We Bought 8 CHEAP ABANDONED Honda Mini Bikes... Can We Make Them Run & Ride?
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- We bought a pile of Honda Z50s! The Z50 or "monkey bike" was Honda's smallest trail bike. It was popular in similar years as the CT70 or "Trail 70". Powered by a 50cc 3 speed four stroke engine, these little trail mini bikes had more power than you'd suspect. The top speed of this small motorcycle is somewhere around 30-35mph. In today's video, we pick up a bunch of these Honda Z50s and try to make at least one run and ride!
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These Z-50's remind me of summer camp. Mini bike riding was an option that I did every summer for about 5 yrs. We also rode Trail 70's as we progressed. My last summer there I got chosen to go on a mini bike overnight camping trip. We rode out into the woods, raised hell on the trails and overall had a blast! Great memories from Camp Bernie!
see any bigfoot??
Shiiit, these original 3-speed Honda Monkeys are worth more than gold here in Finland.. Especially the solid rear ones 😃
I would want a couple! 😊
alkaaha ne hintaa kerää
I have a US import here in the UK the solid rear, paid just under £3000 for it a couple of years ago
J. Dennis Holy smokes bro! 😳 They really are gaining some value.
I just got my original 78 mini trail 50 from my dads shop. Covered and stored was running when I stored it early 90s. looks almost new. Im planning to get it running.
In Asia especially Indonesia, with a good condition that will cost US$500
I just love to see old engines brought back to life..especially in fun little bikes like these. Not fast. Not powerful. Still so much fun. The smiles those little bikes create are never-ending.
i have Honda Monkey and i have 125cc engine it goes like 80miles perhour and i wheelies when i use trhottle on 1st and 2nd gear
The “add another zip tie” quote is literally what keeps my mini bike running
Same here. An old Suzuki scooter held by zip ties.
Zip ties and electrical tape all over my 80cc two stroke Mongoose.
Bro I got a z50 and the exhaust is held on by zip ties the only bolts their house on it is the ones that hold the handles on and the engine mount
@@hunterthehondarider2189 I thought that was all mini bikes were my brakes are held on by zip ties
I got a little doodle bug w a 6.5 horsepower predator 212 (actually 10hp) and I have at least 20 zip ties on it
I’ve got one of those Honda ZR50’s got it when I was 8, am now 40! Still great fun!
I have one also, got it at 5 yrs old. Turning 40 this August
srvrace what date in august ? mines on the 18th
I got mine in '82 when I was 10. Still have it.
I envy everyone in this thread. You guys all seem like you have tones of story's with these small but cool bikes. I'm 16 17 in September and have a Chinese moped and some little mini Moto but there's nothing as cool as old mini bikes like these
@Bowling Circus that sounds brilliant. IV used thoose off-road skateboard things that you pull with a kite I forget the name of them
For some reason, this made me insanely happy. Their genuine smiles showed me that these guys love their lives and that's a great thing. Great video guys!
Thanks
Thank you
Twenty years sitting in the woods, will it start? Honda says "hold my beer!"
Need a v-tec head for it.
Oh yes 😂😂😂
Meanwhile my klx 140 is a pain in the ass. It was brand new and 2019
Having built 70's goldwings and 80's Sabres and Magnas.. I agree!
NoNoNoNii learn about a bike before you talk about it.
My dad bought the Honda Monkeys 50 and 70 trail bike , I used to ride them back in the 70's, super fun. That 50 could climb hills like crazy.
6:55 REAL men check for spark by holding their thumb on the spark plug! ⚡⚡⚡ 😎
Its really painful though
Or say to your little brother "hey, hold this"
he already knew it was really weak or gone at that point.
I do it with my tongue
Of course. That's the only way
I have 70’s but really would like a 50 for the collection. You guys had to dig deep on these, well done! 👍
Stay safe out there folks! Enjoy this bonus length episode!
You like onion?
I just saw these on Craig’s list
Do a motor swap from 420 to 212 golf cart stay safe and have fun
I love that 84 z50, matches my 84 cr500r
Or somebody bought some and was reselling them because they were asking $500 but it’s the same ones with moss on the seat and everything plus it was in a 100 mile radius from me and I’m in N.C. Have fun with them guys!!
I say the best purchases are the junky old ones no one wants cause they don’t wanna put any effort in repairing them, however I am like you guys. I love old junk that no one else wants. #1 it’s cheaper #2 it’s a challenge #3 it makes me feel good when I bring something back from the dead and ride it around. Great video as always Ike and John.
Shows the power of Honda engines !👊
How did you put a fly on your profile pic?
Had of they been stored properly in a garage i could 100% guarantee they would all start and run fine, they were built to last.
Built Honda tuff
Jank
@@Billo-07 if any brand was stored in a garage (implying good condition garage) and was stored right (implying no sitting gas and other things) then they would all start right up
I swear this dude lools like Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights.
This is what would happen if Hank Hill retired from selling propane and propane accessories
Shake n bake!
An old tech once asked me, after watching me work on a stuck engine... He said " did you put atf or diesel in it?" Very serious like. I laughed, and shrugged it off. Later he says ... " Atf or diesel in the cylinders. That'll get her free.."... Soaked in diesel for 72 hours and it freed pretty easy. The rings loosened up, it smoked beautifully even after an oil change. That little one cyl. Honda ran for two years no prob till sold.
ATF oil is amazing in lots of different ways
I just got a 1979 Z50R yesterday from a friend at work, I’m glad this popped up because this is gona be fun to watch
There's something about that tall-ass man riding that little bike that makes me laugh.
Honda's may sleep... but hardly ever die.
Why does John look like hes trying to kick start a 454 lol
😂
Lookin rather tweekerish these days. Hope he’s not and just getting fit😳
must be enthusiastically trying to break the kick starter shaft off at the splines?
Can easily tell who the real mechanic is out the pair 😂 John just started learning to turn a screwdriver
Ike is such a good teacher though and he's so patient 😂
Why you gotta make fun of the man? Everyone starts somewhere right?
Steven I agree with you hell atleast hes out there doing what he likes and has a buddy to teach him and share the passion with
Give me one now we're leaving gig
Ike works on old stuff, John isn’t as good with points and stators
Can’t beat a Honda, especially the old ones.
I need something like that
Get the others running
Except with a yamaha
My custom built Yamaha yz85 race bike beats it, but I also own a 1980 z50 r
Timing belts say otherwise
I’ve seen every episode and to date this one is my favorite yet. Thanks guys! My first love was an early 70s Honda 50 mini trail I miss it so bad.
Nice to watch content like this especially if you live somewhere where there’s now a curfew. LA has a ridiculously early curfew today so it’s nice to see an upload from you guys. Keep it up!
bet that curfew makes u feel like a free man. eff em! land of the fee home of the slave
@@4thGloryMonday haha, nice.
@@4thGloryMonday those who burn and loot are not guaranteed rights. your rights stop where others' begin.
I was 9 yrs old and my church summer camp had a mini bike class and we rode Yamaha big wheel 80 and these little Honda’s. Best summers of my life. Cool to see you get at least one of these fired up. Looking in to getting a project one for me and the kid. Ty for the inspiration.
Lady gave me one that was sitting for 20 years in a barn cleaned carb rode for a long time was fun, ground my skin off my knee one time and one time it drugged me through a ditch about 400 foot trying to hang on but have many fond memories.
haha sounds fun!
Thank you for refreshing my memories of my first bike. It was an early 70's Trail 70 that my dad built out of 2 s...crap bikes he found at the flea market. After nearly a year of slamming the 2 together, my first ride nearly landed me in the pond. I got back on it (after the shakes wore off) and then he couldn't keep me off of it. It was that ugly yellow color but I didn't care. Fifty cents worth of gas & I could ride for hours. LOL
Memorys-exactly why this semi-old dude just bought a Honda Monkey!
on the valves -- lapping compound and use a drill to recut the seats
Only just found ur channel and now working my way through ur content,u guys are great to watch,iam a big honda z50 fan,thats how i found ur channel....all the best from the uk👍
You guys need a sticker that says “ who needs brakes”
when u have gears you dont need any.. but yeah a sticker would help
0-60 eventually... 😂😂😂😂😂
My dad bought me a used 1973 Z50 (Candy Topaz Orange) in 1976 for my 10th birthday... What a blast that thing was, ah the memories of youth, broken collar bone and all...
This is awesome!!! Pro Tip- Automatic Transmission Fluid will also help unstick piston rings. I've always just poured it straight thru the spark plug hole full and let it sit over night. Turn it over slowly with out the plug to get what is left out of the engine. Plus change the oil.
That's a tip that would probably come in handy at some point. Thanks for sharing some knowledge!
Man... I got a bike just like that red '83 for christmas in 95? 96? Mine had a black seat though. I was 5 or 6 years old, I can't remember. But, I do remember seeing that beside the tree that morning with that beautiful red paint shining and it being one of the happiest moments in my life. The excitement of wanting to ride it but having to open everything else first and let my mom and dad put me in warm clothes lol. Brings back so many memories. I had a white one just like that '99 on the video too. Awesome video guys. Loved it.
Can't kill a Honda, even that one with bad valves will live again with a little more valve work... :)
In belgium we are allowed to right these when we are 16 years old,
When u buy one the speed is limited to 25mph, but we put bigger cilinder on it, other exhaust, other piston, and then thry go like 70 mph, we know perfecty how these minibikes work and its really really fun to ride them, if you get qaught tuning them, the police will give you a really big fine here in belgium...... :-)
In Finland at age of 15
In finland these are really famous amongst the teenagers and they tune them really much, but you can find bone stock one from 1500€ up to 4000€
MOI mina olen alkaen finlanddddddddd
That’s insanely expensive.
For 4000 euros in USA you could get a nice Bmw or serious bike
Sysmässä on 5 mankia.
That price you could get a grom
@@seanjis007 A Grom would need a motorbike license, while you can drive these tiny ones in most places in Europe on a moped license or even on no license at all from 16 years old up.
You guys are great. As an old motorcyclist I can tell you points were replaced with electronic ignition on Japanese motorcycles after 1977. I once had a 1977 Yamaha XS750 triple which had points. All models after that had electronic ignition, so I'm confident points disappeared on motorcycles of all sizes not long after. ECM's were cheap even then, a silicon controlled rectifier.
One more thing. Honda Trail 50's are made for children. You know that, right? 😄
Where is the old “I’m John, and I’m Isaac!”???!!?
Ya seriously
Hai EthanRaats
Shihab Speed Do I know you??
They don't have to say it now, they elevated 👑
Badass boys! My 1st mini bike was a Trail Horse, but my 1st that had gears (3) was 1 of these at 10yrs old and it was SO magical....the day I was surprised with it, I felt like that was the day my life began! Riding it I felt like I was unstoppable!
Ike needs a beer hat to hold his gas tank. Lol
Now that would be EPIC 🤣😂🤣
👍👍👍✌️
I would pay to see this happen. 😆
Heres a vid of a 800cc dirtbike😂aspedrom.com/1HIj
These were about as rough as I have seen and still you got one running. Impressive! Can't wait to see more videos on these.
Love the z50, I bought one for my son new in 94 . Kept it mint, sold five years later for what I paid . My son loved it
It’s perfect!
Drives by with a Molotov cocktail in hand...😂
These things are awesome. I think I’m going to buy one
Me too I have always wanted one
Be prepared to spend some $$$. These old Hondas are big sellers.
Love the sound of these bikes ,it brings on all sorts of memories like ,the smell of my granny’s tractor shed where it still sits and rots to this day,the bike not my granny ,the pain of running over a ladder that was in tall grass and breaking my ass bone.ahhh memories
Love the videos! I have a z 50 that my dad bought for me before I was born, (I’m 15 now and he has since passed away), but he broke it before I was born. I have been trying to get it going but the gas tank is rusted through. Anyway can’t wait to see more of these in videos!
Thanks for posting this guys this brings back so much memories for me .the 2 you picked here was what I got for Christmas at 8 years old .One was a gold 78’ and a red 82’ and the rest was history!! I am now 41 and have physical issues that have stopped me from riding or restoring my first bike,a 70’s Indian mini bike.
Fix as many as you can!
Let me rephrase, just restore all of them haha.
$$$$$
@@CarsandCameras you mesto send me one i camt get it
Will Ferrell the Mechanic is such a character and cool dude, not to mention kick ass mechanic. His attitude is infectious and makes me want to go learn about this stuff.
"Oh yeah I hate that!" HAHAHA smartass. This whole video is a testament to Honda's quality. They should sponsor you after this.
WOW!!! it`s nice to see you guys so happy with your treasures, I have a 1976 and love it, had one when I was 15, and now at 70 I still have a ball rideing, have FUN guys...
My son and I just finished restoring our 1984 z50r ! Runs great, fast and smooth! We are looking for another maybe Honda 70 or 100 for the next project! Love your shows! Shows us what the monkey bikes look like after restoration!
I love watching these dead atvs and motorcycles brought back from the dead...it has inspired me. Ive just finished a 86 Honda trx125 and now just purchased a 06 artic cat 400 4x4 that has been sitting for 4 yrs and needs my attention.
i love how yall calculater the times for each project and person....love the builds guys keep up the great vids
I have a 1986 honda z50r that I got when I was around 8, I still have it and would love to get it running again for my 8yr old daughter. She has a 2014 Polaris outlaw 90 that she loves to ride. This video brought back a bunch of memories of me riding my mini bike. Keep up the great videos guys
Y’all are awesome, and the best UA-camrs I know.... keep it up you’re doing a great job!!!
Thank you!
CarsandCameras you’re welcome
I really enjoyed this video it was a blast from my past my first bike was the red Honda 50
Andrew Startek same
I got an 82 running for my buddy and it had stuck rings but the jug wouldn't budge so I threw it back together and started it with a drill to help it build compression
I got given a z50 some 23 years ago. Totally siezed, cleaned it up and got it going at NO cost. My boy learned to ride on it. We loved it, so did all the local kid's that had goes on it 😁
Well. You have a new subscriber. Good video! I love finding old things and fixing them up.
Hey dont diss the junkers man , thats where you started john . How soon we forget . Thats why i watch
I had one brand new in 1972 when I was 12 years old. It was a beautiful blue with chrome front and rear fenders, it had a headlight and tail light, and it was a 3 speed auto clutch machine. I will be 60 at the end of this month, and I still miss that old bike. Mine had front shocks, but no rear shocks on my model, but back then it was the king of the minibike world.
3:20 new nascart?!
I'd I was wondering too
shhh you weren’t supposed to see that
I have an 84 Z50. My Uncle gave it to me in 87. I just restored the whole Bike last year but it would sit up our Mountain house for a year or 2 without no one riding it and that thing would always Kick right over without any problems.
Incredible Engines.
They did qualify the Z-50 in the video as Honda's smallest "street legal" trail bike, but in the description above, they write, that it's Honda's smallest trail bike. The Z-50 was not Honda's smallest trail bike. That would be the QA-50, which was a 2 speed and had no headlight or taillight, so It wasn't street legal ua-cam.com/video/S6qBCgy5cdw/v-deo.html . It had a different engine and frame, than the Z-50, although it was still a 50cc 4 stroke. I believe; they made it in the early to mid-1970's. ...I had one as a 48 pound runt 9 year old in 1973! I was too short to reach the ground with my feet on the Z-50, so Dad bought me a QA-50. I was an unruly child, but the belt and hickory switch didn't work on me, so Dad made a deal with me, that if I behaved for a year and didn't get kicked out of school and work during the Summer & after school, he'd buy me a mini-bike. I kept my end of the deal and so did Dad.
He should’ve continued to bust your little ass. So I’m wondering, did you outgrow your “unruly child” spell or did you grow up to be an unruly adult????
A good trick if you have rusty valves and would like to try to revive it is to put a leak down detector on it roll the engine to bdc with both valves closed and use a dead blow hammer to rap on the top of the valves. Jaring the valves knocks the rust off and the air being forced into the cylinder pushes the loose rust out of the engine. As a vintage bike mechanic I have used and had great luck with this method several times.
Love how much Ike’s brother looks and sounds like him lol
Lol, no kidding... I had to replay it..
Hondas ruggedness is legendary,that little bike ran with a tiny bit of tinkering after it had been settin' outside for 20+ years.
Someone didn’t know what they had..these bikes are little gold mines today.
I've been loving mine since 1981. I've even used it in my "Ronnie & TJ" videos. Awesome bikes!
I love the Top Gear time board
The zip tie is a wonderful thing. The Z50 was amazing that it ran at all. At six years old I started on a 1969 Honda 50 mini trail. I miss it.
Got a z50 when I was 7 put a tractor tread tire on the back of it. Had a blast!
I had one of these as kid and fell head over heals in love with it. Such good memories associated with this bike for me . Thanks for the great vids fellas. I tried to do a jump once and the bike was so heavy it threw me almost completely over the handle bars, lol good times.
In Finland these were one of the first very popular mopeds (in Finland when your 15 you can get a moped license and drive a max 50cc moped) and their popularity had just grown more and more and nowdays there are people building 190cc versions of these like this one, ua-cam.com/video/jNX7KC7nNv8/v-deo.html Ps. In Finland these are called monkeys.
Did Hank Hill leave the propane business.... Man he sounds like Hank King of the Hill😂😂😂😂
Build a drift trike out of one of those that would be sick!
I had an old qa50,still miss that little dude. I enjoy seeing the oldies being resurrected.
"110 dollars a piece" and "a good price" in the same sentence lol
These will sell for upwards of $1000 in good condition, and for *thousands* in showroom-like-new condition if they're an older vintage.
@@Stoney3K but these bikes will take alot of time,parts, and money to make them in "good" condition especially if you use genuine honda parts and not Chinese junk parts.
Brian G but they are worth $8000 if you get them in “good” condition
Awwww THEYRE SO CUTE!!! You guys need to get all 10 running make em all ridiculously fast and have a mini bike race! Itll be epic..
Looking forward to more trophy cart stuff too!
yo is it me or does this guy sound like Hank hill, I love it.
God dangit bobby
Thats X-actly what i was thinking
Greatest mini bikes ever made. Awesome job guys an quite a collection you have.
Hey when did randy macho man savage start at cars and camers lol
And Frank Hill XD
Brother!
familiar sounds.. I love it. I have a similar blue bench 'chevy red' honda monkey I got when I was 11-12 yrs old. always takes a few kicks to get it started when it sits for a long time, but it always runs. good engines.
nice find and a steal for what you paid, even if they're a bit stripped.. a good one can sell for 4000€ in my country
a bit of history.. I've read somewhere the honda monkey was made for mine workers for transport between the barracks and the mines, since the 4 stroke runs so quiet and bike is so small, it was an ideal form of tranport also in the mines.
Air pilots also had a 125cc engine monkey which could quickly take them to the airfield when necessary. (btw you can get brand new 125cc engines from china and they are cheap as dirt 😉😉)
I was gonna buy one but my dad said no
Felt that
Same here
My dad (and mom) said no to motorized toys when I was a kid. Then when I was 16 I met a dude named Isaac with an old go kart. We got it running and I made a career out of it! Respect your parents decision, then when you move out, get a nice Z50, Trail 70, old mini bike, or go kart 😁
Shit I got a 50cc Honda for like my 5th birthday. It gave me a permanent scar from the exhaust burning my leg but I still had fun. I want to get another bike but I can’t fit on a 50cc. So 250 it is!
@@FishFind3000 I could have written that. I have the same scar on my right calf just under the knee. I was too little to lift it off of me. 1972 Mini-trail, gold because chicks like it.
Introduced my 6 yr old granddaughter to mini bike world. She loved your video and we have started a mini bike fund. Thanks guys!
John's has a better seat, cool wheels, and the goofy, old style handlebars. Since you have so many, maybe you could build a mini 50 chopper!
i keep watching you guys with CT70s and you keep making me want to have my old k2 back! my dad blew it up and ive missed it like crazy for so long!
They should start making those again, they would sell like mad.
@@SashaLumi Bud this and a grom aint the same
@@danki1153 it is not grom
In china they made replicas of them. Jincheng monkey, skyteam monkey etc
Everyone is buying the little ones from China now. Dirt cheap, built cheap lol
They made a 50th anniversary model in all chrome in 2017 and other anniversary models before that. And there is the new monkey with the grom motor.
"You got a nice one. the front wheel turns." - John. Rolling laughing here! Lol! Honda makes an impressive machine! Really enjoyed this video, keep em coming! Very cool stuff. I am now wondering when Ike's video was filmed and did he work on his bike before coming to John's house. Lol! Get some big bore kits and finish up the bikes and compare it to Ike's time right now.
We have one of those red Honda’s at home they are worth a good amount in alright condition I’m Australian btw
This episode hits home....I’ve got a nasty 4 inch long burn scar on my leg from my old 84 z50 and wouldn’t trade that scar for the world...best times ever on that bike
Had one when I was 5 we had it for 3 years first thing I got pulled over by the cops in too mom made dad sell it but sold it to a family friend they still have it even though it’s now welded to a coil spring in their playground
thats actually a creative way to utilize an old bike. You should get a honda grom or a monkey!
We moved out to some property and started playing with 2 strokes the 50 was 30+ years ago but my boys are wanting my 87 250r now oldest has a blaster with a 450 bike engine on it youngest has a 350 raptor
My dad found a 1978 Honda 50 at the dump in pieces about 10 years ago. We put it back together and it still runs today. Hondas are unstoppable.
Bike: Has mossy seat
Me: That thing ain’t running any time soon
Come to Oregon.
Where cars drive down the road with 4” of moss
Just awesome guys, don't know how i keep finding all these dudes from NC. Keep up the killer content
In Finland do we have tons of these, many are still running.
You guys have too much fun! Spoken as an older guy who would love to do that stuff still.
*kicks it 15 times obviously no spark* “looks like it has no spark”
I hate you how do I get that pfp
@@canditaylor3192 it got me too... even thought I've fallen for it before...
Great friends we would like to see you repar & bouth cheap mini motorcycles & rebuilts, great job & tutorials rebuilding these small motorcycles, thanks joe.
am I the only one that thinks he sounds like he’s from king of the hill?