The origin of the e-bike from the 1969s?! | Full Restoration of the motorized bicycle VeloSolex 3800
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- In this video I restore the Velosolex 3800. The motorized bicycle is the e-bike of the time. I had a lot of fun restoring the moped because it is very simply constructed.
have fun watching.
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I also have one today, in 72 I was 14 years old (legal age for drive this one) and in France they were everywhere, especially in the countryside where bus transport was rarer than in Paris, the technical problem which made me riding a Motobécane moped (chain transmission) rather than a Solex means that in the rain or on a wet road, the drive roller slips and you have to use the pedals to move forward!
Very nice work, I was critical when you rise the thin gold strip on the mudguard and I understood that you are a serious guy who likes restoration.
More than seven million manufactured, in several versions, from 1946 to 1988.
Congratulations from France. 🚲
Thank you for your story I like it :)
Our family in Saigon back in the 60's, South Vietnam, we have one older Solex without auto-stop and one like this one. It's hard to ride but it's hard to forget the feeling of the unique Vélo.
@@nanalcd5628 My father who was in Saigon between 1954 and 1956 told me that he saw a few Solex, but mainly saw small 125 motorcycles like Tero, Motoconfort, Peugeot which were mainly used in town.
Mon père qui était à Saigon entre 1954 et 1956 m'a raconté avoir vu quelques Solex, mais surtout des petites motos 125 comme Tero, Motoconfort, Peugeot qui servaient principalement en ville.
Колымага 😢
Mustie1 has a MUCH better video, actually I think it's two videos on the same bike and much, much better.
I remember these in the early 60's in rural France and 2CVs of course. French engineering at its finest. Simple to maintain and built to last.
One of the most beautiful restorations I’ve seen. Especially impressive because you did everything by hand. Clearly a labor of love.
Thanks a lot for showing and restoring such rare, antique, front wheel drive bike👌👌
Very gladly :))
I had a Solex Simplex for a couple of years, and even bought another one for parts...A weird, fun machine. I was very surprised to see the thumbnail, as I've never seen any videos about it...Thanks for the upload!
Thank you for your story. I'm glad you liked it. :)))
I had a 1966 VeloSolex 3800 in 1976 (I was 15 at the time), my first motorized vehicle. Here in Germany, a VeloSolex was considered a “mofa” that you could drive from the age of 15 without a license. Today that is no longer the case. After I disassembled the cylinder and removed combustion residues, it was traveling at a speed of almost 35 km/h. Today I would like to have a VeloSolex again, but usable ones have become really expensive these days. It's much more fun than an e-bike.
thank you for your story. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you'll be able to buy one soon. :))
Wo wohnst Du? Mein Schwiegervater hat noch eine im Keller stehen und wird sie bestimmt nicht mehr benutzen. Ich kann gar nicht versprechen, dass er sie abgibt, aber ich habe ihm vor zwei Jahren schon erzählt, dass man sich wieder für Mofas interessiert.
@@dieterjosef hallo, wenn sie mich meinen, ich wohne in nrw. gerne können sie mich per email kontaktieren: restorwerke@gmx.de Gruß R.
@@restorwerke Nee, ich meinte @NobbyArmbruster, der ja Interesse an einer Velosolex hat
@@dieterjosef ach ok. Sonst hätte ich auch Interesse 😄
In Vietnam, we also have a few cars like that, it's a nostalgic feeling for the past. You are wonderful
thank you very much :)
Our family in Saigon back in the 60's, South Vietnam, we have one older Solex without auto-stop and one like this one. It's hard to ride but it's hard to forget the feeling of the unique Vélo. Merci from the USA.
nice, thank you for your story :)
good motorized bicycle 😊, my first use of this type of bicycle not later than 1967 at Saigon/chợ lớn Vietnam, to easy start the engine, I did pedal the bicycle to some speed then push the engine frontward, good fun 😂😂😂
nice. yes, it's really a lot of fun. You actually have to trample uphill :)
That is what the compression release lever on the right side of the bars is for. Hold it down to get going without compression, let go once you are moving and it starts running. I worked on these at a shop, and owned 2. Very often the compression valve in the head was clogged shut with carbon and did not work, which was interesting as that was also the way you were supposed to stop the engine. We learned to lean the bike over hard to the right (if memory serves) and it would starve it out of fuel.
Beautiful ! Total cult ! That was my first moped 53 years ago when I was 10 years old ! 😍
WOW nice :))
Very nice video almost poetic (I am french and had one when I was 15) Thank you !
wow nice :) thank you.
My French teacher had one, so cool 🙂
@@Stringythingy wow nice :D
Mi hermano mayor era especialista en esos motores, incluso se fabricó unos extractores para el plato de imanes, yo tuve una con 14 años y era una pasada, me ha encantado ver éste vídeo, enhorabuena.
Extremely good renovation, aided years of life to the machine. A small pointer, when you remove a cotter pin from the crank, it is best supported from the opposite side.
Muy buena idea de reconstruir esa piesa es un tesoro de recuerdos gracias por subir este video 😊
Sehr gerne :)
Love love
Man that thing was ment to last . No plastic . Excellent video .
Thank you very much 😊
Tân trang lại đẹp chúc mừng anh thợ chuyên nghiệp ❤
Thank you very much:))))))
A great video! Nice and slow and the repair with the right feeling for old things! Superb!
Thank you very much;)
Witam z Polski szacunek dla Kolegi za pięknie wykonanie pracy ale i tak samo za nie używanie rękawiczek że się ubrudzę raczki , jest Pan zwykłym człowiekiem szanującym się oczywiście pozdrawiam i zostawiam łapkę w górę i suba za normalność miłego dnia życzę także sukcesów w życiu osobistym
Thank you very much:)
si simple et pourtant si bien pensé ....l'époque ou on pouvait mettre les mains dans ses machines ....
Wow I never saw a stamped steel bicycle. I have only see steel tube frames. I would have guessed that this was a wartime bicycle from the cheap parts. OMG so much work removing paint!!
Excelente trabajo ,felicitaciones desde Jujuy- Argentina!!!
Thank you so much :))) greetings from Germany.
Amazing.. Thank you for this video... Whoever built this bike is a genius, and whoever maintained it is a genius as well❤
I wish we could still get these. I had a 74 model 5000 and loved it. Extremely reliable although I modified it slightly to go up to 33 mph.
I should add that after I was old enough to drive a car I rode my Solex unless I specifically needed a car.
Ganz schön flott unterwegs mit dem alten Franzosen 😊👍👍👍
Nice paint job, especially if we consider that it's done with a rattle can. If you continue now with the simson you should really consider to coat/plate/rust prove all the bare metal you created with the wire brush. It will rust so unbelievable fast
Thank you very much, it actually turned out well. Thanks for the tip. By the way, I love watching your videos :))
Very good! I'm from Americana SP - Brasil.
С таким же успехом можно и жучку и запора электромобилями можно назвать. И даже паровоз, прожектор то у него с электролампочкой!))) Лакос.
Автор слегка недоумок! Не различает ДВС от электродвижка!!!
Все очень хорошо. Ждём с нетерпением ещё твои видео. Ты молодец. 👍👍👍
Спасибо :)
@@restorwerke8⁶y 😢😢
Ob dieser super Restauration , würde ich bei diesem grossen und sinvollen Aufwand , die Pedalarme und der Lenker , verchromen lassen 👍👍👍🙏🙏😍❤️‼️
Vielen Dank 😊 ja es wäre natürlich schön aber es ist leider sehr teuer.
Je me rappelle un soir de 1966 - j'avais 18ans - où j'étais allée sous la pluie faire une course avec le Solex d'un copain, en tenant un parapluie ouvert. Je ne le referais plus.
L'engin était assez poussif.
C'était une mécanique très rustique et assez aberrante mais cela fonctionnait à peu près. La tenue de route était incertaine sur le sec, angoissante sur le mouillé.
Dans le genre "vélo avec moteur annexe", le simple vélo avec un moteur Garelli entraînant la roue arrière par galet était bien plus performant et beaucoup plus sûr.
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Bien préparé et bien monté, un "Solex" pouvait prendre 110-120 km/h sans casser, avec entraînement par galet sur le pneu avant.
Evidemment, il n'y avait plus beaucoup de pièces d'origine, tout était modifié.
C'était bath les courses de Solex dans les années 70-80, il y avait des engins incroyables et une bonne ambiance dans le parc des coureurs.
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Plus loin de nous, il y eut la "moto" Werner, construite en 1898-1900, un vélo avec moteur au-dessus de la roue avant entraînant la roue au moyen d'une courroie. Un copain qui préparait des SCRAB en avait restauré une, il roula avec en 1986 sur le circuit de Dreux.
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Salut et fraternité*
how old you are sir ?
Fanbloodytastic! Superb! Hope you get miles of fun on it. 👍
Thank you so much:)
Espectacular. Muy bueno..si señor
Qué hermosa quedó, yo supe tener una de ésas, terrible máquina, muy sencilla, la extraño mucho 😢
mi padre tubo uno ,para ir a trabajar ,cada vez que llovia el viejo y la solex tenian una pelea la solex por querer tirarlo al suelo y mi viejo pataleando para no caerse . mi vieja se reia cuando lo veia llegar embarrado ,ya sabia el por que anecdotas de vida , saludos desde uruguay
Good job my friend but i suggested the screw nuts and other parts with nickel much better 🇻🇪👍🏻👏👍🏻
Thank you very much, yes that would be better but I tried to save everything that could be saved. :)
@@restorwerke 👍🏻🇻🇪
Its beautiful like many French things created like 2cv
Супер, молодец.!!! Профессиональная работа. 👍👍
Спасибо :)
Bravo imiplace cum lucrezi succes in continuare
Thank you so much:))))
This looks great from 10 plus feet away. It simply isn't worth doing what needed to be done, though I applaud you for what you did do. I especially liked the pinstriping you did.
The entire body needed to be bondo'd to hide all the pitting before painting. You used a rattle can to paint it. Maybe if you spend 10 hours sanding it, you could remove all the orange peel and badness of the rattle can. But it's not worth doing it. It definitely was not worth (especially without bondo repair of all the pitting) using automotive paint.
The polished metal is better than nothing. But recall it started out chromed.
Beautiful job.
Thank you very much:)))
Gostei muito de ver a restauração da VELOSOLEX, PARABÉNS 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Thank you very much:)) ❤️
I restored 4 of them , trust me sandblasting is much easyer, than galvanize and paint, Lovley Greating from Germany
Wow cool, yes sandblasting ist must easier and faster but it’s expensive to. Ebenfalls Schöne Grüße aus Deutschland :)
Travail de qualité pour se 3800 bonne idée pou la bavette de garde de boue avant j ai trois solex à retaper ça me donne du courage pour en commencer un 3800 salutations 👍🏻🤘🏼💯 💯
Thank you very much:)
Good luck with your velosolex 💪
In Deutschland gab es bereits viel früher Fahrräder mit Hilfsmotoren. Die waren teilweise recht flott unterwegs. Das Velosolex war eher gemächlich unterwegs. Und brauchte leider viel Sprit. Aber meines hat mir jahrelang viel Spaß gemacht. Außer wenn es regnete. Dann hatte man plötzlich nur ein Fahrrad das verdammt schlecht zu bewegen war.
Das stimmt, aber nicht desto trotz ein toller Handwerker. Klasse
A well done restoration, the end result is quite impressive!
Oops, I just saw it . Looks great. Guess wait till the end lesson learned.
Thank you very much :)))))
1000.000 likes!
Thank you:)
I had a 1968
as new in 2008,
WD40 - everywhere except tyres
before wintering
nice :)
Sos un maestro de la restauración
Thank you very much:))
De donde sos, de que pais
@@fenandoflaviosequeira Germany ;)
@@restorwerke soy de Argentina, aquí hay mucho trabajo para gente como vos , yo entiendo de mecánica , pero para vos hay mucho campo de accion
Wow, impressive. Genius work.
Thank you very much:)))
Saludos desde México tu video me iso recordar cuando tenia una
I am very pleased. nice greetings from Germany :)
Superbe restoration
Thank you very much:))
Did get new spokes or just clean the rust off. Ibsaw that there was no rubbber rim strap to prevent the spokes nipples from ripping the inner tube.
What the restorer not say : The inlet and airfilter by the tire had a double function. Suck air for the carburator, but it also cooled the front wheel drived tire.
Grazie per l'informazione :))
Wooo!! quede atónito con este ejemplar! La construcción, la forma de transmitir la energía explosiva del combustible a mezcla, en movimiento al neumático, el centrifugo, el carbulador! todo! exelente trabajo mi amigo. Yo trabajo con autos, arreglos en general... poseo de diversas herramientas, entre ellas, una arenadora. Al comenzar el video, supuse que lo implementarias, pero, luego llegue a la comclusión de que el arenar piezas, las reteriora algo, las limpia por completo, pero, a un precio. Quedo de fábrica!. Me gusto mucho en los detalles, el zoom que usaste en cada pieza... felicidades!!
Vielen Dank es freut mich, sie inspiriert zu haben. Sandstrahlen hätte tatsächlich das Material nur geschwächt da es so schon dünn ist. Schöne Grüße restorwerke
Definitely no relation with an electric bike. My grand mother had one. I had one. Extremely slow but frugal on fuel. This is a staple in French culture.
not only french culture also dutch culture
Same in England. 😉
Excelent! A proper restoration. I had 2a looong time ago. Always had litle problems with the fuel pump. But it took me everywhere and real dar way from home. Congratulations!
Im Saarland gab es auch solex 😊
Aber mit einem e bike hat das nun absolut nichts zu tun.
@@lesallison9047❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Absolutely stunning restoration.
Thank you very much:)
whoever designed this sheet metal bike is a genius.
I sold one in good condition .very fun to ride...
Just love your videos, bringing to I look d back too lofe
Thank you very much 😊
Wollte mir damals auch so eine Knatterbüchse kaufen, ließ es aber GsD doch! Laut, Auspuff vorne, Andruckrolle auf Vorderrad bei Schlechtwetter die reinste Dreckschleuder. Verschwand bald wieder von der Bildfläche! 😂
high speed sanding😌
:)
Very nice job! Well done!
Thank you very much:)
Excelente mi amigo buen trabajo
Thank you very much:)
excellent job
Thank you very much:))
This is one of the simplest and the most excellent gas engines of French technology Why don't you dissemble it and repair it?
Ah, nostalgia! My Dad brought back home to Idaho (USA) from Europe four of these i
wow nice :))
I thought you were lucky. Most if not all of ours ended up with broken plastic fuel tanks.
I have the same one, except that it is very well preserved and hardly used, so it just sits in my garage
Good job. In the past where I was in Indonesia, motorbikes like this were driven by Catholic priests. Now they don't exist anymore. I miss seeing them
Woe interesting 🤔
Good work fijne old solex aigain
Excelente trabajo, felicitaciones!
Als ich etwa 8 Jahre alt war, habe ich meinem Onkel sein Velo-Solex
Mal entwendet zum gebrauch. Den Hebel um den Motor runter zu lassen
Habe ich geschafft (braucht etwas Kraft) aber meine Kraft reichte
Mit einer Hand nicht aus ihn wieder hoch zu ziehen.
So bin ich zitternd im Kreis gefahren und am Schluss
Auf die Büchse gefallen.
Der Onkel war nicht böse aber ich habs nachher gelassen.
Eine sehr schöne Geschichte danke für das Teilen. Zum Glück fährt die nicht so schnell und sie dadurch gut davon gekommen sind :)
Good job !
Good video and well done on the restoration but it wasn't the e-bike of it's time it was just a cheap moped. Some of the really early motorbike designs used similar drive systems but they have never ever been called e-bikes, they are simply referred to as part of the evolution of motorcycles we know today and in that respect the designer of the Velosolex went backwards...
As the owner and restorer of one of these wonderful old bikes, I very much resent them being compared in any way to modern ebike TRASH. These are the real deal. They are MACHINES. They have unlimited range, do not have any computerized parts, are not disposable, and will not burn your house down. I keep mine in the living room with fuel in the tank. Gasoline requires an ignition source. Batteries provide their own ignition source. I have ridden mine over 100 miles in one day, stopping only to put more premix in the tank. The Solex was not designed to be pedaled. It only needs to be pedaled to start it. Then you just sit back and enjoy the ride. That little 2 stroke engine purring along at 20 mph is pure joy.
Nice bike bro
I have practized the Velosolex since I was a teenager. I still owe a pair of them. So, seeing this one being resurrected was pure pornography to me. Every detail felt so familiar. Congrats for this brilliant demonstration of skills and patience. 🤩
This being said, I was suprised to see you use a 10 mm socket so often. Are export Velosolex built different? The french domestic models are the kingdom of 9 mm bolts and nuts, for most of the assembly. Maybe it was changed, so as foreign customers wouldn't have to re-invest in a different set of tools? Interesting.
Wow, that's nice, I'm glad. No, all models have 9mm, I only had to use new screws in some cases, so I used the 10mm ones :)
@@restorwerke Yeah I can relate. 😇
@@restorwerke Understandable. I can relate. 😊
Nice work👍
✌💚🇬🇧
Thank you very much ☺️
dear sir, Fromm Aceh kota Langsa. Indonesia. verygod .in the best. mantap Mr. skiil. you brilian .trks verimach.
Thank you very much my friend;))
Excellent work
EU tive uma BICICLETA MOTORIZADA FRANCESA TAMBÉM A VELOSOLEX, EU ANDAVA MUITO COM ELA, NÃO TIVE PROBLEMA ALGUM, FIQUEI ANDANDO COM ELA UNS 5 ANOS, DEPOIS UM AMIGO MEU ME PERTUBOU TANTO QUE QUERIA COMPRAR ELE, ACABEI VENDENDO PARA ELE. MAS NÃO TIVE NADA A RECLAMAR DA VELOSOLEX BICICLETA MOTORIZADA FRANCESA MARAVILHOSA. AMEI
Thank you for your story I like it :))
Também tive uma velosolex, éra a sensação do momento
Sofri com Pneus e carburador kkkk
Será que agora encontra alguma para restaurar?
Wow ! Looks brand new ! 🙂
Well done brother!
Thank you 🙏
Excelente... Gracias por compartirlo
Thank you 😊
Nice work. 🙂
Thank you 😊
Awesome!
Thank you very much:)
1969 was a singular year its either the 1960s or 1969. but way awesome restoration
Très belle restauration ! Pour moi un si lointain souvenir..Mon premier deux-roues motorisés vers 1960😊🥴
Wonderful. How did you remember which bit went where? You obviously have skills, resources and know-how not possessed by the majority of us lesser mortals. How good would it be in times of more leisure to learn and join with others in similar projects?
Thank you. I'm someone who just does it. Problems or ambiguities then arise during the project. I try to solve them in the best possible way. :))
Itś..amaźing...amazing..amazing..
Thank you very much:)
That's why I say sand blaster just don't have the pressure to high and spray it with ospho
Meines Wissens eines der ersten Front angetriebenen Fahrräder mit Hilfsmotor aus Frankreich. Restauration sieht gelungen aus. Ob es sich dabei um ein E-Bike handelt, ist Streitsache, jedenfalls gelungene Restauration.
Thank you very much :)
It’s ok, very nice
thank you :)
Bonjour et bienvenue . Beau travail. Je viens de Pologne. Je répare les moteurs Gnom et Solex 3800. Lors de la rénovation, je fais attention aux détails, à l'esthétique et à la qualité. Je galvanise et chrome les éléments. J'utilise le revêtement en poudre par voie humide. Je veille à respecter les règles de mécanique de base. Je me recommande. Arthur Papaj. Pologne.
Thank you very much:))
👍 Многодец! Для этого нужно действительно иметь желание и большое терпение! Пусть Бог тебе поможет заниматься полезными и нужными делами!
Dankeschon.
Tolle Restaurierung. Respekt
Vielen Dank :)
That will help keep from having to do so much prep
Yes, that’s true but you have to be able to afford such a device first :D
У человека..... золотые руки,
Thank you so much ☺️
Nice work
Thank you:)
Muito ótimo 👍👍🇧🇷
Thank you so much 🇩🇪
My mother own 2 old Solex in it french house it was the main transport solution of my father during 60's and 70's
Congratulation,you make a wonderfull job