I’m waiting for that wasp to get warmed up and start hilariously chasing Craig and Dan around the shop.

That ain't no bumblebee! He will sting you as soon as he can! 😆

I really think you should fully restore that one! What a find

Grag, engine Minarelli is one of the best engine manufacturers from Italy. The engines were still made by hand in a small workshop for a long time. Especially in the lower cc groups, in the motocross area. You could easily get a 50cc engine with a 21 Delorto, special exhaust e.g. Polini and gear ratio to 120-30 kmh. Sharp camshafts and ignition and 160 kmh was no problem. The gearboxes were solid and indestructible, the large cooling fins on the Italians were noticeable in my youth, the non plus ultra for us Italian freaks. We drove Gilera, Garelli, Malaguti, Fantic, the other faction drove Sachs and Zündap, Herkules, Sachs, Kreidler engines. The first Kreidler was an unthrottled motor bike with a 50 cc engine in 1951... speed record for 50 cc motorcycles of over 200 km/h.

I started to write a comment about the yellow jacket you guys thought was a bumble bee or a bee... then I read the comments and  realized that topic has been well covered.    Cool bike.

Thats no bee, thats a goddang yellow jacket.

Motori Minarelli is actually still active and is very popular in Europe for producing the AM6 two-stroke engine. That engine has been in production for over 25 years, and hasn't changed much in all those years. The amount of aftermarket parts for that thing is just wild. Great platform for beginner tuners.

Thanks for the Floyd Clymer history.👍🏼

Nice bike, that looks like a Yellowjacket Wasp ...

My man knows so much about motorcycle history and then he knows nothing about bumblebees lmao

Your like a big ol kid. Love hanging out with you and soaking in your wisdom.

Hey Craig, How about doing a video where you not only get an old motorcycle running, but do a full restoration. Maybe an old Harley, or an early 1970’s Kawasaki H2 750 widow maker. Something that’s rare and sought after. Just getting these old bikes barely running or barely rideable leaves all of us wanting more! Let’s see an old classic be saved from a scrap heap to something that will always and forever be preserved!!!

I am 66, born brit living in Germany and retired.  It's always a pleasure to watch your clips, although I've got only little to no knowledge of motorcycle repairs.
I like your humour, how you get things done without the usual yeehaw and whohoo on other american motor channels !
I hope you will go on in this way so we all can enjoy lots of old bikes coming to unexpected life again !
By the way.  I think that wasn't a bee. That was a wasp. 😁

Just the kind of bike I love to see on this channel. Old, odd, rusty and in serious need of well deserved attention. An unpolished gem that would slip by for 90% of the people coming by it.
I have a compressed work schedule and work every other week, so I don't really look forward to Fridays like most people do in anticipation of the weekend. However, the release of a new vid here is such a valuable occasion in the week, especially now in the winter when the snow is deep and the sun goes down at 3pm. Pretty sure you've inspired thousands of people out there to do more than just wash their bikes two times a season.
Keep on rockin' and Merry Christmas.

Do we know if Dan can drive a motorcycle? If not, can we get a "Teach Dan to ride" series?

This is one bike I used to dream over in the dealership when i was a kid back in 74/75. That would be great if you restored it.

I've only seen one 1974 ME125cc ...That was at a enduro race  ...  As we finished on top we all gathered by the end gate ... We were watching the rest of the bikes finish off ... That little 125 ME Indian was a screaming along ... It seamed to have good amount of power for a 125cc , surprised me !  ... All we could see was him going threw 1st - 3rd gears , front tire was going up in 2nd and 3rd !

Ahh, a good old 2-cycle.  You could always find your kid (and your favorite mechanic) by the big puffs of smoke.  Kind of like an Indian smoke signal.

Making friends with a yellow jacket.

I watch the sponsor parts on these videos only because Craig is such an awesome guy.