Not so common ETS 250

[dirtsurfer]

The wheel you have should has a diameter of 150 mm in the brake side.
The original wheel has 160 mm diameter.
Can you send a picture of the brake shoes you have for this wheel ?

I had a rummage around in my boxes of parts,; no brake shoes. I know what has happened. Since I picked up this bike, the previous owner sold his ETZ 150 and threw in a spare 16" wheel. I have contacted him and were going to try to arrange a swap : ETZ wheel for ETS. Fortunately its not too far away

[Blurredman]

That seems unfortunate.. Will you lose your stainless spokes in the swap?

[Guesi]

The length of the spokes is the same, maybe they can change only the brake drums ?

But the size of the ETS rim should be 2.15x16, the one of the ETZ 150 is smaller....

[dirtsurfer]

The bloke who sold me the bike called me; he has found my wheel in his shed. I have to wait until after lock down to go and get it.

[dirtsurfer]

Out of lock down Wheel recovered.

It cleaned up pretty well


I popped some bearings in it today.

The other source of delay was the steering head bearings. I ordered some from Germany and they arrived 2 months later.


Much to my surprise the the inside diameter for the cones for the supplied bearings were different sizes. I could not find replacement bearings locally. So I had to resort to having the top steering head nut turned down to fit the narower ID cone.

[Puffs]

Thanks for the update. I was wondering how you were doing, your lockdown has been on the news here.

[dirtsurfer]

Thanks for the update. I was wondering how you were doing, your lockdown has been on the news here.

We were way behind in getting the population vacinated so the strategy was all about trying to contain the spread by implimenting social controls. Now the vacination rate is up the restricions have eased in the big urban areas . It was tough sure, my sister passed away in another state and I was unable to get to see her before she died or attend her funeral. There were some protests in the big cities and some arrests. But most people found a way to at least appear to comply and go carefully about thier business whilst looking out for thier community and loved ones. Generally people used thier common sense and the police did the same.

[Puffs]

That's tough - and sad...

[dirtsurfer]

Working on the front end, whilst still waiting on better fitting gaitors. I have some coming from china that seem to be the right dimensions, but may not arrive until March 9th. In a trial feeding of the fork staunchions through the fork clamps is proving difficult with the headlight "Ears" in situ. as there is no clear space to grasp the staunchion


The manual recommends the use of a combined assembling spanner which looks like it is fed ththrough the top clamp and threaded into the top of the staunchion, the used to pull the staunchion up into it s nestling seat in the top clamp.


Any Es or TS owners have an alternative method?
I suppose I could disassemble the forks again, insert the staunchions and fasten them and then refit the lower fork assemblies.

[Puffs]

Following a biased and flawed moderator choice (someone posting aggressive personal attacks is rewarded, while my technical posts are removed - behind my back & without any justification!), I have withdrawn from this forum.

[Blurredman]

That is certainly an interesting conundrum...

[Puffs]

Following a biased and flawed moderator choice (someone posting aggressive personal attacks is rewarded, while my technical posts are removed - behind my back & without any justification!), I have withdrawn from this forum.

[mr_luke]

If I'm reading the manual correctly, you should be able to pull the the stanchion up into the yoke with a plain M27 bolt or stud, using it in place of MZ's fancy combined spanner? Not something we all have knocking around in our 'bits & bobs' drawer, and I know these things can be trickier to find in Aus, but it shouldn't be too hard to source?

[Puffs]

Following a biased and flawed moderator choice (someone posting aggressive personal attacks is rewarded, while my technical posts are removed - behind my back & without any justification!), I have withdrawn from this forum.

[Blurredman]

Did you manage it, dirtsurfer?