Thinking of selling the old girl...

[Lpo90]

Haven't really used the bike much recently (etz 250) so went for a little ride this morning to blow the cobwebs off, still undecided what to do it. Seems a waste just sitting in the garage hardly being used, Do any other of you mz owners have this feeling sometimes?

[DAVID THOMPSON]

thats toooo nice to not ride....and selling it means ..if you decide you need one later
it will be hard to find one and and the money will be more than this one sold for

my vote is keep it and find an excuse to ride it more
Dave

[Lpo90]

Was nice weather today so thought if go for another ride. Made he mistake of selling my c90 a few years ago, 2 years later I really wanted another. Took ages to find a good example that was not to far away but had to pay a lot more then I sold my old one for. Think I may book the mz into a garage for a good service. Anyway had a great ride out to the coast this morning, 73 miles and the bike went fine, think it seemed to smoke a bit more on the long faster stretches but sure that's normal isn't it?

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[arry_b]

We all do it.

I've just bought back a Saxon 301 that I sold a few years ago. Went away MOT'd and taxed, came back with neither plus an oil leak, worn out brakes, duff electrics and rust around the stand mount. My last ETZ250 I owned twice, I sold it as an MOT'd and taxed runner having ridden it to Emmenrausch in 2009, it came back in boxes with some bits missing in 2013. Now it's gone to Lancashire, so I probably won't own that one again.

My first 251 went away out of MOT and needing tyres and came back six months later with an extra 100 miles on the clock, new tyres and a new MOT. Some you win, some you lose.

I get as much pleasure fixing them up as much as I enjoy riding them to be honest, so enjoy getting them back on the road and passing them on. So long as I don't lose a stack of cash on the deal, I look upon it as a hobby and as hobbies go, it doesn't cost a lot.

Have I ever really regretted selling one? No.
Are there any I should have really kept? Yes.