Paging Sweller: MZ's on tour

On the M40 today I came across a convoy of 4 or so heavily laden, smallish
slow motorcycles.

Upon overtaking them they turned out to be MZ's, British registered, one
ETZ250, a 350 plus 2 "others" (no snorkers though)

Made me smile it did.

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Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R (Going)
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

You were in the car, then?

 

No - cycling..

Phil

 

Heh. They're not /that/ bad.

 

You can't fool me - I remember my brothers CZ 250[1]..

Phil.

[1] The one with the amazing timing drift.. impact drivers, araldite
and (in the end) a brazing torch were all used to try to stop the
timing-plate screws vibrating loose..

 

Not wanting to appear "bitey" but you do know MZ and CZ are totally
different factories and bikes?

 

Indeed. However both are made in the same place to the same exacting
standards..

Sort of like 'all old British bikes were crap' sort of thing.

Phil.

 

I seem to have a terrible hankering after an ETZ251, what sort of
prices do they go for these days?

 

No, they really are /very/ different standards.

 

Free to about £500 for good one.

 

You utter ****.

Made me laugh out loud that did.

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R (Going)
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

I do seem to recall that the one MZ I had exposure to in my tender
youth didn't seem to break down *quite* as often as the various CZ's
and Jawa bikes that were around..

And you are the expert so I bow to your superior knowledge.

Phil