1990 MZ ETZ 125

[mic]

Couple of pictures of the beast. Not had it that long, seems to feel a bit larger than the cg125 I did my cbt on. Rides great

https://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh470/mic8310/E45F6917-5E8F-4DB6-ADEA-6B7D00514631-6583-000006C7423E6CBC.jpg

https://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh470/mic8310/B593998A-38D2-4417-8654-2A4B1EBE4AB3-6583-000006C73DC94D09.jpg

https://i547.photobucket.com/albums/hh470/mic8310/4D7928B4-87C9-4674-A724-6F678406BDD1-6583-000006C737A491C1.jpg
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[UnspeedySam]

A small part of me would like an MZ as a commuter hack but I have WAYYYY too many bikes.

Looks like a really solid bit of kit
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Riding: BMW R1150RT `02 bought mildly crashed
Fixing: Also the BMW as I get less broken bits
Gone: ZZR600 '00, TRX850 '97, RXS100 '93, JS125-6B '07, BMW R1100RS '93, Kawasaki ZX-6R-J2 '01, Honda Bros NT400 NC25 '88

[nowhere.elysium]

There's one of those that's been left to moulder outside, near where I live. I'm sorely tempted to go say hello to the owner, and wave a couple of £20 notes under their nose, to see if they'll part with it.
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'10 SV650SF, '83 GS650GT (it lives!), Questionable DIY dash project, 3D Printer project, Lasercutter project

[mic]

Do it! To ride it feels a lot bigger than a cg125 and the other newish 125 I did my recent cbt on. Feel a lot more confident on this and it's great to ride
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[nowhere.elysium]

Very, very tempted. Will have to clear it with the Mrs tonight, but given the size of the thing, and the relative economy compared to my two 650s, it might well work (If the damn thing will even run ).
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'10 SV650SF, '83 GS650GT (it lives!), Questionable DIY dash project, 3D Printer project, Lasercutter project

[Moxey]

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Yea cheers I got a new fuel tap from them and that's where my new clutch came from
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zzr600

[blurredman]

I've recently purchased an '87 ETZ250.

And if it's anything like the 125, I can say that it's quite solid, very comfortable (surprisingly), and, possibly the easiest bike i've ever ridden to slow ride in crawling traffic.

It doesn't have a very good turning circle, but that only really matters when manoeuvring the bike.

The wiring is a bit odd, pretty easy to understand after a bit of examination, but just an odd system due to it's old setup (ie Earth being Brown and Red being live which is a colour key that we in the West at leat got rid of decades ago due to the two colours being indestinquishable to those with colour blindness).

Good ground clearance, so you can mount/dismount pavement curbs without worry of hitting the engine, except the exhaust might get in the way

And although the rear chainguard/chain/sprocket assembly can be annoying to tention properly, it's ingenious in that the rear wheel is on a seperate spindle to the rear sprocket and only connected with a cushdrive, which makes taking the wheel on and off a similar procedure (bar the drum asembly on the other side) to a single sided swingarm.

Which allows you to take the wheel on and off to your heart's content without needing to align or adjust the chain. Genius! Don't know why manufactures don't continue to do that.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 51k.

[nowhere.elysium]

Well, I spoke to the owner of the bike today, and he has no interest in selling or disposing of it. Pity; it's in a truly sorry-looking state at the moment.
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'10 SV650SF, '83 GS650GT (it lives!), Questionable DIY dash project, 3D Printer project, Lasercutter project

[Moxey]

[mic]

a little video, nothing special... had the iphone sticking out of the jacket pocket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pPPW0Z4akfU
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