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- A breath of fresh air at the photo booth: The new generation is making its mark!
The change in the scene is palpable, vibrant, and full of energy—as the younger generation impressively demonstrated at our photo booth during the recent Open Day 2026. In addition to the classic models , this time numerous up-and-coming mechanics stole the show with highly interesting, extremely custom-designed projects centered around mopeds and modern automatic scooters.
I pulled it out of a corner of my yard when I was 14—it was a “barn find.” My dad must have found it at some point and then forgotten about it. Then, together with my grandpa, I cleaned the carburetor, filled it with fresh gas, and it started right up. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any registration papers yet. So I rode it across the fields during our annual family vacation to Denmark. Now it always comes along to the Vespa meetups. It’s now registered for 45 km/h, has a 13/13 carburetor and a Polini exhaust, and does a good 50 km/h. That’s how I want to keep it. At the Open Day, however, I got so much inspiration that I went ahead and bought a DR cylinder right away. On my last vacation, I had the idea to give the rear muffler a nice look using a Red Bull XL can. I was worried, though, that I might lose it when riding through the fields. So, on the spot, I grabbed a piece of string and attached a sort of breakaway cord. It looks good, no one else has one, and it goes well with the Red Bull can that adorns my handlebars. I’ll be putting knobby tires on it soon, too. Sometimes it’s just fun to tease the e-bike riders on the bike lane. I’m very happy with my Bravo, especially because you see a Bravo less often than a Ciao. Of course, it’ll be there again at the next Open Day (you can just toss it on the bus—it’s that easy).
The Simson S50 B1 dates back to 1976; it was purchased in Zwickau at the time and registered on September 29, 1976, at the VPKA Zwickau by a man named Klaus Holle. The moped remained in Zwickau until 1998 and was then moved to Cologne, where it was ridden until 2021. After that, it sat unused for several years before coming to me in September 2025. Since then, I’ve been maintaining it and have already replaced many parts. As seen in the photos, it was purchased in 1976 and is in its original condition. It is equipped with an original 3.7 PS Simson 3-speed engine from 1978, since the original engine unfortunately broke down. However, the replacement engine runs very reliably and has never been taken apart. These 3-speed engines are truly very robust.
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