MZ 1000S
parallel twin motorcycle
MZ 1000S is a 998 cc 180-degree parallel twin motorcycle produced between 2004 and 2007 released in the US in 2005 by the now defunct German company MZ Motorrad. Once the flagship of the range, the 1000S was MZ's largest-ever displacement motorcycle, and their first multi-cylinder bike since 1959. The MZ 1000S was the most powerful production inline twin cylinder engine worldwide.
Company history
In the Communist era, the East German firm MZ Motorrad produced only single-cylinder, small-displacement motorcycles. These were mostly rugged 2-stroke commuters, from which MZ developed successful 250 cc ISDT machines. MZ were then world leaders in 2-stroke design, but chief engineer and rider Ernst Degner defected to the West, selling MZ technical know-how to Suzuki. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, MZ had access to Western designers and resources, and they hoped to move into a more sophisticated market. In 1994 the factory produced the Skorpion range. Conceived by British design firm Seymour Powell, it used a 660 cc Yamaha single-cylinder engine. The Skorpion was followed in 2001 by the Baghira motard, which also used the Yamaha engine.
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