doing ok from the wreck it been over a year   back to work and riding
bought a 2004 vw new beetle turbo diesel and a  1997 mz 660 traveller bike
so that it and busy driving bus and cleaning up the mess from the 6 months i could do very little
ar dave wd8cyv

hello all had a wreck on my bike dec 04 2007 and am in recovery mode till at least feb 15 2008 lost my spleen and in hospital 9 days will be posting more items soon ar dave

this is for my super thin homemade pizza following makes 2
on a baking sheet place a tortilla shell oiled both sides with olive oil ..on 2nd baking sheet so same
cover both with Hunt's tomatoes sauce(8ox (227g) can makes 2 and hormel turkey pepperoni
cover both with pizza cheese and bake 10 to 12 min in a 400deg F oven
it is good picture of one i made today if i can get it attached

IF YOU ARE IN THE USA THIS IS ADDRESSED TO YOU

The sale of an MZ or any bike at this time in the USA is a problem

 Don’t expect to get a lot of money out of it.

The best thing to do is keep it and ride it Or just give it to a friend or relative in need of a daily driver

And move on..

 if you need to sell ...advertise  Post it on www.cycletrader.. post it on Craig’s list in your area Post it on the post board at local dealers And hang in there

please don’t parts it out unless it is wrecked OR not complete

The real way to get your money out of it is use it not sell it

The sell problem is best summed up this way Gary k has a mz tour for sale I would love to have one Problem money my pay last year $22,000 down $3,000 from 2 years Ago (60%cut in extra school bus runs) and still paying bills from last years HEART ATTACK And every thing I buy up by at least 15% in the last 3 years

Yes you’re having trouble selling your toys

The people that make 3 times what I do can not afford them either

 Ar Dave

 (Steps down off the SOAP BOX)

PS give the economy a real boost keep the old bikes and make more dealers Go belly up.. most often the best one in town dies first leaving us to deal with ID 10 T errors

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Dave 2002 MZ RT125 WV USA +95 Saxon Tour "I like the road less traveled if it's PAVED!."

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SO IT WILL DISPLAY BETTER HERE

poster of mz 125cc info

right click on title and save target as to copy to your computer

mz 125 poster.bmp left click on below picture to preview to see it well you need to download it and use MS Paint print it from paint for a wall poster for work shop

3 MZ RT125 BATTERY INFO

I went shopping at the Interstate Batteries dealer here

THE ORIGNAL BATTERY IS NOT VERY GOOD THERE IS NO MZ LISTING IN THERE BOOKS

this applys to the RT125

YB9L-A2 IS A DROP IN (

YB10L-A2 IS EASER TO FIND BUT YOU WOULD HALF TO REMOVE ABOUT

1/8 INCH FROM THE PLASTIC SIDE COVER AT THE BOTTOM AND ALSO 2 LITTLE KNOCHES

SO IT WON'T CUT THE RUBBER HOLD DOWN STRAP AND THE COVER SNAPS BACK ON OK

THE RUBBER STRAP THAT HOLDS BATTERY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO FIT INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN

THE BATTERY LUG AND CASE AS IT IS STREACHED TO FAR IF THIS IS NOT DONE

ALSO THE BOTTOM OF BATTERY NEEDS A BLACK COVER OR IT LOOKS BAD I USED THE

BLACK COVER OFF THE OLD BATTERY HEAT IT WITH A HAIR DRYER TO PEAL IT OFF

type           ah       length       width       height        L    W     H            weight         cca

YB9L-A2      9       5-5/16         3           5-9/16     138   77  141             5.3            124

YB10L-A2   11       5-5/16      3-9/16      5-3/4       136    91 146            7.0             160

i have NOW change to a sealed gel cell from a booster pack i had ..it does not fit very well

and is on its side with a longer set of big wires and some more mods to side cover

it has started the bike at 15deg F 

the gell cell is 15ah bike starts much better 

starter relay died see below notes

below are notes on some of the problems if they dont help ask at wd8cyv@yahoo.com

 

hello

here are some  problems i have had
with my bike

under the seat at the right front is the starter relay
where the 2 big wires hook to it attach a switch when you turn on the
switch bike should start if it does starter relay is bad

yamaha relay part number 4KD-81940-00
is a direct replacement
unhook battery when change it 

if the starter runs but engine does not turn over it is a clutch inside the motor on the starter if that is the problem i can send details of how to change it also ...read warning below about broken part

READ BELOW for more info

its a nice bike and will run good for you once we get the common problems worked out
here is my notes from last year and the year before
MZ STARTER RELAY JULY 13 2003 4914 MILES hello all 125 owners rt sm sx fun-x my rt 125 did not start on sunday morning at the BMWOA rally IN CHARLESTON WV sounded like battery was low i jumped the starter relay at the big power wires under the seat and it started right up i then hooked up a wire where i could start it with out taking the seat off and road it home 95 MILES AND STARTED IT THAT WAY FOR 2 DAYS WHILE I CHECKED THINGS OUT BATTERY OK CHARGEING OK THEN WENT TO THE LOCAL AFTERMARKET PART SHOP IN MY HOME TOWN i replaced the starter relay with a yamaha relay part number 4KD-81940-00 IT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE ORIGINIAL PART AND THE STARTING PROBLEM WENT AWAY THE RELAY WAS KICKING IN OK BUT WOULD NOT DELIVER THE CURRENT NEEDED TO MAKE THE STARTER MOTOR ROLL THE MOTOR DIRTY CONTACTS IN RELAY STARTER RELAYS ON LAWN MOWERS DO THE SAME THING BUT THEY CAN BE DRILLED APART AND CLEANED AR

BROKEN PART WARNING

aug 26 2002 update nov 11 2002 at bottom
THE RT 125 I HAVE MADE A LOUD POPING SOUND COMING
OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT AT MY HOME
AND THE MOTOR DIED

I TRIED TO START IT AND THE STARTER SPINS LIKE THE WIND
THERE IS A FREEWHEEL CLUTCH BETWEEN THE STARTER
AND THE BALANCE SHAFT TO START THE MOTOR
THE FREEWHEEL IS A SPECIAL UNIT A CLUTCH
TO DISCONNECT THE STARTER WHEN THE MOTOR STARTS
IT BROKE BUT THE BIKE CAN BE BUMP STARTED
BUT THIS SHOULD NOT BE DONE
BECAUSE IF THE FREEWHEEL IS BOUND UP YOU CAN CAUSE
MORE DAMAGE
IF YOU REMOVE THIS PART THEN YOU CAN PUT IT BACK TOGETHER
AND RIDE IT HOME BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO BUMP START THE BIKE
THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED UNLESS YOUR STRANDED
AND DESPRATE AS YOU WILL NEED SPEICAL TOOLS AND A AIR IMPACT AND IS
BEST DONE AT HOME OR IN THE SHOP
ALSO THE SHOP MANUAL HAS WARNINGS AND SHOULD BE READ BEFORE
WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM

THE WARNING IS THAT IF THIS HAPPENS YOU SHOULD NOT
RUN THE MOTOR UNTIL THIS PART HAS BEEN REMOVED
AND A NEW OIL FILTER AND OIL PUT IN THE BIKE
SO THAT THE GROUND UP PIECES ARE REMOVED FROM THE MOTOR
DON'T CAUSE MORE DAMAGE THAN IS ALREADY DONE…

update problem fixed but i think part of it may have been the wrong
oil i now use yamaha oil for 4cycle bike motors with wet clutches
and the bike seems to run much better on this oil

i now use shell rotella T 15w-40 (dec 2004)

pictures of how to change this part can be sent on request
it is not hard
i will be doing the inside clutch adjustments to mine soon
and planed to make pictures of how to do it ...so i will also do pictures
of how to do the starter clutch

good luck dave rt125 in usa

_IF YOU ARE HAVING THE STARTER FREEWHEEL PROBLEM WE NEED TO TALK ON THE PHONE E MAIL ME FOR IMPORTANT INFO ON THIS PROBLEM just replacing the part is not all of the fix  
Dave 2002 MZ RT125 in WV USA
plus 1995 Saxon Tour (rotax motor)500cc

wd8cyv@yahoo.com