- Here at R+Garage, it’s not all F1-style steering wheels and electric karts.
- Sometimes we go back to where we started: two-stroke motorcycles.
- This is our chronicle of a dual restoration—two Puch Cobra M82s, one air-cooled, one water-cooled.
- At first it sounded simple: save what everyone else had written off.
- In reality: months of hunting for impossible parts, rust everywhere, and countless late nights in the workshop.
- But we pulled it off. As we can’t sit still, we turned this project into something more than just a rebuild.
- Hence this chronicle of a dual restoration, a nearly 70-page ‘book’ packed with story, photos, and technical details.
- Inside, you’ll find how we brought two Cobra M82s back to life:
- – From the “Cremona” chassis and engine to the chromed bits and carbs.
- – With tales of chasing impossible parts and a serious love for 2T engines.
- – And a before-and-after that proves the impossible… sometimes fires up again.
- This chronicle of two Cobra M82s is just the beginning.
- We’ve got more lined up: CRMs, Aprilias, maybe a Rieju MR80… and who knows, possibly a classic bike turned electric.
- Because yes, we love making things complicated.
If you want to know exactly what a Puch Cobra is—without buying the soon-to-be-released book—here’s the Wikipedia entry.