This Is Why You Shouldn't Buy a $400 Dirt Bike

2 strokes are great! My first 2 stroke was 1975 Kawasaki KX125. I’m currently 64 and still riding dirt bikes . Love your videos Joe.

Joe needs to setup a go fund me for a parts washer and sandblaster!

Gotta love how 2 strokes just fire right up, unlike older 4 strokes that break your leg trying to get them started.

Alright! Thank u sir! These videos make my shift at work go by much quicker. Easy to zone out and watch/learn as you fix bikes, rather than be all stressed out with work. It does get annoying when the passengers start screaming and the stewardess comes to the cockpit to check on me. 😂😂😂😂😂 Kiddin'! Relax. (Im a bus driver) 😂

Bearing packer is so much easier and cleaner 😊also not the way to hand pack a bearing you hold it vertical and push the grease in the Gap between the race and bearing cage until it comes out the other side 😊

125’s are usually clapped out top to bottom, including the crank. They live their lives at 2 speeds, wide open and off. So plan on a 100% rebuild with them.

Now THIS one starts great! Your knee needed a break.

I love this channel so much! Constantly pumping out the videos and so consistent with revisiting projects even if there is some time between episodes. So satisfying to see stuff finished all your hard work is very much appreciated. Another awesome bike saved!

I had a 1987 KX 125 throughout the 90's. It was a great bike and generally super easy to work on.

Great video as always. However, you should watch several videos on how to change steering wheel bearings, and it is really important to change the bearing race.

I love your content and have learnt so much from you, im trying to start some of my own projects now because of you. keep up the great work

Yeah it needed a lot but that's why I watch your channel. Love to see these vintage bikes get a new lease on life. Thanks again for your time today and enjoy the rest of your week.

Hey just wanna say I’m glad I found your channel. I got meningitis a few months ago and spent a few days in the hospital and then was stuck on the couch for about a month. Really enjoyed watching your videos to the point when I got better I pulled my quad out of the barn where it sat for 8 years. So far I’ve rebuilt the top end, new cv axles, rotors, brake calipers and the usual maintenance. Really enjoy wrenching on it as I’ve had it for about 20 years and I was stir crazy from sitting on the couch with an IV in my arm. A lot of these things I wouldn’t have attempted without watching your videos and learning and seeing that I could do them myself. Keep it up man. Thanks!

The saving grace is the fact that the older bikes had steel liners. I dont care for Nikasil cylinders. Bought a 400 dollar bike and until it was done i spent nearly 2k. 400 for cylinder repair. 400 for complete bottom end kit just for starters. Gd job as usual.

I see a lot of videos where people restore these to look like new again. I keep hoping you pick one up to rebuild and make it look new again. Would be fun to watch =) Keep up the great work!

I enjoy every video you put out Joe, thanks for the great content.

Good looking cycle, now let's tear it apart. Again your patience and knowledge overcome obstacles

Sounds nice when power bands come in joe very raspy I like my rd 350 LC it’s quite the same splutters a bit till at 5 grand then she wants you to stare a the clouds nice video as usual joe keep up the good work mate 👍

Wow awesome job again outstanding work & it started quickly as well 👍🏻

I like to run 32:1 on my bikes, especially on break in, fouled plug is always cheaper than a rebuild. I like using iridium plugs as well. I've had them last up to 7 yrs. I love your videos though man, great content as always!