Hagon Maico

[Rosco86]

Just learning how to upload my first photo. Gosh I hope this is right

[Rosco86]

[Slider29]

Yeah Rosco! you're onto it. What a machine!!!  Mark

[Curly3]

Does it still exist?

[firko]

Cool bike Ross....It makes me want to get stuck into my Antig Maico to get it done for next years HBBB. It's unusual to see a Hagon Maico, the more common were Antig or Elstar for Maicos with Hagons usually housing Yamaha and Butaco motors.  That's a pretty spiffy pipe, any idea who made it?

[Tim754]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm

[Curly3]

I knew it'd catch your eye Firko.
Who's was it and where was it ridden?

[Rosco86]

Unfortunately I took it apart around 1976 as a failed experiment. 250 maico motor really didn't have the horsies. (Chasemores bully and Andy Hornes Honda just blew past it) Raced it mainly at Seymour, Romsey and Bendigo showgrounds with an interesting day out when they first built a short circuit around the car parking area at the Mildura speedway complex. On sold the frame for someone to put a bully motor in and bought a Cole-Elstar from Don Stafford. Had heaps of problems with it so I traded it on a Godden Weslake below in 1978.





Currently have it on the bench and slowly restoring.  Hope to bring it out for a putter shortly.

Rosco 86(Ross Gillespie)

[Rosco86]

Hey Mark

Stacker made the pipe, but if you look closely it is basically a standard down pipe reversed and the cones reversed in a couple of spots. Did a good job on it but the rest of the bike was woeful and had to be rebuilt from new.

Rosco

[Curly3]

Doh, the 86 should have been a give away.
How observant am I.

[Curly3]

Not a Maico I know, but who wouldn't want to throw the leg over that?

[jimg1au]

check the forks out

[Curly3]

You worry me sometimes Jim, I didn't even notice forks.

[Slider29]

 What forks?

[Curly3]

Every great model has a perfectly matched pair up front