Another Newbie!

[cymromz]

Hi everyone. I found this forum quite by accident, whilst indulging in a little nostalgia. In the early 80s I bought a second-hand TS250 Supa 5 from my then instructor at the motorcycle maintenence course I was doing in Manchester. It was a bargain, only just over a year old, and had the Honda CB250 K4 front brake conversion fitted. To say that the bike was a revelation may be overstating it, but compared to the Honda CD 175 nail I had previously, it was certainly something refreshing, and restored my faith in chain final drive, something years of Honda ownership had done little to convince me that it was in any way a good idea. I'm now in middle-age and considering the aquisition of a new toy... I'll have to finish my current project, (rebuilding an ancient, (1971) Reliant Supervan III) but then I shall be on the lookout for a TS 250 Supa 5. I don't know anything about the post Cold War MZs, and whilst I mean no derision to those owners of the more modern models, I'm not sure that I consider them to be 'proper' MZs, which will always remain to me those mix-in-the-tank two-strokes.

[DAVID THOMPSON]

welcome
and enjoy the 2 smokers
and if some one gets dumb and sells his rt125 or 125sm pick it up
makes a nice daily driver
if i can keep mine running that long it will be part of my estate sale

dave

[Lamaha]

Hello,
Nice to hear about the TS, i have a Supa 5 thats now 26 years old and still going strong.
Older MZs are slowly becoming rarer all the time, but as yet prices are still low. I do feel prices may rise soon especially with the latest news about MZ.
A 2 stroke MZ will be the perfect partner for your Reliant.
Keep the faith.
Simon.

[manumensa]

Hello!

Wellcome!

You are lucky man living in a country with a great tradition for the classic motorcycle,you have a model to choose!

Best Regards, Manuel