← Back to context Comment by sjaak 20 hours ago Funny, a modern version of WWII era technologyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9loSoleX 2 comments sjaak Reply Galanwe 19 hours ago Solex got used much longer than post WWII, the engine is very easy to service. I had one when I was 15, and most of my friends did as well. Everyone in the village had either a "solex" or an old "mobilette". analog31 8 hours ago Somehow when I was a kid, the local Schwinn dealer got a bunch of Solex bikes. I remember their primary use was trying to get the motor started.
Galanwe 19 hours ago Solex got used much longer than post WWII, the engine is very easy to service. I had one when I was 15, and most of my friends did as well. Everyone in the village had either a "solex" or an old "mobilette".
analog31 8 hours ago Somehow when I was a kid, the local Schwinn dealer got a bunch of Solex bikes. I remember their primary use was trying to get the motor started.
Solex got used much longer than post WWII, the engine is very easy to service. I had one when I was 15, and most of my friends did as well. Everyone in the village had either a "solex" or an old "mobilette".
Somehow when I was a kid, the local Schwinn dealer got a bunch of Solex bikes. I remember their primary use was trying to get the motor started.