Can I get this FREE Triumph Adventurer Running?
2024 ж. 19 Мам.
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A viewer gave me a free Triumph motorcycle in pieces and wants to see it running again. Can we do it?
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"Crossthreading is just another form of loctite... Change my mind" - Craig.😂
Losing a 10mm is a rite of passage for any mechanic.
Came to say the same thing. A 10 and a 13mm have special abilities to disappear
Today, I find out that, I am, indeed, a mechanic. This is great.
I have yet to do so, but I know it'll happen one day
Well then, I guess I'm qualified, too! Lol!
@@robbierootbeer8056 give it time. Your 10mm will disappear.
You should get a big magnetic mat to put on your tailgate. Then if you drop anything magnetic, it can’t roll away.
Killer idea 👍
44 years and I've never thought of that. 😮
I've never heard of a magnetic matt, I want one now. Good idea 👍
Great idea except emulsion tubes, jets, and needles are typically brass so no magnetism
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Someone please give this man his own Netflix show! Like this needs to be seen by the masses! His brand of humor and knowledge are so on point!
Yessss my god yesss!
@@brainsqueezereactions let's start a petition!! 🤞🏽🤞🏽
needs to get in touch with motortrend and do a show like VGG
Did he ever tell u why he tore it down to begin with?
@@t.b.y.3350 because he's cool?
My favorite new channel. Craig, your ability to just start on these abandoned projects is amazing.
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@@cx4482I mean he's the mechanic for that other guy, if you were watching videos of ppl getting dealerships started it would prob be the other way around
Note to Craig. Get your own canopy if you keep doing these types of videos outside in the sun 😂
and maybe a nice big fan to keep him cool in the heat + plenty of cold drinks
"If i cant get the angry pixies to the sparkplugs" Using the choke cable for a throttle cable is the most bobber thing ive seen and im all for it. Terminology is top notch. Love it. 😂
He’s definitely an AvE watcher.
@@vincedibona4687vice grip garage watcher I would guess.
Your channel is so much better that bikes and beards. Just getting to the point and doing more of the mechanics that we enjoy watching
In your opinion. I like ‘em both equally. B&B isn’t all mechanical stuff. Some diversity is good for everyone.
@@vincedibona4687 yeah i used to like bikes and bears better because they where an amazing team. But now that shaun moved away, i only like this channel. I think shaun is not really interesting by himself. He needs to find a great team again. Thats what he is good at, making a great community, managing a company and keeping everyone together with enthusiasm and optimism
Having been a professional mechanic for 41 years (cars, trucks, heavy equipment) and a motorcycle owner/rider for longer that that, I like mechanical stuff. That guy on Bikes and Beards seems to know nothing about mechanical stuff, and I have cringed so many times watching his videos. He has taken rare, vintage bikes, in one case a still in the crate Norton Commando, and treated it like a trashed out late model Chinese bike. I am very meticulous when I work on anything of my own.
Whoa whoa whoa... Why don't you just relax for a second. First off Sean just moved, he also helped pushed this channel, most other YTers... WOULD NEVER DO THAT, Sean hasn't built his spot, found a place to start out in, he's also only put out 1 video in 3 months, which was racing racing his vintage Harley. Bikes & Beards was great and will be great again, because Sean is your dad
stop smoking the meth bro, craig would never have this channel if it wasn't for the bikes and beards channel, they need to be together
BEST new channel on KZhead! I'm a car guy, dont own a motorcycle, but can't get enough of Craigs work, knowledge, humor and adventures! Every episode seriousely gets me closer to purchasing an ole bike and starting my own adventure! 🏍 Thank you my friend!
Maybe I should try a car for you car guys🤷♂️
You do you my friend, if it calls you then go for it, if not no worries I'm a loyal fan either way. Cheers!🍻
I am over fifty. I feel a very strong regret that you cannot imagine when I follow travelers who enjoy the beauty of life and exploring nature on their motorcycles... I was twenty years old and my friends rode motorcycles and I was not completely interested... Yes, many times I thought about buying a bike... but it passed. For years, I did not... Now I feel very regretful because I did not try owning a motorcycle... Your comment is that you are thinking of a project similar to maintaining a motorcycle, since you are an expert in cars. I tell you, do not hesitate. Do this, as it may open a new window to life and enjoyment for you. And if you did not like the experience, at least you had an experience and you will not regret it afterward. My greetings to you...and I wish you well and safety 🏍👍🏻 Greetings from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 🌴...good luck
@@The_Bearded_Mechanic wow wow, that`s a promise?
No better sound to a mechanic, than that first start after a major repair!
I just disassembled and cleaned up the mikuni carb on my vstar250, and the engine now starts faster. And idles( wouldn't before w/o choke) thanks to your videos: gave me the confidence. Thanks, Craig!
Me too! I have a vstar650 and started riding about 2months ago. My carb is running perhaps a little rich, and thanks to Craig I have the confidence to go in and tweak the screws this weekend. Thanks Craig!
I have a great idea! Since Dan watches you so much and assists you once in a while, I think it will be a fun video if Dan tries fixing a bike to make it start! You can watch over him. You can even give him lifelines lol. I’m curious to see how much he has learned from just watching you.
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This is a great idea
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I have learned some from just watching Craig! So I'm sure someone who spends a decent amount of time with him has learned even more! But the most important thing to know is that Jesus loves you and desires a personal and intimate relationship with each and every one of you!
Great idea. Even old bicycle could be a good start, because as motorcycles were originally bicycles with engines.
I would rather disassemble and repair over building from boxes. You are an amazing mechanic.
The trick is... carry a tube of silicon grease (brake grease) with you! I've got a kilo of the stuff in the garage in tubes and any time a rubber or plastic component won't slide back together, out with the silicon grease. The good thing about it is twofold: it doesn't react with the rubber or plastic and it does eventually soak into rubber surfaces leaving them slightly more flexible and just as grippy as they were without the grease.
I sympathize so much with the sweat on the glasses. Miserable air humidity! Great job!
Inspiring to watch you breath life back in these neglected bikes.
I have an idea, mechanic gloves with a small 1 inch by 1 inch magnet plate on them to temporarily hold nuts, screws, bolts, and 10mms
It's Friday, I got coffee, and you drop a Triumph video. Life is good.
with you all the way on this one....ive resurrected many of those model triumphs ( factory tech 20 years ) dont claw it over to much , the sprag clutch will let go....carbs out air box in , get some one to hold it back and fit the carbs , then choke cable . fuel taps can leak , original coils can let go ..... ill be watching .....
I always love to see the joy and happiness that Craig emotes when things go right and it fires up. Though I enjoyed your collaborations with Sean, this channel has become one of my new favorites.
Your patience is legendary!! Especially in that heat. I was feeling your pain/sweat fiddling with that airbox!!!
Craig is officially the world's greatest mechanic 😅😂👏🏽👌🏾✅️
It’s so awesome hearing that bike run again. Jeremy you’re the man for donating this bike. There’s a lot of sentimental value and memories to that bike. My first street bike ride with Jeremy was with him on that bike and me on my Yamaha Bolt
Dude-your smile and excitement when they finally turn over-priceless. Reminds me of an old outboard motor I got started a few years back. Hadn’t run in over 20 years. Feel ya man!
All day, every day I want to watch Craig and Dan do motorcycle rescue and recoveries!! The BEST!
Wish I had a friend like you to counter those days when I feel like just pushing the bike out to the street with a "Free to good home" sign on it out of frustration. And it generally starts out running, even. Your videos are such a joy to watch, and inspire me to go ahead and go tear that thing apart (again) to see if I can get it working right. Now if only I could figure out how to get the neighbors to give me their derelict bikes... Keep it up. 👍
Mt 97 TBird 900 is coming up to 30k miles and is still going strong. Pretty easy work on as long as you don't mind the PITA airbox and the very specific tool needed to get spark plugs out. But otherwise perfect. Head turner bike for £3k. Great round town and big enough engine for the motorway. Just finished a tour around France and Belgium (Dart marlin screen with the little extender thingies made 80mph cruising fine). I could pay 10k for a new speed twin but who wants to spend that money on a bike. I could get a Blackbird but too tempting to go too fast for me and sounds like an inline honda (no offence guys). I could get a 10k adventure bike, but again, who wants to spend that. My Triumph runs great, will zip through the traffic at Hampton Court or take me to the Vosges mountains. It's probably worth about 2k, but still going strong. If you are thinking of getting one, and own a socket set, do it! If something does go wrong they are fairly basic tech that can be wrangled with a Haynes manual and a few KZhead videos.
Love the ave references. "Engage safety squints". "Angry pixies"
Street mechanic extraordinaire. Keep them coming Craig.
I have a 2001 Thunderbird I've been restoring. Love the bike, but parts are either not easy to get, or incredibly expensive here in Canada. I replaced the original rotted Kehein carbs with Mikunis built for this bike. These bikes sound good and are very torquey.
"Alright, we're gonna pull off those carburetors now like I had suggested earlier". haha love it.
I had a Triumph 96 Thunderbird, which is basically same family as this bike. I've had a lot of bikes, but I loved that bike the most. That triple engine and that bike you have there, are basically going to be classics, and cult classics. Restore it, keep it, its gonna be golden.
Why even compare them, just enjoy them both. They are friends, and I'm sure wish each other the best future. They both have already proven they can do videos separately well, and I personally will love when they can do a video now and then together how ever often. They both have a lot to offer, I'm looking forward to seeing more from both of them. The more they create the better. Neither of them can make enough videos for me. I just wish them both all the luck with there channels. ❤🙏
A good mechanic can do this in less time with working (new) parts. You know Craig isn't just a 'good' mechanic because he put 3 carbs together, got the angry pixies to show up, jerryrig an incompatible battery and MacGyver the rest with a £5 multitool all in one rainy afternoon and went his merry way without air-filters.
I do the same bag-and-tag system with everything I take off my bike.. cause I won't remember where stuff goes back. Working outside in a driveway in Maryland in the dead of summer seems awful.
Really look forward to your videos, Craig. I get excited every time I see a new one pop up and I can’t to see what the future holds for this channel I love your humility just a genuine guy 🤙🏻
Really enjoyed watching that, but im a little concerned for your heart health. Keep hydrated Craig.
I was watching bikes and beards mostly to watch craig. Now so happy that you have your own channel.
Wish I could just follow Craig around and watch/learn/help him on these old bikes. What a job
Gotta be so satisfying when you get it running. Nice work!
Cross threading is a form of loctite😂😂😂👍👍👍✌️
Craig you make me want to buy all the crappiest bikes I can find 🤣🤣
Great Job Craig and Dan. You really cracked me up when you said, Cross Threading is a form of Loctite. Once it was put back together, it is a really nice Bike. I think you can anything Running again Craig. Thanks for another Great Video, and can’t wait for the next one. Also Thank You to the Viewer who gave that to you.👍👍
Craig this is fast becoming my absolute favorite channel your energy and excitement is absolutely fantastic keep it up
Craig is a nice guy . To bad the World hasn’t more like him. I’m Blessed my Son does all my mechanical work on my bikes or cars . Nice to having a Son that is a great mechanic and man, father now himself . Celebrate Life ! That’s what living is all about !
Those little magnetic screwdrivers are my favorite. I have bought one at every hardware store !
I find these so therapeutic! I could watch them non stop
Awesome work as usual Craig! Lol I had an ‘01 Legend and I will say, getting the throttle cable connected to the carbs and getting the air box/carbs back on was the biggest pain/test of one’s patience 😂. Also, those bikes are notoriously hard getting started when they’re cold/haven’t been run!
Man I love watching these style videos from you. So much fun.
I freaking love to watch every episode such an inspiration about what it is to be a 'true good mechanic' !
Great video Craig - another bike rides again. Amazing that the Hinckley Triumphs are now called classics in their own right.
Man you are becoming my favorite guy to watch, you’re like the Vice Grip Garage of motorcycles! Keep it up and ride on!
Now, I’m convinced that there is not a bike in this world that you can’t fix!! You have awesome skills brother!
That was great! You're making a tough project look easy and tough at the same time.
Always great videos. Craig does a great job getting them running. This is the Roadkill for motorcycles.
Craig, use a little of your hard earned money and buy a battery powered fan. It'll be your number 1 fan and keep your much cooler. I am from south MS, its 105+ and 90% or better humidity every day. It's worth every penny. noone will mind the background noise, i promise.
I recently learned to bleed the clutches, slower is much better than pumping it like you would car brakes. I also would only do two pumps then open the breather valve until fluid seemed steady, then you tilt the bike over so you can get the air out immediately next to the master cylinder.
Well done. You make these look easy!!
I am impressed with how hard you work on something like this outdoors and in summer heat. Is because how much your videographer encourages you?
Super weird that these past few days I’ve been thinking I want a triumph and now you’ve posted a video fixing one up. It’s a sign.
im here for the step by step description on how to make a choke cable to a throttle cable. Great stuff
What a guy. What a guy? He can make 'em run. Great channel Craig.
Guy is funny, self-deprecating and a genius. Love ‘im.
Awesome video as always. Craig always gets me amped to work on my own stuff.
I've found that when bleeding clutches on bikes that they are a mongrel to get started. Gently squezzing the clutxh hose with some pliers to help build up the initial pressure makes it heaps easier when you don't have the right gear with you.
This has to be one of my favorite bikes
“Crossthreading is a form of loctite” should be on a t-shirt.
I felt the heat from here... mostly because its just as hot and miserable as it is there. My favorite cordless tool has become my DeWalt cordless fan. A battery lasts all day and it makes life a little better when you sweat like Elliot Richards playing for the Diablos.
Cross threading is a form of lock tight!!! 😂 love you, Craig. Those carbs are a smoking hot setup. Pretty awesome bike to.
Great job Craig, next step for comfort is a bring along shop with AC
Dude you will never have to apologize for the sounds of nature to me. I live it everyday and love it
"Crossthreading is a form of loc-tight" is the most dad/granddad mechanic saying I've ever heard.
Nice job . You guys are having so much fun. I am getting excited to see it start.
Im so thankful I found this channel. It reminds me of an old friend that just wants to help.
When rebuilding the carb... that stare was too. Make sure we were still listening!😂😂. Don't worry, i still was 🤣🤣
Thanks for the fun video. I was having flashbacks to the late 1980's when my friends and I did the same thing with Yamaha RD's and my Kawasaki H1.
Make sure you keep track of how many Motorcycles you get back on the road that never may have. Love to see how many you save, and also you should keep track of where they are in a few years from now. It will make great content in future videos. I can't wait🤙
love what you are doing Craig, keep it up brother.
I've put 100,000 miles on my 95 triumph tiger with that engine, the airbox is a Bear but needed. They barely run at all without it. Incredibly picky bikes on tuning. But really fun once running great
My riding buddy has been riding a 2001 Legend which is mostly the same. 100,000 miles and it still runs perfect. Motor has never been apart, valves adjusted once or twice. It has had electrical problems over the years. Three Triumph igniters and now it has an aftermarket igniter.
I'm so crazy, I work as a motorcycle technician I love watching your videos Craig and also love 3 cyl engine motorcycles, nowadays there's a lack of carburated tech's and also 2 stroke tech's, anyway Iove that triumph if I can find one for sale in Mexico I'm totally on to it. Please put a sponge oil soak filter or put the air cleaner element on that motorcycle, I always precharge with fresh fuel the carbs, check for no leaks, always change the oil, and check the compression at the start that will keep you from scratching your scalp, your the man
My dad has a 1981 bonneville 750 T140, i remmeber kickstarting it when i was like 14 and i actually got it started. I was very proud of myself.
Great video. You are very talented. I am a hack garage mechanic. Most of what I do is routine maintenance. If not, it is usually my first time trying something. I would love to get to even half of your level of knowledge. I doubt that will happen without years of full-time mechanic work. Congrats on all of your well-deserved success.
Had two Hinckley T-birds, a ‘96 & ‘99. Almost the same as this Adventurer. Great bikes!
awesome to watch. i can tell this is gonna be great... always love watchin ya work, fellow Craig
Craig, You're doing such a great job with your content here. I was a longtime B&B subscriber. God is good!
I get so excited with you when you get them running.
For long time forgotten bike the air filter tends to be brittle and doesn't fit easily once removed ...easiest way is to to dip the openings which fit into carb in hot water and keep the water hot as by your side may be it might need two or more dipping. It resolves the issue of brittleness.
I had a Triumph Thunderbird 900 from 1998, very similar to this, absolutely loved my bike and wish I had never sold her, she was beautiful
Man you have some great vids. Thanks for another one
well done, loads of work to be done there that would take me a week to sort out! Hope you get it home OK
Honestly digging these videos. It's nice to just watch good content without all the other fluff people think they need in their videos.
Outstanding video Craig! I got a 95 Thunderbird in my shed that's calling my name after seeing this video. Now where is that 10mm :)
Great job .... Love seeing these cast off bikes getting new life
Someone get that man a headband!! I completely sympathize. Me and the heat do not play well either.
Dude loved watching very entertaining!!! Keep being awesome and making sweet videos
Another Monumental build Craig. This is why you are the Man. Pro Tip: When you put the carburetor barrels in backwards, it makes your brother go really fast but no stopping!👍
Thank you ,this video helped me get my bike running
Like others have said, I'm a car guy, but your content is great. I'm very grateful to have found your channel, and I look forward to catching up on all your content. Be safe out there!
🔥🔥🔥”We know we have spark !” That made me laugh out loud 😆!