I was contacted by a fellow youtuber who wanted to know if I would be interested in his motorcycle a 1978 jawa 634 oilmaster 350. and we got together and made a deal. now it is time to see what we got for a bike and if it will run. so lets get into the repairs and diagnoses , we can see if the paint will come back , repair the switches and talk about is it worth restoring?
Part of the attraction of this bike is that it's old
Getting it running right, and just clean it up, and then ride it around to the local shops
Nice video of a very good old bike
These are fantiastic utilatarian machines they will just run and run forever with minimal maintenance, its definately a keeper.
You’re right restoration of any vehicle like this or car etc is extremely prohibitive expensive
aha …. now I have a plausible explanation for the smoke.
Thanks a lot, sir.
Rat bike material
That's what always happens where I live, people get something and start trying to do a full restoration not knowing what that really requires in time and money. Then after th get into it and realize how much it really takes to do it they put it up for sale and try to get what they put into it already and it's just not worth that much so it just sits there and rots away because they think it's really worth what they are asking.
I find that getting a vintage bike back to its best is most effective if done in stages.
Each owner is willing to put Some effort into improving their bike, and if it is cared for, the next owner can take it that little bit further.
By getting this one up and running, it greatly improves the chances the next person Will fix the paint, or repair some chrome.
As time, care, and survival add up, the argument for further work gets better and better. With each stage of work done, the likelihood of taking another becomes greater. Mustie does an Immense service in taking negligible bikes and returning them to the enticing status of "runs well, but needs some cosmetic work"!
Just saying…
thanks for these vids! just wondering what spark plug would you suggest for this bike? thanks
Exactly and it will never be worth much so why throw away all that money
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great video
Realy feels like im with u in the garage, love ur videos dude. Keep up the good work
Vaseline, for switch re-assembly.
That headlight is a typical English Lucas, seml sealed beam.
They were very common in Australia.