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Solid find.....How much?

Dude, if you have individual problems were happy to help. But

Nobody is going to walk you through this completely..but I'll give it a shot

First, does it run? Regardless your going to rebuild the engine. The seals are 40years old and need replacing....Soo tools, bearings, seals, gaskets. Possibly new crank cylinder and Piston. Before you start, does the engine spin over? If Soo clean the carb and check for spark. If no spark get acquainted with electrical trouble shooting. If it runs, you can proceed, of not. Think about wether you want the project or of it's too big to take on with your knowledge.

Then, brakes, tires, bulbs, paint, cables...is the tank leaky? If Soo a new one will probably cost more than what the whole bike is worth.

The engine appears to be a 505/1a. So the underpowered 30mph version. The d is the better variant, 30mph but alot more power. Easily will hit 40 with mild mods...if you want it faster, your gonna want to do the mods while you have it apart. You can switch out a d crank n jug easily.

Edit, diddnt see that it was a b. Your gonna want to change that.lol (edited)

Yep, getting rid of the pink would be a major bummer.

Isn't the pink just really faded red?

Ran after I bought it from a yardsale but died before I got home.Motor rebuild is no prob a link to a proper parts / gasket kit would be appreciated.

273 miles according to the odo.

It's not a problem.

Apparently, sad.

This is why I'm here. I'm going to tear it down so please just let me know what to get. Just looking for high level bullet points for the teardown and rebuild--both on the bike and the motor.

Treatland.tv doscycles.com https://www.mopedarmy.com/wiki/Sachs

Don't paint the pink, show up with that bike at moped events and make everyone jealous. Anyone can rattle can a bike and it's rarely good, lots of people can powdercoat but nobody can fade a G3 to that specific pink. Also buy a 505/1D motor, bolt it on and that's that

No interest in the originality? Thats probably the only one in existence faded to that specific shade of color, which is quite unique. Your gonna undo the work of the sun to paint it lime green?.... Nice.

Ohh dude please keep the pink. Super awesome...

The main weak link for Sachs is the badly designed clutch. Well actually, it's great when stock! But your not going to make a 50mph blaster like a Puch and have a reliable bike. Unlike most mopeds, the Sachs uses clutch disks like a motorcycle combined with a weird donut shaped spring the compressed the disks... So you tune it to blast and the clutches immediately glaze over...then teardown and repeat...

But, a reliably Dailey driver 40-45mph bike is totally doable as long as you don't go crazy with it.

The major retailers are treatland.tv, and doscycles.com. both will have all the rebuild parts. Imma try to lay out some parts for a good mild Sachs build...but everybody does it in their own way..

Here's a link to a complete rebuild pack with the 'd' stroked crank. Paired with a d jug and Piston and you'll be on your way. Your bike has a 10mm intake and carb. Very restrictive. So you'll need a 15mm carb like a bing 15, 14 or 15mm intake manifold...an expansion chamber exhaust is going to be a good idea as well..like a resonant supercharger for a two stroke.

https://www.treatland.tv/sachs-505-engine-rebuild-MEGA-BUNDLE-gift-basket-p/sachs-mega-bundle-gift-basket.htm

Maybe someone could trade you something different, to make sure that fade job gets retained for the children of the future to worship.

I am also in the “please for the love of god keep the pink paint” club.

Pros: Bad people will think twice before stealing it! Good people will admire your beautiful bike!

Cons: None! The color is awesome!

How to restore - my way.

#1 - get it running. https://mopedarmy.com/wiki/Fred%27s_Guide Fred's guide will walk you through about all you need to know. With it running, even slow, you'll be able to diagnose OTHER problems like brakes, ignition, lights, etc so you know what you need to fix. get the trans all filled with good fluid etc etc.

#2 - you can rebuild that one or adapt another engine, kit etc. all depending on what you want out of it and how you felt with it after step 1. At minimum I'd recommend swapping to an A cylinder, intake (should bolt on) and exhaust header. A dellorto SHA should fit allowing more tunability and reliability from the carb, and an A header with slip-on chamber gives a modest performance boost. Also plug the decomp. Performance will be up to you ultimately and everything you need to know including plugging decomp is here: https://mopedarmy.com/wiki/Sachs_505/1a_performance

#3 - general maintenance. whatever you decided to do with the engine, a few things that are almost always a good idea - new tires for sure, new cables usually good idea, and new brakes often needed too.

#4 - aesthetics last. I wouldn't worry about the side covers, I think it looks better without. The floorboards are hard to find but stull like that post a "WTB" post (want to buy) in the Buy/sell forum here, also try "lovers of sachs mopeds" in facebook groups.

#5 (and really should be 0.5 since this probably oughtta come before #1) - find some local folks to ride and fix shit with. it's the best part of mopeds hands down

if someone repainted it; where did they get the gas tank decal with the mix ration info?

Hope you are able to find pink engine covers.

Here is a weathered somewhat faded one. Notice the heavy wear and fading of the decals, and that the red has turned more of a rust color. Btw, The red petcock handle below the tank (which has been replaced) is a good comparison to the original red color of the tank when new.

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