I picked up this 1975 honda tl 250 that sat in a barn for a long time, it has lots of issues. one of them the fact that the engine is stuck, lets see what it will take to bring it back to life. this is a two part video as it took a while.
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part 2 here,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxu6BwsZsK4&t=5s
Should always check the valves first before turning over, sorry but some people just dont have a clue;
I remember that bike from the 70’s. I use to have all the brochures as a kid but they are all gone now.
great vid thanks
Good video my brother recently gave me the same bike and I was wondering where you can find parts for them
beautiful bikes, even for people like me hating 4strokes and loving 2 strokes, those TL and TLR bikes were in a class of their own, literally 🙂
The heads on those screws/ bolts will probably be JIS so useful to have correct screwdrivers.
You can usually feel if the screwdriver is bedded in the head or not. There are many types of crosshead screws these days.
What's with the socks….
After Seeing How Bad Those Valves Are And The Condition Inside That Exhaust Port My Next Move Would Have Been To Remove The Cylinder Head As That Seriously Needs A Decoke .
Kind of incredible, 4 years after this was posted and since I can't remember watching this episode I'm watching it again.
Definitely shows how addicting Mustie1's channel is.
His self depreciating humor, the way Darren talks to us like we're actually there and his incredible knowledge and methods of working out problems keep my antique butt coming back for more when it pops up in my YouTube feed while I'm jonesing for a new Mustie1 episode.
Only Mustie has an old ww2 style opening windshield. Used to be method of common people's air cooling. When we drove up to Washington State from California in 1950 my dad had a canvas water bag hanging off our headlight. Being very small I remember how pleasant the cool canvas tasting water was.
I wish the TL250 I bought a month ago was in this good of condition. The spark plug hole is stripped and had been sitting outside no telling how long. It took a week just to break the piston out. The crank and rod bearings are seized also. F… Ole
Me !!! Every nut bolt and shaft on the poor thing is frozen.
One of the top rear shock mounts some genius stripped it out. Then he cut the 12mm shaft off and drilled it out and put a 5/16" bolt ( grade 5 ) through to hold the seat and shock.
Imagine if that bolt , holding the shock in single shear mounting, had broken over a big bump. That shock would have broken someone's leg or hip. Not to mention the 2 or 3 inch hole it would have put in them in the process !!! Dumb asses do dumb shit like that every day and never give one moment of thought about wether it's safe or not.
This poor bike needs a complete restoration, and will get it. Along with an aluminum seat base, air box, and
exhaust. That will knock a few pounds off it , and lower the CG a bit too. Have fun with your project. Oh yeah, don't buy a bike from Kaplin Cycles. They are crooks.
it was this very video that gave me the confidence to start tinkering more on old bikes and kick started (no pun intended) my own channel devoted to just that. I even found basically the same bike. Mines a '76. Thanks Mustie!
Impact driver
How do you get parts for old bikes
Free al can be found at any auto parts store!
Theres another spray called, free all that freed up a 2 cylinger honda motor that could not be cranked with the foot starter, after about an hour we were able to turn the motor over with the kick starter!
Hi mate,i had one of these,i bought it in bits and my friend put it together for me…i rode it for a few years,it was so much fun…to see another one is very cool…actualy,i think mine was xl250sport…
Looking for 10mm and finding it…….
That must be x-files worthy 😱
I had a 74 xl 250. It was a lot like this one. Started tearing into it the same way to get it to run. Maybe, a touch less class since I was doing it for the first time.
I've watched all your videos and learned a bunch. I'm going through some cancer stuff and it really is helping me keep my mind off feeling like crap. Thank you for all you do, love your channel!
great bike to see thanks take care
Maybe you should do a leak down test considering the valve was stuck and potentially could be bent?
I love it cause he kinda hesitates to rebuild the engine, just like me kek. just bare minimum til it can run again
10mm spanners are like toy story and come to life when no one is looking……..and walk away just to laugh at you from a far..
You should see if you can get Airkroil in Orange can and I find it at NAPA
Best thread loosner!!
Love to watch you work on bikes i used to have a honda 175 street and trail bike love it i bough new in 1976 ied like it back and im 63years old miss that bike
What do you need to fix a Honda? WD40 and a block of wood.
I had an oldc sll125 and it had that same odd exhsust setup on it..looks so restrictive..
I found pretty much the frame, front wheel and fender and rear fender (also whats left of the motor) of a honda CL 175. Would you think its worth it to build it from the frame up? The parts all seem cheap enough.
That's a fun bike in marshy areas. Not sure why but it is
What does it people don't like about long videos if it's a long video it's a long video you can stop watching at any point
very nice bike! i restoraton honda tl50. little trial brother!))
Sweet socks!
I want a T-Shirt : "Do your Thing W240" …
My first bike was the TL125 When I was 13 year wish i still had it ,at least I still have the scar's lol ðŸ˜
Saw you on your trike today
That's an antique? Shit, I'm old! In 78 I was riding a TS185 and my buddy was riding his TL250. I thought it looked so modern and sleek…like something futuristic. Trials bikes like the TL are perfect for the rocky, boulder filled, root covered trails where we rode. Most kids had motocross bikes, but they could barely get them into second gear. But the trials bikes would just walk through or over any obstacles in its way. Low, slow, and nowhere it can't go!
You would pay £2000 approximately for that bike here in Ireland or the uk.They are great trails bikes and very popular among the twin shock guys.
Patton fan? those are bad ass fans.
Great job Mustie, that 1st start is always the best..from errrrr to Yah….
Love the channel.
From a veteran Japanese make service tech and service manager: Throttle needs to be wide open for a meaningful compression test. Valve clearances are .004", ex. and intake. #3 Phillips bit and a Blue Point impact driver were standard tools of the day when these were popular and still valid for working on any olderJapanese made bike to restore or service using Phillips type screw heads.
Man, if that bike is an antique, I'm a dinosaur!
Get that damn wire out of the way…. I dont know how you can work like that
trail 250 is a trials 250 go on line for trials bikes silacone is all there was
That bike is in great shape I'm sure it was running when it was parked probably 25-30 years ago if they would have put a little bit of oil down the cylinder that thing probably wouldn't taken much to get going.
uh-oh … did you just mention wd40?!?!?!?!? get ready for the ragers to inform you as to how shitty it is.