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Pony mopeds - Swiss cultural heritage on two wheels

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The mopeds from Feuerthalen with the emblem of the lively little horse have been part of the typical Swiss street scene since the 1960s. Even if the two-wheelers have become somewhat rarer in recent years, Pony mopeds are still being built today, while Puch, Piaggio and other renowned manufacturers have long since ceased production. Let us take a closer look at this somewhat different and unusual manufacturer.

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flag_swissSwitzerland, Feuerthalen
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Active
Foundation1961
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Swissness at its best

Swiss knives, Swiss watches and Swiss tools are synonymous worldwide with unique quality, maximum precision and indestructible durability. The last point in particular also applies to the Swiss moped manufacturer Amsler & Co. From 1961 to the present day, mopeds have been built at the company headquarters in Feuerthalen using genuine craftsmanship. A specific calmness and impressive continuity are also reflected in the model range. The mopeds sold under the Pony Motos brand have only been available in two model variants since the start of production: the Pony Cross moped and the Pony GTX moped. These models have been built in almost unchanged form since the start of production. But for all its tranquillity, the moped manufacturer Amsler & Co has a long and rather eventful company history, which tells a lot about iron willpower, Swiss engineering skills and the little guy standing up to the big guy.

Mitas 2.75 x 17" tires B7 Allround whitewall
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For: Universal · Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Piaggio · Bye Bike

11312

Mitas 2.75 x 17" tires B7 Allround whitewall

Manufacturer: Mitas · Tire width [inch]: 2.75 " · Tire width [mm]: 70 · Width [inch]: 2 3/4 · Wheel size [inch]: 17 " · Old designation: 21 x 2.75 · Speed index: J = 100 km/h · Load capacity index: 47 = 175 kg · Profile type: B7 · Tire type: Allround · Color: black · Color: white · White wall: Yes · Tubeless (yes/no): Tubeless TL (tubeless insert) · Tubeless (yes/no): Tubetype TT (requires hose)

EUR 89,90

Wippermann cranked link 1/2 x 3/16" reinforced (with split pin)
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For: Universal · Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Zündapp Belmondo · Tomos · Bye Bike

10352

Wippermann cranked link 1/2 x 3/16" reinforced (with split pin)

Material: Steel · Manufacturer: Wippermann · Surface: raw · Chain pitch: 1/2" x 3/16" · Chain type: 415H · Chain lock type: Cranked link · Ø bore: 4.25 mm · Ø Pin: 4.17 mm

EUR 12,60

Piston pin extractor

For: Universal · Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Zündapp Belmondo · Solex · Tomos · Bye Bike · Alpa Chopper / Turbo · Cilo · DKW · Fantic · Garelli · Honda · Hercules · ILO / JLO · Kreidler · Malaguti · MBK · Miele · Motobecane · Monark · Peugeot · Victoria · Yamaha · Zündapp · Franco Morini

11362

Piston pin extractor

Area of application: Special tool · Material: Steel · Surface: chrome-plated · Total length: 200 mm · Width: 85 mm · Thread type: MF8x1 (fine pitch thread) · Thread length: 95 mm · Ø Pin: 5 mm

EUR 40,30

swiing® revival bearing press-on sleeve | Puch, Sachs
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For: Universal · Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Solex · Tomos · Cilo

11567

swiing® revival bearing press-on sleeve | Puch, Sachs

Manufacturer: swiing® revival parts · Material: Steel · Surface: galvanized (blue) · Nominal diameter inside: 17.5 mm · Ø outside: 25 mm · Ø inside: 17.6 mm · Total length: 86 mm

EUR 28,70

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Fortune 2.25 x 17" tires 2 P.R. Allround
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For: Universal · Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Piaggio · Tomos · Zündapp

10694

Fortune 2.25 x 17" tires 2 P.R. Allround

Manufacturer: Fortune · Tire width [inch]: 2.25 " · Tire width [mm]: 57.15 · Width [inch]: 2 1/4 · Wheel size [inch]: 17 " · Old designation: 21 x 2.25 · Speed index: N = 140 km/h · Load capacity index: 35 = 121 kg · Profile type: 2 P.R. · Tire type: Allround · Color: black · White wall: No · Tubeless (yes/no): Tubetype TT (requires hose)

EUR 29,50

Clasp bellows large Ø 38 - 42 mm | Pony (P8215)
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For: Universal · Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Piaggio · Zündapp Belmondo

12234

Clasp bellows large Ø 38 - 42 mm | Pony (P8215)

Manufacturer: Pony · Ø inside: 38 - 42 mm

EUR 5,90

Adhesive "Mix 1:50"
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For: Universal · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512)

15099

Adhesive "Mix 1:50"

Manufacturer: Pony · Material: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) · Width: 20 mm · Height: 10 mm · Rear side texture: Adhesive · Place of use: Tank (+ frame)

EUR 4,15

Headset bearing set 1" / 24G solid | Sachs / Pony (P8226)
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For: Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Zündapp Belmondo

15084

Headset bearing set 1" / 24G solid | Sachs / Pony (P8226)

Manufacturer: Pony · Material: Steel · Surface: chrome-plated · Color: Chrome · Ø mounting frame: 30.25 mm · Thread type: FG25.4 (1" 24G)

EUR 27,00

Clip M6 sheet metal tank | Pony GTX 503, 521
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For: Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512)

15089

Clip M6 sheet metal tank | Pony GTX 503, 521

Manufacturer: Pony · Material: Steel · Surface: galvanized (blue) · Thread type: M6x1 (standard thread) · Number of fixing points: 1 pcs

EUR 2,75

GPO axle footrest mounting chrome
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For: Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512)

12355

GPO axle footrest mounting chrome

Manufacturer: GPO · Material: Steel · Surface: chrome-plated · Color: Chrome · Total length: 168 mm · Ø outside: 16 mm

EUR 19,50

Not in stock

Steering wheel lock cover set (oval & round)

For: Universal · Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512)

15127

Steering wheel lock cover set (oval & round)

Surface: chrome-plated · Total length: 37 mm · Width: 18 mm · Ø outside: 21 mm

EUR 19,40

Magura grip tube (replica) with grip cover block pattern glossy

For: Universal · Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Zündapp Belmondo

15122

Magura grip tube (replica) with grip cover block pattern glossy

Material: Plastic · Housing material: Plastic · Color: black · Color: gray · Number of components: 2 pcs

EUR 21,80

Cranked wheel clamp (per piece)

For: Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Zündapp Belmondo

10761

Cranked wheel clamp (per piece)

Material: Steel · Surface: galvanized (blue) · Ø outside: 23 mm · Ø inside: 13.1 mm · Total length: 71 mm · Thread type: M6x1 (standard thread) · Thread length: 32 mm · Cranking (offset): 6 mm

EUR 3,25

Not in stock

Magura leaf spring throttle grip
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For: Universal · Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Zündapp Belmondo · Cilo

11097

Magura leaf spring throttle grip

Spring design: Leaf spring · Manufacturer: Magura · Material: Spring steel

EUR 6,80

Continental Go 2.50 x 17" Semi-Slick
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For: Universal · Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Piaggio · Zündapp Belmondo · Bye Bike

15043

Continental Go 2.50 x 17" Semi-Slick

Manufacturer: Continental · Tire width [inch]: 2.5 " · Tire width [mm]: 63.5 · Width [inch]: 2 1/2 · Wheel size [inch]: 17 " · Old designation: 21 x 2.5 · Speed index: P = 150 km/h · Load capacity index: 43 = 155 kg · Profile type: ContiGo! · Tire type: Semi-slick · Color: black · White wall: No · Tubeless (yes/no): Tubetype TT (requires hose)

EUR 87,10

Continental Go 2.75 x 17" Semi-Slick
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For: Universal · Puch · Sachs · Pony / Cilo (Beta 521 & 512) · Piaggio · Bye Bike

15044

Continental Go 2.75 x 17" Semi-Slick

Manufacturer: Continental · Tire width [inch]: 2.75 " · Tire width [mm]: 69.85 · Width [inch]: 2 3/4 · Wheel size [inch]: 17 " · Old designation: 21 x 2.75 · Speed index: J = 100 km/h · Load capacity index: 47 = 175 kg · Profile type: ContiGo! · Tire type: Semi-slick · White wall: No · Tubeless (yes/no): Tubetype TT (requires hose)

EUR 90,30

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Wayward company foundation

The former company founder Carl Theodor Amsler was born in 1825 as the son of a doctor in the Swiss town of Schinznach. After finishing school, the young Carl Theodor emigrated to America and founded his first company there, which manufactured optical and mathematical instruments. His company is successful and expands, and it seems as if Carl Theodor Amsler is experiencing the proverbial American Dream. But fate had a different plan in store for him and struck mercilessly. His factory in Philadelphia is completely destroyed in a devastating fire, Carl Theodor Amsler loses almost his entire fortune trying to rebuild it and returns to his old home almost penniless. But even though his first factory was destroyed in the flames, his entrepreneurial spirit and proverbial Swiss tenacity remained unbroken.

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New start and entry into the bicycle business

In 1865, he embarked on a new endeavour and founded a factory for fire extinguishers on the site of today's moped forge in Feuerthalen. Business was good again. Amsler & Co therefore begins to look for new business areas and expands its product range. As a result, Amsler was already travelling on two wheels by 1890, when the company entered the bicycle component business. Around 1900, the first contact was made with a German entrepreneur whose name is certainly recognised by every moped enthusiast: Ernst Sachs. The connection between Sachs and Amsler & Co, which began here, lasted for many years. It was not for nothing that the Pony-Cross mopeds and Pony-GTX mopeds were fitted with Sachs 503 engines at the factory in the 1960s. But more on that later. The company negotiated skilfully in 1903 and secured exclusive distribution for the ‘Torpedo freewheel hub’, a Sachs patent, for Switzerland. This rear wheel hub was a real bestseller and a veritable goldmine for the company from Feuerthalen. As a result of this first co-operation with Sachs, Amsler focused exclusively on the production and sale of bicycle components. However, business success did not always favour the company in the difficult 1930s and 1940s. In the period up to the end of the Second World War, Swiss bicycle manufacturers also had to overcome hard times. However, it is clear from the company's history that consistency, perseverance and tenacity were part of the DNA of the later moped manufacturer. This is how the company survived even these economically difficult decades.

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Mopeds are finally being built

From the 1950s onwards, the manufacturer returned to calmer waters and prospered. When the moped was about to start its triumphal march on Swiss roads, the future moped manufacturer reacted with lightning speed. In 1961, as soon as the motorbike class was officially approved in Swiss road traffic law, Feuerthalen was also at the starting line with pony mopeds. This early launch of the Pony mopeds proved to be a decisive advantage over the tough and actually overpowering competition from foreign moped manufacturers such as Piaggio, Puch and Tomos. The Swiss market was highly competitive during the onset of the moped boom in the 1960s, but as the Pony mopeds were there right from the start, a regular clientele quickly formed. The Pony-Cross and Pony-GTX mopeds, which were somewhat more simply equipped than the competitor models, also won over customers with their robustness and favourable price.

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What's under the Pony saddle?

The technical specifications of the two models have only changed marginally over the years; even the first Pony mopeds were powered by a fan-cooled single-cylinder two-stroke engine with 49 cm3 and an output of 1.2 hp or 0.88 kW. Initially, Sachs engines were used for Pony mopeds. Since the end of small engine production in Schweinfurt, the mopeds have been fitted as standard with an engine from the Italian company Betamotor. Then, as now, a Dell'Orto SHA 13.11 carburettor provided the ignitable mixture. Both models have identical engines and differ technically only in a few minor details such as the chain sprocket or tyres. Although the small but powerful steeds are no longer quite as affordable as they were when they were launched in 1961, they are still just as robust, frugal and endearing.

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The Ponys are still there!

Although a small moped manufacturer like Amsler could not and cannot completely do without suppliers from abroad when building its mopeds, Amsler mopeds still stand for the proverbial Swiss quality. To this day, no cheap parts from the Far East are used. As already mentioned, the 503 engine of the mopeds came from Sachs in Schweinfurt and numerous add-on parts and speedometers came from the Austrian vehicle manufacturer KTM. For a while, the Cross and GTX motorbikes were even completely assembled in the KTM factories in Austria. However, the assembly of the two-wheelers now takes place entirely in Feuerthalen again and many of the former co-operation partners are long gone or have given up the moped division. Only in Feuerthalen are mopeds still assembled. The supposedly small Swiss moped manufacturer obviously has the staying power and is keeping a wonderful piece of Swiss history alive.

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