$50 MOTORCYCLE WITH STUCK ENGINE WILL IT RUN??? 

Also you have an AWESOME Grandfather!

We should all try to get this man to 100k

John, the look on your face when you got the $100. You can see the wheels spinning - make an easy $50 and avoid the hassle or keep the bike to make a video. Also, you lied about the eggroll.

Good to see you came back I hope you keep coming back more!

Grandpa is So Frickin Awesome 👍

Good to see the legendary 'Stache is back. You're like the Gallagher of small engines. It's always entertaining and you do great work.

Dude you deserve more than 12k subscribers. Congrats on getting it running and taking it for a blast. You might find Puch parts easier in Germany or elsewhere in Europe. In 1977/78 they had Puch mopeds in the window of a local cycle shop in Liverpool that I'd stare at as a kid. Looks like the little fella will outlast Sears. PB Blaster can't save that one. Good luck for your channel in the future. 👍

That little 50cc is probably like the one that Fortnine was talking about, with the "war reparations" German 2 stroke technology. Very cool, it seems like it runs along pretty well for such a small engine.

Great find John. I'm pretty sure someone will offer you more than you paid for that $50 motorcycle!

That is such an awesome dog. Reminds me of my Sandy girl (2001-2014).

Steel wool for the top of the headlight housing

Don't hammer on the piston, that's a noob way to damage the top end's needle bearings.. Best way is to put the head back on and fill it with heavy transmission oil so that there's no bubbles and then fit a longer but same diameter sparkplug into the sparkplug hole, (brimming full with oil, you don't want any air in the cylinder..) and then slowly screw it in and watch the flywheel to see if it starts turning. Run the sparkplug in and out slowly enough that it cycles the piston up and down to break it free. Same thing when hammering on the flywheel you could end up damaging one of the magneto coils Use the wrench on the flywheel and oil in the cylinder and you wont end up trashing it.

That Puch looks very similar to the ones the GPO (General Post Office) used in the UK back in the 70's for the telegram boys (effectively they were apprenticed on telegrams before becoming postmen), theirs were slightly different in that they had a twist grip handlebar change for the 3 speed gearbox and also were fitted with pedals (a quirk of british driving licensing law, at 16 you could drive a moped being powered by either a MOtor or PEDals), my mate worked as a telegram boy and they loved zooming around on their Puch's delivering telegrams.

Keep pumping out videos we love the content.

thats a 50cc moped. we have lots of puch engines here in finland and sweden too.little bit portjob on that cylinder and you can get lots of speed

Great to see you back on the "tube"! Awesome project! Shout out to grandpa for his great story!....regards

Thanks for the video. Cool old bike.

Fun video, I'd say keep and restore, rare, and gangster riding a funky 2 stroke, from Australia 🇦🇺

German ! Puch made a lot of motors for snowmobiles. Puch is a good dependable motor.They made them little bikes for many stores.

Cracking find there John and a sound decision about its future. Looking forward to more vids.

Good job! I haven't seen one of those in a long time. Good to keep them running.

I was 11 the last time that thing ran. Damn I feel old!

i love the panting doogos in the background lol. love the grandpa too brother , love your vids

I've got a 58 Puch 250. That would look good next to it.

It will run !

You've got the best revival channel on youtube. Keep up the good work.

It wasn't the same without you (and the traffic cone) being with Kevin at Kansas City Speedway in his last vid

Your assistant has some pretty heavy breathing. Must be very excited about the project

Great find. Cool piece overall. Glad to see it buzzing along once again.

i like how you do it all your self i do the same, tire change was nice to see you do it all

Another great video. For $50 bucks that thing was a steal.

Go handle-bar mustache.

I had a Puch moped many years ago-looks like the same engine-cool!

That's a neat old bike. I really enjoyed seeing it come back to life. Keep the videos coming ol buddy.

Great Find. I bought my first cycle in 1969 a new Sears 125 Puch same colors as yours from the catalog, around about $275.00, I think. Mine had a cup for measuring the 2-cycle oil built in the gas cap. Good luck with it.

Thats a Puch in UK, was the first bike I had and I still miss her :( and your grandpa is Willie Nelson !

Thats a very cool ride.

BB’s Work better in those tanks with the vinegar. Shake them around in it knocks all the flakes off.

Don't get caught by the cops! I think you'll be ok there kid! lol

I genuinely hope you get to live the dream and can make enough doing this to make it your main job.

Fun video! Next time you clean the tank out with vinegar, immediately rinse it out with a mixture of baking soda and water; that will prevent the flash rust that appears after the metal gets exposed to any acid

Lol, missed seeing you on the KS. Speedway trip...you are the life of the party!

New here, saw you on JYD channel helping with the Mustang II. 👍🙏

Vinegar reacts fast with metals. I know because I use it to restore vintage electronics with alkaline battery leaks. I would not recommend leaving it sit still for that long. I'd pour in the vinegar, and slosh it around with marbles for 15 minutes or so, then neutralize it. It's an acid/base chemistry.

Cool little bike. Looks like something I'd try to resurrect as well. Glad you got her going!

Great video, and always love grandpas stories and vast knowledge on some other videos!!! It really is a cool bike and would like to see someone do a restoration on it to properly preserve it.

Had the moped version of this bike mid 60's model. total freedom for a 10 yr old kid found in a garage in boxes bags and envelopes flat tires down into the basement dead of winter my parents thought it would never run so why worry the smell of two stroke mix will be my favorite aroma till i die

This i a moped in europe, and this model would be a puch Texas! And you would have to pay atleast 1000$ for it in that condition!

Great to see you back 🙂. Cant go wrong with a $50 purchase. The look on your face when you said 'nice and wet' lol priceless

My first ever motorbike was 50 bucks, a Honda CB100n...and it included a helmet!!

Note the dogs are always hanging around, dog people are the best people, good luck with the bike, you will eventually win 😁😜

I bought a 1966 puch allstate 250 last November and got it running a few weeks later. There is a website you can get all new parts for these, which I've had to use to get ignition components. Anyways om typing this less than 3 minutes into the video and for $50, you did excellent and I wouldn't have passed it up either.

Glad you didn't take the $100 dollar offer and you brought this bike back to life 💪🇺🇸

Those Puch(Pooh) motorcycles were also made under license in ex Yugoslavia (Slovenia) as Tomos Colibri t12. Great little bikes.

I love the moving method. A few years ago I sold my 1973 Honda 350 Four to a few young guys that came in an SUV. We got it in there, same way you did 😆

Back in I think 78 or 79, my neighbor had one of those Sear Puch mopeds with I think the same engine. However it didn't use 2 cycle oil, it said on the tank, and on the frame in 3 or 4 different places to use straight SAE 30 oil. It also had a measuring cup in the tank lid + a small 1 liter/quart fuel can under the seat. You would put oil in the fuel can, fill it with gasoline, shake it up then pour it into the in frame tank.

You got a DEAL! I have never seen one this clean unless it has been restored. The Puch bikes are going up in price. They were made to run forever. Basic transportation.

Always love your content.

It looks a lot like my first Honda 70- that I learned on in 81.

Funny to see a Austrian made moped get a revival in Iowa after you get it for $50. Once again, well done John, keep up the good work! Cheers from France

It's probably Quadrangle.

Puch is a German brand, uses metric fasteners, and is pronounced a pook. Great job!

You should get one of those small motorcycle haulers that you slide into a reciever hitch it just looks like a rail that you roll the wheels of the bike into sideways across the back of you vehicle. They're not very expensive or if you have a welder you could probably make something with scrap metal. Then tou just ratchet the bike down and you're good to go, better than hauling a dirty bike in the back of your car.

I just wanted to mention that some of those old bikes the mix cap was meant to apply per quart of gas. Might not matter with todays oil. Enjoy your videos!

I think it's pronounced "PUCK". So sweet though. There is nothing like that around here .. not within a 3 day drive.

My guy, fantastic video! Thank you for keeping the old 2 wheel moto's alive. I love these types of videos!

I found one similar in the 80's. It was one of the fastest "mopeds" around.

She turned out to be pretty spunky finally. Could tell this was recorded over a period of time just by watching the hair journey LOL.

Had one year 1981 it was a moped but put 70cc on it and it was amazing

Good video John, I was looking for you in Kevin's NASCAR trip.

A friend had one back in school, 50cc was the largest legal size you could use so he upgrade his to 70cc and parked it my house when the police came and did inspections at school.

Pronunciation 101 for English speakers: Say poop but end with a guttural ggg. To loosen the throat growl like a bear and have a cold beer ready for lubrication after. Groeten from the Netherlands, the absolute masters of guttural consonants.😏

First time watching, really enjoyed the video❤

If those wheels are 17"X "2.25 the tire company IRC makes new tires that would be 4 times better than some old, used tires. Honestly don't skimp on tires when you can get the IRC for less than $22 each.

3:05 that’s going to make that lower back feel great my man lol

disconnect the carb and take the 2 bolts out and to the bench you go. and don't forget to unplug the harness of the motor !!! for the next person tries this out !!!nope always mix 50:1 for the higher rpms !!! and not the 30:1 which blows motors !!!

Next project is gonna be a fun one! Might be a while though. Hopefully it won’t be as tough as it was being the other day

Good job on keeping up with videos again man. It always put a smile on my face to see you coming back and kicking ass.

You most certainly got ur 50.00 dollars worth,yes its a good restore bike candidate!!hope that was empty beer you sprayed that brake clean near or ur beer might be slightly toxic!! Not that you would notice except for that extra large hangover feeling!!have fun with ur scoot n boot bike.snooky pa.😊😊😊😊

Remember when I was younger small towns used a truck with a mosquito sprayer/ fogger. Two stroke fogger!

Keep up the great videos. This is the first i have heard about this bike and i'd love to learn more about it. I wanna see more unique bikes just like this. Thank you John!

Cool old bike and the revival was great and all but what I really need is for you to solve the mystery of the missing egg roll.

That moves right along!!

Her asking if you need her help guaranteed you wouldn't

Wow John You Could have Hurt your Junk Trying to put the Puch in the Trunk LMAO 🤣 I know hatch technically but it don't Rhyme 🤣 Good to see a new video 👍

Is that a Puch? Ok yup you just called it a Pooch. Sears had a really interesting Puch (pronounced pook) motor in the 60s called a twingle. I'm dying to find one.

Around here that moped is worth 2 K in that condition...Im in Denmark Btw lol

I'd definitely run a see thru fuel filter.

In that state not running it’s worth easy 1000$ in Denmark. 😮

Hey John, it's great to see you and your grandfather again. Nice job on the old bike, hope you get a good price for it. Come on now bro, you ate that egg roll didn't ya😁. Look forward to the next episode, keep up the good work .👍🔥🔥🔥

That’s a cool old moped. I remember that model back in the 70s when I was a kid

Very cool bike!! I think it’s cool the way it is personally.

Great stuff as always. Thanks for posting it

Just awesome bud cool bike that's the stuff I love cheap last minute deals on "junk" lol 😅

So glad to see another video!

i use evapo rust then use a tank Flowliner Armour coat

Till Next Time My Friend I noticed a New Pup Name? And at the end could it be the Return of the Mullet Lol 🤣

Your good at this thing called fixing lol😂

missed you on the annual Nascar Motorhome trip bud!

A machinist could probably make new fork pistons and I’m sure there’s some hydraulic seals that could match up for the forks