5 Classic 1970s Mopeds

we look at 5 of the best tiny bikes available to the 70s teenager.

[Tirana]

Hang on, just wiping a tear from my eye! So enjoyed your video. First bike I owned when I turned 16, was a brand new, purple FS1E. I had to stare at it sitting in our garage for a month, until my 16th birthday and my first ride. I was a diehard Yamaha guy, I owned an RD125, followed after passing my test, by an RD250 and finally an RD400, all air cooled 2 strokes. That was more than 45 years ago, seems like yesterday. Wish I’d kept them all, I’ve just the photographs now. Happy days.

[terryblackman]

Thank you for that wonderful trip down memory lane. Oh to be young again.

[gordonshaw]

Oh this video stirred up some nostalgia….. great job

[andrewdyson]

This takes me back to 1976 when I bought a brand new Suzuki AP50 at 16 years old. I got it because everyone else had a fizzy. It was a great bike and as my parents would allow me to have one I saved up and bought it myself. It cost me £225 brand new. How i survived I don’t know but I’m still going on bigger bikes at 63 I wouldn’t change anything other than keeping every single bike I’ve had, they’d be worth a fortune now

[ianproudfoot]

I had a brand new Puch M50 GP back in 1976. What a wonderful way to enjoy the long, hot summer!

[cayminlast]

So many memories of my schooldays, the students parking was always full of all these models and more. Thank you.

[dufushead]

Great vid. For me it was the Puch VZ50, they we're sort of nerdy but went well. The AP was great, very underated except to those more into the bike scene rather than fashion. Fizzys and SS tended to be owned by kids who's parents had bought them. The one everyone really wanted was either the Puch M50 or the Garelli X. Cheers brought back a few memories.

[deanhusk]

Had a FS1E and loved it.
Yellow/gold paint job, expansion pipe and engine bars.
My old man could hear me coming home a few minutes before I pulled up and would stick the kettle on !!!
Next bike after the FS1E was a XS250 and loved that also.
Those were the days, great memories of teenage years.😊

[TheBezaleel]

As a 16 year old Brit in 1976, I can assure you that the AP-50 could achieve 63 mph. All you needed was a very steep hill, riding down it with a death wish, which was common behaviour for that age with first bike. 1997, place the Leaner plates on a 250cc and carry on. Sometimes I wonder how most of us survived, but it was a blast !!

[richardpearson]

Great video the 70ts/80ts were the best times for mopeds if only we could go back 😢stay safe looking forward to more videos 🇬🇧 👍

[AndyColeman-gi]

Loved this little blog which I have just come across. In 1976 just 16, now 64, don't laugh, dad put the money up front, then I paid him back when I started work. I had a lovely new brown yamaha FS1E and first thing I done was to take the pedals off and fitted yamaha foot pegs. I was the king of the road. Then from that I had a 250 kwacker triple with L plates, crazy but not at the time, which I passed my bike test on. Thank you for the lovely memories.

[robinbowler]

Great memories, I had a Honda SS50 5 speed with the disc brake in yellow brand new in 1976, just about killed it in a year, a friend helped strip it down to have a rebore done at Mores in Hemel Hempstead . Probably the most miles I’ve put on a 2 wheeler in all the years I’ve been riding in a year somewhere between 6 and 7000 miles . I paid around £250 on the road all my savings, paper rounds, washing cars and other jobs but still think that was one of my favourite years racing around with friends .

[andysmith]

My first " bike" as a 16 year old in 1976 was a brand new yellow Yamaha FS1 DX, almost 50mph downhill flat on the tank with my feet on the back pegs.lol...the start of nearly 40 years of biking for me on a variety of off and on road to sports bikes, from yamaha, kawasaki, honda and suzuki...from 50cc to 1000cc..loved every minute of every bike...rain or shine...lovin your nostalgic videos mate 😊👍👍👍

[Yorkshiremadmick]

I had the Garelli Tiger Cross
Would out perform the FS1E all day.
Loved it in 1973-4

[jackbeam]

Man, that bring back memories. I had 2 Yamaha's FS1, a '73 and a '77 with a disc brake. Love those Fuzzy's 🙂

[bmidg]

I had both an AP50 and a fizzie when I was 16. Both had pedals. I have never ever seen either the Zundapp or Kreidler bikes at all. However I did see quite a number of Fantic, Gilera and Puch machines. It's a shame they weren't included

[-UVB]

Enjoyed that thanks for taking the time to put it together.
The FS1E was the one to have amongst 16 year old daredevils with more daring than skill at that time, saw a good number of them crashed beyond repair.A friend of mine had a Garelli Tiger Cross which was a lovely looking little cycle and an object of envy.

[overlandworld]

Had an FS1E, but always wanted the Gilera 50 trials. Surprised it didn't feature on here as I saw more of those than the German peds. The Gilera was simply beautiful.

[montypythonish]

Looking at the bikes and their switch gear takes me back to 1984 when me and a couple of 16 year old school chums got mobile. Tony had a Yam trials 50, I had a Honda MB5 and we were both jealous of Neil on his AP. It was sooo quick. I could manage 45, head down on the flat, but Neil would just sail past. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. 👍🏼

[keithhampton]

My friend had a AR 80. What a fun little bike. He later put a KX100 motor in it. Scary little fun bike!