Blurredman wrote:Ever find out why ? Or has the whole MZ debarcle been put in the back of your mind and the MZ in the back of the garage?
I did not find out (to my satisfaction) why. The bloke I sold it to said that the aftermarket crankcase drain plug was interfering with the selector fork and something else which I cant remember.
Yes after all that time and energy I sold the little bugger-
I had to make some hard decisions based on available cash and garage space, longer term commitments and my hobbies comming under intense scruitiny by my darling wife. There was no way in the world I was going to recoup anywhere near the $$ I put into what was essentially a pile of rubbish when I purchased it.
I had previously called dibs on a 1982 BMW R100 RT which had been tucked away in a shed since 1993 and the owner finally wanted to settle on the deal so to make room in the garage for another airhead BMW
Off she goes
There was no way in the world I was going to recoup anywhere near the $$ I put into the little ETZ which was essentially a pile of rubbish when I purchased it. But it did give me a feeling of joy; like finding a destitute animal abandoned in the bush, taking it home, nursing back to reasonable health then setting it free again. Also it helped pay for half of this lovely old girl
Parting with the little ETZ has left a yearning in my heart which did not go away with the passing of time