If you’re looking for something a bit different that won’t break the bank to buy or maintain, the MZ Skorpion offers something different for folks who don’t mind being on the receiving end of the occasional double-take, a 660cc sportbike with just one cylinder… Built from 1994 to 2004 and a very popular choice for…
Most attempts to resurrect a defunct or struggling brand start with high-performance, limited-edition hypersports machines that inevitably get compared to the GSX-R1000, and generally not in a good way. So it was interesting when a revitalized MZ chose not to compete directly with hypersports bikes from Ducati and Aprilia, instead creating a classy gentleman’s express…
While I love the idea of owning a 200hp Italian exotic, the realistic side of me recognizes the limitations that come with that purchase. It’d be like owning a great white shark as a pet: the “wow” factor when people come to visit is definitely there. It’s a beautiful animal, a stunning apex predator, and…
I say double take because this is one of those bikes that at first glance looks familiar and then as you get close always strikes me “what is that?!” A guy in town owns one and it turns up from time to time at the local bike meets. This conservative design is perhaps more cafe…
Real Men Don’t Need Fairings: 1995 MZ (MUZ) Scorpion And 1993 Suzuki Bandit 400 Here is a little treat for the crowd that has an aversion to plastic! You know, it may be a little mundane looking but I really could not find a bad thing written about the MZ (MUZ) Scorpion. Owners seem to…
MZ is an old German bike manufacturer that can trace its history back to 1906. They are noted as an East German manufacturer due to their location ad after WW2 of course they ended up in the east. The MZ name is actually an abbreviation for VEB Motorradwerk Zschopau and the company has had a successful…
More Relevant Than You Might Think: 0 Mile MZ1000S I know it doesn’t have the wow factor of a lot of the bikes we post but if you are a history buff you know some of the strokers we feature here owe their beginnings to the East German built MZ’s of the past. I’ll get to the history…