I have cleaned a section to see and it has come up really well. The rear mudguard is in really good condition. The front mudguard has a split just in front of the forks which is a shame as the rest of the guard is in excellent undamaged condition. The chrome is dirty and has some surface rust but will clean up pretty well. The only thing to say really is that someone has begun to rub the rear seat fairing down. There are a few scratches on the side of the exhaust that I think come from going through a gate or doorway.Ĭosmetically the paintwork is original and shows plenty of signs of use. The pedal cranks are not bent or twisted and having looked carefully I don't think the bike has been dropped. The pedal mechanism works fine but I think at least one of the foot pegs is not original as it gas the Yamaha tuning fork logo. It has been dry stored since 1996 near Chartres in central France and fortunately nothing seems to be seized. The gearbox works fine as does the clutch and front and back brake. The engine turns over fine on the kick start and has good compression. I am also baffled how you would switch the bike off once it was running! If you look at picture 8 you can see that the speedo hole and a blank where a rev counter could be fitted but no sign of an ignition switch. However I have looked every where for an ignition switch to no avail. I have a key that works the fuel cap but not the steering lock. Perhaps someone out there can enlighten me. plug cap and unless I am going mad the ignition switch. The only bits missing that I can see are the speedo and cable.
It has obviously not had the hard life that a lot of these bikes had. The bike is a project but has many good points. I recall having a picture of the black JPS grand prix on my bedroom wall but could never afford one. They did not sell loads of these as although they had an excellent reputation for quality they were just so much more expensive than the Japanese mopeds of the period. I don't know a huge amount about these bikes as I was a Fizzy boy back in the day and the Puch bikes were a lot more expensive and ridden by kids from the posh end of town. Welcome to my auction for this extremely rare Puch Monza sports moped.