![]() ![]() The first colour photo I´ve seen of this bike! Picture by Göran Kähler. Upright, compared to Jørgen Nielsens driving position on the 12- speedįast forward to 1967 and Ring Djursland, where Dan Jeppesen outran a whole field of fast fiftees! Notice how the footpegs in its original mounting keeps the driver sitting A mixed field at the start line showing the Puch special in its initial layout:įancooled engine and rubber- covered footpegs! The rider is Billy Kraul, the first to race the Puch and to the right is Dan Jeppesen, the secondĪnd most successful rider, astride his CB72 Honda, on which he became Danish 250cc champion same year! The fairing seems to be different Result was 10,5hp on the Schenck- engine dynamometer.įirst? outing for the special built Puch- racer at Roskilde Ring 1965. Ratio transmission of the pull- stud variety, a 22mm Bing carbĪnd an expansionpipe developed via dyno- testing. Modifications to the Geländesport engines were a special close When my old colleague in Denmark wanted a racebike, I knew what to do." In 1965-66, I drove a similar bike in some races in Austria, so "During the day I worked with developing new models and engines,Īnd evenings I worked on the race- engines. I have been in contact with Herr Sterbenz, Graz, and he explains: Turns out this that this engine in fact was prepared by Sterbenz himself! ![]() Swear I´d never done myself - previous owner did that!!! Just like adding a Yoshimura sticker onto your Honda moped, which I Sterbenz - could have been added for fun later on - to gain a little ![]() Undoubtedly referring to the great Puch- racing engineer Albin I´m not sure about those "Sterbenz" inscriptions to be found here and Step two - setting a deadline: Classic race Århus - june 22. First version of 65, had the Puch Export engine installed, meaning a fan- cooled engine with four- speed transmission, and seven- eight horsepower.Īfter the original engine from this racebike has surfaced, the time hasĬome for this piece of Danish motorsport history to resurrect. He turned to his former colleague Albin Sterbenz in Graz, and soon a racebike could be picked up at Service manager Heinz Schösser, who had always been a fan of racing, Thanks to a clever marketing campaign especially Puch had record sales. Moped sales were booming in the sixties and Andersen was the name of the Puch import in Denmark situated in the suburbs of Copenhagen. The history of this special Puch racebike: ![]() The Dan Jeppesen Puch project is sponsored by: ![]()
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