I wouldn't worry about being "off topic", personally I watch your videos because it's a fun little place where engineering principles are talked about experimented with. Being able to diagnose and repair a small engine fits right at home with that theme.

As a biker, I'm loving this extra bike flavour to my Cantina fix!

Too funny you mentioned mustie. I started watching the video he put out this morning upstairs, went downstairs and turned the TV on and started watching yours thinking it was his video lol.

I'm watching this after church, while beginning prep for Easter Dinner. It was a wonderful, restful interlude from the Saturn.

The XR75 was my dream bike in 1974. But all we could afford was a Rupp Roadster, which was still a fun machine, but the XR was top of the line in those days. Cost at the time new was $600 if I recall correctly. Great bike. LOTS of power.

Good lord, it's been years since I've heard the pop of a one cylinder without exhaust. Thank you for the flood of happy memories of working on small engines and the friends I made.

I love it! My first bike was a '77 XR75 with an '80 XL80 engine. My dad bought a number of engines and frames off a friend's peanut farm that were filed in one of the outbuildings. It was a mess of junk, but we picked the parts in the best shape to build into my bike. The XL80 engine was a little less powerful and only had a 4 speed instead of the XR75's 5 speed, but that's what I got. My dad ran a dingle-ball hone through the jug, popped some new rings in, and lapped the valves. I remember hearing it run the first time, also without the exhaust. That bubbly sound brings back so many memories. Cracked me up seeing the impact phillips driver because that's exactly what my dad used. He knew better too, since he was a Honda tech and service manager back in the 70's. Great little departure from the nornal channel content. Thanks for a little trip down memory lane!

wow, so much nostalgia! My first 4 stroke engine rebuild was on a 1977 XR75 that was burning a lot of oil when I was 9 or 10 years old. There was a piece of the piston skirt missing which I never found, but the replacement piston was ok! After putting it together and fanging it around for a whole day it started making some less than ideal noises from the top end, and a quick inspection under the cam cover revealed no oil, but a lot of metal shavings. Turns out the replacement gasket kit didn't have the oil feed hole punched out in the base gasket, and with no oil the cam had chewed out its bearing surfaces until it had 1 or 2mm of play. I thought it was all over for that engine, but after poking a hole in the gasket and putting it back together it ran great! We figured the extra play in the cam gave it some variable cam timing :) That bike survived many more years of abuse and was eventually sold to a friend who gave it more of the same. The no exhaust sound reminded me of when the exhaust snapped right near the head due to the bracket at the foot peg being broken for years and held together with tie wire. That underwater pop pop pop sound and flames shooting out of the tiny header pipe made it even more enjoyable to ride around annoying the parents :) The crank shaft oil fitting also brought back memories of fishing around a friend's XL250 crankcase with a magnet after we realised we'd lost it somehow. Good times!

Jimbo - this is great. Doesn’t matter if you are fixing a bike, doing your taxes or preparing dinner, just film it. We’ll like it!

I had a 74 XR-75 when I was nine and my first experience wrenching was pulling it apart to do a piston and ring job with no instructions. I got it apart but realized I had no specs to assemble it right and my Dad was so impressed, He bought me the genuine Honda 3 ring manual that I still have 49 years later....sadly the bike was stolen. Not so sadly a few months later I got a '75 Elsinore!

I HAD ONE OF THESE WHEN I WAS A KID!! oh man... the memories. I beat the crap out of that poor little motorcycle.

Anything small engine that is out of the ordinary is always fun to watch!

Your priming method is pretty good 😂 Engines from the early days of internal combustion used lamp wicks pretty much the same way. I'm a little surprised you didn't tow the trash cans around the yard.

Some KZfaqrs don’t mater what they do I enjoy watching as long as keeping it old school diy job Keep the good work Thanks

The sarcasm in the commentaries get's me everytime! Keep making these masterpieces! 🙂

You're a national treasure, I'd watch ya fix anything.

As someone who likes watching entertaining people do entertaining things, I really like this video.

I enjoyed the off topic video. A little variety never hurts. Don't remember watching any of your videos where I felt like my time was wasted. I am entertained, learned something or even both so I consider it time well spent. Thanks! Phil

At the beginning when you were talking about the trash pickup, I first thought someone actually threw away a XR75 because it wasn't running. But then again, I've seen people throw away a lot of perfectly fixable items.

Looks good. Needs a turbo. 😁

Memories! Got one of these as a kid when I outgrew my MR50. Was a rocket ship in comparison. Loved that little Bike. The old bikes look so cool now.

This in my opinion is best vehicle related feel-good channel on KZfaq 😄 Thanks for the great entertainment!

It’s fun to see other things besides the Diesel Saturn and Predator Honda. Also, the Hillbilly Bike Stand™ is a nice touch. And congrats on the accidental face reveal.

Pretty impressive that you can pick up trash, steer, and shift all at the same time!

You were doing it all wrong, I usually spend a month on and off messing with stuff and I break more than I fix. Then admit defeat drink some beer then come back to it in 2 year wondering who butchered it and the cycle begins again.

According to the mechanic at the mill, “We stopped using ethanol fuel years ago in our small motors, and now we don’t have any problems. You just don’t want to use ethanol fuel in chainsaws or mowers”

I think i would watch anything you work on. I love the dry sense of humour and dead pan delivery! Thanks for sharing!

i absolutely love this. its a change from the normal content, but nothings better than an old Honda dirtbike!

I enjoyed this video, can't be a coincidence that it debuted right after I finished watching mustie work on a honda minibike😂 keep em coming!

Ah Jimbo, you are truly one of my heroes. An American using a Japanese made over 40 year old motorcycle to pick up trash. To be fair, I use my ATC Big Red 250 to do the exact same thing. These old Honda's are a gem.

Side-side project: build a trash-sidecar or trash-trailer for the bike. Sure, easier to just make a basket that fits over the handle, but not as much fun. I like all the content on this channel, so nothing yet can change this.

It's very obvious you've had a broken clutch cable before. "Walk it forward and drop into gear, brake to stall at the end" is a well respected technique. Great work on the engine swap, and please lube the chain.

What you need is a bracket so you can tow the bin around the yard👍

Love that form factor. Bought a 1980 KD80M5 as a basket case when I was 12, and that's how I got started...

The Saturday afternoon videos are good and fun. They give you and a us a break from the series. LOL Kinda like an advertisement.

I'll watch you work on anything. Your videos are always entertaining. It looks like you might want to get that torque wrench recalibrated so you don't have another loose head bolt. 😆

Perfect time of the year to create this video. It's finally warming up enough to get the bikes out. To all you other bikers out there, I'll see you on the road. Have a fun and safe riding season!

I had an 84 Honda 125cc motorcycle when I was a kid. My dad bought it to ride around my family's ranch. The 2006 texas panhandle wildfire burnt it to the ground. Good times on that bike. When my wife and I were dating, I tried to teach her to ride. Got tossed to the ground a few times before I wised up and stayed on the ground to teach her. Also, it looks like that Kubota engine will fit in that Honda. Might need to get a bigger hammer for it to slide in.

Mustie is great. And your channel is too. Two of my favorite KZfaqrs. Thanks for great content.

Happy Easter everyone, the kids are outside finding eggs and I have been graced with new robot cantina

It’s not “off topic” … it’s substituted content. 👏👏👏👏👏

Jimbo, don't be shy about appearing on camera! And yes, more projects!

Not gonna lie this makes me more confident for when I immediately have to replace the clutch in my Honda.

Always enjoy Cantina content. These little weekend distractions are always welcome, and remind me I need to get out in the garage and take care of my own projects more often.

Hey it’s the bike I grew up with! Mine had a special feature. The exhaust manifold gasket was made of cherio box for nearly a decade 😂

My first real motorcycle, a 1973? (first year) XR75. That little bike was bulletproof, having outlasted 3 boys growing up and moving onto bigger bikes.

So, you're doing motorcycles too ? That's just made it all better ! Here's your thumbs up and I'll comeback later to watch.😊👍 13:48 My God, what a luxury ! The Robot Cantina Shop never ceases to amaze me ! 🤣 The little single sounds very good on Camera ! Do more of these easy going, small motorcycle videos. 👌😊👍

This was the bees knees when. I was a young man , running to jump with inspiration .

Such a walk down memory lane.. My first "vehicle" was a K1 XR75.

Keep 'em coming, we really like your videos 🙂

Great video, as always. I have to say that your way of narrating is spot on. Thank you for making these videos for us!

I'm another Motorcycle Enthusiast and I definitely enjoy these off (usual) topic videos. Thanks.

Yep, seeing a variety of work on other combustion/explosion engine vehicles is pretty fun, keep it up!

You're right about old Hondas making great noises, I have an 85 CR125 it's still one of the best sounding two-strokes I've come across.

How perfect- motorcycles are included as part of my everyday viewing diet!

Man this really makes me long for the days of riding my xr80 through the trails in between my parents and grandparents house out in the country. They were 30 miles away but on the trails I could make it in 15 minutes.

Boy, the ole "hand choke" has saved me a lot of repair time lol. Loads of times I've hit em with a shot of carb cleaner, and hand choke once it hits, and they usually are fine for the season lol

This was fun and entertaining video, but many channels gave bicycle videos. You are the only one that I know that puts tiny diesel engines in strange and light cars and tune the heck out of those engines. You asked for feedback and I don't see nothing wrong with these offtopick videos, but I hope these are not taking too much time and space from the main topic videoes. :)

The rag method of delivering fuel to the carburetor is awesome!

I'm stealing your gasoline toilet paper method. BRILLIANT!

I love my little Hondas. I have a cm400 motorcycle and a 200e big red 3 wheeler

Would have thought you'd be picking the trash up and dropping it in the bin without stopping 😉 Keep the vids coming, even off topic they're a joy to watch

I guess it makes sense repairing a 45+ old moped for driving about 200 meters picking up trash. As for the JIS screwdriver... If ever the gnomes show up again, it must be time for payback. Wouldn't be surprised if they'd been hiding out on some islands in the Pacific acquiring exotic tools. Great video by the way. My mind is at peace.

I actually thought this was a mustie1 video ! all these videos of old bikes make me hungry for my own first bike i never got as a kid.

Mustie1 and Robot cantina, I'm definitely watching the right YTubers!😂

impact driver handles are just nice as regular bit holders, too; they're heavy but that can be a help when you're trying to start a screw that's trying to bounce out of the hole, and they're fat and knurled but not too much. And then you know you can whack them if you need a little extra force.

Loved it. Took me back to same sort of fiddling on a 70s 4 cylinder Honda back in the 80s. Got a fantastic 4into1 Yoshirmura exhaust that weighed about 20% of the original but left rejetting and balancing the 4 carbs to the dealers. Happy days❤😊

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I had the Suzuki TS100 (street and trail). My friends had a trail 90, an XR75 and a Yamaha 125. Fun days!

Great vid. I'm here mostly because of how you do things and less because of what type of vehicle it is. Mostly.

I built one just like it for my son 30 years ago. Great little bikes.

You brought back a lot of old memories. I hope to see more of this.

Honestly this video was Jimbo's way to showing the city what the dumptruck was doing, but he wanted to do it in style.

I clean the jets the same way on my lawn mower carb, using just one wire on the brush to poke through it 👍🏼

Always a fan of Hondas. I rode an XL250 back in the 80s that I traded for a 83 Kawasaki KZ650. Decemt trade at the time since the Kawasaki was newer. I think the XL was a 81.Currently have owned a 68 CB350 for over 40 years that I paid $25 for a bike I could ride.

Honestly, I didn't feel I'd enjoy the off-topic video as much. But considering the bike ran and everything was made to work in a single video, it was like instant fix gratification. So yeah. Great stuff!!! Only suggestion I'd have is that in doing the off-topic stuff, perhaps keep doing the full job in one video. That way we can have the epic, long-form builds, and the quick off-topic builds.

It's fun to have a mix of projects. I liked this one.

My First bike was a mid 80’s XR-500R. I sure miss that thing. I had a lot of good times on it.

The outros are getting better and better, now full of useful Easter Eggs.

a mustie video and a new way to prime an engine its a great sunday today

You should build a little one wheel trailer or add a small saddle bag trashcan to it. That and make a place to mount your Graber when driving.

I don't know why youtube just decided to show me this video 10 months later, but I'm glad they did. It reminded me of the kind of project I can actually do, and with two neglected motorcycles sitting in my garage, should do.

Never stop what you are doing, your videos are the best, most genuinely fun videos around!!

HELL YES! Retro honda time. I'm taking notes....

Jimbo, need to have a back pack to put that pick up stick in and keep your hands freed up while running the motorcycle! Safety First you know. 🙂 I liked the change of topic. I also like riding motorcycles, but only off road, as I can't trust the other drivers behind the wheel. I am very comfortable with my driving, just not others.

That was a fun video. Possible upgrades for bike: - basket for trash - electric conversion with large 12V battery and car starter motor? 😂

Its a refreshing change to see you pulling a mustie 1 on your channel!!!

Gotta love a old Honda. I'd love to find a cl 450 like I had years ago. Great work as always.

Thank you so much for actually fixing something that was just sitting around that was not too hard to fix. I hate it when I go to some ones house and see a bunch of broken projects that are just in the way.

Reminds me of my CT110. Still have it and have since 1986. ;) Last year I think of the 110.

I definitely enjoyed this break and change of format, as well as the well placed jokes

Man, that exhaust note brings back memories. Learned to ride on a 1986 XR80. Ah, those were the days.

This was a lovely little diversion from the usual. It reminded me a lot of tearing down my Yamaha Enduro as a kid. I got it used and it barely had any power, but after a complete teardown and rebuild, it ran wonderfully for a glorious 10 minutes, then promptly went back to being anemic. No idea what was ever wrong with it. Still, I enjoyed putting around on it. The backyard game of motorcycle polo looks fun! It seems you might need a few more modifications to make it a proper garbage getter. Perhaps a milk crate strapped to the rear fender or even a bike trailer? And a shoulder strap for your grabber would help free up your clutch hand. ;)

Great project, Jimbo. Thanks for your informative and entertaining take on cool stuff.

I remember seeing this in one of your videos before you moved and commenting about it (you replied). I have a 1978 that I might do a restoration video series on one of these days when I complete this EFI conversion on the VF500 Interceptor. The XR75 was a great bike that I learned to use a clutch on. Pretty much every one of the mufflers on these rotted away (I know mine did) and an OE replacement is worth 50% of the bikes value.

21:59 Glad to see the shadows showing you're wearing a helmet.. Good job..

Oh how you brought back memor. My first was a Honda 50 stepthru. And I've been diddling with bikes ever since. Something magical about a motorcycle!

Nisly hondaled. Oh, and I'd watch more of these Saturday projects.

I think we need a part two. It needs a way to store the trash, like a barrel, rack or cart on the back of it. Something absurd like that.

I really enjoyed this video, I recently picked up a coleman mini bike to introduce the kids to motorcycles. It's a small, low power bike but loads of fun tooling around our acreage. Small bikes like mine and your honda just put s smile on your face.

That popping sound was hilarious lol. Off topic videos are fine for me.