We Bought a Mini Bike to Flip for Profit and GOT BURNED! 

I'm 70 years old and watch you funny guys all the time and when I get up around 6.30 am watching you all is sometimes better then taking my VA pain meds.

The longer format is way better. The chemistry between you guys really shines that way. Fantastic video.

I really dig the longer episodes. Makes the wait so much sweeter guys! Keep up the good science! Lol

15:40 is so hilarious😂 you know you're into vintage mini bikes when it takes you and the boys 2 minutes to start up your bikes

The force is with you guys, thank you for the laughs, the longer format and throwing a shoutout to friendships ❤

I'm fine with a video a week. 45 minutes to an hour long is fine as well. I'm just happy for u guys. to see the channel grow and how far y'all have come, especially John. i also can't believe how much time has passed, when u are a kid time is slow af, then when u get grown, it gets faster and faster.

Ike.. "It feels funny when i pull it". 🤣😂 The look on John and Charles' face was priceless.

Hearing John lose it as Ike starts it up for the first time and hears that nasty knock. Great content on this one.

I love the low horsepower videos. 3 mini-bikes with a combined 15 horsepower (once upon a time) and tons of fun. It was a great way to spend some time watching. Thanks!

You 3 definitely got your mojo back 😊 Great episode 👏

Cool mini bikes it takes me back to the 70s. The movie reference is Spies like US, doctor 🤣

These longer videos are so much better!

I think these are some of the most interesting ones you guys do is when something fails and we get to see what happened inside.

I missed you guys…..this less video thing is so sad lol but I am 100000% behind it and love you guys keep it up!!!

Dude when Charles did the little "you can keep on knockin but you can't come in" I instantly thought of cheech from up in smoke lol. You guys are awesome I haven't missed an episode in years. Keep it up guys!

Ike's laugh @ 24:11 😆 Great episode fellers! Keep up the awesome work. Loving the longer format!

man im with Charles""i was hoping it would have chunked a rod""

"we got out of it what we wanted to, we had fun". More proof that Charles is an person of the highest caliber. What a great dude.

Ha , I love it when he says " I couldn't have blown it up already" that look on his face is priceless. Great work guys

Love how yall put ike on the half blown 1 😂

Thank you guys a lot for making longer videos. Love you guys.

I'm old. I remember The Three Stooges doing "Dr.", "Dr.", "Dr." I also remember an episode of M*A*S*H when they did a version of it in the 1970s.... Big fan! Reliving my youth through you guys!!!

Love the mini bike content. We used to have an old Sears 2-speed mini bike when I was a kid. Had a foot brake that pressed against the tire itself. My grandfather fab’d up a wood block to replace it when it wore out. Worked really well actually. Would love to find one

You guys would know more about this than I do. But, I've always thought Tecumseh's were kinda garbage. Wouldn't those things be better off with Briggs in them?

The green one is the coolest looking worthy of full resto

I love these engines, I have a 196 from a snowblower that’s on a homemade chassis and the thing is a champ starts first pull and runs like a dream.

I restored a Trail Horse for a friend. It has the two speed clutch system, and rear suspension. Glad to see another Trail Horse!

*phew*! 😮‍💨 I think that I've kinda been holding my breath waiting for the next video from you guys! Thanks, I can breathe again.

I'm enjoying the longer and more detailed content. Thank you for the change.

Watching you three guys trying to start y'all's minibikes was just downright hilarious to me 😂

Like the new set up guys . The fewer and some longer videos gives me something to look forward to . 👍👍🤟

I saw a fat tire trail bike at Lowes for $800. It's tempting. I have a lot of mountain trails right near me and I think to would work. Might be some ruts, rocks, roots, and steep parts I'd have to stand and throttle the bike through it though. I think it would fit in the back of my Pacifica too. Would even have to deal with a trailer.

As a child of the 70s, I remember when these were new. I don't remember them being so sketchy, but that's probably the naivety of youth. Things changed for the better when we got a Z50 though & the Trail 70 was like getting a Ferrari to my brothers & I. I only rode it once. The family rule was we had to be tall enough to ride, & I'm the youngest. It was a couple of years before 1 of my brothers relented to my whining. I took 1 lap of our course & when I got around to the long straight all I wanted to do was a top speed run. I did it & when the corner came, I went straight... ....into the trees. By the time I was allowed to ride it again, it was gone. This is why I like your channel, memories. Keep up the great work.

Charles is just such a wholesome dude! All the guys are in fact wholesome!

I really like the longer episodes. Nice to hear you guys having fun.

Quality content. It was great before but this was even better. Thanks Guys!

Is it just a coincidence they posted this on 4:20 pm? 😂

I love these kind of videos everyone with a smile and having a blast !

This channel is always super interesting and fun. Like hanging out in the garage with own friends.

Nice episode guys!! "Spies Like Us" reminds me good old times 😁

I'd imagine that it would be possible for a machine-shop to put a bushing into the block and save it. Granted, the hole for the governor shaft would need bushed too, and there might be other damage from all that metal and silicone floating around in there. Still, might be a worthwhile block to keep around for experimental builds/mods.

On the roller bearing Tecs, the cover goes on (with the bearing in it,) then the snap ring, then the oil seal. To remove the cover, remove the seal first, then the snap ring, then the cover. Pretty cool to see an HS35/HS40 with one....Out of the dozen Tecs I've owned, none have had a bearing. Tec is a good motor....WHEN it runs. Also.....for HS40 and HS50 blocks only, the ARC billet rod #6282 for the OHV Enduro engines will actually fit. The dipper is slightly off due to the angled cylinder of the OHV, but it still works, and is cheap insurance since Tecs have poor oiling to the stock rod.

OMG I'm laughing my arse off. That was a blast and the race was so close. Makes me want to grab me a mini bike now. Oh yeah, my coasters are still looking good.

“Spies like us”. One of my favorites

Have a look at the piston and bore, I had an H50 which ran like a hammer in a tin bucket! 😮 the big end, crank bearings, piston rings and bore were totally worn out like yours yet it still ran.

You guys were so lucky to not destroy that engine I have never seen that happen before. I always enjoy your videos

Thanks for a good old fashioned Cars and Cameras video 👍👍👍👍

Charles, you keep knocking but you can't come in. That is freaking priceless😂

Man love your videos you guys are the best. Love too see you beat on those mini bikes.

Guys keep doing what you’re doing enjoying the videos

Never seen a setup like that in 45 years of working on small engines

The patina on the green one is awesome

Was a really great treat to see yas ripping the bikes again!

"Sounds like somebody building a new roof." 😂

You guys could be on that show "Seconds Before Disaster"!

You guys lucky I don't live next door, you'd never get rid of me. Awesome fun watching, thanks guys!!

6:00 One thing I have learned in my days of running small engines: MOST folks that get them NEVER EVER EVER change the oil. They have this twisted idea that if there is enough on the dipstick to see, they're all good, and if not, just add a little until you can and keep going. This rapidly accelerates the demise of the engine, due to acid buildup, followed by internal surface corrosion and embrittlement, followed by advanced abrasion, followed by loosening of clearances so that in a very short time [relative to their potentially living up to 100 years] they begin to wear out and fail. While many such engines MIGHT be rebuildable, I got hold of one which was NOT [the pistons, normal or oversized simply could no longer be purchased (and now I know why the pressure washer it came on was being sold as a close-out model!)] so I simply had to salvage the usable bits off of it and put it in my scrap aluminum collection. Other much older engines by said manufacturer can still be purchased, and I was given one such engine [because the owner thought it had locked up, but it turned out that ONLY the pull cord was locked up, so I found some replacement parts for that and will be assembling it eventually when I have time] that I can use for the same pressure washer, but which is slightly more powerful. I have already thoroughly gone through said engine, and while in storage, I have intentionally had it full of ATF, which, as some of you may know, has dispersant and detergent additives, making it a perfect slow soaking solvent to remove decades of corrosion and carbon buildup. That way, when I go back together with it, I will put some high zinc and molly additive in it, and give it a gentle RE-break-in period to kinda fill in any tiny little voids I can before putting it back into service. As it is, in my opinion, too small for a performance engine, AND I need my pressure washer back in the worst way, I'm going to leave it to that job. I have two 8 hp Briggs, one 8 hp Honda [original] one ten hp Tecumseh laying around for such ideas. And, over time, I will probably come up with more.

‘Spies Like Us’ I love that scene. “Doctor, doctor. Doctor, doctor. Doctor, doctor. Doctor, doctor….” 😂

C&C: In the future we're gonna be safer John: haven't been back there in 3 months Charles: YOLOOOOOOO!!!

I've seen the snap-ring on the case bearing before from a company that used to remanufacture the small blocks many years ago.

That's wide open and it's making a lot of noise. why is it making so much noise? Ike always makes me LMFAO. that description that Ike mentioned is definitely a a rod knock. that was really good save that Charles did there. Ike ran over Charles air cleaner. this video was definitely hilarious.

loved it great video! I love yall so much great laughs every time watched every second of it

Fun riding around the track. Good video.

Needed laughs today and the three of you did not disappoint.

30:26 "he's sellin hotdogs in the woods" has to be the funniest shit I've ever heard

I’m with you John, old Tecumseh’s are cool! Even though you’ve all decided to part it out. I hope somehow you guys change your minds and find a way to fix it. It would make the story even cooler!

The green one sounded lovely. Looked lovely. I want it.

Charles if you want a bike made in North Carolina… make one you guys have the equipment to make your own mini bike from scratch go for it ,send it !

"Variable valve timing.... one time" lol

The whole scene with pulling it and then Ike saying johns fly down I could not stop 😂

This one was one of the funniest episodes of cars and cameras 😂

Lol Spies like us. That's oiling felt for keeping the points and cam from wearing out quickly

best video in a long time! I laughed hard. keep it up!

When there's a tecumseh fitted, suspect everything is broken until proven otherwise... :P

you guys are having too damn much fun!! "It's wide open... AND it's makin a lot of Noise!!"

I never liked these engs when I was working in the lawn and garden field in the 80's and up to 97 . You always had to have the coil rotated because of variable timing before you could set the points . Also they all would blow valve seats . For as the bearing in the side cover . I never seen one out of 200 or more mother rebuilds over time for that make and model. It might have been a modifications for carting and mini biking. If it wasn't call a industrial grad engin . You could still put replacement bushings in the block but may not be able to find them anymore . I haven had any luck lately the last bushing kit I installed was in 2002 on a tiller engine

I've done that same stupid thing with the tec side cover. Don't feel bad lol

😂😂😂 I SEE YOU GUYS WATCHING HIM PULL START IN THE CORNER OF YOUR EYES AND THEN IKES FACE WHEN IT FUMBLED OVER TRYING TO START😂😂😂

I loved the shot of Charles riding over the hill into the sunset. Lol

The views this video got in hour should be recorded love this channel

Doctor!.........Doctor!..............Doctor!....................it was "Spies Like Us" with Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase. Or "Spione wie wir" like it was called here in Germany. :-) Loved it!

What's more fun than going "fast" on a slow machine. LOVE IT!!!

Spy's like us One of my most favorite movies Chevy Chase Dan Aykroyd Thank you for making another great episode Looked like fun 👍👍

We had a Trail Horse when I was young it was pretty rare with a 6.5hp Tecumseh, straight pipe and cone filter stock. My sister whiskey throttled straight up on a wheelie drug behind it about 50 feet it's one of my favorite memories as a kid. Fun bike wish I still had it.

Love it. Sounds like a hammer falling down the stairs, great expression.😂

That was awesome guys

Lol our vintage car developed rod knock a few days ago and now a bunch of videos are rod knock videos lol

Spies Like Us... CLASSIC cinema!!

That rod end cap... wow! That's literally seconds from failure. Crazy!

Its not a total loss if you learned something new and you did. Good job as always boys.

I had a flipping good time!!!! Thanks for sharing

I'm amazed that you all didn't start quoting lines from your favorite movie, there were a lot of events that something from Fast & Furious could have been used. That generation of Tecumseh engine has a reputation for grenading, I am impressed that Ike didn't catch any shrapnel. Looked like great fun!

19:34 A sound you don't want your engine to make lol

Absolutely love this video. Favorite part was the crank up of all three bikes 😂 I just got my hands on one identical to the orange Roper those are sweeeeet!

This was a very fun episode!

If that bike is knockin', Let Isaac do the rockin'!

The green one sounds really good!

Very enjoyable video!!!

That was a fun episode. Scammers don’t even try you will be junked faster that the engine was.

great stuff guys thanks