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MZ is one of the world's oldest motorcycle makers, continuing to produce through World War II and afterwards under the communist East German government. Germany's only other motorcycle maker is BMW.

The closure had been widely anticipated, as this is the date when subsidies from the state of Saxony end.

I'll have a fiver on the Japs buying 'em

That's a shame - their 1000cc bikes looked good and got some good reviews. Hell, I was angling to buy one of the 'SF models - but they aren't available here.

I think the Chinese will buy them out - they've just about bought everything else!