Puch is a manufacturing company in Graz, Austria. The company was founded in 1889 and soon became a producer of automobiles, bicycles, and motorcycles. In 1934, Puch became part of the group known as Steyr-Daimler-Puch, which dissolved into its component companies in 1990. The Puch motorcycle company was sold to Piaggio, maker of the Vespa, in 1987. Steyr-Puch, assembler of four wheel drive vehicles and parts, still exists next to the Piaggio division. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1077 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Puch ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1077 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Puch ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Graz Schlossberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec, pronounced grah-dets), with a population of 300,000 (in 2005) is the second-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Styria (Steiermark in German). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... Imme R 100,Germany, 1948/1949 A 125 cc motorcycle, the Italian-manufactured Cagiva Planet. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Steyr-Daimler-Puch was a large manufacturing conglomerate based in Steyr, Austria. ... This article is about the year. ... Piaggio is a company based in Italy that produces automobiles, motorcycles and scooters, such as: APE 3-wheel submicro pickups. ... The Vespa is a line of motor scooters that was first manufactured in Genoa, Italy in 1946 by Piaggio & Co, S.p. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ...

Puch produced the famous Twingle engine and the Maxi, Newport, and MK mopeds popular from during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Twingle engine is a small-capacity two-stroke gasoline engine. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into motorized bicycle. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... The 1980s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989. ...

In The Netherlands, Puch mopeds played a big role in the 1960s popular culture. The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in any given society. ...

Puch Scooters

In the late 1950s Puch had strong sales of its 125cc 2 stroke single scooters, which had 3 gears shifted from the left twistgrip. These machines developed a reputation for reliability and were popular as daily commuters, providing good weather protection and ease of use with electric start. In this role their moderate performance of around 45mph top speed was not a problem. Later models had a 150cc engine, still 3 gears, but in the later models these were available foot operated, and better performance with 6 hp instaed of 5 hp.

See also

• Janez Puh and Moped
• Zundapp 'Bella' Scooter
• Maicoletta Scooter