Editing CZ 250

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[[Image:CZ250MX.jpg|left|thumb|CZ 250MX]]
It was hard to believe that [[CZ]] would foist a pile like this '''CZ250 enduro''' mid-1970s bummer off on the public, but they did. Seeing a chance to get a piece of the [[enduro]] market, they simply took a late '60s frame, a dated [[engine]], electrics that would have trouble lighting-off an .049" model airplane engine and [[suspension]] components that did little more than hold up the bike.

It had rigid footpegs, a huge, bulbous tank, an exhaust that burned the leg, a speedo that didn't work and various bits and pieces that were attached with pure afterthought technology. The first time I fired up our test bike, the horn fell off on the ground. After I rode the bike 100 yards, the battery fell out and the wiring loom melted. In the next 20 minutes, the plug cap came off, the [[air filter]] fell off, the muffler cracked and wedged into the rear wheel, the gas cap leaked, both fuel lines cracked, a tire went flat and the throttle stuck wide open.

The feeble engine was also horribly over-geared, the [[kickstarter]] would stick on the frame, fork seals weeped like a garden hose and the motor mounts fell out. This mount signaled the beginning of the end for CZ sales in the United States, and rightfully so.

[[Category:CZ motorcycles]]

{{Infobox Motorcycle
|name             = '''CZ 250'''
|image            =
|aka              = 250 MotoCross Type 980.5, 250 Twin, 250-485
|manufacturer     = [[CZ]]
|parent_company   =
|production       = 1976 - 1981
|model_year       =
|predecessor      =
|successor        =
|class            = [[All]]
|engine           = single cylinder, two-stroke
|bore_stroke      = 66.0mm x 72.0mm
|compression      =
|top_speed        = 64 mph (103 km/h)
|power            = 12.74 HP (9.5 KW) @ 5000RPM
|torque           =
|fuel_system      = carburettor. jikov 2933 se / jikov 2934 cd
|ignition         = [[magneto]] flywheel, voltage 6v
|spark_plug       =
|battery          = 8.0:1
|transmission     = Gear box: 4-speed <br>
Final Drive: [[chain]] <br>

|frame            =
|suspension       =Front: telescopic oil shock <br>
Rear: hydropneumatic spring unit
|brakes           =Front: expanding [[brake]] <br>Rear: expanding brake
|front_tire       = {{tire|3.00-18}} 
|rear_tire   	  = {{tire|3.25-18}} 
|rake_trail       =
|wheelbase        = 55.91 inches (1420 mm)
|length           = 82.68 inches (2100 mm)
|width            = 33.07 inches (840 mm)
|height           = 42.91 inches (1090 mm)
|seat_height      =
|dry_weight       = 219.36 pounds (99.5 Kg)
|wet_weight       = 124.0 kg
|fuel_capacity    = 3.43 Gallon (13.00 Liters)
|oil_capacity     =
|fuel_consumption =
|turning_radius   =
|related          =
|competition      =
}}

The '''[[CZ]] 250-485''' was a single cylinder, two-stroke All [[motorcycle]] produced by [[CZ]] between 1976 and 1981. It could reach a top speed of 64 mph (103 km/h). Claimed [[horsepower]] was 12.74 HP (9.5 KW) @ 5000 RPM.  

==Engine==
The engine was a [[air cooled]] single cylinder, two-stroke. A 66.0mm [[bore]] x 72.0mm [[stroke]] result in a [[displacement]] of just 246.0 cubic centimeters. Fuel was supplied via a [[port]] control.  

==Drive==
The bike has a 4-speed transmission.  

==Chassis==
It came with a 3.00-18 front [[tire]] and a 3.25-18 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via expanding brake in the front and a expanding brake in the rear. The front suspension was a  telescopic oil shock while the rear was equipped with a hydropneumatic spring unit. The 250-485 was fitted with a 3.43 Gallon (13.00 Liters) fuel tank. The bike weighed just 219.36 pounds (99.5 Kg). The wheelbase was 55.91 inches (1420 mm) long.  

==In Media==
* [https://motopixel.org/pixel/gone-in-60-seconds#cz-250 Gone in 60 Seconds]
* [https://motopixel.org/pixel/on-any-sunday#cz-250 On Any Sunday]
* [https://motopixel.org/pixel/ikra#cz-250 Ikra]
* [https://motopixel.org/pixel/nea-marin-miliardar#cz-250 Nea Marin miliardar]
* [https://motopixel.org/pixel/chips-2#cz-250 CHiPs]
* [https://motopixel.org/pixel/hells-angels-69#cz-250 Hell's Angels '69]
* [https://motopixel.org/pixel/motodrama#cz-250 Motodrama]
* [https://motopixel.org/pixel/hogo-fogo-homolka#cz-250 Hogo-fogo Homolka]
* [https://motopixel.org/pixel/u-pana-boga-za-piecem#cz-250 U Pana Boga za piecem]

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[[Category:1970s motorcycles]]
[[Category:1980s motorcycles]]
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