Teasing the Yamaha boys

[090]

Dont forget...tongue to the left and John Henry to the right! 

[DJRacing]

Sorry James, the kiwi coming out in me, I was just taking the piss

my yammie, fuel on-choke-2 kicks and go racing.

its lucky that you Maico boys pay twice as much for your bikes as us yammie guys because you sure get your moneys worth trying to start them..       

[yzhilly]

 Hey DJ them Maico's give good value coz every one i saw at CD4 had 3 blokes on it one on the bars and 2 pushing it down the carpark.

[090]

Yammie riders should also be flaggies 'cause they're always on the side of the track broken down.

[holeshot buddy]

MAICO =HARD TO START  i have even seen guys that have had them for years still having troubles
         = dodgey primary chains change them all the time carry one in bumbag
         =change oil heaps or primary chain dissolves :'(
         =shit front suspension fork dampening wrong springs too soft
         =shit rear shocks everyone replaces them with ohlins or works performance
         =pox front brakes what more can i say
         = shit gear selecting mechanism setup looks like something off my 1922 dodge
         everyone spends mega bucks on them billet this and that shocks forks pipes
         swingarms  ignitions etc etc
          but i still see them getting pushed 
         there is no doubt they are faster in a straight line than a 465
         but i still think both bikes in standard trim the yz465 would win with same rider
         and i have riden both and i would say the 465 turns heaps better than maico

[Maicojames]

Ya know, if the YZ465 were piston port versus reed valve it would be much more difficult to start....We Maico riders are aware of these things, I say this as  a service to the YZ riders, so put the bong down and pay attention.

Yes, far too many Maicos are being pushed-most with nasty air leaks-they are not for the racer who wants to slap a sticker on and continue reading interent porn utnil race day. The YZs are for these people-and they will give consistent mediocre peformance with little attention.

As far as a YZ465 out turning any Maico, is that in the "paralell universe"? ya know, where Eric Cartman is nice and all. Don't get me wrong, Ilike YZs-the tremedous lethargic bulk of them provides great traction in a turn where no berm is available( though the Maico still works great here).

[TonyB]

MAICO = TOTALLY HYPED UP OVERATED , IMHO if DB mag had not given the praise during their obvious Pro Euro bike  era then the bike would have just been an "also ran". its amazing how much a magazine can influence people, if they say something is good or bad then the guys who read this recon it must be so, even though they are completely different riders using the bike for different reasons etc. I owned and raced a Maico 490 in the early eighties becuase Its all i could get for my money at the time (2nd hand) but i renovated it and raced it and i loved it but to be worth twice as much as the YZ465 - NO WAY. Funny enough all my money can buy now was a 2nd hand YZ465 and I love it too, as for turning yes it turns as well if not better than the Maico. Oh and it stops too. As for me I'm going to check out some more porn while you magazine hypnotised consumers fiddle with your maico's   

[Maicojames]

Tony, don't go to the same porn sites as me, too many user slows it down Yes, I do not know why from a racer standpoint an 81 490 would be worth twice as much as a comparable condition YZ465 either. That, I think is the hype, but unusually high production means there are  some more 490s out there. No, not more than 465s, but more than 80 Maicos-or any other 80-81 Euro bike-and some Kxs.

To me, that just makes the 76-77 Aws, 78-79 Magnum and 83 490s easier to get. BTW the YZ 465 got its share of hype-I recall in 1980-the open experts were ALL on 465s at several races I went to. For some of us, we do not mind the careful setup, esoteric learning curve, and sensitive tuning as much as we love our Maicos-especially when everyone calls then junk. As far as the $7100 490 on e-bay last week-I know the owner/builder and I speculate he lost about $1500-as he would if he built a comparable YZ465.  As for brakes, I was taught to cudely "arc" the shoes some time ago-and have never had a poor brake-
That includes, Bultaco 135, 74 Penton KTM 250, 75 KX 400, 73 SC500, 76 RM 250, 77 Maico 440-I guess I forgot a few Bultacos back there somewhere.

Tony, right now my $ buys nothing if that makes it any better. I have to go, DB mag is telling me to go out and make a crop circle...

[DJRacing]

James, bloody funny retort, hope the crop circle goes will.  

[VMX Andrew]

James, bloody funny retort, hope the crop circle goes will.  

goes well......not will... kiwis....

[DJRacing]

Yee bleedy Ockers weuld pute ane E ento evereetheng, weuldnt yee.   

[Hoony]

whatcha mean KeeWee ?

[paul]

this is the last instalment

[Nathan S]

You dragged up a thread that died back in Feb to say that?

For my part, I'm just amazed the Hilly spelled "touche" correctly.

Now, what am I doing here?!