RARE 2-Stroke Trike Sat 15 Years Outside Untouched

[@greathornedowl3644]

Sitting 15 years! I thought I was a procrastinator. Think he should have paid you $250 to haul it away. Props to you for the know-how and patience.

[@birddogz545]

No way this is worth $1000, seller robbed ya

[@ehrenkrause9861]

9:39 life hack, use a zip tie for a dipstick It works better

[@juliantucci3273]

I hate when people leave em outside for over a decade and think it’s worth too much

[@shartne]

yeah really it toasted and rusty no good but they still want a thousand dollars$$$

[@henrikfox8960]

@@shartne yea we want a refund no mice discovered

[@reggiexp69]

i mean happens alot when u buy buy and buy and run out of space or dont have a garage. or just you gave up on it... seen alot of banshee just rotting outside till the price went sky high then sold it cause big money

[@johnl9977]

In my are N. CA would be lucky to get $200 for it. I saw a Honda 3 wheeler in about the same shape with an 85 CR500 in it for $500 a few months ago, but it sold pretty quick. I know whoever bought it just wanted the engine.

[@greggmeyer5836]

I have a friend in his mid 70’s and he has 5 motorcycles outside under tarps and he thinks that is enough protection. His investments in bikes is rapidly deteriating i’m sure. All dirt bikes. /

[@briancrull8678]

It’s nice watching someone else take a part, a crusty neglected machine. Thank you !!!!

[@jesseclute5299]

This is my favorite thing to watch PERIOD. More than netflix more than tv itself. Joe is a badass!! Vinnie❤

[@masterofreality1552]

You really should get out more.

[@nigelcox7477]

When the seller said it was left for 20 years, I think he meant ‘… at the bottom of the lake. If anyone can do this Joe, you’re the man. If you succeed, you will be officially earn the status of Trike Whisperer. C’mon Joe, think positive, you CAN do this. Looking forward to watching the magic take place in front of us! Cheers.

[@harmonic3350]

Vinnie's ability to sniff out a project is getting next level🐕

[@smitty9733]

Vinnie should have raised his leg on this one.

[@noneofyourbusiness1683]

I believe that man should have paid you for taking it.

[@fourtraxing7910]

That tecate is so rare tho

[@gman77gas]

Make more on selling parts

[@biker6991]

​@@gman77gaswhat parts though?? Lol

[@jake_of_the_jungle9840]

@@biker6991any of the parts are worth a good little bit. The case is worth a couple hundred , exhaust and plastics, front forks, etc. just like any Honda atc these are worth more in parts. 1k was still way too much, I’ve passed on decent runners for 2500-3k and for the extra money I’d rather have a cleaner one

[@jjhargrave]

You say pay him??you have no clue on the value of these

[@riverakers]

Easiest $1000 dollars that guy made.

[@davidswearingen9652]

I got to give it to you, Joe. Your bravery taking on a challenge like that amazes me. I just can't believe Vinnie liked that one.

[@smokeyou812]

I think he just liked the smell of 18 generations of mice living the Tecate life. Lol

[@mikebarriball]

RIGHT, I HAVEN'T SEEN A MOTOR THAT BAD IN A LONG TIME. IN FACT, I THINK IT IS THE WORSE I'VE SEEN!

[@Cooper391]

great yard art lol

[@riccochet704]

The cases themselves look good, but they're not hard to find or expensive. You can re-chase threads and or use helicoils if needed. Internals are readily available. Cylinders are not cheap, but not unobtainium either. Head looked good. Honestly might be able to salvage that cylinder with a re-sleeve or big bore. It's salvageable. I'd be looking at every option and part needed to get it running/restored versus what a running/restored trike would cost to buy. She's worse than rough. Good luck with it! Looking forward to the next vid on this one.

[@GH-wt7ww]

For me thats a $350 trike at best. It gives the appearence it was at the bottom of some water maybe from a flood. I personally spray everything with penatrating oil and let sit 24/48hr before I turn a bolt. Great video Joe look forward to this project in the future.

[@teagzy07]

Seen the trike market? especially a tecate is worth way more than that in parts.

[@firehades2007]

I've cracked open a few rusted stuck engines and what I've found is that rubber mallets are best left to normal engines that are just slightly stubborn. Best results I've had is with a 8-10 inch piece of 2x2 pine with a good 2-3 pound hammer or a solid hard plastic dead blow. The wood wont damage metal and still has a solid jar to it. But you got the job done. My first thought was engine swap, but rebuilding lets you know what you have in it and that its done right. Would love to see a frame up restore and would give you lots of content. Either way enjoyed the video!

[@M.TTT.]

Dang, $1k is a bit much for that, but I guess they're worth more being 'rare' or whatnot. Good luck.

[@jimhimesjr]

Sounds like $750 to much to me but he makes money off the content so a little different scenario than us

[@davebarker1778]

Your perseverance in getting this neglected engine apart is amazing. I have been there before, just so little to save here,an absolute parts cannon.

[@gallopingglen1]

this was my first 3 wheeler, i traded my cadet rider mower for it, and it taught me alot, it was finicky, alot of maintenance, much more than my older can am 250. jetting was really troublesome, but it was an absolute beast on the trails, ice and sand pits in maine! this brings back very fond memories.

[@petrusvandermerwe5917]

Mine as well. bought, put it on trailer and went to the beach to ride first time to learn to ride a three wheeler. What an experience and tread on my calfs a few times. Good memeories. Whish i still had mine.

[@TenMillimeterSocket]

You can use a heat gun for resorting plastics because it brings the original plastic to the surface, even if you do plan to replace them, it wouldn’t hurt to try.

[@jimhimesjr]

Heat gun and a thinner/linseed oil mix after do wonders for old plastic. Especially for what people want for old plastic nowadays. Got an old ke 100, the plastic was pretty whited out looking. Rear fender no better than what I had was around 75$ on eBay. Came out pretty good with a little sanding/heating/coating. Have done a couple bikes now. Takes time but worth it imo

[@coreygolfer919]

You’re not bringing those plastics back. They’re beyond shot. I’ve tried trust me. When they’re that weather checked they’re junk. Look at mildew and mold stains too

[@Worth.p71]

That normally works well but the red Kawasaki fender plastic was a bit troublesome. They rarely come back. The tank might be ok.

[@darylpendley]

Wrap 'em! An added layer that looks great, and protects...

[@GhostedEgo]

Seeing you go from tapping on the cylinder , to absolutely whaling on it was funny asf lol 😆 🤣 😂

[@Jim-uy2qe]

I know was thinking the same thing. Hitting it pretty conservative, the next shot two handed beat down..💪. Here you go, you deserve these after all that work..🍺🍺 Great video.

[@njgodfather]

This

[@Kaapohamalainen]

Thats means joe is really angry. He never hurts bike like that😅😅😂

[@mrutherford8590]

That guy lied in the ad. No way it kicked over when he listed it

[@vancemacd6315]

I love working these old machines. The way they were made, made sence and usually are quite easy to work on. Very angry lookin bike, looks mean and fast

[@danburby7936]

JOE ,YOURE THE ONLY PERSON IVE EVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THAT WOULD TACKLE A JOB LIKE THIS ONE...GOOD LUCK

[@toyhunterslasvegas]

Makes me miss my '85 250R ATC. Had a 340 big bore kit. It was a handfull to drive. I traded it for down payment on a new 450LTZ. Wish i kept the 250.

[@Thatslovelythat]

I love this channel and the raw footage, nothing is tarty and overdone or clickbait, we click as your videos are great viewing and educational. Hate it when these guys lie that sell these bikes. That had not only just locked up, looks like it’s been sat in water for years like a river, great vids keep up the great work bro 👊🏻

[@Motoxr32]

That thing was under water in say a flood or something. 🙂 Great work as always! Enjoy your videos!

[@IamBATMAN2024]

Yep! Salty water! All of that white powder was salt.

[@kelbrks50]

​@@IamBATMAN2024that white powder was rat urine the trx250r I have was the same way

[@davidmarcey7970]

This is the most excited I have been yet to see this through to the end! Mad respect for taking on this project

[@snowyowl7042]

Bravo to you, much bigger project than many of us would attempt

[@panthersblow]

When you pull the spark plug and a moth flies out, you know its been sitting for a while. Bike had its own thriving ecosystem inside. Also, your ability to work on things without cursing is top notch. When you got the bike outside and started swinging the rubber mallet at the head with 2 hands, I know you were close. We may have gotten the edited for TV version.

[@dungeonseeker3087]

You know what's crazy? If we take the numbers at face value, the bike is an 84 and has probably seen sitting for 30 years then it means the bike has been sitting for 3 times longer than it ran for.

[@Jeffrose_]

I love this video. Looking at the bike in that condition makes me want to hear it run even more than a brand new bike. Vinnie approved.

[@diggman33]

You're a brave man for taking on this project. Honestly, you'd have to pay me to take on this one.

[@devinleonarduzzi]

What a project!! I love the three wheeler videos. A full restore would be cool but just getting it running and cleaning it up would be fun to watch.

[@johnkuchjr.]

yeah, I think I would have paid 50 bucks, lol . Haha, that's gonna be a lot of work and money to get that thing back into operating condition, but joe you, da man, you can do it. can't wait to see the follow up vids

[@SwedenLover090]

Hahaha, so hard and much work... But you are the man! 🎉 I love to see you work, no complaining just a laugh here and there. I enjoy you're channel. ❤

[@ViktorG24]

Im gonna love part 2 for sure

[@tonyshepherd406]

Love your optimism and shows. I am in my 70’s and I tell my kids and friends that some of the best deals I made are those I did not make.

[@oldguysoldbikes]

You are one brave fellow. I'd have been on eBay looking for a replacement engine immediately after removing the carb.

[@chris001979]

Every single person that comes and watches this video owes you a thumbs up. You worked your a$$ off for that one

[@sevenskulls1]

You have inspired me to try to rebuild an engine! Love the content, keep up the great work!!!

[@zeelastman]

I love these projects, you've quickly become my fav youtuber.

[@lemmykilmister450]

I remember these racing in the 80s, absolute death traps 😅

[@mstrt3749]

These three wheelers where outlawed for a reason. I rode several of them in the 80s and they are dangerous AF! HOWEVER they are also fun AF if you givem respect! So nostalgic to see you restore it though!

[@yourmomma2995]

i am quite sure 100x more people have been injured on 4 wheelers than 3 wheelers, i have rode them since the 80's... still have one, and im still alive.

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

I've found aerokroil to be the best thing to get a stuck or super sticky and slow or not moving spark plug out. As long as you can get a tiny bit of movement, it kroil needs 1/64 of an inch of play to seep in behind the threads.. 30 minutes and it comes free like a new one! edit: it DOESN'T fix cross threading however.. yikes

[@jimcarlisle2309]

The Ugly Duck in the room, call it the war horse. So different it is Cool! This might be a bridge to Far!

[@tristan_andrade]

You should start making complete rebuilds, to make the bikes look good again 🔥🔥

[@SirOsisofLiver]

Man, you've got your hands full with this one. Great video as usual.

[@_BAD_MERC_]

I love how methodical you are but one question: Why did it take 22 minutes to vacuum 12lbs of mouse hotel from the airbox but you won't take 7 seconds to vacuum the rust-filled intake port?

[@coreygolfer919]

What’s the point? The engine had to come apart anyway and he knew it. Why waste the time?

[@_BAD_MERC_]

@@coreygolfer919 I apologize yeah here's the point I meant. The airbox was painfully vacuumed out instead of plucked out with two handfuls meanwhile the intake port was delicately brushed of debris with fingers instead of a quick stroke with a vacuum. I can explain it to you again if you still don't get it.

[@petepeabody8905]

You definitely have tons more patients than I ever will. What's amazing is you'll most likely get her running. That will be a feat that most never could or would accomplish. So far so good??????

[@PongbyAtari]

Why would you pay $1K for this you really need to give these sellers a hard reality check.

[@2vintage]

I thought it turned over with little compression. I got there after driving almost 3 hours and the guy says it's locked up. The lowest he said he would go is 1000. I kind-of had to pay that or leave with nothing and drive 3 hours back.

[@PongbyAtari]

@2vintage I get it but sometimes your better walking away imo.

[@FightFilms]

You would have left with $1000.

[@patrickrooney5130]

Look at how mutch time and money you are going to put into it. Best of luck with it.

[@TheStevo420]

She fully submerged in water, like titanic style

[@Skyfox_1]

Totally got his pants pulled down paying $1000 for that , then butchering a already butchered motor…nice scrapper by the way 👍

[@hobbs37110]

hey joe.. great video, hope you do a full restoration of that thing man. would be a awesome video series.

[@CiaraRehbein]

is there a part two at least... 57 minutes and no happy ending. lol. i dying. cool vid tho.

[@tomdombrovski432]

Hindsight is always frustrating, but I commend you on your perseverance on finding the issue…great job! Awesome video

[@lukefortin9616]

I think you payed about $900.00 too much. That thing is nasty.

[@je5635]

Guessing you don't understand how rare Tecate's are.

[@sclawman]

Remember riding on a three wheeler on a farm in Tennessee in '85 when I was 8 with my friend's dad. We hit a curve so fast I thought for sure we would flip that I closed my eyes. Never got on one again. My friend did wind up flipping it and getting hurt later on. They were banned from production three years later for being accident prone.

[@yungBitta291]

That dude knew it was breaking down that’s why he said Rehone blah blah I’d call him back and say dude I’m need some of my money back

[@josephperry7468]

Be interested in an update on this one for sure even if you tried retro fitting a later model kx/rm engine into it to get the old girl ripping once again

[@bagbrothers7787]

I rebuilt a 85 about 12 years ago, ran but not well. My fly wheel stater and one case needed replacing. I bought for 1k put about 1200 into it then sold it for 1k and learned a lot. Looking forward to the next video

[@javierthistle]

Dude I want to see the next video!!!!!! You tackle a realllllly hard one and it is awesome!

[@Graplernapler]

Love your optimism: “So, we’re gonna try to get this thing running today.”

[@Jes_se]

Now you have a boat and a boat anchor!

[@2vintage]

Haha pretty much

[@kodibox2501]

Could be water but more likely to be mouse pee the amount of nesting in the airbox is a big clue of that

[@crazyflipper2068]

I use a blow torch or a heat gun I use those methods on my plastic lawn chairs it works great

[@crazyflipper2068]

I find the torch to be 10x easier but it takes some skill to learn so that you don’t burn the plastic but a heat gun is slower but it won’t burn as easy

[@Smitty_-nd4kd]

I've bought all my atvs like this. Most recent one is a 1985 polaris trail boss 250. Original owner,actual lower hours than rest of mine. I love 2 cycles.

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

I love the owl in the background.

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

36:45 I love that sound of an owl nearby. I was brought up in the country, and I didn't appreciate it until I moved away from it. I'll be going back very soon. I'm done with "city life."

[@Lokos550]

Started watching this channel and now I’m 2 mini bikes, a 01 yz250 and a 18kx450 deep in my garage 😂 Love the content joe, shocked vinnie enjoys this one!

[@stevechilds9972]

You had me cringing on that spark plug Joe. As a retired elevator mechanic, I often came across things like this. The way I would remove that, especially in aluminum, would be to loosen it up a bit, apply some knocker loose and then tighten then loosen a bit more then tighten. Keep repeating. Overall your a great man. truly enjoy your videos. I have subscribed and will continue to watch.

[@mikemissouri5152]

Great video Joe! I hope you can save her. Love the Tecate

[@julesbossu240]

For plastics you should wash them with a pressure washer using amonia in hot water and soap with a brush on a drill, then burning them with a torch should be an interesing idea to kinda reset plastics then polytrol. Great content !

[@Stephen033]

You need to make a whole series of you completely restoring the trike, would be cool and you don't really see much 2 stroke atc's anymore. Keep up the great work. Love watchin you work on older atv's and dirtbikes and stuff.

[@Hanky_Bannist8r]

Super cool old tecate 3. It would be worth completely going through it and make it nice. Wiseco or hot rods should have a crank, LA Sleeve can put a new sleeve in the cylinder. I guess it comes down to how much do you like it.

[@kodiakyamaha8688]

Yikes..that needs a full restore. Alot of work, money and patience gotta go into this one.cant wait to see future videos

[@martinburgess4814]

That was a mission to remove cylinder.That top will need a sand to remove damage just to be sure it seals properly.Good luck with it.

[@sandmanbub]

The stator bolt; Place the male end of a small socket extension against the bolt's head and strike it sharply with a hammer. This should loosen the bolt, if not, strike it again. Never fails me. This can even partially restore the slots in a phillip's head bolt (or a J.I.S. bolt)

[@johnhicks735]

I'd use some commet.,an some Scott rite pads. With some Dawn dish soap scrubb it rinse it off with water good. Then wipes. Then use A heat gun over it lightly to bring the plastic back to it's original look again. I don't recommend getting to close to the plastic when heating it to light melt it to bring back the clear shine out of it again Joe.

[@justinl9131]

Holy crap, man haha. Definitely seen better days. Commend you for the willingness, LOL! Can’t wait to see the finished product

[@devilsadvocate1441]

I love how it went from love taps for getting that head off to straight up swingin for the fence post. What a stubborn old piece.

[@David-oi7im]

... that thing will never make your money back as a parts bike, but I learned something and for that Joe I thank you!!!!

[@fixitjames3388]

You have way more patience than me! That thing would've already been in the scrap pile if it was mine.....

[@The_Real_Zaineman]

Joe, Right when you finally got the head off, I laughed and joked to myself "Hey , hardly no up and down movement on the piston rod. So that's good" lol Z 😂

[@chasleask8533]

Very interesting watching you deal with the issues . That Lambretta looked tasty in the opening shots . I was ready for a rest myself .

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

I've resisted the temptation to read the comments (too many spoilers!) but I'm going to go out on a limb here and bet that this thing is going to be a complete 🐕 and a money vacuum... 🤣 Have at it Joe!😊

[@shedenvy691]

Cool video Joe what can I say " you win some and you lose some". I would still enjoy watching you restore this one.

[@HistoryX]

When it comes to sun-faded plastics, I’ve seen football and baseball stadium maintenance workers lightly use propane torches to bring the appearance of the sun-faded seats back to their original vibrant colors. Could that be worth a try here?

[@chathamguy1able]

the bad thing about mice they pee and there pee does a lot of damage -- i had same 3 wheeler there a wheelie machine -- great video

[@don-music]

VINNIE!!!! THE BIKE WHISPERER!! AWESOME!

[@terrynicewonger5434]

@47:16 I just started laughing…I seen myself doing the same thing about 20 minutes sooner…. Good luck my friend

[@broo_shs]

you can heat a plastic in heatgun if its abs plastic,its smelts its top layer and gives a og color back.

[@richknight7307]

You got this joe even with that engine being toast like that that thing will be beautiful restored def would keep it pair with the wheeler

[@VE6KEE]

I skimmed to comments to see if someone had input on the plastics.... I have had luck with a paint scrapper, to take the white down, then I used a heat gun to re-melt the plastic and that seemed work well. Heating them up gave them their shine and 70% of the color back. Better than anything I have tried before. I did this on a '77 DT400, they are not bright red but they look good. This method does not work if the plastics are too far gone, I have a '90 yz250 that sat out and they are too brittle for this method, even when heated back they still break. Hope this helps?

[@sandmanbub]

That engine would be a good swap on the YZF that you covered with sand.

[@lukewarm1186]

Stick with it! I;ve been in the same boat. you're gonna put more into it than its worth but sentimentally you'll keep it and rip it forever!

[@sandmanbub]

As long as you have the radiator tanks, any good radiator shop can rebuild the radiators for you and it would be cheaper than buying a new one, if available.

[@stkyfngrszmooth]

This trike would make for a perfect ground-up restoration. These old Kawasakis with the radiator on the triple clamps were only built for a small handful of years, and you have the perfect opportunity to make some serious cash.

[@andrewmaw3345]

You can always tell when someone is afraid of something. When the EASIEST way would be to grab the nest and throw it in the garbage.....but instead vacuums it. LoL thanks for the chuckle

[@goo5148]

Show the skills resurecting the old ones. Thumbs way up!

[@Crazyhorseracing461]

When you said let’s see if we can get this running. I just smiled and snickered to myself😂😂😂😂

[@DanDan_and_the_boys]

Man I love watching him work on these old things but man sometimes I wanna tap on his shoulder and be like use the vacuum instead of your fingers. It’d work out so much better and when he first got the machine off the truck first thing needed done was to pressure wash it to have a clean working environment 👌🏼😉.

[@danburby7936]

KEEP THE COOLANT JOE AND THROW THE REST AWAY

[@Sonos45]

A Tecate 3 is one of those machines I've never seen in the wild. I'd love to find an 86 that complete.

[@Crosshatch1212]

Heat the plastics up surface ,blow torch ,