added bike to the shed

[DAVID THOMPSON]

added 1997 MZ Skorpion Traveller july 13 2009
bought from poorpaul he lives a few miles south of Bentonville Arkansas

drove out to Branson MO and went to some shows then
on to pauls home in north west Arkansas
on sat and picked it up
1900 miles using my vw tdi new beatle
42 mpg going 34 mpg coming back towing bike
left last wed spent thur eve in branson all day fri
went to pauls on sat and returned home on tue eve about 4pm
the picture has after market pipe now back to stock pipe
dave
for my riding style it is getting a higher set of bars the clips need to go
but i will keep all the parts so the next fellow can fix it back if he likes

[Jamie]

Talk about easy rider.
Sounds like you had a good run.

[borisattva]

congrats Dave,

looking forward to pics.

[DAVID THOMPSON]

pic added in ori post

[DAVID THOMPSON]

hello
spent sunday turning the traveller into a traveller ...
made adjustments to the handle bar mounts that came with the bike
and found the handle bars that were on the Saxon Tour when it was wrecked and
straightened them ---then cut in too in the middle and drilled holes for the controls to lock in
re routed wires and cables what a pain but now bike can be ridden in a more upright position
took about 5 hours but hot day and lots of breaks for pop and water
works nice and just requires me to machine a guide pin for the center of the bars as there
is now about a 25mm gap in middle that needs to be stiff for safety
pictures soon so those intrested can see if they might do it
for my riding style it makes the bike better for me
the seat position is now more like my rt125 or my r51/3 bmw and should allow me to do 350 to 450 mile days
dave

[buckwheat5679]

That's nice looking bike Dave, I always liked the green the best. You might be a little suprised by the seat, my stock one turns in to a bun burner after 150mi. I picked up a Russel Day Long Saddle a couple of years ago and my backside has thanked me since.