Another shop ruined this engine... Let's find out what they did.

In this video we try and figure out what caused this engine to lock up on the way home from another shop.
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[LastCall]

As a motorcycle guy and wrench. It always breaks my heart to see stuff like this.

[BrickHouseBuilds]

Man thats unfortunate for the previous owner and the whole situation. That sucks to see poor work being done but you will give it a second life!

[martinkupka]

Thanks for taking the effort to find out the fault. Finding reasons for failures is always exciting.

[lukebt]

Hey! Just wanted to say thank you for posting these bike rebuild videos. I got my 1974 kz400 running after watching all your Honda videos!

[buzzmorales]

Wow, so sad that a shop destroyed a nice bike engine, that’s why it’s worth taking bikes to people with proper experienced mechanics! This video was awesome as usual, thanks for the learning opportunity! 👍🏍

[goldenscales]

Hey Taylor bro! Good to see you back! I have no words descriptive enough to show my disdain at the shocking way this motorcycle has been treated! All that water and rust have left me gobsmacked! On the flip side, this bike would make a hell of a restoration video! Lol.

[cclesiastes]

That’s incredible! This leaves me with so many questions. I appreciate the work you do and for making these videos available.

[ry]

Great video. Very well described and presented. No one here in the UK seems to upload stuff like this. I have got so much good advice from you Americans . Thanks a lot for taking the trouble to show all this . Good luck from a fellow biker in the UK .

[charlesgraham]

i road my dad's 78 CB350 all 4 years of high school back in 83 to 87. i loved that bike, got great gas mileage and cruised at 55-60 no problem, never broke down. i almost bought it off my dad, iv always wished i did. liked your video and how casual u are.

[RDtrashcan]

Last owner: “hmmm seems this thing has an engine issue, lemme just take the spark plugs out real quick and leave it in the rain for a few years that ought to sort this issue out”

[darkiee]

When I first saw the water I thought "They forgot to add antifreeze", then I remembered that the CB is air cooled... 🤨

[simonallan]

You're awesome dude, archeology is definitely the word for it bro, I love to make sure that everything is still used that's usable, and try and keep original when possible, it's absolutely amazing what survives these kind of catastrophic engine failures, which are not usually the engines fault 😉, thanks awesomely for such a great channel and very inspiring ideas and your very talented style of work.

[brokenspokes]

I have several cb750's and went to the automotive shop and purchased an oil line kit that I plugged into my oil galley then ran the line up to my handle bars where I have the oil gauge mounted. The oil line is a small plastic the works very well. I use this on all my cb's. I'll be watching as you move along on the build - happy wrenching...

[randycrager]

Back in 78 a buddy of mine showed up at my place needing me to ride with him to pickup his Log Truck at the end of the drive I hopped off and he stopped (ridding that same bike in your video) and asked me 'what the heck' Randy? I told Rodney a voice just told me not to go. The next night while at the local Tavern having a beer with my older brother, I bumped into Rodney and he had both his arms bandage from his wrists to his elbow. On the way to get his Log Truck he picked up a rock that locked up his front tire throwing him off and onto the pavement. He had his leather riding jacket on thankfully but the pavement peeled them to his elbows. The pavement ground the side of his helmet down to the inner padding. I'd have either been dead or in pretty bad shape if I'd stay on for that ride.

[Martin-mhm]

Excellent bit of diagnosis Taylor, that was brilliant to

[MrGeno]

I drove a CS 550 cross-country in '72 as a graduation present to myself- sorry I ever sold it many years later. Never an issue- and it attracted locals with food.

[Sebastian_Dinwiddie]

I was riding my ZX11 home one day after service at the local dealer, including an oil change. I pulled away from a light, turning left, when the rear suddenly went all squirrelly. I suspected a flat tire but nope! Dealer only hand tightened one of the oil drain plugs. So lucky it happened at slow speed.

[grosbeakmc]

Great video, Taylor. I especially like your oil pressure gauge and I think running one where you can see it while riding is a great idea.Too bad about the maintenance error coupled with the missing sensor that killed the engine. I really enjoy your channel and it's great when a new video pops up. Keep up the great work!

[mattguyer]

I can’t wait! Don’t mess around with videos Taylor!

[micksterboone]

Probably the best quality borescope images I've seen on YT.