Beiträge von Tigertim955

Sorry my post is only in English. In 1969 my family was posted to Lahr,Germany with the Canadian military. I was a kid and absolutely loved living there. We left in 1972 and my life went on. Over the years I've owned lots of motorcycles and have ridden well over a million kilometers. Always large displacement bikes and old British bikes. A friend found a '69 Simson Sperber and thought I would be interested in it. I had never even heard of the brand before but loved it as soon as I saw it! It's in my living room now. I'm hoping to put it on the road as soon as winter is over in Ottawa. -20C this morning so I have some time.LOL. Of course sourcing parts is a challenge, there is nothing in North America. I'm getting in touch with old family friends in Europe to relay shipping in hopes of reducing costs. I love the challenge of preserving this well made piece of German history here in Canada. This forum has become a valuable source for any questions I have. I thank you all for the help you don't even know you are providing! Happy 2022 to everyone!

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I'm 61 years old and have ridden motorcycles for over 40 years. Started on Kawasaki and Can Am off roaders. There was never a large market for 50cc bikes in my province, Ontario. The laws always seem to dicourage small bikes and mopeds. For some reason people are getting interested in them now. I hope I come across more Simsons when it's on the road. And yes, I have been looking up Simson history. An interesting company for sure. A very neat line of bikes for many years as well! I've been taking my little Sperber apart and putting it back together so I can get more used to it. It is a very well made machine! It's going to be fun!

A friend of mine bought a Bimota YB8 and a Bultaco Metralla (he's rich-not me LOL). When he was making that deal he saw the Simson and thought I might like it,so he picked it up as well. When I went to his place to see his new finds he pointed to the Simson and asked if I'd be interested in it. I loved it right away and brought her home. She's in my living room! Ya, I'm single. I have never heard of the brand before. I've collected and sold many British and Italian bikes over the years but have never come across one of these. I'm looking foreward to getting this little bike on the road.

Thank you for the welcome. The bike seems to have been imported to the U.S. in 1990 and transfered to Canada in 2000. I have a lot of paperwork dating back to the DDR. All legal paperwork seems to be in order so I should be able to put her on the road legally when I get to that point. I don' think it has ever been regististered for road use in North America before. She's in real nice original condition with a few parts gone missing. I'll try to get some pictures up as soon as I can figure out how : ) I am not very good with the computer.

Hi, my first post here. I'm Tim from Ottawa Canada. I just got a 1969 Sperber that seems pretty complete. It'll be a n easy project to get going over the winter here. Simson is very uncommon in Canada. This is the first one I've ever seen, so I had to buy it. She does have some needs so I am glad I found this forum. Hard parts to find are the motor covers and handlebar switches and covers that I need. I got good spark and lots of compression so when the carburation is dealt with she'll run. I'll be spending a lot of time here learning as much as I can about this neat little bike. thanks for all the invaluable info!