Honda CB500 Will it run: Part 2

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6 жыл бұрын

In this video, we get the CB500 running like it should. If you haven't check out part one here it is • Honda CB500 Barn Find ...
Parts and tools I use: www.amazon.com/shop/influence...
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@jonivan1014 6 жыл бұрын

This one is in great shape and definitely should be a restoration project.

@timrobbins5215 6 жыл бұрын

I swear some people have the best luck I bought an 81 CB750c have rode it twice and it’s still not running it never idled correctly he buys a bike that sits for years and it fires up after a carb clean lol great channel just a little jealous

@keyboarddancers7751 4 жыл бұрын

My very first big bike (1987) was a CB550. I love this sort of channel. I have a laptop/stereo set up in my kitchen and this sort of stuff is on all the time while I'm cooking and DIY'ing.

@stephenjackson4392 5 жыл бұрын

I had a 75 / 550 back in 1980 rode ityear round for 5 years and couldnt kill it Super reliable bike

@mymotorbikeobsessions 6 жыл бұрын

If you’re taking votes on the direction, I’d say restore. Restoring is actually a challenge. If not restore, I’d vote to go classic race bike.

@bradjacobs1844 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for editing out the tedious details. Many video makers do not understand that point and include everything down to the last minutiae. Good job at giving life to old bikes. I just love the sound of these old Hondas. I had a CL350 and like everyone else, sad that I got rid of it.

@jmh8743 6 жыл бұрын

glad this old man fd your channel. this is on my bucket list since '77. I can wrench. thanks.

@abelincoln95 6 жыл бұрын

Badass blast from the past!! Thanks for posting!!!!

@Reverend-Rodger 6 жыл бұрын

You sure dropped lucky with that bike. Considering it's age it's in excellent condition.

@Kane-O-Mansfield 6 жыл бұрын

Hey the new intro is mint! straight to the point and straight into action. Fav channel, love the bikes!!!

@robertthompson7928 6 жыл бұрын

I've had lots of Hondas, but never one of the inline 4's. You are good at it and makes me want one!

@mikeymike3240 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Ty, she sounds really healthy now. It's amazing what someone with the knowledge can do with an engine. Sweeeeeet .😀👍

@HockeyVictory66 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome bike. Amazing that it fired up by cleaning and reassembling the carbs and adjusting the valves. The insides of the engine must still be in really good shape.

@ksingleton101 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome videos! I hope to learn enough to get my own bike running again. Thanks for sharing the knowledge you have!

@thai620 5 жыл бұрын

That bike sounds great, I ride a V-Twin but the sound of that Honda is sweet!

@SooperSkoots 6 жыл бұрын

What can i say "simply brilliant" nice work, i am really into my older Honda's...

@chilangoson 4 жыл бұрын

Great inspiration for all (me) us motorheads. Thank You for sharing.

@dalesworld1308 6 жыл бұрын

I'd clean it and polish the faded paint. New tires and ride. No chain slap or anything so skip pulling the engine.

@j.chrisbeck7492 6 жыл бұрын

new subbie here, love what you are doing, and hoping you will keep her 100 % (or 95%) original...

@execdd17 4 жыл бұрын

What an awesome channel! I just randomly discovered it

@egbertveer7531 4 жыл бұрын

Nice stuff you put on KZfaq! Greets from the Netherlands.

@ups3357 6 жыл бұрын

Love the old Hondas!! Great video

@hdrk59 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice classic ...thank you for. Sharing .

@davidoff46 6 жыл бұрын

keep on posting! I'm very curious to see what's comming...

@garethlipyeart6520 4 жыл бұрын

well done good vids chap

@az-cafe-moto 6 жыл бұрын

Great videos.bike sounds great.

@AaronMartinCOOLVIDEO 6 жыл бұрын

Not bad for a old Honda nice job sounds good.☺👍

@johnparkes5934 6 жыл бұрын

Hi just subbed from England..Lovely bike, and nice job so far..

@nononsenseBennett 6 жыл бұрын

Great sounding engine

@SureShot_2 6 жыл бұрын

great channel, bro

@alesismaximilianolehrhuter8078 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Taylor Nice video!!

@Grasshoppa65 6 жыл бұрын

Love your channel. New Sub here in Australia. I reckon you should do what you originally said in the comments. Make it stay looking original, but upgrade parts to newer standards. God I wish I could find that bike in the Australian market. My daily ride is a new NC750 Honda. I really want a project bike. With such a small population (and the fact that owning multiple vehicles is bloody expensive here) there isn't alot of restorable bikes here.

@JDnBeastlet 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work... nice bike!

@SibrenDVchannel 4 жыл бұрын

Love your vids! I'm in to this!

@1717jbs 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid! Interesting. Thanks.

@orravalb 4 жыл бұрын

Love the CB's

@jasonpetrich4141 6 жыл бұрын

Dude she sounds great now

@bex8471 6 жыл бұрын

give us an update, love your videos

@riclulua5813 5 жыл бұрын

Love to see you do a Hondamatic.

@erikeggenbakstad 6 жыл бұрын

Good work! That feeling to get an old bike running smooth again is priceless :) "Envy..."

@RC44E 6 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled across your channel. Watched the two videos on this subject. Very cool. Between you and @bikerbitsau it shall be interesting to watch.

@garya3056 6 жыл бұрын

Coming along, Taylor. 🏍👍🏍

@salmonslayer49 6 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you have decided what to do with that CB500 but it almost begs to be kept stock. It reminds me of my CB650 back in the day and I sure wish I still had it.

@ScottDLR 4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with stock. Put the stock muffs back on too!

@VPB1970 4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! That’s a total original OEM restoration for sure!

@lcrgarage3245 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds great.

@ajaqua3757 6 жыл бұрын

you are good man

@danmidkiff5416 4 жыл бұрын

That was fun!

@jontiffinphoto 6 жыл бұрын

Ya! Camaro!!, I sub'd, from SATX

@Wooley689 6 жыл бұрын

Everyone is doing Brat and Choppers, keep it original, be worth more. I'd like to invite you to join The Antique Motorcycle Club of America. You seem to have a lot to offer and it's a great place to source original parts as well.

@jltrack 6 жыл бұрын

Wooley689 Agreed 100%. These Honda’s, along with Triumphs are too often chopped up. #keepitoriginalbruh✊

@jltrack 6 жыл бұрын

Ian Stevenson I don’t mean purely original like a factory/concours bike. I just mean to keep the essence of the bikes original design. You know, like retaining the lines of the factory bike. It is what makes them unique. When people make classic bikes into something they are not, they all begin to look the same. Classic-original bikes are becoming extremely rare and I think it takes a lot of restraint and understanding by keeping a motorcycle the way it was always intended by its designers. I would hope one day people would spare these classic motorcycles and purchase new motorcycles that have a modern-classic/retro design instead.

@dowser81 6 жыл бұрын

"everyone is doing brats and choppers" Thats because they are so popular, bikes are not antiques and should not be treated as so.

@rustyspoons992 6 жыл бұрын

>a 70s honda is not an antique man you must not know what an antique is. according to the AMCA, an antique is a bike 35 years old or older, meaning anything before 1983 is considered antique. yes UJMs are plentiful, but it wont be the case forever. once upon a time you could build a harley knucklehead out of the junkyard for sub 200 bucks in 1950s money. now even a chopped up knuckle with mismatched cases and no title can go for more than new liter bikes today. they arent plentiful forever.

@Wooley689 6 жыл бұрын

That's correct, and in most states you can get an Antique bike tag registration for a one time fee, but it can't be an every day use. Check your local DMV.

@jarodmoses 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man! I'm late to the party, but I have loved your videos. Where did you get your throttle return spring? I'm having a hard time finding one for my Suzuki GS750. I tried looking on your amazon page but I couldn't find anything. Anything helps. Thanks!

@nitroneal48 6 жыл бұрын

sounds sweet

@jeffswanson6516 6 жыл бұрын

i miss my dads 74 cb200t those bikes arent super fast or super light but they r a blast to ride

@lc1435 6 жыл бұрын

I think you should do a video on installing an electronic ignition system... 🙂

@stephenpollard3739 4 жыл бұрын

Great Vid. That looks like an orange Holden Commodore/GTO in the background. Am I right?

@daveco1270 5 жыл бұрын

Any tricks to getting carbs back on a bike? I recently took the carbs off my 75 CB750 for the first time. (My first time doing any maintenance on a motorcycle.) They were really hard to get back on, even with brand new boots. I finally had to use heat, a ratcheting strap and a 2 x 4 to get them to pop back on all 4 boots.

@hihihi5787 6 жыл бұрын

As a reference... Voltage regulated lines like lights dont have the ohms of a Mhz fuse just 12volt correct...

@nitroneal48 6 жыл бұрын

wish I had that bike

@halfwitt64 6 жыл бұрын

Gotta be stock! It's in such a nice unmolested condition.

@hihihi5787 6 жыл бұрын

My question is multi connected vintage wire looms that's use o wire for multiple Connections.. I'm stuck on cancelling ground wires.. Its on a ohc single cylinder classic style.. Every ground on the bike seems bad... I'm trying to eliminate the weakest links by rewiring with new wires to direct grounds and stuff like that.... The headlight mess I have is horrible I just want to stick a two wire led light on it Or maybe mount a flashlight lol

@dingledong94 4 жыл бұрын

This is my one goal. To have a nice garage with all the shit I need to fix stuff

@mwest78734 Жыл бұрын

@classic octane It seems you don't respond often to questions or comments, but I will ask a couple of questions anyway. Did you ever finish working on this particular bike and if so, are there videos you can point me to so I can see how it worked out? I have recently picked up an old 500 and it is in a similar condition to the bike in this video.

@bohollivingph 4 жыл бұрын

cool

@rutikuiwa8427 6 жыл бұрын

Running nicely! How about clutch and gears?

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

Haven't gotten that far yet.

@OzzyGproductionz Жыл бұрын

Pls do a Yamaha xs 650!

@carloslimpioso7721 5 жыл бұрын

LOve to learn a complete restoration of old motorcycles but lack the knowledge. If I live near your shop Ill be happy to work for free as an apprentice though I'm almost 70, sad to say.

@luizmagalhaesbr 4 жыл бұрын

Where is this bike ? Have you been working on this or is there any other videos of it ? Thanks

@69bjgmopar 3 жыл бұрын

Let's see that Camaro.

@ArtWithAnderson 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, your videos have been very helpful. I just cleaned and rebuilt the carburetor on my 71 CB 500. Got it back on and got it started up. It Idles pretty well, and after its warm it will run with the choke open. However when I gets over about 2000 rpm, it starts revving up to about 3000rpm and it wont come back down without killing the engine. Any idea of what might be causing the engine to run away? I have not messed with the idle screws yet. Thanks for your suggestions!

@tejaspadhye 4 жыл бұрын

Check your throttle cable and for any anomaly with the freeness of the cable.

@FinancialFreebo Жыл бұрын

I wish u were my neighbor, man... I would assist you and then u give me direction on a project or two...

@salser02000 6 жыл бұрын

The CB Whisperer..

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

Now I feel like I need a shirt that says this...

@mstout2u 3 жыл бұрын

frustrated that there doesn't seem to be a followup video.

@user-ol9fg2kn7y 6 жыл бұрын

Крутий мужик

@kenj7153 5 жыл бұрын

Would you consider building a bike for a customer? I have had several honda 4cyl bikes. and would like another one. I don't have the tools or space for a rebuild. Please respond

@saltydog888 5 жыл бұрын

Is that a Monaro in the driveway

@bigwheelsturning 6 жыл бұрын

You never mentioned if you checked the timing, or how far off the valves were.

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

Didn't check the timing because it didn't need any adjustments.

@dumberfeet 6 жыл бұрын

valves n mmo in the oil

@thejdmguru621 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it's still running on two cylinders

@thomaswaldorf9141 5 жыл бұрын

TIMMING CHAIN NEEDS AJUSTED ASWELL

@regisdrift 4 жыл бұрын

What happened to this bike, do we have I followed up video?

@Marlonscrazy 6 жыл бұрын

What kind of effect does running open headers have on the engine if any?

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

It will run lean with open exhaust and no air filters.

@mcfuller5020 5 жыл бұрын

I love the bikes, but please tell me you don't leave that Camaro outside.

@spencerprewitt3534 6 жыл бұрын

Where did you get that carburetor return spring ?

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

Ebay www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-New-CB750-Carburetor-Return-Spring-750-Protect-Tube-Carb-16036-300-004/331306809778?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

@berndl.5214 5 жыл бұрын

👍

@Fezzler61 6 жыл бұрын

What other 70s/80s engines are that easy to work on and just as reliable through the years?

@polishjack1984 6 жыл бұрын

The Suzuki GS series of engine is in the same category.

@LacyK 6 жыл бұрын

Kawasaki Z900/1000.....simple and bulletproof.....and prettier!

@derekcollins1972 4 жыл бұрын

Yamahas XS.

@diyanrn4380 5 жыл бұрын

I'm from indonesia. Please give me one of that..

@dominiquedourneau7425 4 жыл бұрын

If the chrome shine..restore it...

@w.rustylane5650 4 жыл бұрын

Ya need to cut the other side pipes off. Love the straight pipe sound. If it were mine, I'd be cuttin' off those other pipes.

@sahalsaalu 4 жыл бұрын

I want to buy one can u hlp me

@DarkDays2023 5 жыл бұрын

Dont do anything to it keep it origin al its gorgeous clean it up put a nice pipe on it like an old yoshimora shell be sweet!

@Nobamaable 4 жыл бұрын

Sweet 69 Camaro!

@fresnohighlander 6 жыл бұрын

You said "you have new points & condenser's", why don't you put them on?

@bradrichards6107 6 жыл бұрын

ROB TER I guess Taylor thought the new points and condenser were not necessary.

@ClassicOctane 6 жыл бұрын

If it's not broken, don't fix it. :-)

@fresnohighlander 6 жыл бұрын

I use to file points too, once, then buy new points. New points are better than old points (in my experience)

@autumngreenleaf3390 6 жыл бұрын

Where is the tank? I couldn't see one.

@Wooley689 6 жыл бұрын

He's using an IV type bottle made for this purpose, it is hanging above and fed with a hose.

@autumngreenleaf3390 6 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@s.swanky1809 6 жыл бұрын

Shouldn’t your bike be stone cold before checking valve clearances and making adjustments? I let my bike sit overnight. I’ve never done it any other way.

@bonkeydollocks1879 6 жыл бұрын

S. Swanky it wasn't that warm , and it was just a quick check before final adjustment

@rronaldreagan 6 жыл бұрын

S. Swanky suzuki gs500 manual states valve clearance gas to be done with bike warm

@owenwyatt6883 5 жыл бұрын

does anyone know how to make a fuel source like this?!

@ClassicOctane 5 жыл бұрын

amzn.to/2EvlPmq I got mine off Amazon. You could make a homemade one for cheaper but they aren't badly priced.

@TheGarnerjustin73 6 жыл бұрын

Your valves are going to make noise but you want a nice consistent sewing machine noise from the valvetrain.

@ujmrider 6 жыл бұрын

Jman G you are right about that.

@bintangsena2249 6 жыл бұрын

RESTORE IT

@thomaswaldorf9141 5 жыл бұрын

opps sorry for the caps

@LeonardoCostaUSA 4 жыл бұрын

Carb #1 is off

@dumberfeet 6 жыл бұрын

another bobber pls

@jamiegreenwood7996 4 жыл бұрын

cb 500 wasnt much of bike back in the day a unpowered toy...... to it bigger brother whitch was still was very under powered cb750......then cb 900 ???toys