the longer videos. There's more content to enjoy and you guys seem to be having more fun. Nothing worse than stressing yourselves out from being over worked. :)

[@Jeeg_Quebec_CAN]

Nice video!! Can't wait for some more challenges/races/mini-mini mayhems/CaC GPs too!! 🤘

[@jaxom2051]

Great video guys. Can't wait for the opel GT. The poor man's corvette

[@k.beeler4240]

I noticed the Opal GT sometime ago. I had a 69 GT years ago and I loved that thing, 1.9 with dual side draft Weber carbs and a four speed... Parts was an issue back then, It had transmission problems and no transmission shop would help me. Wish I had kept it because now we have the internet....

[@draggonhedd]

Hey for that kind of center-push clutch, you can cut a hole on the outside center of the cover (exposing the pushrod end) and bolt on half of a single-piston brake caliper and use that to actuate the clutch pushrod. Easy way to convert to hydraulic clutch. Ive seen some of the taiwanese motorcycle racers convert from cable clutch that way.

[@jasonbirch1182]

It's a pull type, which is one reason it got broken. But over pushing on one is bad also.

[@ashermorales8276]

For being in its “early stages” this thing is sick and I’m super pumped to see how far this build will go

[@gorgosanma]

Man that thing sounds great!

[@russcole5685]

Those panels are drumming like made. Need some cross folds in them to dampen. But awesome build guys. That thing is absolutely nuts

[@henryswan6755]

Super awesome!! The roll cage gives me sprint car vibes you gut should definitely try to build one of those in the future 👍

[@banzaipowersports]

Ya gotta make sure there's freeplay on the clutch cable. If there's constant pressure on the lever, loading the pushrod it'll heat up (bluing)and......well.... The max arm travel is 1/2-3/4" Keep up the great work guys!

[@jasonz7788]

Awesome thanks 👍

[@cambridgemart2075]

I love the fact that Triumph fitted a clutch cover cover!

[@aldenschwarze6289]

AWESOME BUILD..👍👍😁😁😁

[@ericd6781]

Consider using an idler sprocket for your tensioner instead of the roller skate wheel. Less bounce/vibration in the chain.

[@randall1959]

You put the right rear tires on that thing and you've got yourself one hell of a mud dragster. Time to find some muddy bottom land for a drag strip.

[@matthewholland3553]

I love yalls stuff I just with yall posted more... please

[@jonathanbyrd-sc6og]

That sounds sooo good!!

[@moosestanggang]

Keep it coming!

[@ericwilkinson9447]

Love that Opel GT in the background

[@neonnerd1364]

Man I can't wait to see this thing flying down a drag strip.

[@budddove6480]

A Recluse clutch would be super sick in this thing. This build is my favorite so far, looks good, sounds good, and I guarentee it'll rip. Id love to see a big sand drag wing on it. Great job guys.

[@erichsteinhagen4173]

Loving It!!!!

[@paulpetty3331]

Isaac!!!!? Big ol foot😂😂😂😂😂😂 least it broke at the shop right. N not at a track or on the dirt ie minnie mayhammmm 😂❤❤❤ keep um coming guys,longer vids are great!!

[@1one3_Racing]

Holy hell some.of those welds.... Gap welding in progress....

[@bobmcelver1484]

Word to the wise.......Barnett clutches are bulletproof 👍

[@johnathantaylor2059]

I know I say it a lot but screw the video I was just watching this is top of priority list!!!!! Love you guys keep it up and hope to meet you one day!!!

[@CarsandCameras]

Thanks dude, we appreciate the support! Hope you can make it out to one of our events this spring if it makes sense for ya!

[@jerryzotta4482]

You just named the dragster. The Triple Triple! Hope to see it at the dragstrip soon!

[@azrielstrife2557]

LOL the reaction when the spark hit the lens.