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00:00Well, not really, but obviously I love a chopper.
00:03Yes.
00:03And I just wonder what, my God, I wonder what that is supposed to have in it.
00:08It shows a lot of promise, but that's a step too far.
00:12Shows a lot of work.
00:17I'm Henry Cole.
00:18That is comfy.
00:20And along with fellow fanatic Fuzz Townsend.
00:23That's a magnificent pair of choppers up there.
00:25We're back on the hunt for vintage treasures in the nation's sheds.
00:30Look at this.
00:31We're going to buy them, fix them.
00:33That is fantastic.
00:35And sell them for a tidy profit.
00:38Welcome to Shed and Buried.
00:44We're on our way to Dave in Burton.
00:48Dave, it seems, has rather a lot of motorcycles.
00:54Okay, so is he one of these people who collects them, but also buys a few extras to sort of supplement his hobby so that he can afford to do it?
01:09He is one of these geezers who imports container loads of motorcycles from America.
01:16What's interesting is that he seems to have quite a lot of British stuff as well as Japanese.
01:22So he's kind of repatriated British bikes.
01:25Yeah.
01:25It's not a bad idea, really.
01:27And he said to me, he's got a few European bikes.
01:31Excellent.
01:32So there's a few electrical problems right there.
01:34Whether we come back with a Brit bike, a Japanese bike, or a European head scratcher, who knows?
01:42But Burton, here we come.
01:45In there, I know you have a collection of motorcycles.
01:49Tell me how you came about them.
01:50I kind of worked in the motorcycle industry for years from when I was 16, and then back 2015, got a H2 Kawasaki, you know, the 750 triple two-stroke.
02:00Local guy was buying some bits.
02:02We got talking, and he said, do you fancy getting back into it?
02:04And it was like, no, not really, because it takes over your life.
02:06Of course it does.
02:07Yeah, as you know.
02:08When it's a bug, yeah.
02:09It's an addiction.
02:10Yeah, yeah.
02:10Yeah, yeah, yeah.
02:11That's it.
02:12If it's in your blood, it's there.
02:13Yeah, you have it.
02:13That's it.
02:14You're over.
02:15And you'll never have any money.
02:16So you succumbed?
02:16Yeah, unfortunately, yeah.
02:17And I ended up buying, like, a container load of motorbikes from America.
02:21So you sort of, like, snaffled a few along the way for your own collection?
02:25Oh, yeah.
02:25But you sort of, like, you know, you trade a little bit as well.
02:28Yeah, well, yeah, because, I mean, like, you have to, because just sell one to buy another one.
02:33Because you never have any money, because this all goes in a petrol tank.
02:35No, understood.
02:36And tyres and chains and batteries and all this stuff.
02:39So when we go in there, is everything for sale?
02:42Nearly.
02:43Nearly.
02:43There's one or two.
02:44There's always a nearly.
02:45Are we talking, like, 95%?
02:47I'd say kind of 97%.
02:4997%, that's good.
02:51Thereabouts.
02:52Dave, look, we'll have a little rummage about.
02:54Cool.
02:54Yeah, yeah.
02:54We'll call you in on a few things with a little bit more info.
02:57Yeah.
02:57And then at the end of it, hopefully, we'll have a haggle.
03:00Excellent.
03:00Sounds cool.
03:01Great.
03:01Okay.
03:01Well, I'll get in there.
03:02All right.
03:03Cheers, Dave.
03:03See you later.
03:04Come on.
03:07Now, look, we've got to keep jiggling.
03:08Right, okay.
03:09Oh.
03:10Now.
03:10Because of the cold, mate.
03:13Yeah, right.
03:13Shall I reveal the goodness underneath?
03:18There we are.
03:18Right, okay.
03:19You can stop moving for a minute.
03:21Okay, so underneath there is the elixir that's called a gold wing.
03:27The Honda gold wing is a legendary sports tourer.
03:31Introduced in 1974, it's still in production today.
03:35Fully fed models are huge, but this one is lean and mean.
03:40So we've got a nice naked gold wing.
03:43Yeah.
03:44Now, I like that very much about this, because gold wings I don't normally go for.
03:49Yeah.
03:50But this...
03:51They're like one-bedroom flats on wheels.
03:53Well, that's right.
03:54But this looks a little bit more stripped down, so therefore, I don't know, it just appeals a bit more.
03:59It could scrub up nicely, but I'll tell you what I really do like is that Kawasaki Z Classic right here.
04:06Now then, again, quintessentially American.
04:09Yes.
04:09With Kawasaki trying to emulate anything to do with Harley or whatever.
04:13Yeah.
04:14With those high-rise bars, which I love, mate.
04:16I don't know about you.
04:17I'm not a fan of the high-rise bar.
04:19I do like them a bit flatter.
04:21I like eight-hangers like that.
04:22Flatter and wider.
04:23I know, but you are Californian spirited.
04:26Well, I am.
04:27You're absolutely right.
04:28Can you get your leg over?
04:29I can get my leg over, yeah.
04:31Just see if it just...
04:32Is it the compressions there?
04:34Yeah.
04:35Okay.
04:35All right.
04:35Yeah, there's a bit of compression.
04:37Yeah, nice.
04:37All right.
04:38Well, so look, straight away, there's a couple of interesting possibilities there.
04:42Bars I would change, but...
04:44No, no.
04:44That's got a whole American bar.
04:46Well, you might be right.
04:47Okay.
04:48Come on.
04:48Next door, there's a military-spec matchless that's suffered a defeat.
04:57I think we've got a bit of a hydraulic lock in there.
05:01But otherwise, nothing exceptional.
05:03Keep going.
05:04Keep going, sir.
05:06It does get better, though.
05:08Isn't it nice to have decent things in stables rather than horses?
05:11Yeah, well, at least they don't bother eating while they're sitting in here doing nothing.
05:17Okay, so look.
05:19Well, I'm going to say one thing in here.
05:21La Verda 750 SP.
05:23Is it SP or SS?
05:24It's an SF, mate.
05:25Yeah.
05:26La Verda was a small North Italian company which specialised in big sports tourers.
05:32The SF stood for super franny, or powerful brakes.
05:36It's, personally, for me, I would stay away from Italian stuff having been in a place like this.
05:43Yes.
05:43Just purely because of the electrics and all that kind of stuff.
05:46It's funny you're saying that about Italian bikes suffering a little bit in the cold in a shed kind of thing.
05:51Well, damn, more so.
05:52It's a bit like Italian cars.
05:54I mean, you know, but with Italian cars, not only do the electrics suffer, but they rot away in front of your eyes.
06:00Absolutely.
06:01So, look, I'd just be wary of that.
06:02I mean, obviously, if you were going to take that away to restore it, fabulous.
06:07Go for it.
06:07It looks like a fantastic project.
06:09But for us, we want to do a quick, nice little urn.
06:11Yeah, I think this is the Boulevard of Broken Dreams, this shed.
06:14Oh, yeah, there's a song about that, isn't there?
06:18After you, sir.
06:19Come on.
06:20Oh, yeah.
06:20So, there's another pen full of Japanese bikes.
06:25We've got quite a few two-strokes, haven't we?
06:27And nearby, a more interesting-looking Triumph.
06:31Time to bring back Dave.
06:33Now, is that a 500?
06:34This one, yes.
06:35Yeah.
06:35And it looks all up and together.
06:38Matching numbers.
06:39And it's got compression.
06:40Yeah.
06:43JH16026.
06:45JH16026.
06:49Introduced in 1967, the Daytona was a sporty Triumph, named after the famous racetrack.
06:56Having a vintage bike where the engine number matches the frame number always adds to the value.
07:03I do love the high-rise American bars.
07:06Okay, yeah.
07:07Do you know what I mean?
07:08Yeah, yeah.
07:08A lot of people say, oh, no, I have standard flat ones.
07:10Not at all.
07:10No, I like standard flat ones.
07:12I love it.
07:12I know you do, man.
07:13Yeah.
07:13I know.
07:14You've got that on your Norton, haven't you?
07:16Yeah, yeah.
07:17Your nice flat bars.
07:18That's right.
07:18But, anyway, hey, look.
07:20I love that.
07:21It's a nice bike.
07:21Yeah.
07:22Hey, that's fantastic.
07:23Why don't you have a look around here, and then we'll come and grab you.
07:25Yeah, there's an interesting police bike in there.
07:28All right, I'll go and have a look.
07:29All right, mate.
07:29Hey, Joe, see you later.
07:30Take care.
07:31Thanks, bud.
07:31All right, let's go in here.
07:34Officer of the law.
07:35In the 1970s, Kawasaki tried to take over from Harley as the standard US police bike.
07:45This one's got all the trimmings, but looks a bit grungy.
07:49Do you know, I think it would quite suit you.
07:52Why?
07:53Well, you know, I think get your little police helmet out and get on your Kawasaki.
08:00You'd look the part, I think.
08:01It is quite fun.
08:02I'll tell you what, though.
08:02I've just got this feeling that that might need a lot of work.
08:06Hang on, what's under here?
08:08Oh, wait a minute.
08:11Oh, okay, man.
08:13That's the meat and potatoes, is it?
08:15Yeah.
08:15That is a rocket gold star.
08:18Those flat bars there, that's when I love flat bars.
08:21Yes.
08:21You know?
08:22Cool, that's a possibility.
08:23I like it.
08:24The other thing about it is, it does have a British registration number.
08:28Oh, right, it's going to be telephone numbers.
08:30Okay, so look, right.
08:31We've got that police bike, that Daytona out there.
08:35Yeah, I like that.
08:36I like that.
08:37There's a late entry in there.
08:38A late entry?
08:39Yeah.
08:40And then the Kawasaki Z Thao Classic by the door.
08:43And the Gold Wing at the right price.
08:45Shall we go and enquire?
08:47Shall we enquire?
08:48Let's enquire, squire.
08:49Okay, squire, enquire.
08:50Quire, enquire.
08:55So, look, can we just get a sighting lap, yeah?
08:58Just on prices, just to see where we are.
09:01Everything's expensive.
09:02Yeah, well, I'm sure it is, dear boy.
09:03Can we come down a little bit from there?
09:06Well, we start there and then we, you know, do the haggle down.
09:09Okay, so look, let's just start through the door there.
09:12You've got yourself a Gold Wing.
09:13So, that shouldn't be too much work.
09:15That's going to be battery and carbs.
09:16Yeah, right.
09:16And that should go.
09:17Yeah.
09:18How much is that?
09:19I can do that 27-ish.
09:21Okay, now the Kawasaki next to it.
09:23Again, 27.
09:25Everything at the moment seems to be round about the 27 mark.
09:26Everything's £2,700.
09:28Okay.
09:28Not everything yet, but, yeah.
09:29Or it's starting at £2,700.
09:32Dave, so there's a Laverda there as well, the Silver Laverda SF.
09:35Ah, probably close to £4,000 on that.
09:40Yeah, okay.
09:40There is a Triumph Daytona with Ape Hanger bars.
09:44Yeah.
09:44Yeah, a red one.
09:45Nice bike.
09:46Nice looking bike.
09:47Does that...
09:47It's going to need work.
09:50I mean, similar sort of money, 27-ish, which is cheap for what it is.
09:55You've got a police bike.
09:57Tell me about that.
09:59I bought it from a guy in New York.
10:01It's got a Mark II engine, 28 mil carbs.
10:03Can I guess how much it is?
10:05Yeah, go on, have a guess.
10:06£2,700?
10:07Oh, £2,750.
10:10Would you be in the market £2,400 on the Daytona?
10:16Probably not.
10:17Okay.
10:19What else would you...
10:20Would you do £2,500 on the Daytona?
10:25Where was I on it, 27?
10:26I'd do you 26.
10:29I see the glove came off then.
10:30Yeah.
10:31Is the glove going back on?
10:32I can't get it.
10:45We're up in Burton with Dave and his barn full of bikes.
10:50We've offered £2,500 for a Triumph Daytona, but Dave ain't having it.
10:56Well, what was that?
10:57You were £2,500, I was 26.
10:58Well, that's £2,500, isn't it?
11:00Yeah, I think it should.
11:01So, that's the Daytona.
11:02Okay.
11:03Fantastic.
11:03Oh, hang on.
11:04Your bangles come off us.
11:06Hey, that's bad news.
11:07He may die at any moment.
11:09Oh, no.
11:10Hey, Dave, well, thank you.
11:11Right, £2,500.
11:13On the Daytona.
11:14All right, that's a fair deal.
11:15That's cool, yeah.
11:15Yeah, great stuff.
11:16Next day, we reveal all to Allen and Skid.
11:28Now, don't say that Fuzz and I don't look after you, okay?
11:33Because I know you're going to be in raptures.
11:36I do like these.
11:37Daytonas are lovely bikes.
11:39It's nice and original as well.
11:40It's not seen the road since 1982, apparently.
11:43Well, I can say...
11:43Is that...
11:44Yeah.
11:44Yeah, really?
11:45Okay.
11:45I have noticed quite a bit of disconnected wiring.
11:47Yes.
11:48Oh, dear.
11:48But the bottom line is, is that I think it was the best of quite a large bunch of stuff
11:53that I think needed a lot of work doing to it.
11:56That's right.
11:56Do you know what I mean?
11:57Okay.
11:57And I thought, well, we've got a complete motorcycle just about.
12:01Yes.
12:01And I also think these are eminently saleable.
12:04They are.
12:04Okay, so look, there is quite a lot to do to this, right?
12:07It's kind of tinkering stuff, though.
12:08Is it?
12:09Hopefully it's not major.
12:10Yeah.
12:10Okay.
12:10All right, well, we'll get her in the shed and give her a go, shall we?
12:12Yeah, definitely.
12:13Yeah, nice.
12:16In it goes, and we fit a battery.
12:18To check if it runs.
12:21Ready?
12:21Yeah.
12:23Ignition, light, light.
12:24And even the speed of light works.
12:25Everything works.
12:26It's a runner.
12:27Can I just say, that is a revelation.
12:29Yeah.
12:30Well, we've got something.
12:31We've got lights working straight away.
12:32We've got lights working straight away.
12:33That is unheard of.
12:34Did the backlight work?
12:36Fuzz and skid fit proper terminals for the battery.
12:39And Alan does some pre-emptive points cleaning.
12:42It's going to go.
12:44And plug checking.
12:45Oh, massive spark.
12:46I'm very excited.
12:47This is going to go, you know.
12:48Yeah, no, I'm excited as well.
12:49Have you seen the choke?
12:50I'm excited.
12:51I'm always really excited to ride British bikes.
12:56You get on one and go, oh, this is lovely.
12:58You get on another one.
12:59It's absolutely awful.
13:00Yeah, yeah.
13:01And then, after Fuzz squirts on some easy start, Alan gives it a kick.
13:08Yes.
13:08Yes.
13:09But we get nowhere.
13:11My excitement is slightly waning.
13:15Alan does a running repair on the choke cable, and they swap the plugs and give the points another file.
13:20But even when Fuzz gives the kick start a bit of GBH, nutter.
13:27No.
13:27I think we should try it on the rolling road.
13:31Everyone goes outside to try it on the roller starter.
13:34But one of the two cylinders isn't working.
13:45There's no suction on this side.
13:46No.
13:47Got compression issues.
13:50Alan heads home, leaving Fuzz and Guy to take off the carburettors.
13:55Could they be the problem?
13:56There's nothing obvious.
13:58So far, we don't have any blockages.
14:05Fuzz kicks again, but there's still only one cylinder running.
14:10I think we've got a deeper issue.
14:13Yeah.
14:13Potentially, potentially a stuck valve or partially stuck valve.
14:18Skid then takes a look at the top of the engine and spots something.
14:23Mate, there's no adjuster in the rocker arm.
14:26Wow.
14:26OK, so...
14:28Oh, it's snapped off.
14:29There's no way of adjusting that.
14:31There you go.
14:33Yeah, so that's what it should have.
14:34It should have the nut and the little post in there.
14:37Yeah.
14:37So there is no way of doing that.
14:39So has it actually snapped off?
14:42I don't know.
14:43When Fuzz takes off the other cover, it's just as bad.
14:48That's not good.
14:50That's not very good, Skid.
14:51Something's jammed in there.
14:53I think he's fired this up without locking them off.
14:55And they've all come out.
14:56The actual adjuster has been jamming against here.
15:01What we definitely need to do, Skid, is remove the rocker covers and check that this has all been assembled correctly.
15:08Next day, Alan and Skid remove the rocker to check if anything has fallen in.
15:21The one good thing about this, Alan, is these are fairly straightforward, aren't they?
15:27They're designed to take apart the side of the row.
15:29Yeah.
15:30With three spanners and a screwdriver.
15:32Eventually, they get the cover off.
15:36Well, so far, so good, Al.
15:38The rocker doesn't look damaged.
15:40The pushrod's up, Ben.
15:42Right, but where's the bits?
15:44Off it comes, Al.
15:45Happy fishing.
15:46Here's the nut.
15:47Can you get it?
15:48Yeah, here's the nut, look.
15:51So will it fit on?
15:52Yes.
15:55So, Al, we've retrieved the front nut and it fits.
15:58It's not damaged, so that's a result.
16:01But we are missing the back one and that is truly worrying.
16:05We found one missing element, but what about the other?
16:08That looks in good condition, Al.
16:10It's not chewed up in there.
16:11No, I'm wondering...
16:13If he didn't put it in?
16:14Yeah.
16:15It looks like we need to order a spare.
16:17When the part comes, it's a very quick job to fit it.
16:22So, in a way, that's the result,
16:24because we can put this back together
16:26and fit the adjuster and lock nut once we've got it.
16:29It's a shame we had to disassemble all the rocker covers
16:33to find out that bit isn't in the engine.
16:36So let's get cleaning and then we can get the bike back together.
16:38Fantastic.
16:43Two days later, the new adjusting screw arrives.
16:47All I've got to do now is fit this in the rocker arm.
16:50It's all been put back together and it's ready to assemble.
16:54However, I have put tape round the rocker arm,
16:57so hopefully I do not drop this back inside the engine.
17:02Stage one, Skid fits the new screw.
17:06Here we go.
17:07Stage two, he uses the adjuster to tune the valves,
17:11which allow fuel and air in and exhaust gases out.
17:15Right, so that's set, and then just double-check that it's got the movement.
17:19You can hear that little tick.
17:19That means it's not tight, it has got movement.
17:22So that's that one done.
17:24Just the caps have got to go back on,
17:26but I have got the other side to do.
17:28In the afternoon, Alan turns up.
17:35He and Skid fit a new choke lever and some new rubbers,
17:39and then, after a bit of spit and polish,
17:41it's ready to emerge from the shed.
17:46It does look lovely, doesn't it?
17:48Shined up really nicely.
17:49Hasn't it just?
17:51So, does it run?
17:54This is the key.
17:55Now, I can't possibly kick it, because I have a damaged leg.
17:58I'm out of breath.
17:59I'm almost out of breath, but I'll give it a go.
18:01Yeah, go on then.
18:01Come on, Al.
18:02Well done, Al. This is marvellous.
18:03Petrol on.
18:04OK, petrol on.
18:05Tickle.
18:05Tickly-wickly.
18:07Shall I put the ignition on?
18:08I'll give it some choke as well, just to make sure.
18:09Now we've got a new choke lever.
18:10Ignition on.
18:11Yeah, now you've got a choke lever.
18:13Right, you ready?
18:14It's going to go first time, Al.
18:16There, I told you.
18:17Kick back, kick back.
18:17Are you ready?
18:21That's it.
18:27That's fantastic.
18:29That's it.
18:33Alan, this is remarkable.
18:35Well, it started out.
18:36It's blowing a little bit of exhaust here and there, but I mean.
18:38I just love the smell.
18:39Yeah.
18:40Generally.
18:41It's nice and smooth.
18:41Mate, so, that is fantastic.
18:43Felt really smooth.
18:44Well, we'll take for a test drive.
18:47I think it's over to you, sir.
18:50And we're off.
18:52It's still pretty smoky, but it's great to get it back up and running.
18:58I can't take her on the normal road.
19:01She's obviously American-regged.
19:05But you just need to get a dating certificate and apply.
19:08You should get registration pretty easily.
19:10The Daytona was developed for the U.S. market with twin calves for a sportier performance.
19:2017,000 were built, but they're pretty rare today.
19:24Now, am I right, as I was riding, when I was turning it round at the bottom...
19:31You couldn't breathe.
19:32Yeah, there was quite a lot of smuke.
19:34But it rides fine, apart from that.
19:36So, basically, we've got to sell it as a rolling resto, basically.
19:39Yeah, absolutely.
19:40I think I might have a few punters for this, actually.
19:43Well, you bought it at a sensible price, so you've not got to ask silly money for it.
19:46All right.
19:47OK, I'll look at my phone book.
19:49Oh-ho!
19:52Next morning, Jack arrives.
19:55He's a lot younger than the bike, but keen to get into motorcycling.
19:59Now, listen, all right?
20:02There are issues, Jack.
20:05Like any Triumph of that age, it needs fettling a little bit.
20:11But that is reflected in the price.
20:13So, it just smokes like, well, like Guy and I used to.
20:18Yeah, yeah.
20:21But do you like it?
20:22I do.
20:22Do you like the Apehanger bars?
20:23I do.
20:24I think they're beautiful.
20:25Give it a service.
20:26That'll be a sweet little bike.
20:28Yeah.
20:29Three grand.
20:32Two five.
20:34No, that's too low.
20:36No, we can't go to that.
20:37No, there's no way we can...
20:38Come back with a counteroffer, but make it your final one.
20:42Do like it.
20:43It's a classic.
20:45Two eight.
20:45Shake hands.
20:47Yeah?
20:48Yeah, that's a deal.
20:48Nice.
20:49Just about.
20:49Here we go, son.
20:50And just ride it carefully.
20:52Keep it sunny side up.
20:54Off you.
20:55Off you.
20:55Great, great, great.
20:59Yeah, so look, two eight.
21:01Is that quite good?
21:01Yeah.
21:02You paid two five fifty.
21:04Fifty quid's worth of tappets and inspection cap.
21:06So, two hundred quid profit.
21:08Yeah.
21:08And really, we haven't had to do a huge amount.
21:10No, it's needed tinkering.
21:11Yeah.
21:12But that's what we do anyway.
21:13That's what we enjoyed.
21:14Yes.
21:14Or you did while I was out.
21:16Yeah, well, I enjoyed it.
21:17I think Al did as well.
21:19Hey, look, if we can earn 200 quid a day, I mean, that would just be fantastic, wouldn't it?
21:23It would.
21:24And that would be, every day would be a nice little earner.
21:28Hmm?
21:29I'm loving it, skid.
21:31Next.
21:32Here we go.
21:32Bye-bye.
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