Peugeot GT10 documentation

This original Peugeot instruction sheet, written for the dealers' mechanics, explains how to fit the GT10's handlebar. According to enthusiasts, this kind of factory document dates from the early 1970s.

The key point: the handlebar is not just clamped, it is located by two small balls that leave their mark in its crossbar. Once the mark is made, the handlebar's angle is set: it is best to position it correctly the first time.

This card comes from Télé Poche, a famous French TV magazine. In the 1970s, it regularly included cards to cut out and collect, the "Fiches Moto Collection" (motorbike collection cards).

They are easy to recognise: a border of yellow stars, a row of round dots, and the "L'avis de Christian" box at the bottom left, where the magazine's road tester gave his opinion of the moped. His verdict on the GT 10 fits in three words: "elegant and sturdy".

This little character in dungarees comes from the workshop manuals of Peugeot Motocycles (formerly Cycles Peugeot), the technical booklets the factory published to train the mechanics of its dealer network. According to the enthusiasts who collect them, these manuals date from the late 1980s, around 1988, and the 1990s: the era of the 49 cc reed-valve engines and of the Trekker and Squab ranges.

Placed at the start of the manuals, in the advice section, he is a light-hearted guide through the booklet: he shows the mistakes not to make during a repair. Here, tangled up in his wires, he is the bad example: the one who connects things at random instead of studying the wiring diagram.