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MZ's
I have owned an ES150/1 since 1983 when my brother was given it
by a guy who came to buy his bicycle! It had been dropped, the owner frightened
and he'd put it in the shed. The changes to the learner laws in 1982 meant that
small bikes above 125cc were almost worthless.
The damage to the bike was light, rear shock adjuster arm, side panel etc. Apart
from a leaky condenser it ran perfectly. The bike faired well for daily commuting
until one day in 1989 when, nearly home a strange misfire finally stopped the
engine - the cause, a broken crankshaft (inside the flywheel)! To date only
two other failures have prevented me getting home, a broken rear drum brake
shoe spring caused permanent wheel lock and in early 2002 a big end failure,
which I knew was coming but foolishly decided to ignore.
During it's life the bike has also been stolen but the drunks who took it kindly
left a child's bicycle for me to go to work on!!! (The police couldn't find
it's owner so I've still got it, if your interested). After pushing the my trusty
MZ for a couple of hundred yards the thieves obviously short of a screwdriver
couldn't start it and ripped off the nacelle, is that a Triumph word? and smashed
the speedo leaving me to push it home.
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