The Bikeshite Thread

[They_all_do_that_sir]

I've posted this before, but all this CZ talk reminded me I shouldn't have sold it



Great bike. Bought for £200 because it was only running on one cylinder - cleaned the points and it was firing fine on two again.

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[RED2stroke]

Very nice bikes I have a 2014 reg new retro model, with oil pump injection , electric start and disc brake wohooo.......I will try and get a pic, meantime here's one I sold recently

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Surprisingly amount of low down torque for a 350 2 stroke. Not a peaky bike and a joy to ride

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[f1fan111]

My two eastern block motorbikes

1st my 1987 MZ ETZ250 was UK registered and not running right so I got it sorted then put it in for testing which it passed and there was manx registered, I got it to commute to work and back on but unfortunately it didn't want to go every time so I swapped it for a Yamaha SR125 fast forward a few years and I found it again and eventually got the chance to buy it back. Top end has been striped down piston is scored so looks like it seized so awaiting attention

My other one is 

A Cossack Voskhod 2 which cost £30 in photos is missing a few parts but I have sourced a complete headlight and the missing left downpipe with lock rings. I have no documents unfortunately and this is also awaiting its turn to be looked at.  

[PiperCub]

The ETZ250 is a surprisingly nice bike to ride, quite low revving & torquey for a two-stroke. I always thought they looked good in a utilitarian way, simple to maintain too.

Always slagged off & called crap by the kind of motorcycle heroes and so-called experts who've never actually ridden one. 

[Jerzy Woking]

This has got to be my favourite CZ advert EVER.

Couldn't advertise like that now.

[Jerzy Woking]

Fancied on of these since seeing (or actually not seeing) one hoon past me many years ago. Got to the bike shop and it was propped up outside, ticking and pinging like nothing else. Absolutely smothered in mud and on French plates. An full factory MZ250 ISDT.

Reputedly good for 100mph. Seems I've missed the boat on these too.

[RED2stroke]

44 minutes ago, Jerzy Woking said:

This has got to be my favourite CZ advert EVER.

Couldn't advertise like that now.

One of my favourites too and not only that but I have one in that very colour, its a very coarse silver metal flake , it def does not wheelie like the pic though. I will try and dig out a pic.

[Jerzy Woking]

The one I had was a Custom, but over the years bits and pieces had been replaced, which was quite sad. The owner did tell me of someone on ebay that had hundreds of parts and it would be possible to change it back, but I lost the details and never got around to sorting it before moving it on.

[RED2stroke]

That's a shame, they are probably the most sought after model, aside from the 175 Trail. Apparently they did a 350 custom, but I have never seen one.

[PiperCub]

1 hour ago, Jerzy Woking said:

This has got to be my favourite CZ advert EVER.

Couldn't advertise like that now.

Holy shit, I love this! Ripping it on a 250 CZ, doesn't get more 70's than this.

You can just imagine the ire & indignation from the "decent folk" :

'Bloody hooligans with their bloody noisy motorbikes with their bloody long hair, no bloody respect - bring back national service I say'

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Bit of garage time today. Gave the calipers on the firestorm a bit of a clean which has sharpened up the lever feel. The pistons looked grand but two or three were a bit slow to come out. Seem better now after a poke. Ideally a full caliper rebuild, if we are still in lockdown next month I'll whip them off.

For now I've employed the age old trick of cable tying the brake lever hard against the bar overnight to force any stubborn bubbles up through the system - usually improved lever feel a tad.

Otherwise I had a quick look at the project CB200. Pulled the frame out and got it up onto the bench.



This will need a huge amount of work, I'd like to at least get towards a rolling chassis this year. It's an early model before they changed to a disc front brake, this has a twin leading drum.

Unfortunately most of the rest of it is in boxes down at my dad's, I had planned to retrieve it all after we moved but that hasn't happened yet.

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[RED2stroke]

Great little bikes widely used by the plod in my neck of the woods.

[Bag'O'Spanners]

A bit salty for me, not much of a BMW bike fan, but something about it I really like. Lovely project fodder.

 

[pilninggas]

1 minute ago, Bag'O'Spanners said:

A bit salty for me, not much of a BMW bike fan, but something about it I really like. Lovely project fodder.

 

it'll be subject to a substantial scene/boxer tax.

[Bag'O'Spanners]

3 minutes ago, pilninggas said:

it'll be subject to a substantial scene/boxer tax.

I know.... Hardly in the spirit of Autoshite due to exactly that. 

I just miss bikes and nothing to do on mine ?

[pilninggas]

2 minutes ago, Bag'O'Spanners said:

I know.... Hardly in the spirit of Autoshite due to exactly that. 

I just miss bikes and nothing to do on mine ?

similar here:

ZX10R cleaned and raring to go. No jobs to do.

NC700. Replaced the back tyre the week before last. cleaned and ready to go.

RG250 rebuilt recently. awaiting a 1/2" piston m/c as upgrading that. also some 25mm rubber hose so i can fit the lightweight silencers i bought a while ago.

FZR1000 raring to go. might clean it tomorrow. not really dirty anyway.

XJ600 waiting on a 32mm holesaw, mine is fubared so i can carry on making up the turbo manifold.

 

Would love to go out on any of them right now.

[Jerzy Woking]

44 minutes ago, Bag'O'Spanners said:

A bit salty for me, not much of a BMW bike fan, but something about it I really like. Lovely project fodder.

 

I wonder if it's rare?

[Frogchod]

Some bike fettling has been done. 

I've dragged the MBK out of the barn and got it going. 

That expansion makes a hell of a racket. 

I need to work out how to disengage drive. There is a foot lever behind the footrest that seems to work in reverse. Stomp on it and it tightens the belt. Lift it and drive stops. Seems wrong to me... 

 

[andyberg]

I agree with the bike cleaning/servicing/ repair thing!!

the CB has been polished to within an inch of its life, oil changed, new air filter fitted and chain lubed.

the Mobylette is polished. she needs new points and a re wire I think as she isn't running to well and the original wires on her are a touch brittle after almost 60 years! these items are on order though. I did consider a resto on the Mobylette but now she is shiny I think I will leave as she is, I know there is a big debate on whether to restore or leave as original and I have swung both ways over the months, but now I think she deserves to grow old gracefully.

 

[Jerzy Woking]

Nothing says France to me more than 14 year old kids "racing" through the town squares on mopeds with incredibly loud expansion chambers.  Oh la la.

[Cavcraft]

Whoops, accidental* distance* buying 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bag'O'Spanners]

4 hours ago, pilninggas said:

similar here:

ZX10R cleaned and raring to go. No jobs to do.

Just wished I'd bought something pre-lock down. Just a ridiculously clean 765RS, that is in danger of wearing its chain out standing still with me cleaning it again....

[Bradders59]

I really like that. Its the kind of thing that could really tempt me back to buying another bike.

[Bag'O'Spanners]

3 hours ago, Jerzy Woking said:

I wonder if it's rare?

I've not seen one like it, though it doesn't mean a lot. I just really like the look of the thing. Being honest, there isn't a lot I don't like. Not ready for a HD yet though......

[Frogchod]

3 hours ago, Jerzy Woking said:

Nothing says France to me more than 14 year old kids "racing" through the town squares on mopeds with incredibly loud expansion chambers.  Oh la la.

They still  do

I quite often come across heaps like this whizzing along at improbable speeds.

Mostly its all four stroke slowpeds now

[Jerzy Woking]

58 minutes ago, Bag'O'Spanners said:

I've not seen one like it, though it doesn't mean a lot. I just really like the look of the thing. Being honest, there isn't a lot I don't like. Not ready for a HD yet though......

I had a fully faired RS100 some years ago which I bought for £200. It was just nasty. Carbs were shockingly bad, and leaked like fountains. Not my cup of tea flat twins, although the R1250RS I had at work was comfy all day and the quick shifter (up and down) kept me entertained.

If you should ever get decide to scratch the itch of a Harley, do not get one that has been tuned to double the horsepower, but has standard brakes and suspension set up. Just don't.

[strangeangel]

I've freed off the ignition switch on the Tula, only to find knackered wiring to the coil and while fixing this, the condenser fell to bits. Ho hum. Now trying to date it for registering with DVLA, but that's not easy when the Soviet factories never released production records, There's more in my thread if you're in any way interested.

 

[LostnotFound]

Had an essential ride earlier, dropping some bits off to my parents that they  needed but didn't get from their prized tesco slot and picking up some bits they had that puts off seeing the inside of a supermarket for a few more days.

Ok so now I've covered myself.

That was brilliant fun, living in the South East means riding fast A roads with nothing in front or behind in the light is something I can't remember ever doing. It left me grinning in a way that the current fun police curtain twitchers would have had a heart attack about.

Obviously every other car on the road had yellow and blue stickers, and no speed limits were harmed, but we will never see the like of this again, by the next pandemic we'll all be stuck on electric rubbish that sends automatic tickets to your address. I wouldn't go out for just a ride at this time, but presuming I have a journey that needs taking, and can prove it should I get a tug I can't imagine using four rather than two wheels at the moment. 

 

[Jerzy Woking]

I have to go out tomorrow to get stuff my village store just doesnt have. Just a few bits, so that means I can take the Guzzi with its panniers, as the things I need will fit in those easliy.