I would watch the hell out of a video series of you restoring this Bike back to the way it was when your Dad sold it. I think a lot of us would.

CRAIG!! So happy to see this channel up and running my brother! This is awesome. Sad to see that Sean moved away, but, glad and excited to see what the future holds not only for you with this channel, but also, for you two with Bikes and Beards.

As much as we owe Sean for bringing you to us, I am so happy to see you making your own content now. I have always been extremely fond of your kind, intelligent, and fun style. Seeing you really flex some mechanical skills makes for awesome content. I'm looking forward to more!

The only thing better than watching an old motorcycle being brought back to life is watching it being done by someone who has a personal connection to it. Love this and hope to see more of this bike's resurrection. 👍🥰

It’s Craig time!!!

Such a great story Craig! So glad you were able to find your dad’s old bike.

So cool to see the old iron come to life again. The fact that you have a personal connection to it makes it that much cooler. Would love to see it when you get her done.

I'm really happy this channel is doing so well. Craig's success is well deserved.

Craig is like the vice grip garage of motorcycles and I absolutely love it!

The smile on your face when that first fired up reminds me why we all do this. Cars or bikes, doesn't matter, it's all about the love. Congratulations on the channel, can't wait for more 🇭🇲😊

The excitement when it’s fired up that was awesome

So glad you are on your own!! Way better to watch! Tip: Pour a bit of oil in each spark plug hole before you turn it over the first time. You might have scored the piston walls. Also if all the oil is in the crankcase you should have drained some out before turning it over to not overpressurize the oil pump.

Welcome to your own channel, mate! I'm an Irishman living in Germany and a huge fan of you and Sean. Good luck in this new venture, which I'm confident will be a huge success! Peace, brother!

Just have to say, even though the team is in different states, I’m so glad you have your own channel Craig! This video hits home for me, so glad you got your Dads bike back! Keep up the great work! Love the videos!

Lovely, its always a good day to see a bike brought back to life and on the road again.

This is one of the best videos I've seen. The fact that its your dad's old bike, the fact you got this bike running and riding, was amazing! Thank you sir

Super excited to see a channel more about the mechanical side of things! keep it up craig!

Fixing bikes with Craig, gotta love it! I find this kind of video very relaxing.

Absolutely love this! As a mechanic and life long gear head I've always wanted to see more of your work. Keep it up brother!!

Great Show, please keep it up. Us old Harley builders love seeing you young guys love these guys Iike we do!

Please don’t ever change. You are my favorite UKposts personality. I admire how humble you are despite being an absolute wizard with motorcycles. So glad you took the leap on your own channel.

Awesome job, great to see Craig with his own channel. I really enjoy his style and the little bit more laid back vibes in his videos. It does make me sad Sean moved, but I guess that will just make the future collabs more hype and highly anticipated. And I am glad we get to a chance to see Craig SHINE

I love the show. For a mechanic its really dumb not to top off the oil. I enjoyed watching. Thanks.

You stole my dream! I’m living vicariously through you! Thanks for another awesome on the fly moto fix experience. This truly helps with the winter blues.

Glad to see a Bearded Mechanic video finally - this sort of barn find content is like a nice warm blanket, despite the news about Bikes & Beards. All the best with the new channel, Craig!

Craig!! Love to see you enjoying yourself and being in your element working on bikes! Your enthusiasm and passion are super contagious. Brings me back to a year ago when I bought my first bike at age 17, and 2001 Harley Sportster 883. Little did I know that it had "cruise control", aka the throttle return cable was completely broken. Had a lot of fun memories working on that bike, and some not so good ones of lowsiding it. But I'm grateful because it has brought me to where I am today.

I normally don't watch videos this long especially when they are about recovering/restoring bikes like this without fast forwarding through them, but I have to say that this one intrigued me from the start. I ended up watching it in its entirety, and I found myself grinning when you got the bike running! SO glad you were able to find and buy your dad's bike! If you don't mind my suggestion, what I would do now is restore it to how it looked when your dad owned it, or as close to it as you can get. Please keep us updated on your progress!

its amazing that the old lady was able to ride after so many years left behind... cheers from Chile!

Craig you are one of my favorite UKposts personalities! Glad to see this channel up and running!

I'm halfway into this video and you're already hitting it out of the park Craig. You and Sean having separate channels is like getting two Christmases when parents get a divorce 😄. Recently built my son a 1980 Ironhead chopper on my channel and it has been Stone Cold reliable. We can't wait to see what amazing content you bring us brother 🤘

Wonderful job getting the Iron Head on the road again, I'm sure your Dad is smiling🤗

Been bored on UKposts for the past couple days and this is exactly the type of content I’ve been needing. love Craig and the team and can’t wait to see Craig’s channel and grow and the future collabs with bikes and beards !

Back when I was a kid it was the other way around. I got my Dad into bikes and was putting together basket case Triumphs for him. Great story! Hope your dads bike gets a full make over and sticks around for your kids some day.

Love the little comments you make, while talking to yourself. Great content! Can’t wait to see the adventures your channel will take us on. God Bless!

A really "feel good story" Great photo op for Grandpa and the kids. Thanks to the Teachers and for posting. Nice Wall hanger tank. Always one guy at the parts counter that's good with the old stuff. Glad I found this.

Did the same thing with my dad’s old tricycle with a Yamaha L2GF Deluxe 1988 engine - bought it back and had it running! Great inspiration, man!

I always appreciate more technical videos like this! Thanks!

Nice job Craig! Congrats on the bike and channel. Thanks for not killing us with copyright free music throughout!

Awesome video Craig, my dad owns a 1957 he bought in the 70’s. When I got old enough to get into Harleys I wanted to do some research on his sportster as about 1800 were made in the first year. Turned out being a 57 XLA motor and he didn’t even know. Only 418 were made for the army. Still runs like a top. Love these iron heads!!!

As much as we all hated AMF owning HD, they saved the company by retooling. Then Willy G and all those others buying it back made HD what it is today.

Craig I am so incredibly happy and proud of you for making such an awesome intro into the UKposts community! I can't wait to see where your channel grows too! 🎉

Hey Craig I’m so happy you have your own show. You are super talented and love watching you work. Big fan and can’t wait to watch this channel grow!

Sweet old bike,brings back many memories of working on them😎👍

Love that you have your own channel and it was great to see you get your dad's old Harley back and running. Interesting motorcycle.

You remind me of the man who mentored me when I was a young green mechanic. So happy wear going to continue to see you work on cool stuff!

This is already one of my favourite channels. The editing combined with Craig being chill as hell is an amazing combo.

Order of work hardly ever changes with Craig. Im learning alot watching this channel. Im gonna get my 98 Softail Custom up and running.

Love the ole school Harleys, I have a 74 that I am working on. I hope to have it done by next spring. As long as I can find the missing parts.

Congrats Craig, must feel good to recover your dads bike. Can’t wait to see what you do with it

I used to run a '93 Evo Sporty, probably a bit more user-friendly than your old-timer. Nice vid, good to see another old one up and running again. In comparison with other bikes I've had, the Sporty always seemed a bit more like an agricultural implement than a motorcycle. Lots of fun, though.

Great job showing people in a fun way how to troubleshoot an old engine !! Love it

17 years ! You are one cool dude. Thanks for teaching me

I ran my 69 Electra glide with a lawnmower battery for over a year😂 I also have lit myself on fire by standing in front of the spark plug holes.... Fun times

It's great to see you getting your dad's bike running. I had a 78 Sportster and love it , I just hated that the engine wasn't rubber mounted. Anything above 60 mph and your teeth would vibrate out of your head. By the way in a new subscriber to your channel and I hope to see more Harley content.

Love that rolling on a piece of your family history that has to feel great , very Kool. Made me feel good for you.

This new channel is the best thing that's ever happend to Craig. I always wanted more Craig and we have it now. This channel is going to the moon!!

Craig, Kudos to you on your new channel. Although Sean was the “MC” of B&B’s, you were the substance. Sean is a bit goofy and honestly, not much of a mechanic. I enjoyed your spots on B&B’s when you did the technical stuff. I do wish Sean well but I am afraid he may have ended his UKposts career without you as co-host. Best of luck to you and much success will come your way. Cheers, William

Great job Craig! One of the many reasons I watched Bikesandbeards was the barn finds, it's awesome that you're bringing it back your channel.

What a find! I had the 1974 iron head! Leaked oil outta the breather onto the rear tire nearly killed me several times!

I’m saving money to buy a bike. 3 more weeks and I’ll have 4k. My mom is so sad and mad at me cuz I don’t help her out anymore. Please pray for my mom cuz im tryna save money for me. But in 4 weeks I’ll help her out again 😢

Please continue to post updates on this bike, I'm intrigued to see and hear it's journey back home. And it's restoration. Keep it up

I am so glad I found this. And you for that matter. This weekend, weather permitting, I am driving 300 miles to pick up a bike exactly like this. Been parked in a dry building since 1972. I know the motor needs work but am so stoked to take on this journey.

Great story! Reminded me of my own stories. Ive had to quit riding due to health issues but so glad I LIVED the life and enjoyed the two wheel world for 51 years..

Man that’s awesome buying your dad’s old bike back

Thanks for including us in this video Craig I saw the emotion on your face when it fired. This is more than just a bike.

I had a 1973 iron head sportster, also right side shift. Had that bike for 30 years. Sold it to a guy in NYC and he’s still riding it. It took me on many adventures, from Georgia to Canada. I moved on to bigger bikes but that was my first Harley. Good memories……

allright, thats the new channel in town thanks for staying with us, Graig !

Finding you Dad's bike must be really special, wish i could track down my fathers old heritage

Awesome to see you found the bike and got it going. Sure your pops will be in shock and happy to see the ole girl again. Many good rides ahead hopefully. Love them old ironheads

Hey Craig, huge fan and super impressed with your knowledge on motorcycles. Please teach us the basics as well. Thanks 🙏

Harley Davidson wouldn't exist today without AMF and they produced the best iteration of the Sportster

Glad you've started your own channel wish you all the best from the UK 🇬🇧

I wanted a new bike Chanel to watch and I definitely found it 😃👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

What a great story. I hope you and your dad enjoy this bike and the memories you will have.

I love those old Iron Heads. Been riding them my whole life. I currently own 1965 Sportster that someone made into a chopper. It was a project when I got it. I had it finished out and it's definitely a fun bike to ride.

That is so awesome Craig. I am glad to be a part of this simple by watching this video. I would love to find my dads old honda i had it at one point and it was taken from me

I didn’t doubt you for a moment. I love theses videos. Great fun and awesome facts!! Thank you!!

I have NEVER been into engines or motorcycles in my life. Now i wanna take both apart and put em back together. Lol you did that. Can't wait to see where this channel goes!! Joe D.

Craig, what a wonderful barn find! Congrats, love the story telling parts too.

Another great video. It's very satisfying to watch these old bikes come back to life.

Great video! I like seeing how simple bikes were compared to today

Great to watch Craig! Can’t wait to see what you will make of the iron.

Great video craig. Keep em coming. Love seeing you ride your dads old bike!

You're an awesome mechanic, and a pretty cool dude,I'm super happy you got the Harley back,the sentimental value is always priceless!

So lucky to have two of my Dad's bikes a 1955 KHK and an 1985 FLHT.... Both keep me connected now that he has passed.....Goodluck with your channel....

Craig keep up the good work buddy. God bless

Awesome video Craig. I'd love to see you give the bike back to your old man. 👍🏻

Glad you got your Dad's bike. I know the feeling. I have my Dad's 1982 GL1100 Stadard in the garage. Looking forward to some more videos on this bike.

So cool to watch thank you. I have a 68XLCH that I inherited from my father that hasn’t run since 1977 and hope to be getting it running soon. It’s a magneto bike, so the startup prep will be different. Thanks for the inspiration.

Man that chopper is sweet.All it needs a nice flake job and some TLC.

As soon as I saw the cam cover, I said to myself "68" ! It's so cool you got your Dad's bike!!!! I bought my 68 XLCH (yup! strictly kick, magneto fired) back in 1980. Still have it, but I put an XLH tank on it and a customized pair of FL rear fenders (made 1 from 2, with right hand chain cut out). I also added an RHB-5 turbo that I yanked from a friends Mazda before it went to the dump. A little fancy pipe welding and PRESTO! Can you sat FUN? Sure ya can!

You're a natural. Lotsa fun & good seeing you again. Much success!

Your dad and I did the same thing. I picked my 68 sporty in about 1977. Looked the same 6 inch extended forks, king queen seat. Sold it after our second kid came along to help finance an remodel on our house. Miss that bike glad you got your hands on it again.

How cool was that!!!? Finding your Dads old scoot and getting her running again!! Love you have your own channel, its a new fav of mine now!!

Can we get this man a tv show, p-p-p-Pleaseee!

Craig I just found this and I’m so excited to have front row seats to see your channel exceed Shawns! It’s gonna happen! You got this!

Love seeing someone put some time into those old ironheads. They all need it.

Craig, glad to see your channel after bikes and beards. I loved this video because the bike was your dad's & partly because about 2 1/2 years ago I bought a 1992 Sportster 883 that supposedly sat under a tarp in a backyard for eight years! I paid $2000.00 for it (with 2 new tires) and rode it home and have working on it since and have done quite a bit to it. I have a huge benefit of having an experienced biker/Harley builder right next to my apartment who's been very willing to help me with knowledge and even parts! Whenever I start doing something he usually shows up & helps! I too would like to see more Harley content.

Glad you got your own channel! Just speaking for myself I like watching channel that go out and find old forgotten cars and bikes in the weeds and storage buildings and bring them back to life putting them back on the road. I understand you can't save them all but if each one of us would save just one old classic just think how much cool stuff would be cruising the streets. Cheers friend

Dang, we'll done. Now I'm inspired to get my old 1978 ts185 running. Been on the bench for 15yrs... i did a full engine rebuild, but stopped at the oil injection pump hook up and cables for some reason...etc.