MZ's anybody?

[Iano 0]

young 'uns won't know MZ's too well but they were once quite common budget East German imports, phenomenal engineering feat to marry two 250 two stroke singles to make a twin.

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

I had a 150cc MZ

[madsod 0]

And dont foget the jawa with sidecar also the old CZ

[Iano 0]

if you are interested in mz's this video from lydden park (mz racing) is quite amusing

[Macie_UK 0]

Those TSs were of an era when you could fix them at the roadside with a screwdriver and an oily rag

The MZ race club do a 'try before you buy' thing where you can rock up at a race weekend (having booked first), do some theory, get your ACU race licence and then borrow one of their race bikes for a couple of races in the meeting. Brilliant idea

The last MZ I had was one of these:



Although, to be fair, I think the only thing that was actually made by MZ was the badges, exhaust and the seat - Yamaha XT660 engine, WP suspension, Grimeca brakes, Behr rims, KTM clocks and Acerbis tank and plastics

Great fun at legal speeds The same engine was put into the MZ Skorpion Tour, which I quite fancy as a pootle bike.

[Iano 0]

[Stue11 0]

Im def too young

[lee1 1]

My mate had one cant remember the model,can remember it was an ugly looking thing though

[dick65 0]

[lee1 1]

@dick65 wrote:

looks a bit like an sv the top one

[Iano 0]

great side car vid

[Chadatious 0]

being young i relate the mz to the skorpion, or mastiff etc

[Macie_UK 0]

Ewww that 1000cc MZ is a bit, erm, odd isn't it I like it from the front, then you notice the weedy looking forks and the drive chain on the right hand side. And during the drive-by it sounds like a GPz500 with out of spec valve clearances

[fuzzy139 0]

I used to race MZs back in the early 90s, did it for 3 years, great fun and relatively cheap... racing , would post some pics but havent got an idea how to

shaun

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@fuzzy139 wrote:

I used to race MZs back in the early 90s, did it for 3 years, great fun and relatively cheap... racing , would post some pics but havent got an idea how to

shaun

would love to see some pics /t4237-step-by-step-how-to-post-pics-using-servimgcom-same-company-as-the-server-who-hosts-the-forum

[flange 0]

My 1st bike at 16 was an MZ Simpson 50.£240 otr lol in 1980.Had a Baghira 660 sm for a week.Was ok

[gavlar1200 0]

I too had an MZ at 16. I even went to the Bulldog on it! Happy days