Junkyard Mini Bike Build! | Mini Monday

Making something out of nothing with parts lying around the shop and the junk yard! This is a late 60s / early 70s Bird Engineering mini bike frame with a junkyard special Briggs and Stratton 5hp Flathead!

[@RedfishInc]

What a cool smart kid ! The kid behind the camera is pretty awesome too! Great job guys!

[@leoscustombuilds9717]

Nice work, I used to have one just like that in Highschool. I'm currently building one with my son. I hope he enjoys it as much as I did.

[@michaelafton9916]

Got a frame just like it I found in our barn under a bunch of bikes and me and my dad built it while in lockdown put a 6.5 hp motor on and is super fun

[@hondayamahafan]

Right on that's awesome!

[@BikesGarage]

Thanks for sharing this informative and interesting video

[@stevenpugh7896]

Have the same bike lol just different engine it's a tecumseh 2hp pulled it out of the trash it had everything on it too. It's a restoration project now for my brother

[@cb175s]

Great video Looks like fun Thank you for sharing At 7:45 the bike starts self cleaning.... Lol 😁

[@Tampaboys]

Really great work guys super cool content awesome work

[@hondayamahafan]

Thank you! We've got a couple cool new projects we hope to get out soon!

[@fatbuddycat]

Cool find man.

[@AZVIDS]

You call that a knife? Nice one👍

[@shawnlauderdale6502]

Good job!

[@fantro1064]

That air filter looked fine just had some rocks on it, good build though

[@adamlemaster4844]

Damn!! That's not a knife lmao.

[@owenjohnson3098]

I have the same exact motor. Was just wondering how you guys got the throttle to work with it. I can’t quite get it. There seems to be like 2 levers. I think one is the throttle and the other is the speed limiter. Also where did you get the carb rebuild kit from. I think mine is doing the same thing. It dies off once I pull the throttle to full throttle

[@hondayamahafan]

I got the carb kit from a local lawn mower shop. You can get the rebuild kits on Amazon though! The throttle kit is available on ombwarehouse.com

[@infadeldog13]

"Just when I think, you couldn't possibly be and dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!"

[@fantro1064]

Another thing, you should put the straight pipe from the parts engine on there.

[@hondayamahafan]

I did back in the day but it's not good for a mini bike because its extremely easy to burn your leg on. Not fun.

[@duanewhite3184]

Buy a old-fashioned whistle choke carburetor for it

[@popeyethepirate2902]

Have you identified that frame? Is it a bird?oh i see it in the description.

[@mattkobylanski3177]

What kind of carb did you put on after you hot rid of the first one? Mine has the same 2 lever setup and I didn't think I could make it into a minibike motor. Think it's around the same model as yours

[@hondayamahafan]

There are 2 styles of carb for these. The older ones have an adjustable jet and a pull choke on the back. The newer style carbs are not adjustable and use a butterfly choke. The gas tanks are not interchangeable between the two carbs, so you need the gas tank + carb off of an older Briggs. Also the lower gas tank bracket doesn't bolt up on the newer style blocks.

[@freedomfighter3405]

How do you get the back screw out of the carburetor mine is hidden by the carburetor

[@richardrubainoffical]

Excellent huge fan of you guys thinking bout building one got no parts would u guys send me some

[@duanewhite3184]

Hope you change the oil in the damn thing and clean the spark plug or put a new one in

[@hondayamahafan]

The oil in it was actually fine, we forgot to show checking the oil. And the spark plugs is fine for now.

[@robertbrumit228]

Don't have a razor blade, just use a Bowie knife. Nice.

[@hondayamahafan]

Tools of the trade😎

[@V8Fiero]

I have the same frame lol

[@benmoran6198]

I have the same engine and when I opened the air filter there was 100s of huntsman spiders

[@gonmezomg7801]

Buenicimo

[@duanewhite3184]

I see you got a whistle choke carburetor on that old engine why won't it fit

[@rctommy7208]

Hi everyone, I like mini bikes that are so cool. Can anyone of you name the song from 9:35 thanks?

[@steveblottenberger1097]

Hey there next time you use anything on a gasket use form a gasket looks like tar or baby s*** that's really good to resist fuel transmission fluid kerosene silicone is not really good for resisting fuel

[@hondayamahafan]

Thanks for the tip!

[@robertkovarik4740]

(I need a knife) 2 seconds later pulls out a Bowie knife

[@srcobra50]

Man I want to know how to find these junkyards that have go karts, mini bikes, lawn mowers etc plz someone tell me how to find these

[@hondayamahafan]

My hometown has a salvage yard. It's all luck. You'd be surprised what people throw out.

[@srcobra50]

hondayamahafan any special names for these yards I love in Houston and only have car junkyards near me

[@hondayamahafan]

I'm not gonna give the one I go to, but try metal recycling/places that take any scrap metal. I recommend calling and asking if they have anything or ask if you can look around. A lot of places don't let you do that sort of thing.

[@srcobra50]

hondayamahafan thanks for the tip. I will try that. Sweet bike u got

[@hondayamahafan]

Also I've only ever found this one mini bike frame all 10 years I've been going out to this yard. Engines are easier to find because they come on tillers/wood chippers/etc. I've seen a couple go kart frames but they're usually beat beyond repair or mangled from the claw they use to unload stuff

[@austinduff8833]

Brakes?

[@hondayamahafan]

It's got a scrub brake

[@10haro1]

Wanna sell the minibike without the motor?

[@hondayamahafan]

No thanks, we're gonna hang onto it.