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Marque Remarks => Maico => Topic started by: Husky500evo on December 04, 2008, 03:15:18 pm

Title: Maico 4 strokes
Post by: Husky500evo on December 04, 2008, 03:15:18 pm

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-4/1252864/MaicoFourstroke.jpg)
 I was very impressed with some of the bikes shown in the 50th birthday thread . This fourstroke motor really caught my eye & I was wondering if it was a home made job or another Maico factory prototype . It appears to use the primary gear bottom end , where the prototype featured in an old Dirtbike magazine was based on the older primary chain bottom end & a crankcase supercharger setup . I will try to post a scan of the Dirtbike article . 

Title: Re: Maico 4 strokes
Post by: Hoony on December 04, 2008, 03:18:29 pm

Holeshot Buddy was going to find a pic of one Keith Stacker made years ago from a maico bottom end with a honda top end.
Paul, you maybe able to gets some pics from stacker of this one.

Title: Re: Maico 4 strokes
Post by: holeshot buddy on December 04, 2008, 08:27:01 pm

yeah i have some piccys of that bike
getting a scanner next week will
post photos ;D

Title: Re: Maico 4 strokes
Post by: firko on December 06, 2008, 10:34:54 pm

Here's another (earlier) 4 stroke Maico. Perhaps the one Mark is referring to. This one appears to be homemade job using another brand top end mounted on a chain primary Magnum bottom end.
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/maico4st.jpg)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/Maico4st2.jpg)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/maico4st1.jpg)

Title: Re: Maico 4 strokes
Post by: Maico31 on December 06, 2008, 11:11:09 pm

Those home made 4 strokes are sooooo ugly and primitave, why would you bother. Why not try and graft a tt500 or xl350 top end instead of that lawn mower.

Title: Re: Maico 4 strokes
Post by: Husky500evo on December 07, 2008, 12:17:25 am

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-4/1252864/Maico4t.jpg)
I was browsing the photo section in the Maico Madness website , when I stumbled across the answer to my question .

Title: Re: Maico 4 strokes
Post by: 090 on December 11, 2008, 06:56:15 pm

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-5/1259377/P1013565.JPG)

Here is Darrens Maico with a tt motor in it. Good fun! Photo from Jackie Mac.

Title: Re: Maico 4 strokes
Post by: vmx42 on December 12, 2008, 04:20:36 pm

Hey Brad,
Do you ever ride your own bikes???
VMX42

Title: Re: Maico 4 strokes
Post by: 090 on December 13, 2008, 07:34:38 pm

Guys keep asking me if i want to thrash er ride their bikes. It would be rude to say no!

Title: Re: Maico 4 strokes
Post by: firko on December 15, 2008, 09:57:44 am

While I was sorting my photo files I found a few more Maico 4 strokers.
               (http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/thumperMaico.jpg)
                (http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/maicothumper1.jpg)
The above Magnum seems to be yet another home made conversion, this time with very agricultural liquid cooling.
               (http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/thumpermaicoblue.jpg)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/thumperMaicocollage.jpg)
This blue bike appears to also be a home made conversion using what appears to be a 350 and 500 Rotax engines. The caption that came with the photos describes it as a Maico prototype and I'm pretty sure Maico wouldn't have used an engine from a wreck to build the bike as is clearlyshown in the bottom shots.
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-8/1062154/thumperMaicoYamaha.jpg)
Lastly here's another shot of an XT/TT powered '81 Maico, possibly the same bike as shown in Brads post.

Title: Re: Maico 4 strokes
Post by: shortshifter on December 16, 2008, 03:08:16 pm

these YAMAICO hybrids look interesting.Whats involved?Are these conversions all 500s or are tt250s a go?XR hondas?