MZ_125_SX PURCHASE...

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MZ_125_SX PURCHASE...

Postby trystanjones_125sx » Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:00 am

Hi everyone, new to the forum and to motorbikes.
I will be doing my CBT soon, and am in the process of purchasing a 02plate 125 SX, and i was wondering if there's anything i should look out for...
DETAILS;
Completely Standard, as factory.
2002 model.
270 miles/kilometres on the odometer.
Still original tyres.
Hasn't been run for the last six years, apart from occasional start up.
Has been kept in a dry shed.
No rust on forks.
Seller is putting in a new battery and getting it MOT'd for me.
I know the seller, he's now in his early 70's and is happy that the bike is going to someone he knows...

QUESTIONS;
Is the odometer in Kilometres or miles?
Everything i've read about the bikes (apart from german forums) seems posotive, and i'd just like some input from owners, with regards to what i should be looking for...

Couple of photos attached...

Thank you in advance to you all for the replies, and if all goes well, i'm looking forward to being an MZ owner and joining your forums.
Thanks again.
Trystan.
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Re: MZ_125_SX PURCHASE...

Postby DAVID THOMPSON » Mon Nov 03, 2014 12:57 pm

change the oil soon starter sprag clutch loves fresh oil

if in the usa www.pure-gas.org for good fuel it costs a bit more but bike will run better on it..

and you may not suffer the expanding gas tank problem
and it will be easier to start if it sets for a few days or weeks the gas with ethanol gets stale very fast
and the bike will be hard to start

if you take a long hard run and the oil light flickers change the oil before you change the pressure switch
idle or tickover is 1800 to 1900 rpm/udm
dave
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