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    I was walking out of a salvage yard (pics of that later) on Monday and I see a guy across the street wheeling a bike out to the road and put a sign on it. I recognized it immediately and walked over to check it out. He saw the '70 Yamaha DS-6 on my trailer, checked it out while I was in the junkyard and remembered he meant to bring this out front and sell it. Well I had to have it so I loaded it up and took it home. It's a '66 Puch SGS250. Hooked up a battery charger to it, cleaned out the petcock, added some fresh gas, and it fired up. Took it for a spin around the neighborhood and it seems to run very good. The sticker on the front fender is says Seneca Army Depot 1967.
















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    Two weeks prior I had sold this '65 175 that was a nice low mileage original, but like most of these that you find, the engine was locked up. I had sellers remorse almost immediately and vowed to find another.

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      I have no idea what that thing is worth, but it's good looking and I can't believe it started up that easy. Great find.
      Escaped on a technicality.

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        The crazy chopper based on one of these Puch 175/250 bikes. This one was a show piece from the '60s that was found in a falling down barn. The engine? Locked up of course, but I have had it moving so there is hope. This one was originally a Scrambler, which is very rare and worth lots of dough in nice condition. I've seen one go for close to $7k. This one is a keeper because it's just so unique.

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        • #5
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          Congrats!

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          • #6
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            Puch. Were they made in Germany or Italy? It's a cool looking bike.


            Somewhere here in my computer I have a crappy picture of a really cool barn find motorbike I saw one day. This hate inducing guy found a Vincent Blackshadow and was hauling around in the back of his pickup while running errands all day.
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            • #7
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              Originally posted by Rebeldryver
              Puch. Were they made in Germany or Italy?
              Germany,and i wonder if there where sold lots of Puchs in the states..or just in Vermont ;D.?.Looking at the mileage,it wasnt loved.

              I have some buddys that have restored several Puchs.Mostly 175 and 125.

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              • #8
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                Originally posted by Blazerteam
                Originally posted by Rebeldryver
                Puch. Were they made in Germany or Italy?
                Germany,and i wonder if there where sold lots of Puchs in the states..or just in Vermont ;D.?.Looking at the mileage,it wasnt loved.

                I have some buddys that have restored several Puchs.Mostly 175 and 125.
                They were made in Austria by Steyr-Daimler-Puch. Most you will find are 175cc. They aren't worth a whole lot, a nice one with a locked up engine is worth $750-1,000 for a 175, up to $2500 for a nice running example.
                The SGS 250 is fairly rare, so it's worth more, sometimes reaching $4000 for a mint example. I paid a few hundred for this one despite it's condition because it wasn't locked up. Now that it's rideable it would probably bring $750-1000 but I'm keeping it.

                The engine on these bikes is a 2 stroke known as a split single or "twingle" It has a single combustion chamber, and two pistons on a Y-shaped connecting rod. It is a design that was in use from the '20s up through the '70s.

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                • #9
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                  That was the fastest sale for that guy, right time, right place.
                  Phil / Omaha

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                  • #10
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                    Nice score. 8)

                    That Puch bears a strong similarity to my '65 Ducati 250. Is it possible they shared a designer, or did one company bootleg the others' designs?



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                    • #11
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                      That Ducati is a beauty :o
                      I have a couple but nothing that old and small.

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                        Back in the mid 70s, I used to see some Puch bikes on the mx track and in the woods. Back then, it was Husky, Maico, CZ/Jawa, Bultaco, Ossa, CanAm, Honda, Yam and Kaw. The Huskys had the power and the Maicos handled. The Puch bikes had pretty distinctive cylinder and head fins. Am I imagining things or did Puch had a twin carb MX bike?

                        Never saw a Puch motorcycle on the road. Plenty of mopeds but never a road bike.

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                        • #13
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                          I thought they only made mopeds.. big around here in the early 80's on the vanyard and beach areas

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                          • #14
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                            Cool find ;D Reminds me of the Suzuki T200 I fix up for my older brother in the early 70's.
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                              Originally posted by STINEY
                              That Puch bears a strong similarity to my '65 Ducati 250. Is it possible they shared a designer, or did one company bootleg the others' designs?
                              There were common designs used by most bike makers at different times, just like most early 1930s cars look alike.

                              My dad had a couple of those Ducati 250s back when they were not very old.
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