70's WETBIKE Sitting For 25 Years Will It Run? UltraNautics WetCo - NNKH

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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[dansmith]

Playing the original ad voice over as you struggled to get it moving was gold! Laughed my ass off. Another great video man!

[bobharris]

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!

[comovairapaz]

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!

[MrDurandal]

LOL....that friendly chuckle at the beginning of the vid sold me on this channel.

[jessejarmuzek]

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

[iamgriff]

22:10 I thought I was the only one that works like you. Nice to see I am not alone

[jhgillmd]

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!!

[vinzzzV]

Haha the commercial soundtrack together with the test drive was just perfect

[philthome]

“And now the fun begins…” 😂😂 and that music! 😆 man, the satisfaction of reviving a neglected piece of historic machinery. 😊👍🏁

[disneylandon]

I love how you put the promo music over you trying to ride it 😂

[emanuelortega]

This dude gives hope to others that any Morton can be worked on and started no matter what shape of form it's in.

[tractormatt]

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.

[arubanjames]

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!

[sparkplug]

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.

[paullandis]

Sitting here and when you launch the bike, I'm thinking. "That looks like falls township boat ramp." Good video neighbor

[VernBigDaddy]

Some of the best audio editing “Floating partially submerged, with a twist of the throttle the WetBike leaps….” Fucking hilarious! Whoever is responsible for this should win an Academy Award!

[ponkje]

honestly watching chris trying to tame that beast for the first time in the water is the funniest youtube I've ever seen

[russellweber]

It appears that Gus has gotten into his groove as the canine supervisor.

[randymagnum]

That 80's synth montage: perfect. It reminds me of me teaching my friends to ride my JS550 stand-up back in the day.

[d_rock_t]

Bro, you have a drawer full of spare parts for everything imaginable! Love it.