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Marque Remarks => Maico => Topic started by: shelpi on January 27, 2014, 01:12:21 pm
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and some details with it would be nice for newby wantabee's like me ;)
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One of my old '84's..
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/evo550/IMGP1356.jpg) (http://s118.photobucket.com/user/evo550/media/IMGP1356.jpg.html)
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/evo550/IMGP1354.jpg) (http://s118.photobucket.com/user/evo550/media/IMGP1354.jpg.html)
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Evo550 that is a great bit of kit, ya dont wanta sell the motor do you :o ;) :) :D ;D
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Shane King on my 77 400
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81 250
(http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa474/090bvb/photo-52.jpg) (http://s1199.photobucket.com/user/090bvb/media/photo-52.jpg.html)
Franken 490 (78 frame,81 motor)
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74 440. I have't got a static in photobucket
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Here I'm about to be lapped by the field.....
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That's a lot of old German scrap metal in your shed!!!
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I've had over twenty Maicos over the years but I lost a lot of photos when Village Photos crashed a year or so ago. Here's a few from now and then........the purple wheel '73 250 and AW400 were both destroyed in separate fires after I sold them. A tragedy of coincidence.
(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/firko2/camden11_zps79c603fb.jpg) (http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/firko2/media/camden11_zps79c603fb.jpg.html)
(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/firko2/firkoAW_zps73e4458d.jpg) (http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/firko2/media/firkoAW_zps73e4458d.jpg.html)
(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/firko2/maico_firko_zps07495d32.jpg) (http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/firko2/media/maico_firko_zps07495d32.jpg.html)
(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/firko2/MaicoMetisse003_zpsa202193b.jpg) (http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/firko2/media/MaicoMetisse003_zpsa202193b.jpg.html)
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Hey Firko.The purple one thats was destroyed in a fire,was it the one I rode at Condo 1995?
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Hey Firko.The purple one thats was destroyed in a fire,was it the one I rode at Condo 1995?
No that was a different bike John. Some of the parts might have swapped between the two but the one you rode was the fluro orange one. The purple one replaced it.
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had this since 1986, $395 was on consignment at Drummonds M/C Kempsey, it is still on the original piston , raced a few classic nats on it in the 90's, commuted to work on it (7kms quiet dirt road),still has the 9 feet wide old bars on her, garage queen atm . g.
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Firko,
Who made the pipe on the Purple wheel Maico? Looks like it would have worked well.
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Peter Reynolds made it Radar and yes it did, and still does work well. It's on my 350 squarie these days and even though it was made for the 250 it works just as well on the bigger engine.....even though it probably shouldn't :o. You'd know more about that than me ;).
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Excellent 8) please keep feeding my new addiction ;D thanx
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Excellent bikes Paul 8)
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My Maico trials bike based on a 1973 MC250 motocrosser. A lot of work has gone into this bit of history.
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(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/firko2/CD9160_zpsd73c721e.jpg) (http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/firko2/media/CD9160_zpsd73c721e.jpg.html)
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Hey Firko is there anything your not into :o
can someone please do some measurements for me Please ;) from centre of top front engine mount hole to the upper most part of the exhaust port thanx pipe icluded is good. thanx
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(http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo263/ozmaico/IMGP4815_zpse974c9de.jpg) (http://s382.photobucket.com/user/ozmaico/media/IMGP4815_zpse974c9de.jpg.html)
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Hey Firko is there anything your not into :o
You Betcha.....................
*Sex with men
*Broccoli
*Beige Camry drivers
*Conservative political zealots
*cats
*Those pawn shop shows on telly
*Victoria Bitter Beer
*instant coffee
*mowing the lawn on a hot day.....or any day actually.
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Hey Firko is there anything your not into :o
You Betcha.....................
*Sex with men
*Broccoli
*Beige Camry drivers
*Conservative political zealots
*cats
*Those pawn shop shows on telly
*Victoria Bitter Beer
*instant coffee
*mowing the lawn on a hot day.....or any day actually.
Hey whats wrong with instant coffee ???
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thank you for takeing the time todo that ,just the pic would have taken me upto 4 hrs ;) :)
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what year and mdl is the center one don't know much about maicos but thinking of getting one cheers leigh
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what year and mdl is the center one don't know much about maicos but thinking of getting one cheers leigh
78 maico franken bike 81 forks and swing arm 82 490 engine
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Hey Paul
can you give me a little more info on the red framed bike with the polshied tank
Is it a franken bike
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yes shoey it a frankenbike 78 /490 81 forks swing arm 81 wheels etc
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Thanks Paul
I will talk to a friend who has expressed interest in getting a nice maico like that one
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Hey Paul
can you give me a little more info on the red framed bike with the polshied tank
Is it a franken bike
There are 2 red framed bikes with polished tanks..
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Gee if id only waited another 12 months ! :'(
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Bloody lovely Paul. Really like Brad's 250 also.
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they say "you ! can ride faster on a maico ! and "fast and superior makes you more fun to ride"
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(http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv132/mc125mick/kids_zps6b55e4ab.jpg~original)
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Gday Guys, tracked down some sweet 1983/84 490 engines in England ( thanx for the lead Paul or should I say Old chap) but wow :o honoured in one way to be offered one of there team donks but nearly died in da arse at the price ??? so what is a good say rebuilt 1983/4 Maico 490 donk worth? should I havta sell the house or only hand over the 1st born, no seriously how much?
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how much $ did they say
you could buy my 78 bike keep the engine 82/490and sell the roller
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how much $ did they say
you could buy my 78 bike keep the engine 82/490and sell the roller
a battered core as he called it about 1500 GBP = $2750
a full rebuilt 1984 he wants 3000 GBP = $5500
a 2014 new engine (one of his team donks) 4000 GBP = $7325 and both converted to Air cooled to be correct period Pre85.
how much do you want for the 78/ 82 480 and has it still got the primary chain set up? cheers
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wow , does that come with some frozen sperm from ake and adolf
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how much $ did they say
you could buy my 78 bike keep the engine 82/490and sell the roller
a battered core as he called it about 1500 GBP = $2750
a full rebuilt 1984 he wants 3000 GBP = $5500
a 2014 new engine (one of his team donks) 4000 GBP = $7325 and both converted to Air cooled to be correct period Pre85.
how much do you want for the 78/ 82 480 and has it still got the primary chain set up? cheers
6000 keep the engine and sell the rest ,but it will come with gold new wheels exel rims ,the mint tanks worth 500 swing arm 500 new ohlins 1000 wheels1000 frame ? 81 frorks ?81 triples? now im thinking of wrecking it any body interested in parts let me know lol
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Actually bein thinkin about selling my 490mc and buying one of yours Paul... ?
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how much $ did they say
you could buy my 78 bike keep the engine 82/490and sell the roller
a battered core as he called it about 1500 GBP = $2750
a full rebuilt 1984 he wants 3000 GBP = $5500
a 2014 new engine (one of his team donks) 4000 GBP = $7325 and both converted to Air cooled to be correct period Pre85.
how much do you want for the 78/ 82 480 and has it still got the primary chain set up? cheers
6000 keep the engine and sell the rest ,but it will come with gold new wheels exel rims ,the mint tanks worth 500 swing arm 500 new ohlins 1000 wheels1000 frame ? 81 frorks ?81 triples? now im thinking of wrecking it any body interested in parts let me know lol
so how much for the donk Paul ?
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Actually bein thinkin about selling my 490mc and buying one of yours Paul... ?
How much are you asking for ya 1983 MC?
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Actually bein thinkin about selling my 490mc and buying one of yours Paul... ?
How much are you asking for ya 1983 MC?
I think he might be joking! Why not do a bit of digging, see what engines are more readily available and that rods/bearings etc are easy to come by. I have some Maico and Rms in the shed and if me i'd be looking at Yam and Honda for parts supplies and engines, cheaper to buy and maintain for sure.
Kt
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Did you get any 125s in Aus/NZ? I bought one of the three the local dealer in Albuquerque got in 1972 (and that took months to arrive due to a dock strike). The other two went to a pair of kids who's father seemed to have decided that trying to build competitive 125 CZs for them was getting much too expensive. :) There was a fair number of Pentons, Sachs, Husky, Monark, Bultaco and even a Montesa 125 (the gray tanker) scattered among the Japanese bikes.
It was a nice bike but the engine didn't seem extremely robust.
cheers,
Michael
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Did you get any 125s in Aus/NZ?
Only in small numbers Michael. There were very few that actually hit the race track in the day, I can only recall one radial version and it/he a was damn fast. He later raced an RM 125 Suzuki and he didn't show the speed he had on that little Maico.
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Hopefully this worked! Mega 2 250 just arrived from Canada, thanks MauriceR and Darren Cheney for all the hard work AND of course my lovely missus!
Couldn't resist a couple of close ups and I DO apologize for the shed shots, AdamN and KdxGeoff have been onto me about some pics and I never could get my act together for nice outside shots!
Kt
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here's another old girl I just could not resist saving from rusting away, almost totally stock, pretty good for it vintage! This one came via Dead Dog Racing, thanks Wade! Mc400 .
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae140/Ktm181/Magnumrh_zps9c687639.jpg) (http://s965.photobucket.com/user/Ktm181/media/Magnumrh_zps9c687639.jpg.html)
(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae140/Ktm181/MAICO400LEFT_zps7b4049e4.jpg) (http://s965.photobucket.com/user/Ktm181/media/MAICO400LEFT_zps7b4049e4.jpg.html)
Kt.
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I do believe I recognize that 250 Wayne, glad to see it all worked out. I never did ask is it a rider or are you setting up the mini museum like Don. If museum you need to work on him for 1 of his 125 maico's or those Yamahas you like of his.
Maurice
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G'day Maurice!
No mate this one is, or will be, a rider! All are, or will be! This one should be having a hit out in next few weeks or so, then I really have to get back to assembling my 465.
regards,
Wayne.
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1975 mc250 used to belong to a mate of mine in hastings club was dismantled after he broke his leg in 1976 still on original bore have not touched it except a few parts of ebay and les to preserve the original gear whilst im riding it
http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/branchy97/media/higleysmaico.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2
this is how it sits and rides as it should have a aw77 frame considering a swap over into aw with a 400 barrel , love to hear from anyone who has done this conversion with the barrel , maybe a 325?????
http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/branchy97/media/P6060028.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3
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Good stuff guys ;) yep spoke to Wade he is a really nice bloke, could not help me enough :)
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Did you get any 125s in Aus/NZ?
Only in small numbers Michael. There were very few that actually hit the race track in the day, I can only recall one radial version and it/he a was damn fast. He later raced an RM 125 Suzuki and he didn't show the speed he had on that little Maico.
Firko. Brisks Sales in Queensland had two (AW125s) here in 1977. They had three bikes prepared for Mat Daley to race in 1977. A 125, a 250 and a 400. Mat decided to retire instead I bought the 400 mid year 1977, and then got to race the 125 in the 1978 Qld MX Championships at Kilcoy. The 125 was pretty quick rotary disc valve. I think I was sixth at Kilcoy. A C Grader bought the other 125. Brisks also had two 125 Maico Road Racers for Tommy Gibson at one stage. They were real nice bikes.
Kevin
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My ex "works" bike: 1973/74 MC125, with alloy swingarm (Reinschüssel), magnesium front- and rear hub, footrest mounting point directly weldet on the frame (not the bolt on stockers), ... etc.
I bought the bike in parts and bad condition on ebay, just because of the "GP-hub" for my 1974 GS250 projekt. And I hadn't even recognized that it was from magnesium because of the bad pictures.. :)
The plan was to keep the goodies and sell the rest. But instead of that I just keeped the rear wheel (DID rim), reassambled the bike and gave it to a friend of mine :D
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Interesting info on the 125s, thanks!
50cc Maico from http://www.classic50mx.com/50crossgallery_en.html
(http://www.classic50mx.com/photos/50ccgallery/cross/maico%2050.jpg)
cheers,
Michael