MAICO still making mx bikes

jakefortyeight 7/10/2009 11:36am
7/10/2009 11:36am Edited Date/Time 4/17/2016 12:51am
Would be nice to see a Maico at the races again, especially if they are as good as they used to be...


Here is a scan of an old photo of me at a Saddleback Sat CMC race in the early eighties.

Damn those were the good times.


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Madmax31 7/10/2009 12:14pm
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I personally like Maicos. I have a 1982 490. But I would think these are pretty dated from looking at them.

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mosslander 7/10/2009 1:20pm
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indy_maico wrote:
http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?Sid=&NM=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=63B2ABC12EF6429F927EEA63A5C5C3E7 [img]https://www.maicointernational.com/assets/images/09-500-300-web.jpg[/img]
http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?Sid=&NM=&type=news&mod…

Thank's for that link indy_maico a lot,
lives 50 miles from the Swedish Maico agent, I'm going to visit him for a testdrive.
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jakefortyeight wrote:
Would be nice to see a Maico at the races again, especially if they are as good as they used to be... Here is a scan...
Would be nice to see a Maico at the races again, especially if they are as good as they used to be...


Here is a scan of an old photo of me at a Saddleback Sat CMC race in the early eighties.

Damn those were the good times.


Sweet photo jake. thanx for sharing. that bike looks real cool and the track looks awesome. old school rules!!!!!
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andymoto 7/10/2009 3:41pm
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The above also has the Maicos and their search for a US distributor.
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motogrady 7/10/2009 4:38pm
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Are there any classes that let them run?
What are the classes over there in Europe?

I wonder how that 320 would deal with a 450-4.
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indy_maico 7/10/2009 4:57pm
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indy_maico wrote:
http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?Sid=&NM=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=63B2ABC12EF6429F927EEA63A5C5C3E7 [img]https://www.maicointernational.com/assets/images/09-500-300-web.jpg[/img]
http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?Sid=&NM=&type=news&mod…

mosslander wrote:
Thank's for that link indy_maico a lot,
lives 50 miles from the Swedish Maico agent, I'm going to visit him for a testdrive.
Cool, give us a complete run-down after your ride.

A lot of us old-schoolers would like to know if these things are any good!
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ASH510 7/10/2009 5:30pm
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motogrady wrote:

Are there any classes that let them run?
What are the classes over there in Europe?

I wonder how that 320 would deal with a 450-4.
ifyou know how to ride a 350 2 stroke it will handel a 450 4 banger.
i think it will i am sure so people will say it wont.
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mosslander 7/11/2009 4:50pm
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TerryK wrote:
67 bph??

Holy shit.
And they claim 80+ in the700 cc ,would the hair on your shest stand now.
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Lightning78 7/11/2009 6:09pm
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Yea after riding a few CR500's both on and off an MX track I'd really like to take that 700cc 2 stroke out for a spin to get the sensation of what a top fuel dragster would feel like Woohoo

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