Custom Tomos Targa Moped. An Old School Moped Get's A Moment To Shine.

Bench Overview: Quick look at Custom Tomos Targa Moped. An Old School Moped Get's A Moment To Shine. in the shop.

I was cleaning this thing up to sell and realized that I should make a video of it before I said goodbye. Back in the late 70's to late 80's this type of Moped was all over the road ways. Brands like Mobicane, Puch, Tomos. TRAC, Batavus, and many many more were used by folks to travel to and from work and school for pennies as they got well over 100 mpg.
As time went on, they changed hands and fell into a new roll. They became toys for teens and 20 somethings to soup up and "Mod"
In 2008 the gas and economic crunch brought a new type of moped, the scooter to the roads, and these things all but faded away.
Some of us old timers still hang on to them and try to fix them up when we can. This model was my "Last" moped. I restored it and planned on riding it across the country someday. Sadly that ride never happened, but maybe the bike will still make that trip with a new rider.