Pre-mix

When was the last time you filled up a two-stroke that runs on pre-mix?

Me, ten minutes ago, when I refuelled The Mighty TS150. Took me right
back, that did.

A while back I bought a big can of synthetic two-stroke (for injector
and pre-mix) off Timo. It was originally intended for the GT380, but I
never kept that long enough to use the stuff. I don't think the MZ has
ever experienced anything so luxurious in its life.

Quoth The Doctor:

"Why did you buy that thing? It's horrible."

Me (defensive): "Well, the downpipe's rusty but the rest of it's OK. and
it goes very well. Even the brakes are pretty good."

"Yes, but it's still horrible...."

"I like it. And it was very cheap."

"How cheap is very cheap?"

"160 quid."

<fx: eyes widen in surprise> "Oh, all right then."

I think that's the sort of exchange that has justified MZ purchases
since the 1960s.

 

Me. The last time I owned a pre-mix MZ. In the old days. This is
not something you should be excited about, you know .

 

The Older Gentleman was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Came in handy then...

Hard to see where the common sense has taken up residence in your
family then . BTW, wasn't she after something small & cheap to ride
to the hospital to save the 400/4?

<ducks>

 

It really ain't that bad. It's in good nick, and while the engine is a
bit primitive and the brakes just as basic (better than my old CD175,
though) it is fun in a "counter-culture don't give a stuff" sort of way.

And the thing about MZs is that they always handled really, really well
- even Sniper, who rode it this afternoon, commented on that.

 

I want one of those plunger-squirty-goop-dispenser-thingies they used to
have at garages. You know - looked like a fire extinguisher, but was
full of 2-stroke. I never forgot the oil when there was one of those on
the forecourt - much better than cans of the stuff.

Regards,

Simonm.

 

SpamTrapSeeSig said:

They rarely contained 2T oil - the garage I worked in used to fill it
with the cheapest oil in stock - usually SAE30 engine oil.

 

Last Wednesday. Took the 'crosser out to play.

 

Couple of weeks ago, the British Seagull outboard motor of me dad's.

 

About once a week for my 1964 Raleigh Runabout.
About once a month (average) on the Chainsaw and Strimmer.
A couple of times a year for the outboard engines, (Yamaha and Seagull.)

Can't think of anything else at the moment.

BTW anyone know a good cheap source of Castrol 'R' Two Stroke oil, I just
love the smell?

Steve.

 

Ah!! Bisto!!!

Do they do a two stroke R? The normal stuff doesn't mix very well with
petrol (BT,DT) though I am told that a dash of acetone helps.

"......
And mucking up a perfectly good engine
Just to get the golden glory of the Smell
........" (W. H. Charnock, Down in the Sumps, 1951)

Ron Robinson

 

7zero4 said:

Feck off... I'm not old... But Newhaven Marina used to have a premix
pump - more for the outboard motor market than us bikey chaps. I used
it once or twice, but they were a bit dear - about 78p a gallon compared
to 70p everywhere else. They also sold 5* still in 1980 (it had
disappeared elsewhere about 5 years earlier) as I used to put it in my
Triumph Spitfire to stop the bugger pinking.

 

Mike Fleming said:

I had an older one of them... Ran on about 16:1 mix - hardly seemed
worthwhile adding the shot of petrol to the oil.