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Furlong MZ

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Sources
Name:             Furlong MZ
Built:            Mid '80s
By:               Peter Furlong
Numbers:          1

Specification
Chassis:          Steel tube
Front Suspension: Standard with drag link
Rear Suspension:  Standard Swing arm
Drive train:      MZ ETZ250
Brakes:           Standard
Tyres:            Standard
Tank:             3 Gallons
Bodywork:         GRP

Dimensions
Wheelbase:        Standard
Width:            ~28"
Length:           Standard
Seat Height:      ~24"
Weight:           ~330lbs

Claimed Performance
Cruising Speed:   70 mph
Top Speed:        80 mph
Fuel Consumption: 50mpg

I don't know much about this bike but Ian Kew wrote:

Next a picture of a FF of which I know very little. It was built by a Craft, Design and Technology student at King Alfred's College, Winchester sometime in the late 80's (probably '86 or '87). I was a student there from '89 and never found anyone there who had seen it. I only found out about it by a chance conversation with a CDT teacher at a local school. She had seen and photographed it at the end of year degree show - she was also a student there.

The builder was a Peter Furlong who came from Portsmouth ( there may be a connection with the chain enclosure maker) and the engine and chassis was MZ . She never saw it running under its own power (no exhaust fitted) but it was freewheeled downhill to test the concept. It had a odd steering mechanism - not conventional handlebars.

Copyright © 1997; Ian Kew