MZ TS 125

Post by **wightegi** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:07 am

Fit a 175 cylinder and piston and take it out to 150 cc.

pogle · Post by **pogle** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:13 am

boofbee wrote:I too have had this strange need to get one of these bikes for some time but have resisted the urge so far. I have only ever owned one Stroker and believe them to be the work of the devil.

http://www.mzridersclub.com/

whizz...bang! love 2stroke.....not the devils work, the work of the parts department, when 2 strokes go the best is just before the bang. then start over.

Cerberus73 · Post by **Cerberus73** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:06 pm

i love all bikes, 2 or 4 stroke, but i tend to stick to singles or twins, maybe a triple if it was at right cash. i love the simplicity. no valves, cam chains etc to stress over. and even when it does need a rebuild its cheap, simple to work on. indeed the MZ is a DKW, and the bantam, etc were a direct copy of the DKW RT125. also Walter Kaadens at MZ gave us the expansion pipe, and the rest is history. i like MZ,s cos like the cub they are a game changer, they took a smelly agricultural engine, low powered and dirty, and made them fly, beating all the big boys at there own game in the 50s and 60s. there one of those bikes you have to have owned at one point in your life, just for completness sakes.

cruncherkid · Post by **cruncherkid** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:46 pm

Boo wrote:
cruncherkid wrote: Engine is basically a mirror image clone of a BSA Bantam, the similarities are frightening .
Exactly the opposite. BSA got the design for free as war reparations and mirrored it to put the gears and kickstart on the right.....

Wow, you live and learn! I also had a 125 D1 Bantam, which is why i had noticed the similarities....and i thought that was crap too....

Harry Notts · Post by **Harry Notts** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:34 pm

Thanks for the link boofbee and everyone else for their comments.Boo,the CG engine idea got me thinking(what about a 125 Superdream twin engine instead,that should upset everyone

).Cruncher,I'm sorry to hear you didn't enjoy the MZ experience....was that one PINK too?

Black Sheep Radical · Post by **Black Sheep Radical** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:21 pm

Drop capitano a PM Harry, he may not have seen this thread. IIRC he's got quite a bit of experience with MZ 125s & has done some epic journeys on them.

Dogsbody · Post by **Dogsbody** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:11 pm

If you fancy a rare 125 ts, and like a challenge look no further
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Circa-1970-DK ... 3379985935
Dogsbody

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:07 pm

We had a TS125 before an ETZ 250. The 125 was horrible. It felt strangely un-wieldy, top heavy and lacked stability. It went down braking in the wet and felt like a drunk on a skating rink.
The ETZ 250 on the other hand was brilliant.. Fabulous handling, brembo disc that pulled it up hard and fast, punchy motor and lots of alloy (because it was cheaper than plastic for the East Germans)...Even the side panels were alloy...A properly nice little bike and capable of showing twats on Sport bikes the way home on roundabouts!

crunch90 · Post by **crunch90** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:11 pm

Found these MZ commercials recently, only short, but very nice.

SamYamT80 · Post by **SamYamT80** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:21 pm

I love small two stroke, there plucky lil things shoves two fingers up to the norm and runs around in a cloud of blue smoke, love a busy lil engine with a good gearbox makes every ride fun

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