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Title: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: paul on April 14, 2009, 02:46:53 pm

wanted 81/82. 490 maico engine complete/ in bits/bottom end  /case's crank if you have anything email me at
[email protected]
were building stuart muntz a frankenbike and we need a engine
have all sorta stuff to trade plus cash either way
for instance a 250 square engine or a 73 400 engine or ????????

Title: Re: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: paul on April 14, 2009, 05:33:50 pm

or even a 73 maico 400 basket case forks wheels engine modified frame .tank seat :o
could be avail to trade

Title: Re: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: JohnnyO on April 14, 2009, 06:20:37 pm

Good luck with that.. You know better than anyone that anybody with that stuff won't part with it.

Title: Re: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: paul on April 14, 2009, 07:03:50 pm

yeah i know !!!but you never know ,stranger things can happen we can  get one from the usa  but the exchange rate is terrible
id even settle for a alpha one and scrap the bits we dont want

Title: Re: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: JohnnyO on April 14, 2009, 07:17:59 pm

The Alpha one motor is fine, just change the inlet manifold. Easier to find..

Title: Re: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: paul on April 14, 2009, 07:28:18 pm

thats what ive got in my 79  frankfurter  ,even if you remove the angleld inlet of a 82 barrell its still to long to fit carb rubber boot to air box so you have to machine the inlet back and down in size so the carb go straight on and it fits  in easy

Title: Re: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: JohnnyO on April 14, 2009, 07:47:16 pm

That explains why i had to get another manifold made for my 490, i thought they had sent me the wrong one. Had nothing to compare it to and didn't realise '82 cylinder inlet was different.

Title: Re: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: suzuki43 on April 14, 2009, 09:21:10 pm

Achtung Maico Men,
Heres a NOS engine in gods country (Bavaria).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/COMPLETE-REBUILD-MAICO-490-VINTAGE-MOTOCROSS-ENGINE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1229Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem140313802028QQitemZ140313802028QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Title: Re: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: JohnnyO on April 14, 2009, 09:29:39 pm

Yeah i'm watching that.. interested to see what they're worth nowadays. Or what people are willing to pay.

Title: Re: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: suzuki43 on April 15, 2009, 05:22:54 am

Theres a guy advertising some 490 stuff on marks vintage swapmeet.

Title: Re: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: paul on April 15, 2009, 07:23:24 am

yeah im watching that engine   on ebay
we have a  79 frame 81 forks tripples swimg arm  tank  hubs rims  and a few other bits .im just waiting for gary kortz  to give us a engine price  and the other guy on ebay has other engine avail to

Title: Re: wanted 490 maico engine
Post by: clutchslip on April 15, 2009, 07:40:18 am

Just thought it would be interesting to track another sale.....

http://cgi.ebay.de/RARITAT-1981-MAICO-490-MC-MOTOCROSS-TWINSHOCK_W0QQitemZ180345741586QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotorrad_Kraftradteile?hash=item180345741586&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1229%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

German(y) only of course,