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The VeoloSolex is a bicycle with a 49cc motor, not a moped. It really does need the bicycle pedals that are standard equipment. The VeloSolex's strong point was not power. The VeloSolex was cheap; cheap to buy and cheap to ride. It was simple; 80 percent of it could be fixed with one wrench. Running on a mixture of gas and oil, its 1,25 litre tank could propel you for 100 kilometers - and further, if downhills outnumbered the uphills. Ancond if you just loved yours, that was maintenance enough. It was invented in 1946 in France, it became hugely popular as a low cost reliable transport after the decimation of the Second World War. It has a classic desig and brilliand practicality, which is why over 8 million have been sold, mainly in Europe and Scandinavia. They have a tremendous reputation for being fun, reliable and economical.
The One and Only, the VeloSolex 3800
This is my VeloSolex which I bought on 19 June 1995. The 3800 will come out in 1966, with a better torgue to improve its performances uphill.
Split engine of the Solex 3800, this will hopefully help yoy understand how this hole thing works.
Engine type is one cylinder two stroke, capacity is 49cc. Maximum power 0,58 kW at 2500 r/min. and clutch is centrifugal automatic. Transmission is 42 mm friction wheel on the front wheel.