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Postby Det » Thu May 22, 2025 3:28 am

Hi all.
I'm new so just wanted to introduce myself.
I have a very old MZ basket case. I think it's an ES but apart from that I'm afraid I don't know much. Once I've had a chance to familiarise myself with the forum, I'll post some pictures.
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Re: Hello

Postby Blurredman » Thu May 22, 2025 4:00 am

Hello,

Welcome- yes please let's see some pictures and we can help clarify for you! :)

Where do you live?


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1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18,000 miles
1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10,000 miles
1981 Honda CX500B - 91,000 miles
1987 MZ ETZ300 - 39,000 miles
1989 MZ ETZ251 - 50,000 miles

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Re: Hello

Postby Det » Thu May 22, 2025 4:11 am

Thanks for the welcome.
I actually live in Bulgaria, but I'm British. I moved here last year.
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Re: Hello

Postby Puffs » Thu May 22, 2025 4:47 am

Hi Det, welcome!

Nice country, let's hope Bulgaria is not too close to the heat. Whereabouts in Bulgaria?
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Re: Hello

Postby Det » Thu May 22, 2025 4:56 am

Thank you :D
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Re: Hello

Postby Det » Thu May 22, 2025 5:02 am

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Re: Hello

Postby Puffs » Thu May 22, 2025 5:08 am

Right, a basket case indeed!

Spares: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=9257&p=47896#p47896
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Re: Hello

Postby Det » Thu May 22, 2025 5:11 am

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Re: Hello

Postby Det » Thu May 22, 2025 5:30 am

Puffs wrote:Hi Det, welcome!

Nice country, let's hope Bulgaria is not too close to the heat. Whereabouts in Bulgaria?


It's hot today. :D
I'm in the SE, about 40 miles from the Greek border.
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Re: Hello

Postby Det » Thu May 22, 2025 5:33 am

Puffs wrote:Right, a basket case indeed!

Spares: https://mzriders.com/viewtopic.php?f=5& ... 896#p47896



I need to find out what it is before I start ordering anything
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Re: Hello

Postby Det » Thu May 22, 2025 5:36 am

I'm still restoring the house we bought so it'll be slow going. i may be able to organise a day a week to work on the bikes. Depends on how generous my wife feels about living in a building site.
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Re: Hello

Postby Blurredman » Thu May 22, 2025 5:51 am

It's an ES250 - But I can't say what specific model /0 or /1 etc.

I wonder if I might have passed through that region when I came back from Istanbul many years back. On the way back to Bulgaria I decided it might have been quicker to go through the Greek border and then back into Bulgaria. I believe it was the border between Bulgarian town of Svilengrad/Свиленград and Greek town of Ormenio/Ορμένιο. By the end of the day I found myself near the Danube.
1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18,000 miles
1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10,000 miles
1981 Honda CX500B - 91,000 miles
1987 MZ ETZ300 - 39,000 miles
1989 MZ ETZ251 - 50,000 miles

ftp://blurredmanswebsite.ddns.net/Vehicle_Documents/MZ_Documents/
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Re: Hello

Postby Det » Thu May 22, 2025 5:58 am

Svilingrad is almost directly south of us. You would have passed by our village on the way north. Although it's unlikely that you came anywhere near us as we're realllly off the beaten track.
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Re: Hello

Postby Det » Thu May 22, 2025 5:59 am

Can I ask how you know it's a 250?
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Re: Hello

Postby Blurredman » Thu May 22, 2025 6:27 am

Sorry. I suppose it could be a 175. Unlikely to be a 300. But I can see from the design of the bike it is a larger capacity engine and not 125cc etc.
1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18,000 miles
1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10,000 miles
1981 Honda CX500B - 91,000 miles
1987 MZ ETZ300 - 39,000 miles
1989 MZ ETZ251 - 50,000 miles

ftp://blurredmanswebsite.ddns.net/Vehicle_Documents/MZ_Documents/
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