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Maico / Re: My 78 Maico project.

« on: August 12, 2010, 05:59:48 pm »

I only wrote a post to save someone from spending hard earned money on an ordinary product.I have been racing Maicos since 75 (got 5 ) and have had a business specialising in Motorcycle Tyres and suspension for nearly 20 years. We've been involved in vintage and modern motocross,Supersport,superbikes, pro-stock and classic roadracing.Our main suspension guy has worked for HRC and at the AMA supers. Also a close mate had a good look at YSS as he was offered a distributorship .Most of their products work well,we run a pair of their premium shocks on our period 5 GSX 1100. The motocross shock is not a good product-originallydeigned for a 12mm shaft-then upgraded to 16mm with no allowance for extra shaft displacement.This causes seal problems and harsh compression dampening .Regards Scott

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Maico / Re: My 78 Maico project.

« on: August 11, 2010, 05:50:04 pm »

The Ohlins are a vastly better shock . The YSS are fundamentaly flawed due to increase in the shaft diameter after the original design  . The extra volume displaced by the shaft cannot be acccomodated by the reservoir which leads to seal and hydraulic lock problems . I have 5 Maicos withs Ohlins and wouldn't run anything else .  A lack of adjusters shouldn't put you off .   Regards Scott