Berny's photos with the keyword: Puch 800

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

In January 1985, after searching for years and negotiations for one year with the owner, I could buy over 20 old motorcycles, hidden in an old shed in my hometown Graz. After clearing away all kind of scrap above the bikes, this is the first view of the treasure I was hunting, a very rare Puch 800 4-cylinder, built in 1936 by Puch in Graz. Not very promising. In 1971 I bought my first motorcycle when I was seventeen, at a small dealer in Graz, a 1938 BMW R51. In his backyard I could see several wrecks, also this one. I didn't pay attention much, years later I remembered and identified the bike as a Puch 800. The shop had closed at that time, the owner had ceased to be and nobody knew anything about the wrecks. After years I found the son of the former owner in Vienna and after one year of negotiation and uncounted phone calls he told me, that the bikes still exist. But he was not willing to sell only the Puch 800, only all bikes together, back then for a price, which was rather high for me. Anyway, I made the deal. I never documented most of the bikes I found, which I will do now. - scanned slide, Minolta X700 - see PiP

Puch 800 (1936)........this laughter of my friend is caused by the noise of the 4-cyl. engine, which started by the first kick after a long time of restoration.....my thanks go to the brilliant motor specialist to the right! It's a scanned slide, around 1990 or so.

my "best" motorcycle ever, a 4-cyl. Puch 800, build year 1936 and very rare......