Wow i would have never thought that I will see a Puch Maxi being ridden in the US. Here in Switzerland its a must have for every 14 Year old from the Countryside. Theres a real Hype around these Mopeds and you can see some crazy Custom Builds at Meets.
You need to install a clutch brace. Those posts holding the clutch pads will bend out of alignment over time and make your clutch engage all the time with heavier springs. Ask me how I know 🙃
Reliving my youth, great fun those little bikes. Over here in the Netherlands we have clubs of mostly older men who ride in colonne on sunny days. Zündapps, Kreidler, Puch Skyriders, Floret, Honda ss50's etc. A sight to behold and nobody sees them as inferior just reliable economical transport. Have fun.
cool bike! The Puch Maxi is a classic from my youth! - My dad had one that topped out at 100km/h.... I however preferred the Vespa Bravo in my teens. I comepletely rebuild it looking like a 70ies rocker moped! -And I still own it now at age 40! -And yes, that slingclutch is a menace! :D
@@TwoStrokeJ my kind of guy! :D -have fun with it.... and if you one day buy a motorcycle; Have the same mentality. it ain't about glitter and shine, its allways about building and riding!
@@TwoStrokeJ Lmao over the last 10yrs, I’ve spent well over $2,000+ just on parts and kits on one single Puch E50 Pinto. Now I’m working on a Motobecane 50L frame I picked up for $30. Already $350 into it, and it doesn’t even run.
Find the carburetor air fuel mix screw. That will adjust your idle but rember exactly how many turns you make on the screw. It will let in more or less air/ fuel mixture depending on turning in or out. Cool moped.
great to see some evropean mopeds in us cuz here in slovenia there are tomoses with 4 gears and are preaty insane i would love to see someone like u ride one cuz it a really insane bike
I wonder how tricky it would be for you to get a Jawa Babetta over there in the states. It's a Czechoslovakian two stroke moped (very similar to the Puch) and has great tuning potential and lots of performance upgrades available. It was also built to cope with socialist city roads so it's very reliable and well put together! I have two, an '81 Babetta 207 and a '91 Babetta 210 both have been absolutely bulletproof even though I have not been very gentle with them. Definitely a quirky little bike you should look into!
@@TwoStrokeJ you gotta look for simson, they are 50cc and go 60 kph from factory, there is a huge scene here in east germany, as they were produced in the gdr
I inherited one of the original model after my grandfather, it had terrible green paint but I did not care at the time, I was polishing the chrome parts in front of the house one time, then put the moped into the storage unit for the night. That very night it was stolen. I just hope it still serves someone well :)
DAMN BRUH! u just threw me back in time 20 years to when i got my first puch maxi out of many XD gotta get one again now after i just moved home to denmark, and thank u for the inspiration to make a wheelie maxi build
i didnt see anybody mention this yet but if you change out the transmission fluid for 0-20 full synthetic you will have more consistent clutch slip from cold to hot. also i trim the clutch weights down and try to use lighter springs so that the clutch doesnt have so much force on it because it will warp the clutch assembly as someone already mentioned. lastly you need to put some arugula in your carb that is where the magic happens.
Yea I know man! Unfortunately I think this engine has a lot of air leaks so the idle is really inconsistent. It drops super low sometimes and then other times it goes super high.
I had a tomos top tank that I put a lot of work into, it had a pipe and upgraded carb. when it ran, it ran fast, was honestly a bit scary. But, the tank had rust, I had tried to clean and ran 2 fuel filters but the carb would still get clogged. Clogged carbs are a problem with any small engine...I have 50cc gy6 engines that suffer the same thing, just from sitting more than a couple of weeks. Tiny jets means easy clogging.
what ignition is this? some kind of kokusan? you should try mvt premium, hpi or selettra kz wich i have on my puch with case induction, vforce3 reeds, 50cc athena and selfmade exhaust wich runs 52mph on 13:45 gearing. those ignitons wich i mentioned are much lighter than the original one and rev up much higher.
When pulling the clutch you should have the nut on it so you dont mess the threads up. Also the super stiffy springs are way better i think my clutch doesnt even engage til like 3500 rpms and then its instant power no slow take offs
I got the trickmetric ver6.4 I love that shit. I'm pretty on your 1stvideo you posted with this thing I said you gotta tune that clutch man lol keep it up on one. I'm so glad you got your problem fixed
clutch springs supplied by Biro. . . just joking, I like the build, I had one of these when I was 12 - 13'ish and loved it, this was the first bike I had, then a Raleigh-Runabout, petrol had just gone up to 50p a gallon, long time back, but great memories of it. . . . every kid should have one instead of a Play station,
@@TwoStrokeJ Maybe even red springs, I was torn between the two. You can also use lower friction AT fluid which slightly changes the clutch grabbing characteristics.
not sure why video showed in my feed, but love it, wish i had that kind of power in my youth, I rode these in the early to mid 1980's, 1 of which i put 120K miles on. yes with a top end rebuild, still have a few things stored away, including a hard tail frame, several engines, 1 & 2 speed models, probably a couple Thomas mopeds too. i i stopped riding them around 1988, when i turned 21, had a Honda and a Harley motorcycle, and sold my mopeds, what I have is what didnt sell. so what could be done to get this kind of power out of?
@@TwoStrokeJ can I have a question tho. What do you think of Piaggio ciao moped, they're really cheap in my country and the maxi's like yours go for hella lot more that the piaggios
Hey man you also have a clutch for the puch with 3 shoes. This type of clutch makes more torqe and wil offer you better performance. I have a lot of mopeds zo geel free to ask me anything About mopeds
@@TwoStrokeJ i would highly recommend getting a am6 motor and then put it in whatever you want. From my experience the engines have some of the best potentials when tuned with something like a 80+cc kit.
I hope you someday have the luck to ride a simson S50 or S51. (mopeds from the eastblock) Best 50ccs there are with the biggest tuning scene living in east germany. Much love!! I have an S50 in green.
@@TwoStrokeJ you should ride one, if u ever have one get to me in private and i can tell u every secret about it, can give u all the info and tell u what the best tuning options are !
I think the issue you're having is an air leak. Maybe from changing to a kick start. You also might want to check the cylinder. I doubt it but it could be soft seizing.
I seem to remember from ye olde times that the maxis tend to develop cracks and delaminations around the bottom of the gas tank when they get wheelied. i also seem to recall there being kits of braces one can install to prevent this. when it does happen, the frame is buggered so might be worth a quick google.
Could you do a video on the best places to get a good moped/scooter for a good price? I've been looking at Facebook and ebay and I can't find anything that seems appealing
When you do the Clutch next time Grab some Money and get a 3 arm Kevlar Clutch, pure sugar Dude.😅 Pull Starter got no plastics, but ist pretty exhausting when you got issued.🤣
Hey man great content love mopeds im from europe and we have so much of these things i love working on em and riding them i have a suggestion for a new project maybe, you should find a tomos a3 or a35 and build it up as you did your puch. we have lots of models here and im doing a project as well im working on a tomos apn 4 its a manual moped 4 speed shifter.
Today an average Puch Maxi K can go as high as 4500 dollars here in Denmark, Europe. Im 32 and when I was teenager we bought and sold them all the time an they were 400-500 dollar back then.
Cool Moped. curious, what is that Oil? is it a wet clutch.... does it have some kind of separate crank case? I have a peugeot 103.... live overseas... hard to get info from the locals cause of the language barrier. love my moped....paid 60 bucks for it ....and it won't die. Have 5 scooter....and this one is the most fun and reliable.......even my NEW piaggio is giving problems.
Finished? Those things are neven finished there are so much things to upgrade to those things here in the Netherlands mopeds are really popular
Bro that’s what I was thinking haha there never really is an end point to a build
Exactly
Zeker weten ben er nooit klaar mee!
@@TwoStrokeJ yea the end point is here when you go on the "Rollerbank" only Dutch will understand ☠️
I have this problem with my Tomos 😂 i also live in the Netherlands
Wow i would have never thought that I will see a Puch Maxi being ridden in the US. Here in Switzerland its a must have for every 14 Year old from the Countryside. Theres a real Hype around these Mopeds and you can see some crazy Custom Builds at Meets.
Yea I’ve heard about how crazy the mopeds are over there. They aren’t popular here at all but I love them!
You're lucky, 16 in the Netherlands.
I was riding these at 8 years old in the Uk! - 40 years ago now!
We have Tomos and Targa here, basically the same thing
@@hondaryder3779 they are only allowed to ride 30 km/h and the police is very strict
You need to install a clutch brace. Those posts holding the clutch pads will bend out of alignment over time and make your clutch engage all the time with heavier springs. Ask me how I know 🙃
Reliving my youth, great fun those little bikes. Over here in the Netherlands we have clubs of mostly older men who ride in colonne on sunny days. Zündapps, Kreidler, Puch Skyriders, Floret, Honda ss50's etc. A sight to behold and nobody sees them as inferior just reliable economical transport. Have fun.
haha that sounds amazing! Here I think they are definitely seen as inferior haha no one really rides them, but I guess that's what I'm here for
cool bike! The Puch Maxi is a classic from my youth! - My dad had one that topped out at 100km/h....
I however preferred the Vespa Bravo in my teens. I comepletely rebuild it looking like a 70ies rocker moped! -And I still own it now at age 40!
-And yes, that slingclutch is a menace! :D
That's amazing man! That's how this bike will be for me. I'll have it when I'm 60 years old still looking funny when I ride it haha
@@TwoStrokeJ my kind of guy! :D -have fun with it.... and if you one day buy a motorcycle; Have the same mentality. it ain't about glitter and shine, its allways about building and riding!
The puch keeps getting better and better🔥
I hope so! Such a fun bike to throw money at 😂😬
@@TwoStrokeJ Lmao over the last 10yrs, I’ve spent well over $2,000+ just on parts and kits on one single Puch E50 Pinto. Now I’m working on a Motobecane 50L frame I picked up for $30. Already $350 into it, and it doesn’t even run.
Find the carburetor air fuel mix screw. That will adjust your idle but rember exactly how many turns you make on the screw. It will let in more or less air/ fuel mixture depending on turning in or out. Cool moped.
It's a great feeling when you finally narrow the issue down.
Wheelie edits were awesome, bro.
great to see some evropean mopeds in us cuz here in slovenia there are tomoses with 4 gears and are preaty insane i would love to see someone like u ride one cuz it a really insane bike
Be safe. Don’t overdo it. We used to mess around with these mopeds. Lost one of my friends. That is 30 years ago.
I feel that man! Thanks for the wise words, sorry for you loss brother
you have to put a 3 pieces coupling in it. and then with yellow feathers, this is the best setup for your puch
Hmmm interesting. I’m definitely going to do a better clutch setup when I fully rebuild the motor
I wonder how tricky it would be for you to get a Jawa Babetta over there in the states. It's a Czechoslovakian two stroke moped (very similar to the Puch) and has great tuning potential and lots of performance upgrades available. It was also built to cope with socialist city roads so it's very reliable and well put together! I have two, an '81 Babetta 207 and a '91 Babetta 210 both have been absolutely bulletproof even though I have not been very gentle with them. Definitely a quirky little bike you should look into!
Just looked them up they look really cool. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one for sale in the states tho
@@TwoStrokeJ Nevermind then! Really cool channel dude, keep up the good work!
Ride safe
@@TwoStrokeJ you gotta look for simson, they are 50cc and go 60 kph from factory, there is a huge scene here in east germany, as they were produced in the gdr
I inherited one of the original model after my grandfather, it had terrible green paint but I did not care at the time, I was polishing the chrome parts in front of the house one time, then put the moped into the storage unit for the night. That very night it was stolen. I just hope it still serves someone well :)
@@meister.leistung I have an S50B! I have it going 65-70 with the tires pumped up! Such a good two stroke bike!
Nooooo they are never finished!!! Love it
I was thinking that! Never really finished haha there’s always more to do
Such a killer build 🔥🔥
Thanks man!!
DAMN BRUH! u just threw me back in time 20 years to when i got my first puch maxi out of many XD
gotta get one again now after i just moved home to denmark, and thank u for the inspiration to make a wheelie maxi build
Let’s goo! They are so fun to mess around with and work on
my dad had one of these lol. these little mobylette things were massively popular in the netherlands in the 60's or so.
The wheelies are the cherry on the cake .
Keepem up
thanks man! I appreciate the support!
Your build is absolutely amazing! ❤
Glad you like it!!! I just dm’d you guys on Instagram 👀
Bro come to Switzerland Every third teenager has a tuned puch. It's puch heaven. It's a constant battle between police and moped tuning 14yo
Hahaha kinda a lame thing for the police to hate but that sounds epic
It's so cool to see moped tuning culture from Europe coming to US :DD
Yes man! I love it
Looks like I need a Puch in my life. That thing is awesome.
I suggest it haha super fun to work on
i didnt see anybody mention this yet but if you change out the transmission fluid for 0-20 full synthetic you will have more consistent clutch slip from cold to hot. also i trim the clutch weights down and try to use lighter springs so that the clutch doesnt have so much force on it because it will warp the clutch assembly as someone already mentioned. lastly you need to put some arugula in your carb that is where the magic happens.
You need to make youre moped to idle lower, if the wheel spins when it on the big foot then you need to make the idle lower =)
Yea I know man! Unfortunately I think this engine has a lot of air leaks so the idle is really inconsistent. It drops super low sometimes and then other times it goes super high.
@@TwoStrokeJ Replace youre gaskets it wery often the one that goes from the cylinder to the metal thing and then the karb
@@TwoStrokeJ could be air leak and carbs airscrew adjustment or wrong size idle jet
I had a tomos top tank that I put a lot of work into, it had a pipe and upgraded carb. when it ran, it ran fast, was honestly a bit scary. But, the tank had rust, I had tried to clean and ran 2 fuel filters but the carb would still get clogged. Clogged carbs are a problem with any small engine...I have 50cc gy6 engines that suffer the same thing, just from sitting more than a couple of weeks. Tiny jets means easy clogging.
yea, luckily I think my tank is pretty clean, I've never had issues with the carb getting clogged
"Either you wheelie or you sit in a rocking chair.......you choose..(granpa)"
cool bike good stuff keep it up!
Thanks man!
Cool video dude. Good job, the Maxi S was my first moped back in 1980.......and surprisingly Peter Parker delivers Pizzas with one of this Puch.
Haha yea it’s a great bike, spider man approves
what ignition is this? some kind of kokusan? you should try mvt premium, hpi or selettra kz wich i have on my puch with case induction, vforce3 reeds, 50cc athena and selfmade exhaust wich runs 52mph on 13:45 gearing. those ignitons wich i mentioned are much lighter than the original one and rev up much higher.
You did good on this one😉 I also have I puch maxi but with kickstarter stock
Thanks man!
Me to
@@jnpbeunbv4254 Nice bro🤜🤛
@@TwoStrokeJ your very welcome looking forward to the next video🤜🤛
"This road sucks cheeks." - Two Stroke J
Treats always got the goods!!
Thats what makes it go faster i love mine
OMG love Ur energy and. The ped sick cuz happy days ahead one live
When pulling the clutch you should have the nut on it so you dont mess the threads up. Also the super stiffy springs are way better i think my clutch doesnt even engage til like 3500 rpms and then its instant power no slow take offs
Great video I'm 74 have a 97 Tomas white cafe racer. Love it . Keep mopeds alive 🏁😎🤣
thank you bro I will! Those sound like some sick bikes
I always put a penny between the shaft and the screw on the puller to protect the end of the shaft
that's a great idea, for the amount of times I had to pull it off tho it may make me broke haha
Hi! I love mopeds and you are the best moped tunner i have ever saw. I have Tomos apn 6s which im gonna be working on😂. Pozdrav iz Slovenije 🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮
Amazing man! Thanks for the love!
I got the trickmetric ver6.4 I love that shit. I'm pretty on your 1stvideo you posted with this thing I said you gotta tune that clutch man lol keep it up on one. I'm so glad you got your problem fixed
thanks for the support man!
clutch springs supplied by Biro. . . just joking, I like the build, I had one of these when I was 12 - 13'ish and loved it, this was the first bike I had, then a Raleigh-Runabout, petrol had just gone up to 50p a gallon, long time back, but great memories of it. . . . every kid should have one instead of a Play station,
so true haha great way to get outside and explore
YEEEEEEEEEEEES MORE MOPED WOHOOOO
Thanks for the support man!
Finnaly a new vid bro ive been waiting for too long
Bro me too I NEED to get more consistent haha
@@TwoStrokeJ Consistency will come
Good luck. I can’t use mine for a day without it falling apart! I find the blue springs are more like stock, yellow springs for me.
Yea I might still need some stiffer ones
@@TwoStrokeJ Maybe even red springs, I was torn between the two. You can also use lower friction AT fluid which slightly changes the clutch grabbing characteristics.
You had me at stunt moped homit
Sweet project, you’re doing good!🇺🇸
appreciate the love bro!
I used to hate that with my Puch. I miss that thing.
Nice 😂 easy wheelie bike eventually the problem will be figured out and it’ll be worth it . Who doesn’t like doing wheelies😂
Has the same number of problems as my old Tomos Sprint 😂
been a while since I've seen one of your vids. Makes me want to hop up my hobbit lol
not sure why video showed in my feed, but love it, wish i had that kind of power in my youth, I rode these in the early to mid 1980's, 1 of which i put 120K miles on. yes with a top end rebuild, still have a few things stored away, including a hard tail frame, several engines, 1 & 2 speed models, probably a couple Thomas mopeds too. i i stopped riding them around 1988, when i turned 21, had a Honda and a Harley motorcycle, and sold my mopeds, what I have is what didnt sell.
so what could be done to get this kind of power out of?
imagine if you had simsons in the us, germany loves them for tuning and wheelies.
I want one so bad, I’ve looked for ones for sale a lot but I’ve never seen one here
@@TwoStrokeJ yea you cant get them outside of europe
Hell yeah extreme peding
for real!
Does it get better than this.? ❤️
Great video like always my guy 🤙🤙
The other bikes in the background look sad tho ❤️
Appreciate the love bro!!
gotta love these moped videos, keep them up!
thanks man!
Ma men is back. Made my day, whole class is watching the world cup, only me something else
This comment made my day, I appreciate you bro
@@TwoStrokeJthanks bro, every time you post a video am coming right on.
@@TwoStrokeJ can I have a question tho. What do you think of Piaggio ciao moped, they're really cheap in my country and the maxi's like yours go for hella lot more that the piaggios
working great! keep it up with the puch content!
I will bro! Thanks!
The clutch wouldn't let that slide
Yea for real
I bet that rear disk brake feels good while riding wheelies.. just tapping the brake
Yea for sure man, it’s so much more reliable
sick!
thanks man!
Hey man you also have a clutch for the puch with 3 shoes. This type of clutch makes more torqe and wil offer you better performance. I have a lot of mopeds zo geel free to ask me anything About mopeds
Puch maxi's Are worth more than gold here in denmark. I love them
Same man! their value has increased a lot in the USA too recently
AM6 Swap would allso be puurdy killer :D
Sheeeesh
@@TwoStrokeJ i would highly recommend getting a am6 motor and then put it in whatever you want. From my experience the engines have some of the best potentials when tuned with something like a 80+cc kit.
@@bigppman5141 what he said
am6 bad
@@11sjv
i have got a 80 cc and a two speed hand shifter man that ting was going fast like hell good old days
Ayeee sick video bro
Thanks man!
First time I’ve seen this channel I’m subscribed now.
all love man I appreciate it!
Stiff spring will decrease the initial pickup of that vehicle and top speed too.
the casio royale drip my boy sheesh
You know I gotta come correct 😂
TC 10:10 Heat issues -- The placement of the expansion chamber is recycling heat to the piston housing.
possible, very possible
Your spark plug looks lean that can also cause your symptom gets hot. Rings cool down works fine for a while maybe that's why you had jets!
could be... but it's not overheating the engine is just getting to normal temp which is good. I think it was a little lean at full throttle tho
that is actually such an odd issue lol, I would never in my life have thought that *that* was what was causing it
bro exactly! it had me stuck for weeks
moped gang🔥i have a piaggio si
Let’s gooo
Let’s goooooooooooooooooo
BOUT DAMN TIME
Keep the moped videos up bro👑
Thank you my g
I hope you someday have the luck to ride a simson S50 or S51. (mopeds from the eastblock) Best 50ccs there are with the biggest tuning scene living in east germany. Much love!! I have an S50 in green.
I want a Simon so bad but I don't think there is a single one in the USA sadly.
@@TwoStrokeJ if Inever move to the us ill import mine 😂
@@TwoStrokeJ if you ever come near east germany hit me up
Lets gooo, hello from holland
Holland in the house!!!! Thanks man!
Sistema la carburazione, dal rumore è troppo ricca!!!
Un saluto
Thanks man! I would mess with the carb jetting more but the engine has some sort of air leak so it always runs kind of bad haha
Go for a honda hobbit next xD Best mopeds u can get !
I’ve seen those before!
@@TwoStrokeJ you should ride one, if u ever have one get to me in private and i can tell u every secret about it, can give u all the info and tell u what the best tuning options are !
If you want a Moped without a kick starter you need a Zisher
I think the issue you're having is an air leak. Maybe from changing to a kick start. You also might want to check the cylinder. I doubt it but it could be soft seizing.
definitely have an air leak somewhere in the engine, that's why the idle is always going up and down
I seem to remember from ye olde times that the maxis tend to develop cracks and delaminations around the bottom of the gas tank when they get wheelied. i also seem to recall there being kits of braces one can install to prevent this. when it does happen, the frame is buggered so might be worth a quick google.
Could you do a video on the best places to get a good moped/scooter for a good price? I've been looking at Facebook and ebay and I can't find anything that seems appealing
that would be a cool video, if I ever buy a new one I will document the process
now you just have to take it apart again and put lock tight on them spring retainer bolts
Hahaha that’s probably a good idea
Maybe you could install a pull starter. there are pull starters for puch maxi
Fun thing i have a puch korado but you always gonna have issues with them
Next upgrade maybe an rotary ignition? :D
Don’t think I’m messing with the ignition until I completely rebuild the engine. It already has a CDI so it’s better than stock
When you do the Clutch next time Grab some Money and get a 3 arm Kevlar Clutch, pure sugar Dude.😅 Pull Starter got no plastics, but ist pretty exhausting when you got issued.🤣
Yea I probably need a better clutch eventually. I’ll do one when I build the whole motor some day
@@TwoStrokeJ Sure Ride that Iron Till its dead, so do I.🤣
I know you already did but I recommend you change your top end
and carb get a genuine 15 bing and a Paulini 64 cc kit they pull so hard
I had a 14mm bing paired with this 70 kit before and when I changed to the 19mm dellorto it made so much more power and torque it was crazy
nice build but you should do a stunt scooter bould
I would love to do that, I got a Honda elite 👀
@@TwoStrokeJ Nice I got a Yamaha neos stunt build
Hey man great content love mopeds im from europe and we have so much of these things i love working on em and riding them i have a suggestion for a new project maybe, you should find a tomos a3 or a35 and build it up as you did your puch. we have lots of models here and im doing a project as well im working on a tomos apn 4 its a manual moped 4 speed shifter.
Yea man I’ve actually worked on my friends Tomos a35 before! They are pretty cool!
tomos a35 and a55 stock cylinders have a lot of potential for porting for sure!
in Sicily we had the Piaggio si people used polini parts on it.
nice video
Thank you bro!
Today an average Puch Maxi K can go as high as 4500 dollars here in Denmark, Europe.
Im 32 and when I was teenager we bought and sold them all the time an they were 400-500 dollar back then.
Dang luckily they aren’t that expensive in the US yet
Maaan i remember when i had my Puch maxi S was the best frracking moped you could have
yea man they are fun!
I mean….. good for you for doing what you’re doing. But us old heads knew this stuff at like 13-14 years old.
Good for you too bubba
did you also change the crankshaft on the moped or just the cylinder and piston
You should get a rotor ignition
everytime i watch these i wanna have another fast puch, sold my 70cc about a year ago. shoulda never done it!
There is something about them that is addicting
@@TwoStrokeJ exactly
Hallo, welche Kurbelwelle hast du verbaut?
Cool Moped. curious, what is that Oil? is it a wet clutch.... does it have some kind of separate crank case? I have a peugeot 103.... live overseas... hard to get info from the locals cause of the language barrier. love my moped....paid 60 bucks for it ....and it won't die. Have 5 scooter....and this one is the most fun and reliable.......even my NEW piaggio is giving problems.
Yea man it’s a wet clutch. The fluid I use is just Type F ATF
check out the puch maxi 2 speed. it`s a real manual block that also uses that kick start side cover.
yea man I've seen those before! Not sure if I would like it more or less than the one speed, I gotta try one
The kick starter should be on the other side