Originally Posted by amnomad
Neat ebay drop off store catch, 1972 Puch Royal X. This is my first butted 531 bike, now I understand the acclaim, bike rides great. Kind of an interesting group on it, the frame has a '72' stamped on it, and it has early dura-ace everything, except oddly suntour stem shifters. I hope to find some first gen. dura-ace bar end shifters. Well here's a couple pics off my flickr....
Beautiful bike. Why won't you let the horse look at it? Is that why it's biting your saddle?
Seriously, that's a nice looking bike. Did you get a deal on it? Was it a local store?