we found this basket case Rupp mini bike in a storage container needing a bunch of love, and missing parts, can it be saved on the cheap, lets find out.
@@mikespain8655 have to admit. I'm seriously jealous of people having a blast doing what they love and making a decent living. Mustie is just fun to watch!
Man that brought back fond memories of Christmas past. When we were kids growing up (57 now) Dad gave us a Keystone mini bike for Christmas and my Mom was terrified that we'd kill ourselves on it. Dad had to show her that it was perfectly safe for my brother and I to ride this thing. Winter conditions and Dad fired it up and took off down the street where he proceeded to wipe out into the side of one of neighbors cars...lol. We had that mini bike for many years and it was the best time. Mom even got up the courage to try it out once.... Oh those were the days. Great video Mustie, can't waite to see what's next on the lift. Happy New Year.
Similar story. My brother worked for a motorcycle shop and brought one of their Indian 50cc motorcycles down for me to mess around on in the early 70’s. Their shop was having trouble selling them and he hoped my parents might buy it for me. I think I was maybe 10 at the time. So our house has a fairly large hill behind our house that wrapped around to the left side. On the left side hill we had an above ground pool cut into the hill so you could run down the hill and jump into the pool. There was a gap between the pool and the hill maybe 2 feet or so wide. Anyways, I’m running that bike all over the place up the back hill and then around the pool on the left having a grand old time. At some point my brother, who is 17 years older than me, talks my dad into taking a ride....”to show it’s safe”. So my dad, who only has a bathing suit on, takes off feet hanging down up the back hill and up and around he pool. Not sure quite how it happened but somehow he ends up upside down between the pool and the hill with his legs sticking up in the air. Needless to say I didn’t get the bike. He was fine with just a few bumps and scrapes and the bike was fixable so I could at least continue having fun for the rest of the weekend. Not sure it would have passed with mother at any rate. Good times!😬. My brother also gave me my first dirt bike and my first street bike. The street bike is a ‘66 Triumph 500 that I still have.
@@jeffleach2668 Great story, Jeff. Sounds like my childhood (Sans my dad ever getting on one of my or my brother's bikes. We had many. We both still ride at 59 and 60. I have my brother's former bike and he opted for the Concours. (I bought his Ninja ZX14...stupid fast). I am glad you were able to keep your Triumph. Those need lots of TLC but they are one of the coolest rides out there. I am glad they came back.
It never gets old watching a bike being brought back to life, and you practically built it from scratch too, you should build your own bike and call it the mustie 👍
You are never too old ! 74 here and building a Speedway mini like the "widowmaker " but with a warmed up harbor freight hemi head predator 6.5 / 13 ** 15 hp mods
i thought you had heat stroke when you had a vision of resurrecting that frame, tank and milk crate we laid out on the lawn........and now your showing it on the lawn for the outro and i'm cracking up :). Awesome to see it built and brave the ice 👍👍
Sorry to keep commenting on the same video but do you realize you're up over a QUARTER BILLION VIEWS? That's insane! You should be proud as all hell. I know I would be. Congratulations Darren. Here's to a quarter BILLION more views brother. 👍💪
In a throw-away society, it's always a pleasure to see people like Mustie who bring stuff like this minibike back to operational again. I'm betting Mustie grew up in a household similar to what I did. You don't throw stuff out and buy new until you evaluate it and attempt to fix it. I'm the same way now because of it, I would bring that bike back too although it would be harder for me. I don't have a huge stash of parts like Mustie. Keep up the good work Mustie and happy 2022 to you and your family!
Thanks Mustiefor the memories at 62 years old these were all the rage when I was early teen. I had a Grand Prix frame with a Kirby Motor. Here in Australia we didn't have a great selection of Mini bikes. Hope you get that fuel issue sorted out. I love how you overcome the lack of parts with fixes that get the job done. I follow all the videos and wish people here would throw out worth while things or ask reasonable prices for repairable items. Have a Great 2022. Many thanks for the great viewing experience.
Daryl, Yeah, on the east coast here, the same story. Had a tip shop, but they were closed from there, so maybe bigger towns have some good stuff. ! Naw, got other stuff to do.
I've just gone into production making 1970s tube style Minibikes & may do a knock-off repro of the Deckson Rockhopper later ( That was an Australian bike with either an Australian made 2 stroke Victa motor or a 3 HP Techumush) with QA50 wheels made in Taiwan & sold in New Zealand too.
You must keep your neighbors constantly amused and guessing what will come of your workshop next. Nice to see a bunch of parts repurposed and turned into something useful. Well done.
Nice work! Love seeing an old machine being given a second chance. My '69 Rupp was a bit more of a basket case than yours and wound up waiting in my project backlog for years. Finally became a summer project with to work on with my brother- it now rocks a red paint job, 2-speed jackshaft, & a warmed over 5HP Briggs. These bikes are lots of fun!
Nothing better than Mustie going through his horde of old parts, bolts, spacers etc. He has everything in the horde!!! This video is a horde extravaganza!!!
I did an endo years ago on someone else's bike, I forgot they had the brakes swapped and grabbed a hand full of front brake, about face planted into the concrete. the only bright side, it was very smooth just inside the garage, I think my knees still feel that landing 30+ years ago. 😭
Watching you is an inspiration, your work gives me joy and a few chuckles. My late dad who was a airplane mechanic in WW2, would have turned 99 on new years day. He gave me the gearhead bug I guess, for christmas I was given a kids mini bike, basically a frame and a box of parts, never would have dreamed of a better gift. I've already stretched the frame and built a new front end fork.
I had a Rupp with the 3 1/2 hp, about 120 pounds (and 50 years) ago. Except when new, they didn't really have a lot of punch, kinda sounds like the engine's worn down. Not worth putting rings and bearings in, but that's what will bring it all the way back. Still, pretty slick rebuild of a classic mini!
Hi Mustie , I bought one of these Rupp minibikes from my classmate Adam Sandler in the 7th grade (not thee Adam Sandler) for $12. He had run straight into a wall with it and bent the 2 front forks below the springs back to where the front wheel was wedged against frame pipe. Other than that everything looked fine. So I dragged the bike home and into my garage. I was 13 and really didn't know what I was doing but watched my brother work on his muscle cars all the time so I got the front forks off, tightened them into the bench vise and took a blow torch to them until they were glowing orange and pounded the crap out of them with a sledgehammer and to my delight, I got them pretty damn straight. A little gas and a little cleaning up and I had the sweetest minibike in the neighborhood for 12 bucks. Just want to say thanks for the videos, I'm amazed at your knowledge, your like the MacGyver of anything mechanical , I've watched them all, please keep them coming and I'll keep watching , Happy New Year to you & yours
Happy new year mustie!! Keep this up for us! This is the best channel ever, i cant wait for s new video to come out! The best part of every, every sunday!!
Happy 2022 everyone! Mustie1 is a grown man reliving his boyhood! Resurrecting mini bikes and V-dubs! Too bad we all can’t do that! I started playing guitar when I was 13 and every time I play now, it’s like I’m that age again! I know how Mustie1 feels. It’s a thrill to fix things! He does it so well! Love from the Rocky Mountains. Thanxz
How the hell are you so lucky to find these great finds ??? I have been looking for one for ten years without luck. Great find for sure. Good luck fixing the machine.
These type bikes were everywhere when I was a kid. Those torque converter bikes could plant you on your butt in a second, but man they were fun as hell. Dozens of companies made Rupp- like clones , from Arctic Kat to chaparral etc. great times.
When you took it out for a spin and with the snow on the sides of the road, it reminded me of the motorcycle scene from the movie Where Eagles Dare with Clint Eastwood.🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍
Your videos take me away from the difficulties in life. Really enjoy all aspects of your information and joy . That is put into your art. Always looking for that extra Wednesday video. Happy New Year 🎊 stay safe to everyone!
I also had a Rupp... it was a goldish brown color with chrome fenders front and back - I think the gas tank design is what I immediately recognized in the video. I'm fairly certain the bike had a chrome headlight and may have had a tail-light. If I had to guess the year, I'd say 1975. Great memories indeed.
Yep, can't beat these. I had 13 Rupps about 35 years ago. Started to buy them up because I couldn't afford one when I was younger. Wife thought I was nuts. Got them all running and replaced bad parts with new ones, thanks to Mr. Rupp Joe Valenti whom bought out all the Rupp parts from Mansfield Ohio distributors and then some. Since then, I sold all but three, they were completed with all original parts. Two are Rupp Roadster II with 12" wheels. The third was the scamp I believe with the 10" slotted dish wheels, which was a complete rolling frame w/o engine. Sold that for $600 10 years ago. Keeping the two Roadsters (wife won't let me sell them, I now have to give them to my daughter whom rode them around the neighborhood), and will be going through them this spring in time for summer.... P.S., I was clocked by a neighborhood cop doing 45mph on the street...
Yep, as a kid of the ‘70s, most of my bikes were built from parts I “found”, the only new bike I had, up/until the age of 15, was a Ross Apollo single speed that my dad bought me for my 10th birthday for $68.00 in 1977, which was a lot of money back then, after that rims and frames were found, recovered gears and derailleurs, bought a part or two for brakes, inner tubes, tires, would usually do my own paint jobs, had a steady supply of Red Devil Paint remover. Fun and games of growing up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn as a teen, when interest went to girls and cars, bikes quickly forgotten. We had some mini bikes that we fixed too, working on old Briggs and Stratton motors, cops busted balls though, and would “steal” our mini bikes for their own kids. Back then no Harbor Freight to buy cheap tools, they were very hard to come by. Can’t tell you how many butter knives I ruins using as a screw driver.
@@TheSchmed I was a 80's/90's kid. I had two bikes that my parents bought. One was stolen when I was at school and the other was a Huffy 18 speed that some bullies trashed. After that my parents wouldn't buy anymore bikes. I would find bikes in the trash and I would fix them. I hated painting bikes because the Cops would hassle me thinking I stole it and repainted it. I was lucky in the tool department, dad was an aircraft mechanic and had every tool needed. I think the most I would drop into a bike was twenty bucks for rims to get re-spoked and straightened out. I didn't get into working on little motors but I did have a go-kart and the Cops would bust my balls for driving it on the street. when I was a teen I got into working on cars. These days I just mess around with Electronics and 3D Printers. I keep telling myself I need to find a Chevy S10 to play with but everyone seems to think they hold a crap ton of value.
What a great rebuild from parts and pieces. I bet that spray from the tire woke you up. Call me crazy but guards for the chain and torque converter would be nice.
Great video! I just picked up an old Flotron log splitter from 1983 and after a little love and attention got the same little 3.5 Briggs splitting wood again. Those little engines always impress me with their abilities for their size!
"Transformers - The Mustie Movie!" From basket case - To ready to race, well, perhaps not quite, but that's quite a transformation from a pile of bits in plastic trays into something you can actually ride on, and that little Briggs engine doesn't sound at all bad, in fact, it sounds just like a small bike engine - Well done sir!
@@cletusspucklerstablejeaniu1059 My dad also used to say "Wen it's done with being used, everything has a second use - And sometimes a third, or a fourth, and even a fifth"🚜😁😇
been enjoying this series, i like the use of whatever fits in the stock pile of boxes. looks like great result! need to do a cold/old start on it next time it's used, fuel bowl drained? tyres still up etc? no puddle of oil from engine.
I used to restore Snowmobiles and did dozens of them over the years. I would purchase them early spring and spend the summer rebuilding the engine, fixing anything that needed fixing and restoring the seat, hood, replacing the windshield if needed, then sell them come first snow. I did a few mini bikes but personally I preferred snowmobiles. I met other collectors and guys that also restored snowmobiles. Over the years, many have passed away and technology has changed snowmobiles. I still prefer the older ones.
Easy when you're sitting watching, but as you said when you put the front tyre on the mainfold sloped down... and when you sat on it, it got even worse! Excellent stuff, thank you.
This is the Mustie1 channel at its best, Classic Mustie1, A small bike and making something out of nothing, The bread and butter of the channel, All the best Darren, In a crazy covid paranoid world one place we can relax is in your workshop.
Happy New Year, I look forward to coffee and hanging out in the shop with you and everyone else here. I’ll watch anything you want to fix repair on here including a bike.
At one point where he was I was thinking, a kid would be riding it at this point. The engine starts and the power is getting to the wheel. That's all we need!
Nice job Mustie! Maybe it runs lean because the carb is too large (throat too big = too much air) and that is why closing the choke a little helps it. PS: Happy New Year to you and yours.
Probably one of the reasons it takes so many pulls to get it started. It’s simply not pulling enough fuel thru the jets because there isn’t enough air velocity thru the ventura since the carb throat is too large. We ran into the same problem on our modified midget race cars when we were playing with carburetion on the engines. You need high velocity, smooth airflow thru the carb throat for good fuel pickup.
That’s the best two videos of putting together a basket case! Go ahead and get a carb that will work better then paint it red and black stripes then it will be a great back woods bike. You did a outstanding job on this one.
Hey Mustie1, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! You need to dye your hair the color it was when you were young. That way when you are riding your bike, everybody will think it's just a big kid riding it. Either way, a big kid, or an old fart, you're having fun and livin' it up. Go for it Mustie and again, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
Cool little bike... I used to work on two-stroke bikes like these when I was a kid :) I do think you would get just a little more performance out of it if you gave it a proper chain tensioner and some new(er) sprockets. Very entertaining video
I was just gonna say you need to tighten up the chain a little and make a safety guard for the clutch before you lose some digits. I love this project. It is one massive bodge job of hodge podge parts from the stash.
I love the videos! I was watching and noticed you pulled the right break lever to stop the back wheel.. I don't know about a Rupp but all the bikes I road had the back break on the left. I believe this is to keep you from winding up going over the handlebars when you hit the wrong break but I could be wrong. Thank you for the awesome content. Keep the channel going
Another great project. Just a thought but I wonder if the gas cap needs a vent hole in it for this engine? It seems to bog down at high demand maybe because by suction in the tank?
I’ve rescued a decal that was painted over with cruddy primer with a super fine water sandpaper and patience. I bet Mustie can do the same thing with that Rupp. Like my situation, I’m sure the decals are no longer made unless you get them custom printed. Either way, This was another great video from the even greater Mustie1.
Whether its a roached out bug engine or a clapped out mini-bike....your positive attitude and down to earth demeanor make these videos a hoot to watch. When the bike kept bogging, you uttered a phrase that reminded me of me🤬🤬 what a great laugh ! Happy New Year Sir !!
4 a/m Seattle time on a chilly Sunday morning, Mustie 1 thirty here watching our "Hero" former dirt biker put together another 2 wheel 4 cyl masterpiece of childhood dream machine, only as Mustie can! Thanks Mustie 1 for all those past videos and hopefully 2022 will be the year for more of the same (some vws ressurections) great content and mastery camera/editing prowess ...You make my "Sunday's" , txs
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I cannot describe how happy I am to see somebody who understands never throw anything away
Part of this channel is a maniacal 12 year old with a nice shop, tons of junk parts and every possible tool. In other words. Awesome!
Being able to make projects come together with adult knowledge and skills, while still enjoying the kid in us.
@@mikespain8655 have to admit. I'm seriously jealous of people having a blast doing what they love and making a decent living. Mustie is just fun to watch!
12 year old kid with 40 years of experience!
@@gispel7058 ... or an experienced mechanic who can fix almost anything and still knows how to have fun with it.
That's stuff not junk!
Man that brought back fond memories of Christmas past. When we were kids growing up (57 now) Dad gave us a Keystone mini bike for Christmas and my Mom was terrified that we'd kill ourselves on it. Dad had to show her that it was perfectly safe for my brother and I to ride this thing. Winter conditions and Dad fired it up and took off down the street where he proceeded to wipe out into the side of one of neighbors cars...lol. We had that mini bike for many years and it was the best time. Mom even got up the courage to try it out once.... Oh those were the days. Great video Mustie, can't waite to see what's next on the lift. Happy New Year.
LOL sounds like a "Hold My Beer" moment.
Similar story. My brother worked for a motorcycle shop and brought one of their Indian 50cc motorcycles down for me to mess around on in the early 70’s. Their shop was having trouble selling them and he hoped my parents might buy it for me. I think I was maybe 10 at the time. So our house has a fairly large hill behind our house that wrapped around to the left side. On the left side hill we had an above ground pool cut into the hill so you could run down the hill and jump into the pool. There was a gap between the pool and the hill maybe 2 feet or so wide. Anyways, I’m running that bike all over the place up the back hill and then around the pool on the left having a grand old time. At some point my brother, who is 17 years older than me, talks my dad into taking a ride....”to show it’s safe”. So my dad, who only has a bathing suit on, takes off feet hanging down up the back hill and up and around he pool. Not sure quite how it happened but somehow he ends up upside down between the pool and the hill with his legs sticking up in the air. Needless to say I didn’t get the bike. He was fine with just a few bumps and scrapes and the bike was fixable so I could at least continue having fun for the rest of the weekend. Not sure it would have passed with mother at any rate. Good times!😬. My brother also gave me my first dirt bike and my first street bike. The street bike is a ‘66 Triumph 500 that I still have.
@@jeffleach2668 Great story, Jeff. Sounds like my childhood (Sans my dad ever getting on one of my or my brother's bikes. We had many. We both still ride at 59 and 60. I have my brother's former bike and he opted for the Concours. (I bought his Ninja ZX14...stupid fast). I am glad you were able to keep your Triumph. Those need lots of TLC but they are one of the coolest rides out there. I am glad they came back.
I'm 58 and remember advertisements for "Rupp"
products, I think they had something called the "Go joe"
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It never gets old watching a bike being brought back to life, and you practically built it from scratch too, you should build your own bike and call it the mustie 👍
a 50 year old dude having the time of his life on a mini bike, MADE MY DAY!
Man, I'm 67 I was out riding my Baja warrior minibike on new year's day, what a hoot !
@@markcollins5026 59 & QA50 & now I'm building them too for sale....Happy New Year
Doc Brown
You are never too old ! 74 here and building a Speedway mini like the "widowmaker " but with a warmed up harbor freight hemi head predator 6.5 / 13 ** 15 hp mods
i hear you!!! thanks@@lynn4205
It's remarkable you save all this stuff. It's amazing you can remember where it is! Thanks for the great videos!
i thought you had heat stroke when you had a vision of resurrecting that frame, tank and milk crate we laid out on the lawn........and now your showing it on the lawn for the outro and i'm cracking up :). Awesome to see it built and brave the ice 👍👍
Sorry to keep commenting on the same video but do you realize you're up over a QUARTER BILLION VIEWS? That's insane! You should be proud as all hell. I know I would be. Congratulations Darren. Here's to a quarter BILLION more views brother. 👍💪
Cutting a strip out of an old inner tube long enough to overlap by a couple inches, rubber cement the overlap, punch hole in overlap for valve stem.
Nothing much better on a Sunday, than watching Mustie figure out how to fix these old machines! 👍
Sunday, coffee, 420 and Mustie, Perfect!!!
In a throw-away society, it's always a pleasure to see people like Mustie who bring stuff like this minibike back to operational again. I'm betting Mustie grew up in a household similar to what I did. You don't throw stuff out and buy new until you evaluate it and attempt to fix it. I'm the same way now because of it, I would bring that bike back too although it would be harder for me. I don't have a huge stash of parts like Mustie. Keep up the good work Mustie and happy 2022 to you and your family!
Fact Kman Fact.
You know, just looking at the form factor of this bike, and I can see almost exactly where the styling of my e-bike comes from. Love it mate.
Thanks Mustiefor the memories at 62 years old these were all the rage when I was early teen. I had a Grand Prix frame with a Kirby Motor. Here in Australia we didn't have a great selection of Mini bikes. Hope you get that fuel issue sorted out. I love how you overcome the lack of parts with fixes that get the job done. I follow all the videos and wish people here would throw out worth while things or ask reasonable prices for repairable items. Have a Great 2022. Many thanks for the great viewing experience.
Daryl, Yeah, on the east coast here, the same story. Had a tip shop, but they were closed from there, so maybe bigger towns have some good stuff. ! Naw, got other stuff to do.
Man, nice I'm 67 and I have a Baja warrior minibike, I was out riding it new years day, what a hoot to ride!
Daryl...a Deckson...from across the ditch in New Zealand. Happy New Year
I've just gone into production making 1970s tube style Minibikes & may do a knock-off repro of the Deckson Rockhopper later ( That was an Australian bike with either an Australian made 2 stroke Victa motor or a 3 HP Techumush) with QA50 wheels made in Taiwan & sold in New Zealand too.
You must keep your neighbors constantly amused and guessing what will come of your workshop next. Nice to see a bunch of parts repurposed and turned into something useful. Well done.
The high bars and short wheelbase reminds me of my friends new Hodaka Super Rat back in 1971 ! Good memories, good times. Thanks for this.
I've been hitting refresh for the last half hour waiting for this. Thank you for making my Sunday morning of a new year feel normal. :)
Nice work! Love seeing an old machine being given a second chance. My '69 Rupp was a bit more of a basket case than yours and wound up waiting in my project backlog for years. Finally became a summer project with to work on with my brother- it now rocks a red paint job, 2-speed jackshaft, & a warmed over 5HP Briggs. These bikes are lots of fun!
Nothing better than Mustie going through his horde of old parts, bolts, spacers etc. He has everything in the horde!!! This video is a horde extravaganza!!!
I'm overwhelmed at your stash and your ingenuity.. I enjoy watching your mind work
Definitely a tidy little project; good to see it coming together
Great build. My only suggestion would be to swap the brake cables to opposite sides. The front brake is typically on the throttle side.
That's what I was thinking too. That would it less likely to hit that front brake hard and send yourself over the handle bars.
I agree there as well, if someone rides it that is used to motorcycles they could be in for a wipe out. 😁👍
They came from a bicycle, so he had to put them on the wrong side lol.
@@jordanengdahl4418 The levers have a left and right, all he needs to do is swap the cables to the other levers.
I did an endo years ago on someone else's bike, I forgot they had the brakes swapped and grabbed a hand full of front brake, about face planted into the concrete. the only bright side, it was very smooth just inside the garage, I think my knees still feel that landing 30+ years ago. 😭
My first bike about 50 somethings years ago. Started a lifetime of cycle riding that continues today. Thanks for that amazing video!
Now there is a confident man. Working on other things(shocks) before he has the engine running well and reinstalled. I've never been so lucky/skilled.
About time you continue on this... been waiting since last year.
sometimes you expect a better condition version of what he's working on sitting in the stash. love it
Watching you is an inspiration, your work gives me joy and a few chuckles. My late dad who was a airplane mechanic in WW2, would have turned 99 on new years day. He gave me the gearhead bug I guess, for christmas I was given a kids mini bike, basically a frame and a box of parts, never would have dreamed of a better gift. I've already stretched the frame and built a new front end fork.
Made me feel like a kid again in the 70’s. Wrenching on my Bronco and Rupp. Thanks!
I had a Rupp with the 3 1/2 hp, about 120 pounds (and 50 years) ago. Except when new, they didn't really have a lot of punch, kinda sounds like the engine's worn down. Not worth putting rings and bearings in, but that's what will bring it all the way back. Still, pretty slick rebuild of a classic mini!
I love the videos of this bike, from scrap to a whole lot of fun. Keep up the good work. Happy new year 🍾
Have you seen his videos where he builds "rat rod" bicycles starting with just a frame? Those are amazing
Great stuff, good Sunday afternoon entertainment. Thanks for the look.
Hi Mustie , I bought one of these Rupp minibikes from my classmate Adam Sandler in the 7th grade (not thee Adam Sandler) for $12. He had run straight into a wall with it and bent the 2 front forks below the springs back to where the front wheel was wedged against frame pipe. Other than that everything looked fine. So I dragged the bike home and into my garage. I was 13 and really didn't know what I was doing but watched my brother work on his muscle cars all the time so I got the front forks off, tightened them into the bench vise and took a blow torch to them until they were glowing orange and pounded the crap out of them with a sledgehammer and to my delight, I got them pretty damn straight. A little gas and a little cleaning up and I had the sweetest minibike in the neighborhood for 12 bucks. Just want to say thanks for the videos, I'm amazed at your knowledge, your like the MacGyver of anything mechanical , I've watched them all, please keep them coming and I'll keep watching , Happy New Year to you & yours
Always enjoy your problem solving and the skill you have for small engine repair. Great video!
Happy new year mustie!! Keep this up for us! This is the best channel ever, i cant wait for s new video to come out! The best part of every, every sunday!!
Happy 2022 everyone! Mustie1 is a grown man reliving his boyhood! Resurrecting mini bikes and V-dubs! Too bad we all can’t do that! I started playing guitar when I was 13 and every time I play now, it’s like I’m that age again! I know how Mustie1 feels. It’s a thrill to fix things! He does it so well! Love from the Rocky Mountains. Thanxz
Great resurrection! Didnt have a Rupp mini bike, but did have a Rupp 440 snowmobile for a few years ...
Thanks for the memories 🇨🇦
Happpppy Neeew Year!!!! Mustie to you and yours. Coobled together and running like a champ. Your ingenuity is awesome as usual. Great video.
Happy New Year Mustie from the UK, looking forward to this year of videos.
Thank you Mustie!! Another great one😁😁🇨🇦🇨🇦
I luv the sound of the engine. Classic sound brings me back to my day on mini-bikes!
How the hell are you so lucky to find these great finds ??? I have been looking for one for ten years without luck. Great find for sure. Good luck fixing the machine.
I've done the same thing for a tube protector with electrical tape. Necessity is the mother of invention.
🤫 he's a sleep 😴
I found a used tube and cut a strip the width I needed and stretched the tube around the rim.
It's good of your neighbors to put out the "Caution, Children at Play" sign. LOL!!!!
I never cease to be amazed by what Mustie can do with an old mini bike or motorcycle.
Amazing start to the day. A mustie upload! Love the videos ☺️
These type bikes were everywhere when I was a kid. Those torque converter bikes could plant you on your butt in a second, but man they were fun as hell. Dozens of companies made Rupp- like clones , from Arctic Kat to chaparral etc. great times.
I'll 2nd that !
When you took it out for a spin and with the snow on the sides of the road, it reminded me of the motorcycle scene from the movie Where Eagles Dare with Clint Eastwood.🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍
Someone got a brand new Milwaukee drill for Christmas!!
All the best from Canada
Your videos take me away from the difficulties in life. Really enjoy all aspects of your information and joy . That is put into your art. Always looking for that extra Wednesday video. Happy New Year 🎊 stay safe to everyone!
what a sweet build. I had one as a kid ..great memories
I also had a Rupp... it was a goldish brown color with chrome fenders front and back - I think the gas tank design is what I immediately recognized in the video. I'm fairly certain the bike had a chrome headlight and may have had a tail-light. If I had to guess the year, I'd say 1975. Great memories indeed.
Yep, can't beat these. I had 13 Rupps about 35 years ago. Started to buy them up because I couldn't afford one when I was younger. Wife thought I was nuts. Got them all running and replaced bad parts with new ones, thanks to Mr. Rupp Joe Valenti whom bought out all the Rupp parts from Mansfield Ohio distributors and then some. Since then, I sold all but three, they were completed with all original parts. Two are Rupp Roadster II with 12" wheels. The third was the scamp I believe with the 10" slotted dish wheels, which was a complete rolling frame w/o engine. Sold that for $600 10 years ago. Keeping the two Roadsters (wife won't let me sell them, I now have to give them to my daughter whom rode them around the neighborhood), and will be going through them this spring in time for summer.... P.S., I was clocked by a neighborhood cop doing 45mph on the street...
"...other than that--it's pretty decent." Story of my life! 😀 Happy 2022, Mustie1!
When it comes to pull starting, there's nothing worse than an old worn out ball holder!🤣🤣🤣🤣
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A Mustie1 video + Coffee = a great start of 2022
Happy new year Mustie1.
That trademark laugh when the engine fires up, has me on stitches. Same kinda chuckle 😂 🤭
So nice to see you laugh and enjoy your victory runs!
Enjoyed the build. ☺
When I was a kid and I would fix bicycles. I used ductape as a "bead protector".
Yep, as a kid of the ‘70s, most of my bikes were built from parts I “found”, the only new bike I had, up/until the age of 15, was a Ross Apollo single speed that my dad bought me for my 10th birthday for $68.00 in 1977, which was a lot of money back then, after that rims and frames were found, recovered gears and derailleurs, bought a part or two for brakes, inner tubes, tires, would usually do my own paint jobs, had a steady supply of Red Devil Paint remover. Fun and games of growing up in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn as a teen, when interest went to girls and cars, bikes quickly forgotten. We had some mini bikes that we fixed too, working on old Briggs and Stratton motors, cops busted balls though, and would “steal” our mini bikes for their own kids. Back then no Harbor Freight to buy cheap tools, they were very hard to come by. Can’t tell you how many butter knives I ruins using as a screw driver.
Now we have "Gorilla Tape!"
@@TheSchmed I was a 80's/90's kid. I had two bikes that my parents bought. One was stolen when I was at school and the other was a Huffy 18 speed that some bullies trashed. After that my parents wouldn't buy anymore bikes. I would find bikes in the trash and I would fix them. I hated painting bikes because the Cops would hassle me thinking I stole it and repainted it. I was lucky in the tool department, dad was an aircraft mechanic and had every tool needed. I think the most I would drop into a bike was twenty bucks for rims to get re-spoked and straightened out. I didn't get into working on little motors but I did have a go-kart and the Cops would bust my balls for driving it on the street. when I was a teen I got into working on cars. These days I just mess around with Electronics and 3D Printers. I keep telling myself I need to find a Chevy S10 to play with but everyone seems to think they hold a crap ton of value.
What a great rebuild from parts and pieces. I bet that spray from the tire woke you up. Call me crazy but guards for the chain and torque converter would be nice.
I would be very worried with chain and torque converter guards. Otherwise another great restore!
Meant “without”!
@@richardelam7015 I was thinking of little Susie or Johnny riding not adults.
Great video! I just picked up an old Flotron log splitter from 1983 and after a little love and attention got the same little 3.5 Briggs splitting wood again. Those little engines always impress me with their abilities for their size!
Oh, that sound takes me back. Thanks as always!
"Transformers - The Mustie Movie!"
From basket case - To ready to race, well, perhaps not quite, but that's quite a transformation from a pile of bits in plastic trays into something you can actually ride on, and that little Briggs engine doesn't sound at all bad, in fact, it sounds just like a small bike engine - Well done sir!
I showed this to my wife and she said, "He's a hoarder just like you!"
We prefer to be called a procurer of necessary parts.
@@cletusspucklerstablejeaniu1059 My dad also used to say "Wen it's done with being used, everything has a second use - And sometimes a third, or a fourth, and even a fifth"🚜😁😇
been enjoying this series, i like the use of whatever fits in the stock pile of boxes. looks like great result! need to do a cold/old start on it next time it's used, fuel bowl drained? tyres still up etc? no puddle of oil from engine.
I used to restore Snowmobiles and did dozens of them over the years. I would purchase them early spring and spend the summer rebuilding the engine, fixing anything that needed fixing and restoring the seat, hood, replacing the windshield if needed, then sell them come first snow. I did a few mini bikes but personally I preferred snowmobiles. I met other collectors and guys that also restored snowmobiles. Over the years, many have passed away and technology has changed snowmobiles. I still prefer the older ones.
Easy when you're sitting watching, but as you said when you put the front tyre on the mainfold sloped down... and when you sat on it, it got even worse! Excellent stuff, thank you.
Good morning everyone.
Happy New Year.
In my fifties and this brings it back. Hey Darren, don't let your dad catch you riding that thing around the shop like that
This is the Mustie1 channel at its best, Classic Mustie1, A small bike and making something out of nothing, The bread and butter of the channel, All the best Darren, In a crazy covid paranoid world one place we can relax is in your workshop.
Happy New Year, I look forward to coffee and hanging out in the shop with you and everyone else here. I’ll watch anything you want to fix repair on here including a bike.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY
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Happy New Year! I really appreciate your videos, they have taught me quite a few things!
Another great video Mustie always the first thing I watch on Sundays. Best of the New year to you my friend lets get you to 1 million subscriptions.
Best wishes and a healthy 2022 to you and your family (and all the viewers too of course ) .
Brakes?? You need those? Check THAT off! Onto the next 600 things you’ve gotta do!!😁👊🏻
At one point where he was I was thinking, a kid would be riding it at this point. The engine starts and the power is getting to the wheel. That's all we need!
Nice job Mustie! Maybe it runs lean because the carb is too large (throat too big = too much air) and that is why closing the choke a little helps it.
PS: Happy New Year to you and yours.
ahhh, did you watch this on mute?
@@bookooc5605 Lmfao
Probably one of the reasons it takes so many pulls to get it started. It’s simply not pulling enough fuel thru the jets because there isn’t enough air velocity thru the ventura since the carb throat is too large. We ran into the same problem on our modified midget race cars when we were playing with carburetion on the engines. You need high velocity, smooth airflow thru the carb throat for good fuel pickup.
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... I'm glad you clarified that, he probably doesn't know how carburetors work.
@@cletusspucklerstablejeaniu1059 Think he basically does
That’s the best two videos of putting together a basket case! Go ahead and get a carb that will work better then paint it red and black stripes then it will be a great back woods bike. You did a outstanding job on this one.
I like hearing you say "Hi guys. How's it going? I really do.😀
Hey Mustie1, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! You need to dye your hair the color it was when you were young. That way when you are riding your bike, everybody will think it's just a big kid riding it. Either way, a big kid, or an old fart, you're having fun and livin' it up. Go for it Mustie and again, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
better than an OCC theme bike 🤣
That backfire and the 24karat gold timing of musties "excuse me" I spat out my drink!! Hahaha legend mustie I love ya! 🤣😂🔥
Awesome job , most people could have never finished it. You got mad skills brother.
Cool little bike... I used to work on two-stroke bikes like these when I was a kid :) I do think you would get just a little more performance out of it if you gave it a proper chain tensioner and some new(er) sprockets. Very entertaining video
Man, and also a good quality chain !
It's a 4 stroke Flathead Engine !
I was just gonna say you need to tighten up the chain a little and make a safety guard for the clutch before you lose some digits. I love this project. It is one massive bodge job of hodge podge parts from the stash.
or GAINS some, it depends if it is his hand in the monkey works
a massive thanks for all your work and content mustie 1, A master at your craft
I can't start my sundays without watching your new video. Thank you for being mustie.
I bet if you looked hard enough you could find Jimmie Hoffas body in musties infinite parts stash. 😂
I love the videos! I was watching and noticed you pulled the right break lever to stop the back wheel.. I don't know about a Rupp but all the bikes I road had the back break on the left. I believe this is to keep you from winding up going over the handlebars when you hit the wrong break but I could be wrong. Thank you for the awesome content. Keep the channel going
In the late 60 s or early 70 s I had a poster of a Rupp roadster Black Widow edition. Fond memories. Thanks for that.
Only Darren would have the patience, knowledge and resources to bring a box of parts back to a functional life. Happy New Year everyone.
I agree and hope we see it through. that chain scares me
The adjuster on the rear wheel is called a "snail cam"
Another great project. Just a thought but I wonder if the gas cap needs a vent hole in it for this engine? It seems to bog down at high demand maybe because by suction in the tank?
In a previous video I believe he checked the gas cap and it had vent holes.
I’ve rescued a decal that was painted over with cruddy primer with a super fine water sandpaper and patience. I bet Mustie can do the same thing with that Rupp. Like my situation, I’m sure the decals are no longer made unless you get them custom printed. Either way, This was another great video from the even greater Mustie1.
Thomas...get the Decals repod ...I'm sure you find a ready market & a little earner on the side
Happy New Year Mustie1
“You know what’s coming…”
Me: “he’s gonna tape it isn’t he…”
*next shot* starts warping electrical tape.
I’ve been watching you too long mustie 😆
just enough tape to get the job done. my guess is Mustie has at least 50 more partial rolls by the microwave waiting to be used.
I love how you have that child like adventurous nature about you. Always having fun!! And that bike would be loads of fun for a 65-85 lb kid!!
Whether its a roached out bug engine or a clapped out mini-bike....your positive attitude and down to earth demeanor make these videos a hoot to watch. When the bike kept bogging, you uttered a phrase that reminded me of me🤬🤬 what a great laugh ! Happy New Year Sir !!
Happy new year bro👍👍👍👍
I'd rather do that with the electric tape lol it's stronger
Always enjoy your videos. I love to do the same sort of things. Thanks for the enjoyment!!!
4 a/m Seattle time on a chilly Sunday morning, Mustie 1 thirty here watching our "Hero" former dirt biker put together another 2 wheel 4 cyl masterpiece of childhood dream machine, only as Mustie can! Thanks Mustie 1 for all those past videos and hopefully 2022 will be the year for more of the same (some vws ressurections) great content and mastery camera/editing prowess ...You make my "Sunday's" , txs
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