Amazing how a Honda bike thread turns into another Maico bashing thread. Haters be hatin'
Yes that's a great photo Brad but you know what I'm going to say. All Maicos should be red
Bill now I understand why you are so anti Maico
I actually like Maico as a brand, and the 77 AW and 79 magnum models are in my top ten favorite bikes list
Its all the hype and inflated prices of the 81 490s that i will never understand
maybe im just pissed off that i took 2 running examples to the scrap yard in 1988
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Of course in 1988 no one knew how popular they would become. I have had two 490s a GS and a MX. I paid $2,000.00 and $2,500.00 for them. I've still got the MXers. It even has a reed valve barrel.
Kevin
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True story
I was living back in the UK at the time and racing modern and the odd pre 65/ pre 75 sidecar meeting . I took the Maicos in on a deal ( was dealing all sorts back then , wanna buy a Rolex mister
) my oldest was only a baby and could see no real use for these old Maicos . I probably listed them in the Loot magazine ( trade and exchange type weekly ) and got no response, and I don't think even the bike wrecker wanted them , so they went to Jordans scrap metal in Portsmouth
along with a VW Kombi and some other scrap .
I think one was a 400 and one or 490