Used Motorized Bike Repair

My neighbor bought a used motorized bike for $50.00 and it was a MESS!
I offered to repair it for free, but did I succeed?
Here are a few of the many things you might step into if you buy a used motorized bike.
We upload motorized bike videos every week (sometimes more)!
FAQs:
Oil: 32:1, semi synthetic, random brands.
Gas: 87oct
Spark Plug: NGK B8HS (yd-100), NGK B6HS (pk80)
Parts: I buy mostly from Amazon.
Favorite Motor: Zeda (Firestorm) Triple 40
Favorite Carburetor: NT Speed
Favorite Bike For A Motor: Huffy Cranbrook
For motorized bike help, join the server / discord

[@JMB676]

That zip tie is such a simple yet eloquent solution to tru the rim on the bike, I liked it.

[@LAHover]

Thanks! I learned that trick from Seth (Berm Peak)

[@drzandlcp]

True that lol

[@dustinh4175]

I freakin hate trying to tru wheels. I just buy new used wheels

[@g1ngersnaps149]

Holy crap, my mouth was genuinely agape when I saw those bevel gears. I just can’t imagine anyone would think that’s actually how much it needs

[@LAHover]

I was wondering what they were thinking, but 'A' for effort lol.

[@brokewing7937]

I love these videos I just built my first motorized bike watching these videos helped a lot. I'm already planning another build. I'm hooked. 😆 🤣 😂

[@LAHover]

Thank you builder :)

[@shadoza]

Are you Joe Guerrero?

[@brokewing7937]

@@shadoza nope.

[@hendersonbradshaw3098]

You’re a good fellow to devote so much to helping a new hobbyist. Good video.

[@paullehman8652]

I was going to watch this video on my phone but then I said to myself you know what this video is so damn good I’m gonna watch it on my desktop pc

[@iszlaimatyasjeno1301]

Grease much :))) thanks for this awesome video...nice entertainment...also thanks for the promo code on that phone mount, in your previous video. Have a nice one!

[@LAHover]

Thanks! Solid mount for the price! Hope you get many miles out of it.

[@matouslitera8073]

Oh man, such a wholesome video. I wish people sold more cheap bikes here. Noone will sell it to you unless it exceeds the price of the motor-

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Looks like a fair deal for $50.....I see lot's of shysters on Craigslist & FB marketplace buying a $130 engine kit and putting it on a used $25 bike=$155. Then trying to sell it to someone (a kid) for $500 hoping the buyer doesn't realize they need lots of work to stay running. If I get another engine kit I'll sell mine for what I have invested in it but it'll have a balanced crank, ported/polished case & jug.

[@2bit2strokes38]

Well everyone loves a sweet deal but you have to consider the value of the bike without the motor as well as the time and money in upgrades if it has any

[@yzstormer]

Surprised that motor fired up without much work! Great video as always and hopefully your neighbor enjoys his bike!

[@LAHover]

And I'm glad it did! Digging into the motor would have added a day, and my energy was low.

[@oimpastato]

It’s so true, even when the person you’re helping….in my case, my son. Loved getting him into the hobby. I do allow him to tinker and explore with making adjustments, but it comes with a price. “Dad, why is it 4 cycling again?” Love it!!!! Turns out, the spark plug had like no gap! Naturally he must of had dropped it. & forgot to check the plug’s integrity. Lol.

[@machfiver753]

Or possibly the plug is the wrong one and the piston slapped it.

[@tmcd6523]

Awesome job helping a fellow confused biped

[@LAHover]

Lmao I like that one! 😅

[@vaughnthomas714]

Mr la hover nice you brought that bicycle back from death little bit more neglect and you have spear parts . You show your love for Motorized bicycle in the detail work and troubleshoot problems.still learning what’s the latest on the g4 style umotos engine it the closest To what I’m using?

[@LAHover]

Thanks, and it turned out to be a solid little motor :) good power too.

[@novavroomvroom6809]

Great video....!!!! If anyone can bring back a motorized bicycle back to life it would definitely be LA HOVER...!!!! I think he got his $50 worth on his first ride...!!!! Now you have a riding buddy...!!!!

[@LAHover]

Thanks Nova! Dude was super chill so I had to try.

[@MotoredLife]

Is that is Zero 10X Varla I see?? Welcome to the club. Great video as always!

[@LAHover]

Varla Eagle One. It's a monster! I love it! Thing goes almost anywhere you point it no matter how bad the path is :) I saw your video on it too, scary fast!

[@jondoe6618]

You technically have a lifetime of grease now, so it wasn’t quite free 😂. That was a insane amount of grease!!!! Another great vid!!

[@LAHover]

Lol lucky me :P

[@jondoe6618]

@@LAHover I know the feeling.

[@bikewizard4514]

Nice bike after fix up

[@LAHover]

Thanks!

[@413MassDigger]

Can you fix it?? Trick Question?? lol... awesome job man!

[@LAHover]

Thanks! :)

[@Spodeboy]

You're such a nice guy!

[@spoolinturby1640]

props for hooking the neighbor up

[@badbadbob1]

Your greatest gift is your knowledge.

[@jaredbourgeois4722]

I can totally relate... I'm in new Orleans and I build and sell these bikes. I do a two week warranty on adjustments. I use the huffy Cranbrook with a yd100 engine. 440 bucks is the sticker price for a built bike. I stay pretty busy. It brings in new business.

[@dannyoutlaw9919]

Hey LA ... next time you run into that issue with sealed bearings instead of ordering them and having to wait for them you can take the old one's and go to your local industrial supply house and 99% of the time they will have them and that goes for the other bearings in your motor...they are way better bearings and cheaper..

[@Urugami45]

5:00 - "bend some spokes and retrue the rear wheel". I'm so glad you said that.... That's exactly what I did with my current build. 😁 I just could not find a way to line up 9 holes or 3 pegs with 8-way symmetrical spokes.

[@LAHover]

It's such an annoying thing to deal with and not the best solution. But I ran the first trail bike that way for a long time and it worked. Hopefully this one will too.

[@keeganhache6667]

I just started the video and I saw the GREASE HOLY CRAP

[@LAHover]

Lol, was a crazy thing to see for sure.

[@keeganhache6667]

@@LAHover yeah but it’s cool that you helped your neighbour get it running and soon he will hopefully upgrade the motor. Then he can ask you to do port work lol

[@MrBri_Guy]

I love my bike! Running soo nice. Great video! Thats nice of you to help him

[@randomprecisionmotors3130]

Yes, it's always a good idea to flip your ballcap back'erds when riding anything with a motor in the open air...

[@LAHover]

Lol it was at that moment he realized the freedom of a motorized bike :) ... And the responsibility.

[@gcasey38]

It's always nice to see someone helping out a fellow writer

[@jamesgnarkill3112]

Great work... spoke count was something I never thought about!!

[@LAHover]

700c some times have 32. But a lot of 27.5" bikes use 32 as well. Every 26" and 29" I have built so far use 36.

[@anthonysiano8842]

Thank you. I’ve been watching your videos for a year now and I finally got my first project going. Thank you again!!

[@LAHover]

Thanks for watching! Good luck on your build.

[@Sir_Bob.]

that's a lot of grease in the case

[@HanzelFonferek]

Wow nice

[@FurysRage1]

That clutch got enough greases to service a battalion of tanks

[@LAHover]

😆 I like that one lol

[@paullehman8652]

First

[@Miller-killer-weldingndairsoft]

Nice

[@paullehman8652]

@@Miller-killer-weldingndairsoft I typed first

[@tylerbach3488]

Saw you working on the bike in discord! Cool stuff bro!

[@tomlingle6168]

Great job!!!

[@Rideon187]

Well done! Pay it forward a little.

[@robertmiligi4835]

I've learned so much from you bfo ,your videos are awesome. Thankyou

[@robertmiligi4835]

Enough clean grease in clutch to regrease wheel bearings lol,lol now that was funny

[@BT_Motorized]

One of my friends Tyler actually just helped me make my first motorized bike, and I absolutely love riding it around with him.

[@BT_Motorized]

He has been making them for about 1.5-2 years, and has 5 now!

[@rockyrococo2584]

Wow. Just wow.

[@warlock.420]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, you're good people bro! Another time you didn't have to help, but chose to anyway! More people should be like you!

[@Felix_Edmundovich]

Dude, who's faster than a motorized bike or an electric scooter?

[@LAHover]

This Eagle 1 is faster than most of my bikes. It's a monster, I love it! Just $$$$!

[@Felix_Edmundovich]

@@LAHover what is its maximum speed?

[@LAHover]

@@Felix_Edmundovich 40mph

[@drzandlcp]

My first motorized bike was a Kent high roller I think that’s the exact same bike

[@drzandlcp]

Mine has Vee brakes so close

[@Daviddave10]

Your discord link has expired, please update it and let me know, so I can join, cause I need serious help with my bike that I just built, it comes with hp carburetor, and I keep stalling the bike whenever I wan to start it

[@leonardarola]

Thanks for the ride.

[@anthonyg6221]

Regarding flat tires. I built my bike about 5 years ago. Within a week I had 2 flats commuting to work. I then filled with some tire slime, just a few seconds worth pushing slime into the tube so not that much, and I've never had a flat since in 4,000 miles.

[@geniotorres2520]

You’re so handsome!!!! And u have BEAUTIFUL feet stud muffin!!!!! LOVE ur Chanel baby ❤️❤️

[@edgaredgar2996]

Hi can you help me, i got new engine and it forsroking from new whats can koss it

[@LAHover]

Due to there being a handful of different things that can cause it I would recommend joining the discord server for live help. Link is in the discription.

[@DookuBricks]

I recently bought a motorized bike kit and I am debating whether or not I should buy a hub adapter or keep the thing I got in the kit. What do you think I should do?

[@LAHover]

Clamping style hub adapters on anything other than a coaster brake hub will slip and bend spokes. If you do have a coaster hub you can use one, but I recommend adding a set screw or woodruff key between the hub and adapter. I use the stock sprocket adapter on most of my bikes.

[@DookuBricks]

@@LAHover Thanks

[@LivingByFire]

Maybe think about a few videos on scooters. Many of the skills you clearly possess for motorized bikes can be applied to scooters.

[@PaulThomas-qo9vy]

You are a good & wise man Mr. Hover! As I watched & listened to the video, your wisdom, experience & kindness was apparent. True words carefully crafted together. This vid also demonstrated the importance of a willing & humble student. Even a great teacher is stymied or stopped from teaching by laziness, or worse yet, proud, arrogant, know-it-all fools! It's refreshing to see a young person eagerly seeking knowledge! Blessings to you Mr. Hover! Well done. I'm gonna watch that again!

[@LAHover]

Thank you Builder!

[@phoenixarizona8441]

Best way to learn regular motorcycle maintenance and how to use a clutch I grew up riding motorcycles if they would have had this back when I was a kid it would have be a fun way to learn basic motorcycle maintenance

[@epicwinfacepie]

The whole bell housing was packed with grease. That absolutely shows they have no idea what they are doing.

[@wesleemiller]

Great video

[@HanzelFonferek]

I wonder if his clutch was slipping from all the Grease!? lol

[@LAHover]

Oddly enough, when I tested it the first time (b4 the clutch bearings failed) it fired right up! ... So maybe I have been worrying about getting a little grease on the pads for nothing. But I'm sure it did not help lol

[@69-Bot]

From my experience, you always pop a couple tires during your first week with the bike, especially with 700c that’s what I have too, looking to upsize it soon. Takes some time to get used to the weight and what the bike can handle with the extra weight and torque from the engine.

[@Gothguitarist]

That two stroke packet for the tank? You mean a gallon of gas haha just breaking balls nice vifeo good job!

[@XiaolinDraconis]

Oh man, this is the one right here. The video that gave me the confidence to open a motor up completely. I've had two of these so far, still have one, but I sold the first because I wasn't ready to open the actual motor and try that level of repair. I got no good reason to open mine up just yet, but I'm actually looking forward to it now.

[@aaryadeb893]

Hey! Why is 700C bikes not ideal for motorizing, could you explain pls. Thanks

[@deebee3901]

Great video mate. Great repair! Nice gesture helping this guy out. Cheers and respect from Australia!

[@cordellmoser9096]

I’m new to the hobby and I bought a used one off a guy for $80. What kinda of screw does the magneto coil take threads and length and the clutch is sticking. The main issue is the bicycle doesn’t have brakes but has the mount for brakes

[@mac16a]

I'd love to have horizontal dropout frame. I'd get rid of that noisy problematic chain pulley in an instant!

[@nikolamitrovic9484]

I built it myself so far taking my time and i agree what you said i bought a running one and just didnt know anything about it at all and i learnt now and prefer build it on your own best advice

[@MeiGunner]

Why would you put that much grease in there doesn't they know that the caution needs to be a little slide and grip and this is gonna stop the clutch from grabbing the like why would you ever put that much grease What are you doing

[@phoenixarizona8441]

I have a bike similar do they have a wider tire we can run the skinny tires are sketchy at 30+

[@steveng6725]

If you have any running motor for sale I don't have one I do have a bike so if you could help me in any kind of way I would greatly appreciate it

[@tommyarthur6959]

I need help finding what what kind of motor I have on my and if it ain't a good one what should I get that would be cheap and if it is good what should I upgrade on it first

[@teslatovarisch9556]

Interesting fact about these engines that it is copy of soviet 1949 engine д-4(D-4)

[@ObamaoZedong]

Do you have a crash course playlist for newbies?

[@sleepered7692]

It's cool to build a motor bike for $50 but you have just a poor bike its not machine its just a cheapest bike whit standard engine lost of time man !!!!

[@LAHover]

This was not built for $50, it was found at a yard sale for $50. No time is lost if you enjoy what your are doing.

[@walleyehunter8862]

I'm with you on building a bike from scratch new !

[@FMonster1550]

That good you help him out I have a bike myself and love it 😁😁😁

[@СобирЭргашев-б6у]

Хороший мопед

[@luciocastro2973]

I want one of those 700c bikes looks tight 🤩🔥🔥🔥🔥👏

[@Jetsonn]

I would have thought road tires would be great for motorized bikes. I have no idea though, I just bought my first kit and it hasn’t arrived yet so I don’t have any experience. What tires, or types of tires, or sizes or brands or width or whatever, work best with motorized bikes?

[@LAHover]

They run ok. Just putting allot of stress on thin tires is got great IMO. If you ride relaxed and be careful about bumps and holes you will be fine. I try to stay at 2" wide tires.

[@solomonramgoolam7108]

Hi when riding bikes I not get speed when full throttle how to fix it

[@HanzelFonferek]

Grease overload!!! Lol

[@paullehman8652]

Grease and bread

[@Churchkey83]

I like my sun dried brake pads with sour cream.

[@ronduck2812]

Luckie rear axle problems your set up for advertising your next long ride pill over whoops got go back home

[@LAHover]

@@ronduck2812 ?

[@kamdennorton6590]

Do you now what is making my bike bogg at full throttle

[@Iegoofoxking]

How much do u think a used mongoose grudge 26" motorized bike running resales for???

[@LAHover]

In the motorized bike market, I've observed a general trend. In most cases, once a motor is added to a bike, its original value tends to become irrelevant, except for a few specific niche scenarios and custom builds. Those with the expertise to build and modify bikes often prefer to create their own, while those less knowledgeable about them may try to negotiate lower prices. Furthermore, additional add-ons and customizations don't seem to significantly impact their resale value. Realistically, I'd consider myself fortunate to fetch $300 for the build, but I'd expect closer to $200 in most cases. Also note: Selling a gas bike should include blunt disclaimers about legality, and liability.

[@joneserupinsmoke9161]

Hahah oh damn!! Dude packed the ish out of that 🤣

[@SmokeyVlogs]

youre amazing !

[@damiongallimore911]

Good work I wish I owned one of those bikes

[@infohere1000]

how do you bend the spokes?

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

$50 is such a good deal, people sell just the plan engine for around $99, the really old versions with missing bolts, broken cast aluminum, really used & abused

[@normanwray1341]

Yes there so to fix

[@domcxz8643]

Banger! :D

[@jacobchambaud5063]

My bike makes a sound similar on my channel idk what it is lol 6:36

[@jacobchambaud5063]

@jeikusstuff89

[@FoxSock]

been awhile since i took a look at your channel, im gonna be building a bike soon with a kent bayside and a phantom 85, im glad youre still posting good content!

[@mozezcen-valley7555]

Those rims r nice never ran them r they any good on this motors and wobble

[@LAHover]

Double walled, quality felt good. Just annoying 32 spoke count... I still trust them more than my mags.

[@mozezcen-valley7555]

@@LAHover yeah mags r sketch after I told my self I was going to hit speeds over 50 once I put on brand new mag rims I knew they were just going to explode going over a little speed bump I felt them almost banana also I'm a little overweight right now

[@edselbobpacer]

I want one

[@blaghboo5615]

I am hoping that my dad gets me a motorized bike for my birthday and it is going to me my first time riding something close to a motorcycle which I am pretty excited about, but the important question is… Which one should I get being a first timer? This is a question for all commenters!

[@LAHover]

Easy first bike builds, The Kent Bayside, and Huffy Lockland. would be my first picks. The Roadmaster Granite Peak is an easy build too, but you may need to cute out the center of the air box (easy and wont hurt anything) to make it fit. The Huffy Cranbrook is super easy to build on as well, but you NEED to know how to readjust the rear wheel bearings after you install the sprocket, and add rim brakes. the coaster brake on the Cranbrook can fail under hard braking, so I would add rim brakes. ALWAYS REMOVE THE FENDERS on any bike you get they are dangerous! Best value motor I see right now is the Wild Cat PK80 from californiamotorbikes.com/shop The Seeutek pk80 on amazon is a good motor too. Or the Silver Slant from bicycle-engines.com

[@blaghboo5615]

@@LAHover Thank you so much!

[@briandefrancisco2571]

I also am new to motorized bicycle world and I would go with a 4 stroke kit. If you can start any of your dad's lawn equipment Chain saw, weed Wacker, push mower then no problem for you to start the bike. The two stroke motors can be tricky to start for beginners.

[@garywilson4490]

Where did you get that bag?

[@LAHover]

Amazon, I would link it but it was so long ago it's no longer available. Look for "triangle bike bag" there are a bunch of them.

[@vampire7878]

10:06 did you tell him about the overdue of grease in clutch gear...it be better to not do it at all....

[@vampire7878]

11:50 I see that ebike throttle...whats going on???? 0-o

[@vampire7878]

got a hybrid? >