In the late 80's I bought two Solex 2500 (one running, one almost complete, as parts donnor) for 20 bucks. Drove one a few months and then sold all for 50 bucks. Wasn't a bad deal, back then. Meanwhile usable Solex change hands sometimes above 2k.
@georgeliquor2931День тому
I have one of these engines in a bucket somewhere, it has a swirl type piston and head, externally it looks the same as yours
@rainerdoll12 дні тому
ooohGott Du I.....t, Zylinder vom Kolben befreien nicht nur mit Gewalt, schon mal was von Schmiermitteln gehört od. Altöl, ts, ts, ts....
@michelcapel3 дні тому
Last shot: unforgettable...!
@tiktube91365 днів тому
No! Need a video of you riding it.
@manuelantonioserodio59328 днів тому
Very interesting video, Thanks for sharing.
@jordijgenofil72728 днів тому
Ace años busco una para restaurar me gusta mucho
@DanKoning77712 днів тому
👍 Great job Richard; it works really well-in fact it works a lot better, or with less effort than I though it would. As a bonus, it almost looks as nice as the "High-tech dashboard" too-that was pretty funny. God bless.
@RobertEastman-nx5eu12 днів тому
I bought (same price as a 4 speed bike) mine- brand new in Paris in 1966, rode it to Spain, petrol problems with Spanish fuel, walked it from Barcelona - up to Perpignan (where I could find a shop to fix it), along the Med to Genoa, then north to Turin and then I had to walk it up to the tunnel at Mt. Blanc*, bribed the guard to let me ride it through the tunnel, into Switzerland, Lichinstin(misp.) into Austria - Vienna then north up to Graz where it finally died. I left in a parking lot in Graz and took the train south tio Venice, Greece etc. It was am anmazing machine - I was carrying far too much lugage and so I usualy wound up walking up the moutains, but hell on wheels comng down. * French guards must have heard that I was coming through and were madly waving to get me to stop - yeh sure!
@franciscodossantos976713 днів тому
Parabéns belíssimo trabalho abraços.
@dwyanejetersr647013 днів тому
Beautiful work sir, a pleasure to watch you, thanks 😊
@aldosorgentini13 днів тому
amazing. good work dude!!! <3
@oklawa13 днів тому
very slow movements. I do not like.
@yettobseen15 днів тому
Spectacular! I want one
@sasikalapazhaniraja216716 днів тому
My French teacher Madam Leandre used this wonderful bike in Pondicherry when she working in Alliance Francais. Bye gone those wonderful days.❤
@mauriceclark487016 днів тому
I remember Raleigh. Made. One. Of. These. Rollers. On front. Tire. !!!
@olivierpissard650916 днів тому
Le Solex. La 2cv des Vélomoteurs Toute une Époque. Existe aujourd'hui en version électrique. Le Solex , est toujours fabriqué . Mais plus en France. En Asie , je crois !?.
@ericj.w.ruijssenaars342118 днів тому
Watching your video from the Netherlands 🇳🇱. Very nice restauration. I have a similair stove/heater from HALLER in green enamel and brass. Still needs some cleaning, so this video is a welcome guide. Thanks for sharing 🤠.
@user-re5mj9ww9o18 днів тому
А что же кольца не поменял.
@martyw205319 днів тому
Loved your video, have restored three of these 1700's over the past 10 years , just a few comments if I may, as someone has already mentioned the main bearing is crimped in, if you don't do this it has a tendency to move out of housing, you will know when this happens as the big end will rub against end cover! Also that motor at some stage has had a new big end fitted as it has a needle roller bearing, original was plane bronze bushing, possibly was replaced with later piston and barrel as well , if so you are in luck as late set up produced a bit more power!! Also none of my 1700's had a coaster rear brake set up all worked on caliper rim brakes front and rear, however could be different I guess from where bike came from, good luck with fuel pump and the throttle valve assembly, cheers.
@arthurcooper656420 днів тому
They didn't have any spiders back then
@russwabuda155622 дні тому
too many mistakes. sad, it should have been good.
@vincentbellamy23 дні тому
Vous voilà heureux propriétaire d'un vélo Solex . Mon premier tour en vélo avec moteur était un solex celui de mon père c'était début des années 1980. J'ai donné à un collectionneur des bidons de Solexine. Here you are happy owner of a Solex bike . My first lap in bike with engine was a solex that of my father it was early 1980s. I gave a collector cans of Solexine.
@GoingtoHecq23 дні тому
Those are some very crow like crowbars.
@shakeel455224 дні тому
you can rotate the bore to remove piston 22:57
@thomassieberg805925 днів тому
Never ever cut any screws of a Solex. ALL are specially formed and u have to use ONLY ORIGINALS to get it stabile !!!! It s ur life on the saddle !!!!
@attilatamas489727 днів тому
Will this work? Next video? When???
@richardrestorations26 днів тому
Sorry
@witchfinder401Місяць тому
My mates dad had one back in the 60s, i couldn't stop it and crashed into a wall. Though my motorcycle career i always remember that crash and rode more cautiously. It hurt..
@richardrestorations26 днів тому
Yep lovely bicycle brakes onto the rims always stops you fast
@oneshotmeМісяць тому
I really like that bike and so far it's looking good I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up
@richardrestorationsМісяць тому
Glad you like it
@leifvejby8023Місяць тому
I had a 1700 as my daily drive when an apprentice, and I loved the simplicity of it!
@richardrestorationsМісяць тому
I'll be careful admitting to that might give away your age.
@leifvejby8023Місяць тому
@@richardrestorations Somewhat, maybe, it was bought second hand. Can't believe it was fifty years ago.
@richardrestorationsМісяць тому
@@leifvejby8023 Time races from us but the wrinkles race to faces us. that was a poem I wrote 40 years ago😀
@revaldoaldo7186Місяць тому
Mbah kung pernah punya
@richardrestorationsМісяць тому
Thank you for taking the time to watch my video and leave a comment. It means a lot to me!
@buana-pv5myМісяць тому
⭐
@richardrestorationsМісяць тому
thanks for watching😀
@user-if6tx3iy1pМісяць тому
Very good! I'm from Americana SP Brasil.
@richardrestorationsМісяць тому
Thanks for watching and greetings from New Zealand😃
@rEdf196Місяць тому
I remember seeing a 1973 Solex bike sweepstake offer on a Kellogg's breakfast serial TV commercial and associated cerial boxes too. I believe 73 or 74 was the final year of Solex bike production. I was 9 at the time.
@richardrestorationsМісяць тому
The original Velosolex company was taken over by Renault and then by Motobecane in 1974, and then closed for good in 1988. The machinery to make the S 3800 eventually ended up in Hungary. The last complete bikes made with this machinery were made in 2005-06. The last ones actually had CDI ignitions. thanks for watching sharing your experiences of them, cheers Richard
@rogerpatrongonzalez5800Місяць тому
🥃👏👍🥃👏👍🥃👏👍🥃👏👍🥃👏👍🥃👏👍
@richardrestorationsМісяць тому
Thanks for the encouragement😃
@js7028Місяць тому
Bravo
@blattimusМісяць тому
I had one of those when I was a kid in the 1980’s! Somebody gave it to me, so I fixed it up and rode it around my suburb for a long time. Then I got pulled over by the cops who threatened to tow it and give me a ticket, so I quit riding it.
@richardrestorationsМісяць тому
Yeah I got pulled up in the 80s I ended up getting a faster bike Kawasaki triple 2-stroke😱