Repairing The Fonz's vintage Triumph motorcycle

Repairing The Fonz's vintage Triumph motorcycle - Will it run?

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Arthur Fonzarelli, aka "Fonzie," aka "The Fonz," typified the essence of cool in the classic sitcom "Happy Days." Donning a leather jacket, white t-shirt, and jeans, Fonzie was often seen on his Triumph motorcycle. As luck would have it, we happened upon said motorcycle and were given permission by its owner to do a little wrenching on it. It'll take more than a Fonzie fist bump to get the bike running again but Davin gets to work and, by the time it's all said and done, ends up fulfilling a childhood dream of riding Fonzie's motorcycle. Aaaaayyyyyy!!!
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@bmh67wa 4 жыл бұрын

You could have just had Henry Winkler show up and whack it with his hand and saved yourself all of that work.

@robh9577 4 жыл бұрын

This comment needs to be pinned to the top! Lol

@jeffreywhitlatch1409 4 жыл бұрын

OMG! Dude. You're fantastic. That's exactly how it was, the Jukebox and all.

@bmh67wa 4 жыл бұрын

@John Kyle, I've wanted to meet The Fonz ever since I was a kid. He seems to be a nice guy from what others say about him.

@gilly9666 4 жыл бұрын

@Eric Tasaico just because you are able to speak doesn't make you intelligent 😉

@kevinkendall3122 4 жыл бұрын

@John Kyle hilarious man also😆

@thedragon2299 4 жыл бұрын

My dad was a biker, I grew up around motorcycles. When I was a kid I had 3 heroes, my Dad, Fonzie, and Evel Knievel. This is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen. I work on bikes every day in my shop, I can only imagine how cool it felt to work on the Fonz's bike!

@ronws2007 3 жыл бұрын

Cool memory. Some of my relatives were also motorcycle enthusiasts. My first step-father's brother had a 1969 Shovelhead built like Fonda's Captain America but with a diamond tank instead of a tear drop. I watched that show forever and Fonzie was my favorite it was always cool in the intro footage to see him ride up. And we do have the Fonz to thank for the beginning of the phrase, "jump the shark." So, there is that.

@harveyhams1572 3 жыл бұрын

Great work. You saved a treasure for many people. As a 61 year old, this was a great video.

@thedbcooperforum 10 күн бұрын

This bike was also used in the Great Escape..that's what Henry ststed..

@thevelointhevale1132 4 жыл бұрын

Grew up on Happy Days in the 70's and man that was a great story and a great semi resto ... thanks for being as faithful to the original condition of the bike as possible! Let's not forget McQueen's Triumph in The Great Escape and Brando's in the Wild One.

@stevenguy2630 3 жыл бұрын

McQueens bike is in the triumph museum in England

@maskedmotorsdiy3575 4 жыл бұрын

Everything looks installed in the correctamundo order.

@THeslington 4 жыл бұрын

Ha! Thanks for that! :)

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@deej19142 4 жыл бұрын

Classic!

@mikereseigh 4 жыл бұрын

good comment

@michaelconner1119 4 жыл бұрын

Please add the rear view mirrors and it will be Fonzies bike.

@klhlynn 4 жыл бұрын

Somebody needs to get Henry Winkler out there and sign that gas tank

@matthewmoses4222 4 жыл бұрын

He is on twitter - I don't have an account - someone tweet the link to him? @hwinkler4real

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@bambur1 4 жыл бұрын

He rode it once and crashed . Director ban'd him from ever riding again

@rustymullins6623 4 жыл бұрын

I think fonzie....passed away not too long back...sad

@bmh67wa 4 жыл бұрын

@@rustymullins6623, he's alive and well and 74 years old now.

@rickintexas1584 4 жыл бұрын

That was so cool. I saw an interview with Henry Winkler where he said he never actually rode the bike. He said he had never ridden. Any motorcycle. But at least his old bike is running now.

@amyanderson4522 4 жыл бұрын

Fonzy rebuilt the bike when he was blind in one episode this should be easy

@meatybeatybignbouncy 4 жыл бұрын

Haahahahahaha!

@TheBo 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh yes, He was feeling sorry for himself so Richie took it apart and left it in pieces inside his apartment above the Cunningham’s garage. Blind Fonz put it back together. Ayyyyyy

@klasspodcast4396 3 жыл бұрын

That episode got me in the feels, still does all these yrs later

@jmsmaxwell 4 жыл бұрын

They were popular still when I was stationed in the UK from 1968 - 1973. I had a Vincent and it was a trip to roll. Friend of mine bought a sea chest at a auction over there and it was locked. Contents unknown but he wanted the chest so he bought it for $500 dollars. It took 6 of us to loaded it into the back of his Pickup. We got it back to the base and unloaded it. A friend who was a Locksmith came over and it took him a couple of day to get open. Much to all of our surprise it was a full set of engineers Whitworth tools from the early 1900's. According to the paper work we found it belonged to an Engineer who traveled the world for a company as their representative to work on equipment. He still has the chest and all of the tools that were in it. every thing in there was in 1/32 and included wrenches and sockets also it was made in Switzerland.

@coreyfairbanks7374 4 жыл бұрын

How much money is that worth? Nice Antique Road Show.

@fiveowaf454 4 жыл бұрын

I still have my whitworth spanners from when I was a teenager, the only thing I have now with whitworth fasteners are a couple of old outboard motors.

@thatsmrharley2u2 3 жыл бұрын

That Vincent is probably worth more than the Whitworth tools AND the chest now...

@rnljrt.c.b8100 4 жыл бұрын

I never thought in a million yrs i would see someone besides Fonzie fixing plus riding his motorcycle. The cool factor here is immeasurable😎

@jman1957 3 жыл бұрын

😎

@cliffordmarkell40 2 жыл бұрын

Do you not need a gree will turn it over a 97 X count every turn count every turn Mark every turn takes a little bit but you will make the timing perfect

@riviecc 3 жыл бұрын

This guy was the coolest calmest guy through out whole video . Then he starts the bike up nor 100% sure if its going to run. His expressions and joy of seeing this iconic bike run again are priceless

@AyeCarumba221 3 жыл бұрын

This was actually the most impressive project I’ve seen this fella do, and you could tell that he was pretty excited about it too. After all the engines he’s re-done, and then he just yawns when his freshly re-built motors fire right up. But THIS, he was truly excited!

@johnstephen7557 3 жыл бұрын

Hi from Ireland 🇨🇮 Your entusiasm at the end...when you get to take it for a spin...is so infectious! You had me smiling out loud!

@davidpeterson943 3 жыл бұрын

It's so awesome to see this iconic bike being restored. Thx for sharing.

@capicolaspicy 4 жыл бұрын

Having riddenTriumph Bonneville 650's for almost 40 years (1968 and a 1969), this video was stunning! Congratulations and thanks for sharing it!

@1928ModelA1931 4 жыл бұрын

Be careful with that thing. Whatever you do while you’re on it, don’t snap your fingers. Chicks wil run to you from all over. Explain that to your wife.

@Lakillika 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe his wife will like it ? ;P

@Praise___YaH 3 жыл бұрын

Here is the Original Semitic Text. You NEED to READ this YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

@edsmithpeters681 4 жыл бұрын

I've owned several different bikes but at heart I'm a Triumph guy. Loved my old Bonnevilles. Had a buddy that owned a Trident and i rode it a lot.

@petewielsma423 4 жыл бұрын

Me too Ed , still have my 71 T150V since 1996 , they go like hell . Cheers mate 🍻

@rutniktrainer 4 жыл бұрын

Always a great feeling when it fires up after you get it together

@Big.Ron1 4 жыл бұрын

Way cool! I grew up to the show. Happy Days and MASH are my all time favorites. It is great to see a piece of history alive and well. Thank you!

@woody32095 3 жыл бұрын

I was 5 years old when the episode " Fearless Fonzarelli " aired . I remember crying when the Fonz was in the hospital and we didn't know if he'd make it 😔 😢 ... Ok I was 5 years old and he was the closest thing we had to a super hero ... Until March 10th 1978 .... Don't make me angry .. you won't like me when I'm angry ... Hell yeahh

@rdyer8764 4 жыл бұрын

Dang it! I LOVE seeing you so excited about something. And I really appreciate you taking us deeply into your thought process. Friggin' GENIUS!! Take care.

@colinfielder6695 4 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe it has been left in that condition until now! Well done Guy's this is an Icon!

@jasonggabbott 4 жыл бұрын

You can never have a show like this on TV. They would never show all the work you do. And they would add a bunch of other people to create drama. Thank you for an awesome episode!

@georgestringam689 4 жыл бұрын

I've been around bikes for most of my life. I've especially liked British and American iron. I fell in love with this one when the Fonz was riding it. I'm glad to see that it's still alive and kicking. So many movie bikes and cars disappear off the map without a trace. I wish I could resurrect stuff like this...

@timnoseworthy4623 4 жыл бұрын

This episode was awesome guys. I like that you guys do different types of motors, instead of huge HP V8's virtually exclusively

@TheGreatest1974 4 жыл бұрын

It’s just FANTASTIC that you’ve done this! You’ve made my day!!!

@Hagerty 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@badmonks 3 жыл бұрын

That's some impressive mechanic work you did. So cool to see Fonzie's bike up and running again.

@DDGVET4 2 жыл бұрын

Absitively, Posilutely, Fantastic dude. I'm 64 now and when I was in high school the "Fonz" was was the man and we use to to ride our choppers to school. They were chopped Honda 550 and 750 four cylinders but choppers none the less. Ape hangers, 6 angle pullbacks, King & Queen seats and 3 ft. sissy bars. When I got out of the Navy in 1988 I restored a 1963 Harley XLCH Sportster with seat and pillion pad much like the Fonz bike. I sold it and bought a 1974 Harley Electra Glide Police Special that I still have today. Great video!

@darylfitzgerald1327 4 жыл бұрын

congratulations , what a great piece of TV nostalgia. love your clean modern shop too

@markblundell9461 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see someone timing a pre unit slightly different from the way I used to do it. 9mm before TDC through the plug hole. Gently pulling Cigarette rolling paper jammed between the points to find contact breaking point. And bingo! Bolt it together.

@raygale4198 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, the way shown seemed over complex. Put the engine where you want to spark to occur, rotate the mag until the paper slides free, job done.

@warrenzevonsangryghost6055 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I like the cig paper idea! Anyway, I usually use an ohmmeter across the points, but the paper thing is awfully simple and sounds like something granddad might have shown me. 🏍

@GriffMJ 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic..... I wanted that bike so badly as a kid. Great to see that it still exists and works!

@afc-td8zo 3 жыл бұрын

That is so great that this bike is still around and now running . Great job.

@msumungo 4 жыл бұрын

I genuinely want that machine and I'm not even a biker the slightest.

@msumungo 4 жыл бұрын

@canuckguy worried Haha, I know m8. However that machine is not just a machine to me. It's my childhood.

@GodsMistake 4 жыл бұрын

@@msumungo Make the man an offer.

@msumungo 4 жыл бұрын

@canuckguy worried I'm 52 and I watched those episodes on Finnish television back in late 70's as a kid. Fonzie was the coolest dude ever. Badass as hell, but never mean to others.

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@mcdick 4 жыл бұрын

Get one from Triumph modern classics lineup. Bonneville looks just as good, but none of the problems with these older models.

@20alphabet 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Scott Baio really killed the show.

@geotard 4 жыл бұрын

gave it pink eye

@nickradell2385 4 жыл бұрын

Scott did not help the show.

@kevinbeck9459 4 жыл бұрын

Nope the show was already doomed

@bmh67wa 4 жыл бұрын

Joanie Loves Chachi was even worse. Why did they think that fans wanted that show I have no idea.

@20alphabet 4 жыл бұрын

@@bmh67wa You and me both! There was no chemistry between the two, the dialogue was contrived and forced, and Chachi was a street dog itching to defile the Joanie character who was the embodiment of the All American girl... a little sister, a precious daughter. The audience is not so dumb they would accept that. Not at that time, anyway.

@raygordon3728 2 жыл бұрын

No better feeling in the mechanical world than to hear something come to life for the first time, or the first time in a long time. Hard to explain.

@nearsightedfromthefarside6534 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best motorcycle videos I’ve watched... Sentimental value= priceless

@WildBillFlysRC 4 жыл бұрын

I saw you putting a few drops of glue on the throttle handle..... Hair Spray... hair spray brother. old school

@jonnenne 4 жыл бұрын

Hair spray takes longer to settle

@1chish 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly right. From a time when kitchen floors were used to tear down bike engines and women understood perfectly ... And lent you their hair spray.

@northlandrider5396 4 жыл бұрын

Shoe Goo (wrapping the bar with electrical tape is old school)

@jdavidmacpherson6777 4 жыл бұрын

good old spit works really well. I have two old BSA's and that's all i ever use

@trreb1 4 жыл бұрын

@@1chish In the early 90's my buddy, who knows almost everything about British iron, was helping me with my 1972 Norton. He tells me, after getting the head clean as possible, to take it in the house and put it in the oven at 450 deg. Well I thought he was just nuts. As I place it in the oven and turn it on his wife came into the kitchen and saw what I was doing. What she said next just floored me, she says "Replacing valve guides huh"? LOL. I still thank her for the use of her oven and we laugh about it.

@carlkirkwoodjr4272 4 жыл бұрын

That was cool I remember the show and the bike. Great job.

@NKBobcat 4 жыл бұрын

Ayyyyyy! Good job on an iconic ride! Thanks for keeping a small part of the best times of my life alive.

@masterdiscovery2294 4 жыл бұрын

Great to see this bike spark up. The Fonz was the reason I got in to bikes.

@darrenbyrne4622 4 жыл бұрын

AAAAAAAA well done so good to see this bike after all these years well done awesome nate

@rchydrozz751 4 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is he couldnt ride a motorcycle. In the opener, it has him riding up on the bike. He said he was on a ramp and coasted down into the scene, appearing to be riding the bike.

@bryannelson3462 4 жыл бұрын

You mean that really wasn't the Fonz crashing into Arnold's! There's a dent in the tank tho lol

@lch2365 3 жыл бұрын

Eric Estrada only got his first MC license in 2001!

@SpeedTriple59 3 жыл бұрын

Yep asked him myself he was scared of bikes,sort of blows his image down the pan.

@wsbill14224 3 жыл бұрын

Not true. One episode begins with Henry Winkler, with no helmet so you can easily see it's him, riding the grey Triumph past the house, around the corner, then down the street, and the camera does not cut away during the scene.

@thebigchopvideomemoriescol8060 4 жыл бұрын

This bike is a piece of my childhood and had a direct influence on who I have been all my life. Thank you for taking care of her 👍 Aye! That's amazing.

@georgespangler1517 4 жыл бұрын

I have a 78 TRIUMPH Bonneville 750, with amal carburetors,,,just did a total restore,,, nothing beats a triumph,,, had many offers to sell,,but was my step father's and he gave it to me months before he passed away,, the value keeps going up,,but priceless to me.

@hygri 4 жыл бұрын

Heyyyyyyyyyyy... literally amazing. Also, I was hollering along, yes, that IS how you do the timing!!! You lucky burgers

@thereallantesh 4 жыл бұрын

Now this brought a smile to my face. I loved the Fonz and his bike when I was a kid. It's a shame the tank is dented. The rest of the bike looks really clean. I wonder if the damage was done on set or years later. Either way I think I'd be inclined to fix it.

@rogeranderson5030 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant - I've got one ( 1952 ):- saw it , loved it - bought it ! One happy old man

@cmac9066 4 жыл бұрын

Just went through the same process timing my old british bike. I used a strong magnet on my degree disk instead of super glue. What a PITA!! But runs awesome now. Great work 👍

@lsmft9576 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool. I'm a bit older so I be looking forward to sitting on McQueen's bike. THAT is where it's at.

@441rider 3 жыл бұрын

I've sat on his desert racer twice it was a real purpose ready bike. Not flashy in a collection in Canada here.

@myoldmotorcycle3547 4 жыл бұрын

Its really really cool! That feeling when you, first start your old motorcycle, is just woderful! Keep on building!

@daveyt4802 4 жыл бұрын

OK, this is cool. Quality quarantine time! Thanks for sharing!

@martynmiles112 4 жыл бұрын

That takes me back and makes me smile. You did a brilliant job...

@antoine0195 4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome happy for you Davin

@RichWomack 4 жыл бұрын

When someone in TV says "they jumped the shark", that episode of Happy Days is what they're referring to. It translates to "The show is done. They're out of good ideas."

@ChoySekMunSimon 4 жыл бұрын

Bloody amazing! Just awesome! I grew up with Happy Days re-runs on the local TV channel here in Malaysia. Looking forward to more awesome videos like this!

@SteveHacker 4 жыл бұрын

YYYAYYY!!! PLEASE more motorcycle videos, and make them longer, and more detailed! 😊😊😊

@dustyfarmer 4 жыл бұрын

If it's like later Triumph's they have a fine metal mesh oil filter fitted to a hex head plug on the bottom of the cases, often overlooked and if they block the oil pump and motor will starve of oil. Check the P.S.I of the oil when running at the pressure switch, should be about 70 P.S.I before the bypass valve kicks in.

@tsclly2377 4 жыл бұрын

A better post than most!

@bobbichin2621 4 жыл бұрын

@@tsclly2377 Not really, if the sump mesh screen plugs (which never ever happens) the worst thing that will happen is oil will not return to the oil tank and the engine will progressively burn more and more oil as the dry sump engine becomes a wet sump engine and blue smoke billows from the exhaust. There is a separate pump that pumps oil from the tank to the crank.

@miketeeveedub5779 4 жыл бұрын

I thought that bike was already in the Smithsonian? It needs to be put there once the restoration is complete! The "Scrambler/Bobber" look has always been my favorite because of this bike! AHEEEEEEY!!!

@SteveReevesvlogs 4 жыл бұрын

He used 3 different ones thru the run of the show. One sold in 2018 for $170,000.00 USD (Don't know if this is that one)

@David-jm7mq 4 жыл бұрын

Fonzie's leather jacket was the item that was placed in the Smithsonian.

@paulmahy 2 жыл бұрын

Superb, I loved Happy Days and the bike! Great video, really cool getting her running. Thankyou.

@michaelhennegan9637 4 жыл бұрын

1, 2, 3, 4 o'clock rock. David, amazing job as always! I'll bet that puppy is running better than the day it left the factory.

@KevinMn1 2 жыл бұрын

I know it's been over a year since you posted this but I just saw Gas Monkey Garage's video where he bought the Fonzy bike at auction and there are many differences including grips and passenger seat but most notably the tank is different. I believe the one he bought was actually donated for auction by Henry Winkler himself, not sure the back story of this one. I thought there was only one known survivor from the series but could there be two? or....

@kjelleriksson2581 2 жыл бұрын

I read that there was at least three. I believe the Smithsonian has one as well.

@justinraystyles3537 4 жыл бұрын

That is soo cool fonzies bike is still around!! Needs to be in the Smithsonian with the Sanford and son truck!!!

@kevincallis6444 4 жыл бұрын

They do have fonzis jacket in the collection at NMAH in DC, would be a great addition for the 3rd floor American culture galleries when they open up.

@amoruzz 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing sounds like an old Triumph. Thank you!

@HappyPappynKatyTX 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. Watched every episode more than once growing up

@peterwarneford-bygrave1490 4 жыл бұрын

Heyyy man how cool is that, apparently Henry Winkler (the Fonze) never actually ‘drove’ the bike, but was pushed on to the film set.

@chopperking007 3 жыл бұрын

Rode not drove...

@gnarlytothemax 4 жыл бұрын

Love to see more motorcycle content on the channel!

@MrSmittyca 4 жыл бұрын

He’s so skilled in his craft well done, this is advanced engineering. Happy to be a long time subscriber of Hagerty channel, love Barn Find Hunter also

@johncahill3644 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thanks! I'm tempted to mention that those "bastard" Whitworth's are actually the very first standardized thread patterns from before the American Industrial Revolution! They led the way for us later on (about 100 years later in fact, when UNC and UNF came out...just a couple years before Fonzies' bike was built). Btw, I was amazed to see the earlier Triumph's used SU's and not Amal's. Never knew that.

@BWGPEI 4 жыл бұрын

You bring back memories - I also rebuilt SU carbs in my youth. We used to use ATF as damping fluid in the dash pot.

@carportchronicles1943 4 жыл бұрын

99% of the people on here have no idea what a dash pot is.

@BWGPEI 4 жыл бұрын

@@carportchronicles1943 And that same group would have no idea why we used brake fluid when racing, and why cleanup thereafter was urgently needed.

@brustar5152 4 жыл бұрын

Viscosity is important for the climate you're operating SU carbs. Too thick, they wont return to idle until after lunch tomorrow.

@BWGPEI 4 жыл бұрын

@@brustar5152 : Close but not quite right - the twin-SU setup I had would shut the throttle plates, but if the dash pots did not immediately follow, the mixture went very rich and the engine would probably stall. Same stalling from a lean mixture with a fast throttle plate opening from idle. The other thing was the dash pots operated with a small air gap to the cover. Thus anything in the the cover like dust, excess damping fluid or moisture would slow down or jam the dash pots. NOT good for mixtures, especially in freezing-weather startup. These SUs needed a good cleanup late fall and again in late spring. Then they would give me 35 MPG @ 70 mph cruse. Loved them!

@stude1953 4 жыл бұрын

Glad they didn't give it to Jesse James to mess around with it like they did the McQueen Indian!

@SvenTviking 4 жыл бұрын

What did he do, chop it?

@FordFracture 4 жыл бұрын

that guy is a fucking idiot ! he destroyed that bike

@ozziejim8472 4 жыл бұрын

If he goes any where near it, he should be shot on sight.

@johnphillipsjr7238 4 жыл бұрын

FordFracture you’re a fucking idiot.

@carolinatimemachine6338 4 жыл бұрын

stude1953 I can’t find anything on the web or KZfaq about this. Do you have a link? Kinda scary Jesse would bastardise an iconic bike.

@The_Story_Channel 4 жыл бұрын

I am 53 so this is the coolest thing that I have watched on KZfaq. I am both a Happy Days fan and a Triumph fan so thanks a bunch for doing this vid.

@lancedaniels 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for posting and sharing. Awesome rebuild!

@TexanOnTheMove 4 жыл бұрын

I grew up watching Happy Days. The Fonz was the best part of the show!! Great job on getting his bike up and running. Now all you have to do is repaint the fuel tank and your done!

@jetlag4free621 4 жыл бұрын

Motolove! Love my own Kawasaki. Always putting up the good stuff like Delta Parole, Metallica, Alice In Chains and others when I am working on her. Moto is life

@cccccc5398 3 жыл бұрын

That was Fantastic. You all did a great job. Man...I loved this....

@raymondj8768 4 жыл бұрын

Great video i remember i was like 12 years old or something watching happy days i even had a leather jacket n everything good times man good times !!!!

@briannotafan3368 4 жыл бұрын

spark, fuel and a very importiant compression

@fleetwoodray 4 жыл бұрын

All you need now is a "Pinky" Tuscadero look a like on the back. Good job on the repair job.

@adamfield4068 4 жыл бұрын

Should call Suzi Q and get Leather Tuscadero on the back.

@nickdannunzio7683 4 жыл бұрын

Pinky (Leather was the little sister who had a band) had her own MC... it looks like a Yamaha DT-250...??? wonder where that one is...???

@stevehucker7170 4 жыл бұрын

So cool thanks for sharing this stuck in doors in the uk on lock down and then this shows up happy days

@zimba599 4 жыл бұрын

The best part of this video is to see your enthusiasm and happiness about getting to fix and ride it! I am happy for you for sure! :o)

@Sebastian_Dinwiddie 4 жыл бұрын

"He can see!" "He can see?" "It was all Dukes's idea!"

@finscreenname 3 жыл бұрын

That bike literally "jumped the shark"

@joelalexander5338 3 жыл бұрын

Jumping sharks is nothing to be sneezed at! It jumped sharks, and took names! 🥂

@maurocomitale9252 3 жыл бұрын

I think thats where the dent on the tank came from!

@enduringcharm 4 жыл бұрын

Great story, and nice work. Really interesting to see how these older bikes were put together and how brutally simple were the ignition and fuel systems.

@davidthompson245 3 жыл бұрын

It is very cool Davin!,Happy days was my favorite program back in the day.Fonz was the man!!

@DTittle 4 жыл бұрын

This Triumph is o.k. but the Harley Knucklehead Bobber in season 1 was my favorite.

@crazyelf3839 3 жыл бұрын

If I remember correctly, Winkler accidentally, while trying to kick-start the "knuckle", started it and went across the set and crashed it. From that point on, he was only aloud to sit on it!

@guitarandmore69 3 жыл бұрын

@@crazyelf3839 Lol, "Sit on it!"

@johnnyboy1586 3 жыл бұрын

Bet the triumph handles better tho

@wsbill14224 3 жыл бұрын

As far as I can tell Fonzie used 3 different bikes on the show, the Triumph, a Harley, and a 2-stroke dirt bike.

@crazyelf3839 3 жыл бұрын

@@wsbill14224 Wasn't the dirt bike (2 stroke) used to "jump the shark"? The Harley was used when he wore a white wind breaker type of jacket. The triumph was introduced later, as was the leather jacket! At least that's my memory!?!

@Twin_Flyer 4 жыл бұрын

Need to get Henry Winkler to sign it while he is still around!! An awesome find!!

@Hagerty 4 жыл бұрын

We tried to get ahold of him, but were unable to.

@jessbottom9580 4 жыл бұрын

@@Hagerty I don't think Henry Winkler liked to ride motorcycles, sorry.

@rickharper1497 4 жыл бұрын

I agree, you need to get the Fonz's signature on the tank!!!!!

@GJ-DT 4 жыл бұрын

@@Hagerty who owns the bike? Scott bao?

@michaelhargis7036 4 жыл бұрын

@@Hagerty Hello Hagerty, great video. What is that brake handle mechanism half way down the right handle bar? I'm not into British bikes, never seen that before. Just curious. Have a great day and be well. Thanks.

@keithhughes6274 4 жыл бұрын

brings back happy memories ,Mam and Dad still alive me living at home and my dad sprayed a little honda cb125s that looked cool in 1977,great to get the Fonzie bike running ,im now almost 60 with my own Triumph Bonneville 865 Efi ,well done,keith North Wales uk

@mrnobodytheuser2950 Жыл бұрын

The real life Fonz Bike, I have no words to express how cool that is.

@Oddman1980 4 жыл бұрын

Davin did something that Henry Winkler didn't do - he actually rode that motorcycle.

@rickfletcher5053 4 жыл бұрын

He was scared of motorcycles

@UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER 4 жыл бұрын

@@rickfletcher5053 not just that he couldn't ride it due to his dyslexia couldn't read the controls Speedo or stuff like that

@donbrashsux 3 жыл бұрын

And can say he was Wrong..Fonzy couldn’t say that but did hangout with school girls and boys

@Mr50pop 3 жыл бұрын

I've seen the interview where Henry Winkler said he didn't ride the bike but I would say that is BS there's plenty of footage where he is riding the bike I don't think they were CGI back then unless he had a twin body double as you can tell the sea and did not change

@toiletpaper5770 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't make you any cooler

@DodgyBrothersEngineering 4 жыл бұрын

The Fonz could have put it back together with his eyes closed, hang on he did...

@POOKIE5592 4 жыл бұрын

But he was too scared to ride it.

@DodgyBrothersEngineering 4 жыл бұрын

@@POOKIE5592 Don't know if he was too scared, but he didn't know how. He did actually ride it once and crashed. They give him instruction how to ride a bike. He was supposed to pull up into the driveway, but he crashed, so they got someone in to do those shots for him.

@POOKIE5592 4 жыл бұрын

Dodgy Brothers Engineering You're right.

@ousephpc 4 жыл бұрын

@@DodgyBrothersEngineering 9

@jimd2101 4 жыл бұрын

@@DodgyBrothersEngineering what a wuss ....how could he be scared of that bike ...? Its not that big

@looseunit1615 4 жыл бұрын

I loved watching Happy Days. I guess today with the COVID19 we now have Crappy Days.

@ronaldoleksy8264 4 жыл бұрын

Such a fun show Happy Days. I remember so very well

@waddney4121 4 жыл бұрын

that was one of the first things I was taught during my apprenticeship an engine needs compression, spark and fuel, go find which ones missing

@thehouseofcha1nsaw_ 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah...now you got to make sure EVERYTHING is receiving the proper PWM singal when you turn the key or the car give a big F U and refuses to start. Seriously, we had a f150 come into our shop that refused to start because of the bluetooth power module....like....why? If it dont work let the truck start and give an error message, but no, they have to leave a man stranded because the radio is having a trantrum. And even then guess what the fix was....unplug it, plug it back in. Oh yeah dear customer dont worry about labor....its only like $200 cause we had to pll half the dash out to get to the jesless thing. Thank you for business!

@marlinezell643 4 жыл бұрын

Actually there are 5 things an engine needs in order to run properly; compression, fuel, spark, air and it has to be in time.

@fiveowaf454 4 жыл бұрын

I've found if air is missing, the chances of living long enough to get it going are not good :)

@mob8898 3 жыл бұрын

suck squeeze bang blO 4 stroke

@N98858 4 жыл бұрын

Now that's some History...Let Jay Leno know ';-)

@jessiehughes9432 4 жыл бұрын

Leno want it for his massive collection!! 👍

@peterwrench4416 4 жыл бұрын

Good idea, that’d make a great episode of Jay Leno’s garage.

@rickb1266 2 жыл бұрын

Now that is cool, thanks for sharing!

@daviddeangelis6839 4 жыл бұрын

Always enjoying to see your videos. You definitely born for this. Greetings from Argentina!!

@supersteve3299 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 58 , I was in 6th grade , I watched it with my dad!

@andrewsutherland3439 4 жыл бұрын

This show is about to "Jump the Shark".

@sidcostello7532 4 жыл бұрын

...and with the same bike as the original shark jumper!! HAHAHA

@paulcopeland9035 4 жыл бұрын

@@sidcostello7532 ...Nope,sorry. The "shark jumping" was Fonzie water skiing.

@wtburns01 4 жыл бұрын

@@paulcopeland9035 but with the same bike as the original shark jumper! HAHAHA

@paulcopeland9035 4 жыл бұрын

@@wtburns01 ....Umm, no, the shark jumping had nothing to do with the motorcycle. Fonzie accepted a challenge to water ski jump over some penned up sharks and he did it. This was a nonsense stretch of the Happy Days storyline and showed the series was at its end.

@wtburns01 4 жыл бұрын

@@paulcopeland9035 You realize Fonzie is the subject of the "original shark jumper" comment above, right? Try to keep up, fella.