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It was marketed in the United States by Sears as the "Allstate 250" or "Twingle", with the model number SR 250, and sold primarily via the Sears catalog. [1] It was a common "first motorcycle" for many riders.
The 1953-1969 Puch 250 SGS (sold in the United States by Sears as the "Allstate 250" or "Twingle") used with an improved system of one connecting rod hinged on the back of the other. These engines typically use the forward piston to control both intake and exhaust ports, with the interesting result that the carburettor is at the front of the ...
Puch motorcycle 250 SGS. Puch is remembered in the US for importing the SGS 250, the first and last split-single seen there. Marketed by Sears in their catalogue as the "Twingle", [4] it was styled much like a BMW of the 1950s and 60s. The layout had been popular in Europe between the wars because it improved scavenging, and hence fuel ...
1956 Allstate scooter. 1965 Allstate Puch 250 SGS at the 2009 Seattle International Motorcycle Show. Allstate was an American brand of vehicles marketed by Sears. Scooters, motorcycles, and cars were sourced from several manufacturers and re-badged with the Sears "Allstate" brand.
Allstate/Sears (1948—1967), Brand of retailer Sears to rebadge scooters manufactured by Cushman, Piaggio and Puch. The Allstate name was replaced with "Sears" for 1966-1967 [ 30 ] — USA American Motor Scooter Corporation (1960—1965), Clinton powered folding "suitcase" scooters; Founded by USA Lambretta parts dealer, taken over by American ...
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A "twingle" is a four-stroke twin-cylinder engine with an altered firing order designed to give power pulses similar to a single-cylinder four-stroke engine. Inline twins with a 360° crankpin offset or flat-twins can be easily converted into twingles by firing both of the cylinders at the same time and installing a camshaft or camshafts that ...
The BSA B25 was a series of 250 cc (15 cu in) unit construction single-cylinder OHV four-stroke motorcycles made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company.Developed from the BSA C15, the machines were produced between 1967 and 1971. [4]