The BEST Engine Swap for your MINI BIKE is DIRT CHEAP!
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- The Honda GC 190 is my FAVORITE engine on a Doodlebug style mini bike. It has great power, is super reliable, and I did both my mini bikes for less than $50 each, that is including the engine!
/ gamblerspec
Man.. I was really impressed when I heard it turn on.. especially for a mini.. they almost always sound like a vacuum.. this sounds like a trail 70. I love basic mini bikes like this. Super underrated especially in the USA.
I had a mini when I was a kid, late 50s, it was actually called the doodlebug, sold by Montgomery Ward
When I built my 2 stroke gas bike I kept taking it down the the city radar sign to test if any of my carb tuning made an improvement.
I'm up for some drag racing, but I feel like perhaps one of your next projects should be building a more solid vise stand lol just kidding'
You keep putting out great content and I like seeing your channel grow. Hopefully you're reaching the point were you start to gain momentum. Low-Buck Garage kept chugging away with a seriously under watched channel till he reached a point and started growing by leaps and bounds. I hope it happens soon for you
My favorite cleaner is generic alcohol-based "moisturizing hand sanitizer". So much was produced during the "plague that shall not be named" that many people have it lying around, and you can often find people giving the stuff away. The kind I use is gel hand sanitizer, which causes it to stick to the grease and dirt, breaking it down so i can wipe it off. The stuff works great and is meant to use on your hands so it's healthier than most parts cleaners
Another reason this isn’t a popular engine swap is that this is the residential Honda engine meaning lower quality then a gx motor or even a predator. The gc has an aluminum sleeve and the gx and predator have a cast iron sleeve. I think, with how available these gcs are, they are still a great swap. A mini bike doesn’t get used constantly anyways. Great vid!
I would agree. I bet more mini bike engines die from sitting than overuse. If I wear it out, then I know I got my money's worth
I just electric swapped my old mini bike. Crazy torque man 😂
Dude, I just found your channel. Red or green bro. Haha, keep up the good work.
Yes very nice setup. But that lean backfire would drive me nuts.
There are lots of low cost replacement parts for the GC190 and 160. Some of the parts are interchangeable with the GCV190 and 160 rotary engines. You have to be careful though cause some of these engines have shafts that are to small for a clutch.
Where did u find or get that mini bike with the suspension on it I never seen one of those before that thing looks awesome man
Marketplace. I know what you mean. I couldn't pass it up
Love the vids man
The reason is they aren’t that popular is because these engine use a plastic cam and a skinny timing belt and if it snaps you have to split the block wide open to replace it I have worked on 100s of these Honda gcv engines they do make nice mini bike engines I did a few swaps like this as long as your not trying to make crazy power they hold up and make good cruiser style engines
cruiser is definitely my style
@@gamblerspec I hear you man they have a nice smooth power band to
7:30 it's a crown vic lol
I got a gc190 and then immediately gave up on it once i realized i needed to replace the crank
So cool
Sweet
Mazda Miata 😁
Crown Victoria ?!
I wouldn’t say the fast orange soap is good for ur skin but I mean it works good definitely better then brake cleaner
What I meant to say was that it was good at getting the grease off my hands, but it came out like a dish soap commercial
What about lighting?
So I gotta ask why is the front fender on the badger mounted backwards?
I think it's just the sticker 🤷♂️
Crown Victoria?
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I swear I watch this a month ago. Please tell me this is an update. I'm working too much.
Must have been a dream
Really sucks that these aren't street legal.
@@mrbing70 build one with a 50cc and you can legally ride it on the road in some states
I ride my 79cc Phatmoto bike daily and have never been messed with by the cops. For the most part they just leave you alone unless you are doing something stupid.
19:48 did you break a bolt off in the head?
Yep
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