46 years with a Moped, the lovely little Motobecane, Mobylette X7

Moby, a little story about a little motorbike. A family who all used him, fell off him, had him stolen, then locked him in an attic for 20 years. Restored in 2015 and now moved to a new house and buried in the garage. when will he see the light of day? Thats another story.
Our family has loved this little beast. My sisters and I used him for years and he is still going. Not much power and very small size made him perfect for when we kids needed some wheels as we grew up. My dad had the foresight to keep him in the attic, when we lost interested in him and bought cars, but he is back.

[@huwevans1731]

Fantastic! We had one as children to ride around the garden. I progressed to racing moto Cross and enduros. Your story is heartwarming and brings back fond memories. Thanks for sharing.

[@johnbolton7894]

Thank you Huwfor your kind comments. Great bike 49 years with the family. Sadly due to lack of space, he is with Anglia Classic Car auctions to find a new owner.

[@DJRCreative]

Great Fun, Lots of stories told in a short time. AWESOME!!!

[@johnbolton7894]

Thank you Dave for your kind comments

[@irvb9881]

Lovely video!

[@johnbolton7894]

Thank you sir

[@thomash4447]

What a fantastic and fun story of the moped, thanks for sharing!

[@johnbolton7894]

Thomas, thank you and glad you enjoyed the story.

[@madmanist]

Excellent!! Wonderful Job!!

[@johnbolton7894]

Thank you sir

[@99AmethystZJ]

Great story John! Sorry to hear about your mum but great memories with that story including the whole family.. Imagine doing the nursery school run these days on it!!! Brilliant...inspiring having kept it, all the best. 👍

[@johnbolton7894]

Thank you 54pre A, this winter I will finally finish it and repaint the plastic and find a mudguard.

[@99AmethystZJ]

@@johnbolton7894 welcome John, ah, that's great.. Will look forward to another video! Kind regards, Brett

[@petewatson9712]

Thanks just found one too restore was yellow a standard factory colour

[@johnbolton7894]

Pete yes, I bought it one year old back in 1975 and yes it was yellow originally

[@flyonlynz]

Hi where did you get the replacement parts you needed to rebuild it from?

[@johnbolton7894]

Hi Don from www.classicmopedspares.com