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Clubroom => Bike Talk => Topic started by: VMX247 on July 22, 2009, 12:17:06 pm
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Yes, Even More Two-Wheeled Oddities - You Demanded More Strange Bikes...
Publish date: Nov 1, 2005
By: Rick Sieman
http://dirtbike.off-road.com/dirtbike/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=331925
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Not so much strange, but interesting.
Except for this.......now THAT is strange. :-\
(http://dirtbike.off-road.com/dirtbike/data/articlestandard/dirtbike/172008/512414/1.jpg)
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I hear maico's are a bit unreliable, so having 2 spares on tap as you go riding as they shit themselves, would be helpful ............... :D
Any ideas on what that pancake filter is off ? need one for a progect. :-X
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Any ideas on what that pancake filter is off ? need one for a progect. :-X
does this help....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/One-pan-cake-air-filter-54mm-for-32mm-34mm-mikuni-carb_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a1Q7c66Q3a4Q7c39Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a200QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem4ce7b22735QQitemZ330304726837QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
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Not so much strange, but interesting.
Except for this.......now THAT is strange. :-\
(http://dirtbike.off-road.com/dirtbike/data/articlestandard/dirtbike/172008/512414/1.jpg)
You'd think that one three cylinder Maico is weird enough. Now get your head around the fact that there are at least TWO. :o
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-7/1052255/MaicoTriple_1.JPG)
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THe question just begs why ?
pps......cycleG i luvs you
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The top one belogs to Jim McCabe-a Maico rider since 1956 from Indiana USA. He has been very helpful on the Yahoo Maico forum. The Machine is intended to get a speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats. Rick Sieman aka "Super Hunky" saw it and thought it was a waste of a 490 Maico...but now thinks it is cool.
I have not seen pics of the second one before, but it is likley McCabe's as well.
He has more than a few Maico hybrids etc.
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Nobody knows oval and square barrel Maicos better than Jim McCabe. He's one of those crusty old buggers that have a wealth of experience and knowledge that needs to be recorded before he pops off the planet. I'm going to build my pre 65 oval 360 to his specs.
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would I be right to assume the outside motors have no gear box.
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Freakshow, download this catalogue and you can find the filters.
http://www.mcsonline.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=37
also check out the rest of the website more more goodies. All available from most bike shops who are a MCS dealer.
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Hey Mark - where are you at with the round barrel project.
Getting much stuff together ?
Dave Mac :D
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I've managed to locate a stash of 250/360 parts in Florida and I'm negotiating with the bloke at present. He's playing tough but I'll eventually get what I need. I've picked up a couple of 400/360 squarie enginess in recent weeks, in fact you saw one in the back of my Jeep the other day!
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I reckon that 3-cylinder would look great with a Monoshock conversion… :D
But then again it might not fit into our twin-shock rules.
Sorry I couldn't resist ;D
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I reckon that 3-cylinder would look great with a Monoshock conversion… :D
But then again it might not fit into our twin-shock rules.
Sorry I couldn't resist ;D
stop poking big sleeping bear with stick ;) :D
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Sound advice [but not as much fun]
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Maico triple would look great with a sidecar-on each side!!
Seriously-Suzuki and Kawasaki had one so just use theirs.
I recall from the Italian sidecar cross GP in '87, Folan had two Husky barrells together-sounded like a banshee or the second coming of Christ! while a Russian team had two Cagivas in together that sounded very sweet but still ran down the pack.
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If you think they're off the wall then you've never seen the photos of the 9 cylinder Kawasakis a guy in the Uk has built, love the engineering that goes into doing something like that properly
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hi all not really dirt bike stuff but youd have to remember the bike i think his name was lucky or something like that built with the 2 cylinders chopped of a merlin engine.5000cc v twin then he super charged it.i was reading somewere the other day he lives up north qld now still owns the bike and its in a museum out near toowoomba.hes also built some rocket looking thing with a 4cyl road bike motor and is trying for some speed record.i think the article was in just bikes or similar.cheers gary
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that would have been Lucky Kaiser and i think he was Dubbo Based at the time. that was a great peice of engineering albeit totally useless
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thats the one hooney his new creation looks just as useless although purpose built for speed.the article i seen was from some speed trialsout in the desert in the middle of oz,he was trying for 200 plus mph but bad weather set in and only managed around 135mph before the track was shut down and event was cancelled.thanx gary
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Merlin cylinders? sounds crazy. They were 27litres and 2000+HP @3000rpm, so a twin would be circa 4.5litres and maybe 500HP ! too wild.
any links to it? photos?
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http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~ddped/rrv2.htm (http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~ddped/rrv2.htm)
http://home.st.net.au/~fettesi/merlin.htm (http://home.st.net.au/~fettesi/merlin.htm)
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/05/20/5000cc-v-twin-motorcycle-engine-for-sale/ (http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/05/20/5000cc-v-twin-motorcycle-engine-for-sale/)
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i think he changed his name later from "Lucky Keizer" to "Crazy forker"