I love the fact that everytime you speak about the bikes age, it gets 300% older. This was used by neanderthals to cross the Bering strait. One could say it's well maintained for its age.
@@brahtrumpwonbigly7309 but God's dad gave it to him for his 10th birthday. God's dad used to ride it to high school and that's how he met God's mom. 😂🤣
Had one of these when I was about 13 years old - now 79! Mine was called a "Corgi." As far a I now, the original military version was called a Welbike - it was very similar but had some differences. After the war, a commercial version for the public was built in the UK by Brockhouse Engineering and called the "Corgi". Eventually, Indian bought them out and renamed scooter as the "Papoose" for sale in the USA. I think it was only sold for a few years - if that.
This is the post war civilian version. The wartime version is The Excelsior Well Bike and was used by the British Airborne troops. It was slightly smaller and had two smaller fuel tanks either side of the frame just above the engine. They had to be kept pressurised via a hand pump to keep the fuel flowing into the carburettor. They were painted in a Matt army brown colour.
Actually, the RAF and U.S. Army used the Corgi version as base runners for flight crews. I own one like that it’s olive drab. They weren’t dropped though like the Welbike
This is the only channel that has these kind of shenanigans 😅 been watching y’all for years before I even owned a bike of my own. Love it and keep it up y’all. God bless you all!
I feel your pain. I cut my teeth on a 1947 HD with a suicide clutch/shifter. I rode big Harleys most of my life, but in the late 1960's I needed to get my daughters red Honda 160 Dream from Cincinnati, Ohio to near Chicago. So, of course, I decided to ride it. It was the most "buzziest", underpowered, uncomfortable, swervy bike I ever rode. But, the worst part was when it broke down in Indiana, a mechanic from Kersting's Cycle Center came to get me. Kersting's is still in business today and is an old fashioned Harley biker's utopia. We put the Honda in the truck and took it to the shop. I took a lot of good-natured ribbing, ate some free donuts and they got me back on the road. I did make it, but my rear end hurt for a week. Thanks for a great video and better luck next time.
I can’t remember, but, is that Harley dealer on the southside? I live in Indianapolis and I used to live near the brig Harley center next to I believe it was I-70
@@OversteerAllDay Nope. I was well North of Indie when the Honda broke down. Kerstings is in Winimac. I was probably on US 421 headed to US 30. If you're a biker of any magnitude, I can highly recommend a ride up there. I understand the old man passed away, but they took his collection and opened a museum just down the road from the dealer.
They weren’t sold in WW2! That ‘Indian Papoose’ was an exported version of the Brockhouse Corgi, made in Southport, England, from 1947. It was a civilianised version of the ‘Welbike’ which was a British folding motorcycle designed to be dropped in containers, alongside British paratroops, but it only saw limited service.
I'm not sure the Papoose was designed to run for 6 hours straight. I think it was designed more for being able to maneuver the battlefield and be able to regroup with your guys faster than it would be on foot once you landed. Did you also know that there was a mini tank designed to be airdropped from an airplane for paratroopers as well? It was called the M22 Locust and it's the cutest little tank ever.
The British Tetrarch was designed to be landed in a glider on a field, the American Locust was designed to be landed in a plane on a runway, then pieced together (the turret was taken off for flight). Locust was definitely not designed to be air-dropped from a plane.
I suspect that you could find the nessary equipment at a bicycle shop to run those tires tubeless. They have value stems , rim and spok sealer that will solve your tire problems. Throttle cables are easy to make. When I was young cable breaking was extremely common. That is the reason old guys carry spair throttle and clutch cables on long trips. The invention of Teflon lined cable housings and Barrel inserts for the grip and alloy levers solved those issues . A good bicycle mechanic could have fixed you up in a short time .
@@BikesandBeards This is my third video of yours. I subscribed on the first, just about the time that you shared a scripture. I am not a biker, but so far your videos are both teaching me about the bikes and making me laugh. Most of the bike videos that I have watched included significant amounts of profane language. Thank you for putting yourselves out where I can enjoy your work with the volume on.
There's an old trick I've used on bicycle tires so I don't pop the tubes. You can use screwdrivers to remove junk tires and tubes but never use them to install the new ones. Instead use the box ends of box end wrenches.
I got my first bike out of the garbage in Detroit! It was a 1974 Honda 50 2 stroke had a dirt tires back and tiny street tire on front! Had turn signals break lights speedo tachometer! It registered 85mph and my dad weighed 350lbs and it hauled him so yes a 50cc can haul a big man. I went to the door to make sure they was actually throwing it out and their kid hadn’t just leaned it up against a trash can and sure enough they was like yea it’s yours hang on we will get you the key and title to it! They was super nice people and was glad to see a kid me so happy to get it. My cousin owned a Honda dealer and he had in went through and redone the carbs and electrical and some rubber and got it running like new! This was in the 80’s. So bike was 15 years old then.
@@tammyforbes2101 Well Tammy, that little Honda didn't go anywhere near 85. The only way it would do that would be with a 300 cc stuffed in there. The speedo on those only went up to 50.
@@brians48now Dude you need to read it again... She said it registered 85mph NOT that it would go 85mph... Also she said her Dad weighed 350lbs and it hauled him so yes a 50cc can haul a big man. She NEVER said her dad went 85mph... You guys can't read a paragraph and get it right... Wow... these kids today can't read and comprehend...
Ya if you have ever changed a 10 inch tire for a kids 50... you always buy extra tubes. They ate just really hard to hang onto to use the spoons basicslly.. it's nothing like a 10 inch bicycle tire... and he's changing a 8 inch tire lol
Yep, and metal levers always destroy inner tubes. For those wheels you need big plastic levers. You can get them for full rubber bicycle tires. They are special levers about 20-30cm long with a handle on the end. They are almost as strong as metal ones with the only difference that they don't destroy inner tubes and rims. Also, patching an inner tube with duct tape will never work.
Duck tape in not totally useless in this scenario. He should have used the duck tape on the rims to protect the tube instead - that could have worked 🤓🙂
@@TheStuartstardust Yes, if you use duct tape like that it may have worked, but even better is rim tape. Its thinner and stronger🙂. Duct tape reduces the space you have to get the tire on, and there is already almost no space to work with... But then again, moto shops will never have those things in stock, because they are bicycle specific tools 🙂
Got to say that these cross-country trips on dubious machinery are my some of my favorites! ANYBODY can just jump on a good running motorcycle and rack up some miles. It takes a real ADVENTURER to take on a long trip on a short bike!!! Please Carry On!!!!
Can’t tell by the video, but if they are 8” or 10 inch tires like a vintage Vespa tire, you can buy them all day at the big online scooter shops. Real tires and real inner tubes. Plus the Met is cool, it got me started on scooting. Then I joined a club and riding behind old 2 stroke Vespas, I was hooked. Bought a Vespa P200 and never looked back.
The bike was based on a WW2 paratrooper bike, BUT your bike was actually made after the war and marketed to children. 😄 Love your vids btw, always a joy.
I'm fairly new to riding and recently restored a 1990 yamaha rxs100 and put the tubes and tyres on myself. Went through about 5 innertubes after piercing them during fitting the same way they did. Glad I'm not alone!
I think maybe a bicycle shop should have had the parts you needed. modern bike tubes are pretty strong. and they have a assortment of cables that might have been able to make work.
@@pleasedontwatchthese9593 yes yes they do. toddler and baby bikes have ity bity tires. places like Walmart only go as small as 12 0r 16. but a good bike shop will have the smaller ones,
Went To the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu UK and to my surprise saw one of these labelled as a "Brockhouse Corgi MKII (2)" was labelled as 1949.. pretty cool to see one in real life..
People going by mopeds, bicycles, and slow bikes like that commonly go over the double yellow to give you space. If they don't, and get too close to you they can make you crash, or even run you off the road. Some places even have a law that if they can't give you at least 3 foot of space in the lane they are not allowed to pass in the same lane. As a lifetime cyclist due to eye issues I have no problem with them crossing that line to give me room. In fact it often helps if YOU as the slow bike get on the hard shoulder to let them pass if the traffic is fairly heavy.
@@JamesForestier I would disagree that this could be considered a motorbike by todays standards. I doubt it would even count as a scooter as a scooter goes faster than this does, but that would be for the courts to decide. Times and classifications change with time. Its like mopeds (NOT scooters) used to be seen as a bicycle with a helper motor. Now they are seen as a motor vehicle and require a license.
@@whitepawrolls In PA, where I live and this video was done, anything over 50cc is considered a motorcycle and requires a M enforcement. This little thing is 98cc which makes it a motorcycle. You don't have to agree with it, that's the law here
@@JamesForestier it may be considered a legal motorcycle but i didnt see them getting it plated and stickered and putting a working headlight and tail light on it.
The trick with these types of two stroke engines is having the right air/ fuel mixtures, too lean and you run the risk of heat seize. Better to run a bit rich and a slightly warmer plug. I have a Lambretta and the right mixture is critical for hard riding.
@@jonhohensee3258 well ruel of thumb would be to strip n clean the carby first, especially if it hasn't been started for 500 years.... just saying. Maybe they did that off video, maybe not.
I am enjoying your adventures with the Papoose. I have a 1952 Papoose, a 1949 Corgi, a Papoose project and a bare frame. I had a 1949 Papoose when I was a kid. There is an excellent book on these scooters, "From Welbike to Corgi" by Peter Miller. Kinda hard to find, I got mine out of England.
A quote from the book on the military version: "...at least one batch of early Corgis was purchased by the British forces, under Contract No. 6/Veh./6503, and it is understood that these were used as runabouts on Royal Navy aircraft carriers and at naval dockyards". Some of the machines were used by "The Royal Marines and The Royal Signals to provide a comic element to the stunts performed by motor cycle display teams. He also mentions that "The American forces are understood to have purchased 400 machines from Jack Olding for use in Honolulu, but for what purpose is not known."
For tyres look for ones from a wheelbarrow. They aren't usually speed rated but they will take a lot of weight and they are probably what was used in the first place.
Holy Crapoly Batman!! At 14:40 is the guy at the lawnmower place used my idea of putting "Slime" into the Innertube. Smart guy. 😁 Well, I see that the 1940s innertube was just too old, and decrepit for the "Slime" to work. Oh well. 😉
I had a BW 200 and a BW 80. The BW 200 has such huge tires they act like gyroscopes and it’s hard to lean them over. But they will go through two feet of water or snow no problem. Even more snow and up hill. A real tractor.
Don't forget, based on their age and the fact the old tires are a bit dry rotted, rubber tires (especially old ones) tend to shrink with time, that's why unless you want to keep them I usually get one bit of the bead above the edge of the rim and chop it with an end cutter. A bit harsh but much easier than trying to make a tire that's now a bit too small for the rim with hardened rubber come off without busting. Otherwise it sucks the rear kept going down, only if you had one of those cans of fix a flat.
I'm sure that proper tires can be found given enough time. 8 inch scooter tires are not that unusual really. It's just that they're not that usual in the states.
I love HelloFresh, we’ve been using it for months now. I am disabled from injuries I received working in law-enforcement and even after losing the use of my right arm there have been several meals I could prepare on my own.
I live in the Harrisburg area on the Hershey side. I know where he's riding, and the one road gets backed up all of the time. I hope he was pulling over when traffic got behind him, because people were probably mad if he didn't. Slow drivers a super common on that road. Sometimes it's due to farm equipment, but sometimes it's just Sunday drivers.
Had a cable break on my 79 Yamaha qt50. I just reached down and pulled on it to get it to go. Ended up soldering it together. Still works ten yrs later 😎
You said the people behind you were still a bit confused about what a double yellow line means. I think though, if someone is going significantly below the speed limit, it's still acceptable to pass on a double yellow. It's not their fault someone was going way below speed limit in front of them lol. anyway, your vids are AWESOME. love it!
10 under I wouldn't consider well under like yeah it's under but there's no posted minimum limit but there are laws regarding double yellow. Only of them was breaking the law
Make it or not you truly are blessed. The views alone on the ride were wonderful. I live in SoCal & miss the open spaces. Even the self storage place had more land than they can use what with that huge sign & all. The big farm with those 3 silos? Beautiful.
My life has been so miserable lately, the only things that get me by are watching motorcycle channels and looking at scooters like that Honda they picked up and wishing I could afford one. I desperately need transportation and that would be perfect.
Misery comes before big opportunities. Yes, find something “broken” that someone will give you. Between google and UA-cam you can find out how to fix anything. And good luck.🍀
Valiant effort Sean ! There’s a reason you couldn’t ride the remaining distance home on the bike. You know in your heart god intervened (he kept you safe from a possible bad situation because he’s not done with you yet) so say a prayer of thanks. There’s going to be more challenging adventures coming your way! Have a blessed day my brother!
That was the Papoose that Hannibal rode as he crossed the Alps leading the Elephants. LOL! he got it on sale from Noah who got it from Fred Flintstone who got it from UGG who crossed the Bering Straight!
"its crazy that we stopped right here at a message written right here in the dirt." tbh the best suggestion ive seen so far that didnt feel like an annoying way to say like and subscribe.
also, level up your Army knowledge a bit this weekend on that bike. It has more history than you know...Thanks Brother for bringing it to life! You picked the right day to post this... Much love to the Vets.
Things like that happen, the tires were self induced due to lack of experience of working on small tires, actually if you had a Rural King in the area they have the tubes you needed in heavy duty. Next it is a real pain in the bottom to install them without pinching the tube. Over the years being the unofficial Mr. Fix it I have worked on numerous 8" tires, they are easy as compared to those 4 and 6" ones found on go carts and such. An emergency fix I found for throttle cable is actually Electric fence wire, it functions and nothing more. A good idea for you guys would be to buy some small aircraft cable and then take a handfull of small bolts cut the head off and then the threads to bake a barrel then use a Harbor Freight hydraulic wire crimper on the barrel. Guys it works very well. For the round end style, I am a muzzle loader and cast my own balls and bullets, and it is easy to cast up some 31 cal round balls and use the same trick. If they are to big it isn't hard to file them to fit with a jewelers file. Ain't pretty, but theys works. Now if you want to get pretty look around and find a throttle cable kit, they have them where you simply stick the wire into a mold and fill it with solder. I am to thrifty to buy them but have made several sets for people.
Well for starters … it’s a Post WWII bike … the war ended in 1945. Also… my great great grandfather and great grandfather and his brother worked for Hendee manufacturing which became Indian later as experimental tool maker, machinist and im not sure about Great grandad’s brother . I’ve got their WWII Draft cards with place of employment list as Hendee/Indian. l live in Springfield (I’m the great grandson …I’m 35)
I'd still love it if both of you guys went on a mini bike road trip. Like 500 miles or so. Only two bikes instead of one. And you could use the Dumb and Dumber bike for one of them
Valiant attempt! With the folding bars and seat that should fit in the back seat! Wow, great find on the Big Wheels! Have always wanted one since I tried a friend's as a teenager!
I bet that individual jumpers went out the doors with those things. It's small enough. We let our heavy gear fall below us on lines back when I was in. You go out the door, have fun twisting around with a 200 lb rucksack, your chute opens, then right before you land, you pull a cord and the ruck, whatever other heavy sh*t, like an M60, and all its ammo hit before you did. These guys must have had even more gear, even less comfortable to wear and use... They really were the Greatest Generation.
Yep, that's the local mower shop, those guys are decent folks. Glad they helped you although now I really wish I had seen you pass because you would have went right by my place.
Those scooters were used by messengers between units on the battlefield. Back in the 70'swhen i was a kid, my dad bought me one at a Flea Market.....I had tons of fund riding my first mini-bike.
Buddy got a little 2001 Honda 90 four wheeler and the tires have no tread at all left. The one leaked air horribly to the point it would go from full to flat over night. We put that slime stuff in and its still holding air (its been like a month or two). Stuff works wonders
I love the fact that everytime you speak about the bikes age, it gets 300% older. This was used by neanderthals to cross the Bering strait. One could say it's well maintained for its age.
It’s true it was lol
@Alfred Wedmore True LOL
@Alfred Wedmore the Rokon was what God rode down from His high places to the Garden of Eden
@@brahtrumpwonbigly7309 but God's dad gave it to him for his 10th birthday. God's dad used to ride it to high school and that's how he met God's mom. 😂🤣
I've told him a million times not to exaggerate too.....lol
Had one of these when I was about 13 years old - now 79! Mine was called a "Corgi." As far a I now, the original military version was called a Welbike - it was very similar but had some differences.
After the war, a commercial version for the public was built in the UK by Brockhouse Engineering and called the "Corgi".
Eventually, Indian bought them out and renamed scooter as the "Papoose" for sale in the USA. I think it was only sold for a few years - if that.
Man, you lived it all! Kudos
I also had a Papoose when I was 13 years old, going around the block seeing how fast we could take the corners.Dumped it all the time.
You’re right, except for the fact that it was actually Brockhouse who bought Indian.
This is the post war civilian version. The wartime version is The Excelsior Well Bike and was used by the British Airborne troops. It was slightly smaller and had two smaller fuel tanks either side of the frame just above the engine.
They had to be kept pressurised via a hand pump to keep the fuel flowing into the carburettor. They were painted in a Matt army brown colour.
Shhh it’s more dramatic the other way lol
Yes it is, these bikes are not dropped from an airplane but its used as an civil foldable motorcycle.
Actually, the RAF and U.S. Army used the Corgi version as base runners for flight crews. I own one like that it’s olive drab. They weren’t dropped though like the Welbike
This is the only channel that has these kind of shenanigans 😅 been watching y’all for years before I even owned a bike of my own. Love it and keep it up y’all. God bless you all!
Vice Grip Garage does it with cars, Rj in Oz
Love it, keep it up!
yea sure it will make it.
He's not giving up that easy!! I guarantee it!!! Sean will be back!
yeah, i agree!
So he didn’t make it ?
Yeah didn’t look like the papous was anywhere in the back of the truck? 👀
@@tuono2914 It was there at 17:52. You can see the U shaped handle bars between the scooter and dirt bike
Amazing that this 400 year old motobike brought you all this way
400??
@@jonhohensee3258 500 on Tuesday’s
@@piercemccauley7079 The word is "Tuesdays". 🙄
@@jonhohensee3258 Grammer Nazi be like
@@ohnine-plays4357
Spelling ... isn't GRAMMAR.
I feel your pain. I cut my teeth on a 1947 HD with a suicide clutch/shifter. I rode big Harleys most of my life, but in the late 1960's I needed to get my daughters red Honda 160 Dream from Cincinnati, Ohio to near Chicago. So, of course, I decided to ride it. It was the most "buzziest", underpowered, uncomfortable, swervy bike I ever rode. But, the worst part was when it broke down in Indiana, a mechanic from Kersting's Cycle Center came to get me. Kersting's is still in business today and is an old fashioned Harley biker's utopia. We put the Honda in the truck and took it to the shop. I took a lot of good-natured ribbing, ate some free donuts and they got me back on the road. I did make it, but my rear end hurt for a week. Thanks for a great video and better luck next time.
I can’t remember, but, is that Harley dealer on the southside? I live in Indianapolis and I used to live near the brig Harley center next to I believe it was I-70
@@OversteerAllDay Nope. I was well North of Indie when the Honda broke down. Kerstings is in Winimac. I was probably on US 421 headed to US 30. If you're a biker of any magnitude, I can highly recommend a ride up there. I understand the old man passed away, but they took his collection and opened a museum just down the road from the dealer.
Oh you had such cojones to ride a Dream on the highway!
They weren’t sold in WW2! That ‘Indian Papoose’ was an exported version of the Brockhouse Corgi, made in Southport, England, from 1947. It was a civilianised version of the ‘Welbike’ which was a British folding motorcycle designed to be dropped in containers, alongside British paratroops, but it only saw limited service.
I'm not sure the Papoose was designed to run for 6 hours straight. I think it was designed more for being able to maneuver the battlefield and be able to regroup with your guys faster than it would be on foot once you landed.
Did you also know that there was a mini tank designed to be airdropped from an airplane for paratroopers as well? It was called the M22 Locust and it's the cutest little tank ever.
I'm pretty sure Sean could modify it into a motorcycle if he can put his hands on it :-)
All I know is that's a decent tank in War Thunder 🤣
These little bikes would have been for messengers and couriers to use, not really for the average trooper.
The British Tetrarch was designed to be landed in a glider on a field, the American Locust was designed to be landed in a plane on a runway, then pieced together (the turret was taken off for flight). Locust was definitely not designed to be air-dropped from a plane.
They weren't much use on the battlefield. For one, the wheels are just too small. But they did come in handy for getting around airbases and the like.
Yes smaller tires are more difficult to change until you get into really big tires then the dynamic reverses again .
I suspect that you could find the nessary equipment at a bicycle shop to run those tires tubeless. They have value stems , rim and spok sealer that will solve your tire problems. Throttle cables are easy to make. When I was young cable breaking was extremely common. That is the reason old guys carry spair throttle and clutch cables on long trips. The invention of Teflon lined cable housings and Barrel inserts for the grip and alloy levers solved those issues . A good bicycle mechanic could have fixed you up in a short time .
Yeah I was thinking something similar. A lot of those E scooters have similar sizes tires
You win some, you lose some,You guys did Brilliantly trying to get home on that Dinosaur!! Fantastic Video Sean!!
New subscriber here, i aint even into bikes but probably binged half your channel. Keep up the good work brotha 🙏🏼👆🏼
That’s awesome glad to have you
@@BikesandBeards This is my third video of yours. I subscribed on the first, just about the time that you shared a scripture. I am not a biker, but so far your videos are both teaching me about the bikes and making me laugh. Most of the bike videos that I have watched included significant amounts of profane language. Thank you for putting yourselves out where I can enjoy your work with the volume on.
There's an old trick I've used on bicycle tires so I don't pop the tubes. You can use screwdrivers to remove junk tires and tubes but never use them to install the new ones. Instead use the box ends of box end wrenches.
4 of the most spiritual bikes. They are all just so cool and unique. Even a little 50cc 2-stroke can move a man.
I got my first bike out of the garbage in Detroit! It was a 1974 Honda 50 2 stroke had a dirt tires back and tiny street tire on front! Had turn signals break lights speedo tachometer! It registered 85mph and my dad weighed 350lbs and it hauled him so yes a 50cc can haul a big man. I went to the door to make sure they was actually throwing it out and their kid hadn’t just leaned it up against a trash can and sure enough they was like yea it’s yours hang on we will get you the key and title to it! They was super nice people and was glad to see a kid me so happy to get it. My cousin owned a Honda dealer and he had in went through and redone the carbs and electrical and some rubber and got it running like new! This was in the 80’s. So bike was 15 years old then.
@@tammyforbes2101 Well Tammy, that little Honda didn't go anywhere near 85. The only way it would do that would be with a 300 cc stuffed in there. The speedo on those only went up to 50.
@@brians48now she said in the 80’s as in 1980’s lmao not 80mph buddy
@@monstermonium1693 She said her dad who weighed 350 pounds had it up to 85. Read it again
@@brians48now Dude you need to read it again... She said it registered 85mph NOT that it would go 85mph... Also she said her Dad weighed 350lbs and it hauled him so yes a 50cc can haul a big man. She NEVER said her dad went 85mph... You guys can't read a paragraph and get it right... Wow... these kids today can't read and comprehend...
The inner tubes kept popping as you most likely was getting flakes of rust on the inside from the tyre rubbing on and off !
Ya if you have ever changed a 10 inch tire for a kids 50... you always buy extra tubes. They ate just really hard to hang onto to use the spoons basicslly.. it's nothing like a 10 inch bicycle tire... and he's changing a 8 inch tire lol
Yep, and metal levers always destroy inner tubes. For those wheels you need big plastic levers. You can get them for full rubber bicycle tires. They are special levers about 20-30cm long with a handle on the end. They are almost as strong as metal ones with the only difference that they don't destroy inner tubes and rims. Also, patching an inner tube with duct tape will never work.
Duck tape in not totally useless in this scenario. He should have used the duck tape on the rims to protect the tube instead - that could have worked 🤓🙂
@@TheStuartstardust Yes, if you use duct tape like that it may have worked, but even better is rim tape. Its thinner and stronger🙂. Duct tape reduces the space you have to get the tire on, and there is already almost no space to work with... But then again, moto shops will never have those things in stock, because they are bicycle specific tools 🙂
@@euhm yes more for a quick-fix now than a real solution - agree 👍👌.. however if a quick-fix is too good, it will become permanent fix 😁😄🤣
Got to say that these cross-country trips on dubious machinery are my some of my favorites!
ANYBODY can just jump on a good running motorcycle and rack up some miles. It takes a real ADVENTURER to take on a long trip on a short bike!!!
Please Carry On!!!!
Can’t tell by the video, but if they are 8” or 10 inch tires like a vintage Vespa tire, you can buy them all day at the big online scooter shops. Real tires and real inner tubes. Plus the Met is cool, it got me started on scooting. Then I joined a club and riding behind old 2 stroke Vespas, I was hooked. Bought a Vespa P200 and never looked back.
The bike was based on a WW2 paratrooper bike, BUT your bike was actually made after the war and marketed to children. 😄 Love your vids btw, always a joy.
I'm fairly new to riding and recently restored a 1990 yamaha rxs100 and put the tubes and tyres on myself. Went through about 5 innertubes after piercing them during fitting the same way they did. Glad I'm not alone!
I think maybe a bicycle shop should have had the parts you needed. modern bike tubes are pretty strong. and they have a assortment of cables that might have been able to make work.
good idea, I did not think of that. Though do they bike tubs that small?
@@pleasedontwatchthese9593 yes yes they do. toddler and baby bikes have ity bity tires. places like Walmart only go as small as 12 0r 16. but a good bike shop will have the smaller ones,
@@pleasedontwatchthese9593 there is also wheelbarrow tubs that might fit
Or maybe a ride on lawnmower tires. Those have tubes too, right?
Went To the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu UK and to my surprise saw one of these labelled as a "Brockhouse Corgi MKII (2)" was labelled as 1949.. pretty cool to see one in real life..
People going by mopeds, bicycles, and slow bikes like that commonly go over the double yellow to give you space. If they don't, and get too close to you they can make you crash, or even run you off the road. Some places even have a law that if they can't give you at least 3 foot of space in the lane they are not allowed to pass in the same lane. As a lifetime cyclist due to eye issues I have no problem with them crossing that line to give me room. In fact it often helps if YOU as the slow bike get on the hard shoulder to let them pass if the traffic is fairly heavy.
That's a motorbike and in PA it has the full right to its lane, so that was an illegal pass
@@JamesForestier I would disagree that this could be considered a motorbike by todays standards. I doubt it would even count as a scooter as a scooter goes faster than this does, but that would be for the courts to decide. Times and classifications change with time. Its like mopeds (NOT scooters) used to be seen as a bicycle with a helper motor. Now they are seen as a motor vehicle and require a license.
@@whitepawrolls In PA, where I live and this video was done, anything over 50cc is considered a motorcycle and requires a M enforcement. This little thing is 98cc which makes it a motorcycle. You don't have to agree with it, that's the law here
@@JamesForestier it may be considered a legal motorcycle but i didnt see them getting it plated and stickered and putting a working headlight and tail light on it.
15:36 Perfect execution of the "Screaming Eagle Side Saddle!"
The trick with these types of two stroke engines is having the right air/ fuel mixtures, too lean and you run the risk of heat seize. Better to run a bit rich and a slightly warmer plug. I have a Lambretta and the right mixture is critical for hard riding.
DUH
@@jonhohensee3258 well ruel of thumb would be to strip n clean the carby first, especially if it hasn't been started for 500 years.... just saying.
Maybe they did that off video, maybe not.
@@sgntbilco DOUBLE DUH
@@jonhohensee3258 This video is about an old WW2 bike
@@Jerry-wx3bf Hey! I noticed that too! Good for you, Jer!
This is cool normally I don't see youtubers who live in PA the state I live in.
I am enjoying your adventures with the Papoose. I have a 1952 Papoose, a 1949 Corgi, a Papoose project and a bare frame. I had a 1949 Papoose when I was a kid. There is an excellent book on these scooters, "From Welbike to Corgi" by Peter Miller. Kinda hard to find, I got mine out of England.
A quote from the book on the military version: "...at least one batch of early Corgis was purchased by the British forces, under Contract No. 6/Veh./6503, and it is understood that these were used as runabouts on Royal Navy aircraft carriers and at naval dockyards". Some of the machines were used by "The Royal Marines and The Royal Signals to provide a comic element to the stunts performed by motor cycle display teams.
He also mentions that "The American forces are understood to have purchased 400 machines from Jack Olding for use in Honolulu, but for what purpose is not known."
For tyres look for ones from a wheelbarrow. They aren't usually speed rated but they will take a lot of weight and they are probably what was used in the first place.
Shout out to Harley dealership for letting you guys get bike ready to ride home. I hope all the old bikes you get get restored
Holy Crapoly Batman!! At 14:40 is the guy at the lawnmower place used my idea of putting "Slime" into the Innertube. Smart guy. 😁
Well, I see that the 1940s innertube was just too old, and decrepit for the "Slime" to work. Oh well. 😉
Love this type of videos please keep them coming
I had a BW 200 and a BW 80.
The BW 200 has such huge tires they act like gyroscopes and it’s hard to lean them over. But they will go through two feet of water or snow no problem. Even more snow and up hill. A real tractor.
I’m half way in… love the riding gear. Expect to reach some high speeds with that thing??? 🤣
Try "Slime" for those Innertubes. It has been a Life Saver for me Numerous times over the years of riding.
You guys are always doing something new, I like it😂
Don't forget, based on their age and the fact the old tires are a bit dry rotted, rubber tires (especially old ones) tend to shrink with time, that's why unless you want to keep them I usually get one bit of the bead above the edge of the rim and chop it with an end cutter. A bit harsh but much easier than trying to make a tire that's now a bit too small for the rim with hardened rubber come off without busting. Otherwise it sucks the rear kept going down, only if you had one of those cans of fix a flat.
I'm sure that proper tires can be found given enough time. 8 inch scooter tires are not that unusual really. It's just that they're not that usual in the states.
Nothing more fun than riding a 100 year old chainsaw with a seat and tires for a 6 hour trip home!!! So cool!!!
Your giving people ideas xDD
I found me a batch of 2.25X12.5in tires.....for mine..fitting like a glove.
Respect 🙏 love your content and your journeys man
I love HelloFresh, we’ve been using it for months now. I am disabled from injuries I received working in law-enforcement and even after losing the use of my right arm there have been several meals I could prepare on my own.
I live in the Harrisburg area on the Hershey side. I know where he's riding, and the one road gets backed up all of the time. I hope he was pulling over when traffic got behind him, because people were probably mad if he didn't. Slow drivers a super common on that road. Sometimes it's due to farm equipment, but sometimes it's just Sunday drivers.
Bollocks to them
Had a cable break on my 79 Yamaha qt50. I just reached down and pulled on it to get it to go. Ended up soldering it together. Still works ten yrs later 😎
You said the people behind you were still a bit confused about what a double yellow line means. I think though, if someone is going significantly below the speed limit, it's still acceptable to pass on a double yellow. It's not their fault someone was going way below speed limit in front of them lol. anyway, your vids are AWESOME. love it!
10 under I wouldn't consider well under like yeah it's under but there's no posted minimum limit but there are laws regarding double yellow. Only of them was breaking the law
Make it or not you truly are blessed. The views alone on the ride were wonderful. I live in SoCal & miss the open spaces. Even the self storage place had more land than they can use what with that huge sign & all. The big farm with those 3 silos? Beautiful.
I saw a papouse this weekend at a swap meet. I was hoping I could buy it and ride it home!
How much were they asking, and was it complete-ish?
@@SchoolforHackers it was complete. No idea on price. The guy was not around.
@@maxmiller8109 Thanks - and interesting.
Next time use a bit of talcum powder on the inner tube, I've changed alot of tubes on 8,10 and 12 inch rims. Powder helps alot more than you think.
My life has been so miserable lately, the only things that get me by are watching motorcycle channels and looking at scooters like that Honda they picked up and wishing I could afford one. I desperately need transportation and that would be perfect.
Give it some time man took me years to finally get a scooter. 🫂
Misery comes before big opportunities. Yes, find something “broken” that someone will give you. Between google and UA-cam you can find out how to fix anything. And good luck.🍀
the Tyre change bit reminded me of one of my old jobs. I used to do, power wheelchair tyres.
Your vids are peaceful to watch. Makes my mornings.
Are you going to start your own motor museum? The collection is getting bigger.
My grandparents used to ride Indian motorcycles in the 50's. My grandma rode her own....all 4'11" of her.
This is the spirit that allowed the 101st and 82nd Airborne defeat the Nazis in Normandy - Geronimo!
I like how progressively the age of the bike keeps going up as the trip goes on.
I recognized the landscape in one of the scenes. You may have passed my house, wish that I had seen that thing pass!
Stops to repair a inner tube and buys a motorcycle as well!!! Really cool!!
You are a lucky man finding a treasure like that.
Valiant effort Sean ! There’s a reason you couldn’t ride the remaining distance home on the bike. You know in your heart god intervened (he kept you safe from a possible bad situation because he’s not done with you yet) so say a prayer of thanks. There’s going to be more challenging adventures coming your way! Have a blessed day my brother!
That first bike shop you went to for a tube was Buttorfs I had gotten my first dirtbike from there
Adorable bike
LOL! Once a salesmen always a salesmen
Sonofoabitch - the Jeep of the motorcycle world. I've never seen one before.
reminds me of the bike from dumb and dumber, sean and craig need to do a spoof hahahahaha
That was the Papoose that Hannibal rode as he crossed the Alps leading the Elephants. LOL! he got it on sale from Noah who got it from Fred Flintstone who got it from UGG who crossed the Bering Straight!
"its crazy that we stopped right here at a message written right here in the dirt." tbh the best suggestion ive seen so far that didnt feel like an annoying way to say like and subscribe.
I got my order of Tank Straps yesterday! Thanks guys!
That inner tube inflated so quick 😆
Best channel on UA-cam! Glad to see the hellofresh sponsorship! Good job on your ad read.
also, level up your Army knowledge a bit this weekend on that bike. It has more history than you know...Thanks Brother for bringing it to life! You picked the right day to post this... Much love to the Vets.
Best way to get Slime to work is to mix it with glitter. The glitter will fill up bigger holes.
Things like that happen, the tires were self induced due to lack of experience of working on small tires, actually if you had a Rural King in the area they have the tubes you needed in heavy duty. Next it is a real pain in the bottom to install them without pinching the tube. Over the years being the unofficial Mr. Fix it I have worked on numerous 8" tires, they are easy as compared to those 4 and 6" ones found on go carts and such. An emergency fix I found for throttle cable is actually Electric fence wire, it functions and nothing more. A good idea for you guys would be to buy some small aircraft cable and then take a handfull of small bolts cut the head off and then the threads to bake a barrel then use a Harbor Freight hydraulic wire crimper on the barrel. Guys it works very well. For the round end style, I am a muzzle loader and cast my own balls and bullets, and it is easy to cast up some 31 cal round balls and use the same trick. If they are to big it isn't hard to file them to fit with a jewelers file. Ain't pretty, but theys works. Now if you want to get pretty look around and find a throttle cable kit, they have them where you simply stick the wire into a mold and fill it with solder. I am to thrifty to buy them but have made several sets for people.
I've had an easier time with 4" and 6" tires because they are often tubeless or split rim.
@@16driver16 sorry most competition gocarts for the past few decades have cast wheels, now the kiddy stuff some do some don't.
The "subscribe" sign at 11:40 got me subscribing 😏
Well for starters … it’s a Post WWII bike … the war ended in 1945. Also… my great great grandfather and great grandfather and his brother worked for Hendee manufacturing which became Indian later as experimental tool maker, machinist and im not sure about Great grandad’s brother . I’ve got their WWII Draft cards with place of employment list as Hendee/Indian. l live in Springfield (I’m the great grandson …I’m 35)
That looks like some beautiful riding around there on those roads.
I don't understand why you didn't just fill the original tires solidly with foam. Any ag store would have set you up.
Because it's the fact that if the tire starts coming apart than your still screwed
that was fast i was just watching the part 1 about an hour ago and can't wait to see you ride it home.
i have been waiting for this, thank you for the content all :)
You gave it all you and the little Papoose had... You did score some cool merch on the trip...
Love the sense of humor you guys have.
I'd still love it if both of you guys went on a mini bike road trip. Like 500 miles or so. Only two bikes instead of one. And you could use the Dumb and Dumber bike for one of them
You got that sweet honda out of the adventure so all is not lost. All is never lost..
That is a neat little bike.
Always a good day when b&b upload
The flat track idea is awesome! Many years ago, I took a moped on a wet golf course (driving range) and it was flat track heaven.
Poor Craig. He is absolutely correct that the smaller the tire, the harder it is to replace.
6:25 "250 year old motorcycle" DAMN that's old!
Valiant attempt! With the folding bars and seat that should fit in the back seat! Wow, great find on the Big Wheels! Have always wanted one since I tried a friend's as a teenager!
They are wheel barrow tyres on that bike :)
I read somewhere that they were designed to be faster than a galloping horse 🐎 👍
"Scooty Puff Jr suuuuuccckkkss!!!! " ;-)
He needed the Doombringer
You find the coolest stuff!! This little thing is SWEEEEET!!!! Nice!!
You did a great job!! It takes a man, to admit when he is wrong. Yes Craig is the man.
How cool was this episode! Unreal
I bet that individual jumpers went out the doors with those things. It's small enough. We let our heavy gear fall below us on lines back when I was in. You go out the door, have fun twisting around with a 200 lb rucksack, your chute opens, then right before you land, you pull a cord and the ruck, whatever other heavy sh*t, like an M60, and all its ammo hit before you did. These guys must have had even more gear, even less comfortable to wear and use... They really were the Greatest Generation.
Yep, that's the local mower shop, those guys are decent folks. Glad they helped you although now I really wish I had seen you pass because you would have went right by my place.
I have been waiting a few days for this !!
I've been looking forward to this video all week!
Makes me really appreciate the split rims on vespa wheels
Those scooters were used by messengers between units on the battlefield. Back in the 70'swhen i was a kid, my dad bought me one at a Flea Market.....I had tons of fund riding my first mini-bike.
Buddy got a little 2001 Honda 90 four wheeler and the tires have no tread at all left. The one leaked air horribly to the point it would go from full to flat over night. We put that slime stuff in and its still holding air (its been like a month or two). Stuff works wonders
that was a refreshing episode