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Offline jimg1au

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maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« on: June 07, 2010, 08:02:29 pm »
hi
are these frames any good to build a 4 stroke vmx bike i have a xl350 motor as a power plant.can other forks be adapted to suit the frame
cheers
jim

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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2010, 08:18:44 pm »
good frames jim, arguebly the best handling frame ;)

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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2010, 08:24:00 pm »
plenty off room as well ;D

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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2010, 04:16:31 pm »
Think I have a Trail and Track article where Paul's friend Stacker, slotted a Honda motor into one of those frames.

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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2010, 05:05:59 pm »
if you find it can you scan it and email it to me
cheers
jim

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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2010, 07:41:50 pm »
No worries, will have a look tomorrow. :)

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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2010, 04:42:06 pm »
found a maico xl350 report and they had to cut the frame to lower the motor.not for me
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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2010, 07:55:16 pm »
Hi Jim, This just arrived last night. 79 GS frame. Obviously there is a reason why so many Legends of the day, used them as the chassis-heart of killer handling frenkien Bikes.



I will attempt to make time to do a dummy test fit of a 350 centre port.

Stay tunned.
« Last Edit: June 10, 2010, 08:05:56 pm by MICK-DE »
"light weight, and it works great"  :)

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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2010, 09:54:28 pm »
dont fu ck aound .just wack  a 490 engine in the 79 frame 

« Last Edit: June 12, 2010, 10:18:14 am by paul »

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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2010, 01:11:02 am »
check this report out
http://www.oldrice.com/XL441.htm



Thanks Jim, that link was very informative and interesting. Cheers.(pm sent)
"light weight, and it works great"  :)

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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2010, 03:39:07 pm »
dont fu ck aound .just wack  a 490 engine in the 79 frame 



79 is imho by far the best looking Maico ever  :)

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Re: maico frame 79 Maico MC440 Magnum II Frame
« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2010, 06:07:34 pm »
The only thing better is the 79 enduro version Bill