Please ID year for this Maico

[albrid-3]

I just purchase this Maico, I have been studying this machine on the net. I would like to know the year of manufacturing. Maico ID sites only go as far as 1968. I do remember the early blue frame models back in the sixties, this bike is a 250, frame number is 280935. Engine Number I 273607, I am steering to forwards 1966-67 to be on the safe side. does anybody else can clarify its year date.
1965, 1966 are the same too.
 

[albrid-3]

The duplex frame is wider than the later models., I feel this frame colour should be blue.

[albrid-3]

[albrid-3]

Now this a great example of the sixties Maico MC 360.

[albrid-3]

[albrid-3]

Subframe is narrow, the airbox is a good fabrication, but the original airbox should be like the one on the blue frames in the other photos.

[Mick D]

I believe those numbers are about right for a 67 model.
It is an X3 frame, first of the Maico dual cradles that were commercially on offer from early 1964, although your frame has quite few 1967 touches to it.
I believe your bike is the 1967 first appearance of the Squarie engines.
The frame #935 is higher than its engine #607 Squarie engine, because the Oval barrel engines were still available as an engine choice, and still consumed a lot of the frame numbers.

How much do you want for it?

[albrid-3]

Mick what about the engine, would an early round barrel fit my engine.

[Mick D]

Mick what about the engine, would an early round barrel fit my engine.

I think you may mean would it fit your frame?
Yes, an early oval barel would fit the frame, but the swinging arm is not pre 65, nor are the wheels, tripples, forks, etc, etc etc.
The only thing that resembles pre-65 is the bare frame, and that's only if it had a bit of doctoring.
And it would still have the wrong number Dave.

Just sell it to me, how much?

[albrid-3]

What I was saying Mick, would a early round barrel fit straight onto my engine, if I found one that is.
Well I feel the frame is a early model, its not a 68 model. so would be happy to say my bike is a 67 model, and being a early numbered engine I think a round barrel would fit.

[bazza]

Mick D might be a keeper, watch ebay in 2-3 weeks

[albrid-3]

Mick D might be a keeper, watch ebay in 2-3 weeks

Well if your got deep pocket, start talking,  its amazing I put a clean thread up, to create some info and interest, and the bullshit starts, all I am looking for is some rock solid info about a model
bike.

[Mick D]

What I was saying Mick, would a early round barrel fit straight onto my engine, if I found one that is.
Well I feel the frame is a early model, its not a 68 model. so would be happy to say my bike is a 67 model, and being a early numbered engine I think a round barrel would fit.

Whoops, I didn't get that at the time.
Anything is possible with the right budget or skills and machinery, but I am thinking it is far from a straight bolt on swap.

I am busy at the moment, I will see if I can get some cases etc out later, picture, measure and show the difference.
You would never get it through at National level as a pre65 though, very easy to tell the difference from the outside of a Squarie bottom end to the Oval barrel bottom end.
And as well there is the very visible outside date and model number in the crank case casting(and I am not talking about the stamped ones)

I have the tenth one made of one of these 360s with the correct pre-65 numbers etc.


I have stripped it down to use as a dirt bike, now with the addition of a correct and complete 64 MC360 engine.
I want another of those X3 frames to put all the road gear on and the Oval road engine in.

I will be gob smacked if you find an alloy oval engine or top end.

 
 

[flower pot racing]

sofa in the garage.  How cool is that?!

Mine is so stuffed full of stuff right now just getting in the door is a challenge!

[80-85 husky]

cos u always have to work on maico's u need a sofa to pull all nighters....