Berny's photos

My first motorcycle in November 1971, about 50 years ago - when I was seventeen, a 1938 BMW R51, 494 ccm, 24 PS, 140 km/h. I bought it for Austrian Schilling 1.800, earned by working during summer holidays in a paper factory. The image has been taken with a Kodak Instamatic 100 camera and is a scanned slide. The 2nd PiP shows the bike after finishing the "restoration" in Oct. 1972, about 50 years ago by the way. The movie "Easy Rider" was not long ago at that time ;-))

Working on my 1st motorcycle in 1972, a 1938 BMW R51, just before finishing High School. The bottle contains engine oil, not Whiskey ;-) - scanned slide, camera: Kodak Instamatic 100

My son watching over the sale of a DKW SB 500, built 1939 by Auto Union in Zschopau. 2-cylinder/2-stroke engine with 494 ccm and 15 PS, 115 km/h. – scanned slide, Minolta X700

SAG-BMW R35 (also named R 35/1), built by Awtowelo - Sowjetische Aktien Gesellschaft - Produktionsort Eisenach in 1951, 342 ccm, 14 PS, frame no. 225.392, engine-no. 226.783, sold in original condition in 1995. scanned slide, Minolta X700

One of my restoration projects, a 1954 Puch 250 TF with double piston engine, 248 ccm, 12 PS, 100 km/h, built from 1948 to 1954 by PUCH in Graz (from 1948 to 1951 in beige). - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Semmering

Of course my kids loved the old bike too and I remember a lot of great rides. - scanned slides, Minolta X700

After full restoration the first start was a joyful event ;-) Look at the images before to view the original condition. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

After full restoration the first start was a joyful event ;-) Look at the images before to view the original condition. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

The "Puch 800" was the biggest motorcycle, which Puch built in its factory in Graz. Only 550 bikes were produced between 1936 and 1938 and only a few survived. Unfortunately I sold the bike later after restauration under a forced situation. It's a 170 degrees 4-cyclinder V-engine with side valves, 792 ccm and 20 PS, 4-speed gearbox and automatic manual gearshift. - scanned slides, Minolta X700

After saving the wreck from the shed in January 1985 - scanned slide, Minolta X700 The bike was mostly original and complete, except the front fork and handlebar for instance. - scanned slides, Minolta X700