It is what it is…Orange Bikes Video

Feb 7, 2012
by Tyler Maine  
A dimly lit workshop in the centre of Halifax is an unlikely backdrop for an art studio, twisting and manipulating aluminium, forming complex shapes to create a pure simplicity – the bike frame. Proper engineering is a dark art in a world of sterile outsourced manufacturing. A black box of production, it was about time someone gave an updated snapshot into the people and processes that bring an Orange bike to life. Cockney, Francis and Toddy bend and join aluminium using timeless skill and modern ingenuity, but getting them to explain what they do is no easy task. In steps TT legend and engineering ambassador to the people, Guy Martin.

A man of mechanical dexterity and dubbed the modern day Fred Dibnah, Guy phrases the questions nobody else would think to ask. Not afraid to state the obvious, he disseminates each step and shows exactly how a Five goes together. Banter in the workplace? Just a bit boy…

The usual factory video? Produced and innovatively shot by the legends at Cut Media, this is no ordinary tour. Finally available to watch in its entirety, settle down with a brew and hit play...




If you enjoyed the above and want to see Guy in action, TT3D is an inspirational watch...



Who is Guy Martin?

Guy Martin is a British motorcycle racer and truck mechanic. Primarily a man of the road, he’s become one of the most talented riders and a constant favourite at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. His debut and podium spot in 2005 brought instant acclaim, but continually risking his life, he refuses to become a corporate rider.

With wit, style and complete honesty, Guy has vexed an industry while he stays true to his roots. Charismatic and constantly enthusiastic, he’s become a star of the screens with TT3D documenting what it takes to become the people’s champion.

Mainstream recognition came in March 2011 when Guy, along with childhood pal Mark Davis, renovated a narrow boat. The Boat that Guy Built aired on BBC One and with his constant enthusiasm for the industrial processes involved, he’s been christened the modern day Fred Dibnah.

Still working as a truck mechanic and an avid Orange fan, Cut Media thought he was the perfect man for the job.

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133 Comments
  • 88 2
 I'd be impressed if any of the foreigners can understand a word he's saying
  • 19 4
 i like how he repeats himself twice after every sentence
  • 17 2
 I understand only about a third.
  • 17 1
 I got most of it but he repeats himself too much... regardless, Guy Martin is a bad ass.
  • 11 0
 At first I taught he was foolin' around speaking like that... but after 3 minutes i realized that's the way he speaks. My brain's hurting after 20 min's with this guy!
Later edit: I understood everything he said. Big Grin
  • 4 0
 Did anyone else notice the naked girl in the background at 6:44?
  • 2 3
 you can understand him?
  • 18 0
 he should seriously look into rapping
  • 1 0
 did anyone try to turn there computer when he showed the 173 instead of 180... well it doesn't work
  • 3 1
 Im a french canadian and i understood everything he said...
  • 5 1
 I'm french canadian and understand everything he said.. You just have to wrap your mind around it.
  • 2 0
 Didn't even notice the accent too much...
  • 4 18
flag ebo421 (Feb 7, 2012 at 20:20) (Below Threshold)
 i didnt even watch it, i only read the comments.
  • 4 0
 sounds like my scots granny after a couple pints............
  • 4 1
 i thought i was doing something bad if i had to hit a bolt in with a hammer on my Orange. Seems thats how the bikes are built, long bars and big hammers hahaha.
  • 10 0
 He made the whole video! Wouldn't be the same without him, or his sideburns.
  • 3 0
 maybe he repeated everything so everybody actually can understand him Big Grin
  • 1 0
 He is understandable, but one has to concentrate allot to do so Big Grin
Great video never the less.
  • 1 0
 Got lots of colleagues from Chester - so +- got used to it Smile
  • 1 2
 Translation? . . . . . . Anyone???
  • 1 0
 ...riiight?
  • 35 0
 I feel a certain kinship with a fellow Yorkshireman who aligns a piece of precision engineering with a big hammer and a bar.
  • 4 0
 I wonder if Park Tools make a 'Precision Frame Alignment Adjustment Bar'!! LOL If they did they'd probably cost $100+
  • 3 0
 If in doubt, 'it it wit' an 'ammer! That'll fix it.
  • 29 1
 Is that Wolverine?
  • 2 0
 lovin the sideburns
  • 3 0
 He is more badass than even wolverine:P
  • 20 0
 Guy and Tippie in the same room... you wouldnt be able to get a word in edge ways!
  • 12 0
 oh man, PB needs to arrange a few drinks with those two and film the whole thing!
  • 1 0
 Badd assss overload
  • 11 0
 Although for some he may be hard to understand, he is a great person. His background as some have already stated is Motorcycle Racing - TT to be exact. He is very approachable and down to earth and if anything its nice to see him mix it up with the crew at Orange. If you have a hard time understanding him, just enjoy the video, its pretty awesome in itself.
  • 9 0
 Guys accent is from Lincolnshire(very broad east midlands reet=right) not Yorkshire, the Factory workshop guys are yorkshire,
But I loved it when he caught the southern softy with the "still drink lager shandy" line, sharp, witty LMAO.
Guy = Top Bloke
I love my 224 even more now, knowing what goes into it. Great British Engineering Excellence
To think all those major brands, Spesh, Trek, Giant all come from a characterless production lines, after watching this I need to switch my pitch to a 5
Buy Orange.
Peace
  • 14 1
 What a Guy!!
  • 5 0
 haha, i see what you did there Wink
  • 11 0
 Are you going to subtitle this for all the yanks XD
  • 5 0
 yes please.
  • 1 0
 hahahah
  • 11 0
 absolute legend guy!!! "flee on a dogs ball sack" hahahaha
  • 9 0
 Really well done video. Any company that manufactures their own product needs to have a video like this. Makes me want to support Orange!
  • 3 0
 yep I enjoyed every minute of that. that dude's a riot.
  • 1 0
 This was a really good vid...it makes you realize what an art the welds are that go into our bikes...haha and the cold setting cracked me up too...
  • 4 0
 If the purpose of that vid was to make me want an Orange... it worked. Closer to the Edge was the best orange advert I'd seen for a while- Guy Martin spends more time on his MTB than on his motorbike during the film! - That's when he's not in the back on his van cracking one out the dirty bastard!
  • 5 0
 @6:15
"ive only done stick welding"
"THATS NOT WELDING! thats like doing a paint by number then calling yourself an artist" hahahaha
  • 3 0
 I met guy the other day at a burger van. We were chatting for a while about this and that. Top bloke, still grounded which is well respectable. Alot of people in his position would of turned into real dicks by now.
  • 3 0
 Simple bikes , Simple people , Simple to Buy and Extremely simple re-alligning method.

Its safe to say we all want one after this!

Why dont they have a World cup Dh team again? Or am I missing something?
  • 4 0
 My guess would be funding... takes a lot of money to have a WC team.
  • 1 0
 True , but didnt the painter say he painted 40 frames a day?

Thats 200 bikes a week if they dont work weekends , thats still alot of bikes to be putting out , and you dont make more than you can't sell.
  • 2 0
 Yeah but that's the number of bikes they produce and doesn't include the ones they sell. I doubt there's enough extra profit there to invest in something like that when instead they could reinvest it into the company for hopes of future expansion. Then again this is all speculation.
  • 2 0
 Theyve had Cathro, Barnes and McGlone at wc's..
  • 1 0
 Completly fogot about them , my bad!
  • 1 0
 What about Steve Peat on his 223........
  • 1 0
 Well if you want to go back in't day, Orange Global racing, bikemagic.com/gear/missy-giove-and-greg-minaar-to-ride-orange.html
  • 1 1
 on hi sv10 carbon? lol
  • 3 0
 I love the video! That Orange Five looks fantastic. So simple, yet works like a charm, it looks so easy to ride. I would prefer a Five to the equivalent Specialized. Guy is a great man, made the video all that better.
  • 2 0
 Great video! Kinda sad in a few aspects though. Those guys are all artists, and it is an unfortunate dieing art. Not only in cycling but everything... That and it makes me wonder why the hell we pay so damn much for made in Taiwan stuff...
  • 2 0
 The back stop on the press brake is actually called a 'back gauge'. I make them at my work and yes they would save lots of money on setup time agreed. The method they use probably works for them albeit it is more time consuming. Good on them for keeping it real with the handbuilt production!
  • 6 1
 They need to get Guy doing more videos! Absolutely brilliant!
  • 4 0
 "That's a down tube for a five, 'int it? Looks like bugger all there, it does!"
  • 8 2
 "if you haven't got 30speed you might as-well go home" haha, what a legend!
  • 4 0
 I have had my share of Girlfriends from Newfoundland so this isn't too bad.
  • 1 0
 Amazing!!!! loved it. I wish all mini docs were like that. It was not just a big ad for some company. And Guy Martin seems like i would have a great time with a pint or 4. I will now check out his documentory. Like bondy86 said give this guy his own show!!!!
  • 2 0
 He did have his own show in the UK, it was a sunday night show called "the boat that guy built" from t'BBC www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgSo6nxuH7U
  • 1 0
 Once I found out about the TT I record it every year. I watch the helmet cam footage as a training aid to look farther ahead and to stay relaxed on the bike at speed. Pretending to be Guy Martin on your next ride will make you a faster rider, but it may also cause you to make brrrrrrrap noises!
  • 1 0
 "Monocoque, what is monocoque? Look et thaaat... Well it is, well it is, what it is....... Riiiiiiiiight. Jeeeeeesus Wept!! Crackin Job, Cracking job!!" THAT's one Bad Larry right there! AND Bad Larry deserves his own cartoon show. I am just curiouis if Larry has actually ever ridden a bike before.....or SEEN a bike before ??
  • 6 1
 Guy Martin rocks!
  • 3 0
 That was a really entertaining video. It would be such a sick job to build bikes while looking at porn all day.
  • 2 0
 Damn, I want a five now Frown

Also, even though guy is a top bloke, I have to respectfully disagree with his views on triple ring cranksets Wink
  • 2 0
 i have 3 Patriots and a 5 and i'm trying to downsize............but not after that!!!!!!
  • 4 2
 It's like Brad Pitt in Snatch but for real. Rad look into Orange. Skilled labor on home turf!
  • 6 0
 I feel like you just called Guy Martin a pikey.
  • 3 0
 Pikeys don't make frames they steal them.
  • 6 0
 You are not allowed to call them pikeys anymore. Its not politically correct. You have to call them Caravan Utilising Nomadic Travellers, or CUNTS for short..
  • 1 0
 I f*ckin hate pikeys!
  • 2 0
 Anybody else notice all the "decoration" they use for "work motivation?" haha sweet video
  • 1 0
 haha buncha northern buggers makin the best bikes ever! please note the realignment is done before heat treatment, 6000 series alloy has plenty of bend in it at that stage
  • 4 2
 That dude is freakin AWESOME! somebody should give him a TV show..
  • 1 0
 They did, it was called The Boat that Guy Built. Him and a mate restored an old canal boat.
  • 2 0
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgSo6nxuH7U
  • 1 0
 Cool, thanks for the link. Boats appear to calm him down. He seems to be much less manic in that video. I guess the smell of welding and the clanging of a machine shop gets him a big skeezed out. Love watching this "Guy"!!
  • 1 0
 What a video, amazing. I wanna work there... Good work orange (amazing pictures in the workshop too) Guy ure a legend
  • 1 0
 im from halifax but I dont speak like that but i could understand every word Razz
  • 1 0
 The guy talks like Jeff Goldblum (jurassic park) quick and not quite sure what he means
  • 1 0
 Gotta love it!!.. and im in the process of restoring an Orange 223... HELL yeahh.. :-))
  • 1 0
 as interested as i was in watching i couldnt take 20 mins of that mouth rumble x men guy...
  • 1 0
 Nice video.
Monocoque = single skin... A bit of Greek and a bit of French put together.
  • 1 0
 Amazingly fun video! The Orange factory looks great and I want an Orange now! hahahha rideOn!
  • 2 0
 haha, lots of people ride without 30 speeds...
  • 2 0
 9 is all i need Wink
  • 2 0
 Just watched his documentary and that guy is a boss!
  • 1 0
 Just watch this if you want to see how talented Guy is www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVXc29ZgutI
  • 3 0
 Fred Dibnah = legend !
  • 2 0
 Guy Martin = legend. go watch TT3D right now and find out why
  • 2 0
 TT3D is one of the best movies I've ever seen.
  • 1 0
 qualtiy all the way, needs to be on the bbc, have you seen his piston tattoo on his calf?
  • 1 0
 Guy is a bloody hero, and we've just signed to ne an orange bikes stockist. ;-) sweet.
  • 1 0
 Nude chicks everywhere Now this is real inspiration. Good job guys! Love the shop environment...
  • 1 0
 dude i think these old men masterbate in there garage to the naked pics on the walls while their welding at the same time!
  • 1 0
 Top bloke! Top frames! Top firm.. need i say more..
  • 1 1
 I think that i saw this guy in movie under the edge ( motorcycle movie) ;>
  • 2 0
 yh, cause hes the main character to the film, haha
  • 1 0
 for some reason he reminds me of DAVID TENNANT haha
  • 1 0
 I had to concentrate to understand the words coming out of his mouth
  • 1 0
 eee by gum!!! that were reet good!!
  • 1 0
 i dunno , you know .. , i dunno . guys on crack or somthing lol
  • 3 2
 wtf is that guy on? And where can I get some?
  • 1 0
 nothing, thats who he is, haha no drugs!
  • 1 0
 Does he ever stop for a breath lol
  • 1 0
 love the guy,so funny ,and great vid at orange
  • 2 0
 such a lad
  • 2 0
 820 bars... haha
  • 1 0
 Awesome insight, would like to see one for intense now!
  • 1 0
 they look like bighits to me
  • 2 0
 release the 322 already
  • 1 0
 bending bending bending bending bending bending bending bending.... OMFG!
  • 1 0
 Guy Martin is a Ledgend on two wheels!! this brews for you!!
  • 1 2
 Nice vid, but slightly misleading. SOME Orange bikes are made in Halifax - pretty sure all the tubular bikes are made in Taiwan
  • 1 0
 I want an orange bike.
  • 1 0
 right
  • 1 0
 What did he say?
  • 1 0
 TT3D-Best doco ever.
  • 2 1
 Top bloke!
  • 2 1
 hes a hero
  • 1 0
 i demand subtitles!
  • 1 0
 True Legend!
  • 2 3
 That man is hell of a guy and i want a free bike!!!!!!!
  • 1 0
 Guy got iron balls
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