Honda CB500 Barn Find - Will it run?

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6 жыл бұрын

In this video we got my old CB500 running after sitting for almost 40 years. You will see this bike on the channel again at some point but stay tuned for our next big project unveiling.
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@highlysuggestible861 4 жыл бұрын

Honda certainly know how to build a starter motor.

@majormassenspektrometer 4 жыл бұрын

Honda the best.

@aaronwallace8397 3 жыл бұрын

No shit, that’s what I was thinking all video. Makes me feel a lot better about how I’ve treated mine.

@roberthocking9138 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe you haven’t got a sonic cleaner. Essential in my opinion for carbs in this condition especially . Nice bike, I recently did a ground up on one and sold it. Beautiful bikes

@ScottDLR 4 жыл бұрын

That is one good looking old bike. I had a CB 350-four. My buddy's Suzuki 450 blew it doors off until we hit top end. Then the 350 would slowy pull ahead. The 4 cyl Honda's were sweet engines.

@timmytool1231 4 жыл бұрын

Back in 72 my bride to be rode a Honda 450 all around 3 western states, never missed a beat, it would kill me today! Nice job and brings back memories of all my tinkering and 56 years of riding.

@ephraimgarrett4727 2 жыл бұрын

Bought a new CB500 in June, 1972. It was a great starter bike -- easy to learn on, and fun to ride.

@erikeggenbakstad 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, she runs! My first big bike I rode was a CB500, back in early eighties. Been a while but I will never forget the power it had! Awesome stuff!

@handyhippie6548 5 жыл бұрын

if i've learned one thing from watching quite a few of your vids, it's that old hondas never die. no matter how forgotten or neglected, show'em a little love, and like sleeping beauty, they'll wake right up and give you a smile.

@vincebrewer4388 Жыл бұрын

Always enjoy this man's thorough approach. It's a great feeling when an old engine bursts into life after decades of silence.

@Hihopeyouhaveawonderfulday 6 жыл бұрын

Please keep the 73’ CB500 original. 🙏 It is too pretty to convert into something it’s not.

@shyyphotography 6 жыл бұрын

nothing is sacred!

@joserantocb750 6 жыл бұрын

You right!

@carburetedseltzer120 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Don't want to see yet another CB Cafe bike...

@W-Will53 4 жыл бұрын

The man can do whatever he damn well pleases with his motorcycle.

@team3383 4 жыл бұрын

This is America - No idea what a classic is ... Just look at all the waste here. Fan, electric lighting when its full daylight, fridge in the garage .... The land of consumption dummies.

@albertoherrera7467 2 жыл бұрын

getting a 80 CB500 tomorrow I'm excited to restore mine back to life me and my dad will have a project to work on together 🙏

@grahamchalk4727 4 жыл бұрын

I had a cb500 in 1985. Lovely bike. Even back then I had someone leave a note on it asking me if it was for sale. Not had that with any other machine.

@Wooley689 6 жыл бұрын

Don't toss the seat pan, strip the old foam off but keep the pan.

@jackandblaze5956 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely. I'm missing the entire seat from a cb550.

@dashing2293 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 71 cb500 same color can't beat that sweet aging

@CensoredVA 6 жыл бұрын

This would be cool as a just a restoration to original instead of a mod. These are neat bikes.

@anthonyangeli256 3 жыл бұрын

All the CBs were very good bikes.I have an '80 750c & I absolutely love it. Way way more than my sportster!!

@taddostendorf4173 2 жыл бұрын

Bought a CB400F new back in 76, it was a screamer! Tons of fun for a newly married 20 year old, worked at Vetter Fairing at the time. Was going to put one on it, but we had a baby, and I got into the "death wobble " @ 105mph, decided to sell it and got something heavier. Still that bike was a great starter bike, still riding at 65.

@matthines5150 4 жыл бұрын

It’s just nuts to me how these old CBs will most often spring back to life with just a little bit of fettling. New battery and carb rebuild (along with flushing other fluids etc.) will typically have you back on the road right quick!

@mikepierce4739 2 жыл бұрын

It's a Honda. .

@buddieluvsu 4 жыл бұрын

Those Hondas were the most reliable objects

@mthomas8174 6 жыл бұрын

my first vehicle was a 1975 cb 550/4, bought it for 300 bucks. rode it to school and a long time after i graduated. loved that bike.

@dknowles60 2 жыл бұрын

my dad had a cb 550/4 ran great and never broke down

@gettindrunker 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I just scored a 70’s 500 four chopper as a barn find as well. I’m hung between painting the springer front end due to a good bit of surface rust. I want to keep it as original to the 70’s look as possible. These are some amazing motorbikes.

@michaelpond6386 4 жыл бұрын

I bought one new in 73 it was a nice bike. It ran well and I finally sold it to a kid in 78, he tried to semi chop it with some 6” over stock forks and 6 bend pull backs a sissy bar and a fat rear tire. The long story short it eventually killed him. It apparently was very unstable. I had a CB 750 in 1979 and sold it for more than I paid for it to a collector in 1990 those were some solid machines

@mewserino 6 жыл бұрын

Not much I love more than seeing old bikes come back to life. You should've taken some footage of how dirty it was when you got it!

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah really wish I would have done that. It was so bad I wanted to hose it off before I even took it off the truck.

@waynehawes6906 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Taylor. Just fitted one of the 12” shorty mufflers to my 1974 550. Looks great and sounds even better. Thanks for the tip. Wayne.

@David-rx2to 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. A lot of the parts looked very similar to my old CB400F. Brought back a lot of fond memories.

@allanbrogdon7453 5 жыл бұрын

Got a 500 in the 80s tried to go to work got down to 20mph smoking and a dude with a Mohawk hung out the window of a car laughing at me.Fuel leak ran out of ⛽ walked to a station filled a couple of pop bottles with gas and got it to the station.Got home and parked it for good.

@peteraugust5295 4 жыл бұрын

When I got into riding motorcycles at 16 or 17 i quickly went into sportsbikes and could never understand what made all the old folks like those weird looking 30, 40 or 50 year old bikes. Not that I get older I start to realize that at some point in time those where to the young folks back then what a S1000RR or a ZX10R is for the boys today, and that is freaking cool. Just recently I saw some pictures of someones first motorcycle tour. Germany to Italy in 1979, on 250 two-strokes. Seeing those guys 40 years ago beeing literally no different then me and my friends where 5 years ago just made me happy. People dont change and neither does ne love for bikes.

@buzzmorales4339 2 жыл бұрын

Totally Stoked on that fun little video. Love your positive and inspiring attitude!

@TheDavey333 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, another classic Honda, try to keep it standard, it looks cool 🙏

@rustyspoons992 6 жыл бұрын

I would return it to 100% original using as many genuine honda parts as possible

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

The cool thing is I already have almost every part I would need from past projects.

@AndrewPineiderMusic 4 жыл бұрын

I tried to do this some time ago... but one of the issues is that the parts are so old. I remember buying a headlight casing OEM for my 73' CB 350 and when I installed it the casing cracked. The rubber parts are also disintegrating at this point.

@raybruce9522 3 жыл бұрын

Do you use non ethanol gas after you rebuild the carbs ?

@cwqrpportable 4 жыл бұрын

This bike came out when I was 17. I bought a Cycle and Cycle Guide magazine every month and pined for one of these and for the '73 Kawasaki Z1. Congrats man. Do it justice.....

@andyknight240 5 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal video! It gives me the confidence to pick up a non running (clean) CB! Thanks for the info!!!

@kingbeat101 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 1975 Honda 500T twin and loved it..What a great engine!!!..Actually used it to tour out west for a few months in 1976 and it did really well..

@TN_HondaDad 2 жыл бұрын

The "T" was touring right, so it had 6 gears?

@ikichullo 4 жыл бұрын

23:37 I love hearing old engines wake up from the dead!

@rgadave 11 ай бұрын

In 1974 here in the UK I owned from new, a two year old very troublesome Norton 750 Commando 'Combat' (very combative) Interstate which after several minor and major reliability problems I was considering trading in for something I had not owned before......a Japanese motorcycle. A friend of mine who always bought British bikes had 'thrown the towel in' and now owned a Honda CB500-Four offered me a test ride and what a revelation to me that was, not fast but 'quick' , smooth, oil-tight, and easy to handle. I've not bought a British bike since, just Japanese and Italian and now a BMW.

@Hapfletcher 4 жыл бұрын

I have woned about 12 CB's over my 50 years of riding CB350 Four CB500 Four, CB450, CB550 Four CB750 and CB900 but the CB500 has always been my favorite bike...

@abnerhagelsieb 6 жыл бұрын

Really like this video, longer and more explicit on what you're doing

@frankmcdonald66 5 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the video. I was cheering you on. Start little Honda start!

@mikegoodsell7835 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, I had a CB550F 40 years ago!

@drewgormley6933 4 жыл бұрын

1. Assume all carbs are dirty and all idle air passages (the fuel supply at idle) are clogged shut, because they are the smallest, and gas with ethanol wicks up into the tiny passage, and then dries out, leaving resin to block the hole. Only a thin guitar string and carb cleaner can open them. 2. You can always find out if a bike is worth rescuing by using starter fluid in the spray can into the intake. If the bike can fire on starter fluid, then it will usually run once you've sorted out the carb cleaning. A bike that starts on starter fluid has both spark and compression, leaving only the timing and fuel air mixture left to diagnose. Timing can be both the advance, or the timing chain adjustment. Easy to miss on some older bikes. That pipe corroded because water accumulated there when a tarp was placed over it, years and years ago. Probably a cotton blanket. Only touched that place on the bike, and of course, the seat.

@kevingrimbeek2106 4 жыл бұрын

I had a '72 model 500 Four, sold her after 80 000 kilometers (50 000 miles) on the clock, never a moments trouble while touring most of South Africa! I now have a '97 Honda Steed VLX600 with almost 100 000 kilometers (60 000 miles) on the clock and she still pulls like a beast after 23 years! I have kept her in origional condition and still looks as good as the day I first bought her!

@Mericanu 6 жыл бұрын

Nice bike!!That was cool I was excited to when I heard the engine.

@wg3191 2 жыл бұрын

This vid was awesome as I learned a lot to take into my 550 Four 🤙🏽

@badrinair 4 жыл бұрын

nice to see things brought back to life . thank you

@mobiledetail4you 4 жыл бұрын

My first st bike was a CB550-4 w a kirker 4-1 pipe loved that bike

@motoyingtv2298 4 жыл бұрын

That sleeping vintage monster.. You awake it.. So cool😍😍

@paulfellows2094 Жыл бұрын

great video love the bike cannot wait till next one

@jacobzcheng3802 4 жыл бұрын

I got a 1981 Honda cm200t for $350. My first bike! The previous owner thrashed it, and so I don't feel too bad about playing around a bit with non-original parts. It didn't run and, and then it slipped out of gear, but I managed to solve both of those problems. I've learned a bunch!

@davidnelson9550 6 жыл бұрын

I’m super stoked to see what the next non Honda bike is going to be. I love watching all your vids man. Keep up the awesome work

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

I will reveal the new bike as soon as the current barn to brat bike is done.

@lcrgarage3245 6 жыл бұрын

Its running! Thats a great start.

@DavidG8706 2 жыл бұрын

Shiner in the beer fridge. Been a fan, now I'm a subscriber!

@28celsius42 Жыл бұрын

Pops and bangs are always great!!

@mcdarby4436 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, I love your vids! Thank you for all of the inspiration to do my own build.

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Good luck on your project.

@austinado16 6 жыл бұрын

Good job bringing it back to life! Carburetor cleaner from a spray can will work great as a starting fluid, and because it burns slower, more like how gasoline burns, there's no risk of damaging engine bearings and connecting rods, like there is with ether (starting fluid) which is much more explosive. Good luck with it, love the old inline, carbureted 4's!

@redherring4335 6 жыл бұрын

Please do a proper restoration.

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

I plan on doing a “restomod” type restoration soon. Stock looks but just updated for reliability and safety (brighter LED lights, etc)

@1000archangels 5 жыл бұрын

Ian let's be honest, main good things from that era are engines (motors) and the rest is nostalgia

@TheHotShit 5 жыл бұрын

1st time viewer man,very interesting work with a great outcome through troubleshooting.Will be watching to see how the bike turns out thanks!!

@johnsmith-sm6mh 4 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled on your channel Excellent I’ve subbed and look forward to this being rebuilt and documented Greetings from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@dazbedford6320 6 жыл бұрын

Love your show keep up the gd work bud building cafe racer can't wait the bike finshed

@o2bnov0307 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video. My first bike was a Honda 550-Four. It had a sad ending. The man I sold it to used it to jump hills and trails off road. The bike did not survive that afternoon/evening.

@dknowles60 2 жыл бұрын

they were not design for off road

@MichaelandCathy1999 4 жыл бұрын

Rode a 1983 Honda CB900F Super Sport back in 1990 for a couple of years... best bike I’ve ever ridden, aside from my first brand new bike I bought in ‘76.... a brand new Yamaha RD400c; that was a totally different driver, of course, but still dream of the many miles I put on it way back in time.

@need100k 4 жыл бұрын

I bought a '74 CB450 2-cyl back around 1978. That thing vibrated like hell. I took it on a long road trip (just a few hours) and had to stop once in a while to just be able to feel my hands. I don't know about other models in the same period, but that 450 had a terrible handling problem. Once I was going 50mph on an expressway and hit a manhole that was a little deep (like a pothole) and my front end started flailing violently side to side and I was sure I was going down. It was a miracle that I pulled out of it. Later I sold it, and the buyer DID lose it and nearly killed himself. Then I got it back and a young friend wanted it for a project but I told him DO NOT put it back on the road. Of course he did, hit a small rock or something and ended up in the hospital with serious injuries. So, if you have an older Honda street bike, be aware that they can be rather unsafe in certain conditions.

@redcloud870 4 жыл бұрын

You damn Honda Classic Junkie! Proud to be apart of this elite club. lol Just started my two CB900 Customs after sitting for yearssss!

@telecasteredtodeath 4 жыл бұрын

I just said to my wife, this is one bike that was pretty much perfect looking from the factory and i see from the comments many people agree. Your mods are usually ok, but in this instance its like drawing a beard on the Mona Lisa, you could but why would you.

@kimhorton6109 5 жыл бұрын

I have so much history with acN50ff scoots. Great bikes Honda built the beat thing with this bike

@R9StreetRally 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video Taylor!!

@kalaharimine 5 жыл бұрын

Original, except the exhaust. My 74 model had 4 mufflers. Nice video.

@prettydarncool1 4 жыл бұрын

I had a 1972 CB500 was fun to ride

@TheStephenspann27 5 жыл бұрын

This year I insulated my garage door, installed weather stripping, and put in a 14k BTU dual hose portable AC unit. The best $300 I ever spent.

@hdrk59 6 жыл бұрын

Your getting there ...thanks for sharing .

@AxelHartleben 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Watching from Malawi

@TahitianRider 6 жыл бұрын

Seeing how many carbs you rebuild, you should definately invest in a ultrasonic cleaner. Did it on many carbs and it really works better and faster than carb cleaner

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

I really want one. Any recommendations on brand?

@TahitianRider 6 жыл бұрын

I'm not an expert on the differents brands out there but I know they are 2 categories: the ones you can find on ebay for about 100 to $200, which I think will do the job just fine, and the profesionnal stuff that retails for 3 or 4 times more. I think that the ebay stuff (brands like GTSonic) will be perfectly good. I do not own one myself because the shop close to my place has a huge one where you can sink 4 carbs without even separating them and they do it for pretty cheap so I always go there :). But I think I might buy one for smaller bikes with twin or single carbs or even for other pieces than carbs. Since you almost always separate your carbs in your vids I think you could go for something like that too, the smaller ones where you can fit just one carb even retail for $50 By the way I love that 500, can't wait to see what you'll do with this one and what is your other non-Honda project :) I'm working on 3 bikes at the same time myself haha, a CB360 with a short circuit somewhere... a CX500 and a FJ600 :) Take care

@dangoldbach6570 5 жыл бұрын

Yup. Look at sharpertek, I went a little bigger and got the heated model 11L so I can completely fit a holley 4 bbl in it, it was about 1100.00 with the 4 different detergents I got with it, the smaller ones are a few hundred less. You DEFINITELY want the SC20 and shellac buster detergents, they rip through the crusties in float bowls and jets like nothing I've ever seen!!

@zestydude87 4 жыл бұрын

I had one of these as my first motorcycle back in 1993. I wish I would've kept it!

@Tjs_powersports 4 жыл бұрын

I have a 1974 Honda cb550 four it sat for 30 years I cleaned the carbs an points an started right up also the pipes were completely rotted off got some nice 4 into 2 slip on mufflers

@ridered7262 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Keep up the great work.

@bighorn4908 6 жыл бұрын

Those are beautiful bikes. I’m new to the channel but have enjoyed this video. I am a subscriber now. One of the better channels, in my opinion. Very tasteful.

@ClassicOctane 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@colerippeon3903 6 жыл бұрын

Im from maryland but that is the best casual beer to drink. Nothings finer than a shiner!

@crombie92 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video!

@TheFbiFilesRepeat 4 жыл бұрын

Wow i love this content! Just subbed, good job!

@Madkilljoy 6 жыл бұрын

I saw the shiner Bock and immediately subscribed, Texas forever

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

I have a golden retriever named Shiner too. :-)

@0801johann 6 жыл бұрын

More videos like this This is great videos taylor🤘🏻🤘🏻

@LabRat6619 4 жыл бұрын

You lucky man. I used to have Honda 400f in the eighties.

@Craiglyhead 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! It’s everything I do and satisfaction but without getting my hands dirty. Very cool 😎

@Ryansanders80 4 жыл бұрын

this bike looks so good stock i would just bring it back to life.

@spacerconrad Жыл бұрын

First bike I owned was a CB500T (twin cylinder). Bought it for a song, sold it for a whimper. Kinda wish I still had it.

@stancoleshill8925 4 жыл бұрын

At 14:30 when you turn the engine over, it looks like the points are not closing and the gap looks far too wide. Check point specs and adjust accordingly. I did see the spark at 15:32 but I would still check the points gap etc. Never assume the other plugs work. Great fun ! Enjoy ! Please don't "molest" it by turning it into a "bobber". Don't hack it to death because you are too cheap and lazy to find and buy good replacement parts. Good video sir.

@defossardclocks2508 10 ай бұрын

Too cheap and lazy! Honestly, what an insult to him and his projects!

@carloslimpioso7721 5 жыл бұрын

I love your video as a frustrated mechanic who end up different carrier. I prefer the Honda 500 and roar sound..

@Fezzler61 6 жыл бұрын

cb500/550 - great project bikes!

@chrisredfield3240 6 жыл бұрын

Fezzler61 cb500/4 is a much better bike than the famous 750 really. Really great bike for the era there still looks amazing all this time later such a sweet little smooth engine.

@anthonywertjr230 4 жыл бұрын

I have a 74 Honda 350 4. Been working on it slowly. Going to be a cafe racer

@colinstrachan3702 3 жыл бұрын

I have a cb450 needs wiring, hopefully get to it very soon

@CCL1603 5 жыл бұрын

great vid guy

@kawishjaved6376 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative video 👌

@jameseastwood4984 3 жыл бұрын

It needs the I-talien tune from Vice Grip Garage!

@donaldoehl7690 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@Ladosligese 6 жыл бұрын

no matter what item is broken missing ect .. i happen to have one of those laying around haha love it :D

@samakers3484 6 жыл бұрын

Past 2 bikes I’ve worked on that starter switch has had a weird film on the contacts and as soon as I hose it down with brake clean and steel wool they’re reliable

@UrbanMonkTV 6 жыл бұрын

Great new project! I'm actually visiting Austin, watching this episode, waiting to go to a sales presentation and wishing I could skip that and come help you with those awesome CBs. Love your channel - keep up the great work!

@augustusczar7375 4 жыл бұрын

SHINERS!!!!! My favorite craft beer!

@mrwest5552 2 жыл бұрын

S W E E T. understood next build will probably be something else... I would watch this CB500 build. 🔧

@fredblogsmac.5697 6 жыл бұрын

my brother had one in the 70/80.s never drove it , but good memerioues..

@wowerman 4 жыл бұрын

Good condition for its age.If it was me, I would spray some oil into cylinders and manualy turn crankshaft with kick starter slowly.Then before trying to ignite would clean carburators regardles.

@TheDaf95xf 5 жыл бұрын

Hi just come across your channel 👍🏻 I had a bunch of CB Hondas back in the 70s and I loved them for touring round Britain 🇬🇧 train spotting lol 😆 An investment in a ultrasonic machine I’ll clean those carbs brilliant 👍🏻 Stevie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿