So that's what it was for...

The plan has been a bit stalled today, for "domestic" reasons.

 

Shame... all this talk of side cars, got me thinking how I could put a
chair on my FZR250. After about 10 minutes of thought, I decided that it
would turn a sweet handling thing into an instrument of torture.

 

Let's put it this way: the tractor cost me less than the labour and parts to
have a sidecar professionally installed on the Drifter. And the tractor's
got reverse.

Get an old heap with a chair already fitted. Top speed, engine capacity and
17" wheels aren't factors you need to worry about.

 

Well thought, that man. Actually, I don't think that the MZ has any
advance-retard mechanism at all. I cant think of many points-ignition
strokers I've owned that have.

Lozzo?

 

Putting it that way, it makes a lot of sense.

True, taking a sweet handling bike, then making it handle like a pissed
jelly fish does seem like a bit of a waste. I've been thinking of
getting either a trike or an outfit for a while, just had more bikes
than money, so it's never happened.

 

The Older Gentleman says...

IIRC the RD200 had one with some kind of weighted mechanism that sat
outside of the dynastart, but I could be wrong. Other than that, can't
think of any.

 

I wonder why not? Also, I wonder if electronic ignition strokers had one
built-in or not.

 

Early MZ ES had advance bob weights - later ones didn't.

 

Lozzo says...

You're not. The RS200 has a couple of spring loaded blob weights which
advance the timing at about 3000RPM.

 

The Older Gentleman says...

IIRTC the RD500 had a little black box which adjusted the timing
according to engine speed and throttle position.