I Bought a Paratrooper Bike hasn't Run in 40+ Years
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I Bought the super rare and amazing Paratrooper Motorcycle that has not run in 40 +years. and its made by Indian motorcycles but on closer look maybe its not.
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Will I make it home on this Indian Papoose? my track record is 3/3. comment below
Can't see why not! Spark, fuel, air... brakes and speed control are just semantics.
Totally bro youll make it home
You got this!
Oh yeah, no problem. 👍🏻
It should, it’s just going to be a long ride.
This brought back some memories. In 1972 my Dad rescued a 1949 Brockhouse Corgi from an acquaintance who was going to scrap it. It ran well and a 10-year-old me was very happy with my own motorcycle to ride in the grounds of my dad's blacksmith's workshop. Mine was the "luxury" version with a 2-speed gearbox. The Corgi was happy until 1976 when the engine bearings wore out. My dad managed to find replacements quite easily and I joined the motorcycle club at high school where I rebuilt it under instruction from someone who knew what they were doing. The rebuild was successful. A while after this I sold the Corgi to a friend of my dad's and he completed the restoration by refitting the lights and generally tidying the bike up. The last I heard, the Corgi was still running on my engine rebuild and being taken to shows and exhibitions. I look forward to your journey home.
This is my favorite bike you've ever had. Just edges out the ROKON. That thing is really cool, WWII history is great.
The Wellbike was the first thing I rode as a kid, my father was part of a military preservation society in the 1980’s in the south east of England, we used to play with things like the DUKW. I have a 1939 military BSA C11 I’m restoring slowly, it was also designed as a parachute bike but was too heavy, another reason the well-bike was used instead.
Love the channel!!!
Not a paratrooper bike, corgi folding bike.
I love it when you ride crazy stuff home. Not only is it some of your best content but it reminds me of when I was younger and could do crazy stuff on a whim.
Glad you enjoy it!
Would do.
. still can
Most old riders have some random new bike story, that is awesomeness 👌 . Good times n great memories💯✌
The British Army used the 'Welbike' that was a similar deal. I had the pleasure of chatting to an old guy 20 years ago and I noticed a bike calendar on his kitchen wall. We got talking bikes and, long story short, he showed me the contents of his garage.
A 1930s Sunbeam, an Ariel Square Four, a BSA Gold Star and...
... a Welbike!
Longer story even shorter, he let me have a ride on it!
Brings back memories!
Wow
IIRC the Corgi and Indian Papoose were civilan versions on the Welbike made by Brockhouse. Brockhouse also used the engine as a means to power their Hoemate 2 wheeled garden tractor. Brockhouse did the same with the Indian Brave 4 stroke engine.
@Dave Barrowcliffe - The Welbike was not a "similar deal"; the Papoose was a Welbike with Indian badges on it. After WWII, a civilianised version of the Welbike went into production in England as the Corgi. Corgi was owned by Brockhouse, as was Indian - so Brockhouse imported the Corgi into the US and re-badged it as an Indian.
i had a gold star twin with sidecar like 55 years ago now
@@whitewallwheels1hardcore.m_o_h What`s a "Gold Star Twin"?
That 1940's moment of riding this is exactly why people love older cars, bikes, etc. It's a great feeling especially after putting in restore work.
u guys give me great joy im 70 years old ive been a gear head for 50 years i injoy all your content thank you
Thank you for calling him on that short-shake! I can't stand it when someone grabs my fingers and acts like it's a handshake
it was the worst, I had to re do it
YEAH WHAT IS THAT SHORT-SHAKE. THEIR WAY OF MAKING YOU FEEL LESS THAN THEM BY PLAYING GAMES.
I don't think he was alpha'ing you it was a quick exchange w you at an odd height/ angle and he simply committed. But it is a an alpha douche move to clench before thumb webs have met.
Hahaha Sean's always hated the weak weird handshakes
Arbitrary nonsense
I love watching these old dead bikes come back to life. No better sound then an engine turning over when it hasnt been running in a while.
The smells burning off as it warms up too.
I've got a few things around that have sat a while and I tell myself: it'll be a while before that exhaust manifold feels some heat again, but it'll happen ✌️
That’s really cool, in a goofy looking “Dumb and Dumber” kind of way.
My first motorcycle, at the age of 5 in 1965. My Dad bought 2 British Army surplus Corgis and fixed them up for my big brother and me. We'd have a blast racing each other around a local field at weekends. Set us both up as avid bike fans for life. Watching you having fun on your little Papoose has brought back many great memories, thank you Shaun.
I had a mini-bike with a lawn mower engine and a centrifugal clutch at the age of 5, very similar to that Papoose, so much fun back then!
6 hours riding on that thing!, and I thought I was crazy trying to ride a 1970's 100cc two stroke farm bike (Kawasaki KV100) 2 1/2 hours home when I was in my early teens. Broke down 1/2 hour into the ride, had to call my dad to come get me with a trailer, he was mighty pissed and didn't speak to me for the whole trip home.
Watching grown men rip around the parking lot laughing in the pouring rain was hilarious ,it made me smile,cant wait for part 2 the long ride home.
That's about as cool a little bike as I've ever seen. The "WOW" factor is off the chart!
Sean: take a wiff, make a memory. LOL I love Sean's humor so much. My only complaint is they don't upload enough videos for my selfishness.... but I'm grateful for what they do upload. Love you guys. Really been going through a rough time since losing my mom and bikes and beards always makes my day. Always. I can't wait till I can afford my first bike.
Hey man, I read this and it just hit me. What state do you live in? I'm in PA and I have an idea. Let me know if you're anywhere near.
Hope the hike you get is a legend
Hang in there Chad, the sun will come up tomorrow
Get that First Bike ! And Join the Motorcycle Community !! Welcome Breh !
I'm trying to help him, my buddy has an old bike he's trying to get rid of. It needs some love but has been garage kept its whole life. Probably be willing to let it go for real cheap!
Such a fantastic video brother. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you guys breath some new life into this old gem.
-Top speed?
The dawning realization throughout this video made it especially fun, "Hey he found a Welbike! Wait its an Indian? Oh its an Indian branded Welbike." Despite my interest in military motorcycles I honestly didn't know Indian had done that.
It is most definitely not a wellbike, Its a Brockhouse Corgi.
I didn't know they did those either,I saw one once a long time ago,
It had the handlebar plate with the
INDIAN logo on it,my brother and I laughed thinking somebody was just being goofy and thought it would be funny to label a midget bike as an Indian...wow,a missed opportunity
A little tip with pre mix 2 strokes, always give them a good shake if they have been standing overnight or longer! The oil and petrol seperate with the oil sinking to the bottom so nearly neat oil is sucked into the carb and engins first, this oils the plug up! Give it a shake to re mix the petroil mix before turning the petcock on.
That’s bullshit Lmaoo
@@williamenglish4944 I have been motorcycling since 1964, Lots of the bikes I have owned were 2 strokes, It was a well known thing with pre mix fuel to give it a shake to keep it mixed. When the Japanese brought in non pre mix 2 stroke bikes the need to shake them stopped but the little Corgi IS pre mix!!! Ask ANY old Biker!
Kind of a cool coincidence, the Marlin Papoose is a 22 rifle that also can be broken down to be easily transported. Would go well with this Papoose!
i had 1 came in red case that floated
@@precinct1baltimorecountyre588 yeah, I think I remember that they were supposed to float as well, so it’s like the Rokon in the other videos. 😀
Your enthusiasm for life is boundless. You videos are my moment of mental time out during a busy day. Thanks Guys.
What a great little bike with amazing history. Can’t wait for the ride home video!
You and me both!
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, my first reaction "not sure what it is, but I want it"
That's me with most of the weird things that Sean finds .
I'm building a repro soon hopefully
Love it. Like a kid. Pure joy.
A friend sold a British Wellbike paratrooper minibike that her father had probably duflebagged into the US after WWII. It was in pretty rough shape, but somebody was thrilled to get it.
Papoose is the perfect name for it. Imagine parachuting behind enemy lines and you and your mates have these. Need to make a movie, Papoose Troopers. Cool bike.
Those little mini bikes would be handy if you were having trouble with Communications you could use those to run messages between the companies are out the individual units you know Communications back then weren't what they are today where everybody's online talks to everybody else
yeah this looks sort of like a less capable Trail-70 sort of bike, but would still beat walking back and forth to deliver messages
Its a Corgi scooter with a Excelsior Spryt Autocycle engine and went into production in 1947. Most were initially exported to North America branded as the "Indian Papoose" and not sold in the UK until early 1948, with some 27,050 being manufactured. The single-speed two-stroke engine was too slow, however, and even despite the high post war demand for transport, lack of power and reliability problems meant it was discontinued in October 1954
And the truth being told at least....
No way! I live right near there. Any chance you're still around?
When I was real little, back in the late 60s, my Dad brought me home some kind of tiny little minibike/scooter thing. It was front wheel drive, a tiny engine was mounted on the front forks. It seperated into three parts. The front fork/handlebars/wheel assembly had a spring loaded latch to mount to the body. The seat(a metal ring with no padding, don't know if it ever had any) and footpegs slid into a slot on the main body. Been wondering what it was or if was something homemade.
Maybe it was a french Solex?
Rokon
Yeah, I've seen those in the early 70's, there were all kinds of models and styled ( mini bikes ) back then. People would make Their own mini bikes from " lawn mower" engines too. I remember seeing a brand new lawnmower engine type mini bike for sale at the Sears and roebuck stores. It was perfected, simple and direct. Those little Mimi bikes would Zoom by pretty fast too! I also remember seeing a tiny Harley Davidson mini bike too at the dealership too!, But of course as cool as these little scooters were, the Japanese really started making some cool mini bikes, and little mini motorcycles etc. those were the days which most boys like my self at that time would dream of doing, riding mini bikes, scooters and motorcycles.🫠
I love it when you find those rare bikes!! Stay safe.
That is way cool! sweet to see something like that back on the road running
Sean: I found an old bike that we're going to buy and get running for a new video!
Craig: You mean I'm going to have to get running....
As a proud, retired, Paratrooper and wounded combat veteran, I adore that little bike.
Godspeed and Blessings for You and Yours.
Thank You so much for your content. And amazing genuine positivity.
Prayers Up for You to be able 5o continue, and spread the Perfect Word.
Rode one as as kid- guy brought one home from the service- small very easy to drive and fits tough tight spaces
HI, some INFO I found for you that might surprise you = Corgi scooter
A Corgi scooter and a CLE Canister, displayed at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford (2010)
Many of the later models never saw action and were disposed of at the end of the war, mostly exported to the U.S. where they were sold by a New York department store.[3] The lack of a front brake meant that they could not legally be used on the road, however, so most were bought by farmers for off road use. The originator John Dolphin developed his ideas further and set up the Corgi Motorcycle Co Ltd. of which he was Managing Director,[4] and had them produced as the Corgi by Brockhouse Engineering (Southport) Ltd., who had been manufacturing military trailers during the war. The Corgi scooter was powered by an Excelsior Spryt Autocycle engine and went into production in 1947. Most were initially exported to North America branded as the "Indian Papoose" and not sold in the UK until early 1948, with some 27,050 being manufactured. The single-speed two-stroke engine was too slow, however, and even despite the high post war demand for transport, lack of power and reliability problems meant it was discontinued in October 1954.[3]
Corgi scooters were sometimes painted a military green but were not much used by the British armed forces. A few were used by the Royal Navy. The concept continued to be developed by other manufacturers, however, and led to the folding Honda Monkey bike of the 1960s.[7]
Back in the late 1960s, a friend of mine had a Tote-Goat that was indestructible. What a kick that thing was. And the cops never gave us grief for taking it on the street as long as we let them take it for a spin. That sucker had some major torque. Back when teens and cops had a decent rapport. I miss those times.
Another brilliant video. Thank you. I remember these bikes back in the 1960's here in the uk. It was the start of what was then called schoolboy scrambling and a lot of lads used them as race bikes. They were plentiful and very cheap in those days.
If it’s got a motor we will find a way to race it
@@BikesandBeards Thanks for the reply. If you can get sight of the June 2022 edition of the Classic Motorcycle (uk magazine) page 84 has an article on Ewarts petrol taps. I have found putting the complete tap in a jar of petrol for 48hrs to be effective.
Been putting out some great content. This has become one of my favorite channels.
These bikes wer made mainly for the logistics operatives of the regiments to use in the event that radios could not be used in areas where the germans had radio finder equipped Van's or trucks
The moment Sean turned his head as leaving the shop … priceless
Why haven't we seen these in the movies? I think I've watched every war movie ever made, but I've never seen these. They can make an entire movie based on these.
Because they are not ww2 bikes.
Greetings from the UK. Friend of mine in the 1960s whose dad was a former Army Major - worked after WW2 assessing bomb damage in London for insurance purposes. He found 3 of these Corgi (UK naming as you rightly said) and my friend got it going and his dad took us to a disused Army barracks for us to have a go with it around a deserted perimeter track. It was a pig to start. It had one gear and a dog-tooth clutch. 98cc Villiers engine. It was very much more exciting than a moped or motorized bicycle. I was hooked on motorcycle riding after that for ever. It was a bit of fun and ideal for riding under age before being old enough to have a bike license. Private property was the only legal place to ride it under such circumstances. Thanks for a great video.
The original pocket bike....sooooo cool!!!! Love it!!!! I'd want to take that entire garages content home!!!!!
Nice bike but thats a post war Brockhouse Corgi made in Southport UK , similar to the military parachute Excelsior Welbike of WW11 , but those are very rare to find even here in the UK. you did some good research . i have a corgi .
At last some one who knows its not a ww2 bike.
I love the history behind this.
This has to be the beta for the modern motor scooter.
That sharing an old memory thing is pretty awesome! God Bless
That is awesome that you rescued the bike from just sitting around. Great to keep history alive. God is good.
I totally want one of these, it’s said to say they really don’t make ‘em like they used to , unbelievable that it fired up lol good stuff
build one it would be a great project to learn fabrication on
@@greenmountainsuriving It does take quite a bit of effort to build a frame *safely*, though. Especially if you're also just learning to weld.
Good luck Sean!!You guys are Awesome!!
My 90 yrs old mom’s bike… back in the day.., really you made her day. When we were kids she had a Cushman three wheel scooter. She rode sun or blowing snow the Cushman… she’d do tunnel runs under the railroad viaducts at +70 mph!
Sean, would you be interested in buying a whole collection of 40's Indians?
Sean, I bet you make it so long as the engine stays cool its a 2 stroke heat is the 2 stroke killer keep her oil and gas mix heavy on the oil she will run 4 ever spare plugs bring many and if you think u have to many throw a couple extra anyways
These guys need way more views. Great videos I always learn something new.
Amazing. In your opening shot I saw the the very first motorcycle (scooter) I ever rode on as a passenger when I was 41/2 years old, That orange Cushman made me a motorcyclist. My Dad got me a military Cushman when I was six but I was to small to kick thru that under seat kick starter. That surplus Cushman cost my dad 15 bucks complete in its military surplus shipping container. My Air Force uncle gave me a military English Welbike complete in the round para container. Mine had the fuel tank low in front of engine so it had to be pressurized with a few pumps to run. I rode that little bike to school starting in the second grade until one day in the middle of my fifth grade year the principal saw me arriving at the bicycle rack and told me I wasn’t allowed to ride it on the school grounds. In 1959 we didn’t give school officials any lip!
Love all your adventures. Psalm 119:105
"Papoose" is where the term "Baby on board" comes from. Thanks for sharing another cool bike and good luck!
Cool, thanks
Papoose is a baby carrier, not a baby
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@@timothinking9855 so if the bike is a papoose, then the rider is the baby
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@@timothinking9855 True that! John in Texas
Sean you remind me of the original US Mailman saying neither rain nor sleet nor even snow will stop the (Bearded man on his bike) !! As usual love the quote! You have the finest copilot by your side. You have gone back to your roots! I don’t know of too many motorcycle riders who didn’t start on a mini bike!!! Have a blessed day brother!!!!
Man that is a cool bike! Thanks for sharing this experience
Man that Indian Papoose is the coolest thing ever!
I had a WW2 one of those back in the 1970's as a teenager. The tires were dry rotted so the first thing I did was upgrade to some new larger knobby tires, The later the motor was replac3d with a Honda 60 engine. It was considered to be worth much back then. I bought it from a neighbor for $30 bucks.
thats so cool
@@BikesandBeards Your bike should be able to make the trip, I ran the shit out of mine, mostly on dirt trails and such. I think I recall the original motor had a clutch that ran in oil. So make sure your fluids are good and have fun. When I got mine it was still fastened to the crate base and painted military color.
You paid too much. The designer should have been shot for sabotage.
Craig's German?!?!? Explains why he's such a good mechanic
Was quite interesting to see a WW2 scrapbook from "the other side" about 20yrs ago when a family friend invited us to Germany.
No. He's an American
@@gubgub3275 wtf are you smoking? He's German
@@hamzaosama08 *American
Lol my ex girlfriend was full-blooded German she lived in New York she was crazy lol she was a blonde she has a baby now it’s kind of disappointing I wanted to get her pregnant but life goes on in like they say things happen for a reason which I really don’t believe things happen for a reason every Internet I just think certain things happen because you let it in the end grasp it in your hand other half of things do happen for a reason but yeah
I love everything about this! Little bikes have so much personality. 🥰😉
I could feel the passion when they got it to crank the first time and it warmed my heart when he said here smell make a memory. Love it
Varnished leaded//oil gas...
Can imagine riding that thing with full combat pack .
WW II Paratrooper: "Let's get on our Papoose motorcycles and sneak up on those German sentries."
German sentries: "Close your eyes and aim the MG42 in the direction of the sound."
COOL. Thanks for share this beautiful peice of Indian history.
Glad you enjoyed it
@@BikesandBeards I love bikes and Indian are my fave. I just subbed to your channel and it looks great. Like and support as much as I can
They should restore this thing with a classic WW2 paint job considering it's heritage.
I wrote a book about excelsior the company. Because I had several excelsior motorcycles including talisman twins. Sadly not anymore.
had one in the day, nice two stroke twin. no seat on so we tied a cushion had it till rode it into the ground. we were all 11 year olds. Then went on to a Comet. that was a LOL>
My Grandpa was a US ww2 paratrooper. I can almost picture him making fun of the British paratroopers riding a papoose. But deep down... I know he was wishing he had a papoose of his own.
So the bike is cool and all. Fricking spectacular really. But I can’t seem to focus on that after seeing a handshake re-do for a “short shake”. I never knew that could be a thing. I hate when one of the participants clamps down too soon, and the other guy gets the finger pinch thing. All this time I could have called for a do-over. And as demonstrated, it can be done without making it awkward. This changes everything. Cheers sir!
Haha just re do it. I’m don’t want the other guy to get the wrong impression
That’s definitely a keeper 👍👍👍👍👍
As someone that lives in the nanny state that is the UK I find it hilarious that Sean can just get on something like this and ride it on the public roads 😂 there are an unimaginable number of hoops we have to jump through in this country
Pretty sure that a lot of what these styles of channel rely on is in having a 'film producers licence' which covers them for this sort of thing. Older and 'historically significant' vehicles also have special loopholes which apply to them.
As an Aussie most of our states have a 'temporary registration' scheme which lets you pay a quick fee online (often under $40) and quote engine and chassis numbers. You'll then be able to legally drive/ride to a specified destination without hassles so long as the vehicle isn't grossly unsafe.
I don't think what he was doing was exactly legal however in this varies from area to area as long as you're not doing anything stupid dangerous the cops often leave you alone.
by the way this motorcycle was manufactured in southport near liverpool
Sean is most likely operating under dealership laws or / rules. Where you have license plates that are assigned to the business that you put on vehicles that are owned by the dealership. The dealership will also have a blanket insurance policy that covers anything that's under their care whether it's stock or in in the shop.
Oh hell yes! These things are epic. Check out the training films for them - troopers loaded up, bombing around fields on these little rippers.
Keep up the good stuff!
Paras never used these bikes at all. These were made by Brockhouse after the war. Paras used the Excelsior Wellbike, which was completely different.
I like the multiple flat spots on the tires haha!
I love when you two do these quests!
Awesome thx for sharing that super rare bike with us🤠✌️
Two Stroke Engine. I have heard of these but never seen one running. Runs like a swiss clock. Well Done.
That my friend, is incredible. Hoping to see that headlight and little tail light be put to use too!
Awesome episode! Great stuff guys. Thx
Another great video guys, and very cool bike. Wishing you luck on the journey home 🤞.
Thanks for the content brother. I know a lot of us appreciate it.
Salute to the great men that made this little Indian famous.
Great find!
Old Brit geezer here. I had an Excelsior 2stroke about 55 years ago, ( the bike was already old then, probably 1950 ish).
I don’t remember much about it now, but the big similarities I can spot are the engine note and the fact that it was definitely raining a lot of the time! Haha!
Super cool! Cant wait to see the airplane bike running.
Love it!! Thanks for the video!
Really awesome, learned something new. Thank you!
That little thing torques up pretty good!
You 2 are so great together. Gotta get the dream team back together
"My tongues not strong enough for the schrader valve"
Craig Doefendil -2022
Take a whiff, make a memory! LOL I love it! You guys always have great content. I loved the big wheel bikes too, I grew up riding a pw80 big wheel and it was a blast. God bless
In the early 1950s my Dad was a Royal Navy pilot, flying Fairey Gannets (worth looking up, very interesting aircraft). He had the British version of this bike, the Corgi. When the carrier was going into a foreign port, my Dad would fly off and land ashore to organise for the carrier's arrival. He would strap the Corgi into the Gannet's bomb bay, and use it to get around ashore, in a full dress naval uniform! Would have been a strange sight.
Anyone else notice that awesome scoped BFR on the wall next to his desk ?
This guy is definitely cool.
This is going to be awesome! Looking forward to the next Papoose video
Craig spoke straight science the whole episode. Absolute wizard
Super cool. Love the Excelsior name, somebody should bring that back!
A couple of lads having a silly adventure on a dodgy old bike. Perfect!
Nice one to add to the collection
Amazing piece of history, nice video guys!!!!
"Oh, THAT'S Craig's name..."😂
That little bike is rad! Are you gonna restore it, or are you gonna make a café racer out of it?🤔
Thanks, guys; another fun episode!✌️❤️🇨🇦🙂
That's an amazing little bike. So cool.
Hell yeah man !!! Murica !!!