Wow Dale , I can not believe how good that old girl sounds ! It sounds crisp and responsive . Great work Dale .

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

I thought it did too, I really expected worse with its outward appearance.

Sounds great Dale, nice and crisp as a race engine should. It was strange seeing my ugly mug on your TV, and my workshop here in England appearing over there in Montana. Thanks for the plug my friend. Best wishes, Dean.

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Hey Dean, yes it sounds pretty darn good to me. I am surprised since the outward appearance is so ruff. Yeah, it's always weird to see yourself on the TV. You are certainly welcome for the plug. Think I will do something like this for some of the other fellow KZreadrs that follow me and me them.

Nicely done!! Another one saved. Very creative on what many others would have given up on.

@montana2strokeracer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim, not done with this one yet. Oh, I'm sure most hardcore bike guys would have worked at it till it was fixed.

I'd bet that we would have had a blast riding out in the sticks back in the early 70's had we known each other. My small group of friends from those days are all gone now. At least I still have the memories.

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Hey David, I know what you're saying man, a lot of the guys that I used to ride the woods with are gone too. I don't get out like I use to either, but still try to get out once and a while. But I am just positive we would have had a great time riding the woods fast, back in the day.

@davidleland8729

8 ай бұрын

@@montana2strokeracer Those were fun times! Do you remember the Young Bloods, Grass Roots and Rare Earth? Have you been to any of their concerts?

@davidleland8729

8 ай бұрын

​​@@montana2strokeracerI remember when Roger Decosta rode Suzuki, Brad Lackey rode Honda and Bobby Estes rode Yamaha. For the life of me I can't remember who rode Kawasaki back then. There is a cool video of Steve McQueen running through the desert on a CR250M. Sure does bring back the good times.

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

@@davidleland8729 Yeah boy, I remember all those guys. Kawasaki was late to the party as I remember. Think around 73 they showed up and maybe it was Gary Bailey after he left Bultaco. Yep, the movie with Steve was On Any Sunday. Honda didn't show up either till about 73 with the CR250, think may be Marty Tripes. I don't know would have to look it all up. But one thing for sure it was the beginning of motocross in the US.

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

@@davidleland8729 No never was a concert goer, we were pretty remote and would have had to drive to a big town (3 or 4 hundred miles) to see that kind of stuff.

My favourite KZread channel!

@montana2strokeracer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, Johnny, appreciate you spending time with me in the shop.

Great video Dale, nice to see you mix it up with the Elsinore!

@montana2strokeracer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Taylor, the CR250 will be a nice project.

Looking good Dale, wow.... 33 degrees that's pretty cool this time of year.

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Hey Larry, we are having an unusually warm fall this year. Normally we have had a foot of snow and temps probably in the teens by now. Not even a frost yet this year. El Nino I think is what is going on. I like it.

Right on Dale! She's a runner. Looking forward to seeing more on this one!

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy, looking forward to it myself. A bit different for me.

great job dale that engine lucks like its never been split wish it woz in my colllection well worth doing this one next video please

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Hey Mark, yes pretty sure it has never been split. Not sure I will have to go in there, but we will see. You will for sure see more on this bike. You need to share some pics of your collection. I bet your doing a lot of the same type work that I am here.

Love it! And never any question as to it starting. Thanks Dale, so many wonderful videos coming through. Cheers, Peter.

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy, having fun with it. Going to be a fine project. Just had to hear it run before I spend much time or money on it.

@petermckee1061

8 ай бұрын

@@montana2strokeracer Well it sure sounds good!!

Good job brother. She lives. I like this one to LOL. I love bikes. 😎

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy, I do too, we all love bikes, that's why we are here.

Will it run? Of course, it's a Honda! Seriously, it's great to hear the Elsinore come to life, way too nice a bike to be left for years in the back of a suburban. Dean @retromechanicalengineer has a great channel, I've owned several Bsa Bantams & so it's interesting to see him work on his little beeza. I agree with you about living in a big town, I live in a rural area & also wouldn't wish to live in a densely populated area.

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Hey Darren, yes sir, think this will be a fine project. Yeah, Dean and I are good mates, and he does some awesome work over there in his workshop. I enjoy the Bantams he works on, but I think there may be some Japanese stuff lurking about the shop somewhere. Only time will tell. Your right my friend, if I had to live in a big town were all this crazy stuff is happing think I would just go nuts.

Awesome job. I just found your video Saturday. Started watching them. Really enjoy your work. If you ever want to sale the old Honda let me know. Keep up the good work.🏁💯👍

@montana2strokeracer

6 ай бұрын

Hi Bill and welcome to the channel, I hope you are an old dirt biker too. I have fun here and hope all the viewers are getting some entertainment and perhaps a good tip to help them maintain their old bike. I grew up working in a bike shop in the early 70's. It was so fun watching the older guys modify, maintain, and race ready their bikes. I just take a lot of what I remember and add it to my projects. I still have a lot of the magazines from then and I go through those pages to get ideas and implement some of the info found there, to my projects. Plus, the resto projects, and just general day to day repair and maintenance. The Elsinore will be coming into the shop soon for its face lift. Hope you will stick around for that and all the other stuff. Thanks for hanging out in the shop with me.

she's a good runner Dale !👍👍

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Hey Shawn, it sure is, this is going to be fun.

Great job Dale. I love all the old school race bikes. A 2-Stroke race bike should not be water cooled....LOL

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

I know Don, they just are not my thing, they look to futuristic with all the radiator shrouds and such. I know the new bikes are much better in every way, but they just don't look right and cost way too much. The biggest issue is they don't have fins.

That's awesome Dale, would love to have that Elsie 250 great job man !!

@montana2strokeracer

4 ай бұрын

Thanks man, it will be back in the shop soon for some refurbishment. Thanks for watching.

hard to believe there is enough demand for that gear, amazing a company would tool up to make the part.

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Think there are a lot of Honda Elsinore owners. But yes, I was surprised too.

Great film Dale. It was odd to see my brothers workshop here in the UK on your television in the US.

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Carl, it's just amazing that you can send a text or email and it's around the world in seconds. Same with these KZread videos.... I can post one, and in less than a minute I have comments from your part of the world. Simply amazing.

@carlwilson1772

8 ай бұрын

@@montana2strokeracer I agree. When I was a teenager in the 1980s, if you'd told me such technology would be an everyday commonplace occurrence, I'd not have believed you.

Dale. Thoroughly enjoy watching your channel. I love your style of work manner. Question, Where do you source new rims from? Thanks Tony

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for stopping by, just having a good time playing with old bikes. I get the steel rims out of Thailand there are a couple sellers on Ebay. I have bought many from there, the shipping is quick but expensive. But I can get two rims for about 85 dollars plus about 100 bucks shipping, so about 100 per rim. Really not that bad. Let me know if you need more specifics, just don't have that info close at hand. dsweger@bresnan.net

Thank you. I really enjoy watching your show. You are very helpful and your work is awesome. Keep up the good work.🏁💯👍

@montana2strokeracer

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, Bill, for the kind words, thanks for stopping by the channel, I appreciate it.

Silver medal for Deano

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

You're doing real good for how late it is there.

Sounds good!

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy, liking your new project over at CK-Cycles. Wish I could find a small Honda.

yeah boy, numeral Uno finally!

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Way to go Frank.

Flattrack that baby.

I have a 75 mt250 I'm doing a CR head swap I got a 73 cylinder jug and a DG head and pipe any tips or recommend four other parts I was thinking about a reed valve with a window piston

@montana2strokeracer

5 ай бұрын

Oh, wow man, you have found a great bike, I'm not sure I can help though, I am new to Honda's, I am learning here, so one thing I can tell you is a reed valve on any piston port engine is a great idea, and yes if you install one, you must window the piston in order to gain much benefit from it.

@fattylover76

5 ай бұрын

@@montana2strokeracer thank you very much sir when I was 16 my dad bought me a 73 Elsinore 250 for $150 in quarters at a garage sale got stolen from my front yard just 2 months ago I picked up the MT and I seen it I had to have it street legal version

Here doing yard work.

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Time to shut the mower down and watch youtube my friend.

@cainbeeping8480

8 ай бұрын

@@montana2strokeracer 👍

Hi Dale, Have you ever run Benzol 2 stoke oil ? If so what do you think about it? I do have a question for you related to another one of your bikes. I just bought a 1972 yamaha at1 125. So far the only downside to it is the clutch pull at the lever is hard. I think it is just the cable but it has no outside access to replace the cable, the cable goes into the left side case. Can not find a shop manual that shows how to replace it. They only refer to the clutch assembly. Any suggestions or a video that I may have missed on your other videos? Thanks, Larry

@montana2strokeracer

8 ай бұрын

Hi Larry, no I have never run Benzol. I understand it is fully synthetic, I am an old school guy and not really sold on fully synthetic oils. Lot of folks will not agree with me, and that's ok. I much prefer castor-based oils for racing and petroleum-based oils for oil injections systems. But that is just me, I will never criticize what oils others use, because it is such a hot topic. These are choices we all have to make on our own. I have not done a video dedicated to changing a clutch cable on a AT2, but I know I have included that topic in some of the engine install videos of the AT1's and AT2's. You just pull the side cover off and you will see where it goes. You loosen the cable at the bars, and then push the cable at the side case down from the lever and pull out the round retainer that slides into the lever and over the clutch cable, then the cable can be withdrawn and replaced in the reverse manner. I may see if I can put together a short video on the procedure, I did one recently on the adjustment procedure. Sounds like a good topic for the Wednesday video. Thanks for hanging out in the shop with me.

@larryrobinson7699

8 ай бұрын

@@montana2strokeracer Hi Dale , my pleasure to hang out with you in the shop with your videos. 2 strokes has always had a special place in motorcycle history I did see the video on the tear down and clutch basket removal, brought back some good memories This is my first AT so I have been a little cautious since I just got it. Look forward to you next video Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience much appreciated Larry