1968 Bonanza Mini Bike Mysteriously Appears at Our Shop… Will it Run and Ride?
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- We're restoring a Bonanza mini bike! The Bonanza is one of the most iconic and desirable brands in mini bikes. This Late 1960s/early 1970s Bonanza has been sitting abandoned for years, and it was dropped off at Ike's shop by one of our subscribers. With badly rusted forks, pitting in the frame, and a Tecumseh HS40 that doesn't run, we're fighting an uphill battle with this mini bike restoration.
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The whole time I've owned my Bonanza mini bike I didn't know it had front suspension! Unfroze mine, greased it up, and now it works killer. Thanks for enlightening me fellas!
Grinding down that crankshaft was a roller coaster of emotions
I salute your sacrifices to the craft!
You did what😅
All I could think was the contrast between how you guys do things vs rather B welding. No shade intended by that. I operate more like you guys, doing what needs to be done with what you have on hand.
On the flip side, I have huge respect for how rather B welding will fire up the mill or lathe and machine everything to perfection.
The contrast is really interesting.
Isaac’s “traumatized” face was classic. You need to put that image on a Tshirt, with the caption “It’ll Be Fine(?)”…
proceeds can fund his necessary therapy.
a flap disc is always better than a grinding wheel for clean small increment take downs. good save.
This channel is the reason I bought a coleman ct200u from the flea market so I can fix it and ride it. You guys are awesome and a big inspiration for me to get into small engine repair. Keep up the good work!
It's a Coleman so I'm guessing you have a list of shit to fix after every ride
@@ev0luti0arygaming89 nah got the motor running and took it for a spin. Still needs cleaned up and a new torque converter but it's fun to ride.
i sold mine not too long ago, wonder if its the same one haha
@@ev0luti0arygaming89 You ain’t wrong same thing happened to me I bought a Coleman and I ended up spending $845 worth of parts
i just picked one of these up too....i wanted a china cart but they didn't have one my head didn't stick out the top of
This was one of the most on-brand CarsandCameras episodes I've seen in a while!
Having grown up in the San Jose area, these things were everywhere and unfortunately, too expensive for me to own as a kid. I had no idea they were made locally, but that explains why they were available at all the local hardware stores. Man, those were the good old days!
That’s so cool!
Nice man, I grew up in Santa Cruz and would always go by the San Jose flea market to find hidden treasures. AKA junk, lol. I left California a long time ago. It's turned into a nasty place. Plus being a Conservative living in California was kinda interesting, lol.
@@FarmerFpv Yep, I escaped in 1983 and have never looked back.
My dog became very interested when y’all started twisting on that front fork. Cars and Cameras, loved by people and pets alike.
Dont feel bad about messing up the crank Ike! I did the exact same thing on an old snow blower engine a couple years ago. It was a 1" shaft I believe and I brought it down to 5/8" with a grinding stone. Terribly uneven but it works! Glad to see I'm not the only one doing that haha.
When I was a kid I had a scooter with No seat. I always hit the spark plug with my leg. One day my Dad watched me head out the drive and I hit the plug and jumped off the scooter.He almost peed his pants laughing! Then he tried it and did the same thing I almost peed watching him! We both laughed our asses off!
Charles you had this Old Man from Washington NC laughing. Been there done that 🤣. Another great video. Love you guys. 🛵🧔💝💝💝
I see a lathe in the future for tool additions for you guys
A little tip for welding the fork rods. Clamp each half into the angle iron to minimise the risk of deformation when welding.
Using ssquare, 2 to aline then tack...measure between the 2 points that are most revalant, make adjustments as needed. Weld.
Glad to see you back to the old jankiness of pass videos, Charles you're not screwed together quite right pose for me 😜
If you guys ever have to grind down a crankshaft again, I find the best thing to do is get some good cutting oil on a nice big file, and just run the file across the running crankshaft until you take off the desired amount. I use lathes a lot in school and this is the best way to make controlled changes by hand.
That pose at the end by Charles was perfect. You guys should do a Cars and Cameras calendar at the end of the year. all you guys with different fan favorite builds.ie: the Ducarti, the Lawn Dart and so forth. I would buy some for sure. 🤓
Man i had 2 bonanza mini bikes my rear brake was some kind foot lever . When u pushed it down it had a metal plate in the back that pushed up against the back tire lol that was in the 80s miss that mini glad to see u restoring one 🤝🏽
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Good ol scrub brakes
1975 was bout the last year and they started swapping to electronic ignition systems, happy to see a classic mini getting fixed up again on the channel 👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰
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Amen brother!
Mysterious. You guys need a lathe to weld this stuff and machine it back down!
I would love to see a lathe in the shop!
Love how john explains things so well! Love this channel
Thanks!
I had a Bonanza in 1972. Ran the motor out of oil and it threw a rod. Dad bought a short block and we put it back together, man, those were the best of times!
Love the return of long videos!
When I was very young in the early 70's, my Dad raced a Bonanza Mini Bike on the local 1/4mile drag strip with a Hodaka Super-Rat 2-stroke Dirtbike engine in it, with 50% Nitro-Methane Model airplane fuel and 50% Blue Sunoco Race race fuel (very different in the 70's to the crap gas now)- had a 3ft wheelie bar! every week he could beat every bike at the local drags EXCEPT a 500cc Kawasaki Triple 2 stroke , which would finally beat him.........
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Radical!
That's awesome!
That’s so cool
You guys keep getting better and better! Thank you. This is a super nice bike, rims are a perfect look for it, can't wait to see it do a lap!
Those are the oldies we used to long for and ride back in the day.
Charlie's growing a second chin!! sign of being a good parent that is. keep up the good work chaps!
Very cool!!😎Thanks for posting!
I just honestly love the content of each and every video. This video taught me to never give up on the project at hand . There's always a way to fix an issue, " were there's a will There's a way. " And I just think it's great to see this amazing stylish ,Rear mini bike coming back from the possible scrap metal heap . You all make a great Team.
Love what you do guys 🤪👍✨ From me way down under here in New Zealand 💌
Love the videos man can't wait for more ☺️
So glad to see y'all giving that old bike new life !!! Great work
Good job you guys. I really enjoyed this one.
You guys are really funny and work together well. It feels like a nice wholesome atmosphere.
Heck yeah guys keep these build coming 🤙
Pretty cool old mini ! Can’t wait to see her run 👍🏼😎
When I was a kid ,this was the bike to have. So simple and fun. That badge on the front is worth more than anything.
cant wait til the next vid!!!! awesome sketchiness nothin like gas n sparks!!! 👍👍👍
Resto-Rod Bonanza. Always fun to watch the garage fixes. Did this many times with my kids garage sale mini's.
I didn't even notice that John said "looks like cottage cheese", but when he corrected it, I busted out laughing😆
Good job guys your biggest fan Jesse much love and respect from Arizona... keep the videos coming get er done!!
have this very model in my garage all totally restored lite blue in color with Jack shaft briggs flat head rapter factory race motor
You guys are awesome. Love the poses at the end from Charles.
Greatest work yet.......!!!
OMG I have not laughed so hard in a long long time! That crankshaft! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
My favorite RUclips channel , cheers from New Zealand
Love your creativity on this ! Reminder of my teenage years . And love to see that creative mindset kept going out there !! Yeah things HAVE REALLY ADVANCED since the 1980s though 😂
Great content and your passion for the "topic" show as Real... I commend your consistency and originality! Thanks guys for the great channel that seems genuine! Mahalo keep it up fellas. Charles is a great addition
This is awesome when I was growing up in the mid 80s I had a scooter just like that it had a Tecumseh motor on it and also those brackets that you have on the back of that bike there was a shaft with a flat piece of metal that would push against the back tire for your brakes. Great show guys good job!!!
as always great stuff guys thanks
getting shocked starting it and doing the grinder stuff is why I called those three stooges moments. and I love them! I know you don't do it on purpose, but it's hilarious. you three are some pretty cool dudes. LOL
Pretty awesome guys! Saved it from a scrap pile for sure. 👍
Man i love the old mini bike videos.
Fun show today.....thanks
Fun stuff!!!
I found a BC1100 , same with forks froze, I had added front forks from a Yamaha JT1, also the rear swing from JT and to the Bonanza frame.
I call it the Yamohanza!! Still a work in progress, had custom bearing and cups for the head tube to fit the JT1 forks.
Had one when I was a youngin had a 18 inch galvanized pipe for exhaust could hear that thing for 3 miles lol. That's cool love the old stuff thanks for sharing can't wait to see it goin. As always love the videos.
Loved the crankshaft oops, but true to fashion Ike fixed it. Can't wait to see this make it's first run.
This was an awesome episode I haven't laughed like that in a long time thank you boys he looked so boss with those Sun glasses on sitting on the bike at the end of the episode again I say awesome episode keep um common you guys are a great Trio
That's the old Tote-Goats that we had in the 60s and 70s when I was a kid . We had a blast!
Great job guys.....Charles on the closeout was killer....Ike likes to grind.....lol
Charlie's getting shocked 😆🤣😂 He took it like a champ 😆🤣😂
Cool build guys. 🔥👍✌️
*VERY* upset that we have to wait until at least Monday for another episode of this one! 😭😭😭
Yeah, sometimes it happens. Trying to stay ahead on episodes cause we’re going to Texas soon
@@CarsandCameras I definitely understand that one, but now it's after 6 pm on Monday and we still don't have a new episode, I think I'm starting to go through withdrawal! 🤣💜
use a piece of pipe on the cranksharft make sure it is a crush fit then cut the key way through the crank and key the will turn as one i had to get this done on one of mine they work well. great video sorry ike but u did good.
Great job guys
OI! The Bonanza mini-bike is what got me addicted to motorcycling. It was a friends. Wow, learned something new. I didn't know that the plug fired a second time to remove unburnt fuel. Brilliant! We had thin strips of fine sand paper attached to thin plastic sticks. Made it real easy to polish the points. Got a jolt there Charles? We can rebuild him, new legs, run faster, more beans in his get along.
I know it would take a bit of work and the fuel costs, but I really think you should bring Ike's metal lathe to the new garage. If it's OK with him. It could really help save you some time and can give you A whole new level of the what you can do to make the fun machines that you guys do. If all else fails, You could possibly get a large hobby lathe for a reasonable price which is tax deductible. It could also save you dozens of trips to the store for a bushing. Truthfully, I just want to see you guys get one. I'd be more than happy to instruct you on the use of one.
And to learn to spray weld......could have saved the forks as they were
In a world of Grinders, everything is a Lathe........ loving your work Isaac. It surly will be fine.
Really enjoy the videos.
Looking forward to seeing the bonanza run in the next video with it!
Hope you enjoy it. Greetings from Tennessee!!!
I used to have that same style motor but it was a Briggs and Stratton on my old ass go cart, single wheel drive chain driven without the Indy car style body on it lol I drove that cart till I was in my teens . That motor took tons of abuse and kept on running. I never had to service it other than oil and a new plug here and there. love the channel as mentioned a million other times I jus can’t get enough of the vids. Lol it’s been amazing seeing you guys grow as a whole over the years. Do you miss the old garage at your folks place or are u much happier now with your own shop and own property instead of having cops come and pissing off neighbors lol. Dumb question I guess. Haha. Keep on the grind boys
14:20 Ike, sometimes ya gotta amputate the legs to save the patient! 😆
Thank's for showing me what carb to use for my project. I have a HS40 Tecumseh on a custom make motorcycle/ pit bike . Most of the parts are made from scrap metal "what people throw away" I have some videos on it on RUclips ( Remade in Jersey)
What kind of Cars and Cameras stuff is this. It only works for you guys. When i try this kind of Engineering I fail. Proud of you guys. good video
Back in the early seventies growing up in Southern California the Orange banazas are miny bikes with a 5 horse Briggs and Stratton arm were the best things ever please restore it!
Yeee, San Jose, Calif. Not to far from where I live. Great video!!!!!
I hate that I’m not living in Texas anymore. The last pate swap meet y’all went to was awesome meeting you and Issac
This episode had me in stitches. 🤣
Congratulations on 1 million!
This channel is the best
It's called a Redundant spark John.
Isaac, the Cars and Cameras welding table works because it's grounded, being metal....so youdont need to ground the piece
I love your shenanigans. keep up the good work..
"Back into spec" lololol I'm freekin dying . That's even better the "mint" from RK.
you guys deserve more subs.
Charles looks awesome in those pit vipers
I love the mini bike.allsome stuff guys 🎉🌟👍👌 from cruzermans I
I like those old tecumseh motors. They work well. I like the carb design was great
I 100% understand your pain Ike, I love the drama, your acting career is going to boom now! But you guys are doing a favor to the Minibike by bringing it back to life. Good work guys
Love the videos showed me so much how do you get that 1 inch twist grip to work with a mukuni carb
When you shocked yourself, the look on your face was PRICELESS!
Yeah that flash guard was probably asbestos, awesome build as always 👍
LOL, I was given a 10HP generator motor with a 7/8" taper shaft and did the same thing about 10 years ago. I found that the vibration of the motor caused the shaft to not be perfectly circular.
Man you guys really stepping up the production 👏 feel like I was watching an old car shows I loved growing up but with go-carts mixed in with some jackass
😂😂
Love the videos u guys got me in to small engine repair I going to be starting a RUclips channel on Small engines soon
Can’t wait to see sho nuff race . Getting so close
This is great! I still have my 1967 Taco 44 minibike I have had since I was 10 years old. It’s in excellent condition and was also manufactured in California by Steens, a company that also built gokarts. I wonder if it is worth anything. Taco Minibikes does make new versions of my classic bike.
I had a Bonanza, and I wish I still had it. What a fun bike it was.
Lol I’ll say you do have spark ,classic line right there . Charles is a great third wheel on the trike .
Cannot believe you guys got that mini bike together , what a fight to do it and by the way I see you have another worker in the shop to
San Jose CA in the house Bay area hey boys love the videos been with you guys sense the beginning keep up the cool videos
Now why would you make Ike cry? That smile needs to be protected at all cost. Amazing video once again! We dont have these types of minibikes in Finland (atleast I've never seen one) and you guys making videos about them really is interesting. The type of "minibikes" we have are Honda monkeys and Suzuki PVs, and the legal engine size is 50cc for mopeds.
Holy crap. I felt the spark up here in CNY , Charles. It’ll be fine
Love your vids can you guys please do another atc 70 restore and motor swap.
That's a nice old bike! makes me wanna get get my 68 cat 350x goin!
glad to see albert is keeping busy from his lil house on prairie days lol