Uncle Tony, for years I’ve been asking for your advice so it’s time you listen to mine lol. I’ve had torn rotator cuffs for decades before my surgeries. A Vietnamese guy told me to do this trick. Take your thumb like your hitchhiking and push it up into your armpit and hold it pretty hard for 15 seconds. This will provide relief if you’re ever having trouble sleeping at least for a little bit. This worked for me very well. It’s all I could do for years.

I had both shoulder full-tear surgery a couple of years ago. I'm 68 now. The procedure corrected constant pain and limited mobility. Wrenching and biking were a painful experience. You have nothing to lose. You look like a good candidate. And do the rehab.

I think the Briggs and Stratton flathead has to be right there too.

Uncle Tony, quick history lesson on the Trail 90 CT90. In the early1960's, the local Honda dealer in Boise Idaho was welling more Honda Cubs than all the dealers in the in the Los Angles metro area combined, Honda sent a sales rep there to find out why. The dealer in Boise was taking new Cubs and regearing them, removing the fenders, putting dirt tires on them. They sold them to farmers and hunters and could keep them on the showroom floor. So Honda brought one back to Japan, copied it and made couple of changes and produced them for the US market. And that is how the trail 90 was born. Also DrAtv is a very good source for parts for these. I would love it if you did another video or two on these. Or show your progress on this one.

In 1965, my brother and I (age 11 and 13) bought a very used trail 90 for $25. We, along with the neighbor kids beat the ever living crap out of it for years. Many times we drove it so hard it stopped from overheating, then threw water on it or laid it over in the snow to cool it down and start all over again. No maintenance, and it didn't burn much oil. Couldn't kill the thing! When we got older (it still ran) we sold it to a guy that wanted it for parts for $25! Bought many larger Honda motorcycles over the years and enjoyed them all. Thanks for bringing back a good memory!!

Can't agree more. I keep chasing parts and stuff. But there is something special about finding that part and putting it on and finally having it. I spent 4 years looking for the trim for my 55 Buick but now the car is finally done

Once again Tony, you are right. That little Honda motor is an anvil ! When I was nine I got my first ride, a Honda ATC 70. I rode the wheels of that thing, literally, I finally stopped riding it because the tires were full of plugs, patches and tubes, and go to the poit where they absolutely wouldn't hold air anymore. After that were countless ATC110'S. Until I turned sixteen, a Honda ATC 110 was my transportation. I had literally piles of parts because my dad would grab everyone that he came across, as long as it was free or almost free. But in the mid to late 80's they were everywhere, and no one wanted them, they wanted a four-wheeler. But I tortured them, rebuilt them, broke every internal part that you can inside of those engines, with exception to the bottom end. I got so good at replacing fourth gear in the tranny that I could remove the engine, tear it down, split the cases, fix it and be riding again in a couple hours. I had a rather heavy best friend that I would go pick up and ride on the back with me all the time, this resulted in many worn rear sprockets. It took me a while to realize that carrying all that weight with a slipping sprocket was the reason I kept knocking teeth off of fourth gear, but other than that, I've ran them with no oil for several miles to home, put oil in it and keep on rolling. I never once had to replace the mains or rod bearings in one, they would start smoking and I would replace the piston and rings, but never once did I have a problem with the bottom end in them. Had I realized that me hauling upwards around 350lbs. with worn-out sprockets and chain was causing most of my problems, it would have never broke. They are bulletproof !

"Rust Radar" is what my wife calls it. I drive the country back roads of OR, WA, UT, MT, WY & my home state of Idaho doing this EXACT same thing with my head on a swivel. She doesn't understand how or why I get so excited over DOVE-C heads, Camel Humps, Stromberg 2bbl carbs, ect ect ect. The excitement of the hunt does betray me though, because I DO NOT rip people off, and 9 times out of ten I find my golden goose, but I tell the owner what they have. Scrappers love me because of this, so they usually give me 1st shot at the stuff they find before they take it in for scrap-weight. I've made countless friends this way, but it keeps my Hunt alive as I look for those hidden treasures that others over-look. Good stuff as always man, and I TOTALLY get it..... 200 percent.

Congrats for the nod to Honda, I'm an old American, love the old muscle, but Honda! The number one ICE maker in the world! And the story of Soichiro Honda is amazing, it really is. I'm glad you can give them the respect they deserve, they fought for it.

I rode a Honda S90 street bike back in the 60’s. The base 90 was 5 hp and the S90 was a huge 8 hp with a four speed. It never let me down and I rode it almost daily before I got my first car.

Soichiro Honda changed the world

I grew up in Chicago, my first tinkering and side hustle was scooters at 14. The Chinese ones I use to get almost free with a title. The parts between the Chinese ones for the most part, would swap over. I still have the 74 XL70 that I rescued while living there. I remember my friends and I would sneak out at night, jump on scooters and mini motos and go down to lower Wacker drive and watch the street races. My parents moved us out of Chicago after 9-11 happened and moved us to Iowa where my mom inherited a farm. I started in on 4 wheelers and antique farm equipment before I went into the Navy.

My parents bought me a trail 70 when I was about 12 and I loved it, rode it everywhere (never had brakes) I found a parts bike with "big wheels" and I never knew anything about the parts bike, but the forks and swingarm fit my 70 so I changed them over. My parents were so pissed about me taking it apart that they gave the bike to my uncle who took it home and it was stolen off his porch the same day he took it home in cleveland.

I had a torn rotator cuff since the first 3 speed i changed alone at the age of 14, then over my mechanic career i would tear it every 6 months or so then nurse it and tear it on a recurring cycle, then at the age of 45 i had the surgery 2 days before cov lock down so had zero rehab so it was a slow heal but now its a good 98 percent. I definitely recommend it for quality of life.

I have been watching DDG and Jamie is dialing in that Demon. It still stumbles on launch but gears up good and fast. He likes the challenge of dragging a four speed. One tiny screwup and he gets beat. However, his driving skills have improved greatly making the cars setup problems more obvious. He will get those figured out, that kid is sharp. You may want to take some test hits and make sure that car can still run hard. Taking a drag car that has been sitting for months dry rotting, gumming up and growing cob webs for a track run to win or lose is not the best recipe but I also know that you have great knowledge and confidence in that POS. Having physical issues makes car work tougher along with the aches and pains age gives you. I get that, I am old. I have less interest or concern than most for modern box Jeeps or your dirt bike/mini bike collection but I still like your channel. You have a great personality and keep it entertaining enough. Good luck on the track challenge, you have a huge advantage.

Had a quest item today, flanged bronze bushings for my Jiffy stand. I used a micrometer and wrote down the info, but then when I went off to the Hardware store I found I left the micrometer behind. Even so I saw something and bought 2 and they fit perfectly after I sawed them off for length by chucking in a drill and using a hack saw with washers for spacers. Success.

When i was 13 my friend had one of these Honda 50s.....like a 1970's model. We rode that thing nonstop, taking turns until the exhaust pipe was glowing red.

I've been collecting 1966 Ford Galaxie parts for 40 years. I found a horn ring at a swap meet and wrestled it from it's owner after working on him for an hour. I didn't need his ash tray, glove box door, or armrests - just the horn ring. When I got home, I went to my shelf and found that I already had three in the box! Don't even get me started on 1/72 scale aircraft model kits!

UT - I had been waiting for your video response to Jamie. Love the banter and the little digs at each other . This is great competitive spirit in action. Look forward to seeing your times . Both cars definitely have their unique qualities. 👍

3.5hp. Briggs & Stratton

Your rotator was on the way to failing when you reached under the couch. Repetitive motion failure. I have two GY6's currently. Keep up the good work.

The medical procedures and techniques that are available work wonders, 2 of my co-workers had torn rotator cuffs and had surgery, one required a little more down time than the other but they are both back to work and feel great.

Damn right about the hunt. Hunted for years for ZJ front seats and a clock module for my XJ- and holy moly is it satisfying to find that shit!

Uncle Tony, the hunter-philosopher. Everything I know about engines and vehicle systems has its roots in a ‘72 Honda CT70 3spd and a ’65 S65 4spd. I’ve been questing for a complete Trail 90 or 110 basket case to restore, and I may have found it… all I have to do is convince the current keeper of it that they’re never going to finish it. Keep up the hunt, you’re definitely wired for questing!

Oh man, did you ever hit the nail on the head regarding quests. I was lucky enough to be given a 1957 South Bend 9" Model A lathe. Small toolroom lathe with a 3' bed, along with it's original cabinet. I completely refurbished the lathe and it works beautifully. Now I can make or modify parts and tools for my car projects. But that opened up a laundry list of new quests for tooling of all types. I have to admit, it's been fun

I'm not 100% certain, but I believe the 110cc engines were also this platform. I bring this up because the Honda ATC110 also has a high/low range in the transmission. It works so well that I've had my dad use his 1982 ATC110 to pull my 1973 Pinto station wagon through the yard when I first got it.

Uncle Tony, you're speaking my language with the quest items! Another thing I can add is that when you get deep into the acquisition phase, you can make it a good side hustle. You can get in tune with the market and be able to spot deals or rare items that you can use to get ahead and have more cash to acquire more. Circle of life and all that!

It's out there somewhere if the universe chooses to allow you to have it. Always be thankful of the gifts that teach.

😂 loving the KZfaq revival of the match race 👍

I owe probably around 3/4 of the little bit I know to the pursuit of quest items. Not only do they afford the opportunity to learn the specific component details, but the greater design and mechanical information behind it. For instance, you can learn about interchange - what part interchanges for which years & models - but you can also learn about *why* they do or don't interchange across different iterations. Which elements are present in some designs and not others, why that part will or won't work as needed for the design used in your application. The physical, material aspects of operation of that system. So you not only learn what will or won't work, but if you dig in enough, you'll also know why. And that knowledge can open up entirely new hunting fields!

Tony, I just wanted to genuinely say thank you,for the informative videos you put out. With the ways modern cars are going I think my next purchase will be a classic mopar. I've learned alot from you. My father wasn't necessarily a car guy when I was growing up, but I am becoming much more knowledgeable from your vids, hard work and research. I'll do a deep dive into your vids, and try to make it work. Thanks for being entertaining, as well as a great teacher. Beyond glad that I found your channel. The Uncle that I never had...

Agree, I hate going to the track in the summer. Never understood how motorcycle guys in leathers do it. Hope Old Paint will be ready by fall. On the quest, I just got 3 Ford C4 transmissions to build, and a 93 Mustang ac box. I dont have any Mustangs that it directly fits. the quest.

I started scouring junk yards for car parts a few years ago. I learned how to put them on by taking them off twice. Off the junk car, then off the car that needed the replacement. If it was too much work taking it off the junk vehicle, then I got help or took it to a shop.

Love this little powerplant! I have an '81 Trail 110 with 7K original miles and love it!! I only run non-ethanol gas in it and every spring after sitting through the winter with no special 'winterizing' it starts with one or maybe 2 kicks. And then does that all season long. If anything can't be driven over in 1st gear low range, you just pick it up & lift it over! The trail series of bikes are some of the best & most fun you can ever own. You won't usually get there first, but you will get there when many others won't. And spend a fraction of the amount of fuel!

Yep... I totally get it. It's something I finally figured out about 20 years ago. Not only have I been into cars and motorcycles since I was about 13, I'm 62 years old now, but I have also collected vintage Colt and Winchester guns for years. It is something that consumes me 24/7. After I had collected about 40 guns or so, a light finally went on and I noticed something. I always had one particular gun that I absolutely had to have, so I searched and searched, and after I finally found it, it went into one of the safes, and I immediately started the quest for the next must have. And so it goes. It never stops.

I love you uncle tony. Thank you for doing what you do. Never stop.

Love those little engines, I just went up pikes peak with a Honda grom with a 125cc version of that engine. And have put thousands of thousands of miles on them having a blast

My Dad bought a Honda 90 street bike. I think it was a 1966 or 1967 brand new. I remember him saying sometimes he couldn’t take it on the freeway because it wouldn’t go fast enough. Maybe depending on the wind ? lol

I had a Cub and an ATC 90 when I was a kid. I don’t see how anyone couldn’t love that little jewel of an engine.

Uncle Tony you are always been 107%.. everything from your intuition on the first thing to look for but also on things we never (but should) look at. It's remarkable.

Your quest theory is 1000000% spot on. I have all the builds in garage and basement full of spare parts to prove it. My dad is the same way with mini bikes and old motorcycles.

This concept reminds me of my addiction to online shopping, hunting for very specific obscure parts and then following the tracking info as it gets delivered. If I don't have packages in transit I feel bored or like I'm missing something. Sounds strange when I say it but that's how I see it

I didn't know that the little honda 4 stroke was such a main piece of combustion history, I bought my kids a CRF 50 when they were younger and I tell you that little bike has been really tromped hard and still works perfect. I've been offered to sell it but I am going to hang onto it for the grandkids... and the times I feel like burning off some steam!

While I get your point, I think I have a cheaper and easier way to get started with engines and mechanics. You can get an entire kit to put an engine on a bicycle for $150 and a good bike for $20. Comes with everything you need to build your own machine and learn how it works. There is also a lot of crazy aftermarket speed stuff foe easy money. Been turning wrenches for years and these things are super cheap fun!

Does it all. Sit back and relax. Dr Tony tells all!!

I found a New quest item every time I find something interresting and fits my budget. You developpe skills doing it! 1- Usefull, 2- interresting, 3- budget. POW!😂

I love this I keep screaming Tony go to Vintage motorcycle days you’d be in heaven on earth

In the middle 1970's we had a trail 90 on the farm, friends laughed about it, granted it wasn't the best shape due to my maintenance mistakes. Thanks for running this, I feel vindicated.

Oh man, memories of the great Honda SS90s so long ago. Fun, reliable as rocks, and real motorcycles. One owner put a vacuum cleaner pipe on his SS for a muffler. The bike made a surprisingly deep, throaty sound. There was even a 65 or 70 c.c. Honda in the neighborhood too, the only one I ever saw.

Thankyou Tony, I really needed to hear this particular story today. It will make facing tomorrow that little bit easier.

Go get PEMF treatment. It’s like having your shoulder between two spark plugs. It’s badass, feels cool, and heals from the inside out. I am sure there are places local that do it, or up the street in Nashville. A few treatments and you’re good to go. Get after it! : )

THANK YOU!!!!

I've been building, buying, selling and collecting auto/motorcycle/bicycle stuff for a few decades now. Often a friend will ask why I don't just order what I need from any number of online sellers. The answer is always the same "where's the fun in that?" The hunt and the thrill of the chase is often more important than the final outcome. I love going to yard sales, flea markets, swap meets, and auctions just for this reason. Plus, I almost always end up with something I may not need, but I can sell it or trade it for what I do need.

I feel there is a spiritual successor in my CRF300L. I can see the design language of Honda even in that new motorcycle. Love the story time!

When I taught auto shop, I used motorcycles, scooters and lawn mower engines to teach fundamentals. Took up little space, could be worked on from a bench. I put a callout to my teaching community and I got dozens of these items, free.

I remember seeing a UK registered one of these, a C90, two up with all their luggage, riding through the town i was staying in, in southern Spain. I was impressed

QUEST...explanation .perfect.... And bonded team up....nice.

yea its been hot here and my hand has been messed up for over 2 months since i cut it Sometimes Heat + body issues are a thing Gotta take breaks Cant go go go go go all the time

I found my #HappyCompanion 14 years ago Uncle Tony! We're halfway done raising two wild danger girls at this juncture. One does pullups, pushups, and crawls around the floor like a crazy monster, while the other dreams up surrealist visions that she brings to life through different artistic media. Both of them are crafty and creative, not afraid to take whatever junk is around the house and make it into something. HALP!

That garage looks like the hunter gene AND the gatherer gene combined 🤣🤣👍

Hey Tony, just a heads-up, that's a '69 and newer frame. '68 and earlier had a different front fork(leading link), and air filter provisions where the main frame tube meet the steering stem tube. Have fun building it, they're awesome. We currently own 2 trail 90's, a '67 and a '70 .

Wow, the part about Honda's took me back to a "happy place" from my teenage years. In the mid 1970's my uncle gave me 2 very used Honda "CT" 70 bikes. Both had the "clutchless" 3 speed trans (1 of which was permanently stuck in high gear). In about 4 years i had reduced them both to scrap & should be DEAD from all the STUPID stuff i did with them but great memories !

Tony I acquired a Honda 55 when I was 13 or 14. I tore that motor apart many times. Replaced the jug and piston, repaired the kickstart and replaced the transmission main shaft. No manual it was easy to figure out

This sure takes me back. I had a trail 90 in high school. I drove it until I got my first car. A 1970 Olds Cutlass Supreme.

I get it! I’m in Wisconsin and it has been hot and humid, the last 6 weeks have shut down home projects. And yes, as for the shoulder mine occasionally acts up to, costs me a few minutes a week. Whereas surgery & rehab would cost me months; I’d need to live to 300 years to recoup the time. One word: Advil

Cool that you still have the storage where you painted the Duster. 😎👍🏻

Honda 90s are great. I grew up on one and now have a low mile, clean example. Sweet bikes!

Im priced out of the car hobby, but restoring an old UJM is still within reach.

Great video. You’re so right about the quest. The single cylinder Hondas are great ways to learn about engines. That’s my quest. Honda ATCs. They have saved my mental health.

I sold my hot rod flame paint job truck😢... then i bought it back😅 quest continues. 👍🏻

I bought a small Honda 55 in the late 60’s, used and disassembled, $25. I remember the mechanical details well, since I did a lot of work on it. I spent a few evenings on the Internet looking for my model, and have yet to find it, a few were close, but something was always different. Lots of 50’s and 90’s, but not 55’s, and mine was a four speed with a manual clutch, pressed box frame with integral fender, and pressed front forks. It’s incredible how many variants of the basic bike exist.

UT, the root of your shoulder problem actually goes back thousands of years. You mentioned it in this video. A straight line can be drawn from our fist partnership with wolves to you reaching under the couch to retrieve a ball for one of their ancestors. 😂

This heat has been rough here in Florida my shop is just a dirt floor pole barn and I'm swapping a Mercedes Diesel into a GMC 6500 and I do like 2 things on it and I'm soaked in sweat

Uncle Tony, you are doing great. RC issue be damned.

It's all about the dopamine hits. 😁

I use a chin up bar. I hang from it a couple of times a day for 10-20 seconds. It stretches out the shoulder and makes room for painful, tender nerves. I’m 57 and worked as an electrician for 40 years…

A friend of mine put one of the bigger cc Lifan Engines in a CT-70 about 18 years ago and rode it from New Orleans to almost Sturgis. He had a good trip report called "10 inch wheels turning to Sturgis" the "Honda 50" Can even be the basis for your ADVtouring bike.

Tony, I'm currentl;y resurrecting a first year CT90 (1967) that went through a house fire! We'll see if I can pull it off or not. The OHC version of the horizontal Honda came out in 1967, before that they were pushrod engines with iron heads (the CT200--don't let the name fool you, it was 90cc) and some versions of them actually had electric start. Dr. ATV has some hot rod parts, I like to use his high perf cams and 22mm carbs. I built one Trail 90 based bike for my son with an ATC125 engine, which is I think the only other hi-lo equipped version of the engine. It's cool, it still has the original recoil starter and electric starter, plus I added CT110 kick start parts so that ot has all three, just for the heck of it. Zongshen has a 190cc (!) racing engine available, with a 4 valve head, not cheap! I've got one customer who rides a 1970 model every day, one I rebuilt--aside from tune-ups, it almost never needs anything, it just keeps plonking along.

early Honda versions were push rod engines (C110 50cc from early to mid 1960s is an example)

Its too hot. its raining, somebody took my timing light. Maybe brian has a point

The 1978 Honda SS50 was a 5 speed. We had them in the UK

No worries, "...just take it off the trailer and send it." Uncle Tony is the Nicolino Locche of drag raceing. Or maybe Nico was the Uncle Tony of Boxing.

Best shop light ever.

The internet cured my hoarding habits. Before things had to be owned to get to know them. You really had to buy or steal that POS before you could get any information out of it. Today you can take a deep dive into your engine before you are holding it or dismantled it on your backyard just by doing a search. Now I don't have to have it to see what it has been eating, or how it was made. That feature alone has saved me thousands over the years. When the hunt is knowledge, the item becomes secondary and can be skipped.

I have a good story. Fell through a roof 5 years ago. Ripped my upper peck my biceps my tendon in my shoulder, plus a muscle in my back. Time to stick a fork in me? Nope, I went carnivore and turned my life around. Healed up great. Got rid of a bunch of other ailments. Now I'm turning 60 in a month and feel like I'm 20 again. Throw away the plants baby. And that means the smokes also. I challenge you UTG. See if you have the grit off the track.

My first motorcycle . Ohauled engine in school with Mr. Woody !

My astronomy domine sweet corn is doing good. I didn't get a bear tag this year. I love bow hunting. I hunt old guy style. Red flannel sitting in the open at a picnic table. Pulling the bow back slowly is the trick with 5-8 deer looking at you. Easier with traditional bow than compound with more moving parts. My Buell keeps blowing headlight bulbs. Need to get chainsaws around for my next trip up to camp. Did you lower your Buell? Honda engine looks like the Janus engines.

Ive always had these "quest items" I just didnt know what to call it😊 Then i had children and had to stop for awhile, then i started getting very restless and unhappy. My kids are starting to get into dirtbikes/quads and guess what they are powered by? You guessed it....the Honda 70 and the Chinese version 110cc. Anyway, i have found that my mind requires stimulation from these "quest items" to keep me going through the boring bits that life sometimes gets. Not that kids are boring-far from it, just a different kind of experience that I wasnt ready for at the time.

U gave a good talk...u helped me understand myself !

I built a 150cc Lifan version of that bike. Got lots of parts if you need them.

Hey tony you might get in touch with cars and cameras John might have extra parts if you have trouble finding them yourself 😂 keep up the great work bud❤

1:16 Uncle Tony with debilitating shoulder pain still faster than me

We now have the title of Tony’s autobiography, “Send It”!

I think those scooter engines are generally referred to as GY6. I think they are great. Very simple, good power to weight. Cheap to run and maintain.

I’m getting ready for an engine quest, a set of very rare and near unavailable in the states type of Yamaha engines. It’ll take me two days to drive and get them but it’s worth it.

It’s been shown that the pursuit of a goal provides more stimulation than when the goal itself is actually achieved.

This video has just told my life story thankyou

I did my XJ fuel pump in an hour, I am not nearly as good as you UTG. Like the yellow Buell in the background.

the Quest indeed ! good one ,you nailed it . I glide effortlessly around the hood with out being noticed on my 1970 ct .

I had a mid 1970s Honda ATC90 had that same engine with the dual range selector on the transmission. Honda also made a 110cc version of that engine.