We Bought an Abandoned 1972 Sears Roper Mini Bike, Will it Run & Ride Again?
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2022
- Charles bought a Sears Roper mini bike at the Pate swap meet in Texas, and we're back home at the CarsandCameras HQ to find out if this vintage mini bike will run and ride again! Sears had a variety of mini bike models in the 1970s. Charles already owns 3 Sears Ropers, and he added this one to his collection because it is complete. Usually the fuel tank and sissy bar are missing, but not this one! This Sears mini bike is powered by a Tecumseh HS50 5 horsepower flathead. With a few new parts, we get this 1970s mini bike running again!
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I’m guessing the mini bike had an engine(not original to the bike) with bottom oil drain plug. So they cut an access hole. Just a guess.
my guess as well..
Same
That's a good guess.
Right there with the same thought!
I prefer to think they were running too rich on a good batch of vintage moonshine when the piston & rod struck oil : )
Big things happening in the shop! Stay tuned!
And more room for new employees?
I’d love to work there
I already said I’d work for pizza and donuts.
I think the bike probably had an unlucky encounter with an owner that didn't know what they were doing and tried to assemble an engine that just blew up on them as soon as they tried to start it or something.
I really am looking forward to the next Mini Mayhem, I've been looking for something new to bring.
Anyone familiar with the little Indian two-speed mini bike I just picked one up it's all original it's been sitting since the 70s in a garage I've been trying to buy this mini bike since I was 12 I'm 39 now and they finally sold it to me unfortunately the old man passed away Story Goes he took it from his grandson for riding it to school and it never moved since
Good seeing you fellas at Pate's! As a Texas Resident I can vouch that it is tradition around here to bust a hole in the engine plate to add some extra cooling
Still 😎 cool
Texans are cringey
Another great video guys 🤚. This Old Man always enjoying your videos on my 70 inch TV in the ManCave. Love you three. 🛵🧔💝💝💝
I had that exact same model of mini bike, I bought it with a dummy engine and that same hole, it had been modified to mount on a ride that sat in front of the krogers store in garland Texas when I was a kid, I bought the mini bike with the mount for the ride still on it, when I put a Briggs and Stratton engine on it I removed it. Rode that mini bike through 3 engines, ahhhhh childhood.
Was the hole cut specifically to modify it for the supermarket set up?
Look Boys ya gotta give her the Beans! Charles what a great find. Like alway good times! I picked up a old mini bike frame and the kids and I got a new project.
Oh Wow this brings tears to my eyes because two of my friends that I grew up with back in 1975 had that same mini bike it was a Sears Roper 5 horsepower what a jackshaft
That side car with the bronco type frame would be so cool
The Roper looks so much better with the green removed. Good find Charles
I'm 55 years old... some of my most fun times was when I was 9 10 11 years old riding my old mini bike and go cart..
I think it’s time John and Charles get some weight vests so they “weigh” as much as Ike when they race each other. Make it fair across the spec side and leave it completely up to the driver
So boring like Nascar?
It would be more dangerous if they were to crash wearing it.
Or Ike wears a suit with helium so he less
@@Rattus-Norvegicus Not *THAT* boring. I mean we're not talking about driving in a circle for an hour yet.
@@ToyotaGuy1971" ...yet" Lol, they did have the Dust Bowl last year. Now they got timing lights. All they're missing is a black driver and some subtle racism and they're good as gold.
Just in case you didn't know and to save others future frustration I have the following tip. When inserting an inner-tube into a tire, it goes a lot easier if you put a little air in it. With it all vacuumed out to make the tube pack into a smaller box the sides stick together and it makes it a little more difficult to position. In some cases you can also get a twist in it which is bad and you'll find out why when you try to inflate it. So to make life easier just give a short blast of air into the valve stem. One stroke on a bicycle pump is enough. You'll be surprised how much easier the tube will be to install. Thanks for the great content guys. It's really been a blast watching.
I also like to powder the tube with baby powder.
Agreed I always breathe a little air into tunes on any tire before I put them in the rim, it just makes life a whole lot easier....
Yep, it’ll save you some money!!
I got a 70s Sears Puddle Jumper mini bike. Complete with the original tank and motor. Love that bike.
Charles was such a great addition to your group. John your truck looks so nice.
Great buy Charles! Cool looking minibike.
John- "If there's anybody who can make five horsepower look like a lot, it's our boy Charles." Lmao! You guys are hilarious.
I like how he's in love with what you guys do he's a keeper and you guys are awsome for treating him like family wel done
That hole on the bottom of the frame is where the scrub brake is mounted on the frame. Sweet old bike there. I've never owned a classic or had a go-kart or minibike growing up but I sure do have a few now. I have a Kmart Doodlebug from the 90s with a tilly 212 Hemi that's worked to a 223 and ported head with the small valves still. I have a 1979 CM400 and an 82' CM450A. Those were restoration projects of mine and I recently picked up a Yerf-Dog Spiderbox 150. It needed a new rear axle, sprocket, and Chain with a battery, and she's proper again! Sorry for the long rant. Love what you've inspired me to do!
The hole in the engine mounting plate! I think somebody had a vision! A lights on moment and realized the idea wasn't going to work. Awesome find Charles!
Love you guys. Charles’s face when that thing began to purr. You can see his passion for that mini
Nice score,Charles. I love the old,rusty stuff
Good to see the old girl getting some luv...really enjoy your graveyard restos...shame Hollywood can't make stuff this entertaining
Damn John, that c10 is looking SEXY!! You all did a fantastic job restoring that truck!
Sidecar go kart is definitely on my wish list. Looking forward to that build!
Yeah, that'll be cool.
YES !!!!!!
Sidecar Minibike!!!
@@DefenderoftheTrees won't that side car be really small?
@@darrellkelly7614 compressor tank?
Ahhh man what a find! I picked up an all original 72 a few years back for 150 bucks. Used it for a pit bike for a while and sold it to a friend. So cool to see another one like my old girl!
Love this bike, the sissy bar is super sweet you really scored a very nice bike Charles. Great job guys
Great job on the bike , that bike went to a great home !!
Y'all need one of those old mini bike merry go rounds from the fair.
Charles seems a little excited 😂🤣
This is my absolute favorite CZcams channel. I love this channel. Keep it up. Y’all are doing good. Keep on uploading and making the best videos. 🚗&📷
I had a 1970 Sears mini bike (bought it new, I'm old). Rode the heck out of it. It was just a base model with 3.5 Techumseh and centrifical clutch. Always wanted one with springer forks and torque convertor. Wish I still had it, I'd give to Charles! 😎
I raided dumps for Tillotson diaphragm carburators off of chainsaws and grafted them to my HS50's when I was a kid in the 70's. Governor removed, porting and milled the heads myself to, advanced timing, my headers were pipes driven into Volkswagen exhaust resonators. Good times.
Love the little extra outro 👍great work guys...you never disappoint on the smiles 😃
Love those bars and the sissy bar. A true 70s mini bike!
So dang cool!! Just love those mini bikes!!
That turned out pretty darn good. You three have that magic touch.
I find the videos with the three of you a real blast. I haven't seen anything yet that I haven't enjoyed. Though it will probably never happen, I know if I were ever able to come visit you guys, I would have a great time. Either building something or restoration, it's always fun to watch. Thank you for helping an old man have fun by watching you guys having fun.
That is a great mini bike... yes it's a cruiser for sure... but it's looks almost all original... like from the Sears Catalog in the 1970's. Some kid woke up Christmas morning with that mini bike and sure was completely happy for the next year. Good find Charles... I... like you... appreciate old school mini bikes from back in the day.
Back in the early seventies I was determined to get my first mini bike . So living in Peoria Illinois I got my first paper route. I was 12 ( almost 13 ) and the route had 250 houses that I walked ( ran ) 7 days a week for the Peoria Journal Star . I was clearing about 90 dollars a week . After summer and Peoria's FREEZING WINTERS the little Briggs and Sratton mini bikes didn't look so good . So I made my Dad take me to the Honda shop and set my sites on the CT 70 Mini Trail which was 3 times the cost of the Briggs mini bikes . So I got a morning route also that I did before school . All this hard work was teaching me about the value of money earned . In 3 years I only missed one day with the flu . Well , I had saved about 1500 dollars and gifted myself with a cheapo stereo , a 150 dollar guitar and Amp and some albums . I was tight with that money . Right about then we moved ( again ) to Louisville Kentucky . Right away I got a job fast food place making 1.75 an hour and the mini bike dream turned into a motorcycle. 6 months later I bought a brand new Suzuki 185 because you could get license at 15 for a bike under 200 cc . I was in heaven... then my Dad bought my younger brother a brand new Yamaha YZ 80 ( WTF ! ) . Oh well...the Suzuki was MINE and it taught me a lot of valuable lessons . I valued my work and what I earned...him not so much . PK
That’s a really cool bike!! It cleaned up good!! Great job guys!! Can’t wait to see Charles add to his collection!
Great episode as always, just wanna say, Charles is the greatest guy and humble. Ike and John just made his life better, you three just look the happiest guys on earth. You are a great trio, keep on the great content!
I really love the vintage minibike builds. Hope to see more of them this summer! I just bought my first vintage frame and am stoked to work on it! Not just colemans anymore man!!
It's be cool to see Charle's 3 sears mini bike head to head on a gran prix
Charles is definitely a key member of the team now. I kept thinking he would finish up because I think he was an intern at the start, I am really glad he is still there.
as always great stuff thanks cannot wait to see the new shop work
Here's a tip when fitting a new tube....Talcum powder lets the two rubbers settle and doesn't let them slip on the rim like soap does...
Changed trans in old 77 LTD i had yrs ago, had a longer tail on it so needed short shaft, old man did like Charles said, coat hanger and torch, to cut it down and make it shorter, did a awesome job, and balanced really good. No vibrations at any speed. So it is possible.cause I've seen it done myself.
Nice to see yall guys making these bikes and carts 💪💯💪
I’d say the original engine was a Briggs with the drain hole on the bottom of the case with an extension to one side and someone decided that it was better to have a plug in the bottom to get all of the oil out without tilting the bike.
That thing needs a clear coat, guys.
I'm thinking that the Open wheel project might be powered by a Silverwing or a BMW. I'm excited about that.
The orange looks SOOOO much better than that green. Can't get over how easily and how well it cleaned up.
Love all the vids guys!!
Great addition to Mr Cs collection.
This old guy just found your channel, love the content, and love the dialogue of 3 young buddies having fun
LOVED IT!
Thats a great find.
i started watching these guys because i was trying to get my dads 1972 sears roebuck minibike to run again. seeing that they got the same one is absolutely awesome. commenting before i even watch because im so excited lol
It's called fussion welding with gas touch and wire, similar to braising, all the best to yous and your loved ones
I am so unbelievably ready for the open wheel cart it looks one of a kind
Great show ✌
Awsome video again!
That was a fun episode, guys! I always enjoy seeing the competitive fire in Ike's eyes get turned into screaming fast lap times!
Back in 1977 my dad bought me a Sears trail tamer. I remember that bike well it was blue. It had a black stripe across the gas tank
“On that bombshell..” I see what you did there John Clarkson 😏
cool video with vintage 70"s!
Nice bike guys great content to love the channel!!!!
That bikes cool guys great find Charles.
Awesome episode. Cool vintage bike revived and hotlapped, even the suspension worked. A shop update, the door is a smart addition and it looks good, plus a lil Jeremy Clarkson vibe at the end. I can say for sure I will be at Pate next year by the way, long drive from Canada, but looks like fun!
Love your videos keep up the good work
Seeing you guys wrenching on things makes me want to as well. So today I put the summer tyres on the family sedan and my dad and I replaced the front brake pads and rotors with fresh ones. I had a foible at the start, I put a 1/4 inch hex driver into a T45 Torx caliper slide bolt, the darkness of the sun at my back made me think it was a hex, I didn't have a 7 mil hex handy so I used the imperial size that fit and I found out the Passat, despite being a USDM model, uses metric. Oh well, after riding my bike to the parts store only to find it closed for the apparent holiday, my neighbor got the driver unstuck (in two pieces since it broke but nothing uses a 1/4 inch hex driver anyways) and the caliper bolt was luckily unscathed. So then I did the rest. My back hurts though, but at least the money saved was well worth the trouble, instead of sacrificing several hundred bucks to the gods of consumerism we used the decent set of rotors and pads we bought back before the current depression when the prices of things were more reasonable, still gotta do the rear brakes and pads some other day though lol :P
Love it man.
Top Gear quote was on point, John. Love it.
Great job guys.....excellent turn-around!!!..... I hope no one breaks their neck!!..... or shoulder.....again
Very cool mini bike. I'm picking up a Sears Roper tomorrow that has been stored in the gentleman's living room for 30+ years. Paint looks original but I can't verify that.
Dude! Awesome find! I hope that you have a ton of fun with it. Your kid will be big enough to ride it soon enough.
I'd have loved to go to the swap meet and see all of the cool stuff there. Looks like you guys brought back a few treasures to keep ya busy. The fox is my favorite. 🦊👍
I think you guys should dub it “The Scout” . It is lightweight so easy to load up and off load and use it to “scout” swap meets for more deals .
That mini bike is awesome..❤❤❤❤❤
Love the video
Brillo Pads work great on the Chrome Parts, I have been using them for years on my clean-ups. Keep up the Great Work and Videos.
Definitely some rare parts on that thing
Cars and Cameras: Buys land, builds gigantic shop, still working sitting on the floor.
It’s the only way to work lol
Big hi to John great work 🌟🎉 I love watching your vids 💕 and love the mini bike so cool allsome work from cruzermans inventions 😁🎉👍😃
Awesome video
I just came across this video. I have an all original one in my garage. It's what I learned to ride on. I just need to get a jackshaft made and go through the carb
More riding is needed that’s awesome 😂🤙
Cool video 😊 I just bought a Sears roper yesterday
Great job! LIKE!!!
loved the top gear reference or should i say the grand tour
I’ve got a 1971 Sears Roper I call my “Rat Rod” it originally had the 2 speed Jack shaft . I’ve got a 5 hp Briggs with a Mikuni carb. 10inch tires, custom exhaust header, also remounted the rear shocks to lean back put custom fenders on. It’s my on going project bike
I want it. So badass!
Not sure what you would call that ...
An anti-rattle-can de-restoration???
A brake clean restoration???
Whatever, it worked awesome, and it looks so much better!
Bam, hit the like button!
P.S. There is a high-quality sealed roller (ball) bearing with a built-in precision ground lip to replace those cheap stamped wheel bearings. I don't know the number off the top of my head, but if you need it, I'll grab one out of my storage and get the number for you.
When my dad taught me to weld. I had to first master the Oxy-acetylene Torch and coat hanger, before he would let me touch the old cracker box👍
She’s a nugget fellas! No smoke and purrrrrs. Suspension looks good
This bike did pretty darn good on the Grand Prix even though it was a Pate Swap Meet find. But sometimes the things you find at Pate Swap Meet is actually better than you think they are when you buy them.
adding a shot of air to the inner tube helps getting it set into the rim and tire also. couldn't tell if you did so or not
Some serious vintage clearance action on that motor plate.😯
Nice bike guys
I grew up on a 1959 Fox go cart. Was my dads.
The more I want a vintage bike, the more the prices go crazy for mini bikes 😂