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Title: MZ Skorpion
Post by: guest2041 on June 26, 2016, 07:16:36 PM

My MZ Skorpion 660
(http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w481/RonB58/002_zpsy6lcrgws.jpg)

Title: Re: MZ Skorpion
Post by: steveD on June 26, 2016, 07:36:34 PM

Oh now that does look nice :D

Title: Re: MZ Skorpion
Post by: guest2041 on June 26, 2016, 07:49:17 PM

Ta Steve,
I had a lot to do to this one!

Ron

Title: Re: MZ Skorpion
Post by: timbo on June 26, 2016, 11:14:01 PM

Yep, another cracker Ron  :)

Title: Re: MZ Skorpion
Post by: CrazyFrog on June 27, 2016, 07:57:53 AM

Looks really great, and I love the straight bars, but why does it say Yamaha on the tank?  :o

Title: Re: MZ Skorpion
Post by: Moto63 on June 27, 2016, 08:11:34 AM

Morning Pete, I'm pretty sure the skorpion was based around the yam XT engine and running gear. Stand to be corrected on this as I'm defo not a skorpion expert. Maybe it's a nod to yam??  Ron?
Cheers, Michael

Title: Re: MZ Skorpion
Post by: CrazyFrog on June 27, 2016, 08:49:14 AM

Indeed Michael, quite right, though I suspect MZ would have focused on the fact that the engine is in fact a Minareli unit, made in Italy and used in all the XT660 Yam derivatives....

Title: Re: MZ Skorpion
Post by: Moto63 on June 27, 2016, 11:40:40 AM

Ah...there ya go ya see, you've educated me somewhat on the skorpion/XT. I never knew it was an Italian built engine. Like (I think it was timbo said) everyday is a school day. Thanks for enlightening me to the fact.    Cheers, Michael

Title: Re: MZ Skorpion
Post by: timbo on June 27, 2016, 12:00:58 PM

Me neither  :-\

Title: Re: MZ Skorpion
Post by: CrazyFrog on June 27, 2016, 12:05:20 PM

Yup, I'm full of useless knowledge me. If you asked me what I did last weekend though, I couldn't tell you.... ???

Title: Re: MZ Skorpion
Post by: guest2041 on June 27, 2016, 02:49:16 PM

Yep one of the reasons I went for the Skorpion is the Yamaha XTZ660 5 valve engine. Even from the factory the bike was a bitsa, Suzuki wheels, KTM switchgear on some models, and I put the Yamaha decals on it for the confusion factor!

Ron