PUCH Maxi

The Puch Maxi is a moped fitted with a single cylinder, 49cc, two stroke engine. The engine produced 1, 1.5, 2 or 2.4 hp and could propel the rider at speeds of 15.5, 18.6 or 28 mph (48 km/h).It was started using the pedals which could be engaged and disengaged from the engine via a starting lever so it could be ridden as a normal bicycle. Later models did not have pedals, and instead were started with a kick start mechanism.

Engines

 * E50 - the classic 49cc Maxi engine with one automatic gear eg. Maxi P
 * Z50 - the same engine with two manual gears eg. Maxi K2
 * ZA50 - the same engine with two automatic gears eg. Maxi L2a

Displacement and top speed
 * 1.0 HP - 20 km/h
 * 1.5 HP - 25 km/h
 * 2.0 HP - 30 km/h
 * 2.4 HP - 48 km/h
 * 3.5 HP - ?? km/h
 * 4.0 HP - ?? km/h

Variants
Pedals:
 * PUCH Maxi N - barebone cheap Maxi
 * PUCH Maxi P - standard Maxi
 * PUCH Maxi E - Maxi with rear suspension
 * PUCH Maxi S - Maxi E with star rims
 * PUCH Maxi L - Luxurious Maxi
 * PUCH Maxi LG
 * PUCH Maxi GS - fast Maxi

Kickstart:
 * PUCH Maxi K
 * PUCH Maxi KL - Luxurious Maxi

Special variants:
 * PUCH Maxi N DGR - with star rim (Automatic engine)
 * PUCH Maxi N Chopper (Automatic engine)
 * PUCH Maxi N Off Road (Automatic engine)
 * PUCH Maxi Sport (Automatic engine - Maxi II Plus Seat)
 * PUCH Maxi S Nostalgie (Automatic engine)
 * PUCH Maxi S Chopper (Automatic engine)
 * PUCH Maxi Super S (Automatic engine)
 * PUCH Maxi Turbo Sport 4 geared engine)
 * PUCH Maxi GS - 4 HP - 3 geared engine
 * PUCH Maxi Casablanca
 * PUCH Maxi II Plus (Automatic engine)
 * PUCH Mini Maxi

Newport/Bombardier
In America the Maxi was sold as PUCH Newport from 1977. And in Canada it was called Bombardier.