My MZ turned into a ZM

Wotcha.
Took the ETZ 250 for MOT today - passed with no problems.
Seeing as the weather was not too bad, I decided to carry on down to the Severn Valley and have dinner in the cafe.
Whilst waiting at a set of traffic lights the bike began to run very rough - making a noise like a blowing head gasket . . . .and for good measure my rev counter wasn't working.
I kept the engine running and decided to head back home . . . . the lights changed to green . . . .I let out the clutch . . . . and went backwards
I've had two strokes run backwards before, but never a running engine which had managed to reverse direction without cutting out.
On the plus side - when I re-started it, everything worked like it should . . . .and I did get down the cafe for dinner.
Took the ETZ 250 for MOT today - passed with no problems.
Seeing as the weather was not too bad, I decided to carry on down to the Severn Valley and have dinner in the cafe.
Whilst waiting at a set of traffic lights the bike began to run very rough - making a noise like a blowing head gasket . . . .and for good measure my rev counter wasn't working.
I kept the engine running and decided to head back home . . . . the lights changed to green . . . .I let out the clutch . . . . and went backwards

I've had two strokes run backwards before, but never a running engine which had managed to reverse direction without cutting out.
On the plus side - when I re-started it, everything worked like it should . . . .and I did get down the cafe for dinner.