Puch 250 SGS

Puch 250 SGS
Manufacturer Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Also called Sears SR 250
Production 19531970
Class Sport bike
Engine 248 cm³ (15.1 in³) split single
Bore / stroke 2 x 45 millimetres (2 x 1.8 in)
78 millimetres (3.1 in)
Top speed 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph)
Power 16.5 horsepower (12.3 kW) @ 5800 rpm
Torque 16.8 pound force-feet (2.32 kgf·m) @ 3300 rpm
Transmission 4-speed, chain drive
kick starter
Weight 155 kilograms (342 lb) (dry)
Fuel capacity 13 litres (3.4 US gal)
Fuel consumption 30.3 kilometres per litre (71 mpg-US)

The Puch 250 SGS (Schwing-Gabel-Sport) was a motorcycle manufactured by the Austrian Steyr Daimler Puch AG in Thondorf near Graz. The motorcycle was powered by a split-single two-stroke engine (two pistons sharing a single combustion chamber). It was marketed in the United States by Sears as the "Allstate 250" or "Twingle", and sold primarily via the Sears catalog.[1] It was a common "first motorcycle" for many riders.[2]

A total of 38,584 Puch 250 SGS motorcycles were produced between its launch on October 1, 1953 and the ending of manufacture in 1970.[3]

See also

References

  1. Emerson, Norman (September 1989). "Low-buck Roebuck". American Motorcyclist. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. Egan, Peter (January 2001). "First bikes". Cycle World. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. Ehn, Friedrich F. (March 2, 2013). Das große Puch-Buch: Die Zweiräder von 1890-1987 (in German). Weishaupt, H. ISBN 3-900310-49-1.

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