MZ Skorpion Traveller Review

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MZ Skorpion Traveller
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wahiba.'s Review of MZ Skorpion Traveller

28th Jan 2003

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Practicality
    4.5 stars
  • Performance
    4.5 stars
  • Reliability
    5 stars
Good Points

Compact, excellent handling, reliable, low maintenance, comfortable for those with a short leg.


Bad Points

Non standard rear tyre size expensive.


General Comments

Having been an MZ rider for over twenty years this is a totally biased review, even if most of those before were 250 two strokes.

Actually I find the size of this bike very similar to my early MZ TS250 which had flat rather than raised bars. It is a bit heavier, which after years on light weights is quite noticeable. However once one learns to steer through the bars as well as the body everything is fine.

As a day to day bike it is great. It has been the length of this island, and down to Spain. The continental trip was two up with luggage.

It is a very reliable bike. The motor is Yamaha and is used on Quads and some dirt bikes. So it is pretty solid and works well on a road bike. I am not a speed merchant, so performance is enough for my needs. Maybe slightly lower overall gearing. Reasonably straight forward change of the rear sprocket from 39 to 43 teeth evidently increases top speed to over the ton and better around town mobility.

Spares are so so. Servicing parts for the Yamaha can be bought at Halfords. Many bike bits are Italian in origin, so Ducati dealers usually have brake parts and tyres, after some initial strange looks.

Otherwise BSA at Southampton will sort out most parts very quickly by post - not that I have used for anything except accesories.

Worth considering if you see one for sale. Likely to be cheap because of their minority status. But even so, good value for money.

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Members' Comments onwahiba.'s Review

  • alchemist29j. on 15th Mar 2003

    Helpful and useful.
    Having ridden a lot of different kinds of bikes, I prefer the MZ to many Hondas, Yamahas etc of similar size. The MZ s handled better (after fitting decent tyres) and I found them to be more reliable. Of course, they were a lot less expensive to run too!
    The Skorpion looks to be a good bike ...... if not for speed freaks. Definitely want one.

  • Alex M. on 26th May 2003

    I bought the Traveler (in yellow) last year and put about 4k Miles on it. I was (and still am) a novice in matters of riding, yet the traveler made it easy to ride with confidence. I am 6'3 and this is one of the few bikes that I fit comfortably on. The equipment on the bike is first rate and the service (in the US) is excellent (2 years unlimited mileage warranty). The tires (Metzeler racing compound) make you feel very confident (maybe too confident) when riding aggressively in the twisties. The only issue I have with the bike is the rather narrow power band which forces you to shift constantly in traffic. My MZ dealer is considering some upgrades :). The looks of the bike with and without the hard luggage (included in the price) are outstanding and I received more than an envious look from BMW and Porsche drivers (the bike is relatively rare on this side of the pond and gets easily confused with a Duk). Overall, I am very pleased with my bike. I agree with the ratings.