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Clubroom => Tech Talk => Topic started by: shelpi on February 08, 2011, 12:46:15 pm

Title: MAICO REAR WHEELS
Post by: shelpi on February 08, 2011, 12:46:15 pm
hello Maico GURU'S, I recently purchased some parts out of a mates loft in his shed and part of job lot were these two wheels covered in a 1/4 century of dust, with a quick clean with soapy water her's what i found (via photos) DETAILS on rims 1) with sprocket and no brake plate 18"-2.15-36 tc-280 E-DOT SPAIN
2) WITHOUT SPROCKET AND WITH BRAKE PLATE R6882 215X 18" NOR DISK NORWAY 3-83.
Can you please tell me the model and year they came off?
cheers shelpi(http://) oh ho need to work out send photo's :-\
Title: Re: MAICO REAR WHEELS
Post by: Stevo17 on February 08, 2011, 01:33:04 pm
Hard to tell without seeing the pics, but a Nordisk rim is probably an 83 or 84 model.
Title: Re: MAICO REAR WHEELS
Post by: PEZBerq on February 09, 2011, 11:38:45 pm
Nordisk with 3-83 is manufacture date March 1983.  So likely to be a late 83 model bike or later. Good chance it is cracked at the weld too being a Nordisk ;) ;) If you de-spoke it for any reason don't leave it de-spoked for very long (day or two max) or it will crack quickly and fracture at the weld if you leave it long enough. Happened to me and lots of other people.
Title: Re: MAICO REAR WHEELS
Post by: maicoman on February 09, 2011, 11:58:55 pm
Generally if the rim is stamped 3/83 it's off that year bike.If it is a late stamping like 11/83 it can be for the next model. Are you sure they are Maico wheels and not Husky rims. Husky used Nordisk rims but to my knowledge Maico's ran Akront rims. Well least my 84model does.
  Need a picture.
Title: Re: MAICO REAR WHEELS
Post by: Husabergpete on February 10, 2011, 06:35:14 am
I agree the Nordisk is likely to be of a 83 Husky. They went back to 18 inch rear in 83 and they are a light coloured gold annodised finish. Not sure if Maicos did that then.