A Few Good Maicos

[Tahitian_Red]

Here are a few Maicos from a recent AVDRA event in the U.S.A.

















This Beauty Was For Sale



And The "Cool Bike" Award Winner

[Tim754]

Feel free to send all the crappy not so good looking ones over here to Australia Don't want them embarrassing the good ones

[Tahitian_Red]

Nope no rain or mud.  It was our first hot day so far this year, 95f (when it had been in the 70's) and not a shade tree for 20 miles.

I'm not a Maico guy, but how many of those damn '81 490's did they make?  There must be at least twenty five in our small group.
 

[Quicksilver]

Dont know much about Maico, with the risk of sounding stupid i will ask anyway.

Are the blue and black Maico's painted in a standard factory colour?

[Tahitian_Red]

No.  The one that was for sale is what an original looks like.  The others have '78 alloy tanks and are painted custom colors.

[490 tez]

i had to have a cold shower cool bikes //!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maico31]

They are some really cool looking Maico's. Love the one with the Candy Red paintwork and grey frame. What's the attraction with the '78 tanks on the 81's? Never seen so many 490's in the one place!

[Tahitian_Red]

The metal tanks can be painted the custom colors, where with the plastic tank you are stuck with the stock red.

[firko]

The Candy Red 490 gets my vote too. Too cool.

[evo550]

Yep,
The candy and the blue one get me droolin', also the one in the background with the flame job tank.

[Tahitian_Red]

Firko,

I thought you would have gone for the 74 1/2. 

[NR555]

I'd feel bad about riding those things.. barely a mark on them

[firko]

The 74 1/2 is nice but I do like '81s and Candy Apple Redas a colour. I've owned a couple of 81s over the years.