Rat Rod Mini Bike Budget Build! | Vintage Briggs meets Chopper! 

This + every Monday = what we want. Minibike Monday

Needs a 1970's era "Sissy Bar" behind the seat!

Oh that tinny clutch rattle.... Brings back memories of 10yr old me carving up farm roads....

Those old Briggs & Stratton never die

That wasn't smoking, that was just clearing out the mosquitos!!

I built my first go-cart at age 12. The rear wheels and drive came from a push lawnmower. I removed the blade and installed a pulley on the shaft. It had a pretty good gear reduction. I remember those old Briggs&Stratton engines. I paid $5.00 for the engine I used on my go-cart. I made the frame out of wood. The front end and steering was the front half of a 20 inch bicycle. My next project was putting a McCulloch 47 chainsaw engine on a 26 inch bicycle. It would go 32 mph. I finally got an old Cushman Eagle motor scooter with a shift level on the gas tank. I rebuilt the engine at age 13, rings, rod bearing. It would go 52 mph. I rode it everywhere. A car pulled out in front of me and I ran into the back of it. I flew over the top of the car and ended up in a ditch, no helmet. The driver thought I was dead, but I survived. My scooter didn't. I moved on to cars. I built my first hot rod at age sixteen, a '55 Chevy. I rebuilt a '58 283 engine, new rings and bearings, full race cam, solid lifters, corvette valve springs, pop-up pistons, and installed a four speed transmission. My car was clocked by state police going 127 mph. I eventually got busted for bootlegging beer. I was hauling several cases of beer into a dry county. My cousin was the judge. He stepped down from the bench to defend me while I learned how to shoot an M16 for Uncle Sam's war in Vietnam. I eventually went to college on the GI Bill and became an electrical engineer, BSEE. I am now retired and drive slow, forget to turn off my blinker, and watch your RU-vid videos. You fellas keep up the good work.

"Got this nice table to work on" *radiator on bucket*

front-hinge that seat with a rear spring for shock absorbing ;)

Gotta go with a 70's "Easy Rider" build!! Fix the seat with a sissy bar!

I love this bike and engine combo! I wish we had a nice paved place to ride it :(

So glad you preserved the frame the way it was, saw you rubbing it down and was worried you were gonna paint it , great job guys

When I was a kid in the 70's, my grandmother use to give me a JC Penny Christmas catalog . It was heaven . Yes it had mini bikes, go karts(some with bodies).

with the mini bike and ikes classic cars in the background it feels nostalgic like im watching old home movies from the 70s/80s

Got same old brigs been on all my mini bikes since i was 16. Ps I'm 50 and still riding it. Love brigs!!

When old lawnmower engines die and go to heaven

Ike on that reminded me of something....... I can get 70 miles to the gallon on this Hog.

Trust me when I tell you, You will mind working on the floor in the future lol.

You guys should do more with briggs btw Briggs motors have a tendency to run the muffler hot enough to make them glow

Put together a frame with a model N Briggs back in 71. Nabbed the engine from the local junkyard and bought the frame from some spoiled rich kid in the neighborhood. One of my best teenage memories. I didn't need drugs or booze to get high, just my minibike.

I had a Briggs and Stratton engine exactly like that on an old mower..set the revs, let clutch out and simply walk behind..magic

That's bad ass guys. In 1968 my dad bought me a mini bike from J.C. Penney's. Thanks.

I had the exact same engine just sold it for 20$ cause I got my predator but seeing y'all mess with the Briggs makes me want mines back 🤣

You cannot beat the sound of an old flat head motor

Every time he puts on that helmet and rides it reminds me of Super Dave

reminds me of a mini bike and go kart mfg.i worked at .building new stuff from scratch....then firing itup.....then seeing it on the show,room floor..flexo.s...1966..7..8..9..godspeed.to the late founders.brothers ...jack and irv,...irving,,levey.....it was in los angeles..;;;keep up the mini restos you guys.......thanks for that spark...of my past....

This thing is awesome!!! I'd leave the seat, but I'd add a homemade sissy bar, but I love that thing!

Oh this motor is 50yrs old... fires right up 🙌

Nice to be back to your roots

Now that's true straight pipe exhaust.

So glad you guys have a cold cut saw

Alot of people might fuss about the straight pipe and carb but i think its cool and perfect and something that someone would do to there mini bike in the 70s

My dad and I built a mini bike from scratch when I was young. It had a 5 hp BS engine from a cement mixer. The wheels and tires were trailer size. The frame material was electrical conduit pipe. It had a Mercury centrifugal clutch. I had to put a disc brake on it later because it was pretty fast. Fun times!

No expert here guys, but, I am 61yrs. old, and lived the 60's -70's mini-bike craze ! Think your chopper should have a twin- spring shock system mounted to the seat plate, and there by leveling the seat ! No more feeling like you are falling off the back of the bike ! A pivot point at the front of the seat plate, twin spring shocks at the rear. Plenty of photos available of your chopper frame with a level seat and sping shocks. Let me know if I am incorrect on this one guys. Very cool project for sure !

Fab a support to that strait pipe muffler. Reason? In a good situation, you'll just pull the threads out of the block. Worse case, you'll crack the exhaust port and trash the engine. I love these old simple mini bikes. Being 53, I cut my teeth on them when I was a wee lad. Great to see this old school mini bike breathing again with a vintage Briggs no less!! Cheers guys! Zip~

every time i see that 1970 camaro my eyes melt with love

I've had, rebuilt many Briggs 5 hp! Made several Mini Bikes! I Appreciate your Chanel! Thank You!

Briggs 5 loves tapered exh, pipe, looks cool too!

Those old chopper based mini bikes have always been my fav. I've always wanted you 2 to make a modern take on the old school chopper mini. Maybe this bike can be your inspiration? I hope so...

You need a seat and back rest like you see on some old school choppers with the big tall back rest.

Back in the day this is exactly the type of minibikes I was riding and building. A 1973 engine would have been way out of my reach as I couldn't use a new engine on a bike. I do still have a few of these old BS engines that are great runners. Thanks for the great job and memories guy's, this was a great buy...

Thank god these guys are in with go power sports as a sponsor I used them for parts on my first bike could not find the wheels I needed but go power sports had them🤙🏻

Time to take a break from school and watch some c and c haha

My very first mini bike I got about 1969 was an ARCO 5hp Tecumseh chopper with chrome fenders! Of course I bypassed the governor (used a paper clip to replace the spring!) then I knocked off every other fin on the flywheel to lighten it up (balanced? HA!) The seat was hinged on the front with shock/springs on the back. May be why yours is so slanted? Did about 45mph flat out!

IKE really needs give us a tour of his cars, I saw some bugs that haven't been mentioned, where waiting Ike, your a full time tuber, where waiting? Lol love you guys!!!

loving the vintage stuff...keep it up

I miss videos like this. I have around 20 mini bikes, but it's the ones like this that I like the most. Not necessarily vintage, but old beat up and cobbled together mini bikes. That's what it's all about for me and what I ride the most. I went through a show bike phase and they just collect dust

Turns over engine with the spark plug out, "It's got compression!"

Nothing beats the sound of a 5 hp flat head Briggs

Everything about that bike screams "ikes childhood"! So cool!

I was working in a small engine shop back in 1973 after school.. Replaced a lot of points back then!

I love the old school mini bike builds.

Tot-Rod is an awesome name for the other project. This is cool too though. I'm glad you kept the patina.

John, Isaac, it is SO refreshing to see you using antique Craftsman ratchets. They are ALL I use. (Daily.) I even brought 3 into work, when I was hired. Work had a POS Craftsman "stainless" ratchet, which is the original POS of all time. steve

i kinda dig the stinger looking exhaust pipe hanging out there

Love it. Back to the roots, budget builds that anyone could do :D

A springer front end would look killer on that little thing.

That's a super cool little project

Haha, when I was about 8 or 9 my mom bought me an old minibike with a 5HP Briggs and it would take like 30 pulls to get it running. One day she decided that she wanted to ride it. She got it fired up, went around the house, and the throttle stuck wide open and she sailed at full throttle into the row of bushes that we had along the one side of our house. Then she bought me a newer one with a 5 HP Tecumseh and it ran mint.

If 73 is older then you, you are a kid in my book. I was 20 in 73, and I love you kids are still into my kinda toys.

Make sure that you get that fuel line away from the engine or your gonna have a bad day

Hell, yeah !! That iconic sound ! Just sad we are missing out on the sweet smell of B&S! I'm older than that engine, this took me right back to a world long gone! Why are you sliding off the saddle ? It's missing the COIL SPRINGS !!! Disappointed you couldn't be assed to rebuild the carb. New carb = not a rat

This is the content of the oldschool C&C when the hussle was real...... welcome back gentlemen welcome back!! GREAT VIDEO. Perfect content. Perfect length. All around grade..... (IT'LL BE FINE) in my book!

Change the log type seat out to a 1 person saddle-style! And I think the engine placement _looks_ ok

I am an Old Timer. There are rotator valve caps made by Briggs which made the valves rotate when they lifted. One of the problems without it the valves always stay in the same place and do not wear as well.

Reason why I subscribed to this channel because I love engines.. and the way they fix and Mod the engine

Nice work. Looks exactly like my old Taco. We called them tacos back in the days.

I had the same motor in my mini bike as a kid. Brings back great memories!

Quoting Isaac, this engine, 1973, is older than me. Ike, I was in high school then, and had sold my first engine rebuild before then. (Oh, still LOVE the channel!) steve

That looks like a J C Penny golden pinto . they came with shocks on the back of the seat down to the back of the fram it would be cool to see it back the way it was .keep up the good work thanks.

Looked so cool with the long pipe. Like something they would done back in the day

Neat ! Mini bike...done ! Now its time for a Motorcycle..!

You've built some Wicked Rides, but this is COOL AF!

That metal corkscrew was actual added to help mix the fuel. They had issues in he early 70's when they first started introducing unleaded fuels to the market with lower octane rating. Was a "power adder" LOL.

Thank you for making this video I was building 1 for a year and I just needed the seat and i was done i rode it like 5 time but my tios house caught on fire and he exploded bc it had gas in the tank but everyone was ok I just miss it he was happy building it with me bc he wanted to make 1 when he was small and that was on his bucketlist

So cool... I love the old school build!

I had one of those in the early 70's. It would throw the chain EVERY time I got it up to full speed. My sister bent the forks t-boning Mom's car in the driveway.

Nostalgia, i've built a bicycle pusher with that exact engine. Diaphragm Is only a few bucks

It has a good clean rusty vibe its cool

just in time for my lunch break!

Another awesome build guys

I had one of those engines on a go kart, but it was a 3hp Briggs and Stratton. I'm 20 years old not old by the way. It sure was fun.

I was in my friends neighborhood hanging out and we found one of these engines out by the road to be trashed. brought it to his house, got gas in it and it ran great!

That exhaust is perfect.

Is fun fixing these engines even though can buy whole new one for not much dough, wow pretty neat 💖✨

I would definitely go to a mini bike meet at the beach

Just in time to watch you guys build something awesome.

Thank you for the great content

I have a lawn edger with a stock original 3.5 hd Briggs. To get it running 17 years ago I pulled the coil and points out, put points cover back on and replaced the coil with a used mag from some other Briggs engine. I also replaced the oil, gas and spark plug. That is all the work I have done to it. I can go outside and start it right now on the 2nd pull. I should add that it is a 1968 engine. Briggs good.

Greetings C&C's and all the best for 2020. Love the builds and whoever is doing the production & editing of the vids . . . brilliant. I have had a rather unique project in the plans & development stage for months now which for me will be far more of a "tool of necessity" than a toy and having watching dozens of your vids looking for ideas (many of which several times over), I don't recall any "crawler" style builds. Perhaps you could lend some helpful direction particularly in the suspension department, I would truly appreciate that. Thanks in advance and on behalf of all the fraternal members of my "F.D./E.M.S." family, thank you both for continually reiterating the importance of being safe in your endeavors . . . John

Yall should really do a mini big rig build that would be so cool

Grassroot cars and cameras episodes like this are awesome!

Gotta love the Brigs flatheads, I’m still working on my 8hp flathead

Awesome build!!! I have two great ideas for that bike. First a banana seat with a sissy bar. Take it from a bicycle make it wider( have to cut a V out of the middle). Second. Add a fishtail exhaust like from a Harley Davidson. It is time period for that minibike.

You can tell the date of a Briggs by its “code”. the first two numbers are the year. the second two numbers are the month, and the third set is the day. If i had an engine with code # 6707201, it would have been made July 20th, 1967. This code was implemented in 1965, so this will work with any Briggs made after 65.

I'll double your money, $80, final offer!! 😂

love these old school briggs engines! this makes me want to rebuild my Deathtrap! a stripped down 50cc scooter with a briggs, turned into a trike with a Toro lawnmower rear end and no seat, it was fun haha

Those are my favorite type of Briggs motor. That there sir is a Pulse Jet carburetor. 99% indestructible and can be fixed with baling wire, aluminum can, and JB weld if it messes up.

Yall should try a Lectron carb for one of your bigger builds

As old as me, love it!

A new carb for that model is like $16 on Amazon...a much better vintage look. Keep up the great work...love the videos.