Thrashing the Briggs Budget Mini Bike!

[@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes]

NEEDS: (1) Fatter rear rire, and (2) Sissy bar to get seat level and have something to lean on to keep you butt from falling off the back!

[@metalmyke1]

John: We don’t have a place legal to race on pavement. US: How about the place where you flipped the mower.

[@hunterton4310]

metal myke1 who said that was legal

[@adamv6111]

You mean "mexico"😂

[@jc2fly]

I think I blew engine

[@parkergeiger5403]

@@jc2fly Are you Okay?

[@mikeypl1957]

Banana seat off an old bicycle with sissy bar and an up sweep exhaust! 70's chopper style!

[@zachdavis4597]

So a while back I says "John, shift wif yo left hand"....and I didn't back that up with anything positive. Although I meant it...I also mean this: As an NC native from Onslow County, you guys are some of the best ambassadors our state has ever seen on the interwebs. You aren't preachy, but you are wholesome....its like mayberry all over again. Thanks for doing what you do and inspiring people of all ages and backgrounds to get into motorsport. It's very empowering! I don't think you fully understand how big of a positive influence you are in your local and online communities. Keep up the good work. Come to England fellas! I'll teach John the finer points of shifting with his left hand!

[@derickmitchell9852]

I love the Issac Swamp! So many new traditions for Cars & Cameras.

[@starpuss]

*Nice to see the Old School Stuff!!!* That is what i grew up playing with!

[@davidnance9678]

hello my name is david / i am a long time open mod flathead racer, on one of your shows you had a briggs that was cutting out at hi RPMs you removed the 3 hp iron flaywheel to tray to fix it , you had valve float out ! to fix it install a stiffer valve spring or add a shim under the valve springs . the 3 hp iron flywheel IS THE WAY to go on a 5hp briggs !!! if you stay with the BIG stock flywheel you can break the crankshaft ( if you are raceing it) the on and off full throttle works the carnk back and forth ( like comein off the turn on a racetrack) i broke 4 cranks before i learned to allways use the 3 hp iron flywheel on a 5hp briggs , i raced open flatheads for many many years (86-93) love your channel !!!!!!!

[@denaldomagataco8409]

Hinge the front of the seat shocks on the back to help level the seat. A sissy bar would be cool

[@theemptynest6955]

Dennis Dangle Like the idea! Better yet could get a couple old Harley Davidson type seat springs on the cheap, weld in a brace and bolt them up

[@patrickniedermeyer2112]

As long as you guys continue with this, you'll never get old! Love it.

[@insertname290]

Let me just say I think the rat rod wagon was and still is the coolest build you’ve done. Awesome take on a ratty go kart!

[@MrBen527]

I wanna build a mini bike

[@toshayonguard4253]

Yeah i’m thinking framing a small 1 inch angle on the bottom of seat and putting a heavy duty hinge on the front of the seat and some light duty shocks on the back of the seat down to the frame will raise the seat and add some comfort.

[@dielikeaman]

This so needs a coffin tanke and a sisy barand fish tail tip

[@alangee79010]

Those old Briggs really back fire and pop unlike the newer engines. Back in the 70's you could cruise that mini bike. Good video guys👍👍👍👍👍

[@guesswho7997]

Level the seat with some springs

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

Hey John you are missing something for that seat. The seat on that minibike was hinged at the front with a pair of spring shocks at the back to hold the seat level with the bike. This was the cool bike when I was kid in the late 60s and early 70s. One of the paper boys had one and in the summer would ride it while running his route.

[@jonard7037]

Yall make me kinda miss North Carolina sometimes. It really had a lot of beautiful places. Awesome stuff guys!!!!!

[@tjtj3027]

"On your mark" BRAAAAPPP 🤣🤣

[@marcusohlin7256]

Lovin' the Volvo 940 estate in the background

[@cybertronianexchange595]

Always fun to watch you guys.

[@crankysports]

"the ole Briggs Throwdown!"

[@herminiaarriaga3070]

Thanks for the longer videos , I really enjoyed them guys keep up the good work.

[@Willie_MN]

Those old Briggs & Stratton's are hard to kill! I've taken a frozen (ran with NO Oil) Briggs, broke it free, flushed the crankcase out, filled with fresh oil and got it running. It ran great for a long time.

[@nitromatt37gaming52]

Thing looks and uns great y'all and when are y'all binging the drag rail back or do u have plans for building it more

[@KWhite75]

My thoughts exactly. Where is the DRAG RAIL???

[@nitromatt37gaming52]

@@KWhite75 I think I seen it hanging up in ikes garage missing engine n a few other things in one of the videos

[@spicydeath82]

frames is bent from what i remember them saying. they basically have to rebuild the thing all over again. my guess is they just aren't interested in doing that again.

[@lukearmsby5507]

I think that’s why they made the X kart

[@PKMartin]

I think they basically got as far as they could with the drag rail as it was, then the frame got bent. I'm pretty sure the wheels on the tot rod are the ones that used to be on the rail implying it's been "retired"? If there aren't legal places to ride on tarmac then off road stuff like the cross kart makes more sense, and I think they said if they were going to do another drag build it would be from scratch with a more powerful engine.

[@Caniboss1]

Old school banana seat upgrade! You can still find them. Ike's brother should be able to get one since he owns a bike store. Great build guys.

[@grizzlybozak]

Leave the seat n get a sissy bar🤘

[@OakKnobFarm]

TOTALLY AGREE! And adding a few more degrees of rake to the forks would look SO nice! Sweet 70's orange chopper

[@timboslice3090]

That's what I was gonna say. A big ol 3 foot tall sissy bar would look awesome.

[@generic2858]

I would love to see it with a banana seat off of an old peddle bike with a sissy bar. Also a gas tank that fits under the shape of the frame at the front. That's if you guys want to do a bit of sheet metal fabricating. Only needs flat sides. Nothing to complicated.

[@v8power561]

Very cool mini bike! I had a mini bike too a couple years ago, and it had a 5hp Briggs in it too! But mine had no power, I think I had the gearing wrong. Great video!

[@MayheM_72]

Hey, if you guys want to ride minibikes on the street, search around for a Rupp Roadster. They we famous for being the only street legal minibikes. They had lights, front and rear suspension, Tecumseh flathead motor with a genuine Comet Torq-a-verter. My big brother had one when we were kids (late 70s to early 80s) and it was our uncle's before that.

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Awesome video. You guys should consider buying the new GoPro 7 or 8 as it has gps speed onboard plus great stabilization.

[@Duane002]

When I was a kid, 1975ish, I had a Montgomery Ward chopper. It was blue and broke the chain a lot because the rear sprocket was almost as big as the tire! And when I went to kill it, I’d shock the hell out of myself half of the time because I’d miss the metal grounding strap and touch the spark plug! Lol

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

how about a elongated wedge between the frame and seat to level it out ! .. ENJOYED

[@edwardwerick2420]

If you mount the seat from a hinge at the front and put some springs under the back, you can level the seat and improve the ride at the same time. I bought a 3 liter peanut tank from the internet for $20 for my Coleman EX200. One of those would look cool on your mini.

[@ghomerhust]

look to see if there's a bolt hole about half way down the rear of the bike. with that top bar angle, its almost like that frame was made to have a spring suspended seat on it. ive had a couple in the past like that, where there's a pair of tiny springs, miniature versions of what's on the front of the cross kart. it gives the seat a sweet soft ride over bumps. that way, you use the same seat, and it's propped up level, but its super soft.

[@JunkyardTailgate]

Isaac...”marking my territory”. Nice burnout!

[@trevoradank3452]

Hey I was just re watching the frankonstratton build and was wondering if you did somthing like that with two engines and had a header type deal where you could put a bigger carb on and not have to worry about the throttle.

[@jake28061]

add door Hinge to the front of the seat and Springs to the back so when you sit on it you are Level

[@michaelrotenberger4699]

Amen springer seat and welded chain sissy bar

[@lillycollingwood1015]

Excellent work please put some springs under the back of the seat like an old rigid triumph

[@AlbiesProductsOnline]

I wish we could ride mini bikes on the road here in Australia I live near the Gold Coast in QLD and the cops will fine you for thinking about it 🤣

[@etardadventures557]

BARNEZY44 _ we ride everything on the road out this way dirtbikes go karts motorcycles but we like to ride wheelies check us out

[@jonovoss7640]

Ahh another Queenslander 😃 The fuzz always ruins the fun.

[@forkboy3309]

they're on private property not public roads

[@luckyduck3594]

You can buy brand new briggs Raptor 4 blocks for like $250.... Would love to see a true performance build of a flatty.

[@fatbuddycat]

I picked up an older mini "Harley-styled" pocket bike for $40. It has full suspension, I put 12 inch adjustables in so it's has a 3 inch rear lift to accommodate actual loads. It has a lot of space in the frame for big fun like my fresh GX 160 CS race motor but I'm going to try the stock jack shaft with a pepped up 49cc 2 stroke because it has glorified bicycle axles and a freewheel. I'm not expecting much beyond a cruiser, I have a 14hp built 196 with a torque converter in a ct200u for shutting it down! If I flip the axle, reem out the dropouts and add a 5/8 set up there is no turning back. Would you run it as an ultralight? Sell it or keep it because it's a one of a kind and find a stronger platform for the Gx? The Honda has an ARC billet .323 rod, CS Grind Core cam, 22# springs, PVL flywheel, U2 piston, Autolite plug, race coil, 32 degrees of timing, Tillotson PK-1b tuned performance carb, a shorty pipe and billet intake. I believe the 160 has the 14mm head. With the longer throw and increased compression I'm guessing this thing is somewhere in the 12-13 neighborhood. I did the full governor delete, do you know the bolt size for the low oil sensor delete? I'm thinking this motor will eat this frame up at the jackshaft and I'll have to go TAV 30 to retain the sweet suspension. The jack shaft is designed as an extension of the rear suspension linkage so upgrading that hardware would basically call for enough fabrication to replace the whole frame! Any suggestions on this one boys? It's a cool rat rod build either way, I wish I could send you guys some pics to see why I scooped this up. Stripped down with the new shocks it looks old school and cool.

[@workingmansrestorations7071]

I have a mini bike i bought from a customer a few years ago. And bought a new motor a few months ago... I need to get it going. This looks fun

[@Chris-fl9hk]

Dude I love what you guys do on this channel brings back my childhood I had a go cart when I was about 11 or 12 dude I shit you not that thing would do 60 and it also had big four wheeler tires on the back my best friend ended up hitting a power pole and bent the back axle lol

[@andrewpowers4885]

I like the rat rod wagon rolling Cole

[@neillien72]

looks like your sliding off the seat has a steep angle .i would take two or three inches off the forks to bring the front end down and even out the seat cushion . great build guys .

[@bobbycraig309]

Ike looked like Woody from Toy Story when he put the hat on.... but seriously that old school mini bike looked like a wild ride on the gravel driveway

[@lifewithjonathan5277]

A springer seat would be a nice touch to the rat rod look.

[@jordanjackson857]

Been watching y’all for about 5 years and always wish I had a mini bike

[@theshit2070]

This channel is solely the reason i got a mini bike

[@etardadventures557]

Jordan Jackson man long time subscriber that’s awesome we need people like you on our channel we do mini bike wheelies burnouts and ride pitbikes come check us out

[@mikejeffers6371]

Cool Rodent!!!

[@tkskagen]

I want to see a Go Cart made from a Rear Engine 30" Blade Lawnmower...🤔 Converted to Horizontal Shaft with a Straight Shaft Axle! Take care, 🤓 -Thomas Western Washington State

[@codycarr6779]

Could build a mini wheelie machine that way

[@DanBuilds]

Do you guys ever mention what cameras you use on your channel? I really appreciate the impressive quality.

[@esigman1]

Dan Builds Things dude this is Cars and Cameras, the channel that never mentions cars or cameras.

[@etardadventures557]

Hahahaha I’m dead but so tru check us out we do wheelies and burnouts on the street on mini bikes

[@choppersrule1]

You guys need to build a bracket to level the seat and a sissy bar would look cool too. Have a great day Choppersrule1

[@mikebarton1670]

Make a old school style Sissy bar that would look cool and keep you from sliding off lol

[@robertmoore517]

You could make a triangle shape spacer or some risers out of pipe to kick the back of the seat up to level it out. Keep with the budget/make what you have work theme.

[@samb4868]

@ CarsandCameras, I'm working on a tiller for my grandpa with that EXACT engine and I just recently figured out that the gas bowl in the gas tank has rusted through and has fallen off. I have looked everywhere for a new gas tank with no luck, and seeing that we both live in NC I was wondering if I could buy it off you and it would be a great help if you could.

[@jesselayden9480]

Have you guys thought about making an off-road flathead Briggs mini Bikes? I would love to see you guys take an old flathead Briggs to the gambler bike race. Kind of an old vs new type of thing.

[@G-stone-silver]

Here's a request for cars and cameras is it possible to swap the engine out of the Mini Bike and put either a 250cc 2 stroke dirt bike engine in the mini bike or put the 450cc 4-stroke dirt bike engine in the mini bike 😁

[@G-stone-silver]

Before doing that I just want to say dirt bikes are very expensive way than a mini bike

[@tHeFloW]

Aussie here - alas they're just as strict on riding unlicensed vehicles here, if not more. Mad Max it is not (yet).

[@itsjustcam247]

This is a great story of Ike and the accessories. Ike finds a hat. +1 hat. Oh no, spiders! -1 hat. Race time +1 pair sunglasses nice

[@RolfRBakke]

I had to brush my head when you found that spider in the hat! :)

[@motomanic1271]

Great video love the mini bike

[@Gannon777]

On our go cart the battery strap broke while I was driving it, and the battery fell onto the exhaust pipe. It melted and luckily it's a gel battery so it didn't explode.

[@bazookagum1810]

I have a couple questions do they make performance parts for those engines and will a muffler help with a little back pressure or strait pipe better ?

[@siedpe13]

I ran a chopper at the mini enduro 2017, at the 2018 Enduro spoke with a guy who ran a chopper. We both agreed, chopper was an extremely painful choice.

[@n8nkqrp595]

Needs one of those little headlight & tail light sets from K-Mart from 1972.. one of those with the little flip-down generators. Than you can thrash in the dark

[@mathildaxx_mathilda_xx5897]

2 pieces of flat bar holes drilled to match the bolts holding the seat weld hoop to flat bars add pad for comfort or not

[@eduardohorvilleur4099]

you guys should make kits based on the go karts you make on the channel like for example you could sell cross kart kits

[@DaPopeLP]

I'd buy a rat rod kit

[@greggehret5922]

nice m715 sweet

[@PlayKeeps-il4fn]

Do i have to build the inside of the motor first before puting a mikuni carb on predator 212

[@JoeS-pu6sc]

Would a saddle/bobber seat similar to Baja work,...but a real one or a smaller tractor seat with a u shaped spring two bolts to hold in place.... just to start a rat design (padding optional) possible idea??? Just keep having fun.

[@2000freefuel]

it's about time you guys do a propane conversion!

[@donnyanda3191]

you should put a metal frame under the seat with a pivot at the front then you could spring the seat . It would make for a better ride and level the seat up a bit.

[@kamilkaluza2030]

I have an old x1 pocket bike frame and me and my friend we want to install there an ohv engine simular to your 212 predator but the problem is that here in Poland we have this engines working just in machines like the tamper for ground and things like that so we can't find any torque converters in Poland will just the cluth do his job or it will lose it's potential? Its a 6.5 HP I will be happy when you give me an advise We want to get it pretty usefull

[@MasonKK02]

Could we see a drag race of all of yalls builds oneday..????

[@damianstrucksprojects6886]

You guys should build that house into a storage place to put all of your guy's builds or make it into a shop that you guys can do more builds in. Then up stairs you can put parts and spare tools, just stuff you guys use a lot of

[@flyingmunk8956]

Maybe put a little bit bigger tire on the back to help level the seat if you can

[@jaratt85]

Hey Ike, is that old bus of yours powered by a 6V71 or 8V71? I have a major thing for those old Detroit two stroke diesels, nothing sounds like them. I think you guys need to build a new front axle for the rat rod wagon, that things camber is getting insane.

[@lukearmsby5507]

Bring back the header hot plate but make it a header hotpot!

[@Hurtydwarf]

Is that gravel road a service road or Ike's driveway? Lot of utility poles but also a lot of older vehicles parked along it.

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

Driveway

[@handyhippie6548]

just make a pivot for the front, and put some valve springs on the back to level out the seat. with that frame angle, it was prolly like that new.

[@michaelmaucher998]

I had a mini bike that looked a lot like that one when I was a kid... I'm 54 now and it was in the early 70's and it was old and used then. I don't have pics but I could dig up an old super-8 vid of it or get a frame still of.

[@michaelmaucher998]

The seat had a bracket in the back that lifted it

[@jimallmondsr3467]

It seems like one of you guys would find a spring to go under the rear of that seat...not only to keep you from sliding off the back but to give you a little softer ride too....

[@brianphillips7235]

that engine was my first engine i worked on in grade 8 shop class .it was brand new then.

[@jonovoss7640]

Is the " Australians" reference a spoiler alert for a Down under Cars and Cameras tour? Guys, you must come check out some of the gnarly contraptions us mad Aussies build.

[@matthew27lamb31]

Baja warrior goes 53mph stock if you remove the Jackshaft Maybe find wheel with 6 inch rim front and back put slicks on it and cut frame where seat mounts to and make it higher in back so you sit more forward like a caferacer and it need maybe a 40tooth sprocket on the back

[@kaseyrose4845]

Put the cam from the hot rod wagon in the mouse!!🤣

[@jacobgodfrey6681]

Do you recommend go power sports for a Honda 50 build?

[@cghoward70]

Old school tractor seat would look cool. Need a bigger wheel on the front as well.

[@scottrobinson9666]

Make the seat you got into a Springer seat. Changes ride position plus gives a smoother ride.

[@billhicks7009]

how fast are you gonna go on 6 nch tires and a 55 or more tooth sprocket?

[@forkboy3309]

it may not be fast but that's about as fast i'd want to go on it

[@claytonargo3085]

Sitting on the front of the seat helps with steering and burnouts!

[@TheMrEd67]

needs a sissy bar on it

[@powertvau]

Here in Australia, we can't ride them on the roads.. But we still do it haha 😂😂

[@MrBen527]

Yeah, your roads are on fire!

[@powertvau]

@@MrBen527 no fire on the roads 🤔

[@MrBen527]

@@powertvau :)

[@KeatonsCarlott]

Make a tank, use a psi washer? Tear drop style?

[@spencerking1164]

How about putting a sissy bar on the back? Maybe matching the color with it, I'd go with some rebar tack welded to the frame and maybe horseshoe bend at the top.

[@markhuston6816]

I'll offer it to you again I have a Five up Viper racing engine. it is the size of a 5 up Briggs but it has racing can 3 racing piston and rod with replaceable rod bearings. It's more like 13 hp. Have it if you want it. Just add a square tube under the the rear of the seat to raise only rear of seat. Thanks

[@carlosavelar8198]

Awesome mini bike 🚲

[@WesleySnyder]

I love the way a briggs sounds..

[@catsbyondrepair]

I wish you would put a vintage vtwin on the rat Rod wagon just for the hell of it.

[@McGyver24888]

Nice GM-4106, Ike!

[@robbiewallace2754]

Where can i find an old mini-bike such as this???