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Waldmann MZ buyout confirmed
By Visordown News on 25/03/2009 09:41:50
Former 250cc GP star snaps up MZ name - Moto2-based project already underway
LIKE WITH so many other motorcycle stories around the world, Visordown was the first to tell you about secret plans by former GP stars Ralph Waldmann and Martin Wimmer to buy the MZ motorcycle brand - and now it's official, the pair have got
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Waldmann linked to MZ factory buyout
By Visordown News on 18/03/2009 08:58:50
Former GP 250cc ace takes serious interest in MZ name
LOTS OF rumours flying around at the moment in Germany that the shut-down MZ factory and racing concern is to be bought by none other that two former GP greats - Ralf Waldmann and Martin Wimmer.Apparently, the pair have expressed an interest
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First Ride: 2004 MZ 1000S
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 21:29:42
From the Eastern Block to the East End, MZ has come a long way. But can the firm's new MZ1000S sports tourer really take on the likes of VFR, Sprint and ST3?
The last time I rode anything with an MZ badge on the tank, it was a ratty old two-stroke commuter that smoked like a chimney and had the disturbing habit of leaving various parts littered behind it on the road.This image may be what first springs
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MZ to make new models in 2009
By Visordown News on 10/11/2008 09:47:15
Wankel in the frame for company takeover
RUMOURS ARE rife that MZ is going to return for 2009 with a new range of models. What is left of the German company, currently owned about by a Malaysian firm, is apparently in talks with three factories to try and salvage the name
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Road Test: MZ 1000SF
By Warren Pole on 29/04/2008 21:01:23
The East Germans strip off in the name of freedom and liberate a thumping good naked bike from beneath the wraps of their less exciting 1000S
, instead what I got was a half-hour trawl across London under my own steam followed by a lovely cup of tea and a biscuit at Jack Nice motorcycles in Walthamstow where the MZ1000SF awaited me. But then had MZ blown the cash on a huge launch, they'd probably
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MZ Motorcycles to close
By Visordown News on 09/06/2008 10:59:15
Malaysian backers pull the plug on company that started in 1922
The MZ plant that has made motorcycles in the eastern German state of Saxony since 1922 is to close at the end of the year after its Malaysian backers pull the plug on losses, a news report said.MZ, which stands for Motorcycle Works Zschopau
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MotoGP: Waldmann shows off new MZ racer
By Visordown News on 21/07/2009 08:08:36
Former 250GP stars unveil new racer at German Grand Prix
Waldmann and his new four-stroke 250 racer FORMER 250GP stars Ralf Waldmann and business partner Martin Wimmer unveiled their new 250cc racer at last weekend's German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.The machine, which is powered by a four-stroke KTM, has already undergone a testi...
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West fastest in Valencia Moto2 test
By Visordown News on 10/12/2009 12:41:47
Aussie ace pilots MZ racer to top slot in testing
FORMER MOTOGP man Anthony West posted the fastest on the first day of testing for the new Moto2 class at Valencia.The Australian, riding an MZ, notched up a best time of 1:37.4 on the 4.005km Valencia track.The teams are using the test to get
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Back when GPs were really good: Part 4
By Ben Cope on 03/04/2013 10:20:00
1999: Gobert on a slow MZ
Anthony Gobert, Garry McCoy, Alex Criville and Nobatsu Aoki fight it out at the Brazilian GP in 1999.
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Another new bike firm - ZP Moto
By Visordown News on 25/02/2011 12:20:39
A new manufacturer from the remnants of MZ
Perhaps it's a sign that the economy is on the turn, but we're reporting on more new bike firms than bankruptcies at the moment – which makes a change.The latest is German start-up ZP Moto, formed from the ashes of MZ. Based in MZ's hometown
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