Makoto MZ 250

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Makoto MZ 250
Vehicle in Just Cause 2
Type	Off-road motorcycle
Weapons	None
Rarity	Rarer than average
List of owners	Reapers Roaches Ular Boys Civilians Paparazzi
The following statistics are from the official strategy guide.
Top Speed	55
Acceleration	55
Armour	35
Handling	55

The Makoto MZ 250 is a civilian off-road motorcycle in Just Cause 2.

Description

The Makoto MZ 250 and the Makoto MZ 260X are the only off-road motorcycles in the game. They're made by the fictional Makoto company. The MZ 250 is a much older design, whereas the MZ 260X is modern.

Strangely, this motorcycle only comes with the numbers 3 or 23, though some given in missions do not have numbers at the front. It seems strange for Makoto to only manufacture them with the numbers 3 or 23.

It can be seen in black, dark red, orange, dark blue, dark green and greyish white. A blue Roaches one is provided for the sidemission An Officer and a Hitman.

It's based on the 1981 version of the real-life Kawasaki KDX 250.

Performance

This bike is not fast, but as mentioned above, this bike is meant for off-roading. Even though this bike is meant to travel in the desert and in the jungles, a failed jump or a crash into a tree will make the bike explode. Just like the 260X it can ride off of moderately sized cliffs without making it smoke or catch fire.

The bike can also "endo", although this will throw the player off if continuous braking is applied. It can be very useful for transport around the Berawan Besar Mountains or the Lautan Lama Desert. Basically, the bike is good to use but take care when off-roading in case you hit something a little bit too fast. The speed is good for doing races but something with a bit more power will be the thing that can get a faster time.

Locations

It can be found everywhere, but spawn points for this bike are quite rare. This bike is often mixed up with the Makoto MZ 260X, which is available from the Black Market.

• It is most commonly found in the jungles and deserts.
• At the broken cargo ship. This one is red-marked.
• Very common in Panau City's four districts.
• After the mission The White Tiger, one spawns at the Rajang Temple. This is the only time it spawns there. If you leave the temple and come back after reaching a certain distance, the bike will no longer be there.
• In missions:
  • Ken Pang and Rico ride regular MZ 250s in The Agency mission The White Tiger to get to the broken cargo ship. In addition to this, two motorcycles can be found at the Unnamed gambler's outpost during this mission.
  • The Reapers provide one for Political Debate and Taming the Beast.
  • The Roaches provide a unique numberless blue one in the mission An Officer and a Hitman.
  • The Roaches provide another one for Keeping the Flow, but there are several more during the mission. See the article for more details.
  • A Paparazzi that has to be killed in the mission Paparazzi Pursuit rides a unique numberless one. However, you are also provided one for this mission as well.
  • The Ular Boys provide one for Taking Candy From a Millionaire, but this one is red-marked. They provide another one for Bridging New Contacts. This one is normal.
• A red one is provided for a race somewhere in the Lautan Lama Desert. This one is a rare version, being without a number at the front.

Trivia

• The only other vehicles in the Just Cause game series that have racing numbers are the Mugello Farina Duo, The Rocket, and Custom Geschwind.
• In the real world, the Makoto MZ 250 would go as fast as the majority of 125cc motorcycles. With the Makoto 250 claiming to go 55 miles per hour, it is going half as fast of a true 250cc motorcycle. In fact, in the real world, this bike would not be suitable or fast enough for highway or interstate usage. It would be more appropriate for short commutes or to give experience to a beginner motorcyclist.

Gallery

Driven by a civilian man. The road has been modded.

An Officer and a Hitman numberless one.

Paparazzi Pursuit numberless one.

At right. This one was provided for a race, and uniquely does not have a number at the front. The vehicle at left is a Dalton N90.