British Maicos??

jeff.flick.33
Edited Date/Time 5/31/2013 7:40pm
I've been hearing as well as seeing a lot of web info about the once German brand Maico being brought back out on the market by a British company called Maico International? Many, many years ago when I was way too young & small I owned a 1981 Maico-490 mega 2 but sold it to buy a ride that was more my size. Anyhow I mainly just wanted to ask anyone here on Vital if they know or have any info on these new Maico's & if they are really bringing out some new big bore 2-strokes?
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robkinuk
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robkinuk 5/30/2013 12:36am
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Maico International, run by Wulfsport's Bill Brown in Workington Cumbria, England bought up most of the spares when Maico's german factory went bust.
They now offer complete bikes using re-conditioned engines with new frames, shocks, wheels, tanks plastic etc.
Google Wulfsport's website, there should be a link to the Maico side of their business.
calistheman 5/30/2013 1:00am
5/30/2013 1:00am
Their website is under development hence I linked to their Facebook page, plenty of pics on there of the new bikes.

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yota 5/30/2013 6:41am
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anything but WP suspension please.
jeff.flick.33 5/30/2013 6:51am
5/30/2013 6:51am
Been on that site MXerDW I would just really love to know when is this British company going to have their Maico's for sale in the USA!??
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yota 5/30/2013 9:20am
5/30/2013 9:20am
or anywhere. this has been a tease for years. Rich Winkler was supposed to be the US importer. I spoke to him about ordering one a few years ago and he said he was going thru all the govt paperwork to import. never happened.
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yota 5/30/2013 9:22am
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btw, not implying the problem was on Rich's end. The bikes were never produced in any numbers, just a few prototypes.
jeff.flick.33 5/31/2013 6:14pm
5/31/2013 6:14pm
yota wrote:
btw, not implying the problem was on Rich's end. The bikes were never produced in any numbers, just a few prototypes.
You're right about that yota.Only a few prototypes were made & it's been a long hard tease! I really wanted to buy one back in 2011 when Maico International was bragging them up so much but NOT showing any in the U.S. Just worthless pics on their website!? :-(
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ford832 5/31/2013 7:40pm
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Maico International is supposed to be releasing a 2014 line shortly with all updated designs.That's the story anyway.

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