My 1979 MZ TS250 Project
- Thread starter BBSparky
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Sorry guys, been away for a while as bought a new house. Have now got back onto the build so heres a bit of an update.
Undertray tacked in place. Just need to drill the holes for the LED's and it can go off to powdercoat. Then i can start to put it back together and figure out a paint scheme.
Well the frame/swingarm is now with the powder coater. Should be getting it back next week in a nice coat of gloss black. Been making the most of a little free time while its away and given the wheels a little freshen up,
still need to give the rims another polish but they are getting there. Also thought i would make use of some of the carbon style wrap i had left over from an old project. Its my first attempt at wrapping and its not as easy as it looks! Luckliy i still have enough left to redo this one and the other side so i can have another go. The right hand side is covered by the rubber knee pads which slot into all those bumps and the original MZ logo goes in the indent.
Finally decided that the tank, headlight and seat unit will be going a metallic dark grey. Think it will look quite tidy once its done. Just trying to decide if i give the paint job a go myself or save up some pennies and get the professionals to do it. Guess i am best getting a quote
Well got the other panel done so just waiting for bits to come back now.
and how they will look when back together
Well, finally got the frame and swing arm back from the powder coaters, has been nearly 6 weeks but have to say that they did a nice job. Probably better than it was when it left the factory 30 odd years ago. Were moving next weekend so bike will be moving to the new house in boxes but once there it will have a nicely fitted out garage to be rebuilt in over winter.
oh and pics ( excuse the quality as they were taken on my phone )
moved into the new place and got the garage almost set up. Need to take a trip up to MachineMart and pick up a few bits including a parts washer and possibly a compressor.
So i started to put it back together. Wont be able to put the engine back in yet as it needs more cleaning ( hence parts washer ) but its starting to come back to life.
Did a little bit more assembly and decided to wheel her out into the daylight for a couple of pics. Tank, light and light mounts are getting colour shortly as im just waiting for a call back to confirm prices. Still keep getting a little gremlin in the back of my mind telling me to do something lairy with the paint but we shall see. Got my home made rear light fitted, not 100% with it yet but it does blend in quite well. Also need to redo my seat pan as i made a bit of an engineering error as it was a tight fit before but now after a nice thick layer of powder coat its a no fit. :roll:
Having bad thoughts about changing the seat unit to a honda rs 125 style one like the MZ racers use. As much as this one fits with the cafe style its not that comfy and i dont have any where near the skills required to fabricate my own. Ive also started to toy with the idea of using this on tracks rather than the road ( would keep swmbo happy! ) so going to ditch headlight in favour of a number board and anything that isnt necessary for track use but want to keep anything that is required for a daylight MOT ( thinking at least then i can test any set up changes on the road prior to going to the track ).
Well, ordered the new seat and it arrived on friday afternoon... :shock:
Made a start at fitting it over the weekend but needs a bit more fettling to get it to sit how i want and need to trim the front to fit the lines of the bike a bit more but im happier with it and its certainly more comfortable.
Main reason for changing the seat was to make it more comfortable for track use. Would still be able to put the other one back on if i felt like is as the fixing points are still there
Well a bit more progress. ordered the clip ons and front plate and they turned up pretty quick! also got some new levers on the way.
Then made a start on the paint work. Decided to paint the tank and seat the same colour as my car which will be towing the bike to any track days i want to do. Pictures show the paint to be a lot brighter than it actually is but still have a few more coats to go yet and then the clear.
Oh and this is the tow car that inspired the colour ;-)
Well managed to get the top coat on at lunchtime. The proper Audi paint has added the metallic sparkle that the halfords paint just didnt have. Its not a perfect paint job but i think its perfectly acceptable for a predominantly track oriented bike. Have enough clear for 1 coat but will need to get some more as was thinking it would need 3-4 coats.
My new levers also turned up so i can get all the front end back together now too
Did a bit of a mock up. Its getting there...
Well thats pretty much up to date. Just ordering the brackets to fit my front plate and the decals to go on it. Still have the wiring to do and a load of other little jobs but its starting to look like a bike again! YAY!!!!
Undertray tacked in place. Just need to drill the holes for the LED's and it can go off to powdercoat. Then i can start to put it back together and figure out a paint scheme.
Well the frame/swingarm is now with the powder coater. Should be getting it back next week in a nice coat of gloss black. Been making the most of a little free time while its away and given the wheels a little freshen up,
still need to give the rims another polish but they are getting there. Also thought i would make use of some of the carbon style wrap i had left over from an old project. Its my first attempt at wrapping and its not as easy as it looks! Luckliy i still have enough left to redo this one and the other side so i can have another go. The right hand side is covered by the rubber knee pads which slot into all those bumps and the original MZ logo goes in the indent.
Finally decided that the tank, headlight and seat unit will be going a metallic dark grey. Think it will look quite tidy once its done. Just trying to decide if i give the paint job a go myself or save up some pennies and get the professionals to do it. Guess i am best getting a quote
Well got the other panel done so just waiting for bits to come back now.
and how they will look when back together
Well, finally got the frame and swing arm back from the powder coaters, has been nearly 6 weeks but have to say that they did a nice job. Probably better than it was when it left the factory 30 odd years ago. Were moving next weekend so bike will be moving to the new house in boxes but once there it will have a nicely fitted out garage to be rebuilt in over winter.
oh and pics ( excuse the quality as they were taken on my phone )
moved into the new place and got the garage almost set up. Need to take a trip up to MachineMart and pick up a few bits including a parts washer and possibly a compressor.
So i started to put it back together. Wont be able to put the engine back in yet as it needs more cleaning ( hence parts washer ) but its starting to come back to life.
Did a little bit more assembly and decided to wheel her out into the daylight for a couple of pics. Tank, light and light mounts are getting colour shortly as im just waiting for a call back to confirm prices. Still keep getting a little gremlin in the back of my mind telling me to do something lairy with the paint but we shall see. Got my home made rear light fitted, not 100% with it yet but it does blend in quite well. Also need to redo my seat pan as i made a bit of an engineering error as it was a tight fit before but now after a nice thick layer of powder coat its a no fit. :roll:
Having bad thoughts about changing the seat unit to a honda rs 125 style one like the MZ racers use. As much as this one fits with the cafe style its not that comfy and i dont have any where near the skills required to fabricate my own. Ive also started to toy with the idea of using this on tracks rather than the road ( would keep swmbo happy! ) so going to ditch headlight in favour of a number board and anything that isnt necessary for track use but want to keep anything that is required for a daylight MOT ( thinking at least then i can test any set up changes on the road prior to going to the track ).
Well, ordered the new seat and it arrived on friday afternoon... :shock:
Made a start at fitting it over the weekend but needs a bit more fettling to get it to sit how i want and need to trim the front to fit the lines of the bike a bit more but im happier with it and its certainly more comfortable.
Main reason for changing the seat was to make it more comfortable for track use. Would still be able to put the other one back on if i felt like is as the fixing points are still there
Well a bit more progress. ordered the clip ons and front plate and they turned up pretty quick! also got some new levers on the way.
Then made a start on the paint work. Decided to paint the tank and seat the same colour as my car which will be towing the bike to any track days i want to do. Pictures show the paint to be a lot brighter than it actually is but still have a few more coats to go yet and then the clear.
Oh and this is the tow car that inspired the colour ;-)
Well managed to get the top coat on at lunchtime. The proper Audi paint has added the metallic sparkle that the halfords paint just didnt have. Its not a perfect paint job but i think its perfectly acceptable for a predominantly track oriented bike. Have enough clear for 1 coat but will need to get some more as was thinking it would need 3-4 coats.
My new levers also turned up so i can get all the front end back together now too
Did a bit of a mock up. Its getting there...
Well thats pretty much up to date. Just ordering the brackets to fit my front plate and the decals to go on it. Still have the wiring to do and a load of other little jobs but its starting to look like a bike again! YAY!!!!
Hi mate, clip ons were from silverbackmanufacturing and levers were from dirthut both on ebay. TO be honest the old seat wasnt great quality. When you saw it in the flesh the shape wasnt symetrical which always bugged me. Honda seat also gives me more space under the seat to hide everything and is definately more comfortable
come more pics, just really the wiring to do now
come more pics, just really the wiring to do now
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crazy as a fox
The resurrection of another old stroker is always good news!
Good job BBSparky.
Crazy
Good job BBSparky.
Crazy
