Ignition Keyway

[paul]

so whats for sale lol

[maicomc490t]

NOTHING lol! 

[paul]

WELL HOW YOU GOING TO GET BUMS ON SEATS    AS I THOUGHT CASHED UP MULTI CONGOLMERATE  TRYING TO PUT  THE AUSSIE BATTLER OUTA WORK

 

[maicomc490t]

A multi-national Maico conglomerate eh?

I'll talk to Kevin '07 and see what we can do to get the Chinese involved here. After all I have heard some rumblings of Wolfsport MC490 replica's rolling off the assembly line to head down under eventually - who would want the crappy old real thing. So roll on Globalisation - Chinalco has already called me to ask if they can melt down all the bikes !!!

The number of bikes this Aussie battler has accumulated at great cost to the management is a great hedge against the current shitty bank and market rates and what's an ex toolmaker who enjoys the challenge of doing his own work to do but (eventually, lol) get started rebuilding them. In the meantime there are two 440's and the 490 to have fun on with the GP getting an ignition transplant tomorrow for Canberra.

More coming so all is good - at least I'm happy which is all we can ask for in life eh?

Dave Mac 

[paul]

those wulf sport frames a very expensive ive heard  some thing like 2000 pound

[maicomc490t]

Maybe we should get a quote from them including shipping to see.

The way I see it is that no matter how good they are they are still not the rela thing and there are still heaps of real 490's out there if you know where to ask.

Sure they look swanky but shit - at what cost

[maicomc490t]

Just thought of something - does anyone know of any in OZ ?

[paul]

dave i bought some stuff from them and the first time postage was very reasonable ,then the second time they wanted  a massive amount so to get one sent here would be very costly .
the forum member crabman has one in sth africa i seem to remember  he could probably give you a run down on it 
and i dont know any body here with one

[JohnnyO]

Hey Dave when you gonna stop buying all the Maico stuff on US ebay so some of us can get some parts without paying thru the nose for it. How much stuff does 1 person need?

[colmoody]

Hey Paul and Maico490 man you guys obviously know your Maico stuff and I enjoy reading the banter. Just wondering tho are you guys in the business of buying and selling Maico Motorcycles and parts at a profit. Nothing wrong with that I say. However I would be a little concern'd if you guys where perhaps using the forums on this site to generate interest and income in the guise of what the masses think is a hobby like it is for the majority of the hoi poli an this site

I would hazard a guess that the business's that have a defineable ad on the home page of this site have paid for the privelege.

It's just better and fairer I reckon if everybody knows where everybody is coming from.

As always I stand to be corrected.

Colin Moody

[colmoody]

As it is for most on this site I would say Paul. But you did'nt quite answer the question.

[paul]

IF I FIND SOMETHING CHEAP ON EBAY I WILL LIKE MOST PEPLE SELL IT AT A PROFIT
AS THE FORUM GOES
I HELPED JIGANTOR GET HIS CZ 400
GOT  BRAD  SIDE PIPE CZ A 380 AND A 250
GOT MAICO STU A 75 MAICO 440
GOT BRAD A AW 400  this one cost him
GOT JIM A CZ 250
AND TRADE OTHER BITS TO OTHER PEOPLE JUST TO MENTION A FEW
ALL FOR NO PROFIT 
SO I THINK THAT IVE HELPED THE PEOPLE HERE WERE EVER I CAN
BUT I COLLECT MAICOS TOO SO IF SOME ONE HAS SOMETHING IM INTERESTED IN ,SURE I WILL BUY IT FOR MY SELF  SO IN THAT REGAURD THE FORUM IS A TOOL I USE TO HELP FIND THING ,IT IS NO GOOD PUTTING A MAICO WANTED ADD IN THE WOMANS WEEKLY 

[maicomc490t]

OK gents!

I'm with Paul on this and yeah I buy Maicos - pure and simple. I also happen to love em and I guess now that I can afford to buy them and begin restoring them, sure, I'll make some money out of it but hey what the hell is wrong with that?

The way I figure it is simple. The guys that are capable of restoring a bike to some sort of state, be it race ready or as a lounge room queen are more than able. There are however a large number of fellows out there who are not able or simply don't have the time to build a decent bike and so if I rebuild a bike and sell it surely my time is worth something is it not? I don't come at building bikes from a background of being a chartered accountant or a plumber who simply feels out of their depth - I revel in playing with bikes be it a simple two stroke or a Ducati bevel engine (or an MV750S for that matter).

My background is toolmaking and general bench fitting of precision tooling and I have a very well equipped workshop that has cost a stack of money over the years - all of which has to be recouped in some way so why not enjoy myself and work on what I love doing? Past experience has shown me you sell for what the market is prepared to pay - I am not a charity nor would I make a lot anyway - what is YOUR time worth.

As to using this forum as some veiled way of promoting myself take the time to read my posts or ask some of the people I have helped via P.M. rather than 'promoting' myself on the forum. It seems that when you openly share what you have learned you often cop a heap of flack so why bother putting it all out there - I'd rather pass on help privately now.

For JohnnyO - feel free to buy on US ebay or any other open market. My dollar is the same as yours and if you take the trouble to get to know some of the guys Stateside you can get a lot of stuff that never gets put on ebay. There are thousands of bikes out there and there are always things I am not remotely interested in buying so it's open slather.

Regarding Paul - have you guys ever noticed some of the sweet deals he has found and then put up on this forum so anyone can have a go. Fair dinkum what have I done wrong? Least I don't read the Womans Weekly, lol !!!

BTW - I don't just buy Maico's. I have just bought a couple of nice Buly's from two cool guys, afew Ducati 450 R/T's and some other stuff. All were bought for good money and all of which anyone here can access via ebay.

I don't even see why I have to justify myself?

Cheers and good night

Dave Mac   

[paul]

AND AFTER I CHECKED MY MESSAGES THE SAME PERSON ASK ME FOR A 74,1/2/ FRAME  TALK ABOUT SHOOT THE MESSENGER

[maicomc490t]

Col and JohnnyO.

Come and say hi at Canberra.

I'll be there on a 440GP and hopefully will have the '81 440 there too !

Cheers

Dave Mac