Talk:MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk

Shouldn't this page be moved to MZ, since the company is now MZ and has been for almost all of it's history, except for a brief period in the 1990's

I am amazed that there is only one sentence referring to some of the most widespread and famous models, ie; TS, ETZ, etc. At one point, the MZ Riders' Club was the largest single marque club in the UK. (Yes, I was a member, and my first two bikes were MZs.)193.130.128.2 14:23, 30 November 2007 (UTC)Peter Mirtitsch


 * I just had a thought too... Last time I remembered, MZ was more commonly bandied about the club as Motorradwerk Zschopau. 81.145.240.230 (talk) 18:08, 23 March 2008 (UTC)Peter Mirtitsch
 * I have partly addressed this issue by modifying the "Famous Bikes" section, changing it to a slightly more realistic "Notable Bikes". I have also added in references to bikes like the TS range, the ETZ range and the four stroke bikes.Paul-b4 (talk) 09:35, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I had two 125 ETZs and ONE was premix, and the other autolube. The one with premix had the cup under the petrol tank lid, and had the traditional hair whitening drum brakes and Pneumant tyres. My second one had the autolube pump (that failed when the cable broke, leading to a seize, while overtaking a lorry), and disc front brakes with tyres made from rubber. 2.101.150.210 (talk) 15:28, 4 April 2016 (UTC)Peter Mirtitsch

2 Stroke Tuned pipe.
I would think the fact that MZ, were the first to use tuned pipe exhaust systems that revoltionised two stroke engines, would merit a mention in the history section. 194.81.124.196 (talk) 12:05, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Interesting. Definitely worth a mention if you can provide any sources --Biker Biker (talk) 13:43, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * From book reviews, it appears the story was mostly ignored until the 2010 book Stealing Speed by Mat Oxley. See and . --Dbratland (talk) 04:56, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Missing is the reference to Ernest Degner who rode MZ's when I was racing in 1957/58. In 1957 full streamlining was permitted and MZ had both "full bin" front and a tail fairing. At the 1957 German (West) GP (ran at the site of Hitler's rallies Nurremberg) Herr Degner's MZ was fitted with both front and rear steamlining. He was on "full song" when his gearbox ceased tossing him off, the bike ended up rolling down the course followed by Earnst also rolling down the strait. We in the pits had a good view of this crash. The following year streamlining covering the wheels was banned, hence the streamlining on present day race bikes. Neil Tinker — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.147.140.67 (talk) 19:30, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

UK Importer Variants
I added this section as there seems to be a derth of information about these "Special Edition" bikes. I was fortunate enough to own three MZ rarities (a TS125 Sport, an ETZ300 and a 500R) and it seems a shame when one of these machines turns up in someone's garage and nobody appears to know anything about it. I'll have a hunt around for some photos to submit. Paul-b4 (talk) 08:33, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

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