Lowest maintenance schedule of any (sub-mega) moto. Uses yamaha Raptor 5v 660cc motor. Redlines fairly early, but pulls you all the way there. Came in three SM varieties; Mastiff (dual round headlight version), and two flavors of Baghira (regular and height reduced (HR)), where the HR did not have the full range of front suspension adjustment. Black Panther was the Baghira in (you guessed it!) black. Bikes also came in yellow, red, and grey. Suspension is on-par with KTM, and in fact uses the same rear unit. The bike design and build is very much along this concept, buying many parts from top-name brands, and attaching them to their designed hardware to build the bike (not unusual for Euro SM manufacturers). Steel tubular frame is typical German over-engineering, and could probably withstand being ran over by a tank! However, as one might expect, it comes at the requisite price of heavier weight. Hooliganism is severely capped by this fact.
Now for the business-end of the bike/brand. Two (or so) years ago, MZ felt that the US was not a good market to be in. Also, they had no desire to update their Baggy, and saw the writing on the wall with the revenue loss with each bike courtesy of a waning US dollar. Result is they left, circa 2005/2006, leaving dealers out in the cold, and owners without a source to buy MZ-branded parts. However, the bike is still sold off showroom floors in most of Europe, and there still is a dealer network in place overseas. MZ parts can be had from dealers in UK willing to ship to the US (and they do exist!). Also, the folks at MZRiders.com have accrued a wealth of knowledge on the bike, including a good idea of what parts are attainable in lieu of a local MZ dealership!
The going rate for Baghiras runs in the $2k to $3500 range, with the low sale prices attributed to the lack of dealer support - typical market reaction towards exotics (Vertamati, Vor, TM, etc), however MZs are the real-world (read: not race-bred) usable models.
Now for the business-end of the bike/brand. Two (or so) years ago, MZ felt that the US was not a good market to be in. Also, they had no desire to update their Baggy, and saw the writing on the wall with the revenue loss with each bike courtesy of a waning US dollar. Result is they left, circa 2005/2006, leaving dealers out in the cold, and owners without a source to buy MZ-branded parts. However, the bike is still sold off showroom floors in most of Europe, and there still is a dealer network in place overseas. MZ parts can be had from dealers in UK willing to ship to the US (and they do exist!). Also, the folks at MZRiders.com have accrued a wealth of knowledge on the bike, including a good idea of what parts are attainable in lieu of a local MZ dealership!
The going rate for Baghiras runs in the $2k to $3500 range, with the low sale prices attributed to the lack of dealer support - typical market reaction towards exotics (Vertamati, Vor, TM, etc), however MZs are the real-world (read: not race-bred) usable models.
