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thanks, i havent cleaned it since from portland. been just trying to drive it only on dry days and avoid puddles.

absolutely! not the fastest thing. really dangerous for on the roads here. people drive 15 mph over the speed limit. itll be only used for on the pastures and dirt roads in between.

i still have this one and mow around my camper with it. starts on the third pull most times. the seal on the needle for the float doesnt seal so it will leak fuel eventually. it has a shut off valve in the fuel line to prevent flooding the engine when the engine is turned off.

stock. didn't mess with jet sizes.

@@ElijahMiniBikes So the 40 pilot and 115 main? My bike refuses to run for some reason.

@@ElijahMiniBikes what did you do to your air fuel and idle?

Oh yeah! Bring on the Z50s! im addicted to those little buggers now that i got one.

Thanks Matt! nice meeting you there.

Theyre amazingly comfortable for such a simple design. the best in comfort i might add. however, it does drive like a truck with heavy steering and terrible turning radius.

Always!

welp, guess who saved $25?

cool

i dont care, lol

Just got home from portland. how are you doing?

@@ElijahMiniBikes I just got home as well great time for sure hope to see ya next year!

whyd you scrap the mower? thats a sin to do.

I didn't feel like replacing everything on that old thing cuz bought everything was trash except the 11 horse engine that was on it it was taking up space where I wanted to mow

The older ones the deck bearing is made into the deck so you had to find another deck, was none to be found shit I robbed those old snappers that were like twice the length of the one I have now which I bought for $100

@@ericwright6672 you couldve sold it or literally just give it to someone else then. that's just a waste of a mower. if the mower part of the mower doesnt work, hell. its a great puller for moving or pushing stuff in the lawn.

I did sell it to the scrap yard! Lol

Old and Young! even the old guys are still kids by heart!

it does a solid 40 easily. Good all around cruiser for the park in Portland or around town. Love using this for around here. just makes sense to use something small and practical for just going to the mailbox distances.

Hey Wes! Thanks. That's ol' rainbow vomit haha.

@@ElijahMiniBikes I think Red Riddler has a better ring to it

Custom made by Brad Hill.

Good engines. Been liking the vanguards a few times for minibike builds.

Yep! You can see me in his ‘22 and ‘23 Portland videos. Thanks for Watching!

Very similar, I believe that would’ve been a late 78 with a ranger package. Mines a 79 with the lariat package.

That’s my baby!

Hey thanks for just watching the video! That’s awesome. I’m seeing more people come around again with mowing season back in action.

Personally, I love the Honda’s. But Briggs are awesome engines as well. Thanks for watching!

And a time where backaches were much more common than headaches.

Eh, I don’t know about “they would like to have it again” part. I have a few newer mowers the same size that are way lighter and easier to push around or to be picked up into a bed of a truck. This is definitely a solid piece of machinery and it’s not going away any time soon. But if I’m going to be mowing up and down hills, I would like to have something that has self propelled.

Oh No! that's too bad. man, those things are a fortune now. just 200-300 for just a roller with bad paint. but if you truly love those minibikes, it may be worth it to get and rebuild one. Thanks for Watching!

I still have the one that my dad bought when I was 10 years old. Put me on it mowing the 8 acre yard. Been mowing on it ever since. I am 66 years old now. On engine #11 or #12, as I have lost count. Just did a complete rebuild with all parts disassembled, cleaned, worn parts replaced, good parts primed and painted, new bearings, seals, and hardware. Completely disassembled the differential, chain case, and every part on the mower. Was a week long project, but, now I have a new mower that will probably outlive me. I did repurpose an old air compressor tank and made a much larger fuel tank, mounted on the back two support rails and the thing got a brand new aftermarket seat. Complete rewire and new battery. It runs and cuts like the new machine that it is. It is a brand new 1968 Snapper Comet 30. I like the old ones, as they do not have all the idiot proofing safety switches and interlocks on them that are additional points of failure.

Straight from the Nibbi website.

GTC Torque Converters. we bought it without the front driver because we knew we were going to change it to a Tork-Zilla later on. i dont remember the price but it was around $100. plus another 80 for the Super Driver.

Brad Hill, on FaceBook.

@@ElijahMiniBikes alrighty thanks

I believe it’s the other way around. Further in is more restrictive and less noise. To be honest. I don’t think it makes a difference. It probably does, but not going to notice it on something as small as a 99cc engine.

We flatten the tires to barely anything in them at all afterwards. Made a big difference. I wonder if there’s a way to lock the diff on these hydro-matics

@@ElijahMiniBikes I think there is. I watched a mud mower video before that had a list of things you can do to them.

On a budget. Moving out and saving money for rent! 😬

Awesome! Glad to see people still watching the video. We’re about to get started on a few minis for this years Portland. Man, it felt like yesterday we were just there.

I still have mine but hardly ride it much anymore. Planning on putting a real tank on it. I Like the Trailmaster but I like the small wheeled minibikes better.

I don’t use GPS products for my stuff. No, I don’t know of anything for Buscadero 140. We are not near any events where we live. It takes usually 3 hours or more to get to a decent event that’s MiniBike related. We’ve been busy not freezing after this blizzard has gone by. This video was just the start of it and it has gotten worse. More ice than snow. Today was the last cold day and tomorrow will rise into the 50s it looks like. Woo hoo! I own just 2 running and driving bikes but I have an assortment of frames and engines. Just as the same here on the farm. Theres 4 in total running and driving but there’s about I believe 12 all together in frames and spare engines. Just collecting over time and good deals on FB marketplace or Craigslist. I appreciate that you watch my videos. Thanks for watching!

I like the larger fenders for looks and actually keeping me clean from water and mud. They’re not going to stay black forever. It’s just no point of painting them right now for them to get covered in mud or the bike gets dropped and damaged. Have fun with the way it is now.

@@ElijahMiniBikes Agreed! The fenders look good 👍🏼

Yes we did. Ombwarehouse didn’t have their torkzillas in stock a year ago when we mass order a bunch of things for future projects. So, instead we got juggernauts. Yes, there’s a difference. The engagement on the belt is really the big difference that stands out. Torkzillas have a much lower engagement where they’re great for cruising setups and slower speeds. Where Juggs are a higher engagement and require a lot more rpm’s to get the bike to move. That’s good for drag racing and straight line speed. Not the intent of this build.

@@ElijahMiniBikes Interesting. Both claim 2500 rpm engagement. Fatbuddycat compared the two side by side and thought the springs in the TZ were lighter but didn’t weigh the roller assemblies. The “bells” are also shaped slightly different which could affect shifting rates Great design though, way better than a Comet style 30. I’d like to see some more development and options for tuning them. I haven’t tried a Juggernaut with tall sprocket ratios, but I’d be interested in seeing how well it works for more of a cruising setup.

@@mlindsay527 I personally like the stock 30 series for my torque converter swaps. Cheaper lol, easy to work on.

It’s custom made. You have to ask for it. We too, had to ask and take pictures with dimensions of the bikes frame so the tank would fit flush.

Those are 20s. 21 will clear on the ct200u-ex and the all the over Coleman 200s.