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Started by quocle603, September 05, 2020, 12:23:10 AM

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quocle603

My first bike was a moped and I loved it. It was an old two stroke puch maxi. Much of what I know about now came from working on those simple engines. A helpful resource that i used and still use today was Moped Army (https://www.mopedarmy.com/wiki/popular/). Their forum has so much information and wiki pages to help those who need to understand timing, ring gap, chambers, and etc. I highly suggest checking out the site, information is not limited to mopeds.
Do not underestimate the power of a two-stroke.

1975 Yamaha RD350 (modified), 1973 Yamaha RD350 (stock), 1971 Suzuki T500, 1981 Yamaha XS650 HS2, 1982 Honda MB5, 1980 Puch Maxi, 1979 Puch Magnum, 1993 Tomos Bullet, 2003 Malaguti Firefox F15 LC

PIOUGHD_RD350

I had RD's (yes multiple,haha) before I had a moped. Now, I have 2 Puch magnums (1 built), 2 Vespa Ciao's, 1 2018 Tomos sprint, 1 Italjet Packaway, and just got a PA1 Honda Hobbit.
I love Mopedarmy!
I second Mopedarmy as a resource for mopeds and some nopeds!
Mixing gas, and hauling a$$!!!
1975 Yamaha RD350 with LC top
2003 Derbi GPR50 with YZ125 motor
1989 Yamaha YSR50 1978 Puch Magnum 2018 Tomos Sprint 2005 Yamaha Zuma

50gary

Thanks for the heads up of Mopedarmy, I too had a Puch back in the day had a lot of fun on it.
  Cheers, 50gary

pdxjim

Quote from: PIOUGHD_RD350 on September 07, 2020, 01:06:11 PM
.... and just got a PA1 Honda Hobbit.

We have a huge moped scene here in Portland.

I had a yellow PA2 Hobbit when I was in highschool.  It was waay faster than my friends' Puchs, when it was running.

I would love to have another one now that I know what I'm doing.


Wasting time on 2T forums since the dawn of the internet. '89 TDR250, '13 300xcw, '19 690smcr, '56 Porsche 356A

SoCal250

Now THAT is a cool PA50!  My brother had a PA50-II in high school
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

quocle603

The PA50II was a beast of it's own. It was variate, could run a stock carb with BBK and a pipe and could pull 50~55mph. I was a puch guy with my maxi and magnum. I love the TOMOS as well but it was just a better Puch. Gotta love these little things.
Do not underestimate the power of a two-stroke.

1975 Yamaha RD350 (modified), 1973 Yamaha RD350 (stock), 1971 Suzuki T500, 1981 Yamaha XS650 HS2, 1982 Honda MB5, 1980 Puch Maxi, 1979 Puch Magnum, 1993 Tomos Bullet, 2003 Malaguti Firefox F15 LC

50gary

Very cool, someday I've got todo one of these.  Great job.
  Cheers, 50gary