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The Puch Maxi is a moped that was manufactured by the Austrian manufacturing company Puch through the 1970s and 1980s that is well known for its reliability, ease of maintenance, [1] and fuel economy (up to 120 mpg). [2]
The Puch 250 SGS (Schwing-Gabel-Sport) is a motorcycle that was manufactured by the Austrian Steyr Daimler Puch AG's Puch division in Thondorf near Graz.The motorcycle is powered by a split-single two-stroke engine (two pistons sharing a single combustion chamber).
Puch Maxi S Moped. The Maxi is one of Puch's most well known machines along with the Magnum and Newport models. The Puch Maxi is a moped fitted with a single cylinder, 50cc, two stroke engine. The engine produced around 2 hp and could propel the rider at speeds of 28 mph (48 km/h).
Avello contacted Steyr-Daimler-Puch, who made mopeds and light motorcycles under their Puch brand. [15] An agreement was reached, and in March 1970, the share capital of Avello was increased and Steyr-Daimler-Puch obtained 50% ownership of the company. [14] The first Puch model appeared soon after, the Trivel Borrasca. This was a moped using ...
Tomos was the last remaining moped factory in the Netherlands, surviving at least 36 others since 1966. Tomos mopeds were sold in the U.S. from 1976 to 2014 [1] [2] and also exported to Canada. In 2017 Tomos was also selling mopeds in the United Kingdom. [3] Tomos went bankrupt on January 3, 2019. After 1991 on all products there was 'Made in ...
Because of the problems caused by the 1970s energy crisis, mopeds quickly became popular, with more than 250,000 people in the United States owning one in 1977. However, as gasoline prices eventually moved down, licensing laws took their toll, and automobile companies devised more efficient cars, the moped's popularity began to fade.
Scooters share traits with mopeds (some models could even be considered both a moped and a scooter). Adding to the confusion between them, in many jurisdictions smaller engined scooters (e.g. 50cc) are road registered in the same legal category as mopeds (often named "Moped" class), leading to scooters being casually referred to as "mopeds" in ...
Steyr Daimler Puch produced handguns as well, e.g. the pistols Steyr SP (1957) and Steyr GB (designing began in 1968), the sniper rifle Steyr SSG 69 (1969) and the assault rifle Steyr AUG (1977). Steyr-Mannlicher , founded in 1989, continued the production of handguns until 2019, then the name of the company was changed to Steyr Arms .