I love the "old School " way in which you do stuff, and the way you include the viewer in the production, by saying things like, do you remember where this went, or Did I splash you with that too, it just makes me/us feel like we are standing there in the workshop with you as you set about trying to make it run, hands on and dirty just as it should be, and you never hide your mistakes, just undo it and redo it the right way. I like that you never know whats is going to show up on the workbench next, lawnmower, lawntractor, moped, motorbike, car, van, truck, they all make their way onto Mustie's workshop floor to be blessed by his magic hands and tools. I'm a 10 year verteran of your channel, and I'll probably be here in another ten years too. PS yes I do sit here at my screen saying things like " yeah it went there " or " hey you left off such and such part" , does that make me a sad old fool for doing such things 😂
No you're not crazy. I talk back to him too. Because he is like a "dad we never had" or no longer have, and miss. At 52 I still yearn to be a sort of helper/friend/son in the garage.. it never goes away. Being addressed as such, is very comforting. It takes you back.
@@johnbilyeu1460 My Dad who passed 11 years ago, was a army man who served with R.E.M.E ( royal electrical and mechanical engineers ) also S.E.M.E ( School of electriacal and mechanical engineers) and did 90% of his own maintaince on his cars, teaching us kid as he did so, I knew by sight the size of a nut or bolt and could find the appropreate spanner/socket by the time I was 9 years old, Like dad I to did my own maintaince on my cars right up until there was far to much electronics in them, I miss my dad, so Mustie has kind of become my serogate Dad ( though he don't know it lol )
That plastic "spacer" between the manifold and the cylinder is an insulator to prevent the carb from getting to hot and boiling the gas. If the flanges are still flat, you just need two thin paper seals on both sides of the insulator.
My good Sundays always start with a fresh coffee and a Mustie1 video. Always worth the watch, with no hype or BS, just a guy wrenching on different and cool stuff. No ads or promotions or whatever, just the goods !!
It’s Also for a little engine breaking down hills. Those centrifugal clutches go free when idle. Coasting down hill can get sketchy if your brakes are bad.
Yup, I have a 1974 Italian moped. Unlike Mustie’s, I have pedals, and it looks like Mustie’s engine has an unmachined boss for a pedal shaft. To start, I pedal up to a bit of speed, then pull in the hand clutch, which kicks over the engine. It’s centrifugal clutch after the engine is running. Of course, I don’t have the kickstart on mine.
Your "STASH" piles never cease to amaze me. No matter how much junk I save/hang on to, I spend way too much time trying to find something I sort'a remember having. I think we (the viewers) would really enjoy an entire video that shows us your various "STASHES", and how you've organized the stuff. It truly is an amazing and valuable resource for your shop.
Lol, boat stuff right now . Changed the prop yesterday , this motor has a whale tail on it. Nut was tight ,it broke loose , I have a couple of nasty booboos on my arm . It’s all part of learning a new vehicle .
Your patience and persistence are an inspiration…and your diagnostic abilities are amazing. For VW fans, that was the Terryville CT “2023 Bug-a-Fair” June 18.
Yeah, that weird clutch set up. Used mainly for starting or going up steep hills. There were several different models made over the years. This is called the "Buzzer" I believe, 65cc if my memory serves me correct. There was a model called "Volcano" with a 180cc engine! Death trap that one. These are highly sought after in Europe and spare parts are scarce. This is missing the huge chromed headlamp (with a built in speedo) that dwarfs the bike even more. Cool stuff. Great video, as usual.
Oh boy, this brought back memories, and not all of them pleasant. I had a Garelli moped with the exact same carburetor on it. It ran richer than Gates and Bezos combined, constantly fouling spark plugs. Being 15-16, with almost no knowledge of engines and no spare parts available to me, I never managed to actually fix it, like Mustie here did. I always though it was a crappy design, having no way to adjust the fuel mix. My solution was to always have several spare spark plugs and a wrench in a small toolbox on the moped, to have a chance of getting home under power. The moped was otherwise beautiful, though - blue and white with a step-through frame and bicycle pedals. I enjoyed riding it, even with its quirks.
Mustie is a legend. And a king of finding a way to make something work. Reminds me of when I was a kid trying to get the dirt bike running to go riding with friends. Had no money to buy parts. We just made it work. Mustie always finds a way to make it work.
Such a brilliant, comprehensive project - came home from work to be "shushed" by my boys glued to the computer so I knew it was "Mustie time" - next thing I knew 3 more buddies of theirs turned up. They are learning SO much from your approach AND putting it into practice so a huge thank you from me.
I have two motorcycles and when you said the larger the jet number the smaller the jet, I was like uh oh. So I'm old too and I looked it up and I was right. The larger the number the bigger the hole and more gas flows. Man, I put larger jets in my vulcan and I panicked for a minute thinking I was making it run lean. I knew this from observation anyway but since I'm old I tend to second guess myself.
@@Old_Indian_Trick Also let's not forget he's in the US where quite a few inverse scales are commonly used (wire gauge, sheet metal gauge and the small drill bits he used for comparison).
True, however things like carburetor jets unfortunately don't always go by an actual measurement (at least not any sort of intuitive one), and some brands will be larger numbers=more fuel, and others will be the opposite. Most are larger equals more fuel, but I've had bad experience with some which aren't.
As you probably well know Mr Mustie, when dealing with that transmission(crankcase on some 4 strokes) assembly is you can mix any engine oil and Strait diesel and run it at very low speed, and it absolutely helps to get the garbage out of there, don't Rev the engine at all, just a low idle for about 5 to ten minutes and drain again, then either repeat the process, or just fill it with oil and change it a couple times, either process will clean up the internals, just depends on how much hands-on time you want to take with it. Thanks for the Video My friend!
Great video. Always enjoy the taking it apart/putting it back together take along. Funny seeing the Terryville fairgrounds, brought back memories of when we lived walking distance from there on S Eagle Street many years ago. Thanks
Nice bike another one lives 🙂! Thanks for all the years of fixing stuff Mustie, this one reminds me of all the great little minibikes you fixed and those smiles you have on your face when you ride hehe.
Darren, your videos rock. I have been watching your content since 2009 or somewhere around there and those vids never get boring. Keep up the good work. I do miss the garage days with the horde next door. Thanks again for all you do. Heiko
Awesome revival of a unique little bike.. amazing content and always a joy to watch you trouble shoot and fix problems. Appreciate you sharing your project with us.😎🔧🇺🇸🛠️🛵
Nice work on the little guy. My dad sold Benelli's back in the early 70's in fact I still have the last 1971 65cc Hurricane out in the shed that was left when he closed. It too needs some work. There was a 3 speed version but mine is one speed like yours. These were just for fun, the real bikes were serious. I rode a 175 trail bike that was awesome, except that it shifted upside down and backwards from the other bikes I had. My dad rode a beautiful 4 cylinder 750 Benelli for a while as well. As you may have figured out that extra lever is for push starting the bike, but you never really needed it. You could push it then jump on and pull that lever - otherwise the back wheel just skidded. The mix was 5% gas/oil (7% break in) listed on the tank. Much richer than today... After watching your video I am now inspired to get that Hurricane running for the grandkids, Thank you.
You always say sorry for the noise from the fan, you can’t hear the fan enough to matter. The real noise is the motorbike. Thanks for the video. Watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸🦅
I just found this channel. Wow! So glad I did. Great stuff man, great stuff. I’m watching your old videos atm. Wish I would’ve found it sooner. Thanks!
That black "plastic" that you called it between the manifold and the jug is the ISOLATOR, it stops heat from the cyl from creeping up the manifold and into the carb, pre-heating the fuel- it is made from Bakelite (hard resin stuff like an old ashtray) it's supposed to have a PAPER gasket on both sides like made from a cereal box type paper, you can trace it out with a ballpoint pen onto a box and cut it with a razor knife! I have 3 of those Benelli Buzzers here, LOTS of parts still avail online, ESP in Europe - they used that same engine in many mini bikes from the 1960's till the 1990's, some had that same muffler setup, some have a square pan looking box up under the engine with a little tube sticking out the side (used more on the enduro models that came with lights) THAT EXACT Dellorto carb was used on thousands of Moped models from many different manufacturers from various European countries, parts are very common, and the air box is avail cheap (Puch, Kreidler, Vespa, Benelli, Lambretta, etc)
with a two stroke, you should lean towards the side of a lil too rich rather than too lean, you'll seize the piston...... that plug wire should have a rubber on it that gets smashed tight around the wire when you tighten the thumb nut (looks just like the brass collar on a plumbing compression fitting, only black soft rubber) on an old clogged-up twostroke muffler, you can jam a cork in the small end, then stand the muffler up like a coke bottle and fill it with Easy-off oven cleaner for 2-6 hrs (or cheap shit oven cleaner from dollar general) it will remove all the built up carbon and clogged up garbage inside - works like a charm, I have done this 100x
I had one of those things in the 1980s. Was the quietest 2-stoke I ever owned. The "Wet Clutch" design is WAYYY ahead of its peers of the day. (Vespa, Honda, Ducati) Cast-iron jug is durable. Classic Italian engineering. Carburetor is finicky. (You may end up 'lapping' that aluminum intake plenum flange.)
Really have come to appreciate the importance of the tightness of the intake manifold connection. Seems to be a common theme. Thank you for another good one.
Ya, I had a Briggs on a push mover that had a composite intake manifold. It cracked. I super glued it and it lasted an hour! Had to go buy one. Was only $9 at the time.
Nice little bike Darren! That's a good idea filling jets up with solder then drilling them back out to the correct size. She goes well, even though she almost sounded like a 'duck' at double video speed.
Excellent video Mustie 1 :) also super 1970 mini bike to wrenching on and very cool too! I like how it came back life and also one thing might is get headlight on to see at night or overcast weather Lol !
Just rewatched one of your last vids with Lilly…made me both happy and sad. Rest in peace ‘ole girl! Also had one of your nature clips at the end…really miss those.
That clutch plate has a hot spot and a little rock to it because the other side is where Benelli stamped the part nomenclature into the steel. It deformed the metal a little.
Darren love watching your videos! I've always said if it's man made, you have the tools, and the know how, you can fix just about anything man has made, and you are living proof of that! I Like how you tear into just about anything you find, whether you know about it or not. Love your thought process, and how you calmly figure out the problems and get old vehicles, lawn tractors, go carts, and just about anything with a motor in it going again! Out of all your video's, I keep hoping that you are going to finish restoring that orange 1965 Ford Econoline truck . I love those trucks, and the vans that were basiclly the same vehicle. Oh please tell me that you will get cracking on it, and do a couple of videos on it, until she's finished. She could look beautiful with a new orange paint job, and Mustie1 written on both doors, so you can use it like your shop truck! Enough said, now I'm waiting patiently for you to begin! lol😂
I knew you would get the old girl running decent. You made that kid's day at the show there. My current project is a 1978 honda cb400t hawk Finally nearing completion or at least as close as any project gets to completion. There are always things to tinker with lol
If anyone can Mustie can thought I would not see one again you did a great job you well find after every ride you have to readjust again that was a problem till lock tight came out.never miss a video
Believe it or not, you can re-glue a new valve stem. Did a large farm tractor tube with a threaded valve stem from an old motorcycle tube. Those Benelli's were really nice looking, back in the 70's a kid on our little league team, family owned a Benelli dealership, kinda remember very expensive and rarely ran. Probably back then kids were on their own to fix em. Nice find, I found 175 Hercules 7 speed, got it running within a week( bad ign coil ground)hope in the future you come up with some more interesting finds😊 Good luck
I love your videos! I most enjoy your "bicycle" builds.... I really think its time you do another one. Maybe one that is a lot bigger this time. I will take a vacation to come help you!!!! LOL
This is the same clutch setup as in a puch maxi automatic e50 motor. It is used just to start the motor. Also it is a wet clutch usually filled with automatic transmission fluid. Fun little thing. ☺️
Dear mustie, i think the clutch system you have on that Benelli minibike might be quite similar to some other moped i personally own (i got an old Garelli VIP 2) if it works the way i think that clutch is needed to start the engine, in the garelli i own infact you pull the clutch lever and pedal, the clutch engages the engine, once the engine is running you can release the clutch and then it works like a CVT transmission (you accellerate and it moves) so basically the clutch lever works the opposite of a regular clutch, you pull it to engage the gear and to "bump start"
My father had a 2-stroke Bajaj M80 - Honda Cub clone. I have many a memories of traveling all over the district on that one. Father kept it for about 10 years, and most of the time he himself maintained that machine. I remember another 10 years later we saw the thing puttering around in a nearby village effortlessly!!
Being a premix, try leaning the mixture before messing with the carburetor. It seemed to be smoking pretty good on the top end too.Thanks for sharing Mustie.8
You sir are the" Motor Whiskerer " No matter how many kids or backyard mechanics have been in there cobbling ahead of you, you make the best peach cobbler in town! I had a couple of year old self propelled mower and my 16 year old grandson, used to like to see hard hard he could push it forwards and backwards in drive! Testing his muscles I guess? Who knows what teenage boys are thinking. Anyway , every time he cut the grass, I had to go work on the mower, finally it crapped out and I just went and bought the cheapest mower I could find and turned him loose. He is grown now , and we had a lawn service, but the guy is always complaining. So ,yesterday I went out, It wouldn't start, I checked the tank , no gas! first things first , right? put in gas Still won't start but I am 73 and can't pull the starter fast, so I sprayed some ether in the filter hole and it caught and then died. More ether , no start, I look at the plug , the wire fell off, hook it back up , it starts. UH oh , it's in drive ,luckily the wheels are turning , that's a good thing , but I can't shut it off I have the front wheels tilted off the ground and so I just reach up and stick my thumb in the air breather hole and it starves for air and dies, you taught me that. Now I have a running mower, lets move on, Fixed a wallowed out rear wheel . Had to rethread the bracket, np you taught me that. It's now a running roller. The cables are al lhanging off the machine. I was tired ,so that was enough for 1 day, tuesday will be cable day , I'm looking forward to fixing them, thank you for all the instruction , and all the fun, just hanging out and watching you do what you do. I hope we can do it for many years into the future. When are you going to dive into robotics? That sounds like fun too!
Развлечения
![PIECE BY PIECE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters October 11](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7Bc6trBc1kc/mqdefault.jpg)
I love the "old School " way in which you do stuff, and the way you include the viewer in the production, by saying things like, do you remember where this went, or Did I splash you with that too, it just makes me/us feel like we are standing there in the workshop with you as you set about trying to make it run, hands on and dirty just as it should be, and you never hide your mistakes, just undo it and redo it the right way.
I like that you never know whats is going to show up on the workbench next, lawnmower, lawntractor, moped, motorbike, car, van, truck, they all make their way onto Mustie's workshop floor to be blessed by his magic hands and tools.
I'm a 10 year verteran of your channel, and I'll probably be here in another ten years too.
PS yes I do sit here at my screen saying things like " yeah it went there " or " hey you left off such and such part" , does that make me a sad old fool for doing such things 😂
naah you're not the only one, I wondered if I was 😂
No you're not crazy. I talk back to him too. Because he is like a "dad we never had" or no longer have, and miss. At 52 I still yearn to be a sort of helper/friend/son in the garage.. it never goes away. Being addressed as such, is very comforting. It takes you back.
@@johnbilyeu1460 My Dad who passed 11 years ago, was a army man who served with R.E.M.E ( royal electrical and mechanical engineers ) also S.E.M.E ( School of electriacal and mechanical engineers) and did 90% of his own maintaince on his cars, teaching us kid as he did so, I knew by sight the size of a nut or bolt and could find the appropreate spanner/socket by the time I was 9 years old, Like dad I to did my own maintaince on my cars right up until there was far to much electronics in them, I miss my dad, so Mustie has kind of become my serogate Dad ( though he don't know it lol )
@@johnbilyeu1460 I'm 66 by the way lol
I agree, makes you fell like you right there helping.
Then he asks you to hold the other end with a wrench.
That plastic "spacer" between the manifold and the cylinder is an insulator to prevent the carb from getting to hot and boiling the gas. If the flanges are still flat, you just need two thin paper seals on both sides of the insulator.
I see we were all eagerly impatiently awaiting Mustie's posting, this has become a way of life now and I'm loving it.😊
My good Sundays always start with a fresh coffee and a Mustie1 video. Always worth the watch, with no hype or BS, just a guy wrenching on different and cool stuff. No ads or promotions or whatever, just the goods !!
WM of VT rides again.
the clutch is used for push start, so you can just push the bike to get it started,
same as puch and the blue moped you had earlier
I was going to say that also.
So like get a run up, then pull the handle until it fires up?
It’s Also for a little engine breaking down hills. Those centrifugal clutches go free when idle. Coasting down hill can get sketchy if your brakes are bad.
@@markchatman9583 it is absolutley not meant for engine braking. Doing so will quickly wear out and destroy the starting mechanism.
Yup, I have a 1974 Italian moped. Unlike Mustie’s, I have pedals, and it looks like Mustie’s engine has an unmachined boss for a pedal shaft. To start, I pedal up to a bit of speed, then pull in the hand clutch, which kicks over the engine. It’s centrifugal clutch after the engine is running. Of course, I don’t have the kickstart on mine.
Your "STASH" piles never cease to amaze me. No matter how much junk I save/hang on to, I spend way too much time trying to find something I sort'a remember having. I think we (the viewers) would really enjoy an entire video that shows us your various "STASHES", and how you've organized the stuff. It truly is an amazing and valuable resource for your shop.
I would appreciate a video on the size of the "horde" at Musties
Darren always gives me confidence that I can do more than I think . Though he doesn’t have as many cuts and bruises as I do 😂
Yesterday I was restringing my weed eater and cut my thumb. 🤦🏻🤷🏻
😊
Who remembers those Heathkit bikes?
Whatever you’re working on he probably has a video where he went through it LOL
Lol, boat stuff right now . Changed the prop yesterday , this motor has a whale tail on it. Nut was tight ,it broke loose , I have a couple of nasty booboos on my arm . It’s all part of learning a new vehicle .
Your patience and persistence are an inspiration…and your diagnostic abilities are amazing.
For VW fans, that was the Terryville CT “2023 Bug-a-Fair” June 18.
Thanks, looked like a great show.
Yeah, that weird clutch set up. Used mainly for starting or going up steep hills. There were several different models made over the years. This is called the "Buzzer" I believe, 65cc if my memory serves me correct. There was a model called "Volcano" with a 180cc engine! Death trap that one. These are highly sought after in Europe and spare parts are scarce. This is missing the huge chromed headlamp (with a built in speedo) that dwarfs the bike even more. Cool stuff. Great video, as usual.
Oh boy, this brought back memories, and not all of them pleasant. I had a Garelli moped with the exact same carburetor on it. It ran richer than Gates and Bezos combined, constantly fouling spark plugs. Being 15-16, with almost no knowledge of engines and no spare parts available to me, I never managed to actually fix it, like Mustie here did. I always though it was a crappy design, having no way to adjust the fuel mix. My solution was to always have several spare spark plugs and a wrench in a small toolbox on the moped, to have a chance of getting home under power. The moped was otherwise beautiful, though - blue and white with a step-through frame and bicycle pedals. I enjoyed riding it, even with its quirks.
The larger the number on a Jet or a Drill bit the larger the hole, check any Machinists charts, great Video Darren, thanx.😃
Mustie is a legend. And a king of finding a way to make something work. Reminds me of when I was a kid trying to get the dirt bike running to go riding with friends. Had no money to buy parts. We just made it work. Mustie always finds a way to make it work.
Mustie, seeing this little bike brings me back to my youth in the 60s, stuff like that were everywhere and lots of fun!
Such a brilliant, comprehensive project - came home from work to be "shushed" by my boys glued to the computer so I knew it was "Mustie time" - next thing I knew 3 more buddies of theirs turned up. They are learning SO much from your approach AND putting it into practice so a huge thank you from me.
LOOKS LIKE A FUN PROJECT... WAS HOPING YOU'D FINISH IT!
I thought the hole in the sprocket was for accessing the inner bolts.
I have two motorcycles and when you said the larger the jet number the smaller the jet, I was like uh oh. So I'm old too and I looked it up and I was right. The larger the number the bigger the hole and more gas flows. Man, I put larger jets in my vulcan and I panicked for a minute thinking I was making it run lean. I knew this from observation anyway but since I'm old I tend to second guess myself.
We have to remember he is dyslexic lol
@@Old_Indian_Trick Also let's not forget he's in the US where quite a few inverse scales are commonly used (wire gauge, sheet metal gauge and the small drill bits he used for comparison).
True, however things like carburetor jets unfortunately don't always go by an actual measurement (at least not any sort of intuitive one), and some brands will be larger numbers=more fuel, and others will be the opposite. Most are larger equals more fuel, but I've had bad experience with some which aren't.
He read that right from the kit.
Red Green: "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."
Just found your channel and I’ve been binge watching for a week! Great stuff, thanks for sharing your journey!
As you probably well know Mr Mustie, when dealing with that transmission(crankcase on some 4 strokes) assembly is you can mix any engine oil and Strait diesel and run it at very low speed, and it absolutely helps to get the garbage out of there, don't Rev the engine at all, just a low idle for about 5 to ten minutes and drain again, then either repeat the process, or just fill it with oil and change it a couple times, either process will clean up the internals, just depends on how much hands-on time you want to take with it. Thanks for the Video My friend!
Saw it on jason's video yesterday with Josh riding it at a vw show. 😀
Great video. Always enjoy the taking it apart/putting it back together take along.
Funny seeing the Terryville fairgrounds, brought back memories of when we lived walking distance from there on S Eagle Street many years ago. Thanks
Nice bike another one lives 🙂! Thanks for all the years of fixing stuff Mustie, this one reminds me of all the great little minibikes you fixed and those smiles you have on your face when you ride hehe.
Great video as always Mustie. Thanks for all the wisdom you have given us over the years.
It just freaking amazes me that you find the coolest rides and get to ride them. Never give in. Awesome work. Thanks Mustie1
Darren, your videos rock. I have been watching your content since 2009 or somewhere around there and those vids never get boring. Keep up the good work. I do miss the garage days with the horde next door. Thanks again for all you do. Heiko
Awesome revival of a unique little bike.. amazing content and always a joy to watch you trouble shoot and fix problems. Appreciate you sharing your project with us.😎🔧🇺🇸🛠️🛵
You teach all of us to be better mechanics through your patience and analyzing skills. Thanks
Your patience is admirable...thx for another great video. You're the best
Nice work on the little guy. My dad sold Benelli's back in the early 70's in fact I still have the last 1971 65cc Hurricane out in the shed that was left when he closed. It too needs some work. There was a 3 speed version but mine is one speed like yours. These were just for fun, the real bikes were serious. I rode a 175 trail bike that was awesome, except that it shifted upside down and backwards from the other bikes I had. My dad rode a beautiful 4 cylinder 750 Benelli for a while as well.
As you may have figured out that extra lever is for push starting the bike, but you never really needed it. You could push it then jump on and pull that lever - otherwise the back wheel just skidded. The mix was 5% gas/oil (7% break in) listed on the tank. Much richer than today...
After watching your video I am now inspired to get that Hurricane running for the grandkids, Thank you.
Thanks for the shop time Mustie1! Awesome little bike!
Seeing Josh ride it just made me smile! What a fun project, thanks for sharing with us👍🏻
My favorite mechanic on RUclips and in my opinion the best there is!! Awesome video as always Darren!!
You always say sorry for the noise from the fan, you can’t hear the fan enough to matter. The real noise is the motorbike. Thanks for the video. Watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸🦅
You (almost😲) always come up with the solution. I have been able to add so much to my "library" by watching your work. It is an honor to have met you.
Thanks mustie, very cool little bike for fun, love the show every sunday❤😊😊
I learn a ton from every one of your videos. Thanks for being awesome.
Beautiful work! Nice deep diagnostics.
That turned out well, and as you said, very portable. You could fit that in the back seat of any vehicle. Great for events like the one you were at !
Nice job! My first bike was a '71 Benelli Shadow. I always find your videos mighty entertaining and informative.
I just found this channel. Wow! So glad I did. Great stuff man, great stuff. I’m watching your old videos atm. Wish I would’ve found it sooner. Thanks!
"are you a celebrity?"
"how much for a cookie? :D"
loved that lol
That black "plastic" that you called it between the manifold and the jug is the ISOLATOR, it stops heat from the cyl from creeping up the manifold and into the carb, pre-heating the fuel- it is made from Bakelite (hard resin stuff like an old ashtray) it's supposed to have a PAPER gasket on both sides like made from a cereal box type paper, you can trace it out with a ballpoint pen onto a box and cut it with a razor knife!
I have 3 of those Benelli Buzzers here, LOTS of parts still avail online, ESP in Europe - they used that same engine in many mini bikes from the 1960's till the 1990's, some had that same muffler setup, some have a square pan looking box up under the engine with a little tube sticking out the side (used more on the enduro models that came with lights)
THAT EXACT Dellorto carb was used on thousands of Moped models from many different manufacturers from various European countries, parts are very common, and the air box is avail cheap (Puch, Kreidler, Vespa, Benelli, Lambretta, etc)
with a two stroke, you should lean towards the side of a lil too rich rather than too lean, you'll seize the piston...... that plug wire should have a rubber on it that gets smashed tight around the wire when you tighten the thumb nut (looks just like the brass collar on a plumbing compression fitting, only black soft rubber)
on an old clogged-up twostroke muffler, you can jam a cork in the small end, then stand the muffler up like a coke bottle and fill it with Easy-off oven cleaner for 2-6 hrs (or cheap shit oven cleaner from dollar general) it will remove all the built up carbon and clogged up garbage inside - works like a charm, I have done this 100x
That's a sweet little bike. Great job. Thanks for sharing
I had one of those things in the 1980s. Was the quietest 2-stoke I ever owned. The "Wet Clutch" design is WAYYY ahead of its peers of the day. (Vespa, Honda, Ducati) Cast-iron jug is durable. Classic Italian engineering. Carburetor is finicky. (You may end up 'lapping' that aluminum intake plenum flange.)
Just started watching your videos. Love them and thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
Good morning Mustie family coffee and a resurrection my favorite Sunday things. Great little mini bike
Great stuff .Thanks for the great videos.
Really have come to appreciate the importance of the tightness of the intake manifold connection. Seems to be a common theme. Thank you for another good one.
Ya, I had a Briggs on a push mover that had a composite intake manifold. It cracked. I super glued it and it lasted an hour! Had to go buy one. Was only $9 at the time.
Nice little bike Darren! That's a good idea filling jets up with solder then drilling them back out to the correct size. She goes well, even though she almost sounded like a 'duck' at double video speed.
Very cool Darren, perfect for these events👍
Add that to the growing list of M1 toys Joshua wants haha....great day at the show, thank you
My buddies and I ran around in the 1970's on our minibikes. Cool video!
Excellent video Mustie 1 :) also super 1970 mini bike to wrenching on and very cool too! I like how it came back life and also one thing might is get headlight on to see at night or overcast weather Lol !
You make this so much fun to watch.....Thanks!
"Do you feel this vehicle is safe for highway travel?" Rock on Mustie, you sir are the best! :)
Great job , love the car meet at the end ❤
I don't had faith that you would get it going excellent video awesome content thank you for sharing this six stars brother
Mustie 1 , "Lets Wrench". God Bless
Amazing...whatever you're working on you don't quit until you have a one kick start.
Just rewatched one of your last vids with Lilly…made me both happy and sad. Rest in peace ‘ole girl! Also had one of your nature clips at the end…really miss those.
Coolest little bike. Great Video.
That clutch plate has a hot spot and a little rock to it because the other side is where Benelli stamped the part nomenclature into the steel. It deformed the metal a little.
Great to see the kid talking it for a spin. Maybe you sparked his interest and he'll get his parents to find something for him to work on.
Nice to see you still go the shows and gatherings .
reminded me of goodering up the ol skates and skateboard wheels back in those days!
Darren love watching your videos! I've always said if it's man made, you have the tools, and the know how, you can fix just about anything man has made, and you are living proof of that! I Like how you tear into just about anything you find, whether you know about it or not. Love your thought process, and how you calmly figure out the problems and get old vehicles, lawn tractors, go carts, and just about anything with a motor in it going again! Out of all your video's, I keep hoping that you are going to finish restoring that orange 1965 Ford Econoline truck . I love those trucks, and the vans that were basiclly the same vehicle. Oh please tell me that you will get cracking on it, and do a couple of videos on it, until she's finished. She could look beautiful with a new orange paint job, and Mustie1 written on both doors, so you can use it like your shop truck! Enough said, now I'm waiting patiently for you to begin! lol😂
Great, job, good to see those 2 old bikes too. 👍
Nice lil parade scooter. great job as always !
I knew you would get the old girl running decent. You made that kid's day at the show there. My current project is a 1978 honda cb400t hawk Finally nearing completion or at least as close as any project gets to completion. There are always things to tinker with lol
Thanks Mustie. Love your channel.
Congrats Mustie1, on fixing ur Itty-Bitty Baby Bike. runs and sound great..
A bit of tinkering and it's already handing out fun bro. Safe travels. Ken Allen.
Love these mini bike video’s they bring back some great memories
It's amazing some of the things you bring back to life.
thanks for 90 minutes of excellent entertainment, sir.
Amazing that seat is still in great shape!
the way you talk to us, the viewer is so great
Yet another wonderful Sunday tooling nay fooling with Mustie! This is an awesome little mini bike for sure.
If anyone can Mustie can thought I would not see one again you did a great job you well find after every ride you have to readjust again that was a problem till lock tight came out.never miss a video
Believe it or not, you can re-glue a new valve stem. Did a large farm tractor tube with a threaded valve stem from an old motorcycle tube. Those Benelli's were really nice looking, back in the 70's a kid on our little league team, family owned a Benelli dealership, kinda remember very expensive and rarely ran. Probably back then kids were on their own to fix em. Nice find, I found 175 Hercules 7 speed, got it running within a week( bad ign coil ground)hope in the future you come up with some more interesting finds😊 Good luck
@mustie1 thank you sir love your content and just resurrected my first junk yard mower to keep up with my yard thank you 😊
I love your videos! I most enjoy your "bicycle" builds.... I really think its time you do another one. Maybe one that is a lot bigger this time. I will take a vacation to come help you!!!! LOL
This is the same clutch setup as in a puch maxi automatic e50 motor. It is used just to start the motor. Also it is a wet clutch usually filled with automatic transmission fluid. Fun little thing. ☺️
Yes I had a puch moped we had to squeeze it and peddle to start it
I had a puch moped bought it for 200$ when I was like 15 in Athol, Massachusetts…… the good ole days 😊
Good old stuff. fun and easy to work on.
That was fun. Nice find!
Hold on... I need my coffee!
… waiting 😂
Dear mustie, i think the clutch system you have on that Benelli minibike might be quite similar to some other moped i personally own (i got an old Garelli VIP 2) if it works the way i think that clutch is needed to start the engine, in the garelli i own infact you pull the clutch lever and pedal, the clutch engages the engine, once the engine is running you can release the clutch and then it works like a CVT transmission (you accellerate and it moves) so basically the clutch lever works the opposite of a regular clutch, you pull it to engage the gear and to "bump start"
Great how to video I learned a lot about carb jets
The Idlenot Dairy milk case caught my eye. I worked there for 15 years.
Shhhh! 🙊 (The question is, will it fit record albums). BTW, beautiful cat!
It's the little things in life that give you the most problems 😂. Another enjoyable video.❤
Good to see the unit on the Mustie proving grounds near the end of the video. Looks like a keeper.
My father had a 2-stroke Bajaj M80 - Honda Cub clone. I have many a memories of traveling all over the district on that one. Father kept it for about 10 years, and most of the time he himself maintained that machine. I remember another 10 years later we saw the thing puttering around in a nearby village effortlessly!!
Looks like it ended well. Fun little bike 👍👍👍
Awesome video mustie 👍
Why am I suddenly thinking of the shriners.. 🤫
Cool old little bike! I actually knew a kid with one when I had my Rupp. Shows you how old I am. 🤣👍
Mustie1, You gave the little guy new life! Thought you were gonna give it to that boy but I’m betting he has one that a lot fastyer and more fun!
the sound when you did fast motion at the fairgrounds reminded me of an old Cox .049 engine. Memories. ;)
Being a premix, try leaning the mixture before messing with the carburetor. It seemed to be smoking pretty good on the top end too.Thanks for sharing Mustie.8
Would still love to see a small project or heart to heart talk from the old garage . Allot of good work done there .
I agree, a lot of the fun of this channel is stories.
I think jet orifice is larger as you go up in number. So the 60 in the Benelli is larger than the 56 it had originally.
Jet sizes are bigger with larger numbers. Numbered drills are bigger with smaller numbers. Tap drill number 7 for quarter inch tap.
You sir are the" Motor Whiskerer " No matter how many kids or backyard mechanics have been in there cobbling ahead of you, you make the best peach cobbler in town! I had a couple of year old self propelled mower and my 16 year old grandson, used to like to see hard hard he could push it forwards and backwards in drive! Testing his muscles I guess? Who knows what teenage boys are thinking. Anyway , every time he cut the grass, I had to go work on the mower, finally it crapped out and I just went and bought the cheapest mower I could find and turned him loose. He is grown now , and we had a lawn service, but the guy is always complaining. So ,yesterday I went out, It wouldn't start, I checked the tank , no gas! first things first , right? put in gas
Still won't start but I am 73 and can't pull the starter fast, so I sprayed some ether in the filter hole and it caught and then died. More ether , no start, I look at the plug , the wire fell off, hook it back up , it starts. UH oh , it's in drive ,luckily the wheels are turning , that's a good thing , but I can't shut it off I have the front wheels tilted off the ground and so I just reach up and stick my thumb in the air breather hole and it starves for air and dies, you taught me that. Now I have a running mower, lets move on, Fixed a wallowed out rear wheel . Had to rethread the bracket, np you taught me that. It's now a running roller. The cables are al lhanging off the machine. I was tired ,so that was enough for 1 day, tuesday will be cable day , I'm looking forward to fixing them, thank you for all the instruction , and all the fun, just hanging out and watching you do what you do. I hope we can do it for many years into the future. When are you going to dive into robotics? That sounds like fun too!
Thank you for sharing. Very much enjoyed 🛵👍
The second time I watched your videos ,I had a great time. Good job! Señor..