Show us your Maico

[paul]

how much $ did they say

you could buy my 78 bike keep the engine 82/490and sell the roller

[shelpi]

how much $ did they say

you could buy my 78 bike keep the engine 82/490and sell the roller

a battered core as he called it  about 1500 GBP = $2750
a full rebuilt 1984 he wants 3000 GBP = $5500
a 2014 new engine (one of his team donks) 4000 GBP = $7325 and both converted to Air cooled to be correct period Pre85.
how much do you want for the 78/ 82 480 and has it still got the primary chain set up? cheers

[Branchy]

wow , does that come with some frozen sperm from ake and adolf

[paul]

how much $ did they say

you could buy my 78 bike keep the engine 82/490and sell the roller

a battered core as he called it  about 1500 GBP = $2750
a full rebuilt 1984 he wants 3000 GBP = $5500
a 2014 new engine (one of his team donks) 4000 GBP = $7325 and both converted to Air cooled to be correct period Pre85.
how much do you want for the 78/ 82 480 and has it still got the primary chain set up? cheers

6000  keep the engine and sell the rest ,but it will come with gold new wheels exel rims ,the mint tanks worth 500 swing arm 500 new ohlins 1000 wheels1000 frame ? 81 frorks ?81 triples? now im thinking of wrecking it  any body interested in parts let me know lol

[VMX Andrew]

Actually bein thinkin about selling my 490mc and buying one of yours Paul... ?

[shelpi]

how much $ did they say

you could buy my 78 bike keep the engine 82/490and sell the roller

a battered core as he called it  about 1500 GBP = $2750
a full rebuilt 1984 he wants 3000 GBP = $5500
a 2014 new engine (one of his team donks) 4000 GBP = $7325 and both converted to Air cooled to be correct period Pre85.
how much do you want for the 78/ 82 480 and has it still got the primary chain set up? cheers

6000  keep the engine and sell the rest ,but it will come with gold new wheels exel rims ,the mint tanks worth 500 swing arm 500 new ohlins 1000 wheels1000 frame ? 81 frorks ?81 triples? now im thinking of wrecking it  any body interested in parts let me know lol

so how much for the donk Paul ?

[shelpi]

Actually bein thinkin about selling my 490mc and buying one of yours Paul... ?

How much are you asking for ya 1983 MC?

[Ktm181]

Actually bein thinkin about selling my 490mc and buying one of yours Paul... ?

How much are you asking for ya 1983 MC?

 I think he might be joking!  Why not do a bit of digging, see what engines are more readily available and that rods/bearings etc are easy to come by. I have some Maico and Rms in the shed and if me i'd be looking at Yam and Honda for parts supplies and engines, cheaper to buy and maintain for sure.

Kt

[Michael Moore]

Did you get any 125s in Aus/NZ?  I bought one of the three the local dealer in Albuquerque got in 1972 (and that took months to arrive due to a dock strike).  The other two went to a pair of kids who's father seemed to have decided that trying to build competitive 125 CZs for them was getting much too expensive.    There was a fair number of Pentons, Sachs, Husky, Monark, Bultaco and even a Montesa 125 (the gray tanker) scattered among the Japanese bikes.

It was a nice bike but the engine didn't seem extremely robust. 

cheers,
Michael

[firko]

Did you get any 125s in Aus/NZ?

Only in small numbers Michael. There were very few that actually hit the race track in the day, I can only recall one radial version and it/he a was damn fast. He later raced an RM 125 Suzuki and he didn't show the speed he had on that little Maico.

[Ktm181]

Hopefully this worked!  Mega 2 250 just arrived from Canada, thanks MauriceR and Darren Cheney for all the hard work AND of course my lovely missus!
Couldn't resist a couple of close ups and I DO apologize for the shed shots, AdamN and KdxGeoff have been onto me about some pics and I never could get my act together for nice outside shots!

Kt

[Ktm181]

here's another old girl I just could not resist saving from rusting away, almost totally stock, pretty good for it vintage!  This one came via Dead Dog Racing, thanks Wade!  Mc400 .




Kt.

[MauriceR]

I do believe I recognize that 250 Wayne, glad to see it all worked out. I never did ask is it a rider or are you setting up the mini museum like Don. If museum you need to work on him for 1 of his 125 maico's or those Yamahas you like of his.

Maurice

[Ktm181]

G'day Maurice!

No mate this one is, or will be, a rider!  All are, or will be!  This one should be having a hit out in next few weeks or so, then I really have to get back to assembling my 465.

regards,
Wayne.

[Branchy]

1975 mc250 used to belong to a mate of mine in hastings club was dismantled after he broke his leg in 1976 still on original bore have not touched it except a few parts of ebay and les to preserve the original gear whilst im riding it

http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/branchy97/media/higleysmaico.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2

this is how it sits and rides as it should have a aw77 frame  considering a swap over into aw with a 400 barrel , love to hear from anyone who has done this conversion with the barrel , maybe a 325??

http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/branchy97/media/P6060028.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3