Post Sale Update: This MZ sidecar combo sold for $5,400 after 5 bids on eBay.
4-6-18 Update: As noted in the comments below, the seller has relisted this MZ over three years later. Find it with an unmet opening bid of $5,000
Post-Listing Update: After being relisted, this Gespann did not meet reserve at $7,890.
The MZ Silver Star is an interesting and very rare “classic” styled bike with a 494cc single cylinder. They company also offered a factory sidecar variant called the Gespann – which is what you find in front of you today.
This thumper produces 34 horsepower, which isn’t tremendous – but it’s only carrying around 322 pounds of bike (I don’t know how much this hack weighs, though). If you’re looking at any MZ, your best option is MZ Riders, by far the best resource out there online. Unfortunately, these bikes are just so rare that you’ll end up having to do a lot of your own work. Thankfully, the engine in this Silver Star is built by Rotax, so some mechanics will have a small amount of institutional knowledge about the powerplant. Just make sure you’re the kind of person that can constantly put up with being asked what kind of bike you’re riding any time you stop!
This specific MZ Silver Star Gespann has just 16 miles on it and is claimed to be a museum quality bike. Like yesterday’s 1000S, this bike has just served as a display piece in the owner’s multiple motorcycle dealerships. It’s never been titled or tagged, and the seller is offering it for a BIN that matches the list price in 1995 – $11,000.
Find this MZ Silver Star Gespann for sale in Kingsport, Tennessee with bidding up to $5,700 and the reserve not yet met or a BIN of $11,000