27 year old DIRT BIKE Gets New Life (RM 250 2 stroke)

2023 ж. 8 Мау.
652 992 Рет қаралды

I had the opportunity to rebuild this very beat up basket case of a motorcycle and it was not without its headaches, but you're going to be surprised by the end result. So check out this Incredible Rebuild of a 27 year old Dirt Bike the Suzuki RM 250
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Welcome to the Craig channel you might recognize me from Bike and Beards and SRK Cycles, but this is my new channel and it's going to be amazing. So tighten up your helmet strap and lets go do cool things. also don't forget to subscribe!

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  • You have the three qualities required to make a great KZhead channel education, personality, and entertaining content. I know it’s going to be a blast watching this channel grow!

    @markphilips9107@markphilips910711 ай бұрын
    • I just hope he gets more a higher percentage then the main guy.

      @bennyrest9122@bennyrest912211 ай бұрын
    • Yes

      @seandaugherty2033@seandaugherty203310 ай бұрын
    • ​@@bennyrest91226⁷

      @DamarisPereyra-lx4he@DamarisPereyra-lx4he9 ай бұрын
    • Sick

      @gethrojackson6476@gethrojackson64769 ай бұрын
    • There’s a fourth one pal. A hot mom

      @my.little.80@my.little.807 ай бұрын
  • The look of surprise on his face when it started on the third kick was priceless!

    @scoobymoto9858@scoobymoto985811 ай бұрын
    • When the music started I wanted a huge pop up caption that said "team america F-k ya!"

      @saulGjr@saulGjr11 ай бұрын
  • craig is a gem, he deserves to have this channel to blow up!

    @caveman69_@caveman69_11 ай бұрын
    • bruh everyone on every KZhead channel has a comment saying the channel deserves to blow up! just STFU already & stop repeating the same bs over & over & over wtf does this channel deserves to blow up even mean? mf has 123k subs what more do you even want? Dirt bike channels never have millions of subs not even the famous riders who have channels so wtf

      @2stroketyson79@2stroketyson799 ай бұрын
  • What I rode at HighPoint in 96 at the Nationals. Never have I ever been so muddy in my life. 🤘

    @downtoearthconstruction7768@downtoearthconstruction776811 ай бұрын
  • I still say the 90s where the coolest looking dirt bikes

    @kevinsmith9502@kevinsmith950211 ай бұрын
  • Best KZhead channel of 2023

    @SonsOfJupiter@SonsOfJupiter11 ай бұрын
  • This channel is what we all wanted from Craig. Your calling good sir, I believe you'll find prosperity here!

    @MrWIbackpacker@MrWIbackpacker10 ай бұрын
  • Glad to hear Dan is still around too! We need his insight to guide the maintenance.

    @artemisdarkslayer@artemisdarkslayer11 ай бұрын
  • Beauty of a bike 90s were best years of motocross

    @IDontEvenOwnA9mm@IDontEvenOwnA9mm7 ай бұрын
  • The seat on the bike is killing me. Everything else looks really good. Good job craig.

    @minifireant2232@minifireant223211 ай бұрын
  • Best part is that you did the entire rebuild in one single video. Awesome video man!

    @TacticalAmputee@TacticalAmputee11 ай бұрын
  • You are so charismatic and natural in front of the camera, you were a diamond in the rough . I'm so happy you started your own channel.

    @habanadj@habanadj11 ай бұрын
  • Amazing Craig well done again!!!! GREAT old bike well worth saving.

    @simonfowler7561@simonfowler75613 ай бұрын
  • You know Craig I am an old Englishman I am an RTIB qualified mechanic and tookthe technics route I started rebuilding BSA A10s Triumph T120rs moved onto Japanese bikes, to many to recall plus I have had some strokes so doubly so, however your rebuilds have brought back so many memories I am a little envious I still remember the highs of hearing a rebuilt engine burst into life, later in life I became a locksmith and I used to get the same thrill from picking open safes. Any way if you want to employ a cheap mechanic I would fly over and see you, unfortunately motorcycles were resposible for some serious surgery and I am waiting for my other knee to be replaced which will make 24 surgerys, I would just love to be round the smell and grease again and have plenty of time on Japanese bikes, I am at the moment living vicariously through you, I loveed the IT rebuild. Keep up the good work and all the very best I just enjoy your rebuild videos so much, thank you.

    @markpoole5854@markpoole58542 ай бұрын
  • Just watched every video you've made in a row in reverse. Awesome

    @kden1271@kden127110 ай бұрын
  • So satisfying to watch. Nice build. Thank you.

    @shinymud7@shinymud710 ай бұрын
  • The 1995 RM 250 power was brutal

    @charliecharliecharliecharl8554@charliecharliecharliecharl85542 ай бұрын
  • Man I love watching Craig build some bikes. Not even a bike rider myself but I love to watch the process.

    @spoogtastic@spoogtastic11 ай бұрын
  • The only Ridgeline owner that actually uses it as a truck. Usually, Rodgeline owners carpet the bed under a cover and use them as some kind of station wagon. 😂

    @George-tz1cv@George-tz1cv7 күн бұрын
  • Box of motorized thing. My favorite!

    @boatbikemike8571@boatbikemike857110 ай бұрын
  • I loved my 1995 rmx 250 the best of the best ❤

    @scootsmutny2681@scootsmutny26819 ай бұрын
  • I have watched almost 2 minutes. The quality of the video is amazing

    @sanderdragsund7373@sanderdragsund737311 ай бұрын
  • Awesome video. BnB and now another descent channel for me and my 2 young boys to watch together. Good job guys

    @t.williams9643@t.williams964311 ай бұрын
  • I like this because its not like all those other over the top builds you see on youtube where they never even ride it and it just sits in the garage. 😂

    @benmanning4340@benmanning434011 ай бұрын
  • The 90tis dirt bike are the best, form the cool colors, to the wild graphics, to the best 2strokes ever just kickass

    @TEAMVISKAT81@TEAMVISKAT8111 ай бұрын
  • Thank goodness Dan was there. Saved the entire project. Very best of luck with the channel gentlemen.

    @Lillywhite@Lillywhite11 ай бұрын
  • Love the 2-smoke rebuild! Highly offended by the Honda ridgeline! C'mon Craig!!!!!!!!!😂😂

    @shaker3459@shaker345925 күн бұрын
  • This channel seems great and continues the legacy of bikes and beards

    @ghjgbnhjjghjthknvf6379@ghjgbnhjjghjthknvf637911 ай бұрын
  • This episode brought back some fond and terrifying memories for me! I went from a cat 4 hp B&S mini bike to a near new 74 TM 400 Suzuki like my hero Roger “D” rode. it just about killed me several times over! That bike was so far over my riding skill level and was known for its hard to manage handling and power band but, what a terrifying thrill ride. My next dirt bike was a new 78 RM 250 what an advancement in suspension technology. The RM helped make me a much better rider due to its much improved handling and tamer power band . My body reminds me every day of the multitude of times my TM 400 bucked me off of it! As always stay safe and healthy! Ron

    @RK57AZ@RK57AZ10 ай бұрын
  • Craig certainly deserved his own channel. Always interesting stuff to watch!

    @Speedytrip@Speedytrip9 ай бұрын
  • Brilliant. . Well done 👍. . Always educating and humours too . . 🤣👍

    @stevedrane2364@stevedrane236410 ай бұрын
  • As a kid I wanted a '99 RM80 so bad, I love Honda, always have, but something about those late 90's Suzukis just made me want one.

    @Muffin_Masher@Muffin_Masher3 ай бұрын
  • To take this bike from where it was to where it is in one video is awesome. Great guy, great mechanic. I think I'm going to like this channel. I guessed 3 kicks too lol.

    @danielsale3805@danielsale380511 ай бұрын
  • The mechanic in me is happy to see the rebuilding process for more bikes!

    @scoobymoto9858@scoobymoto985811 ай бұрын
  • I love the smell of two-stroke exhaust.

    @littlearsehole75@littlearsehole7511 ай бұрын
  • That bike brings back some great memories. Super sad day when I woke up one morning and found it missing 😢 i’ll never forgive the person that stole it from me.

    @dannyv2335@dannyv233511 ай бұрын
  • Hell yeah , I'm rebuilding a KX 65 for my son at the moment.

    @sladeb6036@sladeb603611 ай бұрын
  • You use to have a nice yard. Nice bike. Had a 1977 RM 80 when I was a kid. Love those RM's.

    @josephprather1614@josephprather161411 ай бұрын
  • Im so glad to be here , i cant wait to see how far this channel will go!!!

    @jamesgnarkill3112@jamesgnarkill311211 ай бұрын
  • What a brilliant video! I love to ride, but doing a rebuild like this would destroy me and the bike. Great work by Dan, too. This channel is going to grow and grow!! Well done, boys! Craig, you crack me up, mate!

    @paddyskull@paddyskull11 ай бұрын
  • Geeeeeeeeeeeezzzzus man I love the 2-stroke sound. Next one ya get I wanna BUY it.

    @anonimous2451@anonimous24514 ай бұрын
  • Love watching people's reaction after they fire up an engine they just rebuilt. Great work, bro.

    @halfnelson6115@halfnelson61159 ай бұрын
  • Great restoration. Motocross development advanced so radically after my motocross days were done in the mid-1970s.

    @T10elC@T10elC11 ай бұрын
  • Your my hero!!! When I grow up.... wait, I am older than you. Anyway, well done.

    @DakotaDoc@DakotaDoc11 ай бұрын
  • Nah bro, that was first kick! Those first two was just you getting the motor and the kickstart arm in the right sync. Nice build, Beardo. ✌🏼

    @CESONER@CESONER11 ай бұрын
  • Craig is the best advancement to KZhead viewing since since that other whacky bearded motorcycle guy😉

    @plympytheplumber4605@plympytheplumber460511 ай бұрын
  • I had a 94 rm 125 I loved it alot of years, YEA CRAIG YEAAAA!!!!

    @Ellisrich85@Ellisrich8511 ай бұрын
  • I love the sound design on this video.

    @exoduslnx@exoduslnx10 ай бұрын
  • I restarted the video just to see the truck! I didn't know the Ridgeline did that!😮

    @robertmoore6977@robertmoore697711 ай бұрын
  • My first real bike was a Suzuki TC125 .... Loved it. Was mostly my go to High School and get parts for my Harley i was building.

    @OL-Tom@OL-Tom11 ай бұрын
  • Thank you Craig for bringing back that 2 stroke

    @thelast2atroke@thelast2atroke11 ай бұрын
  • Nice build nice bike nice story 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️

    @chopperhehehe@chopperhehehe9 ай бұрын
  • One of the Best Videos I have watched on your Channel Craig, keep em Coming Bro, this Channel is only gonna get Bigger

    @imaginaryfriend9655@imaginaryfriend96552 ай бұрын
  • What a u real job u done on the bike...💯🇦🇺

    @mathewflick2959@mathewflick295910 ай бұрын
  • Could tell it was a 250 from your teachings about wiggly wrap around exhausts👍🏻👍🏻.

    @robe8063@robe8063Ай бұрын
  • Kool videos so far. My late father had a Harley/Suzuki/Honda monstrostry of a motorcycle that he rode, a frankenstein bike of the late 70-80's. Myself 20 bikes later have my current bike I call, Captain Cave Man.

    @kellyshawn3473@kellyshawn347311 ай бұрын
  • These type of videos of tearing things down and building them back up in a wonderful manner really strikes my interest. I usually watch vehicle engine teardowns and have really wanted to see the two wheel side of engine teardowns/rebuilds and this channel is exactly the place for that. Please keep uploading videos gentlemen!

    @shortbusgus4480@shortbusgus448011 ай бұрын
  • More of this please! Do a rebuilt of a cr 500, Honda is quality

    @mrxeptmee@mrxeptmee11 ай бұрын
  • Glad to see you finally have your own channel. Hope it blows up love the content it's authentic!

    @jmac4200...@jmac4200...10 ай бұрын
  • I love the basket case reduild craig

    @KellyParkinson23@KellyParkinson2311 ай бұрын
  • I don’t care about motorcycles, but I watch these videos because I love you guys

    @EvanMoon@EvanMoon10 ай бұрын
  • I love this "Rebuild" Videos.

    @JKaymitBindestrich@JKaymitBindestrich11 ай бұрын
  • Awesome job, I'll say add a little saddle soap on that seat and you'll get that yellow to pop.

    @curtisstoddard9732@curtisstoddard97326 ай бұрын
  • Great work guys, this is a great format!!! Bring Dan in more is awesome too

    @billdavies9818@billdavies981810 ай бұрын
  • Awesome video--this brings back some memories: my best friend had an RM 250 in the late 90's and he 'got on it' a bit too hard while taking a turn on a mountainous road. He woke up about 5 minutes later and the bike was hanging in the lowest branches of a tree, by its handlebars, as he had wheelied it into the trunk and that torque monster literally climbed the tree! He nearly broke his collar bone (for the second time) and sprained his thumb. He still isn't sure what knocked him out but he was impressed that the bike had climbed nearly ten feet in the air in order to lodge itself that way! He had a heck of a time getting it down and had to replace a broken throttle cable and then he was back on the trails! That bike is far nicer than his--I hope you hang onto it.

    @ramonclements9879@ramonclements987911 ай бұрын
  • The IT175 behind you is my dream bike ..fun fun fun ..

    @user-iz4lo5qr9x@user-iz4lo5qr9x5 ай бұрын
  • Good morning, I really enjoyed watching this video. The sound of the bike firing after the third kick took me back a few years . Keep up the great work putting these enjoyable videos together. Thank you

    @robbmcgill8934@robbmcgill893411 ай бұрын
  • Great build man, must have been satisfying 👌

    @philipsmith6152@philipsmith6152Ай бұрын
  • Glad to see you doing your own thing. Excited to see your progression

    @JBLEEZFMT@JBLEEZFMT11 ай бұрын
  • Then gave birth to the 250 RMX 2stroke loved it!

    @elibrown8539@elibrown85399 ай бұрын
  • Man I’d love to have that dirt bike. I rebuilt my child hood 89 kx250 frame off restore and 2 weeks later somebody stole it. I’ve been without ever since

    @podunkmechanics8347@podunkmechanics834711 ай бұрын
  • I love my 96 DR350. Wish they still made these bikes

    @SideMoneyTom@SideMoneyTom11 ай бұрын
  • That bike is known as a BOB - Bucket of bolts!!! AND NOW... it isn't!!! Great job and cool story. noice

    @MrClickbang357@MrClickbang3576 ай бұрын
  • I need more of these rebuilds from craig

    @dc_2tegbuild3@dc_2tegbuild311 ай бұрын
  • You need to think of motorcycles as ageless! Not old! I was 26 when that bike was in its prime. It served a purpose that it was built for. Today's motorcycle is also built to do something more! Travis Pastrana showed what could be done with the bikes you call old and helped create the bikes that are more capable today! Besides, every second hand bike is new to the purchasers. 😊 I used a shop rag to rotate my circlip out of the bottom of the crank... Separating the crank to retrieve it was not happening!.. 😅 Great job, it looks nice! I knew by the 3rd kick it would start, I had faith in the build because you did everything I would have done. Also, thank you for the fork centering advice, using the front brakes to let it find the equilibrium!

    @SPHYNX99752@SPHYNX9975211 ай бұрын
  • Always wanted a Craig channel 🎉🎉 I like the style, can’t wait for more and to see some cool new mechanic tricks

    @jackthomson416@jackthomson41611 ай бұрын
  • Craig for the win , good luck in your new adventures.

    @josephschaekel5293@josephschaekel529311 ай бұрын
  • Love to see you and Alan Millyard on a project together

    @beevortron@beevortron11 ай бұрын
  • I’ve done many a basket case. Love the challenge!

    @lancenutter1067@lancenutter106711 ай бұрын
  • I got a 92’ rm250 and I love it, such a blast to ride and love the color scheme!

    @hhstarwars@hhstarwars7 ай бұрын
  • Beautiful job Criag 🇺🇸⭐️💫👍🏻Hoosier Wing

    @robertcraft-pj2jp@robertcraft-pj2jp11 ай бұрын
  • I love watching you fix things up!! Inspiring

    @user-rx5ie4os2x@user-rx5ie4os2x11 ай бұрын
  • This guy know what hes doing and being so entertaining at the same time GOLDEN! We love you Craig!

    @vaclavskoda8324@vaclavskoda832411 ай бұрын
  • I love the storytelling in your video's.

    @AllenSpeck@AllenSpeck11 ай бұрын
  • Dude, i absolutely loved this one!... my first real bike was an 84 rm125...top end all day long!!!. Suzuki bike always were my favorites....yes even over honda and kawi

    @michaelmitchell5909@michaelmitchell59097 ай бұрын
  • Man ole man Craig is entertaining funny as hell an definitely a great mechanic this channel is going to do great

    @iceman1bentley763@iceman1bentley76311 ай бұрын
  • My new favorite channel 👌 But stop making me want to buy old bikes I dont need 😅

    @marxomaga5964@marxomaga596410 ай бұрын
  • Great job Craig. Congratulations.

    @eugeniotorrano9254@eugeniotorrano92544 ай бұрын
  • So happy to see you doing your own thing, keep it up Craig!

    @lmc7233@lmc723311 ай бұрын
  • This what moving to Tennessee give’s us I wish I was there to help him pack 😂 Craig stick with it .

    @brucerae5522@brucerae552211 ай бұрын
  • Why do i like this? Even though the beard is sprayed on... it feels down to earth and not edited too much.

    @birdshenanigans8506@birdshenanigans85065 ай бұрын
  • brother really went and restored my dream bike

    @deckedgorilla5422@deckedgorilla542211 ай бұрын
  • craig, guys, by far this is the best automotive/motorist channel today. You guys have such great chemistry, while also getting stuff done and being entertaining (aka funny as hell!) at the same time. thx is not enough!

    @PermatragoGamer69@PermatragoGamer6910 ай бұрын
  • Finally a Craig channel. Yes please.

    @robbie5984@robbie598410 ай бұрын
  • I had to subscribe as I couldn’t lose out on Craig content.

    @Super_Bros.@Super_Bros.11 ай бұрын
  • Sweet, glad to hear Dan the man stayed.......

    @jamesgnarkill3112@jamesgnarkill311211 ай бұрын
  • Holy crap I didn’t scroll down far enough,love your presenting skills, got some sweet Moto skillz too lol

    @TheTartarsaws@TheTartarsaws11 ай бұрын
  • Old school "Basket case" that is so cool, another vintage motorcycle resurrected from the dead and saved from the crusher. Once it's gone it's gone

    @noelwarner1235@noelwarner12358 ай бұрын
  • l like this channel. the way he make content is very entertainment. thumb up👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    @fabiansundrue7078@fabiansundrue70788 ай бұрын
  • For some reason this is just now hitting my notifications!

    @jaredemanouil7071@jaredemanouil707111 ай бұрын
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