maico 490 over rated

[Marc.com]

did anyone see the first consolation race at the 09 Conondale Nationals?
where a {wait for it} 1973 Yamaha MX250 held off a 81 Maygo 490 for nearly the whole race...

Why would anyone be surprised at that, the MX250 is the motorcycle of the gods. I mean the 490 is a great bike to ride but I wouldn't swap the MX for it.

[paul]

THE GOD OF SAKI HAS CLOUDED YOUR VISION

[paul]

btw  are those spokes rusty

[Marc.com]

btw  are those spokes rusty

Oh the shame .... I have had a new set of spokes sitting waiting for the last year.... BTW Paul if you wanted to swap that red bike of yours with maybe a cash difference you may be able to twist my arm.  Look nice next to the Hl500.

[paul]

MARK IF YOU ARE SERIOUS THEN  I WILL THINK ON IT ,IS YOURS A REAL HL OR A COPY

[paul]

SHIT MARK I JUST REMEMBERED I OWNED A REAL ONE. NICE PROFAB HL 500  TROUBLE IS IT WAS TO SLOW COMPARED TO THE 490 MAICO

[paul]

 NO COMPARISON IT WAS LIKE RIDEING A DRAFT HORSE COMPARED TO A 490   LOL  GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECTS

[Marc.com]

mate there is some confusion I was offering the MX 250 as heard they can blow off a Maico 

My GMC HL owes too much to ever be for sale  BTW your HL was one of the nicest ones I have seen.

anyway next year I will probably buy Maico 490 myself, it has an iconic status like RH250s and Rickmans.

[All Things 414]

....and TM 400's.......

[Maicojames]

Yes, Kevin Stillwell. I now live in Burleson, Texas! .Sadly, the track is run seldom these days. Cam are you a fellow Texan?

Small world. Yes, I live in Colleyville. The TVRC is having a non-points warm up race for their fall series at Burleson on September 13th. I'll be there debuting my new '82 RM250. Will you be there?

Yes, looks like my 81250 Honda won't be ready yet(* playing with Aw Maico stuff)-but will be there.

[CamP]

Small world. Yes, I live in Colleyville. The TVRC is having a non-points warm up race for their fall series at Burleson on September 13th. I'll be there debuting my new '82 RM250. Will you be there?

Yes, looks like my 81250 Honda won't be ready yet(* playing with Aw Maico stuff)-but will be there.

I'm planning on going to Jack Thompson's party the night before. If you don't hit the party swing by at Burleson and introduce yourself. Here's my ride so you'll know what to look for.

[Marc.com]

So back to the story I don't think the 490 Maico is in the least over rated as a twin shock open class bike and a bargain for what it is.
Its competitors were blown away way back when and nothing much has changed.

There will always be that defining moment when someone produces a bike that raises the bar. RM125X springs to mind.

[Maicojames]

Marc, perhaps we could agree that even though it is an outstanding bikes-and that it's iconic status is deserved, that it is possibly now the status quo, or even a status symbol in its class. Given the YZ465, RM400, KTM420, Husky 430, and 500-it may well be the top of it's class...but it seems at least here in the US that the typical bucks up Maico owner has a74.5 GP and then an 81 490. The square barrels , and AWs are few-as are the IMO superor for linkage class 83-84 Maicos.

Also, I am a Maico rider-and enthusiast so, perhaps to those who are not-it is much like the 73-74 CR250M Elsinore to us -belly buttons-everybody's got one.

[Marc.com]

Also, I am a Maico rider-and enthusiast so, perhaps to those who are not-it is much like the 73-74 CR250M Elsinore to us -belly buttons-everybody's got one.

I believe the correct expression is "like assholes eveyone has em" relax its an Aussie forum you won't offend anyone.

Anyway I have CR250M as well

[All Things 414]

I remember seeing a pic of a Mega 2 back in 1981 or there-abouts. Around these parts I'd never seen one. I thought they were pretty hot. For years I did. Long before I knew anything about the VMX movement. I also thought that they'd be pretty rare. Especially here in Australia. So it was quite suprising once entering the sport, to see them popping up all over the place! . "How can this be so?" I asked. "Well young man, a lot of these Mega 2's are actually Gs's".
I'm told it's easy to make one look the same. It'd be hard for someone with an untrained eye to pick one.
This put a thought into my tiny brain.......

How pissed off would I be if I owned an actual Mega 2 490 and there's all these wanna-be 490's parading around as the real thing! :'(
And then to top it off people start putting all these weird colour schemes on them and stuff!
(Thank god no ones knocking out pretend 414's...... )