Posted 12 years ago
gearpunk
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My 1982 Puch,Magnum
Barn fresh,and all original(except the tires)
This is the only known complete to have survived.
Tange Forks
Dia-Compe Brake
Suzue Hubs
Araya 7X Rims
Sugino Cranks
Puch (Pronounced Pook)is a manufacturing company located in Graz, Austria. The company was founded in 1889 by the industrialist Johann Puch and produced automobiles, bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles.
Thanks Bell!
Seems like I read somewhere about these being imported in to Australia as well as here. You may do a little digging on their BMX sites. Can't dafe a loop tail! Nice find. My first motorcycle was a Sears badged Puch. Total Honda dream Knock-off!
...Can't FADE a looptail frame is what I shoulda said!
@heyslugger
After more searching I found out the frame and fork was made by Tange for Puch in Japan.
Love the looptail bikes!
@heyslugger
I looked up the Sears Puch motorcycle,and i'm digging the look.
@gearpunk i found this bike two years ago at a garage sale...bought it for $20 to use as a project bike diddnt do any reasearch until now...how much of an idiot am i for changing the color from red to white. did i just make the biggest mistake of my life??? sorry but i figured you would know more about it than i mainly because i just wanted a bmx to ride around
@bostonfan532,sorry for the super late response.To me changing a original color all depends on condition of the bike.If a bike is beat to heck and back i will repaint it with a different color.I don't think you made a mistake.Although Puch's are rare they are not very sought after in the BMX community in turn not making them worth very much for resale.I think you did right by making a bike you liked,and able to ride around on.Some people like to hang bikes on walls.Some people like me like to ride them.So I say ride on!
BTW,I would love to see some photos.We could find out what year and model it is.
@gearpunk its all good but thanks for the information. The bike was in amazing condition tho. No dents dings or anything. But I'm new to this. Just created an account to get into contact with you lol so idk how to post a pic. But email me if you would like pictures. chicagoborn97@gmail.com