The origin of the e-bike from the 1969s?! | Full Restoration of the motorized bicycle VeloSolex 3800

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6 ай бұрын

In this video I restore the Velosolex 3800. The motorized bicycle is the e-bike of the time. I had a lot of fun restoring the moped because it is very simply constructed.
have fun watching.
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@clouetjp769 6 ай бұрын

I also have one today, in 72 I was 14 years old (legal age for drive this one) and in France they were everywhere, especially in the countryside where bus transport was rarer than in Paris, the technical problem which made me riding a Motobécane moped (chain transmission) rather than a Solex means that in the rain or on a wet road, the drive roller slips and you have to use the pedals to move forward! Very nice work, I was critical when you rise the thin gold strip on the mudguard and I understood that you are a serious guy who likes restoration. More than seven million manufactured, in several versions, from 1946 to 1988. Congratulations from France. 🚲

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your story I like it :)

@nanalcd5628 4 ай бұрын

Our family in Saigon back in the 60's, South Vietnam, we have one older Solex without auto-stop and one like this one. It's hard to ride but it's hard to forget the feeling of the unique Vélo.

@clouetjp769 4 ай бұрын

@@nanalcd5628 My father who was in Saigon between 1954 and 1956 told me that he saw a few Solex, but mainly saw small 125 motorcycles like Tero, Motoconfort, Peugeot which were mainly used in town. Mon père qui était à Saigon entre 1954 et 1956 m'a raconté avoir vu quelques Solex, mais surtout des petites motos 125 comme Tero, Motoconfort, Peugeot qui servaient principalement en ville.

@user-nk3eo2mm6o 3 ай бұрын

Колымага 😢

@tarstarkusz 24 күн бұрын

Mustie1 has a MUCH better video, actually I think it's two videos on the same bike and much, much better.

@jagrutbhatt3301 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for showing and restoring such rare, antique, front wheel drive bike👌👌

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Very gladly :))

@thanhtamnguyen499 4 ай бұрын

In Vietnam, we also have a few cars like that, it's a nostalgic feeling for the past. You are wonderful

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

thank you very much :)

@mikesbarn1858 5 ай бұрын

One of the most beautiful restorations I’ve seen. Especially impressive because you did everything by hand. Clearly a labor of love.

@patrickmuhwheeney6518 4 ай бұрын

I had a Solex Simplex for a couple of years, and even bought another one for parts...A weird, fun machine. I was very surprised to see the thumbnail, as I've never seen any videos about it...Thanks for the upload!

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your story. I'm glad you liked it. :)))

@osivkos 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful ! Total cult ! That was my first moped 53 years ago when I was 10 years old ! 😍

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

WOW nice :))

@ilkagorz9032 6 ай бұрын

Ganz schön flott unterwegs mit dem alten Franzosen 😊👍👍👍

@txrick4879 5 ай бұрын

Man that thing was ment to last . No plastic . Excellent video .

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

@njm3211 Ай бұрын

I remember these in the early 60's in rural France and 2CVs of course. French engineering at its finest. Simple to maintain and built to last.

@alain0149 6 ай бұрын

Very nice video almost poetic (I am french and had one when I was 15) Thank you !

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

wow nice :) thank you.

@Stringythingy 6 ай бұрын

My French teacher had one, so cool 🙂

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

@@Stringythingy wow nice :D

@JoseAndresEscalonaLopez 6 ай бұрын

Mi hermano mayor era especialista en esos motores, incluso se fabricó unos extractores para el plato de imanes, yo tuve una con 14 años y era una pasada, me ha encantado ver éste vídeo, enhorabuena.

@normanchoy4075 6 ай бұрын

good motorized bicycle 😊, my first use of this type of bicycle not later than 1967 at Saigon/chợ lớn Vietnam, to easy start the engine, I did pedal the bicycle to some speed then push the engine frontward, good fun 😂😂😂

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

nice. yes, it's really a lot of fun. You actually have to trample uphill :)

@hondolane3125 6 ай бұрын

That is what the compression release lever on the right side of the bars is for. Hold it down to get going without compression, let go once you are moving and it starts running. I worked on these at a shop, and owned 2. Very often the compression valve in the head was clogged shut with carbon and did not work, which was interesting as that was also the way you were supposed to stop the engine. We learned to lean the bike over hard to the right (if memory serves) and it would starve it out of fuel.

@HermanOtto-wr2nn 5 ай бұрын

Witam z Polski szacunek dla Kolegi za pięknie wykonanie pracy ale i tak samo za nie używanie rękawiczek że się ubrudzę raczki , jest Pan zwykłym człowiekiem szanującym się oczywiście pozdrawiam i zostawiam łapkę w górę i suba za normalność miłego dnia życzę także sukcesów w życiu osobistym

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much:)

@user-zi1wl3ns4u 6 ай бұрын

Muy buena idea de reconstruir esa piesa es un tesoro de recuerdos gracias por subir este video 😊

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Sehr gerne :)

@tamangramsharan3724 5 ай бұрын

Love love

@jorgedebairosmoura 6 ай бұрын

Excelente trabajo ,felicitaciones desde Jujuy- Argentina!!!

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much :))) greetings from Germany.

@gustavokeurten5349 6 ай бұрын

Amazing.. Thank you for this video... Whoever built this bike is a genius, and whoever maintained it is a genius as well❤

@nanalcd5628 4 ай бұрын

Our family in Saigon back in the 60's, South Vietnam, we have one older Solex without auto-stop and one like this one. It's hard to ride but it's hard to forget the feeling of the unique Vélo. Merci from the USA.

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

nice, thank you for your story :)

@josephvargas6166 6 ай бұрын

si simple et pourtant si bien pensé ....l'époque ou on pouvait mettre les mains dans ses machines ....

@user-pm2er3be4t Күн бұрын

Sos un maestro de la restauración

@restorwerke Күн бұрын

Thank you very much:))

@jesuslebtuwirdkommenjl2hd6cx5n Ай бұрын

Ob dieser super Restauration , würde ich bei diesem grossen und sinvollen Aufwand , die Pedalarme und der Lenker , verchromen lassen 👍👍👍🙏🙏😍❤️‼️

@restorwerke Ай бұрын

Vielen Dank 😊 ja es wäre natürlich schön aber es ist leider sehr teuer.

@webchez69 4 ай бұрын

Wow I never saw a stamped steel bicycle. I have only see steel tube frames. I would have guessed that this was a wartime bicycle from the cheap parts. OMG so much work removing paint!!

@percyjohnsson816 4 ай бұрын

A great video! Nice and slow and the repair with the right feeling for old things! Superb!

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much;)

@paulnorton5670 Ай бұрын

whoever designed this sheet metal bike is a genius.

@spongebobchen 6 ай бұрын

Все очень хорошо. Ждём с нетерпением ещё твои видео. Ты молодец. 👍👍👍

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Спасибо :)

@benacerbenacer6006 6 ай бұрын

@@restorwerke8⁶y 😢😢

@NTRprojects 4 ай бұрын

Nice paint job, especially if we consider that it's done with a rattle can. If you continue now with the simson you should really consider to coat/plate/rust prove all the bare metal you created with the wire brush. It will rust so unbelievable fast

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, it actually turned out well. Thanks for the tip. By the way, I love watching your videos :))

@tarstarkusz 24 күн бұрын

This looks great from 10 plus feet away. It simply isn't worth doing what needed to be done, though I applaud you for what you did do. I especially liked the pinstriping you did. The entire body needed to be bondo'd to hide all the pitting before painting. You used a rattle can to paint it. Maybe if you spend 10 hours sanding it, you could remove all the orange peel and badness of the rattle can. But it's not worth doing it. It definitely was not worth (especially without bondo repair of all the pitting) using automotive paint. The polished metal is better than nothing. But recall it started out chromed.

@Konstantin_otdelka_remont_SPb 4 ай бұрын

С таким же успехом можно и жучку и запора электромобилями можно назвать. И даже паровоз, прожектор то у него с электролампочкой!))) Лакос.

@user-go1ck7fo4t 4 ай бұрын

Автор слегка недоумок! Не различает ДВС от электродвижка!!!

@michaeldaruwalla8717 5 ай бұрын

Extremely good renovation, aided years of life to the machine. A small pointer, when you remove a cotter pin from the crank, it is best supported from the opposite side.

@dmarian999 6 ай бұрын

Espectacular. Muy bueno..si señor

@user-yc6qp4vl2t 6 ай бұрын

Bravo imiplace cum lucrezi succes in continuare

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much:))))

@user-if6tx3iy1p 6 ай бұрын

Very good! I'm from Americana SP - Brasil.

@TheJcochrane 6 ай бұрын

Good job my friend but i suggested the screw nuts and other parts with nickel much better 🇻🇪👍🏻👏👍🏻

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much, yes that would be better but I tried to save everything that could be saved. :)

@TheJcochrane 6 ай бұрын

@@restorwerke 👍🏻🇻🇪

@deivoturques6585 4 ай бұрын

Gostei muito de ver a restauração da VELOSOLEX, PARABÉNS 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

@restorwerke 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much:)) ❤️

@AuroreLamotte-of2qf Күн бұрын

Superbe restoration

@restorwerke Күн бұрын

Thank you very much:))

@mikesbarn1858 5 ай бұрын

I wish we could still get these. I had a 74 model 5000 and loved it. Extremely reliable although I modified it slightly to go up to 33 mph.

@mikesbarn1858 5 ай бұрын

I should add that after I was old enough to drive a car I rode my Solex unless I specifically needed a car.

@peteryouds5634 6 ай бұрын

A well done restoration, the end result is quite impressive!

@infinitytdr2212 5 ай бұрын

Travail de qualité pour se 3800 bonne idée pou la bavette de garde de boue avant j ai trois solex à retaper ça me donne du courage pour en commencer un 3800 salutations 👍🏻🤘🏼💯 💯

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much:) Good luck with your velosolex 💪

@Youtuber-o 4 ай бұрын

Wow, impressive. Genius work.

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much:)))

@guillermostankus1322 6 ай бұрын

Qué hermosa quedó, yo supe tener una de ésas, terrible máquina, muy sencilla, la extraño mucho 😢

@alfredobrembilla267 6 ай бұрын

mi padre tubo uno ,para ir a trabajar ,cada vez que llovia el viejo y la solex tenian una pelea la solex por querer tirarlo al suelo y mi viejo pataleando para no caerse . mi vieja se reia cuando lo veia llegar embarrado ,ya sabia el por que anecdotas de vida , saludos desde uruguay

@user-kf6ow5sv6x 23 күн бұрын

У человека..... золотые руки,

@restorwerke 19 күн бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

@radiosaladstudios4656 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning restoration.

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much:)

@Vivianissime 6 ай бұрын

Je me rappelle un soir de 1966 - j'avais 18ans - où j'étais allée sous la pluie faire une course avec le Solex d'un copain, en tenant un parapluie ouvert. Je ne le referais plus. L'engin était assez poussif. C'était une mécanique très rustique et assez aberrante mais cela fonctionnait à peu près. La tenue de route était incertaine sur le sec, angoissante sur le mouillé. Dans le genre "vélo avec moteur annexe", le simple vélo avec un moteur Garelli entraînant la roue arrière par galet était bien plus performant et beaucoup plus sûr. - Bien préparé et bien monté, un "Solex" pouvait prendre 110-120 km/h sans casser, avec entraînement par galet sur le pneu avant. Evidemment, il n'y avait plus beaucoup de pièces d'origine, tout était modifié. C'était bath les courses de Solex dans les années 70-80, il y avait des engins incroyables et une bonne ambiance dans le parc des coureurs. - Plus loin de nous, il y eut la "moto" Werner, construite en 1898-1900, un vélo avec moteur au-dessus de la roue avant entraînant la roue au moyen d'une courroie. Un copain qui préparait des SCRAB en avait restauré une, il roula avec en 1986 sur le circuit de Dreux. - Salut et fraternité*

@hazimalkanani3007 4 ай бұрын

how old you are sir ?

@spongebobchen 6 ай бұрын

Супер, молодец.!!! Профессиональная работа. 👍👍

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Спасибо :)

@davidaustin2172 4 ай бұрын

Fanbloodytastic! Superb! Hope you get miles of fun on it. 👍

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much:)

@user-zi1wl3ns4u 6 ай бұрын

Saludos desde México tu video me iso recordar cuando tenia una

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

I am very pleased. nice greetings from Germany :)

@1980phil2010 4 ай бұрын

I restored 4 of them , trust me sandblasting is much easyer, than galvanize and paint, Lovley Greating from Germany

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

Wow cool, yes sandblasting ist must easier and faster but it’s expensive to. Ebenfalls Schöne Grüße aus Deutschland :)

@microbeta 9 күн бұрын

Nice work. 🙂

@restorwerke 9 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊

@attilajokai9907 6 ай бұрын

Very nice job! Well done!

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much:)

@JustTellMePablo 5 ай бұрын

Wooo!! quede atónito con este ejemplar! La construcción, la forma de transmitir la energía explosiva del combustible a mezcla, en movimiento al neumático, el centrifugo, el carbulador! todo! exelente trabajo mi amigo. Yo trabajo con autos, arreglos en general... poseo de diversas herramientas, entre ellas, una arenadora. Al comenzar el video, supuse que lo implementarias, pero, luego llegue a la comclusión de que el arenar piezas, las reteriora algo, las limpia por completo, pero, a un precio. Quedo de fábrica!. Me gusto mucho en los detalles, el zoom que usaste en cada pieza... felicidades!!

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Vielen Dank es freut mich, sie inspiriert zu haben. Sandstrahlen hätte tatsächlich das Material nur geschwächt da es so schon dünn ist. Schöne Grüße restorwerke

@matthiasschmatz8101 6 ай бұрын

In Deutschland gab es bereits viel früher Fahrräder mit Hilfsmotoren. Die waren teilweise recht flott unterwegs. Das Velosolex war eher gemächlich unterwegs. Und brauchte leider viel Sprit. Aber meines hat mir jahrelang viel Spaß gemacht. Außer wenn es regnete. Dann hatte man plötzlich nur ein Fahrrad das verdammt schlecht zu bewegen war.

@franzhurm-yd4ik 3 ай бұрын

Das stimmt, aber nicht desto trotz ein toller Handwerker. Klasse

@raimundweinstein7690 2 ай бұрын

Tolle Restaurierung. Respekt

@restorwerke 2 ай бұрын

Vielen Dank :)

@lesallison9047 6 ай бұрын

Nice work👍 ✌💚🇬🇧

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much ☺️

@EnergiaLimpa 6 ай бұрын

1000.000 likes!

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you:)

@Hoa-Mechanical Ай бұрын

legendary motorbike😍

@michaelbeercove 6 ай бұрын

Its beautiful like many French things created like 2cv

@divine.defined.sthetics9876 5 ай бұрын

Well done brother!

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@divine.defined.sthetics9876 5 ай бұрын

@marijoyferreira4291 6 ай бұрын

Excelente mi amigo buen trabajo

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much:)

@randymercer7891 5 ай бұрын

Just love your videos, bringing to I look d back too lofe

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

@humbertodiaz7450 5 ай бұрын

Excelente trabajo, felicitaciones!

@NorbyDoeg 6 ай бұрын

Good job !

@cristiancipriano7452 6 ай бұрын

Nice bike bro

@Muhadar-tz5lb 3 ай бұрын

dear sir, Fromm Aceh kota Langsa. Indonesia. verygod .in the best. mantap Mr. skiil. you brilian .trks verimach.

@restorwerke 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much my friend;))

@victimovtalent6036 6 ай бұрын

high speed sanding😌

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

@thorstenschreier7891 5 ай бұрын

Meines Wissens eines der ersten Front angetriebenen Fahrräder mit Hilfsmotor aus Frankreich. Restauration sieht gelungen aus. Ob es sich dabei um ein E-Bike handelt, ist Streitsache, jedenfalls gelungene Restauration.

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much :)

@tonyosmer8459 6 ай бұрын

Wow ! Looks brand new ! 🙂

@JoaoAlves-sp9io 7 күн бұрын

Legal.gostei joaoalves caceres.mato grosso.❤❤❤❤

@fred-san 6 ай бұрын

I had a 1968 as new in 2008, WD40 - everywhere except tyres before wintering

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

nice :)

@rutikuiwa7133 6 ай бұрын

Excellent work

@theodoresears4369 6 ай бұрын

Did get new spokes or just clean the rust off. Ibsaw that there was no rubbber rim strap to prevent the spokes nipples from ripping the inner tube.

@Bloxicata 6 ай бұрын

Excelente... Gracias por compartirlo

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@TheTwistedStone 6 ай бұрын

Good video and well done on the restoration but it wasn't the e-bike of it's time it was just a cheap moped. Some of the really early motorbike designs used similar drive systems but they have never ever been called e-bikes, they are simply referred to as part of the evolution of motorcycles we know today and in that respect the designer of the Velosolex went backwards...

@geraldscott4302 4 ай бұрын

As the owner and restorer of one of these wonderful old bikes, I very much resent them being compared in any way to modern ebike TRASH. These are the real deal. They are MACHINES. They have unlimited range, do not have any computerized parts, are not disposable, and will not burn your house down. I keep mine in the living room with fuel in the tank. Gasoline requires an ignition source. Batteries provide their own ignition source. I have ridden mine over 100 miles in one day, stopping only to put more premix in the tank. The Solex was not designed to be pedaled. It only needs to be pedaled to start it. Then you just sit back and enjoy the ride. That little 2 stroke engine purring along at 20 mph is pure joy.

@karavalle12 6 ай бұрын

Très belle restauration ! Pour moi un si lointain souvenir..Mon premier deux-roues motorisés vers 1960😊🥴

@sanjeevjangir4384 6 ай бұрын

Nice work

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you:)

@muhnurfuad2266 5 ай бұрын

Itś..amaźing...amazing..amazing..

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much:)

@balloney2175 6 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much:)

@Josecarlosdossantos3302 6 ай бұрын

Muito ótimo 👍👍🇧🇷

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🇩🇪

@Re-cycles408 5 ай бұрын

❤❤❤ , Great job, a lot of work.

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Thank you:)

@tomarmstrong1281 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful. How did you remember which bit went where? You obviously have skills, resources and know-how not possessed by the majority of us lesser mortals. How good would it be in times of more leisure to learn and join with others in similar projects?

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. I'm someone who just does it. Problems or ambiguities then arise during the project. I try to solve them in the best possible way. :))

@laelfeller5213 4 ай бұрын

Ah, nostalgia! My Dad brought back home to Idaho (USA) from Europe four of these i

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

wow nice :))

@laelfeller5213 4 ай бұрын

I thought you were lucky. Most if not all of ours ended up with broken plastic fuel tanks.

@charlestisserand7947 6 ай бұрын

Wollte mir damals auch so eine Knatterbüchse kaufen, ließ es aber GsD doch! Laut, Auspuff vorne, Andruckrolle auf Vorderrad bei Schlechtwetter die reinste Dreckschleuder. Verschwand bald wieder von der Bildfläche! 😂

@philippejoseph8604 6 ай бұрын

Very very very nice. At 27:10 the chain looks to be a little long maybe because of the fact that the original one includes an "half link" or "bended link" that shortens the chains by 12,7 mm. Did you know that 3800 means the maximum engine revs ? And that explains the different Velosolex numbers.

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Hello @philippejoseph8604, I actually installed a longer chain because the original seemed too short to me. I didn't know that the number 3800 means the speed :) Thanks for the info.

@philippejoseph8604 6 ай бұрын

@@restorwerke That's why the "half link" will shorten the distance between the pedal axle and the rear wheel by 12,7 / 2 = 6,35 mm to keep you in the middle of the oblong hole of the frame.

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

@@philippejoseph8604 Oh, okay, I understand. Yes, then I can reinstall the chain without any worries. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me.

@mm-mk7ew 6 ай бұрын

Gut gemacht!

@guiterman6263 4 ай бұрын

Nice job dude

@restorwerke 4 ай бұрын

thank you :))

@flaviozorzenon6903 6 ай бұрын

Very good iob, but it would be better to chrome and galvanize all the unpainted parts, otherwise they become rusty after a short time.😉 Greetings from Italy 👋 😅

@restorwerke 6 ай бұрын

Tahnk you very much :) that is true. But it is very expensive and no company wants to do it.

@flaviozorzenon6903 6 ай бұрын

@@restorwerke yes, i know that is very expensive for chrome plating, but for galvanize with zinc is possibile buy kits for doityourself, quite cheap.

@theodorroost2622 5 ай бұрын

Als ich etwa 8 Jahre alt war, habe ich meinem Onkel sein Velo-Solex Mal entwendet zum gebrauch. Den Hebel um den Motor runter zu lassen Habe ich geschafft (braucht etwas Kraft) aber meine Kraft reichte Mit einer Hand nicht aus ihn wieder hoch zu ziehen. So bin ich zitternd im Kreis gefahren und am Schluss Auf die Büchse gefallen. Der Onkel war nicht böse aber ich habs nachher gelassen.

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Eine sehr schöne Geschichte danke für das Teilen. Zum Glück fährt die nicht so schnell und sie dadurch gut davon gekommen sind :)

@jesusistgott1970 5 ай бұрын

👍 Многодец! Для этого нужно действительно иметь желание и большое терпение! Пусть Бог тебе поможет заниматься полезными и нужными делами!

@restorwerke 5 ай бұрын

Dankeschon.

@pedrolandron4035 5 ай бұрын

Congratulation,you make a wonderfull job

@franbaburiic8154 6 ай бұрын

I have the same one, except that it is very well preserved and hardly used, so it just sits in my garage

@RalfDieterBingenheimer 2 ай бұрын

Dieses Velo Solex 3800 ist mit einem Motor und einer Motorverkleidung aus der letzten Baureihe versehen. Ein Solex von 1969 hatte einen Lampenhalten mit Lampe an der Vorderradgabel mit Schalter für das Licht auf der Lampe. In den Mitte der 1970er Jahre gab es als Zubehör einen verchromten Auspuff

@restorwerke Ай бұрын

Sehr interessant danke für die Information 😊