Service after 3 month stand

aha-shake · Scooby Slapper Joined: 27 May 2006 Karma :

Evening all,

I was wondering if anyone could help me...

I've just bought a bike off a colleague at work, it's an '07 plate MZ 125 SM, which i'm fairly confident no one will have heard of. It's basically a 4-stroke, 125cc supermoto type jobby.

However, its got 9500km on the clock, and has been seriously unloved, living outside under cover for the past 6 months, and hasnt been started for at least 3 months.

Happily enough after changing the battery it started first try (electric start, no kick) but I thought i'd better wait for a test ride until some servicing gets done.

So my question is, what work do I need to do to the bike? I know I definitely need to change the oil, fresh fuel, check the brakes, lubricate moving parts etc, but is there a definitive list of things to do?

Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers, Shake

That_Hornet · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Apr 2009 Karma :

Flat spots on the tires would be a guess if it hasn't been moved for a while. Other than that. Just make sure it stops alright and fresh fluids all round.

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aha-shake · Scooby Slapper Joined: 27 May 2006 Karma :

Ah, it's got knobblies so I guess thats unlikely, be getting it back onto road tyres asap though.

Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

In 6 months the fuel will be fine. I would change the oil as a matter of course, not because it was standing but because you don't know when it was last done.

Charging the battery is the most important thing. For everything else, 6 months is nothing and you can just do your weekly checks and ride.

hmmmnz · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

ive heard of them, and vmaxdude (funmonkee) used to have one pre mz baggy days, they are good bikes and the only downfall on them is the starter sprag,

as for service, do a oil and filter change, valve clearances, and clean out the carb, dump the old fuel, check and lube the chain,
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aha-shake · Scooby Slapper Joined: 27 May 2006 Karma :

What a stroke of luck, the worldwide parts distributor for MZ is Grahams Motocycles of Taunton Somerset, half an hours ride from me!

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