MZ 1000SF

[funmonkee]

Anyone know why we don't see these in the UK

https://www.zweirad-naegele.de/MZ/MZ1000SF.jpg

https://www.raptorsandrockets.com/images/MZ/MZ1000%20SF%20still1.JPG
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[Shaane]

Maybe its not made in the UK or not imported or anything.

Or maybe its just because everyone are nerds and no-one wants 1.


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[stinkwheel]

Because people are too chicken to ride them.

They are all yellow-backed scaredy cats and the nasty scary motorbike might bite them.

They are also afraid that people might talk about them behind their back and think they are some sort of prole for riding an MZ.

So they continue to blow their wad on poorly constructed, fast rotting Japanese bikes.

In other words, the great British public is by and large totally incapable of judging a vehicle by its merits. They need to be told what to buy by half a dozen blokes, all sat in the same office, churning out the various and sundry glossy bike magazines.

Skoda is only just starting to get over exactly the same problem.
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[Shaane]

Nice speech Stink

Personally i wouldn't buy one if i couldn't get parts for it from local dealers quite fast.

Also because it is 1 ugly machine.. But thats just me.. As you described I'm one of these 'yellow-backed scaredy cats' that prefers a nice shiny R6.
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[funmonkee]

^^ My first bike was an MZ (new, see my profile). Bluddy good bike I was stopped a few times by people saying wow MZ have come along way since their "day". Folk that knew nothing about bikes used to say "can't go wrong with german engineering aye"... so never really had any negative about the MZ.

So, stinkwheel have you seen any of these in the UK? Even the 1000S
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[funmonkee]

BTW here's one of the Ads.. I like the caption at the end, it's class

https://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=is4u5LKNbHI


then they start getting cheesy

https://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-b9Xd3pycTk&feature=related

and

https://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=78O1Vl0i15U&feature=related


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[stinkwheel]

[funmonkee]

I like it, and think it would make an excellent city bike. I think I'm getting a bit wary of the vmax these days (I prefer my gsxr streetfighter for safety reasons )... can't even find any on ebay.de so they must be held by their owners
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[Jenks]

https://www.brmc.co.uk/mzmainpage.htm

ive been looking at MZs for some time now! And im ever so tempted to pack in the zxr for one!
the fact is how cheap they are too!
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[funmonkee]

Not just cheap. The build quality is very high. Some of the trailie types are using yammy engines so maybe thats how they get the prices down (ie using other manufacturers engines?)
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[kawashima]

I prefer S to SF. This looks like Triumph sprint ST.
And I like parallel twin. I like the sound. torque. Rich midrange.
So I like the biggest parallel twin MZ1000.
https://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/kawashima_/mzst1oside.jpg

[funmonkee]

The SF is the S, but with the fairings cut off and a slightly lower seat IIRC
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[Moonie]

[nrml76]

I see one quite often in chester town center.
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[funmonkee]

^^ I don't believe you picture please
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[KiMo]

The owner of said shop runs about on a Black panther MZ.
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[funmonkee]

[KiMo]

I was trying to give you a clue at what shop it was without advertising for them.


There is at least one orange and a green MZ1000SF round about here.

But there is also another bike dealer in Duns that does MZ's. Borderbikes or something its called.
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[funmonkee]

[KiMo]

Paul I have found the ideal MZ for you.







https://www.borderbikes.co.uk/newbikes/mzcharly.jpg











https://www.borderbikes.co.uk/index.html Is the bike shop in Duns.
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[funmonkee]

I'm impressed you're not just a pretty face....













....you're also a cheeky bugger
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[stinkwheel]

The problem is that the main importers for MZ in the UK were BSA Regal...

Yeah. Says it all really. BSA being famous for running a successful motorcycle brand that didn't go bust in the slightest and totally didn't pulll any others down with them *cough NVT cough*

In Scotland, the original dealer unfortunately got bought out by Alvins in Edinburgh whose level of customer service is reflected in their current level of liquidity.

A series of unfortunate business decisions in other words. Franchised through idiots to people who couldn't give a shit about their customers. By the time the bikes got into the hands of people who gave a flying fart about selling them, the damage was done.

They should have offered the franchises to some of the small, specialist bike dealers (eg Ducati, Moto Guzzi, Bimota) and run it direct from Germany.
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[hmmmnz]

i dunno about that one paul, you have enough trouble staying upright on the vmax. the mighty power delivery of the wee red one might just tip the balance.
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