Small engine class in High School is where I got shocked. Teacher made sure we all got shocked. 80's were a different time.

I need a friend like Craig travel half way across the country to fix my bad ideas lol 😂

I have a carbon copy of this bike in my garage right now. Same year, same color. My dad bought it in the 90's with 5,000 miles on the odometer (after owning one when he was younger). It's the bike I learned to ride on when I got my permit as a teenager 25 years ago and my dad put over 40,000 miles on it over the next 10 years using it as his main commuter. Unfortunately, they were in an accident about 10 years ago that resulted in the bike being parked in the back of his barn, left broken and collecting dust. When the pandemic hit, I thought it would be a cool project so we dug it out and I've been slowly bringing it back to life.  I can 100% sympathize with every emotion you experienced troubleshooting and attempting to fix yours. Ours is once again rideable, aside from some finicky carbs. A lot of history and family memories tied up in this little machine.

My very first bike was a 1974 Honda CB350.  it was 6 years old when I got it and would turn 6,000 RPM on the highway with me and my girlfriend.  Don't have the bike anymore, but I still got the girl!

These videos are starting to give me(never owned a motorcycle or worked on engines) the completely "believable" expectation that I can find a motorcycle that isn't running for cheap and get it going by myself in a day. 😁 Enjoying these videos guys.

I bought that exact bike brand new in 1975 with my summer job wages and rode it to high school the next two years. Man, that got me to a lot of parties back in the day and never let me down.

I remember rebuilding the 4 pack of inline carbs on my dad's 76 cb750k...That was my intro to being totally screwed as a 17 year old kid...It was great...
First kick,holy crap!!...
Hondas....

Retro motorcycles are beautiful machines and no mistake! 👍😍 ... Love that Honda! She's a beauty!

I'm staring at my 75 cb200 right now. Brought it back to life after 25 years of sitting. Runs like a sewing machine.

8:28 For cleaning jets I like to use a single strand from a bicycle cable. It's a very strong steel, so you can put a fair bit of force on it without it bending, unlike copper wire. The spiral shape is also good for scrubbing the jet as you push and pull it through.

A friend of mine in high school owned one of these. He had anger issues, so his idea of warming it up was to start it and hold it wide open while he smoked a cigarette. Once he was done he’d ride it off to school.

The bike never blew up or started using oil which I thought was amazing.

That says a lot for the bikes built back then especially the Hondas from small to larger cc engines

Another great episode! Hoping that you bring the "Under $1000" bikes back for another video!

I will always remember when I got my membership in the club, I was 12 and had traded my bicycle for a broken moped. It was in 1979 and my parents strongly disapproved, but between the two of us my father was sort of proud. It was he who initiated me when he tried to help me fix it. 😂

You guys were hilarious in this episode! Those tires were super sketchy Sean! I owned a '76 CB360 twin with scrambler pipes. Fun bike, never stranded me. I bought it new for around $800? In California, it did vibrate on the freeway. Good luck with your CB200. Keep the old bike videos coming🔥👍

I love these old bike stories. This makes me wish I had my 76 CJ360T again. Of all the many bikes I've owned, for some reason that's the one I miss the most. I don't know why, actually. I guess part of it is that I got it brand new for $639 in 77 and it took me everywhere I wanted to go and never broke.

My first street bike was a 73 Honda CB175k that I bought in 78 at 15 yrs. old. Was a great little bike that I built up with a 200cc top end from a junk yard. Rode that little thing to the west coast and back from Iowa. Great time of my life. Honda's Rule!!!
PS The ride out was two up!!! LOL

Wow! This was my first beginner bike. Great bike had it up to 90mph, down hill, back wind, feet on back foot rest.

Thanks for rescuing these old 70s and 80s bikes!

Sean has a personality of GOLD!!!