Maico Hybrids

[Tahitian_Red]

I've seen Maicos with TT500 motors, but what are the strangest Maico Hybrids you have seen?

[Husky500evo]

 The British guys seem to do a few using '81 Maico frames with Husky 510 , Rotax fourstrokes or Honda XL motors. Here is a neat looking one with a Husky 510 motor & Husky fuel tank . The two front downtubes have been replaced with a single beam to accommodate the twin exhaust header pipes .

[Husky500evo]

Here is another with what appears to be a CR480 or CR500 Honda motor fitted . Seems like sacrilege to me , but I suppose it is one way of getting your Honda to handle  . These pictures were taken from the MXTRAX.UK vintage forum .

[firko]

I realise I've posted this somewhere else but it fits right in with the theme
Frank Viradi from WA owns this 441 cc BSA B44 powered '82 Maico. I guess it's his vision, and it does fit in rather nicely but putting a 60s engine in an 80s bike sure seems odd to me.

[Tahitian_Red]

Here is another with what appears to be a CR480 or CR500 Honda motor fitted . Seems like sacrilege to me , but I suppose it is one way of getting your Honda to handle  . These pictures were taken from the MXTRAX.UK vintage forum .

Husky500evo,

It's a way to get your Honda to handle and a way to get your Maico to start. 

[Husky500evo]

Well there you go . You get to kill two birds with the one stone  .

[Tahitian_Red]

Firko,

Have you ridden one of these Maico 4-Stroke Hybrids?  If so, I'm wondering how it affects the handling vs stock?

I passed on two 78/79 Maicos with TT500 engines and I'm wondering If I shouild have scooped one up?

Someone mentioned to me that they thought they had seen a Maico with a CZ motor installed.  Have you ever heard of such a beast?
 

[paul]

there was a pic of a maico hybrid in the cd5 posts with a tt 500 motor i seem to remember

[paul]

found it

[bigk]

That first photo you posted Huskyevo seems like a waste of a good Husky to me.
Cheers,
K

[firko]

Another Maico hybrid I'd previously posted. It's Peter Rowlands Yamaico which is an early Maico square barrel frame fitted with a Yamaha MX250 engine. It's beautifully built and goes super well. Red, the only Maico engine swap job I've ridden is John Peters Honda XL 420 powered early Maico. It was a fast bike with big Johnny on board but I found it a tad frightening. The bike had a habit of torque twisting Maico swingarms.

[firko]

Here's an unusual one....A '78 Maico Magnum witha a 250 Hodaka Thunderdog engine. The owner obviously had a taste system meltdown going by the pipe and modern KTM fenders.

[YSS]

Looks more pipe than bike  Still nice , sort of

[firko]

Klub Kevlar International Policy Advisor and Entertainment Director (Adult Division), Mike Jolley from Auckland, NZ built his Honda XL250 powered '70 Maico back in the early 90s. It's been through a few fashion changes over the years but is still has the occasional race outing.

 

[Husky500evo]

When I look at the bike in the first picture that Firko posted , with the BSA motor , I have one question : Why ?
The only answer I can think of is : Because he could .
And Big K , with regards to the Maico / Husky 510 hybrid , it is argueably the best evo frame with the best evo 4 stroke motor . You would think that that would be a pretty good combination & would even be legal by our evo class rules . Some would say that the '78/9 Maico Magnum frame handles better than the '81 Maico. The Husky 510 in original form is a pretty good package , but just doesn't have the sharp turning ability of the Maico & isn't as neutral feeling when in the air off jumps  (in my opinion) .