Happy New Year 2022

 Not much action with Moped Luau last year but this year I'm going to try finish this project up:

Neglected!! Not Dead!!

Picture blast of whats been going on in the Moped Luau world if you don't follow me on Instagram @mopedluau already.  This year so far can be summarized by:  making onto mopedrich.com as a featured build and also his 2021 calendar for the month of November with my Puch Pinto Build;  continue to make progress on my mini bike build accumulating parts, build up, tear down, custom making parts, and prepping for paint; bought a yamaha ysr; sold my dirt ped e50 motor;

A productive year so far.......😀😷👍

Happy Holidays from Moped Luau

Happy Holidays

 from

Moped Luau

Wamanalo Back Road Blasting (Raw Version)

Unedited blasting with former Circuit Riders on the back roads of Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii. Footage from "Circuit Riders & Moped Luau: Rally Ride 2" on September 15, 2018.

Edited version found here.

Miyagase Run: Unedited Version

An unedited version of Soma-san and I ride to Miyagase Dam in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. This was taken way back in May 16, 2013.  Enjoy the two stroke shifting sounds and natural beauty of this mountainous region of Japan.  Edited version can be found on this blog under "Street Fighter II: Miyagase Run".

Rides and Rider:
Honda MB5 / Soma-san
Puch Maxi / Moped Luau

Camera: GoPro Hero 2
Resolution: 720p at 60fps

Hawaii Rallys of the Past: A Preservation of Puch Tuning Heritage

I wanted to upload these photos for the next generation of some Hawaii Puch Rallys back in the 80's.  These bikes were Old School Autista and Zeta kitted bikes as well as L-Ring Magnum Bores.  All with the capabilities of going well over 60mph on mostly stock "modified" pipes.

Photos courtesy of the de-funked website project76puch.com (Rigid76):

ZA50 MetraKit Motor Build

Full detail of the build found here.

E50 Kickstart Dio Polini Motor

Puch E50 Polini Dio Motor Build

Full detail of the build found here.

Golden Hour Magnum Ride

Golden Hour Magnum Ride around my block.

One Minute Puch Pinto Build

Puch Tomos Motocross Build - Photo Shoot

Puch Tomos Motocross Build: Scope Creep

Scope Creep
The cost of obsession

Puch Tomos Motocross Build Story: Chapter 2

Chapter 2:

Trash to Treasure 

After an epic fail in Chapter 1, it was time to tear down the kickstart motor and go for a kit.

Tear down begins

Puch Tomos Motocross Build Story: Chapter 1

Chapter 1:

The Ups and Downs 

  
I built a motocross bike with a Tomos Sprint frame as the base coupled with various Puch parts.  The inspiration came one day when I stumbled upon a European maxicross build by #therealribens and his crew #ejowpuchacademy, and #banana.  They used a Puch Maxi frame as their base and converted into a motocross bike that they took off road and raced around a dirt track.  Their bikes looked super cool and looked super fun to ride.

I initially set out to build this bike for my sons and niece to tear around on her uncle's farm.  It supposed to be a cheap build using all the left over parts I had.  But as you will see, it turned out to be anything but cheap.  #mopedluau build to the scope creep degree. 

The build story begin with a rusty barn find at my cousins house:

Barnyard Tomos Sprint rusting in the rain at my cousins house for over 10 years.

Puch/Tomos Motocross Bike Preview

Puch/Tomos Motocross Bike

From the barnyard......

Sat in the rain for over 10 years

 To the Moped Luau garage.....

Restored within a year

Trash to Treasure

Stay tuned to what I turned this trashed Tomos Sprint moped into.....

Soma's Corner: Ohisashiburi - Yamaha RD Meet in Hakone.

Our resident Japanese Moped Luau contributor Soma-san sends us a report on his latest two-stroke exploits: 

What:  Yamaha RD meeting in Hakone.  I attended the meeting with Yamaha RZ-R team members.

When: 28 Apr 2019

Where: Daikanzan Parking are in Hakone.  We gathered at Seisho service area first. →Left a Seisho service area. →We arrived a Daikanzan Parking are in Hakone

Time: From 1000 ~1400

Why:  This is an annual meeting for Yamaha 2 stroke engine of the motor cycle such as RD400, RD250, RD125, RZ350, RZ250, RZ350R, RZ250r, tzr250, etc.

There was around 100 motorcycle machines of 2 stroke freaks. This is one of big 2 stroke bike event in Japan. I could see many friends and motorcycles in there. It is nice weather day. I could see a beautiful Mt.Fuji beyond Ashinoko Lake.

Seisho Parking

Spring Spring Spring

Happy Tuning