Puch 250 SGS

Puch 250 SGS

Manufacturer	Steyr-Daimler-Puch
Also called	Sears SR 250
Production	1953–1969
Class	Sport bike
Engine	248 cm^3 (15.1 in^3) 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) is a motorcycle that was manufactured by the Austrian Steyr Daimler Puch AG's Puch division in Thondorf near Graz. The motorcycle is 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", with the model number SR 250, 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 end of production in 1969, with its final year of sale in 1970.[3]

See also

• Puch
• Split-single
• List of motorcycles by type of engine
• Sears Dreadnought (1910s m. bike)
• List of motorcycles of the 1950s

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 978-3-900310-49-3.

External links

• (in German) Puch Klub Grieskirchen