This week on the channel +693K views this week

Gold wheels and a black frame on Restoration T2

The January 49cc restoration has passed 24 million views, with workshop sounds taking the place of narration.

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Restoration T2 Story of November 7, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Full Restoration Abandoned 49cc BMW Mini Car For My Younger Brother

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0:20The younger brother leads the mechanic to a weathered mini bike beside an overgrown path.
2:06The engine fails to start, prompting a complete teardown.
8:50The engine is removed from the stripped-down frame.
10:03The frame and metal parts enter the blast cabinet before receiving black, gold and red paint.
14:05Small metal components pass through chemical electroplating baths.
15:05The mechanic dismantles, cleans and reassembles the engine's internal components.

What keeps Restoration T2 busy when there is nothing new to watch? A January restoration is supplying nearly half the channel's daily views, and its appeal lies in the patient work between a failed pull-start and a freshly painted frame.

Despite the title, "Full Restoration Abandoned 49cc BMW Mini Car For My Younger Brother," the machine being dismantled is a mini motorcycle. The younger brother leads the mechanic to it beside an overgrown path, then wheels it home. When the engine won't run, the seat, fairings, wheels and exhaust come off, followed by the engine itself.

The transformation gets its color in the workshop: gloss black for the frame, gold for the rims and red for the brake calipers. Smaller components go through electroplating baths, while the engine receives a complete strip-down and cleaning. There is no spoken explanation, just music and workshop sounds.

No new uploads arrived this week, but the catalog collected roughly 693,000 views. Subscribers held steady, and daily viewing remained close to its usual pace. Among nearby DIY channels, only Chris Garage78 collected more weekly views; Tools In Action and DIY Montreal are also having livelier-than-usual viewing days.

Beyond the mini bike, an older STIHL Contra chainsaw restoration carries the next strongest daily momentum. A burned DJI Mini 3 drone adds a different kind of repair to the mix, taking the channel's reuse instinct from engines and rusty metal into compact flying electronics.

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The facts

Channel: Restoration T2
Subscribers: 409,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 693,339
Videos published this week: 0

The numbers

Here is Restoration T2's week in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

3,581,230

693,339

468,025

315,311

265,004

208,052

111,596

51,104

23,026

subscribers

409,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

116,112,235

views per day

97,948

typical day: 101,022

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

441,000

439,000

418,000

418,000

409,000

396,000

396,000

394,000

389,000

As of November 7, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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