who remember the MZ

[Frank]

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/photos/Web/04mz1000s_main.jpg (http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/photos/04mz1000s_main.jpg)
Saw one of these today.MZ 1000s,
I have never seen one before and it got alot of attention at Weston Bike Night.
Any thoughts?

[sv-robo]

i think i like it in a strange kind of way:scratch:

[STRAMASHER]

Apart from the (gag!) parallel twin engine, and the sub-comstar wheels its got a lot of cool design.... unfortunately from 10yr ago, when the original/radical design 1st got seen! The pre-production bikes were finished to a high standard. A shame, think it took too long to put into production and get a reasonable dealer network together.

Never seen one on the road.

Are MZ still on the go?

[peterco]

They are still on the go.

http://www.muz.de/

I have a mz saxon tour 301 2 stroke as well as my sv.

[stewie]

Its like a curvey and a pointy had sex and thats the result, kinda like it a strange sort of way.

[muffles]

Looks intriguing, the front is a bit different eh...

And I've never seen the chain on that side of the bike, perhaps I'm just ignorant :-k

[muffles]

Also I had to laugh at this http://www.mz1000s.de/cgi-bin/click.system?act=popup_gallery2&sid=c&siteid=44 :lol:

[wheelnut]

Looks intriguing, the front is a bit different eh...

And I've never seen the chain on that side of the bike, perhaps I'm just ignorant :-k

Does anyone remember the Ural 650 which came from Russia with the sidecar already fitted. The problem was it was on the wrong side for the UK, quite a scary prospect for the person in the chair as the rider edged out to see if the road was clear:D

My old English teacher had an MZ almost 40 years ago, it was wierd, the headlight was fixed and didnt turn with the bars. mind you we thought he was a wierd beard then, now he is probably cool:) or dead

[steveg]

I has a MZ125ETZ years ago , which the engine seized and locked the back wheel & had me off .

Cheers Steveg

[dirtydog]

I think there was one on one of the ecosse rideouts a couple of years ago, cant remeber whos it was though

[Dangerous Dave]

They are still on the go.
Not for long, see here (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/June/9-15/june0908MZ-shut-down/)

[Xan173]

Shame. The naked thou' is not a bad looker either.

http://www.mz1000s.de/mz1000sf/daten/pics/farben_sfrot.jpg