70's WETBIKE Sitting For 25 Years Will It Run? UltraNautics WetCo - NNKH
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2022
- 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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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!
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
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
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!
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.
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.
LOL....that friendly chuckle at the beginning of the vid sold me on this channel.
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
“And now the fun begins…” 😂😂 and that music! 😆 man, the satisfaction of reviving a neglected piece of historic machinery. 😊👍🏁
Sitting here and when you launch the bike, I'm thinking. "That looks like falls township boat ramp." Good video neighbor
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!!
honestly watching chris trying to tame that beast for the first time in the water is the funniest youtube I've ever seen
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 👍🏻
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!
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
Bro, you have a drawer full of spare parts for everything imaginable! Love it.
I love how you put the promo music over you trying to ride it 😂
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.
That 80's synth montage: perfect. It reminds me of me teaching my friends to ride my JS550 stand-up back in the day.
It appears that Gus has gotten into his groove as the canine supervisor.
22:10 I thought I was the only one that works like you. Nice to see I am not alone
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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
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 😂😂
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.
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
Man. You're quite the cracker jack. Love watching your tenacity and quick thinking for solutions. Thank you
Great find. You're amazing. you will tackle anything. That's true talent.
New subscriber to the channel! Found you a few weeks ago and really dig what you do! Your overall knowledge of everything mechanical is awesome! Love the way you have your garage setup too! Keep the vids comin!
Frickin awesome, almost bought a set of these from marketplace a few years back... I'm here for it
dude, this video had it all....smiles, tears and laughter ! hahaha nice man
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.
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! 👍
I think there were only 4 people that could actually drive these wet bikes the way they showed in the video. Those were the 4 guys. I have been watching your videos and am very impressed with what you do. I would love to be able to find cars and fix them to get them running. I went towards building homes and projects. I think I know just enough about cars to get me in trouble. If I was able to actually take it apart I could get it back together pretty well. Don't ask me to fix something on the fly. Loved the episode with the Chevelle.
I also enjoyed the Chevelle episode. He is good at fixing things quickly, I wish I was that good. You would be surprised how little it takes to ride them like they do in the advertisement. Most people could ride them impressively in under an hour, well enough to feel confident in their skills in less than half that time. Don't get on from the side (same for any jetski) and get the fuel tank out of there since that's where you're supposed to be sitting, then you just have to get a feel for the steering. Not hard. Not sitting far enough forward at takeoff makes it want to pop a wheelie and then you can't steer it all and not many people can balance that way anyways, like riding a bike wheelie.
Hiiiii. just started watching your videos and i LOVE them! I’m learning so much from you!
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
Another great video. So glad you saved yourself from crashing into the dock. Love the promo at the end. Keep ‘em coming.
Ain't nothing you won't resurrect!!!😎😎😎 very satisfying to watch a salty ol pro!
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.
Awesome! I remember them in one of the Police Academy movies.
I like your detail in cleaning up your projects before you get started
WOW YOUR A PRO. GREAT JOB. I BET IT'S GREAT FOR SOMEONE WHO IS REALLY LIGHT
haha, leaps to the surface with a twist of the throttle!
I just can't believe that thing popped right off and then it didn't even sound bad it actually sounds pretty good
Original commercial!!- you legend.
Holy crap those mice did a number on that thing!!!
The wetbike leaps out of the water with a twist of the throttle😂. I was dying
Dude I just love your videos everything I watch everyone you put out and I've been trying to catch up on all the other ones that you've Uploaded before great job keep it up
Cool Wetbike Snow ski Machine i never heard of this model it looks sweet!
Never seen one of those. Interesting. You tear into anything, that's why I like your channel. 👌👌
Man I just found you from your flooded truck video. Love your videos and your attitude.
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.
Great camera work on the dock! Framing was spectacular.
Lol, yeah last time I give him the GoPro
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
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.
Watching you ride that thing with the old voice over running had me rolling on the floor.
Great videos! Would love to see another bass dumpster video.
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😉
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 !
Welcome to the wetbike community. If you need any parts or knowledge holler at me.
Love this channel and how you put things back together old school!! Timmy C Arizona
This was the best video I think I’ve ever seen!!!!!
I havnt seen one of those in alot of years..Very cool..
Gus's tongue to your face. Ice cream for all....lmao.
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.
Another great video mate, great to see the dozer find a forever home
That was tough. Gus was a treat and free eggs are cool!
I had a buddy that had a wet bike back in the early 90s and it was a piece of garbage...lol
Still, I'm amazed at your mechanical skills!
Can't wait for the next video!
Something I have learned that helps when pulling a cable whether throttle or hood latch, attach either wire or a heavy string to the end so as you pull it out it gives you the path to put the new one in, just tie it to the end of the new cable and pull it through 😊
The Wetbike - not the only way you can end up at the bottom of a lake in NJ, but definitely the most fun!
What a sweet video. Thanks for sharing man.
Hilarious watching you flail around on that wet bike😂. Good job gettin er running!
Another great e[osprey and episode. Em an engineer so enjoy seeing how things work but man you have the common sens and know how to blow my mind. Enjoy watching you be safe you are a joy to You tubers and Jen and others
What I liked is the you got it started...... great job 👍
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.
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.
I was dying watching you try to ride that!!! Great video!!!
I just had too subscribe after this one ,Love how you don't let it beat you
haha picks at the trailer rust like you're about to dig into it. I love it!
Lovin that Tee shirt man, couple of my favorite you tube channels…that thing looks like a handful, thanks for the upload
Great videos man, keep up the hard work!
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..
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.
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
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!!!
I *loved* these things! *SO* much easier to ride than a stand up jetski.
Love the late 80’s/early 90’s music. Cool to see you getting it running.
Bro trust me once you get the hang of riding the Wet Bike there an absolute blast to ride.
You remind me of my dad he was always dragging some junk home to play with mostly old farm tractor’s that he would restore and take to the local shows even my first tractor was an old John Deere that dad rebuilt for me to use around the farm Still have it in storage and I start it a couple times a year so it was old when I got it 60 years ago
I live with my daughter and son in law now that my wife has passed
My son in law used to bitch about the steel wheels messing up his garage floor till he found out it was worth a fair chunk of change now he helps me keep it clean I’m sure he plans on selling it as soon as I pass
I overheard him talking to an assessor about it and he couldn’t believe what it could bring at auction
He tried to talk me into having it painted like new till I explained it’s worth more as a survivor
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.
HEY! Woo hoo! I got done mowing just in time to watch this !!
You are the man bro. Love this channel. Love you like a brother.
Seeing the tractor drivers foot under that Heavy Equipment Trailer at 33:06 scared me boy !
Just found your channel. Keep up the great work, love all the content.
I had one of these and i had so much fun with it loved it.