ETZ 250 owner . . . . again

[DAVID THOMPSON]

from there USA web site
dave

· Premium mineral based gear oil.
· Developed for use in 2-stroke road and off-road transmissions.
· Can be used in all wet clutch systems including Slipper and Rekluse types.
· Meets API-GL3 and GL4 requirements.
· SAE rating - Gearbox 75W-80.
· SAE rating - Engine 10W-40.

[Guesi]

O.k.
Then it should be no problem to use it...

[Eric Frith]

I use it in my ETZ125 and it's perfect.

[Lone-Wolf]

Wotcha.

The bike did it's first "shakedown" run today. A 50 mile round trip. Only minor niggles to sort.

1. - The petrol tank is very dirty inside, or should I say "Was very dirty" - removed it and gave it a good clean. No more blocked fuel outlets, I hope.

2. - The gear lever needed moving down by about 1½" - now done.

3. - The clutch seems to be freeing off nicely now, but neutral is still tricky to find from a stand still - I'll chase some of this Silkolene Light Gear Oil and see what happens.



Here we are on a rather chilly January day, down by the river Trent at KIng's Bromley.

[DAVID THOMPSON]

Had a Yamaha YM1 years ago neutral was hard to find ...if not hard to find neutral it slipped at high speed...
when sorted out the lever was not pulling the clutch cable a full stroke before it hit the hand grip
i bent the lever just a bit for more PULL Distance and the problem went away
Dave

[CharlieCeng]

I saw your gear change mods on the Bantam site LW. Impressive!

[Lone-Wolf]

I saw your gear change mods on the Bantam site LW. Impressive!

Wotcha.

These two stroke owners get everywhere

[Lone-Wolf]

Wotcha.

Now that the petrol tank has been cleaned out for the second time ( that'll teach me to do it properly to start with ) the MZ seems to be running fine. The right foot shift is working excellently and the neutral is getting easier to find - possibly due to me using this 'ere Silkolene Light Gear oil . . . . . . . even the lights work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVyeyWhnwcY

[Lone-Wolf]

Wotcha.

Me and my big mouth

I said "Even the lights work" - - - - - that should say "Even the lights worked"

Had to go and buy a new headlight bulb today - will the expense never end

[DAVID THOMPSON]

"will the expense never end"
its worse when you have several hobby's
i just spent almost 100 usd$ on a DDS vfo kit to repair one of my old radios
dave

[Andy_C]

Hi there - are you the same lone wolf that posts on the Hitchcocks forum ?

I used to post there quite often when I had my Bullet 612 - long gone now.

I recently bought an ETZ 301 - has exactly the same leak as yours - now I knwo how to fix it !!

Cheers.

[Lone-Wolf]

Wotcha.

Yep - same one as on the Enfield forum . . . . still got my 570cc bullet. . . . have not laid a spanner on it in anger since 2007
ENFIELD BULLET

[DAVID THOMPSON]

after reading about your bullet i know why in 2002 i bought an MZ rt 125 from the r/e dealer
in erie pa. usa


but i learned years ago with a Triumph tiger cub 1956 model
fifty years later there is a little space in my brain that screams "NO MORE ENGLISH BIKES"
dave

[Lone-Wolf]

Wotcha.

Took the bike out for a 200 mile plus "shakedown" run.
Ended up having dinner at Abergavenny - taking the scenic route over the Gospel Pass.
Went into "speed crazed loon" mode on the way back - not quite sure how fast I went 'cos I ran out of digits on the clock

The bike did everything I asked of it, and still gave me around 60 mpg.

[Tony the Skin]

Great stuff. Really good to see you having a good time on it.