I might be the minority but I absolutely loved this video. Not many folks out there doing bike revives so this is a breath of fresh air. Really great stuff Derek, thank you.

I’m not into bikes but I could sit and watch you load a washing machine for an hour and still be entertained. Best channel on KZfaq.

In my youth I always kept a trusty iron horse as my primary vehicle. Suddenly I found myself a full time single dad. No time or money for riding or maintenance, I lost a piece of myself. 25 years later, and 5 sons grown, I'm looking at bikes and seems like I'm priced out of the game. Love this episode, living vicariously through your exploits once again. I really appreciate you sharing your adventures.

Would absolutely LOVE to have a group ride with all the VGG fans and you @ViceGripGarage Derek. Keep us posted.

Oh my goodness the look on Derek's face when the bike brings the thunder when he's figuring out the wiring.

The fans speak and Derek listen’s!! He asked if we wanted a motorcycle, and here it is. Happy to see this bike getting another chance.

There are 2 tensioners. Inner and outer. The inner cam tensioner wears faster. You need to look at it with a dental mirror. They don't make any noise that you will notice when they are bad. I've had them in the shop with 30k miles and they're worn past the pad down to the metal yet the bike ran fine. Easiest upgrade is hydraulic tensioners. I've changed a few to S&S gear drive.

This video inspired me to get to work on my 2007 Ultra Classic that I have had an issue when shifting and reaccelerating. Just like you said I used all the exact fluids you did and saved a bundle. I then took a closer look and realized the belt from the transmission to the rear wheel had way to much play in it. About 3” to much play letting the belt slip. I took a couple hours and took things apart and tightened the axle bolt and got the belt to the correct specs. I took it for a quick rip and the problem was fixed. I have since out over 150 miles on it with no issues. Thank you so much for this video you have now got me inspired to work on my other projects in the shop.

1 minute and 12 seconds in and just wanted to say how nice it is to click a guys video and see 300k+ views in 17 hours. Our Feller here deserves all the success in the world. Thank you for all you do Derek 👏🏻

I’ve been into motorcycles since I was young, my dad made a homemade chopper in his automotive class at school in the late 80s and he still rides it. I would really like to see you make a series of returning this bike to how it used to be. It was such a beautiful bike before it was butchered.

Great video Derek. Some of my favorite videos you’ve ever done have been the off-the-beaten path ones, like that Ford tractor you got running in the middle of Minnesota winter, this one, or the New Years schoolbus field bombing 😂 Always fun to see you having fun doing something different.

Man, I love all these videos, but this one is one of my favorites! Would love to see more bike episodes. I think since it was your brother's bike and something you've ridden along side of, a new set of tins, wiring harness, and bars would be a perfect way to finish it up. Or throw a turbo on it until the rest of that fluid is nice and shiny.

I'm a motorcycle enthusiast so this made me so happy when it popped up in my feed! Would love if you did more motorcycle recoveries!

Derek’s at his best when he’s bringing something back to life. Enjoyed watching this one for sure!

Derek has me in stitches, cool 😎 as all get !!!

Love this change up!! And REALLY love the long videos!! I swear I could watch you tinker with a golf cart for 3 hours straight and not get bored. Keep up the wonderful content!! You bring joy to so so many people!!

That excited reaction when it fired might be one of the most excited to hear an engine turn over I’ve seen on the channel! Beyond great video, great job Derek.

I'm a motorcycle enthusiast this is a great video. Bike sounds great . good job ,worked at Harley for many years. I would love to see how much life the cam chain tensioners have left. for the dead spot in the throttle, try testing the throttle position sensor. thanks for all your great content 👍

This episode made me smile from start to finish. Hubby is a long time rider, owned more bikes than cars and can recall each bike he's owned, plus the regret sales 🤦, was even a motorcycle courier in Sydney for a few years, yup, still owns two bikes and brings him joy each time he goes wind shopping. (I like cars, a heater and comfort 🤷). You always make me giggle, great job, personally I'd slowly clean this ole girl up and make her sparkle, she's still got it. Thanks for sharing.

So glad to see motorcycle content again, the old video you did WAAAY back Episode 8 is still one of my favorites. Thanks for the motorcycle content for us out here who also ride!

A guy was out on his bike yesterday thinking, gosh darn it would be great to see another vgg motorcycle revival. Here you are answering a guy's riding day dreams!

Just got my '06 Street Bob outta storage from a long siesta, and another state. Thanks for the inspiration and awakening my laugh factory !!!

Is there anything Derek can't fix?? What a legendary mechanic!

I'm a Harley guy, so seeing you take on this project gets me so stoked! Would love to see more bike content from my favorite youtuber. Cheers from Canada!

Absolutely love the motorcycle content! If it was me I’d still check out those cam chain tensioners as their inspection interval is every 25k miles for the Twin-Cams, and the previous “owner” wasn’t exactly nice on the poor machine. You might not hear any chain slap now but with those older spring tensioners once they are metal to metal with the cam chain they will fly apart and all that metal will recirculate through the rest of the motor and it’s toast. I only say this as I’ve done a bunch of cam chest inspections at my shop with motors that sound clean and smooth but were at the brink of tensioner failure till we took a peek at them. Cheers and ride safe ❤

My grandfather left us late 2016, He loved his harleys, Its really hard for me to see or hear them, but I still really loved this video. Thank you Derek

I've had two bikes stolen. One out of my garage and the other out of my living room. Some people are just nasty. I'm talking about bicycles though haha. Never thought it would happen. Now I'm looking for a cruiser motorcycle because I love riding them when I get the chance. That's awesome you guys got that thing back!

Been a Harley rider for many years, Really enjoyed this video! Not sure I would've approached 100 mph with a rotten front tire, but what the hey! Keep up the great videos!!

I’m not a bike guy by any means but that bike was beautiful in its original form and I’d love to see it shine again. Great video to man enjoy watching a lot 😊

i would love to see vice grip do more motorcycles! im 19 and about to start restoring a 1979 honda cb750K as my summer project

Wow this video really makes me appreciate my 04 softail heritage and the excellent condition it’s in. Just a shame what happened to this one.

I'm glad you got the bike back.

I would concur with everyone else that this video was an enjoyable change. If you’re looking for recommendations for what to do with it next, what about a ‘take off’ rebuild series? There is so many ‘take off’ parts for HDs available, I’m sure it would be entertaining to see how many eBay take off parts does it take to get it looking good again? Regardless, thanks for all the great content Derek!

Definitely would love to see it restored to its former glory! Love the bike videos! You do an excellent show!

I've got a 97 Heritage Softail Classic. One of the last of the calibrated fuel leakers. Loved watching you work on this, and loved hearing the backstory.

Great job Derek. I would also love to see more bike recoveries.

Derek. That was excellent. I'm 62 years old and watching this reminds me of when I was a young man riding with my 3 brothers. One of us on any given day would be cobbling something together so we could go riding. Most of our early bikes weren't much prettier than this one! Thanks for the memories!

I swear this man can make anything into a loyal ol rig, I wish I had that kind knowledge and skill!

Derek... I'm a MAYO man myself!! You caught me by surprise with this one and I LOVE IT!!😊 Keep em comin' and we'll be watching!❤

Derek: love the fact that you got the HD running! The wife and I bought H D s back in 2005 when we were 57 , 47 respectively we rode all the time! Unfortunately I contracted a deadly cancer in my left kidney! Which I have been fighting off and on for the last 5 years because of Agent Orange from the time spent in Vietnam! You riding down the road reminded me why I, we have those HDs ! The wind in your face! It’s a feeling that is hard to put into words! If you have not experienced it for yourself! I know you know of what I speak! It’s a great feeling of “ Independence “ ! There it is again “ Independence” what being an American is all about! Thanks for making me feel it again! So far I’ve been fighting the battle against this lousy Cancer! This type of renal cancer is very aggressive! I’ve even had it close to the right kidney fought that off, then last year had it in my pancreas! Fought that off with some of the latest cyber knife photon therapy! So far I’ve been clean for the past year! I get checked every three months with labs, cat scans, and MRIs . If I’m clean with the next sessions of scans I can shift to scans every 6 months! I’m not telling you to illicit sympathy I’m a veteran Marine at 75, retired automobile restoration technician! That’s why I and there are many thousands of people like me that watch your videos! We follow you because your reverence toward this country, the USA , and all the thing the founders of this great country went through to establish a country in which you and I can live in freedom and independence! Your show epitomizes this! Keep up the good work son! We love you and your family show! Some of us like myself live vicariously through them!!! Regards Mad Mike S. …………

Mustard rider here. I'm glad to see you finally get back to working on a motorcycle! It's nearly the time of year where I start riding and watching this got me even more excited to do it again. I don't ride in the winter, and around spring time every year I start thinking about selling my bike, but after the first ride of the year I instantly change my mind. Happens every time. As far as your bike goes, you could do the easy route and just return it back to a decent looking bike, or you could totally mad max the thing, make it safe, reliable and keep it ugly. It stands out like that, and I'm not a big patina guy but that would be pretty slick.

Being broke down in his foot arena I am just happy to see him put out something. There was a lot of humor in this video which is great. God bless you and your family.

I nearly fell over with laughter when you mimicked the sound the ignition made when you first connected the battery because you were dead on with the sound! 😅 you would actually make a great stand up comic. You have the personality to entertain an audience.

What I love about your channel is that you do everything that has an engine you are not a picky guy not a lot of people do what you do Derick you are the best of the best and have the best channel, keep this videos coming you're bound to hit 2 million subscribers very soon good luck to you my funny friend 🤞😜👍

I'm not a bike guy by any means, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Knowing that bike has been to hell and back I'm sure whatever you decide to do with it will be great.

You are the only mechanic that I would ever trust to work on my vehicles. Pure talent sir, I hope to one day have the extensive knowledge on different vehicles and engines that you have. Until then I'll keep watching your magic. God bless and stay safe.

Bike lover here. Glad to see a revival of American iron. Keep it up Derek. Hope to see you on the road sometime whether on a bike or in a vehicle. From Wisconsin here. Keep the shiny side up.

One thing you never want to do with an old Harley it's been sitting for a long time is check the oil and if it's low just dumped oil in it and try to start it up. Cuz there's a really good chance that the oil leaked by the valve from the oil tank and ran into the crankcase. That's why sometimes when you see a old Harley start up it'll shoot oil onto the ground. I had an engine that every drop in that tank ran into the crankcase . Like four quarts. That would have been a mess trying to turn that over with all that oil in there

Love to see this bike redone back to its former glory when your brother had it.

This was right up my alley, so to speak. I'm a gear head through and through. Like you, I've owned many bikes over the years and I really enjoyed this change of pace. You always keep us engaged and entertained so I once again thank you. Keep the wind in your face!

Bikes aren't my strongest side, but I enjoyed this episode still! I haven't got any good suggestions about what to do with this particular piece, but considering the impressive history of it I think it deserves a makeover! Maybe not to stock specks ... just make it look good and be a part of the family again!

Awesome video!!! love that around 26:25 playing with the switch and we see the headlight goes on and off and you are sawing it does nothing hahaha

Thank you! A motorcycle episode! I've watched pretty much all you videos. Soon to be a patron! Keep up the good work, Derek!

Absolutely loved this episode. The story and family connection to the bike is crazy. Definitely would love to see it made yours aka. customize it , doesn't have to be nothing crazy, but a nice paint job and clean up/ finish the maintenance on it, bearings , forks , that kind of thing.... a reliable ride. Thanks as always for bringing us along. Really do love your channel and looking forward to getting to meet you one day at an event.

Thanks for the change of pace with the motorcycle revival. Great back story. As for which side of the road - I'm a mustard guy. Too many cagers will "merge" to your lane next to you when they pass instead of completely passing you before they move over. Gives you somewhere to go when that happens. Too much organic wild animal detritus occupies the mayonnaise side of the road, well - that plus fall dead leaf lubricant, Homer bucket carcasses, and ladder remnants.

Love the video Derek, I would love to see that bike brought back to the condition it was in when your brother had it. Very cool !

Derek, cheers for an awesome bit of motorcycle content! Nothing beats the revival of a bike with a personal connection (your brother), only to have it stolen away, and then recovered and returned to you, after many years, and 30,000+ miles later, holding the secrets of its sordid past! (... is this a content comment, or a film script pitch ⁉) I'd love to see more content on the bike, as you bring it fully back to 100% (in any way you choose👍‼) Keep doing what you do 👍‼

Downright shameful what was done to that beautiful bike. I don't know what your plans are or if it's a financially sound decision, but I'm betting a lot of us would be thrilled to see you restore it to its former glory, paint and all. Whatever you do, we'll be watching and cheering.

Even though I am not a Hardly a Harley fan. I’m glad to see you trying to bring your brothers bike back!

That was a BEAUTY Heritage Softail! It can be again, that is why they are so special. I have been to that Harley dealer out there - but not during the popular leather festival they have there - and you’re right, riding out there is a treat more special than words can do justice to. That is a Fatboy front fender on it, Derek. As for scrapes on the pegs, well, you’re not riding them right if they don’t happen. 😅 That switch behind the headlight on the fork tins was for the passing lamps that used to be on each side of the headlight. My wife has one of these so I have some experience with them. I like the bone rattle of the Dyna line; the Softails all feel like a big puffy marshmallow to me. We are older now so our Softail and Dyna are still here but we lean into our touring models more now. You were given a granpappy of a gift on the it is shiny inside fuel tank. As for the thief messing this bike up… …I’ll just stop at thieves are special kind of stupid. I had a barrel of fun watching you reincarnate this thing.

I learned in the 80"s to ride in the left most part of the lane, so that oncoming traffic could see you, but I agree about the modern "self driving" vehicles, people are too dependent on the technology to be paying attention to what they're actually doing. So I ride center left, now. Better have eyes in the back of your head nowadays. Great story and great storytelling.

I know its been a while but i am just getting to this one. As a Harley MMI graduate and Harley technician for 5 years this is really fun to watch. I would love more bike videos.

Thanks Derek a very pleasant change to something completely different. Cheers as always from the UK.

Love the content! Would be awesome for you to make a custom VGG build out of it, and do it your own custom way! Also would be awesome to have a meet up with followers, and have a big bike cruise!

Glad to see the bike ended up back in your family Derek. I would love to see you restore this bike back to the original condition it was in when it was stolen. Anyways great video as always. Please ride carefully and keep those great videos coming.

Loved this too. I prefer your rescue and drive home videos but this was awesome. I ride the right groove close to shoulder because of texters, like you mentioned.

Just a tip for a Feller, have a foam pad down on the floor where your working, saves on the knees. Great Video. She is almost ready for the open road.

This episode reminds me of helping my dad tinker around with his old Harley when I was a kid around 9 years old. It is so fulfilling to see old iron brought to life and back on the open road again. I currently don't own a bike, but it makes me want to get so I can ride with you, Derek, and maybe a cold snack or two. No dui's 😂. Thanks for the trip down memory lane cause my dad is no longer here, but the the channel and your wholesome family, sir.

Really enjoyed that one Derek! I'm 4 months into rejuvenating a 2007 Harley Street Bob and she's almost there. I'm in the U.K. so parts can be tricky to find, I'm working in a lock up garage with no light or power but seeing you riding down the road on the old '05 gives me the push I need to get her finished. Thank you, and best wishes to you and yours!

I just sold my 1999 Harley Softail Night train witch I bought in year 2000. Have been living in Thailand this time and been driving around with other bikers or alone all these years. Your video reminded me of my bike even if it's a newer model with bigger engine, mine was a 1340 CC (82 cu in). Great video and thanks for sharing.

That's a fun little bike to tool around the roads with, and it is amazing to cruise down I40 down there. Such an awesome feeling to let the air cut through you.

I'd love to see you do a semi/cabover revival 🤔. No substitute for cubes 😊 This is cool tho, always up for something different. Always love your videos, big thanks Derek.

That shot at 51:30 was awesome!! It's funny that we all kind of think of the "Sloppy Midwest mechanic" persona that we all know and love, but the content and production quality, as well as the genuine solid advice, backs it up. Keep up the good work!!

I ride on the left of center lane myself. 2014 Heritage Softail Classic (103, white walls) currently, 30K on this one so far. Amazing that you got it running at all, great job. I would put it back to proper glory.

My 96” ultra had 83k before I had a bigger engine put in. Old engine still ran great, a little tired but never gave any issues.

Love to see a build series of you restoring/building this bike. Great video.

24:23 I jumped just like you did lol! That caught me off guard there was no “BRING THE THUNDER” 😂 for warning, they really went full tweeker on that poor beautiful machine! So cool to see it getting love again, I hope your earth pounder is feeling better! And good luck and the danger ranger in Bristol, I’ll be cheering for you from Commifornia

As an owner of 2 Harleys I can’t tell you how much I loved this episode Derek , I’m half way through and hoping you at least repaint the tins . Thanks mate great way to spend a wet and windy February Wednesday in the UK .

I’m 75 years old and just sold my 2013 Street Glide. Loved the video. Made me a little sad not having mine, but holding it up was getting iffy. Watch out for the crazy texters

Had to go back and watch several bits over again cause Dereck had me in hysterics so often. Probably the most comical episode on the channel. Love it! Keep it up guys.

This was a great video, reminds me a bit of the snowblower videos of the past. Nice to see this bike be revived and live once more!

We need more stuff like this man!

Takes me back to Yuma MCAS , 1974, when I bought my basket case 1967 Shovel head former Georgia State Police Bike! I put it together, got the worn out crank pin replaced, painted it with several friends with a California Kid flame job on gloss black and rode it all over Arizona and later Ohio and Virginia. You’re the best channel on KZfaq Derek! Add to it that you’re a fellow Tennessean and what more could a feller want? Thanks for the transporting experience!

For hand grips, I always use extra-hold hair spray. I raced flat track, motocross, and cross-country enduro. I never once had one slip.

So glad that you were able to recover the bike after so long, good luck on restoring to its original state

Episode really was awesome. Love my 2007 Electra-Glide FLHTC! I am glad that bike found a good home.

I just subscribed to you channel because I love the pro mechanic technical terminology you use in the video! Me being a contractor who rides and am savvy enough to change my own oil and tighten my spokes properly terms like "sprakles" and "sparkulators" help me to understand the more sophisticated phrases you trained mechanic's use when practicing your trade! lol You have a great way about you and are a pleasure to listen to while you work on the bike, I am going to watch you other content, thanks man!

Love to hear the bike's story, and I'm glad it's back in the family! I think of Valvoline VR1 as "Centrum Silver ". It's got all the vitamins and minerals an old boy needs!

We all love you Derek, your the best, you've became a big part of everyone's lives, we're all total strangers but your basically family at this point. 😁

Thanks! Awesome Videos, and HUMAN Authentic. Also, I jumped in my chair when it fired off too! Didn't expect it.

I have a 2007 Heritage Softail. The twincam motors should go about 100,000 miles or more. At 50,000 you should check the camshaft chain tensioners.

Bless your heart Derek, working on a bike without a injury can be aggravating, just shows how much you love your fans!!!! Kudos to you from a fellow bike affectionado with a basement full of old Honda’s😁

I love the bike episodes, being a harley tech (twin cam is the best cam kinda guy), it's fun to see what you're doing that I do a little different. ATF goes in the primary if it's got Barnette clutch or an aftermarket. The atf type f makes the clutch grab better.... anyways a little manual impact and a small Tonya Harding works great for those derby cover bolts! I used em everytime... just in case 😆. LOVE THE VIDEOS KEEP UP THE HARD WORK!!!!

I love how you just went straight from a cold rev to a burnout😂😂 I love you daddy Derek you know my funny bone to well🔥

5 years ago, I bought my first bike…a 2007 Ultra Classic with 47k on the odo. Traded it 2 years ago with 71k on it…on a 2021 Ultra Limited. 2007 was the oldest I wanted to go because of the 96” motor, the 6 speed, and the cam tensioner issue was “resolved”. While I really like the 114” M8, I miss that old Twin Cam barking thru the V&H pipes. It’s sad what that punk did to your brother’s bike. Glad to see you wake it back up.

Another great VGG video! I love the channel.

Hey Derek! Love the channel and that you got this bike back in the road! I’m a police motorcycle officer and instructor up here in Washington State, if you’re ever in the area I’d be happy to show you stuff from the police riding world, cool slow speed turny stuff, tips n tricks, and the whoop whoops… basically just stuff to show off in the tavern parking lot… anyway love the content, hope your foot heals up ok, and left side wheel track all day!

Around here in NC, even 50,000 is considered low miles on a Harley. My dad's 2014 Street Glide has 178,000 miles on the original engine and still runs great. It depends on how you maintain them. Great video man!

I enjoyed this video and you getting this HD back up and running. I had a 2005 Road King for a few years and put almost 20k miles on it. Road it to work almost everyday here in CO. Winter time if temp was above single digits and no snow or ice on the roads I was riding it to work and back. Heated gear was nice the second year for sure. I did a cam swap on it and new tensioners and all. Changed the exhaust head pipes to dresser duals and it was a blast to ride. The wife and I rode it a lot. Now I ride a Tri Glide.

I'd ride with you anytime, Derek! I'm a mustard kind of a guy, so we're a natural fit! Ride safe whatever you ride. Great work as always. Thank you for being so generous with all of us. Greatly appreciated!