We Rescued a Seized Honda Ruckus Moped from the Woods, Will it Run & Ride Again?
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- The Honda Ruckus is one of the most popular 50cc mopeds here in the United States. It is more expensive than a lot of the Chinese models, but it's a Honda! In our years of working on mini bikes, motorcycles, and ATVs, Hondas are the hardest to kill- so when we were given this seized Honda Ruckus, we knew there was a good chance that we could get the 50cc 4 stroke liquid cooled engine running again.
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Incredibly impressed that you did all that without removing that massive twig through the bars 😂😂 Legends
Yes, that was really bothering me😄
at 1st i thought they put it there to go with the theme then realised it had been there the whole time :D ocd fans loosing there minds right now :D
That was driving me crazy. I hated it.
I am very happy to see this comment towards the top. I watched them go out of their way like 6 times to NOT pull it off. That would have been my first step upon viewing the bike the first time.
Lol that was kind bugging me too... Isaac finally tossed it 👍
The Honda Ruckus is FUN!
Oh yeah. Always great see you guys.
Come on John, free keychain to the first person to comment... It will make the comments sky rocket. Your analytics will love it.
You guys should leave those twigs on it forever
Love to see moped content
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I deal with this alot at my work as well.
Glad your having fun with it! Looking forward to a 250 or 300cc swap(what alot of people do)
Okay guys love your content. Charles is a great addition to your Channel. Don't ever get rid of him he brings humor to your Channel. Overall impressed with him
ya dont say...
Right funny guy right there
And..... he reminds me of my favourite stoned ghost detective from back in the day 👀 👌
@@MaNNeRz91 😂😂
Charles is very entertaining. You three together have a real English Top Gear vibe going but with a Southern US twist.
6:17 Nah, the stock motor is called the GET50, the GY6 is the common china motor that people put on these.
"Kids don't do this". This is a job for mature men. Never thought of grinding down a shim. This 67 year young man thanks you.
Should use a sharpening stone, not a bench grinder hahaha
I did this to the lifter buckets in a suzuki vitara. 16 valves. Couldnt buy the buckets to do it properly. Still going strong.
Hi guys, just wanted to let you know how much you've helped me with my recent loss of my dad, we would work on motorcycles all through my childhood and get old rust buckets running again. Unfortunately the past few years of his life we couldn't do any of that and the passion eventually died out, but watching you guys and how much you all love what you do, really brought back a lot of great memories and I feel like it's reignited the passion for tinkering I once had. From the bottom of my heart I thank you for just being yourselves
My little RUCKUS 50CC would go 74kms/hr. Sold it with 10,000kms on the od. Such a wicked fun thing to ride. Never found anyone that didn't have a blast on it.
The shims aren't wear items, the valves and seats are. The shims are changed to account for this wear. If you don't have an appropriate feeler gauge, soda cans are usually 3-5 thou thick and can be used in a pinch to get a rough idea. At least in the intake which will probably be around that clearance. The exhaust is probably around double that but it varies by engine. If the valves weren't closing, carbon probably built up on the seat. After adjusting the valves and running it, the carbon may wear off requiring adjustment again quickly.
You beat me to it Lucas. Valve and seat not shim.
Some theory is that they become wear items if you grind or sand 'em
I really enjoy these longer episodes. Appreciate yall. Hope yall are having a terrific memorial day!
That is so cool. Take something that looks dead and get it working. That looked like fun.
issacs experience definitely showed in getting that engine started.
Ah this brings back a ton of memories, I used to have a Ruckus just like that one, mine was a beast though, it easily cruised at 45mph.
I'd say The clogged muffler is robbing you of a lot of power ATM. You definitely don't need a "hop up" engine!! Get a new muffler and rebuild the valve train and you'll have yourselves a badass cruiser easily capable of 40+ mph. 👍👍
Yea and they must not know that it is fuel injected with a computer. It’s not carbureted
I also had the competitor to this bike the Yamaha c3 which I liked a lot more then the rukus. Handled better but the rukus would take it on the flats but you hill I would kill the Honda. Plus they both got 130+ mpg.
Every shop NEEDS an Ike! Great work guys!
50cc scooters tend to get on average 100mpg if not more the gy6 125cc are direct bolt ins
I had a 50cc 4 speed manual moped and it got me 120-130mpg and cruised at 40mph on most rides
We need to see it back. With a lot more power
What a silly question !! Will it run and ride again? I don't even have to watch this video to be able to tell ya YES it will run and ride again if you guys got a hold of it lol. You could find a rusted out bike frame in the woods from 50 years ago and you'll make it run.😉👍
He guys nice!!! i used to daily that thing well not the exact one but one similar got 15k miles on it before i had to replace the carb
Isaac is the man he just knows. Super knowledgeable man this guy is freaking incredibly smart, some people have it and some people just don't
His brothers all over it too,
Will be a good little thing for yall to scoot around on at swap meets
Getcha all some vintage Euro two-stroke mopeds!!!!! Ike had the right idea! Puch E50 fan, here!!!! Treatland is your friend!
I like the content as usual, but this one is my cup of tea, I'm a scooter guy and love riding slow bikes fast! Past injuries leave me to riding step-through style bikes or mini bikes anyway so.....
I'm a gy6 enthusiast, not an expert but lots of experience!
I saw a lovely restored Camo one in Kyoto on a holiday. It was eye-catching.
Wow I work on these daily in a scooter shop in Chicago, absolutely fun and relaxing to watch others restore something so destroyed
I love that blooping noise!!!
It always cracks me up!! Sounds like something you'd hear on a cartoon.
i see that i am not the only person that is really bugged about the twigs wrapped thru the bike. it would only take you 5 seconds to remove them. i am most impressed how awesome you guys are about diagnosing issues snd fixing them. i have been watching your great content for years now. thank you
Vernier caliper, lectrik. Micrometer is a different precision measuring tool. You guys rule.
I would absolutely love to find me an Early Model Year RUKUS to Modify as a Street Bike!
There are SO MANY MODIFICATIONS available for these.
If is wasn't so hard to do, I would install a V-Twin, and use it DAILY...
Definitely want to see the souped moped Challenge 👍
I like this one!!!! Bigger engine and better tires.
Absolutely yes! The road trips of past were the awesomest of content, period...
What a fun little machine and you got it running after sitting. You guys are the best.
If you don't swap in that pcx? Or whatever that big honda scoot you have with the bent front end, I'll be pretty sad.
it sounded like a scooter out of the Jetsons when it first started
I want to see you guys put a set of the go power sports mini bike ape hangers on that moped, it would look ridiculous, but also very cars and cameras
You should put a Nitrous Outlet powersports kit on it and see what the 50cc will do, a .011" fuel jet and a .012" nitrous jet will give you 6.5 horsepower at the crank with the carbureted wet kit's 6psi fuel pump.
I like how charles just instantly knew what he wanted, like he’s been thinking of this for wayyy longer then when ike said something. Haha.
Charles definitely looks like he could be a moped rider for sure.
Nice that's not a GY6 engine tho It's called a ( GET ) engine.
I'm not a gear-head or mechanic of any stripe, but I learn more from watching your videos than any other channel!
You guys are always saving something. Keep up the good work guys. 👍
Lucky! Around here, even a clapped out Ruckus will go for $2k at least. The engine isn't a GY6 either, it's the GET2 which doesn't have much in common with the GY6. The GET is a great engine even though you can't increase displacement very easily. The Ruck shop's stage 1 performance kit wakes up the bike a lot and it's a simple bolt on the parts and go. I'd love to see more with this bike!
Pro Tip for the youngsters: when testing fuel system use odorless mineral spirits instead of gasoline. Far less combustible and hardly any smell. You can work around it and not worry about catching the shop or yourself on fire. The specific gravity is just slightly higher than gasoline so pumps and flow rates will be very similar. It’s petroleum based so it won’t swell orings or attack gaskets in the fuel system.
Yay!!!! I’ve been waiting for this one!!!!!
Hey guys hope you're having an excellent memorial Day I love the last episode you did of cars and cameras when you were building out the office those are fun too long with the builds I think your father should allow you to do one great big project in the OG workshop for Old times sake and you guys need to have a yard kart race at your parents house and the only caveat is you have to remove the mufflers to let the neighbors know you're back in town. Hope all of your having a wonderful memorial Day and have a great days
15:19 Ike throws a vine in frustration and Charles slowly backs away. 😂😂😂
noticed the Aermacchi sx125 in the shop at 33:38! I have two of em (bought one as a doner for the other one) and would love to see a will it run on it! lots of cool history and actually pretty valuable bikes when restored!
You ever have questions about gy6 motors I know all about them. I'd tear the jug off it stretch out those rings on the piston a little or replace them timing marks are on the cam sprocket but tear it down at top dead some of them don't wanna run with the breather box cause the stock carbs are junk also that thing should do 45 50 it's got to be governed down
the Ruckus is the one moped I always wanted to get just because you can get 75 and 100 cc jug kits from Japan for the little Honda and a over sized belt drive kit for the 100 cc engine upgrade. back when they came out they were huge and a lot of manufactures made upgrades expecting it to blow up which it did in a small way just not as big as was expected and I never understood why there just cool. they even had an off road variant that was really nice and had the most aggressive tire in the line up
There is only one kit for the stock ruckus motor which makes it 62cc
Ive watched ut videos for a looong time guys. Love this😁 watching you doing these kind of things is just like what i like to do🙈 #norway
It has stuck valves from sitting for a long time. especially the intake valve you need to free up the valves. the previous owners probably layed it on its side filled the air filter with oil. then picked it up rode it until it seized up. John is having to much fun on it no doubt. Charles is the first one to crash it. take that big clunky muffler off of it and it will probably run better. I was thinking it was going to be a three. for the first number on the lap time. after Ike was slogging through the mud.
It wouldn't run at all with a stuck valve. Unless I've misunderstood what you meant.
@@Lucas12v It didn't run until they started messing around with the valve train. and an engine will run with sticking valves. but it will run but poorly. skipping, and backfiring, ect.. it depends on how badly stuck the valves are. because the valves don't stick open on every revolution of the engine. but the longer it runs the more the valves will free up.
@@musicauthority3516 You know what happens when a 1 cyl engine skips?
@@bobadam7021 Yes, although I'm not sure why you are asking that question.
theyre not stuck. you saw them moving on the bore scope lol
this is gonna be by far prob my fav build !!!!!!!
Proper Cars and Cameras fuel delivery system. 😁
Hey you legends, hope your all doing well and lofes treatn ya well... another awesome clip guys, luv u long time. Lol
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As a proud owner of a '16 Ruckus this one really hit the spot, was wondering when you guys were going to get to us. Gutless pig sure, but still fun to ride? Absolutely. If you try to take this out of a town center, you will only know the agony of 10 cars behind you waiting for a chance to pass. It only goes 38 at best. I haven't found a modification that doesn't just barely tweek performance. I think it is reliable. Happy to see a series on the same ride in my garage. Oh, you didn't mention it's Street Legal and parks wherever bicycles do. I don't remember many of your projects that do that. A bag of ice and a pack of drinks sits on the floorboards perfectly. Also, put some pegs on it. Way more control, less squirrely, I probably should have made that point first... Pegs.
You guys should road trip on MTBs with a Monster? 78.5cc 4 stroke, or if you want adventure, stuff a 212 Predator in them, although the 212 poses some challenges fitting the engine, and getting the sprockets to line up, after that, your only problem will be, keeping the front wheel on the ground. I stretched the frame, and added a top motor mount, between the cross tube and the gas tank ears. I lucked out on the front downtube, and replaced the straight tube with sced 80 aluminum with an 6" rad bend at the bottom.My Rock Shock adj front end just clears the new tube at full turns.I also added an LED 7" Harley headlight, and a taillight with turns and brake lights, and a 3 magnet flywheel, and battery, under the motor plate. Rides great, very reliable, and the weight of the headlight helps keep the front wheel on the ground. After 3 years of riding in the Calgary, and now Windsor area, (very flat here), the stainless 2mm spokes started snapping on the rear wheel, so I have just fitted a 6 spoke aluminum "mag" wheel on the back, and 2 rides in, works great. I use the throttle stop screw to keep me at 80 km. In case you're wondering, I was using a hub adaptor on the spoked wheel, and its the second spoked wheel I've had on the bike. The first one did not have stainless nipples in the rim, and failed pretty quickly.
I keep my used car oil for this kind of project. The engine needs to earn new oil. Once warmed up I drain and fill with good oil.
As a former owner of a modified Ruckus, I would like to see more videos like this and the cross country road trip on modified ruckus.
The valve cover has a pressure relief line that goes to the air box, so there can be oil vapor getting sent to that. Seen it before on a gy6
I wish I could have been there to do this project with you. I've got an 06 metropolitan I've been tuning for a while. It's basically the same guts on a proper scooter. I've been able to get it to 47 but I hope to do 50 so yeah these little bikes can do great things with a little love
"This is 15cc's of fury....." Man you gotta love Charles.
I think you all had the most fun out of that old bike ever today. I had a blast just watching you all. Thanks.
Happy Memorial Day everyone.
Love the videos, keep up the good work guys!
I have a Tomos and love it, just that fact that Ike brought it up made me smile
I was prez of the Vancouver Ruckus Club and we did a lot of upgrades . Bought new Ruckus in 2005 Installed taller final drive gears out of a Honda Metro , I had mine bored to 58cc with a new crank and Wisco piston , Posh cdi with a higher rev limit , larger intake with a larger keihin carb , A mix of three 6 gram rollers and three 5 gram rollers , custom exhaust . Cosmetics were drop bars and lowered custom seat . Would do 80 kph easy . Was a ton of fun met a lot of people , I miss the Ruckus scene :)
Silverwing swap needs to happen. I'd love to see a collaboration between yall and Rollingwrench for something this wild. It would be the ultimate in ridiculous Ruckus builds.
Man this video has given me way more ideas on how to get my ruckus going than DOZENS of other videos!!! Mine isn’t nearly as bad but won’t start. I’ll be trying some more things. Thanks.
My buddy and I have matching 1987 Honda elite 50s's, 90% hard yard hours on those things. A moped in a decent sized just makes for such a good time.
Shoot, a tank and a pump and you guys will have a serious score on your hands. Ruckus hold their value, and like Ike said they have a HUGE aftermarket.
Have y’all thought about turning the old garage into a bar/tavern? That would be dope
They enjoy working on small engines not cooking food an serving beer lol
I think you might be on to something…I hear John’s chili is pretty good!🎉
I have just under 6,000 miles on my 2012 Honda Ruckus and I did the same you guys did with your valves. Now I’m going to check my compression and see if that kit will work!
it will be fun to see another video when you make some tuning on it.Keep Going Guys!
Check out The Ruck Shop! They have everything you’ll need! I had my 50cc ruckus doing 45mph with some carb tuning exhaust and homemade intake!
I had one of these over 20yrs ago. Definitely the best 50cc scooter I ever had. Put a 22mm carb and a big bore kit on it and it will rip pretty dang good. Mine would do around 60mph. Cool to see one again 🔥👍✌️
tuning in from the uk !
It would be important to note the difference between a moped and a scooter as they are not the same thing. Y'all should definitely get a moped to make some moped content. I would settle for some more scooter content if you guys got more scooters.
I’ve always loved drag racing but these jet boat races are something I’ll always watch. Unbelievable how fast they turn
My favorite thing about this Ruckus at this point, is the Tampa Bay Lightning logos spray painted on the column! Haha. You have your work cut out for you!
You guys need to make a video just walking around and talking about all the projects and see what crazy ideas get brainstormed
Absolutely a moped road trip is a MUST and yes mor Ruckus content.
130/90-10 maxxis m6024's or Duro knobbies fit. you guys can get free 4.00-10 knobbies from GPS that would work also. but be a little small.
This Old Man from Washington NC always enjoying your videos. I can see what's coming next. Your videos are awesome. Love you guys. 🛵🧔💝💝💝
Love your videos keep up the good work
when Ike pulled the spark plug and said it had alot of oil on it, he didnt sound exactly thrilled about it. thats nothing to be upset about, i'd be happy to find oil instead of water!
Hey guys. I have had good luck using Berrymen's B12 to clean out old metal tanks.
A upgraded ruckus most definitely love to see that ripping around the grand prix great content
I regret getting rid of mine bought it brand new and I had such a blast on it, modified exhaust, different roller weights and jetted it was good for 30,32 mph after that took it off road just all around fun and yes the floorboard is one piece. Gotta get another
My ruckus was very hard to start for the first time of the day and was low on power. I grinded down the shims with sandpaper and now the bike runs like a dream. I didn’t have a shim kit I did it like a backyard mechanic I’ve had no problems since
if you have problems with the valves not seating because of corrosion , i always put a good drop o oil in both intake and exhaust. mostly the leak isnt that big
The only thing with hopping up mopeds is that they are limited in speed by law. Go over that and you need a tag and title plus insurance.
Now the fun part.
Back in the early 70s a friend and I rode dirt bikes and he rode MX. He knew all the tricks to wring out horsepower out of a 2 stroke. I had been given a Puch moped in exchange for some work on a car. Fun as it was we were used to life in the fast lane.
Bigger bore, bigger carb, move the ports some and fashion an expansion chamber exhaust.
I took the thing up the three mile long road my friend lived on. As I went I dialed in the carb and turned to make the return run. The thing had a pretty optimistic 50mph speedo on it so I let it loose. His house was about 1/2 mile from a very busy US highway. I thought I would peg the throttle going past and get on the brakes to stop at the highway. I went screaming past his house with that speedo pegged tight. I let off the gas and hit the brakes at about 32mph the brakes stopped stopping. I blasted across that road and took another mile to get turned around. Luckily no traffic was on the only north - South major highway on the west coast of south Florida at that specific point in time. The two-stroke gods were looking out for me that day.
The point is going fast is fine but just remember that at some point you are going to have to stop. Those cable operated drum brakes were fine until we started improving things.
That little motor went on a go cart and raced the rest of it's days. That never bothered me a bit...... LOL!
Be safe out there guys.
Cheers
Terry
The ending was funny... thank you for the humor....jonjon...JJ...
You guys are great MECHANICS to bring that thing Back from the JUNKYARD !! LOVE IT !
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A little cvt (variator) tuning will help with heavier riders. I weigh 240lb and had a kymco agility 50. Got it where it would accelerate decently (faster than most people would leave when the light turned green). Top speed on flat ground was 37mph. Would climb these Tennessee hills at 20mph.
Any time you see a carb with a 4 screw cap like that one, you NEED to install the airbox for the carb to work correctly. Low pressure must be present at the large hole near the top of the intake venturi. The curved rubber tube between the carb and airbox is ENGINEERED to maintain intake velocity throughout the operating range of the engine.
The GY6/QMB139 is truly one of the worlds greatest accomplishments over 100 years of the internal dinosaur burning engine development.
If you compare a 50cc QMB139 to a supercharged 80 liter postwar aircraft engine, or even 16V 92 Detroit Diesel you will notice they are almost all identical in design.
That was hard to say with a straight face.
Seriously, the GY6 is designed to do the very most with the very least.
Both other engines were built to produce as much power as they could with the technology they had. The GY6 will destroy the other two, power to weight. The AWESOME 3.2 HP is then modified for practicality to produce speed.
GY6 AWESOME!
I wish this Ruckus and its GET50 motor wasn't dusted so they could have gotten an actual impression of it. That aside I have been waiting a long time for them to get into the whole GY6 scene, maybe they will go for that good old 230cc kit if those are still around. That would be quite nice for this Ruckus as it's a perfect candidate for a swap with that dusted motor.
@@nap8187 Glad you mentioned that...It is safe to say that even the highest output version of a GY6 that came new in anything with a warranty IS MAKING LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT THE ENGINE IS CAPABLE OF.
Double your power with aftermarket parts!
Even though I know it's a Monday, it feels like a Sunday because of the Holiday! Stay safe everyone.
You gotta put a Tecumseh* 200 on there.
Yall should come search around Louisiana for projects. Kids get bikes, ride them for a few months and put'em in the shed and get a bigger one.
I’ve always wanted to do a 670 swap on one of these. Put it in front of the seat like a traditional motorcycle would have and turn it into a drag bike
Wouldn’t the frame bend in half lol
Yes please do a moped build off/ road trip to the keys that would be the most C&C thing ever!
i had a timer running before ike called it gutless because i already knew it was going to happen. he made it to the 9.5 second mark this time.
also that moment of john telling ike he had a 3 minute z50 was absolute gold
If yall need a gy6 engine I got one off a 4 wheeler. It's a 150 with reverse. It ran great before getting pulled off. Would be cool to show a conversion to just moving forward.
Yall have to get a puch maxi and tune it up those mopeds are beautiful