Best UK Motorcycle YouTubers? Rebuilds, Restorations & Rides
Best UK Motorcycle YouTubers? Rebuilds, Restorations & Rides
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Camilocurator

Original Poster:

2 posts

3 months

I don’t really follow many YouTubers apart from Chaos Causes — some guy in South Africa. Really like how good his video stuff is.
Just wondering if there’s a UK equivalent out there? Someone like the Mat Armstrong of motorcycles — proper DIY garage builds, salvage stuff, or even ride POVs.

Not too fussed about fancy production, just looking for real-world content with a bit of character. Any recommendations?

Scrump

23,459 posts

174 months

Here is an old thread on the same subject, some of the recommendations there are still going strong:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

I expect there are plenty of new ones to add though.

the cueball

1,525 posts

71 months

RRC Restoration, My Restoration and Aaron Colton are good channels for rebuilds.


srob

12,150 posts

254 months

Depends what you're looking for; classic, custom, modern rebuilds?

For classic stuff I like this guy: Panther Owners Club. He does pretty much everything himself from wheel building, to sidecar manufacture (chassis and body) to making and painting his own fuel tank. He also does a lot of plodding about on old bikes.

Not a Matt Armstrong giggling affair - I like Matt Armstrong tbf, this is just different!

gareth_r

6,294 posts

253 months

Ash Rowland - reviving dead '80s superbikes - FXR1000, ZX10, CB1000F, GPZ900R - and a couple of Ducatis.

epicfail

235 posts

151 months

If you are inclined towards old British stuff you may find this chap interesting..

I really like the basic no nonsense approach.

https://www.youtube.com/@paulhenshaw4514/videos

sean18751

22 posts

31 months

another vote for RRC, could spend hours engrossed in his content.

Others:
Stone automotive
CJ Media
Eddchina
Last but not least - BudgetBikerBuilds

stu67

871 posts

204 months

Yesterday (10:41)
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I like rebuild stuff and decent engineering

Tweeds garage, bikes and old cars
The bracket factory
Michael Waller, mainly old off road stuff
LR time (don't even have a Land Rover)

bimsb6

8,436 posts

237 months

Yesterday (15:22)
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Superbike surgery ltd
And outside the uk 2vintage
Yesterday (20:18)
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Few worth checking out:
• Superbike Surgery – he’s a mechanic and films a lot of what comes through his workshop. Some interesting stuff, proper hands-on.
• Alejo’s Bikes – only just found this one. Met the guy at Mallory Park, his R6 battery almost went up on track 😂 just starting out on YouTube but looks like he’s getting stuck into rebuilds and track stuff.
• Brothers Garage – it’s in Spanish but has English subs. They do full-on rebuild episodes, start to finish. Really decent content if you don’t mind subtitles.