Here is an OW26 Maico for you Yamaico

[firko]

Forget the OW reference Davey, you're correct of course. What  I'm referring to is your 1975 reference when it was clearly 1973........(Jeez, I'm morphing into Nathan...scratching at straws to prove that I'm right )

[Davey Crocket]

"Senior Nathan"?

[KB171]

A coupla pics of  Akes Yamaico from his book.

[motomaniac]

                                                                     
                                                       Ake in 1974..the bike looks more Yamaha by now but still with Maico forks.

those are not maico forks , they are the maico copies that the japs ended up building for him.

[albrid-3]

There is a ow26 here in Australia, I would think that those bikes where 75 to 76 factory models, as Per Klitland and Mike Landman were racing that bike.

[jerry]

Oh yeah. Same frame number as well. J

[albrid-3]

 This paragraph was taken off Live wire .
He has been through all models, virtually, and knows more than a few tricks about each one. Also, Mike has raced the works machines, the OW26 400. He inherited the original OW brought out in 1976 for Per Klitland and then Milledge got him a new one for 1977.

[firko]

In this Cycle Illustrated interview Ake talks about the problems he had with the Yamaha and how he used the twin shock for the first part of the 73 season before moving over to the "Tilkens" rear suspension later in the season.
                                                                   

The ex Per Klitland OW26 is owned by Robbie Dick who, last time I spoke to him was still chasing parts to finish it. Yamaha imported the OW26 for Per Klitland to race the 1975 Mr Motocross series and he hated it from the gitgo. Per told me that the chassis was crap and he didn't like the on/off switch power delivery, much preferring to ride a basically stock MX400B. It's interesting to note that Per, like Ake moved from Maico to Yamaha and they both had the same opinion of the OW. I've heard that Mike Landman wasn't all that taken with OW26 either after taking possession of it after Per permanently moved over to an MX-B.    http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=11721.0

[motomaniac]

There is a ow26 here in Australia, I would think that those bikes where 75 to 76 factory models, as Per Klitland and Mike Landman were racing that bike.

yes there is

[firko]

....it aint a OW26 as thats a 75 model  

Here's Ake's 1975 OW26 and Jim Weinert on one, circa 1975.
                                                                      
                                                           http://www.vintageworksbikes.com/1975WorksYZ.html
                                                                       

[oldyzman]

Look at the rake on that bike in the black and white photo above. Looks like a chopper!
Brett

[jerry]

Heh Firko check out the fork legs on your photo and the ones on the Vintage Works offering. J

[firko]

Heh Firko check out the fork legs on your photo and the ones on the Vintage Works offering. J

Yeah Jerry, the very same type. It starts to make the original Kramer framed bike to look to be a bit mix'n'match of OW26 parts. Note the stock forks on Weinerts bike.

                                                                                      
                                                                                    

[oldyzman]

Any one know how much its on the market for...
Really makes me wonder, i would love to be a fly on the wall when these works bikes are selling.
Brett

[Davey Crocket]

Those forks on the Maico have been made to look like the OW26 ones.....the machining is very poor and Yamaha didnt use leading axle KYB's untill the later part of 75, the first part they where normal (abiet with external fork springs like the real OW has....thats why the boots are huge....oldmate didnt quite get it)....that Maico has a modified YZB tank on it. The jammers bike looks like it has stock YZB forks on it (34mm) as the OW ones where much bigger where the seals go....maybe they destroyed a set or didnt like em?