AW 450 '76

[090]

Can anybody give me some details on the 450 of '76. A chap has one that i have seen which he assures me it is a 450. Would this be considered a rare bike in OZ? Were there many imported here? The chap feels it is worth a squillion dollars. Do you think he is right? Any info on this bike for my curiosity and the owner would be appreciated. Cheers.

[Hoony]

090 i would PM Firko if i were you, 450 doesn't sound like a maico capacity ? but i am no expert.

[Rosco400]

Pretty sure it would be AW400, Ive got 77 AW400 that has cost a zillion dollars, what its worth and what u get are two different things though, guess it depends lot on condition

[090]

I actually have a pamphlet which advertises the AW 250, 400 and 450 as well. I think you guys would also be interested to know more maybe? I will wait for a reply here for all to read.

[firko]

For some dumb reason the Americans recristened the 440s as 450s. The AW450 is actually an AW440 and isn't especially rare. They're a good thing though and probably worth $3,500-$5000 for a good one and less for a fixer upper which isn't quite the squillion the owner reckons it's worth. Below is a link to two 77 AW brochures, one from America showing the bike as a 450, the other a German bochure showing the same 438cc bike as a 440. Maicojames in Texas just sold his lovely 440 (see earlier post on Sept 15).

http://rageracing.com/Pics/BROCHURES%20&%20ARTICLES/BROCHURES%20&%20ARTICLES.htm

[090]

Well there you go! Easy as that! The owner will be disapointed! Thank you sir.

[Maicojames]

But Brad, it might be a" Wheelsmith Factory Works" 125,250, and 450cc replica ridden once by the factory guys and thrown in the trash at Carlsbad in a fit of drunken rage by Adloph Weil.
...or maybe not

http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/MAICOMOTORCYCLES/

Bike on homepage is a nice 76 AW440, though it does have a polished tank Firko