Please ID year for this Maico

[albrid-3]

Mick, I am not trying or thinking pre 65 racing for this bike, pre 70 is the go for me with this maico, I just wanted to know if I was right thinking it was a 1967 model maico.
 I already have a pre65 bike.

[Mick D]

No worries, yes it is a 67.
The squarie engine is far superior in every way to the Oval engine.
And so is the next model maico Squarie frame far superior in handling to the X3 frame.
If you put everything of that bike on to a next model bare frame, you would have one of the best handling and best performing politically correct pre-70 bikes around.

This doesn't concern you Dave, I am going to a lot of trouble and expense to comply with the rules,
and I am waiting in vigilance with a keen eye to see if anyone turns up with an oval top end grafted on to a later squarie bottom end, in an effort to past it off as a kosher pre-65

[paul]

This doesn't concern you Dave, I am going to a lot of trouble and expense to comply with the rules,
and I am waiting in vigilance with a keen eye to see if anyone turns up with an oval top end grafted on to a later squarie bottom end, in an effort to past it off as a kosher pre-65
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 I wonder  who that could be

[albrid-3]

this is 1963 Maico GS 175. same frame as mine.

[Mick D]

this is 1963 Maico GS 175. same frame as mine.

That is one hell of a nice bike, but I think a case of a miss-informed owner. 1963 Gs Maico's were single down tube frames



Over the years I have purchased every bit of available proof listed on German Ebay.
I invite anyone to show me contrary.
In 1963 only Single down tube was commercially available, and the only alloy Oval Barrels were still the 175 and the new 250.
Although the same 250 cylinder casting was used to produce the 360 capacity as well, but only for the factory racers toyed with those 360 alloy ovals during 1963.

[Mick D]

These pics and so on are only snippets of the collection of proof I have in my possession.
I have quite a few German magazines that show the dual cradle X3 frame being commercially available from the beginning of 1964, but they only seem to talk about the twin cradle GS version. I cannot find anything that supports the GS being commercially available till 1965?



 

[Mick D]

[Mick D]

But from February 1964 dual cradle MC(motocross) and SS(roadies)
Were commercially available to any Maico dealer willing to commit.

[Mick D]

A skilled tradie will easily turn your 67 frame into a 64 frame, if he has a 64 frame to copy from.

except for the serial number of course.

Even after all that Dave the frame would be the only 1964 component that you would then have.
Not being smart, just saying and sharing some of the info I have.

[Mick D]

If one reads the feelings and sentiments stated from those in the day, like those of say Jim McCabe.
They will read that the single down tube 1962 &1963 X2's were indeed handlers and the X3 dual cradles were a major disappointment. Jim McCabe went back to his single down tube X2.

All over the web, and in every Magazine that tested, it is stated that is wasn't until the later Squarie frame arrived in 1968 fitted with their new leading axle forks that made the world realise what a sweet handling bike that Maico now had on offer.

[Mick D]

[albrid-3]

I like the pipe on that 250. Neat, who made it.

[Mick D]

I like the pipe on that 250. Neat, who made it.

Yes I reckon it is a neat looking pipe too Dave. Real neat actually.
But I have no idea who made it, just a pic i found on the web

[Mick D]

Actually a bloke in our NSW club called Turtle has one of these 250s.
I watched him hole shot everyone in the CRC open capacity pre-70
And he held em out until fitness or more to the point, lack of it, finally let a couple past
But what ever you do, don't tell him I told you that bit

[albrid-3]