Excuse me, gentlemen. may I remind you that back in the day, the MZ TS 250 was a bike considered so ugly you’d be embarrassed if your dad was seen riding it, never mind yourself. Not surprising, with a tank like a camel and an exhaust the length and diameter of a drainpipe. And the MZ Trophy was even worse – a hideous, boxy contraption that looked like it had been styled by Daleks. Up against the likes of an RD250 or an X7? No contest.
Popular opinion held that this iron curtain
