70's WETBIKE Sitting For 25 Years Will It Run? UltraNautics WetCo - NNKH
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- This 1970's Wetco Wetbike has been sitting for ~25 years. Let's see if she'll fire up and rip! `
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The Wetbike is actually a blast on the water. It's a shame it wasn't stored properly, it was in sad shape! The 60 HP version is well balanced and has tons of power. There is a learning curve though. Your main problem was the fuel tank. First, the stock tank sits low in the Wetbike and holds 10 gallons of fuel. That adds 60 pounds and puts the center of gravity low. Secondly, when you punch the throttle, you have to stand up and lean over the handlebars. Your weight has to be forward and then it will pop right up on plane. But your test tank position prevented you from being able to assume the correct position for launch! Good try though, especially without any instruction. If you had been able to get it up, you would have had one helluva ride! Hopefully, the new owner will get it going again. You really did him solid at $1000 for both units! Great video and it brought back lots of fun memories. I have hundreds of hours riding time on wetbikes in the 80's and 90's out on the Colorado River (Yuma area), Pacific Ocean, San Diego Bay and Mission Bay! Those were some fun times!
So cool to hear about this! Riding in the Pacific would be so cool. Really all of those places you're mentioning sound Scenic and that would be such a neat exploration. Do you still have any or did you get rid of them long ago? I find it hard to grow out of them.
Exactly right on the fuel tank. And that price was amazing, I'm jealous. I'm glad he didn't get hurt, I would never want to be that near a dock when mounting one of these, even though I have ridden for years. Even though he can't do the full crawl to mount correctly with the auxiliary tank there, starting it while you're off the bike and then trying to jump on from the side is a disaster. I would never try that, when there's a dock next to you to fall back into.
Most of your riding sounds like it would have been scenery fit for the commercial they advertise these in. I'm jealous :/
I,ve got that model. I still love mine. And yes you can get parts on the internet. Much more fun than a jetski
Playing the original ad voice over as you struggled to get it moving was gold! Laughed my ass off. Another great video man!
Totally agree! :)
And now the fun begins!
LOL....that friendly chuckle at the beginning of the vid sold me on this channel.
The best part about your summer videos is that I know toward the end after you fix it, I’m about to see you take it out in the water for a rip. Absolutely love it!
Lol didn't he take a boat out in the fall or winter too?
He was riding icebergs in one episode
You make me jealous. I’d LOVE a project like this…. Especially for 100 bucks!!! Are you kidding me with that price? It would feel SO productive, just cleaning all the crap out of it!!
I love how you put the promo music over you trying to ride it 😂
Haha the commercial soundtrack together with the test drive was just perfect
This dude gives hope to others that any Morton can be worked on and started no matter what shape of form it's in.
“And now the fun begins…” 😂😂 and that music! 😆 man, the satisfaction of reviving a neglected piece of historic machinery. 😊👍🏁
Ants most likely ate that foam. I cut up a Chris craft boat about a month ago, and halfway thru cutting the bow ants started pouring out like water. After ripping it apart, you could see all the passages the ants had created. Great video as always chris.
Sitting here and when you launch the bike, I'm thinking. "That looks like falls township boat ramp." Good video neighbor
My brother resurrected a Wetbike many years ago and I’ve ridden it quite a bit. “Leaps out of the water” is a bit of a stretch. But one that runs well is still nostalgic fun. It leans into turns like a motorcycle, and doing so to the point of dragging an elbow takes genuine courage.
Nice description
Enjoy your videos, I'm a tinkerer like you, picking up old abandoned stuff and getting it running, enjoying it for a while and then moving it on to someone else
22:10 I thought I was the only one that works like you. Nice to see I am not alone
Some of the best audio editing ever!!!!! “Floating partially submerged, with a twist of the throttle the WetBike leaps….” Fucking hilarious! Whoever is responsible for this should win an Academy Award!
It appears that Gus has gotten into his groove as the canine supervisor.
That 80's synth montage: perfect. It reminds me of me teaching my friends to ride my JS550 stand-up back in the day.
honestly watching chris trying to tame that beast for the first time in the water is the funniest youtube I've ever seen
I love finding, fixing cheap, selling, getting things where they should be. I like how you finish your videos with with a real life conclusion. Thank you for these!
Loved this. Brought back memories of almost drowning myself in Ocean City's back bay with my brother in the early 80's trying to ride one of these.
Thanks!
Bro, you have a drawer full of spare parts for everything imaginable! Love it.
The talent never ends I wouldn’t carry on with that project either You bring so much talent may all your endeavors end well you’re truly one of a kind.
Brave man, that launching experiment was kind of crazy scary lol. We are glad you're fine because we need more vids my friend it is impossible not to enjoy your content! Say hi to Jen and Gus please 👍🏻
Giving hope for life to mechanical equipment everywhere. You are an inspiration to we would be backyard mechanics.
I love coming home and seeing a new video
Lol you looked over it before you got it all the way on the ground 😆
Gotta love those old Japanese motors ,my honda set 13 years an after a carb clean and a mouse removal it fired right up! Great videos!
Best case of just easier to pull the motor to work on I've ever seen
Very true lol that's the factory instruction for a lot of maintenance. Will take you less time to pull the motor and replace things then to fit a wrench in there and make micro turns until accessories loosen.
I cringed a few times at the beginning of the launch but like a great bull rider... you hung on to that thing and got the best ride anyone could get. Another great " will it run " and it's always entertaining to see you operate things under their own power.
Just happen to come across this video. Ironically, I used to have one and it was a blast (until it got stolen). Just to let you know, the procedure for starting off is:
1) slide onto the seat by pulling yourself from the back and up to the sitting position using the handle bars.
2) once sitting on it, then you start it and take off.
Great video and good job getting it running !
I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard at one of your videos 🤣😂🤣🤣 the scene of you trying to get it going with the voiceover “with a twist of the throttle.” You had me crying 🤣
Hhahhaha. How dare u 😂😂
Watching you ride that thing with the old voice over running had me rolling on the floor.
you restore my faith in the younger gen! dont mind getting the hands dirty,Jen hang on to Chris he's a keeper
He sure is. I’m more impressed by him every day.
When tuned and working correctly and with the 800cc engine it is a LOT OF FUN!! Seen a ski with a 950 twin 2smoker and it was absolutely perfect for it like it was meant to be. SO much fun. Thanx4sharing thanx4caring!! AWESOME channel.
Cool Wetbike Snow ski Machine i never heard of this model it looks sweet!
First, your poor shop vac…May it Rest In Peace. Second, you have an incredibly amazing wife! 8 months next to the deck, good shower curtain…amazing lady there😉
Man. You're quite the cracker jack. Love watching your tenacity and quick thinking for solutions. Thank you
I like your detail in cleaning up your projects before you get started
My friends parents had one growing up. They were hard to ride and I can remember his dad working on it or taking it to the shop many times. Was fun though. Thanks for video
WOW YOUR A PRO. GREAT JOB. I BET IT'S GREAT FOR SOMEONE WHO IS REALLY LIGHT
My hats off to you brother. Most people probably would have edited all your attempts to ride that sled. Lol. Like you said I’m sure it would have been easier without that gas tank in the way etc. I know understand why I’d never heard of this type before. I’d definitely put the carbs back on the other motor for sure. Good luck with that beast.
Awesome! I remember them in one of the Police Academy movies.
Great camera work on the dock! Framing was spectacular.
Lol, yeah last time I give him the GoPro
These always caught my eyes as a kid in the early 80s. My dad got us two of the first 440 Kawasaki Stand Up jet skis back in the day. The days are gone where me and a friend would take off in a boat loaded with shot guns and gear and we may sleep on a beach on the river bank for a couple days. No cell phone or adults around. We were about ten years old and never saw a thing wrong with it.You come up with some nice projects but I am always partial to the water toys.
dude, this video had it all....smiles, tears and laughter ! hahaha nice man
Frickin awesome, almost bought a set of these from marketplace a few years back... I'm here for it
I just can't believe that thing popped right off and then it didn't even sound bad it actually sounds pretty good
Welcome to the wetbike community. If you need any parts or knowledge holler at me.
23:50 glad to see you are both wearing safety flipflops 😆
Started watching your videos a week ago and Ben addicted ever since going back watching them all
@@JeepingAdventures what ?
@@craiggraham8790 that was directed at the scammer that he banned from his channel,
They were trying to scam you. All good now:)
My dad and a few friends had wetbikes back in the day. They were a friggin blast. I used to get huge air behind big boats. Way more fun than a jet ski
Love the late 80’s/early 90’s music. Cool to see you getting it running.
Great find. You're amazing. you will tackle anything. That's true talent.
Yessss.,…bout 20 years ago I bought a pair of these things off of Craigslist not running for $150…needless to say the fuel pickup’s were no longer existent…..easy fix, whenever I brought them to the water it would alway draw a crowd and the best is when your unassuming friend would hop on it think it was easy to ride like a jet ski…..just to see them get up on plane for maybe 2 seconds and then get tossed 25’ over the handlebars…….good times, they are fun to ride once you figure it out, but even funner to watch people that don’t….
Another great video Chris, thanks for posting. Sometimes it's best to throw in the towel :) Have to agree with "Dan Smith" and his comment on the commercial voice over - comedy gold!
Side note: My sister-in-law is from the Vineland area and she calls what Gus was doing "The Zoomies" too. I had never heard it before, until I heard her say it about ten years ago. I looked it up and it seems to have originated in the early 2000's. My friends and I have always just called it "Idiot Mode" :) Feel free to try it on for size and if you like it, use away... no copyright infringements possible.
Cheers, Sev
Original commercial!!- you legend.
What a shame you were so close, it never got up on plane was the problem. I used to have one and its an awesome machine when working properly.
This was a fun video. I really like how after you are done with a project, you send it off to a new owner. I'm already looking forward to the next video. Cheers
haha picks at the trailer rust like you're about to dig into it. I love it!
Man I just found you from your flooded truck video. Love your videos and your attitude.
Hilarious watching you flail around on that wet bike😂. Good job gettin er running!
Another great video. So glad you saved yourself from crashing into the dock. Love the promo at the end. Keep ‘em coming.
Oh boy….haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. Love your channel keep finding junk and get it running!
For sure!!! That was a real nut slapper!!! My stomach hurt from laughing!!!
Well you got it running. I think what was holding you back like you said was the tank in your way. Not being able to put your mass where it’s needed is a big deal with that machine.
Anyway you got them cleaned up and running and off to someone who can use it and not to the dump. Mission accomplished.
Definitely true, that fuel tank preventing his body position and weight from being in the right spot did not help. Not mounting it from the rear and getting balanced before trying to start it was also a problem, I've ridden these for years and I would never try and start it and then get on from the side
Holy crap those mice did a number on that thing!!!
I *loved* these things! *SO* much easier to ride than a stand up jetski.
Bro trust me once you get the hang of riding the Wet Bike there an absolute blast to ride.
Love this channel and how you put things back together old school!! Timmy C Arizona
Great video man! I had a couple wetbikes in the 00s and this brought back some amazing memories. The old footage is rad. Those things are a ton of fun when you get used to them. The trick is to get on from the back and go full out until it’s on plane. They’re basically uncontrollable until it planes out. My first day out looked very similar to yours. The best part of owning those things is watching people get the hang of it.
And right when you think you are the coolest dude on the water that overweight pile of underpowered dung hi sides you and slams you into the side of the pile...Had one back in the 90's.....Never did like it over Jet Skis.
The wetbike leaps out of the water with a twist of the throttle😂. I was dying
Dude, sometimes I wish you were my neighbor; I would of told you those things were a pieces of junk! Brand new they weren't that good. I give ya a lot of credit for getting it started & using it a much as you could.
Seeing the tractor drivers foot under that Heavy Equipment Trailer at 33:06 scared me boy !
That’s a pretty cool little boatercycle!
Great videos! Would love to see another bass dumpster video.
So funny I have 2 of them. They were originally made by attic cat snowmobiles. Still have them sitting in garage. My dad bought us one brand new in 1979.(1980)
Side note we had ours before James Bond! We were like how cool is that to have something before him!
Another great video mate, great to see the dozer find a forever home
Lovin that Tee shirt man, couple of my favorite you tube channels…that thing looks like a handful, thanks for the upload
Damn bro you just pumping out the videos I love it!
Love your videos! I scored an 84 Surf Jet a couple years ago. Picked it up for 50bucks. Did a full restore on it as it had been sitting for close to 30years. Had it repainted in Sublime Green 2 part epoxy paint with a pearl finish. Thought my girls would love it. The rode it once and wanted a seadoo. Lol. I ended up selling it as it was pretty awkward to load and unload. I ended up getting a bidding war and got 2900$ for it. I'd love to find another one.
Worked at a Honda dealer that had a wet bike lot of fun to get started to plain out the trick was balls to the walls an keep on it even in the turns but it would beat you every time, thats good it sold
I love your videos as you just don't give up. If it has a motor you will bring it back. What use or longevity it has is another story, but what a cool watch.
I just had too subscribe after this one ,Love how you don't let it beat you
Hiiiii. just started watching your videos and i LOVE them! I’m learning so much from you!
Hey, those little shits are a total blast, we had 2 when I was a kid. Rode em from daybreak til dark, ours ran up bout 35 to 40 mph. Preferred those to the old jet skis. Easy to ride and work on. Enjoy.
I was dying watching you try to ride that!!! Great video!!!
Never seen one of those. Interesting. You tear into anything, that's why I like your channel. 👌👌
Another great show.
I believe that you will tinker with anything that should have moving parts regardless of how hopeless it appears.
And test runs, well more guts than James Bond on that death machine.
Another highly entertaining production from NNKH.
I’d love to see that old jeep in your backyard up and running!! I looove jeeps!
Plus im interested in the bass boat in front of the jeep!
Ain't nothing you won't resurrect!!!😎😎😎 very satisfying to watch a salty ol pro!
Just found your channel. Keep up the great work, love all the content.
make sure to take the filter out of the vacuum when sucking liquids.
It has a check valve to prevent liquids to get into the motor. This way your filter stays in good shape for dry stuff.
It was really fun seeing you struggling with that awful ex dirt-wetbike in the water. All your funny movements made me laugh. It could be a good circus-act, you're also good in that, but to have really fun beeing on the water, a boat or a jetski is, to my modest opinion, a better plan. And of course with the company of a nice lady like you have. You accomplished a lot of work (to dirty for words) on this damn thing. It runs and that is always your first goal. Congratz. And what I also like a lot is that you'll try everything, buy everything. That makes it for us worth watching your vids. I watched quite some. Well have a good time. Be good. Kindly regards, Dréwès
I havnt seen one of those in alot of years..Very cool..
Love the spirit in the video, it shall be done! Althou, in the commersial people were a good fot longer to the bow of the craft, and leaning heavily forward, so it´s not so strange that the start was a little different hanging from the rear. And the engines probably run a hell of a lot better when they were new, so..
I was laughing so hard when the guy comes on with a leap of the throttle and you are just having to man handle the thing. Hahahaha
Hey Mate!
I'm really liking the content, You, Jen and Gus make a great team! 👍
You've inspired me to put some gloves on and have a crack at the jobs I've been putting off for too long! 1 lawnmower up and running.....now for the next one! 👍
The Wetbike - not the only way you can end up at the bottom of a lake in NJ, but definitely the most fun!
Hey Chris, I was thinking of a video idea that would be great and real entertaining! I think you should go through your house, garage/shop, and vehicles and show some of your "Chris hacks" that you've done. We all know you're really handy and innovative at solving problems/making things more efficient. From your dual compressor set up to your vise pulling out like it does, I think we could all learn a couple things from ya! Thanks!
I'm reminded of the two bulls on a hill joke.