New (OLD) bike

[Pie-Roe]

It's here! And it's sooo much fun. I wish I had got a 2t 125 to start with before jumping straight on a bandit now.

Have to wring it's neck to get anywhere. I'm confused by the idle as it sounds like a gun and vibrates quite a lot, and I can sit at lights with it making no noise at all, put some throttle in and it is still ticking over but hey its fun, and cheap! I looked a right retard in my full rst gear on it bringing it home, but hey. All the gear all the time.... As if. Shorts N tshirt for this bitch methinks. Might get some road knobblies on it and do a little bit of LIGHT trail riding.

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Bike under cover is my fzr600 which is currently waiting for parts from japan. And the car behind is my dad's project, a quantum saloon.

Pyro
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Previous: GSF600, FZR600 x2, ZXR750, XT600 Tenere, CB125, CZ125, ETZ 250, ER5, CCM R30, DRZ400, RF600x4, RF900x2, GS500, VTR1000F, 640 SMC, CB250 NIGHTHAWK, GT550x3, GPX750 TE610, CB500, X11x2, SV650, ZING 125, TL1000R,CB250 Superdream, CBR1100XX

[neatbik]

Looks cool
But what is it? An MZ?

[StealthDJ]

Yup. It's an ETZ250 by the looks of it.

Silly sounding cheap fun and built well enough that you can tear the front end off small cars with it.

Oh and it'll do 75mpg, which is kinda handy these days...
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Current garage: VFR800 FI-W | RD500LC YPVS | SV650 K2 | MZ TS250/1 | MZ ETZ251 | BSA WDB40
Previous notables: H100 S2 | CB250NA/B | CB250T | GT250X7 | Z650 B1 | SR650
Still owned, but long gone: RD250LC | CB750F2 SOHC | C50

[Pie-Roe]

Yep it's an 88 etz 250.

Bloody loud. And the speedo cable has gone, but its all good. I don't suppose you know how to get the rubber clock housing off to replace the cable stealth? I've had a quick look, it seems a little tight with no bolts to undo?

Pyro
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Previous: GSF600, FZR600 x2, ZXR750, XT600 Tenere, CB125, CZ125, ETZ 250, ER5, CCM R30, DRZ400, RF600x4, RF900x2, GS500, VTR1000F, 640 SMC, CB250 NIGHTHAWK, GT550x3, GPX750 TE610, CB500, X11x2, SV650, ZING 125, TL1000R,CB250 Superdream, CBR1100XX

[StealthDJ]

Yup, just prise the the clock out upwards. A large flat bladed screwdriver between the chrome speedo rim and the rubber outer will get it started, just use your fingers after that.

There's a circlip round the rubber boot on the underside where the cable goes through (you can just see it in the picture) - you'll need to remove that to get the old cable out, but it helps to remove it before lifing the speedo aswell. Don't pull too hard, cos the wiring for the lights comes through there aswell and the bulb holders are fairly easily broken.

Oh and don't use silicon grease or anything like that to put it back in - it's the friction that holds it all in place

(And Burwins are your people for spares - I always phone them, but they've got a website: https://www.mzspares.com )
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Current garage: VFR800 FI-W | RD500LC YPVS | SV650 K2 | MZ TS250/1 | MZ ETZ251 | BSA WDB40
Previous notables: H100 S2 | CB250NA/B | CB250T | GT250X7 | Z650 B1 | SR650
Still owned, but long gone: RD250LC | CB750F2 SOHC | C50