Had a Puch Maxi 1.5 as a kid. I actually found it out on a curb with the trash. It was like new looking. Carb was majorly gummed up. Rebuilt the carb and rode it everywhere throughout my teenage years. You just couldn't kill this thing. It ran even in the coldest weather. Sold it to some random guy when I started driving and bought a car. I wish I still had it, my son would have loved it!
Your good I miss the days when I had a shop like you I used to do the same thing you do now it takes me to a special place in time when I was healthy I'm bed bound now peace and God bless you friend keep teaching it a lost art
Love Your comment,, the videos makes a difference,lot better than TV,i use to have a puck when I lived in the Keys,we put a different carb on then an then get harassed by the cops for running like 60 down the bike path,a 100 years ago,,thxs,,gb
@@deborahchesser7375 Hey Deborah ! Nice to hear that I am not the only Girl liking to watch this channel (And RRC ... ) and wrenching on Bikes and scooters ...
I bought a 1982 POOCH in 2008-ish with 600 miles on it that was sitting in a tool shed for about 25 years. I installed used tires, air filter, gasoline hose, washed it, changed gear oil, checked the tank and chain, mixed some gasoline and started it up. Later got a $20 carb set by a lawnmower guy. 40mph for $120 total in for a 2 speed auto moped...
In the way back of `78 the neighbor girl 2~3 yrs older than I had gotten a brand spanking new rootbeer brown w/sparkles in the paint Pouch. As soon as you turned that puppy over it sounded exactly the same. Bingo Bango I was re-living that moment I first saw her on that moped. Thanks Bro`hamshire... lol
This video has been hugely helpful to me as I've just bought one of these that has been standing since 1982. It helps me understand what to expect to need to do as a non-mechanic. Thank you so much for the time taken to document your restoration process.
Mustie this is awesome. I absolutely love these kind of videos and i think you do a great job in explaining and telling what you do and why you do it. Just the non complicated way of editing makes it feel like i am in your garage, right there. Keep up th good job!
i owned one of these when i was a kid, they are so easy to take apart and repair. us cool kids removed the peddles, and just ran to turn it on!. PS you can not break a puch, they have so few moving parts. that it will always run!. and i do not think that is the original exhaust!, the original one had a bevel on the end of it, didnt it,, its been 20 years since i last seen one or worked on one. this brought back many good memories me as a 16 year old with my 1st GF on the back going to the beach. i even bought her a special buddy seat for the back. PS PS you can make that thing go 50-60 miles per hour, if you want, just use a different exhaust, diffrent cog on the rear wheel, a better/bigger carb, the problem is..breaks!.. the breaks need to be buffed up- too, because they are not made to go that fast!
Steyr-Daimler-Puch of Austria made bicycles, mopeds/motorcycles, trucks, and the MIGHTY Styer-Puch-Mercedes-Benz Gelandewagen 4x4's, plus heavy military trucks. A Very heavy engineering based company of who's equipment I've lusted after for years. Lucky find and a testament to the engineering of Puch that your Maxi is running without much effort at all.
I had a Honda moped. It was great for short tip and even ling runs. The half galleon tank gave you about 70 mile range. I carried a litre bottle for long trips and just topped it when the tank went on to reserve. The only trouble was steep hills and windy weather. Got blown onto other side of road into on coming traffic and pissed my self is shock .
I just got a late 60s Hodaka Ace 90 and one of the reasons I decided to get into vintage bikes was watching your channel and watching the old bikes come back to life. It’s such a fulfilling feeling working on it with my youngest son and watching him learn to ride. He loves the classics too!
What a happy, go enjoy yourself guy. So much confidence to do it right, what ever the job entails. After rebuilding/repairing it's great to see Mustie go and use it enjoying the work put in. Great entertainment with learning too.
Love all your toys! Love that VW trike i had a mini bike when i was like 10 1962 and loved it! I'v had Honda's , Triumphs a sportster. Most fun i had was on my little mini LOL! Sweet little Puch !
Hey Mustie, that bought back some great memories, we had one back in 84 as back up school transport when the good bike woudn't go or didn't have petrol in, it was painted in blue hammer paint and called the "Blue Max", always ran, better than walking but not a lot of street cred Haha, thanks for showing, Cheers
Boy,I miss those days. Back in the early eighties we had a group of us(about 12.) That had mopeds and we tricked them out to do about 60-70 miles an hour.(far from stock,bored out,stroked ported,big carb,trick clutch and geared.) They were way illegal. I still have mine. 70cc,2:1 gearing trick clutch and 21mm Dell' orto carb.
Your knowledges of the mechanic are so much that you probably won't need much of that manual book unless you need the exact name of the missing/brokn part that you need to order. And i am not sure you even need that. You are kind like my father in making/repairing guitar, violins or any music wooden instruments, he can repair any instrument, creating pieces for the instrument as needed from scratch and even created tools to make those pieces. That's why i enjoy watching your videos that much. You might not be the certified technician, but you probably are one of the best guys out there to fix any kind of problem that we can rely on. You are also almost the exact same kind ofperson as my dad was, he wasn't big on polishing talks nor very polite when he is working, however, he almost always finished fixing stuffs once he started it. You are too, not big talk but you deliver the result, thats the most important thing in this new modern society, lot of big talkers but not enough doers and certainly, lot less finisher.
I love your vids .I've always wanted to be able to mess around with mopeds etc, exactly like u do Your knowledge and experience make viewing addictive. I can see this being a real show on TV.
you will be glad that you have the better motor version, I purchased the smaller motor version back in 1979 and it was a dog, barely able to get over 25 mph.
We shall all now prepare to bow to the master, almost. Strangely enough, I smelled 2 stroke exhaust in the garage after it ran for a minute. Super work!
Congratulations on you work to bring to life such a good faithful machine. Sixty five years ago I had a moped " mobilette" and I travelled with it from Chatham to Newcastle upon Tyne quite often taking about 15 hours non stop driving. And what is more it had a car Vee belt drive with a continuously variable drive system, and a similar clutch as shown here. Well done.
I love watching the snow and ice in your videos. It helps me remember living in New York, and why I no longer live in the cold. I'm too old to be cold! But I was sure glad to see that VW trike.
I'm so happy I found this video. I have one of these sitting in the garage for at least 25 years. Will get it on the road again using this video as a primer...Thanks...
I had a Puch Maxi, a sort of hand me down from my brother who bought it new in 1978 - I got it from him in 1981...it was burgundy and beautiful and we had it 15 years with no issues besides regular maintenance (it is a 2 stroke, after all). His best friend bought the model you have in the video, even the same color. There were 4 more in my neighborhood, all Puchs, all essentially similar - they were just really well built, and I wish I still had mine.
these things where cool when i was a kid in the netherlands. We tuned them, so they touched nearly 85km/h (53 mph), just as safe as jumping from an airplane without a parachute. But man, we where cool :D
Nice seeing stuff from the smaller end, one of my cars has the 493cc flat twin engine from Steyer-Puch (circa 1973), nice to see their bikes were similarly nicely engineered. Would really like something like this to tinker with someday.
It's pronounced Pook, Daimler Steyr Puch make a lot of really neat stuff. Steyr Puch originally made the G Wagon for Mercedes, they also made the Pinzgauer, the Unimog, the Steyr Auch rifle, all kinds of neat stuff. They were a high quality manufacturer that made a lot of stuff under contract.
So much fun to watch this one, these were very cool when I was 16. I still have mine from 84, bought 2nd hand in 87. And of cource make them run faster. It was a hard job to get them above 100km/h. This meant we had the carburator of of it a lot. You can turn it towards you and pull it off. The cable can be pressed into to throttle bushing and then moved out. In the best days we ran these with 70CC and a carb from an old 80cc Zundap. Of cource bigger exhaust and even drill out the ports in the engine housing so it could breath more. Sometimes running this above 14.000 RPM, wich meant we had total engine failures alot. about every 6 to 8 months, I had a spare, totally redone engine waiting for the running one to explode. Very easy engines to work on, parts where very available and cheapish. Had a lot of fun with these. Still have mine, did a total restauration in the 90ies, but it is rotting again in my garage! There were 2 speed Puch Macho's, but my Maxi was just one speed with a big wet slipperclutch.
I started liking engines when I started working on these moped engines when i was a teen. Mobylette first then Puch ("Push"). Ahh, memory lane. Fun to watch Mustie1.
I recently have watched several of your videos......All of the ct70 before this old Puch......You sir are a true mechanic. Please continur your videos for us less than immortal fixer uppers......
Cool you got it running it bring back memories of my moped I ride it everywhere I pay $495.00 new top speed was 30mhp and it was yellow I think it Myron moped I miss that moped my dad sold it when gone camping one weekend
I had the same exact make and modle as that puch, it was in perfect condition, only 250 miles tops, garage kept for 25 years and had the included bike pump and everything, that thing was a blast and hated having to sell it but that's life.
Seen this video brings back a lot of memories for me buddy very reliable I had 1500 miles on mine when I sold it for what I paid it was worth every penny have a good day take care
I enjoy watching all your videos but this one was special to me as I bought this very model Puch for $20 in 1995 when I was 14. It was a mess, but I was able to get it running well. I had to replace all the levers and cables on the handle bars, which were surprisingly expensive at the time, but it gave me mobility until I got my regular license when I was 16. When yours first fired, that exhaust note was exactly as I remembered it. Brought back a lot of memories. 👍 Thanks for uploading the video!
A late arrival to your site, very impressed. But you must get an old Motbeicane .and then I can get my 3 up and ruining,A 70 year old in UK.Shall now keep watching .Thanks.
i've got 2 puch's, One with kickstarter and One with pedals. both single speed "e50" none og them have shock absorbers in the rear. they have restrictions in the cylinder intake(they are only allowed to run 30km/h, in denmark). tried One og those china Bing carbs, i didn't have any good luck with them. keep up the good work.
That's a Puch Maxi Sport, cool to see one in the states, Puch was very common in Europe back then. I have a Puch Dakota my self not used though but should work just fine.
nice moped. i used to own one of those when i was a teenager just to romp around with. bought it from a scrap dealer. was missing a cylinder, carb and exhaust. a friend of mine had these parts. the block was full of water. cleaned the block. filled it with oil. put the cylinder, carb en exhaust on.. push-started the thing for 5m and it ran perfectly fine. had a lof of fun with it!
I had a 78 Puch Maxi just like this for a couple of years, they are a ton of fun to work on and ride around on! Ultimately I sold it and put the funds toward a Triumph Bonneville T100.. those are a bit more fun!
This was my very first motorcycle. Loved it. Rode it to work and back. About 150 miles per gallon and a heck of a lot of fun. On a good day you could get it up to 25 miles per hour.
Manufactured 10/78! The month and year I finished my advanced individual training in the Army at Ft. McClellen, Al. Came home to NH at the end of the month before heading to Ft.Carson, Co. those little scooters were quite popular then!! Interesting stickers advising not to use unleaded fuel! Back then, pretty much all stations (many still full service) offered both leaded and unleaded gasoline! Funny little stroll down memory lane!!😁
Ugh I had one of these until I essentially gave it away to a friend back in high school. He rebuilt it and rode it for years. I should have kept it and fixed it myself!! Nice find, nice work!
Wow, that was a trip down memory lane, I could almost smell the 2 stroke fuel again. I had a puch maxi (and many others ) back in the 80s. We used to tune them up to go way faster, i remember putting a cylinder on it from a kreidler floret (had one of those later on to), they'd make it go to nearly 60 mph. Man those where the good old days.
Gerrit Max I grew up with tomos mopeds.. just what happened to be popular in my town. I had two parts bikes and my main that was a hell of a rat rod by the end of my time with it.. going 55-60 is definitely a little sketchy on these things lol.
@@jseden please dont tell me it's a scooter... you're totally right tho. I dont have a license for my 50ccm 2stroke moped but I am so happy cause it feels like it has so much more horsepower than it actually has
It wouldn't be a Mustie1 video without Darren going right checking for spark then into a carb tear down. He reminds me so much of my last half of high school days vocational small engine training instructor the Boston Terrier I have to call him Herr Doktor Professor Mustie. Darren would truly make a great vocational school instructor.
Tip on the carb jet, use a piece if stranded copper wire. You can ram it as hard as you want and will not mess up the brass. If you twist a couple togester it also makes a spiral cleaner sort of thing.
Seeing this, brings back memories. Puch was widley popular in Europe, made in Austria. Our postman had one of these. And the larger models, Dakota, Montana and Florida were huuuuuge among us teenagers back in the 70 and 80s. A nice Puch Dakota from 72-75 sells for up to 4-4.5K USD these days.
i watched your complete video excellant .i like exploring in those kind of things.good luck on the running on that thing.we will watch til the end take care see yaa.
Haha i had 1 years ago I was 10 14 years ago had dirt track on a farm with jumps near my home fun stuff easy to maintain and strong no big problems later sold it ,driving
I had a Puch Maxi when I was 16 back in the late 70's, great first bike, no signals, just put your arm out to tell car drivers which way you were going to go, it wasn't classed as a motorbike in the UK as it had pedals, so was classed as a moped, restricted about 1979 to 30 mph, but mine was earlier, a 76 one, so down hill it went to the end of the speedo, which was 45 mph I think.
hi mustie1 love the video and just had to come in and comment on this one, you were right when you said puch but I would think there are many different ways to say it. This brought back many memory's for me as this was the first bike I bought with my first wage packet when I first got my learners license back 33-34 years ago, I would just like to say that I did progress up the ladder all the way to large passenger vehicle's and large goods vehicle's sothis little moped gave me a good start on the road. keep up the great work
I had a PUCH myself. Almost completely the same as I did have. Choke down is on and it comes up when you hit the gas a couple of times. Greets from the Netherlands. Jur
Finally got around to watching this particular video. The scene where Mustie goes to blow and test both sides of the carb gave me a chuckle. At first, I thought he was kissing the carb....
Had a lot of Puch mopeds. Maxi, Newport, Magnum, E50 and ZA50, Sears Free Spirit and JC Penny Pinto, made by Puch/Kromag. Also had a Peugeot 103, Moby 50V, Bianchi, Garelli, and Tomos. The worst things about Puch mopeds are those Bing carbs and the white plastic junction blocks. The screws in those always stripped out, allowing the wires to come loose. I rewired every Puch I had. I still have 2 Puchs, a Free Spirit, which is mostly Puch parts, and a Tomos A35 Targa.
When I grew up, in the UK we called these pedal & pops, my geography teacher rode a similar Puch, and used to laugh watching him pedalling it on the big steep hill near where I lived
If you wanna take the carb off without unbolting the intake each time, you can simply tilt it sideways while still on the intake and pull it out! That's how I do mine! Enjoy your videos, keep up good work! Cheers
Great Story from my Navy days in the early 70's. We rented Bikes like these in Puerto Rico. Eight of us from Engineering Rented these for $29.00 for a three day weekend. Only used .90 cents in gas.When we returned back to the ship the guys called us The Over the Hill gang.
still true today in 2021, if you remember your " disposable-commen " . I just brought my one to-day. hope your still alive , and remembering your moped passion ...years ago lol virtual friend Once you write it , it's there ...oh yeah ...for generations to read . I am a " whipper-spapper" of 57 years of age in South England . God Bless as they say these days .
I bought one in similar condition a few years ago, mine was the 3hp luckily, loved working on it a quality machine, didn't like to ride it as much as my batavus though.
fuel cap is exact messure of two stroke mix , then add straight petrol. shake bike with cap on . has got manual choke , push down button slide near bottem right side of fuel tank . when warm will push up , or will come up with throttle. take engine head off , clean black carbon of top of piston with copper coin . , I had three of these . put new plug in , new points as well . It will go up any hill , when these things are done . In England top speed is 35 mls.
Those pucks remind me of the pucks in window regulators before you could buy them I made them on a CNC mill from scraps of Delrin I got from work. I would do the fist side in a vise then flip them over and do the second side in a vacuum fixture I made.
I had a friend with a Puch, back in the 1977-78 timeframe. Other friends had Sachs, Garelli, and a few Vespa Ciao's. It would be neat to find one of these.
I love your videos and you are always giggling when things aren't going to work. The way you speak out Puch is in German and Dutch pooeg so with a long ooo followed by a oeg.
Next time you have a stuck throttle valve slider, heat the carb body with a torch. The valve will come out like butter. It's gunked up old gas holding it, heat will soften the gunk. I rebuild motorcycle carbs. Done it many times, works great. Works great on stuck jets too. BTW your videos are very awesome : )
Those Puch's were all the rage in the early 80's. Saw a lot of them here in California back then and even rode a few. The pedals were worthless but their presence allowed them to ride in the bike lane back then.
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Had a Puch Maxi 1.5 as a kid. I actually found it out on a curb with the trash. It was like new looking. Carb was majorly gummed up. Rebuilt the carb and rode it everywhere throughout my teenage years. You just couldn't kill this thing. It ran even in the coldest weather. Sold it to some random guy when I started driving and bought a car. I wish I still had it, my son would have loved it!
Your good I miss the days when I had a shop like you I used to do the same thing you do now it takes me to a special place in time when I was healthy I'm bed bound now peace and
God bless you friend keep teaching it a lost art
Love Your comment,, the videos makes a difference,lot better than TV,i use to have a puck when I lived in the Keys,we put a different carb on then an then get harassed by the cops for running like 60 down the bike path,a 100 years ago,,thxs,,gb
That is the most Judaeo-Christian name I have ever seen. Haha.
@@xcvsdxvsx more like how Christians in Egypt name their kids
Michael David I’m with ya there, I miss working on them.
@@deborahchesser7375 Hey Deborah ! Nice to hear that I am not the only Girl liking to watch this channel (And RRC ... ) and wrenching on Bikes and scooters ...
I bought a 1982 POOCH in 2008-ish with 600 miles on it that was sitting in a tool shed for about 25 years. I installed used tires, air filter, gasoline hose, washed it, changed gear oil, checked the tank and chain, mixed some gasoline and started it up. Later got a $20 carb set by a lawnmower guy. 40mph for $120 total in for a 2 speed auto moped...
In the way back of `78 the neighbor girl 2~3 yrs older than I had gotten a brand spanking new rootbeer brown w/sparkles in the paint Pouch. As soon as you turned that puppy over it sounded exactly the same. Bingo Bango I was re-living that moment I first saw her on that moped. Thanks Bro`hamshire... lol
I just picked up a 78 sport mkii thats been sitting for 30 years. helpful vid
This video has been hugely helpful to me as I've just bought one of these that has been standing since 1982. It helps me understand what to expect to need to do as a non-mechanic. Thank you so much for the time taken to document your restoration process.
Mustie this is awesome. I absolutely love these kind of videos and i think you do a great job in explaining and telling what you do and why you do it. Just the non complicated way of editing makes it feel like i am in your garage, right there. Keep up th good job!
i owned one of these when i was a kid, they are so easy to take apart and repair. us cool kids removed the peddles, and just ran to turn it on!.
PS you can not break a puch, they have so few moving parts. that it will always run!.
and i do not think that is the original exhaust!, the original one had a bevel on the end of it, didnt it,, its been 20 years since i last seen one or worked on one.
this brought back many good memories me as a 16 year old with my 1st GF on the back going to the beach. i even bought her a special buddy seat for the back.
PS PS you can make that thing go 50-60 miles per hour, if you want, just use a different exhaust, diffrent cog on the rear wheel, a better/bigger carb, the problem is..breaks!.. the breaks need to be buffed up- too, because they are not made to go that fast!
Forgot bigger piston..
Steyr-Daimler-Puch of Austria made bicycles, mopeds/motorcycles, trucks, and the MIGHTY Styer-Puch-Mercedes-Benz Gelandewagen 4x4's, plus heavy military trucks.
A Very heavy engineering based company of who's equipment I've lusted after for years.
Lucky find and a testament to the engineering of Puch that your Maxi is running without much effort at all.
I had a Honda moped. It was great for short tip and even ling runs. The half galleon tank gave you about 70 mile range. I carried a litre bottle for long trips and just topped it when the tank went on to reserve. The only trouble was steep hills and windy weather. Got blown onto other side of road into on coming traffic and pissed my self is shock .
I just got a late 60s Hodaka Ace 90 and one of the reasons I decided to get into vintage bikes was watching your channel and watching the old bikes come back to life. It’s such a fulfilling feeling working on it with my youngest son and watching him learn to ride. He loves the classics too!
Neat! I had one almost like this in the early '90s. That two-speed made it run circles around the single-speed Intramotor Gloria I had.
Shoulda' kept it, they're making a huge comeback lately
What a happy, go enjoy yourself guy. So much confidence to do it right, what ever the job entails. After rebuilding/repairing it's great to see Mustie go and use it enjoying the work put in. Great entertainment with learning too.
Love all your toys! Love that VW trike i had a mini bike when i was like 10 1962 and loved it! I'v had Honda's , Triumphs a sportster. Most fun i had was on my little mini LOL! Sweet little Puch !
You Sir are a Legend. Love watching the way you tackle your projects and the thinking/process you apply. Regards Mark - Lincolnshire UK
Good work I learn alot. Am going to work on my ST 70 Trail bike 1972 to try yo start it. it seized up last time I tried to turn it.
Lincolnshire, hmmmmm...... isnt that the same village as where Colin furze lives?
@@huibvanderveur3015 Lincolnshire is a county lol. But yes he is also Lincolnshire based.
Hey Mustie, that bought back some great memories, we had one back in 84 as back up school transport when the good bike woudn't go or didn't have petrol in, it was painted in blue hammer paint and called the "Blue Max", always ran, better than walking but not a lot of street cred Haha, thanks for showing, Cheers
Love these "lets see what it takes to bring this baby back" videos! Very interesting and informative. Thanks.
Boy,I miss those days. Back in the early eighties we had a group of us(about 12.) That had mopeds and we tricked them out to do about 60-70 miles an hour.(far from stock,bored out,stroked ported,big carb,trick clutch and geared.) They were way illegal. I still have mine. 70cc,2:1 gearing trick clutch and 21mm Dell' orto carb.
Your knowledges of the mechanic are so much that you probably won't need much of that manual book unless you need the exact name of the missing/brokn part that you need to order. And i am not sure you even need that. You are kind like my father in making/repairing guitar, violins or any music wooden instruments, he can repair any instrument, creating pieces for the instrument as needed from scratch and even created tools to make those pieces. That's why i enjoy watching your videos that much. You might not be the certified technician, but you probably are one of the best guys out there to fix any kind of problem that we can rely on. You are also almost the exact same kind ofperson as my dad was, he wasn't big on polishing talks nor very polite when he is working, however, he almost always finished fixing stuffs once he started it. You are too, not big talk but you deliver the result, thats the most important thing in this new modern society, lot of big talkers but not enough doers and certainly, lot less finisher.
I had one of these as a kid, loved the thing! Been riding ever since. Great video! Keep the content coming!!
Hey Mustie1, When I saw the carb opened, I did not think it was coming back, but, as usual, U got it running!
so so sick!! so glad i found your videos sir- since I was a grom I always loved the ct70 and the puch-good stuff
I love your vids .I've always wanted to be able to mess around with mopeds etc, exactly like u do
Your knowledge and experience make viewing addictive. I can see this being a real show on TV.
you will be glad that you have the better motor version, I purchased the smaller motor version back in 1979 and it was a dog, barely able to get over 25 mph.
We shall all now prepare to bow to the master, almost. Strangely enough, I smelled 2 stroke exhaust in the garage after it ran for a minute. Super work!
Congratulations on you work to bring to life such a good faithful machine. Sixty five years ago I had a moped " mobilette" and I travelled with it from Chatham to Newcastle upon Tyne quite often taking about 15 hours non stop driving. And what is more it had a car Vee belt drive with a continuously variable drive system, and a similar clutch as shown here. Well done.
A buddy had a blue one and it ran well.And you sir are really good at what you do.
Lovely series of vids. Stimulate my nostalgia for my old Batavus of a similar vintage.
I love watching the snow and ice in your videos. It helps me remember living in New York, and why I no longer live in the cold. I'm too old to be cold!
But I was sure glad to see that VW trike.
Doctor Darren to the rescue. Nice job reviving the bike. Looking forward to seeing you take it for a ride in the spring.
Fond memories, puch maxi was my 1st motorised transport 40 years ago. Still riding bikes and now. Thanks for video. Excellent.
I'm so happy I found this video. I have one of these sitting in the garage for at least 25 years. Will get it on the road again using this video as a primer...Thanks...
I had a Puch Maxi, a sort of hand me down from my brother who bought it new in 1978 - I got it from him in 1981...it was burgundy and beautiful and we had it 15 years with no issues besides regular maintenance (it is a 2 stroke, after all). His best friend bought the model you have in the video, even the same color. There were 4 more in my neighborhood, all Puchs, all essentially similar - they were just really well built, and I wish I still had mine.
these things where cool when i was a kid in the netherlands. We tuned them, so they touched nearly 85km/h (53 mph), just as safe as jumping from an airplane without a parachute. But man, we where cool :D
I remember those days.
What's old is new again
Hehe...same here!!
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Nice seeing stuff from the smaller end, one of my cars has the 493cc flat twin engine from Steyer-Puch (circa 1973), nice to see their bikes were similarly nicely engineered. Would really like something like this to tinker with someday.
Nice, that old Puch brings back good memories. I had one of these when I was a teenager, this is even the fancy model with 2 gears and cast wheels.
I had the single speed model. The two speed was a definite upgrade as the torque was lacking in the motor.
You got a gift man. If it has a motor you can make it run. Can't wait for part 2.
It's pronounced Pook, Daimler Steyr Puch make a lot of really neat stuff. Steyr Puch originally made the G Wagon for Mercedes, they also made the Pinzgauer, the Unimog, the Steyr Auch rifle, all kinds of neat stuff. They were a high quality manufacturer that made a lot of stuff under contract.
My god man you are fortunate and you are kind, such a rare breed of human.
So much fun to watch this one, these were very cool when I was 16. I still have mine from 84, bought 2nd hand in 87. And of cource make them run faster. It was a hard job to get them above 100km/h. This meant we had the carburator of of it a lot. You can turn it towards you and pull it off. The cable can be pressed into to throttle bushing and then moved out. In the best days we ran these with 70CC and a carb from an old 80cc Zundap. Of cource bigger exhaust and even drill out the ports in the engine housing so it could breath more. Sometimes running this above 14.000 RPM, wich meant we had total engine failures alot. about every 6 to 8 months, I had a spare, totally redone engine waiting for the running one to explode. Very easy engines to work on, parts where very available and cheapish. Had a lot of fun with these. Still have mine, did a total restauration in the 90ies, but it is rotting again in my garage! There were 2 speed Puch Macho's, but my Maxi was just one speed with a big wet slipperclutch.
The Puch was a very fine moped. With a full restoration it has a real fair value. there are many running today----Mikey
Great work. Nice to see those old motors running again.
I started liking engines when I started working on these moped engines when i was a teen. Mobylette first then Puch ("Push"). Ahh, memory lane. Fun to watch Mustie1.
Really enjoy watching your videos mate.
I recently have watched several of your videos......All of the ct70 before this old Puch......You sir are a true mechanic. Please continur your videos for us less than immortal fixer uppers......
Cool you got it running it bring back memories of my moped I ride it everywhere I pay $495.00 new top speed was 30mhp and it was yellow I think it Myron moped I miss that moped my dad sold it when gone camping one weekend
I had the same exact make and modle as that puch, it was in perfect condition, only 250 miles tops, garage kept for 25 years and had the included bike pump and everything, that thing was a blast and hated having to sell it but that's life.
puch was my dads fav moped. top of the class mopeds. He always had one or 2. lol great memories. 👍
Seen this video brings back a lot of memories for me buddy very reliable I had 1500 miles on mine when I sold it for what I paid it was worth every penny have a good day take care
I enjoy watching all your videos but this one was special to me as I bought this very model Puch for $20 in 1995 when I was 14. It was a mess, but I was able to get it running well. I had to replace all the levers and cables on the handle bars, which were surprisingly expensive at the time, but it gave me mobility until I got my regular license when I was 16. When yours first fired, that exhaust note was exactly as I remembered it. Brought back a lot of memories. 👍 Thanks for uploading the video!
A late arrival to your site, very impressed. But you must get an old Motbeicane .and then I can get my 3 up and ruining,A 70 year old in UK.Shall now keep watching .Thanks.
I like your all your UA-cam videos are really great and I really cool that we can watch you do stuff in the garage
Great work always great watching you fix any engine
Pooch baby.............great bikes.........used them in greece on holiday. circa 1983
i've got 2 puch's, One with kickstarter and One with pedals. both single speed "e50" none og them have shock absorbers in the rear.
they have restrictions in the cylinder intake(they are only allowed to run 30km/h, in denmark). tried One og those china Bing carbs, i didn't have any good luck with them.
keep up the good work.
Strikes me that there is quite a lot of sophisticated engineering involved for such a humble vehicle.
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That's a Puch Maxi Sport, cool to see one in the states, Puch was very common in Europe back then. I have a Puch Dakota my self not used though but should work just fine.
nice moped. i used to own one of those when i was a teenager just to romp around with. bought it from a scrap dealer. was missing a cylinder, carb and exhaust. a friend of mine had these parts. the block was full of water. cleaned the block. filled it with oil. put the cylinder, carb en exhaust on.. push-started the thing for 5m and it ran perfectly fine. had a lof of fun with it!
I had a 78 Puch Maxi just like this for a couple of years, they are a ton of fun to work on and ride around on! Ultimately I sold it and put the funds toward a Triumph Bonneville T100.. those are a bit more fun!
This was my very first motorcycle. Loved it. Rode it to work and back. About 150 miles per gallon and a heck of a lot of fun. On a good day you could get it up to 25 miles per hour.
Nice score on a good machine, great video as usual brother, stay warm !!
I had a 1981 PUCH bought brand new as a kid. Loved that thing!!
Thanks a lot, really enjoyed the different carburetor and the shock setup in the transmission!
Manufactured 10/78! The month and year I finished my advanced individual training in the Army at Ft. McClellen, Al. Came home to NH at the end of the month before heading to Ft.Carson, Co.
those little scooters were quite popular then!!
Interesting stickers advising not to use unleaded fuel! Back then, pretty much all stations (many still full service) offered both leaded and unleaded gasoline!
Funny little stroll down memory lane!!😁
now that was fun to watch! awesome video. love watching your talent. I learn a lot from you. THANKS
thanks for watching melvin
Ugh I had one of these until I essentially gave it away to a friend back in high school. He rebuilt it and rode it for years. I should have kept it and fixed it myself!! Nice find, nice work!
Wow, that was a trip down memory lane, I could almost smell the 2 stroke fuel again.
I had a puch maxi (and many others ) back in the 80s.
We used to tune them up to go way faster, i remember putting a cylinder on it from a kreidler floret (had one of those later on to), they'd make it go to nearly 60 mph.
Man those where the good old days.
Gerrit Max I grew up with tomos mopeds.. just what happened to be popular in my town. I had two parts bikes and my main that was a hell of a rat rod by the end of my time with it.. going 55-60 is definitely a little sketchy on these things lol.
still driving a 2-stroke today. Great things. Though, always work and fun to drive
thekevinager there’s Always been something really satisfying about small, simple engines to me.. currently riding a single cylinder 4 stroke.
@@jseden please dont tell me it's a scooter... you're totally right tho. I dont have a license for my 50ccm 2stroke moped but I am so happy cause it feels like it has so much more horsepower than it actually has
It wouldn't be a Mustie1 video without Darren going right checking for spark then into a carb tear down.
He reminds me so much of my last half of high school days vocational small engine training instructor the Boston Terrier I have to call him Herr Doktor Professor Mustie.
Darren would truly make a great vocational school instructor.
Our District Nurse had one back in the 60s, in Ireland.
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Tip on the carb jet, use a piece if stranded copper wire. You can ram it as hard as you want and will not mess up the brass. If you twist a couple togester it also makes a spiral cleaner sort of thing.
kind of soothing and relaxing to watch......."Bob Ross " of motorcycle repair......throw in a few happy little gears .......lol............Erik
Nice job removing that carb slide. I just knew the carb body would crack since they usually have the strength of hard cheese. Great video.
Seeing this, brings back memories. Puch was widley popular in Europe, made in Austria. Our postman had one of these. And the larger models, Dakota, Montana and Florida were huuuuuge among us teenagers back in the 70 and 80s.
A nice Puch Dakota from 72-75 sells for up to 4-4.5K USD these days.
i watched your complete video excellant .i like exploring in those kind of things.good luck on the running on that thing.we will watch til the end take care see yaa.
Haha i had 1 years ago I was 10
14 years ago had dirt track on a farm with jumps near my home fun stuff easy to maintain and strong no big problems later sold it ,driving
I had a Puch Maxi when I was 16 back in the late 70's, great first bike, no signals, just put your arm out to tell car drivers which way you were going to go, it wasn't classed as a motorbike in the UK as it had pedals, so was classed as a moped, restricted about 1979 to 30 mph, but mine was earlier, a 76 one, so down hill it went to the end of the speedo, which was 45 mph I think.
hi mustie1 love the video and just had to come in and comment on this one, you were right when you said puch but I would think there are many different ways to say it. This brought back many memory's for me as this was the first bike I bought with my first wage packet when I first got my learners license back 33-34 years ago, I would just like to say that I did progress up the ladder all the way to large passenger vehicle's and large goods vehicle's sothis little moped gave me a good start on the road. keep up the great work
our 1st bit of freedom as a kid
Mustie1 sure was and what a great time it was
I had a PUCH myself. Almost completely the same as I did have. Choke down is on and it comes up when you hit the gas a couple of times. Greets from the Netherlands. Jur
Finally got around to watching this particular video. The scene where Mustie goes to blow and test both sides of the carb gave me a chuckle. At first, I thought he was kissing the carb....
Worked Puch moped in 1982 really good machines
Had a lot of Puch mopeds. Maxi, Newport, Magnum, E50 and ZA50, Sears Free Spirit and JC Penny Pinto, made by Puch/Kromag. Also had a Peugeot 103, Moby 50V, Bianchi, Garelli, and Tomos. The worst things about Puch mopeds are those Bing carbs and the white plastic junction blocks. The screws in those always stripped out, allowing the wires to come loose. I rewired every Puch I had. I still have 2 Puchs, a Free Spirit, which is mostly Puch parts, and a Tomos A35 Targa.
When I grew up, in the UK we called these pedal & pops, my geography teacher rode a similar Puch, and used to laugh watching him pedalling it on the big steep hill near where I lived
If you wanna take the carb off without unbolting the intake each time, you can simply tilt it sideways while still on the intake and pull it out! That's how I do mine! Enjoy your videos, keep up good work! Cheers
........THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS VIDEO UP. YOU DO GREAT WORK. .......GOD'S JOY my friend.
I love it when people bring old stuff back to life. I call it engine resurrection.
I had a couple of these! I took them apart by head, customized them etc. They were very populair here :-)
man I could watch Mustie video's all day long!.......wait......wait I definitely have. Love mustie vids!
Great Story from my Navy days in the early 70's. We rented Bikes like these in Puerto Rico. Eight of us from Engineering Rented these for $29.00 for a three day weekend. Only used .90 cents in gas.When we returned back to the ship the guys called us The Over the Hill gang.
Interesting little project bro with basically a good out come. All the best.
still true today in 2021, if you remember your " disposable-commen " . I just brought my one to-day.
hope your still alive , and remembering your moped passion ...years ago lol
virtual friend Once you write it , it's there ...oh yeah ...for generations to read . I am a " whipper-spapper" of 57 years of age in South England . God Bless as they say these days .
I bought one in similar condition a few years ago, mine was the 3hp luckily, loved working on it a quality machine, didn't like to ride it as much as my batavus though.
Hey love your video s you are like minded man keep up the restoration s from mark in Cornwall UK
You have WAY to much fun!!
fuel cap is exact messure of two stroke mix , then add straight petrol. shake bike with cap on . has got manual choke , push down button slide near bottem right side of fuel tank . when warm will push up , or will come up with throttle. take engine head off , clean black carbon of top of piston with copper coin . , I had three of these . put new plug in , new points as well . It will go up any hill , when these things are done . In England top speed is 35 mls.
I had a tomos version of this bike I ended up outing a cub 90 engine in it then a pitbike 125 was great fun
Those pucks remind me of the pucks in window regulators before you could buy them I made them on a CNC mill from scraps of Delrin I got from work. I would do the fist side in a vise then flip them over and do the second side in a vacuum fixture I made.
I had a friend with a Puch, back in the 1977-78 timeframe. Other friends had Sachs, Garelli, and a few Vespa Ciao's. It would be neat to find one of these.
I love your videos and you are always giggling when things aren't going to work. The way you speak out Puch is in German and Dutch pooeg so with a long ooo followed by a oeg.
your videos are such an inspiration, thanks for putting them up =)
thanks ace
greetings from austria, great moped!
Next time you have a stuck throttle valve slider, heat the carb body with a torch. The valve will come out like butter. It's gunked up old gas holding it, heat will soften the gunk. I rebuild motorcycle carbs. Done it many times, works great. Works great on stuck jets too.
BTW your videos are very awesome : )
thanks for the tip
I have a old Kaw 100 with a stuck slide in the carb. I was just getting ready to trash the whole thing.....I can't wait to give it try. :)
Those Puch's were all the rage in the early 80's. Saw a lot of them here in California back then and even rode a few. The pedals were worthless but their presence allowed them to ride in the bike lane back then.
I know there are still carb troubles . But I think you did well considering how bad the carb was . Great job cheers .