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Marque Remarks => Maico => Topic started by: Tahitian_Red on April 29, 2008, 09:04:05 am

Title: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: Tahitian_Red on April 29, 2008, 09:04:05 am

Here are a few Maicos from a recent AVDRA event in the U.S.A.

(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/12r.JPG)

(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/16.JPG)

(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/17x.JPG)

(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/34u.JPG)

(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/36q.JPG)

(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/blank.JPG)

(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/4u.JPG)

(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/81u.JPG)

This Beauty Was For Sale

(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/4sale.JPG)

And The "Cool Bike" Award Winner

(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/CoolBikeHH.JPG)

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: Tim754 on April 29, 2008, 01:29:49 pm

Feel free to send all the crappy not so good looking ones over here to Australia ;) Don't want them embarrassing the good ones :D

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: Tahitian_Red on April 29, 2008, 01:30:33 pm

Nope no rain or mud.  It was our first hot day so far this year, 95f (when it had been in the 70's) and not a shade tree for 20 miles.

I'm not a Maico guy, but how many of those damn '81 490's did they make?  There must be at least twenty five in our small group.
 :)

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: Quicksilver on April 29, 2008, 03:40:15 pm

Dont know much about Maico, with the risk of sounding stupid i will ask anyway.

Are the blue and black Maico's painted in a standard factory colour?

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: Tahitian_Red on April 29, 2008, 04:16:47 pm

No.  The one that was for sale is what an original looks like.  The others have '78 alloy tanks and are painted custom colors.

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: 490 tez on April 29, 2008, 07:57:37 pm

i had to have a cold shower cool bikes //!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: Maico31 on April 29, 2008, 08:31:35 pm

They are some really cool looking Maico's. Love the one with the Candy Red paintwork and grey frame. What's the attraction with the '78 tanks on the 81's? Never seen so many 490's in the one place!

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: Tahitian_Red on April 30, 2008, 01:01:10 am

The metal tanks can be painted the custom colors, where with the plastic tank you are stuck with the stock red.

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: firko on April 30, 2008, 07:40:46 am

The Candy Red 490 gets my vote too. Too cool.

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: evo550 on April 30, 2008, 09:09:34 am

Yep,
The candy and the blue one get me droolin', also the one in the background with the flame job tank.

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: Tahitian_Red on April 30, 2008, 04:06:02 pm

Firko,

I thought you would have gone for the 74 1/2.  ;)

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: NR555 on May 05, 2008, 03:37:31 pm

I'd feel bad about riding those things.. barely a mark on them

Title: Re: A Few Good Maicos
Post by: firko on May 06, 2008, 09:35:44 am

The 74 1/2 is nice but I do like '81s and Candy Apple Redas a colour. I've owned a couple of 81s over the years.