Tuesday 23 August 2011
Monday 15 August 2011
The van filler
I blame the internet. And alcohol.
After having won auctions for the Doppelport and the Pitty, we had booked the ferry and hired the van and were ready to go. And then I happened to click on one of my eBay searches ( eBay.de, motorcycles,MZ ES) and there it was. Es250 €100 BIN. So I did. And then realised I hadn't bothered checking where abouts in Germany the bike was. But luckily it was on only a couple of kilometers off the route to pick the other two up. And it was well worth the money. Although well weathered, it is a complete and original ES250, down to the flat slide carburettor and the gold early speedo. Unfortunatly the rear bodywork that would have carried the panniers has been cut off ( this is common on these bikes as it makes access to the rear wheel a lot easier), but the parts have been sourced!
After having won auctions for the Doppelport and the Pitty, we had booked the ferry and hired the van and were ready to go. And then I happened to click on one of my eBay searches ( eBay.de, motorcycles,MZ ES) and there it was. Es250 €100 BIN. So I did. And then realised I hadn't bothered checking where abouts in Germany the bike was. But luckily it was on only a couple of kilometers off the route to pick the other two up. And it was well worth the money. Although well weathered, it is a complete and original ES250, down to the flat slide carburettor and the gold early speedo. Unfortunatly the rear bodywork that would have carried the panniers has been cut off ( this is common on these bikes as it makes access to the rear wheel a lot easier), but the parts have been sourced!
Where is it now?
First trip across the water to get a bike was with Chairman Dicker driving the transit to pick up a MZ BK350 with a Stoye1 sidecar. Its in Robins Mill in Huddersfield apparently.... have to ask someone where that actually is! By the time we got there to collect it it had already been split in two so heres two pictures of it!
Sunday 7 August 2011
Thursday 4 August 2011
Two from Poland
The first is an SHL 175. This was the first bike that Jan drove me to Germany to pick up ( she deserves a medal as big as a dustbin lid to put up with me!) No transit this time, just her Ford Focus... not even the estate! In the days before satnav we printed off directions from Map24.de,as it was at the time, and they got us to the end of a road in the middle of Germany, and less than a 100 yds from the blokes garage
And then there are the WSK 175s bought froma bloke in Essex. There was an almost compete WSK 175 M21W2 Sport ( pictured) and in many bits a W2, the roadster version.
And then there are the WSK 175s bought froma bloke in Essex. There was an almost compete WSK 175 M21W2 Sport ( pictured) and in many bits a W2, the roadster version.
Tuesday 2 August 2011
MZ racer
Seen over at the TT in 2007. 100th anniversary of the 1st TT, and the 50th anniversary of me!
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