A follow up video of a short riding review of my 1977 MZ TS250/1 Supa 5. I hope you enjoy this short ride along some North Kent country lanes whilst I explain what it's like to ride this old MZ classic.
Great films on the Supa 5 and clever little adaptations to suit your riding style. I've had mine for 9 years and will never sell it......great fun and like you say totally different. In reality it's all you need but I did recently swop an old ( heavy) R100RT for a Honda XBR 500 which is like a grown up 4 stroke Supa5 with an even better engineerd centre stand. Great bikes as we get older. Thanks for the films.
First bike was an MZ 125 TS, and I ride big miles on it for 6 months until I passed my test. 5 years later I had an ETZ250 that I also put big miles on. After 38 years of riding, Royal Enfield are scratching my simple bike itch now days. Nice video👍thanks.
I remember the ts125s from my learner days. They were £400 new and claimed the best ft/lbs of any air-cooled 125 on the market. Now I've finally got one with a 143cc conversion and it will easily hold 50mph even with my 16 stone bulk on it. Incredible technology from the 1960s Cold War era.
@@1A2Blueboy Nearly One year has passed, but I was busy working on my TS. Next week I am riding it to the alpes. Stelvio and other mountain passes are waiting. I expect it to be an epic ride. Video will come up.
Hello sir, that was a very nice tour in a great landscape, beautiful roads, very nice day! 🙂 Your Supa 5 is running very well! Thank you very much for taking us with you!😊
I had one a few yaers back and loved it, but you are right about the front Brake mine was lethal, I replaced it with a twin leading shoe drum brake from an old honda
I love these bikes and have owned a few . . . I agree with your riding impressions but perhaps found the machine a little more "quirky" than you seem to . . . The hunting on the overrun, the "light" steering which was too light in my opinion (especially with a pillion) and yes, I think you were generous describing the brakes as adequate !! . . . The rear benefits from a hugely long lever but is easy to lock up as a result . . . Pity about the gearchange and kickstart springs which always break, and the inbuilt leakage from the final drive shaft which can reduce gearbox oil level and wear out first gear . . . Great bikes though and yours looks a peach . . . P.S. I covered 113,000 miles on a later ETZ without any need to overhaul the engine - this was under the toughest conditions possible as a London courier - remarkable, but keep that gearbox oil changed regularly (you get condensation inside the gearbox) and watch the level like a hawk . . .
I could never find neutral when coming to a stop, like from 2nd to neutral. Not a problem unless you need to take your hand off the clutch lever to get something out of your pocket like change for a car park barrier.
I could have bought a new I SDT 250" in the eighties here in CA USA for around 800$ but didn't have enough cash . They were in a warehouse near me and no one was buying them because they were not flashy etc. I really wanted one but.... Oh well
Maybe today is one of the last warm and sunny days of the late summer. Your video has motivated me to take the MZ for a ride again like I did yesterday. Oskar loves his "Beautiful Gerda" as we call her. If you like see her introduction on Oskars RU-vid channel - with some English subtitles only I am afraid ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jTcEfZ1k0lw.html
As a despatch rider I OWNED 3 TS 250's and rode several more; they would cruise on a dual carriageway / motorway at 85 mph for 3 hours without getting hot to touch. Top speed is nearer 95 (but it varies a lot on engine component stack; slightly slower flat out is better on juice) Basically if this bloke rides this bike like a 350 enfield single he should park this old mz up and go do something else.
