Puch Maxi | A True Adventure Bike | Cheap Moped for the Midlife Crisis

[@kevinparkes417]

1977. 16 years old. My first bike. Teenage freedom 😁

[@Nobby77]

No diggity

[@tonybarton3746]

My first ever bike in the very early seventies, great little Daimler Puch engine , never ever had to peddle even up steep hills (Dover)still motorcycling 53 years later , thanks Puch . Ps it cost me £72 with insurance and a helmet to get on the road then 😊👍👍👍

[@Nobby77]

Good deal

[@Sn00pyJ508]

V reg…that’s a modern one! I had a blue one in 1974. Very distinctive sound. They will over rev going downhill and go extremely fast for what they are. Great little bike! 👍🏻

[@Nobby77]

Love it dude

[@yourplumbingpal1225]

I had a purple one in 1982 at 16, what a machine, gave me freedom on the road without cycling. Broke down once and cycled it home 4 miles and thought I was going to have a heart attack, and I had actually cycled 8000 miles that year. Amazing simple thing, hahaha took the exhaust baffle out, maybe so even more people would look at the idiot on the Puch. What a machine very in keeping with the current economic circumstances now that | think about it. Biggest problem was keeping the power on going through the Clyde tunnel as being 2 stroke if you freewheeled on a trailing throttle it wanted to seize of course as no lub going through, learned that lesson quickly. Progressed to an ss50 with c70 barrel and head , a real bike 🙂

[@Nobby77]

Amazes me that you couldn't build one new and sell it.

[@iamthefatstig]

What a BEAST! I had one of these as a pushbike as a kid! My Dad bought it back from a scrap yard with a seized engine, and being about as mechanically minded as a drunk stoat, he couldn't fix it, so he removed the engine and hey presto, I had a pushbike.

[@Nobby77]

Pmsl

[@rialobran]

I had one of those before I upgraded to to an FS1E great little run around.

[@Nobby77]

Amazes me how it still surpasses it's specs 47 years later

[@rialobran]

@@Nobby77 Like you mate...

[@Nobby77]

@rialobran I'm defo not like new

[@rialobran]

@@Nobby77 No, but you have a certain patina

[@Nobby77]

@rialobran that's a rash

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Get an expansion on it, fiddle with the carb, and get some racing reeds in there... or a big bore kit if there's such a thing for it. Perfect for a burn 🔥 👌

[@Nobby77]

Vroom vroom

[@jayleigh7285]

I had that bike, I begged my dad for a kx80 back my 80s childhood days. I got this. Great memories 😊

[@Nobby77]

They led to a lot of bikers

[@majordog2399]

Great video and a great bike. My mate had one but i had a garrelli 50cc, back in the early 80's. faster than the ER.

[@Nobby77]

2 strokes are easy to play with

[@southcoastoutdoorsuk6301]

Brilliant !!! Looks a right laugh and 100mpg ! Who needs electric bikes !!!

[@Nobby77]

I couldn't agree more. These are cheaper than an Ebike as well

[@sandy2483]

That's was a great watch.. i was a littel down today but after that you made my day. Thanks.

[@Nobby77]

Cheers Sandy

[@chrisburnett7883]

“Always an adventure cos you never know if you’re going to make it”. Brilliant fun.

[@Nobby77]

True story lol

[@Kaybe-i6f]

I had an M reg Orange Puch Maxi as my first bike on L plates when I was 16 back in the earlier 80s. The engine would occasionally run backwards and very interesting at traffic lights. Embarrassed riding it especially as my mates had DT50, TS50 plus the latter gutless F1SIE!! Joyful memories!!!! Before I was 17 I progressed to a Puch MV50 ex London Post Office, bit more cred with the girls😂

[@Nobby77]

Think your timing may have been out pmsl

[@hallysw0rld]

You're making me miss my summer in France. Riding to work at 6am for a day in the vineyards on one of these bad boys. Great fun.

[@Nobby77]

Only one thing to do

[@MichaelWatkins-l6w]

Great film thanks! Their beauty is in the simplicity of them. I bought an 'Executive' model in 1985 for £50, it had briefcase shaped panniers and leg shields. Being 6'2" I had to sit right back on the seat too! Good luck with the touring.

[@Nobby77]

Executive very posh

[@chrismoore600]

What an outstanding bike. My brother had one just like that. Thanks for the good memories. Cheers

[@Nobby77]

Cheers Chris, proper giggle to ride

[@JohnWicksdogwalker]

Brilliant! 😎 My first motorised transport, in 1980, was a broadly similar Honda Camino: 50cc of sheer runt (no typo). A mate had a Maxi, another a Honda Express and the other a Yammy TY50. Oh what fun we had..

[@Nobby77]

Time to get the old band back together

[@BourneOutside]

Haha, you thoroughly enjoyed that run out on a 47yo masterpiece, didn't you?! 😁👍🏼 I enjoyed watching and your commentary too, Lee.

[@Nobby77]

They are a giggle dude. You and Lee should saddle up and tear up kent

[@BourneOutside]

@ Lee never rode a bike without stabilisers, so he would look a bit daft on a Puch with stabilisers 😁 Jokes aside, it would be a good craic.

[@liveandletdielife989]

A bike with character

[@Nobby77]

For sure

[@Yorkshire_Dave]

I've just been watching the guy who was on one in Russia, Mongolia and Ukraine 😂 I might buy one in the Summer when I get back from the States..Looks fun.

[@Nobby77]

That they are

[@WiltshireMan]

LOVE IT, One of the best Peds you can get :)

[@Nobby77]

Hell yeah

[@onemanup7895]

brilliant Lee !!

[@thatwelshman4518]

First motorised vehicle I after had a go on! Absolute beast 💪🏼😂

[@Nobby77]

Get back.on one and it'll bring the same smile to your face

[@thatwelshman4518]

@ I have a c90 :)

[@Lee-70ish]

I preferred the NSU Quickly

[@Nobby77]

Nice bike

[@AndyRaison]

My first geared bike I rode back in day

[@L321_acr]

Absolutely brilliant to see this. I have a few myself (I am embracing my midlife crisis 😂) if you haven't already got a plan in terms of improving performance give me a shout, I did a 1979 Maxi S recently on a budget and the results where impressive vs. standard. 70cc , 15mm Bing replica & bi turbo exhaust have seen 46mph (probably got a bit more but didn't want to hurt it too much) also much better on the low end too. Kind regards Adam

[@Nobby77]

Cheers Adam, not looking to put 70 kit on it just upjet and change out exhaust really. May change carb but not after a racing machine

[@borderreiver1555]

Great little machines i had one in the 90s when i lived in Holland they were known as 'broomers' they could be ridden legally on the cycle paths Ideal for getting to work. Could fit a crate of 24 beers sat nicely between your knees above the tank and someone perched on the back rack on a supermarket run for supplies. My flatmate also had a bright yellow one that had been through the hands of a bike mechanic who'd worked for a racing team ...god knows what had been done to it? Sluggish off the mark but once it got going it would pass and leave the latest/best (at the time) 50cc scooters in its wake To the surprise and disgust of i might add haha Great times

[@Nobby77]

They do bring a smile and nostalgia

[@garycowan7445]

Bloody awesome. Luv it

[@Nobby77]

Cheers Gary

[@markshawreflections850]

What a beauty 😊 my 1st field bike, did lots of pedaling 😂

[@Nobby77]

Pmsl

[@dontfencemein.6125]

Can I feel a marathon mini motoring tour this year?

[@Nobby77]

I have a monster trip this year, I can only wish it was on this pmsl

[@Stefan-d5e]

I love this puch saddle 😊

[@Nobby77]

It is a comfy one

[@Stefan-d5e]

@Nobby77 am besten mal über Feldwege und im Wald fahren

[@thra5herxb12s]

Well over 100 mpg and the ability to lift it over fences and gates, makes it a very capable little adventure bike. Expect over 10 hour days in the saddle, and a very sore arse, for very short journeys of a couple of hundred miles. I once rode a Honda Camino from Kent to Devon and it was a very long and painful ride, but it got me there, and home again. I had to pedal it hard up most gradients, and against the wind, and it had absolutely zero compression by the time I got back, and it had quite a few extra dents all over it where I needed to kick the shit out of it every 20 miles. I'm not saying it wasn't an adventure though 😁

[@Nobby77]

I took a Puch and BSA Ariel 3 on a 1000 mile trip in may, you are right lol

[@philschaller7474]

Yep, I have 4. In Ohio I am allowed to add kits and make fast. No title, papers, ect. Just pay 40 bucks and you have plates. 3 Maxis 65cc, and a Magnum MK2 70cc .The magnum is heavier and hits around 50 MPH. The others have 65 kits and run around 40. Got 1 for my girl and we have a few loaners when we ride on the back roads. Also great for going to a football game and park right next to the stadium. Cincinnati FCC. Cheers!

[@philschaller7474]

They also run great in snow and cold. We got 10 inches and it was like riding a dirt bike.

[@Nobby77]

@philschaller7474 proper machines

[@roystonvasey5471]

Blimey Nobby I used to have one of those delivering papers back in the 80's. It was alright until it was County Press day. 🤣🤣

[@Nobby77]

Hahahaha

[@simonmartin5284]

Yes Lee i had one in 86. What a giggle. I want one. I emagimagine the insurance is pretty low cost? Gonna be looking for one from now on. Cheers dude. Be lucky. Regards Si ✌😎.

[@Nobby77]

Defo Si, 50 quid will get you a year's insurance

[@garethgoldsmith9605]

Timing and keeping it in the power band is critical on hills for these.

[@Paul-pb3vq]

Yes had one in 1974 bought it brand new it cost me a princely sum of £95 including road fund license mine was a Bright Yellow Puch Maxi two speed which was quite rare. To be honest every time it was damp I spent more times pushing it as it wouldn’t start . Ended up pushing it home from work and being an Asthmatic wasn’t a good experience. Traded it in for a brand new purple Yamaha FS1E , Which cost me a Grand some of £165 . But do agree with you small capacity bikes are great fun .

[@Nobby77]

Getting back on them when you should know better is a right giggle. For an inexpensive toy that won't depreciate or cost you to keep I whole heartedly recommend them

[@Paul-pb3vq]

@ Forgot to add to fill up tank with two stoke fuel 35p . O those were the days 🤣🤣🤣

[@Flowerpotmen]

the one I owned would transmit engine vibrations through the seat I found that playing with the tyre pressures sorted the problem out

[@Nobby77]

A decent seat helps as well

[@atrampinthehills.841]

I had one back in the day...orange if i remember rightly...came off it turning into the wild man at Sproughton.

[@Nobby77]

Got to have your wits about you lol

[@atrampinthehills.841]

@@Nobby77 Yeah...nippy little buggers

[@tonydalton6756]

You could buy these from Kays catalogue when I was a lad. We pronounced it Puck in Yorkshire. The Yammy fizz or Suzuki AP50 were the ones to have around here.

[@Nobby77]

They were a bit quicker

[@mikehurley5052]

I had a 1971 at 16, 64 quid, got me to work for a few months then i upgraded to a Gilera.

[@Nobby77]

Simpler times lol

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

Brilliant fun! I’m single so I need one😂

[@Nobby77]

Man of your means should grab 2 pmsl

[@david-hf3dk]

I had a Malaguti cavalcone, £395 brand new in October 1981 but I remember these and the same dealer sold them.

[@Nobby77]

Better times lol

[@SasaBestulic-m3x]

You mentioned "Tomos". I got one and is also unbreakable.

[@Nobby77]

Shouldn't be able to have so much fun for so little cost

[@andrewh5457]

My dad got me one when i was 16, 1975, so i didn't have to catch to bus to work. Not very cool back then, but did the job.

[@Nobby77]

Time for another

[@andrewh5457]

@@Nobby77 I fell off it more times than I care to remember, ended up in hospital once.

[@Nobby77]

@andrewh5457 doh

[@tommotomlinson3370]

What an absolute beaut 👌...real men have 'peds 😃

[@Nobby77]

No diggity

[@michaelclarke3684]

1974 i had a yellow two speed maxi did me well

[@Nobby77]

Believe mine is faster as it's a red one

[@michaelclarke3684]

@@Nobby77 😂 probably

[@1aapmens]

when I was younger, so much younger, the Puch Maxi was for the girls, the cool boys had a Zündapp KS50.

[@Nobby77]

And now the men mod them

[@patrickdoyle-v4h]

I want one

[@Nobby77]

Plenty on marketplace

[@pauloakes5718]

Don’t laugh but in 1980 I got caught two up on one with only one helmet. I was taken home to my parents and the outcome wasn’t good🤭Great days and still riding at 60🥳

[@WickedEngineer]

Pooch :D Try Puccchhh

[@thornwarbler]

I can almost smell the castrol R

[@Nobby77]

Cant beat it

[@shotgunstanbo]

Chickin chaser.

[@busgreaser]

Me and my mates were toe rags.

[@Nobby77]

Happy times

[@lukemenniss9121]

What a machine. The bike not the bloke of course.

[@Nobby77]

Don't be like that sweetcheeks

[@jonnolly]

It's pronounced Pook, like book

[@Nobby77]

Couldn't give a fuch rofl, sorry couldn't resist

[@madcarew5168]

Gotta roid,roid roid.....funky moped!!

[@dianeandersen4106]

I would love to see my ex on that he is 6'6"

[@Nobby77]

Sideshow Bob