10th Jun 2013, 18:36
I cannot agree more. Rather than speed, cheap, comfortable, good old sound and reliability are what I appreciate in a machine these days.
5th Jun 2026, 09:30
I bought my ETZ250 after it sat for a long time in a shed with seized rings.
It got a good clean and going over as well as a reborn, I installed a new Mikuni carb and a Gusi electronic ignition and made sure everything worked as it should.
Now starts with max two kicks and idles nicely. My daily runaround bike, handles beautifully as well. My wife thinks the cylinder and barrel looks like a Cold War era Russian apartment block!
23rd May 2012, 13:31
I used to own an ETZ250 years ago, and thought it an excellent bike for the money... 21bhp out of a single cylinder 250cc isn't bad!
You had to keep the revs above 3,000 if you wanted to pull away; changing down being all that was needed. It had a top speed of around 90mph, and would cruise all day at 70mph.
I found it could accelerate faster than most Japanese 250's of that era (about 10 years ago).
I would recommend one to anyone... The later 251 had a small rear wheel, but the 250 with 18" front and rear handled better.