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1989 MZ Simson

skoda_norman Global Moderator Posts: 8,449	1989 MZ Simson skoda_norman @skodanorman
	Apr 25, 2006 21:56:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	here's my daily! not a car, but it is a 'ride'! ;D being only 16, they only allow me 50cc's though....but i thought, you've gotta keep old commie motors on the road and you don't want a scooter....result? bless my little L plates and a bit of a scimitar here Anything above 40mph is wishful thinking! oh, and since taking that photo i've done another 7 miles. its great fun, 4 speed, acelerates quickly enough, then runs out of steam...ah well, does for around town. we bought it in december off ebay for £180. collected it from lancashire...then waited for me to get my CBT, which took us into feb...booked it in for an MOT and it broke down on the way. ordered a new carb and bits from germany and it broke down on the way to the test station again...an adjustment to the float in the carb and it now runs fine...MOT'd for a year and everything. yeah, so thats it...i love it, and the seats really comfy


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Bioshock Posted a lot It aint hip to be square. Posts: 1,861	1989 MZ Simson Bioshock @dazmax
	Apr 26, 2006 0:51:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	thats the first mz i've seen for years,i thought they had gone the way of most skodas (joke!) i cant believe the nick its in. by the way what are you trying to hide by blanking out the plate....................
	Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win

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qwerty Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,420 Club RR Member Number: 52	1989 MZ Simson qwerty @qwerty Club Retro Rides Member 52
	Apr 26, 2006 14:26:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Looks quality. I'm considering buying a Yamaha YB100 as a play thing. I love the old Low cc bikes. They look so cool.
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ScotsDave Part of things Posts: 631	1989 MZ Simson ScotsDave @scotsdave
	Apr 26, 2006 17:26:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Like Dazmax says I haven't seen a Simson for years either. IIRC at one time you could buy them out of the Littlewoods catalogue Love the "kerb-view" mirror and the stoppie-tastic drum brake


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skoda_norman Global Moderator Posts: 8,449	1989 MZ Simson skoda_norman @skodanorman
	Apr 26, 2006 17:48:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	lol yeah, i've sorted the mirror out now! the drum brakes are ok, havent had to do much heavy braking yet. i blocked the plates because you can never be too careful on a public forum.


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hairnet Probably posted too much I AMUSE YOU.....? Posts: 11,000	1989 MZ Simson hairnet @83golf
	Apr 26, 2006 19:42:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	mine ;D theres a mz baghira in a local shop for 2995 off road traillie thing oh yes pass test buy bigger bike ;D it was tomos mopeds that were sold in catalogues ;D made in yugoslavia and disappeared with yugo when the war happened
	2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)

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ScotsDave Part of things Posts: 631	1989 MZ Simson ScotsDave @scotsdave
	Apr 26, 2006 20:25:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Tomos another name from the dim and distant My Hornet.........


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Neil Posted a lot Posts: 2,485	1989 MZ Simson Neil @500tops
	Apr 26, 2006 20:50:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	My 1999 Jincheng M50 Monkey bike, Honda copy owned from new, started out as a 50cc, bored up to a 72cc. After 13,000 hard miles the old lump gave up the ghost, so was replaced with a 110cc with a 4 speed box, does between 55-60 mph


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Neil Posted a lot Posts: 2,485	1989 MZ Simson Neil @500tops
	Apr 26, 2006 20:52:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cool Simson by the way vrskodanorman! ;D


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richardjn Part of things Posts: 589	1989 MZ Simson richardjn @richardjn
	Apr 26, 2006 21:48:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	christ your brave rob having that thing at school; what do ya mates think? my mates took the curse word out of my aprilia rs50 by the way get a front l plate... the police are sh1t hot at stopping people and it is 3 points!! good bike by the way!! Rich
	1974 Fiat 130 Coupe 1987 Saab 900 turbo 1988 Mercedes 300ce coupe 1988 Skoda Classic Trials Car 1988 Skoda road rally rapid 1990 Saab 9000 Carlsson

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skoda_norman Global Moderator Posts: 8,449	1989 MZ Simson skoda_norman @skodanorman
	Apr 27, 2006 6:29:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	there is one on the front, attached to the right hand front fork. most people gave me funny looks but i don't care because : A / its cool B / its quicker and more convinent than walking / getting a bus C / the fact that no one likes it means they are less likely to steal it.


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arthurbrown Guest	1989 MZ Simsonarthurbrown @GUEST
	Apr 27, 2006 14:18:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Good stuff! I have not-very-fond memories of a Kawasaki AR50 from my youth. What a machine!!


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racer86 Posted a lot '72 BMW 2002 / '72 Alpine A110 Gordini Posts: 2,184	1989 MZ Simson racer86 @racer86
	Apr 27, 2006 18:13:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That is achingly cool, i love it! i never got to do the 50cc bike thing, id love a bike, one day when i have some money ill get a licence.
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skoda_norman Global Moderator Posts: 8,449	1989 MZ Simson skoda_norman @skodanorman
	Apr 27, 2006 18:22:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	50c's is fine if you just wanna ride around town and not venture above 35mph, but for anything else i'd look at a proper bike


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Jenn Part of things Posts: 929	1989 MZ Simson Jenn @jeminid
	Apr 27, 2006 23:17:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Rob that is the bees!! ( And will make you appreciate your Rapid all the more once you're driving come December.) 'oh, and since taking that photo i've done another 7 miles.' Haha wish that was all i did! I'm thinking you're going to be a photographer my dear, you're getting arty; more pics of the Scim too please.


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Bioshock Posted a lot It aint hip to be square. Posts: 1,861	1989 MZ Simson Bioshock @dazmax
	Apr 28, 2006 3:18:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	i remember a mate being promised a bike for his sixteenth birthday,at the time we all had RD 50s,i had a fs1e with a micron (way cool!) and the AR50 had just hit the shops,christ i'm old,anyway you can imagine his horror when his dad presentsd him with a brand new tomos from woolies! he never did join the moped gang.....!
	Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win

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skoda_norman Global Moderator Posts: 8,449	1989 MZ Simson skoda_norman @skodanorman
	May 25, 2006 7:14:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	some more pics. The bike was going very well and i was using it everyday and doing nearly 10miles a-day on average! then, 2 fridays ago we had a torential down pour and on the way home from school the bike cut out several times and wouldnt start after it had cut out for quite a while. that evening we checked the gap in the flywheel magneto between the contacts. adjusted that, and off i went again. the next day it ran fine...and i'd been out late and was coming home nad had the best 10minutes on that bike ever ;d however, on the sunday i took it out and it was going fine and it suddenly started mis-firing. i nursed it home at 20miles an hour. since then, it has been in and out of the garage as we tried all sorts to fix it. took the carb apart and cleaned that out. drained the petrol thank. checked the connects onto the coil (the coil was new so we didnt need to worry about), checked the switch in the ignition system. eventually, yesterday, we found the problem. the condensor had died. so, got a new one now and the bike is running perfectly. i'm going out to wash it in a minute because tomorrow we are putting it on the trailer with my dad's 1935 Panther and taking them upto Scotland. We are leaving the car and trailer and Addrossan and taking the bikes across on the ferry to Aron. riding round Aron, then back onto the mainland on the other side before riding down to Cambletown where we are staying in a wooden cabin with the rest of the family. staying there for a couple of days, and then coming home by the same route and going to a Panther Owners Club rally on the way back. I can't wait - i just hope the bike works fine. ;D ;D pics will be a-plenty


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daverapid Part of things Posts: 687	1989 MZ Simson daverapid @daverapid
	May 25, 2006 19:11:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	8-)Sounds to me like a real cool holiday mate, have a great time.
	David McKinney TREASURER OF S.O.C.G.B. Click on the link below to join! SKODA OWNERS' CLUB G.B.

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skoda_norman Global Moderator Posts: 8,449	1989 MZ Simson skoda_norman @skodanorman
	Jun 12, 2006 11:20:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	well it was a lovely evening yesterday so i popped out to the cash point for my sister but decided to go along the sea front and get some pics of the bike at the same time. trying to be arty, i decided to leave the engine running and the light on, which was pretty stupid when i think about it coz the lights are powered mainly off the flywheel magneto so they arent really noticable unless the engine is revving. after a few photos i noticed the bike was smoking a bit, and i went to leave and was walking over to the bike and it just stopped running. tried to re-start it and it was having none of it. then looked at the fuel filter...FAR TOO much fuel in there. there was more fuel going into the carb than necessary and it had flooded. Rather than getting the plug spanner out and doing all that i just sat on the bike and watched the sun going down for about 15 minutes. tried to start it after that and it buzzed into life! ;D pics at that stage : it needs washing, but i think the mud makes it look much better... bless the little engine I then thought, 'oh, the sun is setting. great time to get some views over hartlepool.' so a quick race out of town and out into the country down my favorite little empty country roads. pics a plenty! I took quite a few more but thought i'd just post a selection. after that i went and got the money for my sister and went home after being out for an hour!


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daverapid Part of things Posts: 687	1989 MZ Simson daverapid @daverapid
	Jun 12, 2006 18:35:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	:)I don't have a motorcycle but a ride out in the Bugrat on a nice summers evening is strangely relaxing....any stress seems to drain away somehow. 8-)Cool pics BTW Rob.
	David McKinney TREASURER OF S.O.C.G.B. Click on the link below to join! SKODA OWNERS' CLUB G.B.

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