Can I Fix This $1000 RM125 That Won't Shift?

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Back in May, Levi blew up his RM125. We attempted to fix it, but after reassembling the bike it would only shift into first and neutral. I bought the bike from Levi for $1,000, and this video documents my struggles bringing the bike back to life. When I bought the bike, I agreed to the stipulation that Levi gets to ride the bike again before I sell it. Stay tuned to see Levi shred this bike one last time.
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Chapters:
0:00 Backstory
1:43 Engine Removal
2:55 Engine Teardown
4:23 Transmission Inspection
5:23 Will it Shift?
6:15 Further Disappointment
7:18 Looking Elsewhere
8:33 Figured It Out
9:25 Brakes and Forks
11:57 Actually Figured It Out
13:58 Security Footage
15:25 Reassembly
17:16 It Shifts

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@sk8er2420 6 ай бұрын

For the sake of any Dirtbike, DO NOT LET LEVI TOUCH A WRENCH

@Exeniore 18 сағат бұрын

@ChaseBuiltBikes 6 ай бұрын

I can feel the pain in the video 😂😂 I’ve done the same stuff. When it comes to things like transmission, it’s easy just to jump right to the worst conclusions vs the easy stuff. Glad you got it figured out without sending the bike into a lake 😂😂

@jtgross2324 6 ай бұрын

As an amateur engine builder I really enjoyed watching the trouble shooting and overall process, thanks for sharing man!

@brianmcclintock1194 6 ай бұрын

having recently found the channel , and being a fan of camerons work... its great to see a fresh approch to bike overhauls , love the production , information and the overall feel of the channel and content .. keep up the good work buddy !!

@johnlee8523 4 ай бұрын

I did that once on my Mustang. Spent many hours pulling my hair out trying to figure out a no start all for it to be the stupid safety switch for the clutch. Live and learn!

@jared5594 6 ай бұрын

As a technician, I feel the midnight small problems that cause hours of pain... I laughed and nodded when you found it.

@jeffstrongman7889 6 ай бұрын

I’m 50 now and have a bad heart so I’m a big XR guy now but when I was your age I was just like you guys always out rippin my two strokes. Great channel, glad I found it.

@KincadePavich 6 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with ripping an XR! Classic and bulletproof! Thanks for the support.

@giovas1812 4 ай бұрын

I had the pleasure of riding a xr600r and i can say xrs are some of the best bikes when it comes to 4strokes in my opinion

@mikehudge78x 6 ай бұрын

Great Great video ( as are all of yours ) I have been rebuilding bikes since the early 80s and can say I've been in the same situation more than I care to admit 😮 and have learned from each one !!! Thank you for sharing all your experiences with us A++++

@markrice2821 6 ай бұрын

You can always tell a good mechanic. When they take the bike for a test ride and use all four fingers to pull in the clutch! Great job and video!

@Danman1972 6 ай бұрын

The suzuki DR350 had an similar issue. The ratchet set up for the shifter mechanism was the roughly the same other than the to capture it all in there was a bolt that went into the drum was a 12 mm bolt with a 6mm thread on the end. It would shear leaving the thread in the drum. Happened to mine. I had to drill that out of the drum and replace it. When I put it back together I had the same issue. I found that detent lever and little wheel you showed were bent and the wheel would not roll and made shifting hard. Through a dedicated internet forum (way before the days of facebook or youtube) a lot of folks had the same issue. Apparently when the bolt would shear it wadded up that little lever and wheel. I flattened mine out on the back of the vice and got that wheel rolling and never ended up replacing it because it worked correctly for until I sold it several hundred hrs later.

@GuerdonOutdoors Ай бұрын

This video saved my life, not in the sense I was missing a washer but I just got back from a weekend of riding, and somehow my shift lever slightly bent inwards from hitting something and caused the lever to hit the bottom of the case and I couldn't figure out why I was unable to upshift into second gear I remembered watching this video about when it first came out and it dawned on me that the lever was hitting the case. I slightly bent it back out and spent the rest of the weekend ripping the trails!

@brettmerillat4323 6 ай бұрын

I have a 2002 rm 125, and I had the same problem with the shift lever up a couple splines after I completely overhauled it, I ended up splitting the cases again and replaced shift forks, and looked into the shifting mechanism. I was so relieved and pissed that the shift lever out of a adjustment was the problem 😂

@kenwolfe5697 6 ай бұрын

I literally LOL’d. You got a new sub. Thank you for the humility. I’ve done similar things. My mind will evaluate the more complicated before examining the simple. I’ve never seen a shifter do that either and I’m willing to bet I would have gone down the same path. You did replace some stuff that needed it, so there’s that.

@KincadePavich 6 ай бұрын

Haha glad you enjoyed the video and welcome to the channel!

@diyjeff1838 6 ай бұрын

Nice work. The main point is the problem waa solved. And you gained knowledge along the way. Time is never wasted ...it's experience.

@wyaspence 6 ай бұрын

As always, great video Kincade!

@RealSuburbanCowboy 5 ай бұрын

I never matters what was actually the issue, resolving it is what really matters. Great job sticking to it.

@lucasgray3945 6 ай бұрын

Dunno if I have ever seen a more relatable video. When I first started working on bikes, I forgot the sump plug crush washer and the plug protruded into and jammed the transmission. My Dad and Grandad helped me split the cases which was an absolute mission. All because I forgot a mm thick crush washer.

@jasonjavelin 6 ай бұрын

This made me feel slightly better about getting to the trails after getting my KDX running great...and the clutch completely failing lol. Pretty sure it was on its way out anyways as the clutch basket ended up being pretty notched. Now to do my first clutch job hahahaha

@ETAGRAFFITI 6 ай бұрын

Glad to find this channel, knowledge and good bikes

@zachman6598 6 ай бұрын

Loved the video. Keep up the great content, can't wait to see you and Levi ripping the rm!

@KincadePavich 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! May be a while, but the day will come!

@pbscorn4013 6 ай бұрын

This was a great help with me putting a 2002 rm 125 transmission together

@Unqualified2ride 6 ай бұрын

Good stuff as always man ❤️

@tj_altekruse317 6 ай бұрын

Similar experience. I started a rebuild on a 2002 kx 250 last year and could not figure out why I was having a shifting issue. Split cases twice and eventually gave up on it and sold it cheap. 😢 Gotta check everything!

@phatheadracingmx 6 ай бұрын

I’m about half way through. Excited for the conclusion

@ODRoach 6 ай бұрын

hahahaha I freaking love this video for so many reasons. Such good content!

@GNX157 6 ай бұрын

If you ever need to emergency reuse copper crush washers, you can take and re anneal them with a torch. Heat them up until glowing and let them cool. They will regain their soft crush properties again. If they have grooves in them you can try and polish them out using very fine sand paper on a hard flat surface.

@brettlaage9687 6 ай бұрын

Everyone who wrenches on their own stuff needed to see this. We have all been there almost certainly more than once even.

@fastfran87 6 ай бұрын

Espero que el traductor te ayude con esto. Gran trabajo!! Eres un gran mecánico. Demuestras cómo traer a la vida motos que parecían chatarra. Me encanta tu canal, tus vídeos tienen algo....pese a los problemas que encuentras, son relajantes. Me encanta el formato: start to finish. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@4th Ай бұрын

Brooo music is tight ! Your Y fav wrencher on YT🎉

@Declan_conlan 6 ай бұрын

12:58- I thought I fucked up my bike once because I inserted my kick start the same and it kept hitting my pipe. Good on you dude, plan on doing the same thing (I’m 15) and your a massive help by teaching me a ton!

@cbadnc9040 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

@MintWorxTv 6 ай бұрын

Amazing video brother! I enjoyed this one…!

@Colion2028 6 ай бұрын

I wish i had such friends. Great video

@Trashcan321 6 ай бұрын

i remember that all too well. both my RM125s blew second gear and had to replace the shifter forks in the bottom end

@faceyourfear.getfree. 6 ай бұрын

holy shit..i had a quite similar story on my SIMSON. nice you could find the problem and this baby shifts like new. greetings from germany!

@MattSpears 6 ай бұрын

Dang that was a rollercoaster! Sheeeeesh!!!!

@Mr10usdad 6 ай бұрын

Great video!

@aixpert291 6 ай бұрын

Well, you’ve earned a subscriber with this one. What a interesting problem! I really enjoyed watching you figure it out.

@KincadePavich 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed, welcome to the channel!

@ReignFPV 4 ай бұрын

wish i could ride but my there aren't' any areas with spots to ride, also love the calendar you have

@GordintheNorth 6 ай бұрын

I used too much loctite on my shift drum bolt on an 85 CR250 once. It would hit fourth gear and lock solid. The bolt was walking out and making contact with the side case.

@ronniewelch7817 6 ай бұрын

Subbed bro 🤘🤘🤘dig the channel this is my very first video of your look forward to seeing what more you can do. Very entertaining

@KincadePavich 6 ай бұрын

Welcome to the channel!

@jarronmciver2199 6 ай бұрын

this makes me feel better about some of the bonehead things I have overlooked in the past😂.. great video.

@walterdemo2895 6 ай бұрын

Geez...have a weird gear box issue gotta deal w soon too. Spin wheel forward jumps into gear. Spin wheel backwards it's fine & very hard to get into neutral

@haydengraham5709 6 ай бұрын

I used to have a 2002 RM125, and, I did want the lever a touch higher, and discovered this issue 20 years ago. So when I saw your video, I thought "I wonder if he checked for case clearance?!!"

@user-nt8vv3xh9n 6 ай бұрын

Best rebuilds ever

@andysmith2792 6 ай бұрын

After you showed the lever, I went straight to the comments. Gladly, It looks like everyone has gone easy on you. I have to admit when you were talking about washer thicknesses and then showed a slightly distorted arm I was thinking this must be more fundamental. Don’t worry though, I’m not trying to be superior. I had a similar problem changing crank seals on a 2T. After 2 attempts I paid KTM to do a full rebuild. I never did know what I was doing wrong. PS, I’m a Chartered Engineer. It happens to us all.

@reillyross4616 6 ай бұрын

i bought a 1993 rm 125 today. my first ever bike

@oXWPIATHS 6 ай бұрын

Hello from Greece 🇬🇷 brother!! Goo luck...😊

@martinbone2889 3 ай бұрын

Had the same bike its a fantastic 125cc to ride..wish i can get one now.

@joelboutier1736 4 ай бұрын

That's just how it is sometimes... u get so focused on one thing that it blinds you to the issue at hand.

@dewalddelange3347 6 ай бұрын

Hi I love your videos. I’m building my RM 125 2004 model had to remove all the gears as well, where can I get the manual for the bike? My first time rebuilding the gears on a bike. Thank you.

@paulbudford 6 ай бұрын

A right pain to get to the bottom of. But you fixed it. 👌

@Kotheegoat 6 ай бұрын

I had almost the same problem on a 05 crf 250 scared the crap outa me cuz I was like 14 and had a very tight budget and thought a fricked up the transmission and was gonna run outa money

@SuperGod_YT 6 ай бұрын

I love the part how Levi beat Kincaid with the rm Rm army for life

@jonphotos8631 6 ай бұрын

Always check the most simple thing first!!

@envydon1135 3 ай бұрын

My 97 kx 125 was stuck in first turns out it was a little tiny shaving from my warn out clutch basket stuck in the fork not allowing it to extend all the way new clutch basket cleaned the shift fork good to go

@ThatYZ125Kid 6 ай бұрын

I had a similar experience with my YZ when it got stuck in first gear and it wouldn’t shift I think it’s gotta be the transmission

@Brenden_Hobbs 6 ай бұрын

bro this is me in the predicaments i get myself into

@TheRealSebastion 6 ай бұрын

Hi skincare I don’t know if you would be able to answer this but have you ever rethreaded a oil drain bolt because mine is stripped and I don’t know if it’s possible for someone to do and was just curious to see what you would know about it

@kian4429 6 ай бұрын

i literally had the same problem when i first got my rm 125 i was freaking out til i put the shifter back lmao

@benburton8463 6 ай бұрын

I had rm125 with gearbox problems. I had it apart so many times and so did other people. Problem never went away. So sold it and guy who brought it still hasnt fixed it! Honestly put me of rm for life

@treybird893 6 ай бұрын

This old school RM125 has me thinking... you're like Jason from the Disney hit film "motocrossed"

@Joshmxandmtb 6 ай бұрын

I love ur videos

@mtbbaz 6 ай бұрын

Hahaha the final problem just makes the video better

@brighamprice4630 6 ай бұрын

I had an idea what if before installing the crank you put the piston so you didnt have to rosk dropping it? It would be wild if you built the shiftless kart and then it just starts shifting😅😅😅

@patrickbrink5023 6 ай бұрын

I watched the whole thing abd thought hey is the shift lever hiting case. 😂😂

@thetwostrokerebuilder 6 ай бұрын

Done a a lot of these rm125s stuck in gear or only a couple. Shift drum gets a wear spot in it and fork gets stuck

@isaiah717 6 ай бұрын

That’s was funny I’m somewhat of a Levi myself haha. I’m wondering why aren’t you a factory team mechanic.🍻just picked up one of these on the craziest trade.

@andrewjoseph3421 6 ай бұрын

is there any chance you could ever do a fully in depth torque specs and all tutorial to rebuild an rm 125 motor i have a 2005 im about to do a top and bottom on over the winter and theres no in depth videos

@KincadePavich 6 ай бұрын

I would highly recommend buying a service manual! They have detailed instructions, torque specs, everything you need to rebuild your engine. Unfortunately no, I will not be making a full RM125 engine build tutorial anytime soon.

@Crazylumberjack 6 ай бұрын

What engine stand do you use when you build your engines?

@nolansmith1211 6 ай бұрын

Aw yes the rm125, a bike im very familiar with since i blew mine up every other week

@timothyhackett7372 6 ай бұрын

Hey bro i have an rm125 as well. Mine gets jammed into gear some times and fully willnot shift our of that gear. What do you rekon would cause that ??

@barondugger 6 ай бұрын

I know how you felt. Not that I've ever assembled an entire built Honda XL453 stroker and then realized I forgot the oil gallery pipe. Nope, never done that before. At least you haven't put a bike back together and wonder why it won't move no matter what gear it's in... because you forgot to put on the chain. I was only 13 years old at the time though.

@kristoffervekterli4620 6 ай бұрын

How can du Get the tork to avery thing on a rm 250 1998

@dominocweber9763 6 ай бұрын

Loose carb = extra air and running lean. I thought it sounded like it had an air leak when you started it

@MotoSly 6 ай бұрын

I laughed sooooo soooo hard with the shifter !!!

@rockman49er 6 ай бұрын

A friend of mine after a top end rebuild got to the track kicked it over forever didn't get to ride and the next day I asked if he checked the plug I was only joking and he checked and sure enough lol not as bad as this though 😮 lol good content 😅

@Loppi31 6 ай бұрын

You have to build an old 2t and Supermoto it, would be freaking cool

@brentgriffiths398 6 ай бұрын

I did the exact same thing on my first ever 03 rm125 build lol. I was so annoyed

@wyaspence 6 ай бұрын

The singing at 11:18 😂 😂

@zackk695 17 күн бұрын

I see all these guys on KZfaq and FB rebuilding motors and transmissions without doing the measurements. The math is the most important thing. They equipment has to be dead on accuracy to work it’s best. Get all the measurement tools the pros use and learn by the book what the measurements should be. Breaking all that stuff down and not measuring is like a builder building a house with no tape measure. It’s insane

@SalvationandRestoration 6 ай бұрын

13:03 🤣🤣🤣🤣 My MF shifter was hitting the MF case!!!! You cracked me right up!

@dyllangrimm2779 2 ай бұрын

Mind stuck in fourth gear it won't shift down and won't shift up. Not sure what's the problem.

@dimarschreurs2429 6 ай бұрын

whoooo a big 2 stroke

@drewmatthews4559 6 ай бұрын

😅😅😅 dude we have all been there. Lol. I'm crying right now. Hahaha.

@milesmclaughlin8782 6 ай бұрын

i had a bike that the shifter wasnt tight so it had almost same problems

@josefranciscoperniasanchez7824 6 ай бұрын

eres un crack fran desde españa forever look

@heavenlysheephugshuggingfo1505 3 ай бұрын

The r standes for race

@randycassidy198 6 ай бұрын

11:15 earned my like

@KincadePavich 6 ай бұрын

Gotta jam to some Miley every now and again

@Balazs001 Ай бұрын

Is the upper triple clamp on backwards? 11:13

@stevencrosland581 6 ай бұрын

I think you should be a good friend and just charge your friend for the parts and maybe do a surprise video and gift it bk to him only right seeing as it wasn’t completely messed up 👍🏻

@08superbee 6 ай бұрын

I have a 2001 rm125 but I have a Eric gore 144 bore kit does anyone know where I could get a piston an ring for it I’m new to bikes

@bananabrooks3836 6 ай бұрын

New clutch basket? There are grooves in those fingers.

@KincadePavich 6 ай бұрын

New used clutch basket

@Rokynutz 6 ай бұрын

I have to ask, I know that the Park Tool MTB stand is for, well, MTB. Would you recommend someone to find a MTB stand just for fork work? I mean, it looks like it's a really nice helper in the garage. BTW, if a person has been riding long enough with clapped out equipment, bent shifters have caused a lot of issues over the years. lol

@barondugger 6 ай бұрын

It's great to have because you can use it to work on your bicycles too.

@Factory928AC 6 ай бұрын

You got new parts! 😂😂😂😂

@vankuikendavid8453 6 ай бұрын

did you put that crusty clutch basket back in the bike had some nasty grooves?

@KincadePavich 6 ай бұрын

No, I showed the basket I replaced it with in the video

@dubbyclaps 6 ай бұрын

hey i need you help i have a yz85 that im missing a coupke bolts for and i need a place to get the oem bolts do you know where i can get them on a budget

@KincadePavich 6 ай бұрын

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