1974 Other Makes MZ TS 250

For sale an extremely rare MZ TS 250, or Motorradwerk Zschopau is the full name. With origins in Zschopau, East Germany, the 1974 MZ TS250 motorcycle was about what you would expect from the former Soviet Bloc territory. Looking at this street machine, its easy to see that the MZ had any racing blood in its veins. I just washed it before taking the photos, so the odd look to the paint in the main photos is just water. It's a 1974 with only 1,759 original miles. It was shipped to the U.S. from Germany about seven years ago and has hardly been ridden since. I haven't started it in about five years, but it was running back in the day, needs a new battery and a tuneup. Powered by a simple 250-cc two-stroke single, the1974 MZ TS250, the original factory toolkit pictured was advertised as all the tools you will need to rebuild the engine, its that simple! But the engine is fine on this vintage beauty! These factor toolkits are extremely rare. Not only were MZs popular, they were accomplished in several arenas of racing, including trials and road circuits. Mike Hailwood rode a factory MZ race bike before his stint with Ducati. Though silver paint substitutes for chrome plating on the fenders, the bulbous fuel tank is dressed to kill with its chrome side panels. Chrome plating is also found on the large headlight nacelle. Suspended with common underpinnings and slowed with nothing more than drum brakes, the 1974 MZ TS250 motorcycle is a basic mount, but in the mid 1970s, it dutifully filled its homeland's need for simple transportation. This is truly a one of a kind bike and a real head turner!!