I imagine there are many who feel like this but I am very grateful for these videos. It is clear that you have invested the time and money into the sound, shots and editing. Very good work appreciated.

@bosshoss69lee

Жыл бұрын

AGREED!

@denniswoycheshen

Жыл бұрын

This is Marty T you are talking about, here. An absolute legend. He could shoot this on a literal potato and I would be happy.

@420BLUNTLEY

Жыл бұрын

He has 431 k subscribers so I’d think he would.

@ahmadroustom9691

Жыл бұрын

@@denniswoycheshen z sd

@askgodalmightyfortheholysp4797

Жыл бұрын

Accept Jesus as you’re lord and savior and you will be saved from you’re sins ask God almighty for the Holy Spirit and you will be filled

Marty: "Looks like a left handed Whitworth screw with a hex head. I think I've got one of those." Sure enough, finds it in the box of rare fasteners. Goes on about the repair. Genius.

The DR200 is one of the best bikes ever made. My wife bought a brand new 2006 SE model. We shipped it still in tue crate to St. Thomas where she rode it daily for 46,000 miles. I rebuilt everything at least once except the motor. I did put a new clutch in after about 30,000 but it didn't need it. With a pipe on it and the right gearing for the area it was a lot of fun. And crazy reliable. I did get to take it off road a little and burn up some corners on a Sunday morning. Miss that bike.

Riding around those tracks on an old dirt bike looks like so much fun.

@trader4239

Жыл бұрын

A dream

You ran into about 6 problems that would have stumped me into throwing parts at a problem or saying "ill get back to it." But you just solved them all smoothly with parts on-hand. Really cool to watch. I'd have replaced that carb, wanted to take apart the cylinder, never found the decompression lever etc. Nice work man, I feel like we need to put you in charge of some important stuff, lol.

@adambrown4146

Жыл бұрын

My exact thoughts. Well done

@chess135

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 awesome

@hccarder

Жыл бұрын

Decompression lever? What's a decompression lever? I won't ever forget that right there!!!!!

If you find yourself doing carburetor cleanings often, a good investment is an ultrasonic cleaner. Stoked for your easy fix dirtbike!

I'm not a big motorbike person, but those Suzuki dirt bikes and similar ones from that era just have that certain something. Very glad to see this one got saved from the junkyard, hopefully it'll bring a lot of joy to you and whoever else gets to use it :)

@chrisyboy666

Жыл бұрын

They were literally bomb proof not like the shite today…

@joelholland8523

Жыл бұрын

My first bike was a brand new Suzuki JR pee wee 50cc at age 6 in 1993, Great bike!! All because I seen John Conor in Terminator ride his bike as a kid 🤣 passed it down to my kid brother, then onto the next Generation, my Nephews. Bike never missed a beat and went to war! Lol im now 35 and ride a kawasaki kx450f 😁😎👍🤙🙌🤲 POW!! Haha

@joelholland8523

Жыл бұрын

@WolfieMel thats Awesome. Because when I got my JR50 on Christmas day, my older brother got the DS80 also. I have this on video haha the DS80 had a headlight! With a pattered seat cover I think. Or it was just blue lol

@joelholland8523

Жыл бұрын

@WolfieMel 🤣 thats Gold! Our elders all had a little bush mechanic's in them. Do you remember what year this was? I use to stick my toy shot gun to side of my bike like Arnold did in Terminator 😆 I was like 6 in 1993

@kick-start-or-die

Жыл бұрын

That "certain something" was pride in what they made, allot of 70's 80's car manufacturers used to feel the same way

The Classic Marty T video, something pretty decent for free, needs fluids and a pressure wash, I pay actual money for stuff, has broken valves, wheel bearings all falling out and its -15c here, ahhhh living the life!

That Carb was one of the cleanest carburettors Iv'e seen from a machine that has been stood for years.

@JohnSmith-pl2bk

2 ай бұрын

New Zealand has no ethanol in any of the fuels.. so pure petrol just evaporates without leaving a festering ethanol induced mess of corrosion. Aren't we lucky.....?

@demolitiondaz22

2 ай бұрын

@@JohnSmith-pl2bk Now that explains it. Thank you.

A man can never have too many... *Boats. *Tractors. *Chain saws. *Bits of earth moving equipment.... Hell, anything with an engine 🙂. Always a great watch Marty. A motor bike mate of mine would suggest getting the de-comp' system re instated. He said with the DR series, you might have enough horse power to kick the bike over, but the starter gear train doesn't. It could fail. Cheers Pete', Hokitika

@bunnyman6321

Жыл бұрын

All facts

@whatsupshittafabraans1926

Жыл бұрын

Very true light weight kick system to overcome bloody big back fire and sore calf muscle cold kick

Belter of a bike that, Marty! And you bloody knew it when you copped it for nowt, didn'tcha? Great find! Thanks for sharing!

Just needed Rambo to charge out and the video would be complete . Another machine saved from the scarp man .

@kerincrowe4161

Жыл бұрын

Didn't you see Rambro's offspring on the track - looked like 3 dogs at first glance

@eyesup1433

Жыл бұрын

@@kerincrowe4161 sorry , was it Rambro .

Wait yall getting free stuff

Very nice free gift. You really make engine work of all types appear so simple! And would imagine for the most part it is when you have acquired that knowledge and skill. Always relaxing when seeing you tackle these issues.

Whole thing looks crusty. Would be nice to work on something like that, cleaning out that rust and re-painting parts. Glad to see it's still alive!

Fantastic! Keep that one around! I think a couple of children round there will enjoy it in a few years!!!

Those old dr200’s are basically bulletproof. Iv got a later version than that one with the electric start thats been put in a late model rm85 chassis that my daughter uses for trail riding. Perfect bike for a smaller woman or youth that wants all the goodies of a proper mx bike without the temperamental highly strung 2 stroke mx engine.

Several people that I watch do "will it start" or "will it run" videos. There are a couple where I never doubt them for a second. You're one of them and I put you in the same category as Mustie1. What you two guys do with seemingly nothing sometimes amazes the shite out of me. The first Mustie video I saw, he started a VW engine on the back of his truck tailgate. I was blown away. I found you because of the Angry Rams and the day I found your fixit channel was a gooden.

@nickw7619

Жыл бұрын

I was the opposite.. I had been watching Marty for maybe 8 months before I somehow found out about the angry ram thing, to learn that came first was a mind bending experience

@KiwiCatherineJemma

Жыл бұрын

Many years ago, I used to watch that comedy "Top Gear" car TV programme, and I noticed that THE STIG apparently has cousins all around the world. Y'know, I reckon that Marty here, well I reckon he is Mustie1's Kiwi Cousin ! (Never heard of "Angry Rams" though, is that another KZread channel name ?)

@peter6782

Жыл бұрын

It'll be all rest you got it for nowt 👍

I had a new one of these when I was in my mid 20s, best bike I ever had! 30 years later I am trying to find one to restore....

I swear that bike was smiling after you got it running and cleaned it. Nice work. I hope you rode past the house of the person who gave it to you after.

Hi Marty, Good score. You may already know, carburettors have different heads on the Philips screws and require a special driver, called a JIS. There are not a lot of people know about this, hence the reason the screw heads get flogged out. Thanks for great videos.

@human__________

Жыл бұрын

my understanding is that philips heads are literally designed to strip, so that people on assembly lines can't over torque. JIS (japanese industrial standard) look similar, but, as we all know from japanese craftsmanship, they are not.

I love how you talk through what you're thinking when you are diagnosing issues. It really helps to understand what is going on.

I'd forgotten just how beautiful NZ is. Lovely drone shots.

Absolute joy. You can almost hear that bike singing to be moving again.

I prefer the retro technique, and the video is a total hit!👍

A good candidate for a restoration. Not SEMA show floor but a total strip down, clean, bit a paint, new hardware where needed...Pretty sure you could get around a dozen videos out of a series and I'm positive your audience would love the Marty Rebuilds Series.

Nice little dirt squirter! Good on you, you made it running again - it looked like was completely dead…

Nice job Marty. A spring loaded center punch is great for getting those stuck float pins out. I've always thought I should get a dirt bike, and you've renewed that idea with this video.

i don't think there was ever any doubt that bike would come back to live in your hands, you're a magician, Marty!

Aw, the small engined version of the BEST two wheel tractor of all times! What a lovely find 🥰

I bought a DR250 new in I think 1985. It was the most gutless dirt bike I ever owned and I owned quite a few.

Those older dr200's pre road legal, are great. Like 25 pounds lighter that the later ones, less restrictive exhaust and tuning - can get ok power for an aircooled 4 stroke 200cc too. soft suspension is amazing on the rough rocky trails around where I'm at

You'll be NZ's Mustie1 in no time...

@davidcolesr.8628

Жыл бұрын

Already is in my Book

@andrewmoore150

Жыл бұрын

He already is Way better than Mustie.

@davidcolesr.8628

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewmoore150 I would say they both have their Strength’s & their Weaknesses, I couldn’t find it in myself to take anything away from Either One of those Gentlemen. Simply Far Different Region, Climate, and so on. However I must say in my opinion that Marty is at a Disadvantage by a Great Margin when Access to Parts and even modern Tools and Equiptment as Mustie would have, by no fault of either. Have a Great Weekend Friend, Happy & Blessed Holiday Season to You & Yours

@happychappy5135

Жыл бұрын

My book as well. 👍👍👍

@heatonhigh

Жыл бұрын

Marty and mustie is no comparison. Marty wins every time

I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now. Completely engrossed already and then you do a motorcycle! So hhappy

Been binge watching a lot of your videos. When I saw 'Will it start?', I thought 'Does a bear sh*t in the woods?' 🤣

Run a torch lightly over the plastics to rejuvenate them!

You have guts, sir. I do a lot of revivals on similar equipment myself, and I would never feel comfortable taking a machine that I am not familiar with on terrain like that.

This is a very nice (despite rusted) complete example of an older DR200. Parts for the DR200 are readily available and cheap (on the used market) within NZ, and parts from even the newest models are extremely likely to fit on your older one as very little change has been made to these bikes over the years. It's good to see you getting it to run! I have a GN125 myself (same engine with a smaller bore and stroke + other minor differences.) so I'm a big fan of these bikes.

@frigglebiscuit7484

Жыл бұрын

i had a 81 suzuki ts125 given to me back in 2012, but i could never find a rod, and it didnt have a title, so i gave up and gave it to a friend. he scrapped it for drug money....

@trevorjameson3213

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the old GN125, those are such great bikes for running around town. I had one back in '82, brand new. Now I have a '19 DRZ125L, and it has the same old GN125 engine in it. Great fun and that engine runs really good when it's in a 190lb dirt bike and geared for off-road. It will climb just about anything, great torque.

@estebita_lato

Жыл бұрын

I have a Gilera 200, it equips the same engine, and it shares parts with GN125, DR200, LT230. One of the toughest engines I've ever seen.

@tortron

Жыл бұрын

Engines are a little different. Only one side of the crank is interchangeable. New farm ones have kick and electric and no decomp lever. But you can swap the whole engine in. Swing arm and forks are the same. Triple tree and headset bearings are differnt. Old bikes have a better pumper carb than the new ones with CV. I have 3 of these old ones and 2 new ones

Nothing as satisfying as fixing an old dirt bike, not worried about dropping it means more enjoyment. NZ entry for the Dakar😜👌

Back in the mid 80s i got loadsa old dirtbikes as freebies or super cheap most where easy fixes too id ride them till they broke propperly and sell them as parts or keep them and make frankenstien bikes from several old junkers it was great fun for a teenage me in the uk .

That's a pretty sweet score, You would be hard pressed to get something like that up here in Auckland

I can see your no stranger to wrenching on a dirtbike. Good to know. You executed the save flawlessly. Love your videos and always look forward to watching them.

@opiumtrail7032

Жыл бұрын

you're*

I have had my DR since '90 and it is unbreakable with just normal maintenance, I handed it off to my Son and we Dualsport together now!

"Those dogs are having the time of their lives." Nope, " those goats are running for their lives"

Will it start....of course it will....Marty is on it....Good morning from a very cold Scotland Marty.....🙂

Kick it in the guts Trev, excellent quote from Fred Dagg.

They still make that bike to this day. Only the carb and a couple other things have changed but the same damn bike..I got one and it's my favorite of all my bikes lol

Wonderful video! Great find. It is very satisfying to see a vehicle getting a water bath that isn't tied to a 100-year flood.

Awesome job Marty, and what a ride . It looks like a real test track with obstacles too👍

What a great video! The old carb'd Suzukis are such tough beasts, and so simple to work on and maintain. Thanks for sharing, and I enjoyed the drone shots as well dude.

people strips the carb screws most of the times, that's because they use a Philips screwdriver, while the Japanese bikes use JIS screws. They usually come out ok if you use a JIS screwdriver.

" Will it start?" Might as well ask if the sun rises in the East....... Always a joy to see another piece of equipment saved from the crusher.

There is supposed to be a breather tube from the fuel cap to somewhere in the handle bars to stop water getting in the gas.

Nice work Sir! 👍👍 I'm sure others have mentioned this but when you use pliers, especially vise-grips, when you pull against the moveable jaw you are springing the pliers open and causing them to slip instead of bite. The same with adjustable wrenches. They are made to go one direction. Think of them like a pipe wrench... Bites one way and slips the other.

Saw that old bike nad had a flashback to the 70s and 80s riding and racing motorcross and everywhere we could fit a bike into... Those were good times,less complicated... Great deal again Marty !!

C'mon man! First things to do are like u did, get some oil down the bore, while its soaking, check the air filter (like u did), then clean the carb!, then check the ignition, check/clean a brake so u can stop it once u get it rolling. Well done getting her running again.

Nice job, looked like it ran nicely in the end. I'd love a crosser!

Score!! those little DR's take some killing. Nice restore as always Marty and that final high drone shot was killer! Merry xmas to you and the whanau 🍻

Thank you Marty. For taking us along and your time. Always appreciated.

To reshape the screw head seat I flatten the screw head with a punch then use a new screw driver bit to reshape the Phillips (Japan) shape. I’ve “fixed” many of these screws with this method, at least to the point where the screw can be removed and replaced with a new screw.

Top job on the video man, I really enjoyed the break from plant and as usual a sterling job at sympathetically reusitating the old beast must of been fun! I have to remind myself that all work and no play makes Jonnie a dull boy. Keep doing your thing Marty

Great video yet again Marty. Years ago an old guy showed me a great trick for removing stripped screws, dip the tip of the screwdriver in some valve grinding paste. Works every time for me.

@sidewaysaction9983

Жыл бұрын

Exactly same with me.

@mikenonameneeded3485

Жыл бұрын

Great tip. I'll use it. Thanks!!

@DullPoints

Жыл бұрын

Does it give it more grip or cut new slots for the bit?

@andysteele9918

Жыл бұрын

@@DullPoints It gives more grip.

What a perfect bike for the lot! Glad you saved it. Save all the old bikes!

She's mint, the carb cleanup is familiar, nearly all small engines that I have worked on needed carb cleanup before they would run.

Marty, your truly the engine whisperer. Have a happy holiday season

Oh man, blast from the past for sure! We had a DR200 and XR200 back in the day. The DR looked a bit more weird with how the number place in the front had the light above the plate, but the front disc brake was so much nicer to have then the XR200 drums. I think you have a nice little spare bike to rip, always good to have that! Nice going getting that thing to work and hopefully some other folks will watch this video and tackle a cheap / free bike! About 10 years ago a farmer gave me an XT250 Yamaha, it was outside under a tarp and I had to do the exact same things as you, it was so awesome to hear that thing come to life! Have fun Marty and thanks for the cool drone shots!

Whenever any jets are blocked, just use a stripped copper wire and feed it through, and it unblocks them lovely. The oil filter you took out catchs any bits of metal shavings or anything of that sort from entering the engine

The job of inspecting your roads, has become much easier!

Another amazing video, you know your stuff. So lucky to find that bike for free. I could only dream of finding something like that. Keep up the good work from the UK :)

Your one in a million marty, love watching your videos and ingenuity, makes me smile when you can turn something that has been classed as junk into something very useful and fun 😃

I found my old DR over 20 years ago for a really good price, not quite free, but cheap enough! It's been one of the best bikes I've ever owned. Made me walk once, cause I ran it slap out of gas! Enjoyed the video man.

That impact screwdriver looks like a handy bit of kit.

Lovely job Marty, I have that exact impact driver too, got my out of trouble with stuck screws many times . All the best to you and the family for Christmas..

The engine whisper strikes again, nice work Marty. Cheers from Texas 🤠

Marty knows about the ATF/acetone mixture which was tested to be the best penetrating oil. Marty's methods are more in line with my own that any other KZread mechanic. I really like his videos. Here are the results of a test on breakout torque of rusted bolts. The test was published by "Machinist's Workshop". No Oil used ……………………516 foot pounds WD-40 ………………… ……..238 foot pounds PB Blaster …………………….214 foot pounds Liquid Wrench ………………….127 foot pounds Kano Kroil …………………….106 foot pounds ATF/Acetone mix…………………. 53 foot pounds

I loved this film. It had it all ...hope... despair... Success... motorcycles.. sunshine... drone shots.. fun. Thanks for the vid. Keep it up mate. From a chilly London town.

Best way I have found to remove the 4 bolts on the bottom of the carb. Is, drum roll. a dewalt or millwakie impact gun.

Although the heads of the screws look like Philips they could well be JIS, a lot of Japanese motorcycle manufactures used to use them. Philip headed screwdrivers tend to "cam out" of JIS screws.

I never see anyone do this trick I thought of about 40 years ago. Place the thread end of the screw on the top flat corner of a vice jaw, then placing a drift punch the size of the screw head on the screw head, and smack it with a hammer until the screw head cross slot closes in. You may have to rotate the punch around the screw head outer edge periphery if the thing is rounded out. Once that is done, hammer in the driver bit and you have a remade cross head. Those screws are so soft it is easy.

Great farm bike now, I like the patina the ole gal has. Love those 80's gold rims!

👍 the smoke will be the oil you poured into the cylinder , another good result that will clean up really well with fine some fine scotch bright on the plastics and then a lick of liquid polish

Bought a PE175 years ago that was pretty used and abused, and with very little work, it lasted about three more years of my abuse, and was still good when I sold it; very solid machines.

@MartyT

Жыл бұрын

They were good bikes

Nice gift and machine. I wish I also had anarea to ride around with a dirt bike. Tom 😎

I really enjoy seeing an old neglected bike finally get some love 🏍️👍

Hi Marty, there was never ANY doubt you would get it running. Many thanks from Nr Liverpool UK.

@sidewaysaction9983

Жыл бұрын

"come-ahead lar"

For stripped Phillips bolts hammer the top down with a punch then hammer the Phillips driver into old pattern. Seems to work for most. Nice way to make half buggered flat screws look new again. Mikuni float pins actually have an indent lock on pin and require you to punch them out. Support the opposite pillar before doing so as you can break them. Get spray carb and choke cleaner for cleaning carbs. Good stuff stinks of acetone and removes paint. Doesn’t evaporate as fast as acetone. Sealed bearings front and back sitting tend to leak oil and leave hard grease. You can pop off seal covers on bearings wash them and grease or replace bearings. I’d mix some two cycle oil and gas for a tank of run time to help lubricate those rings OR you can rev up for a bit and go low throttle to really work the rings loose. First or second gear.

@pollepost

Жыл бұрын

Not philips. JIS on japanese parts

@jacilynns6330

Жыл бұрын

@@pollepost on mikunis it’s Phillips but I know what you mean that’s in the engines and a pain in the rear.

@erik_dk842

Жыл бұрын

Try a proper JIS screwdriver for japanes JIS crosshead screws.

@jacilynns6330

Жыл бұрын

@@erik_dk842 or you can actually read my comment about screws already stripped.

@erik_dk842

Жыл бұрын

@@jacilynns6330 They are JIS #1 Look for the dot on the head

Good deal! Got a good running bike! Miss the green warm weather. Snowing and cold here this morning!

What a ripper. That drone is pretty good at terrain avoidance.

Yes, Marty T.... new video... hello from your Brit expat fan, living in Oklahoma, USA.

@ShainAndrews

Жыл бұрын

OK? Yuck. What life choices are your making?

@ebutuoyebutouy

Жыл бұрын

@@ShainAndrews Where do u love? Lol

Well that was definitely a goat track you took it on :)

What a trip. Just got me a free dirt bike just like this one. Same issue. So far I put Mystery Oil in the spark plug hole, but it came out the exhaust port. "No exhaust on bike" So guessing the piston is stuck in exhaust side. I'll try to plug the exhaust port and pour some more Mystery Oil in it.

Always a pleasure to see a new posting...Excellent work...Thank you for your time and effort to put these snapshots out for us to enjoy.

Another great save, and a great video. For some reason I just knew you'd be a good motorbike rider, the way you spun it in a perfect 180 arc and took off shows hundreds of hours of riding bikes I reckon. Love the way you extend the inside leg and foot for curves and corners too lol.

@MartyT

Жыл бұрын

Yes I've put in some hours on dirt bikes.. Ive been riding since I was 4, first bike I rode was a tf100, dad would get me rolling in a paddock. I couldn't touch the ground, when it ran out of fuel I used to jump off 😆

Well done Mr Marty. Great video.. In the UK people would want over £1000 in that condition. 👍👍👍

@5thgearouttahere

Жыл бұрын

Is that mostly due to the licensing process you think? We've a similar thing in Australia with the 250 and 650 singles. Never go below $4.5k (sadly with how much I want a Yamaha SR250 & rarity here)

@alfiembra

Жыл бұрын

@@5thgearouttahere not really, if the bike is registered on the DVLA (Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency) database and you were wanting to use it on the road here in the Uk and as long as there were no major issues you could MOT it, tax and insure it for less than £200. It’s just the purchase price like Happy Chappy says that people are prepared to pay here.

@happychappy5135

Жыл бұрын

Reason for the high cost is people are greedy in the UK. So greedy.

That must be a blast to ride around the trails on your property. Consider lubing your throttle cable to avoid sticking for extra safety.

You have quite literally 'polished the value right back into that little dirt bike! The owner most probably got cheesed off with it, and parked it up to just waste away! It now looks loved/cared for. If you value it, care for it! :)

Great video! Watching from behind enemy lines in California, U.S.

Great to get it back up and running, I'd recommend checking the brake/clutch fluids, I've found an old bike with almost jello for brake fluid, smooth clutch and more reliable brakes then 😀

@t.s.racing

Жыл бұрын

Cable clutch Sir, I have one for a pit bike.

💛 that 2×4 ramp takes skills for that one

Nice work, guv'nor! Good basic sleuthing and some great carb work. Congrats on your new bike Marty.