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Title: Hagon Maico
Post by: Rosco86 on August 30, 2011, 08:21:13 pm

(http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff379/rgill43/IMG_0040.jpg)

Just learning how to upload my first photo. Gosh I hope this is right

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Rosco86 on August 30, 2011, 08:26:21 pm

(http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff379/rgill43/IMG_0043.jpg)

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Slider29 on August 30, 2011, 08:26:29 pm

Yeah Rosco! you're onto it. What a machine!!!  Mark

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Curly3 on August 30, 2011, 09:31:35 pm

Does it still exist?

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: firko on August 30, 2011, 10:09:46 pm

Cool bike Ross....It makes me want to get stuck into my Antig Maico to get it done for next years HBBB. It's unusual to see a Hagon Maico, the more common were Antig or Elstar for Maicos with Hagons usually housing Yamaha and Butaco motors.  That's a pretty spiffy pipe, any idea who made it?

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Tim754 on August 31, 2011, 05:14:13 pm

Mmmmmmmmmmmm ;D

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Curly3 on August 31, 2011, 05:29:34 pm

I knew it'd catch your eye Firko.
Who's was it and where was it ridden?

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Rosco86 on August 31, 2011, 08:39:39 pm

Unfortunately I took it apart around 1976 as a failed experiment. 250 maico motor really didn't have the horsies. (Chasemores bully and Andy Hornes Honda just blew past it) Raced it mainly at Seymour, Romsey and Bendigo showgrounds with an interesting day out when they first built a short circuit around the car parking area at the Mildura speedway complex. On sold the frame for someone to put a bully motor in and bought a Cole-Elstar from Don Stafford. Had heaps of problems with it so I traded it on a Godden Weslake below in 1978.

(http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff379/rgill43/IMG_0045.jpg)

(http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff379/rgill43/IMG_0044.jpg)

Currently have it on the bench and slowly restoring.  Hope to bring it out for a putter shortly.

Rosco 86(Ross Gillespie)

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Rosco86 on August 31, 2011, 08:59:55 pm

Hey Mark

Stacker made the pipe, but if you look closely it is basically a standard down pipe reversed and the cones reversed in a couple of spots. Did a good job on it but the rest of the bike was woeful and had to be rebuilt from new.

Rosco

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Curly3 on August 31, 2011, 09:25:53 pm

Doh, the 86 should have been a give away.
How observant am I.

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Curly3 on September 02, 2011, 05:03:25 pm

(http://i53.tinypic.com/ymf14.jpg)
Not a Maico I know, but who wouldn't want to throw the leg over that?

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: jimg1au on September 02, 2011, 05:50:19 pm

check the forks out

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Curly3 on September 02, 2011, 06:14:25 pm

You worry me sometimes Jim, I didn't even notice forks.

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Slider29 on September 02, 2011, 06:29:53 pm

 What forks?

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Curly3 on September 02, 2011, 07:08:20 pm

Every great model has a perfectly matched pair up front :P

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: jimg1au on September 02, 2011, 08:13:59 pm

for those who cant get past the bultaco the forks are speedway

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: Curly3 on September 03, 2011, 03:08:09 pm

(http://i53.tinypic.com/5xo5de.jpg)
Another rare Hagon, a CZ.

Title: Re: Hagon Maico
Post by: firko on September 03, 2011, 04:59:17 pm

Here's my Antig Maico hanging on the wall at Jims place before I bought it. I've since picked up another Antig Maico roughie with nice genuine engine plates to suit a Maico and a nice pipe that appears to be an American Cole Bros item.  I'll combine both bikes to hopefully make one good'un. The good thing about the roller I got from Jim is that it's an unmolested original Antig with the rarely seen genuine Antig hubs. It's even got original Antig handlebars so I'll be able to build a fairly original 350 square barrel Antig, much like the bike Cary L'estrange from Condoblin (and others) raced to good effect in the early 70's.
It'll give me something to do in the shed as I'm a bit short of projects at present ::).
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/Antig%20Maico.jpg)