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This is easy, can anybody say what it was?...


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The strap holding the gas tank on?
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The days of real stinger pipes. I miss those.
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Duct tape visor and 7-11 sponsor. How come now all we get is shit sold inside a 7-11?
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824 Dad 5/18/2014 9:33am
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Yamaha monoshock with Maico forks
And Yamaha conical front hub

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Big Lenny 5/18/2014 9:45am
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824 Dad wrote:
Yamaha monoshock with Maico forks
And Yamaha conical front hub
Old buzzard...Laughing
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Big Lenny 5/18/2014 9:47am
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mx295 wrote:
The strap holding the gas tank on?
Who came up with the idea for the strap?...
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The bike that pissed off Factory Yamaha.....I was in Germany (US Army) when Ake was sporting this ride at the GP's...saw him race it ...........
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JeepnMike 5/18/2014 10:32am
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824 Dad wrote:
Yamaha monoshock with Maico forks
And Yamaha conical front hub
My first thought was the monoshock too. For the era, there is a lot of innovation going on there!
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Big Lenny 5/18/2014 10:36am
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Tim507 wrote:
The bike that pissed off Factory Yamaha.....I was in Germany (US Army) when Ake was sporting this ride at the GP's...saw him race it ...........
Kinda like Lackey did with Suzuki with the Simon's forks.. he also side he had some Kawasaki part he had hidden in the airbox he was using...
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Maico leading axle forks on non Maico bikes. In this case Ake's YZ.
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kzizok 5/18/2014 11:41am
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Let me get this straight. It is easy but so few people should be able to get it that it is a challenge?
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Big Lenny 5/18/2014 11:42am
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Bultaco wrote:
Maico leading axle forks on non Maico bikes. In this case Ake's YZ.
After that all bike's went to the leading axle Maico type forks...
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Big Lenny 5/18/2014 11:45am
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kzizok wrote:
Let me get this straight. It is easy but so few people should be able to get it that it is a challenge?
That was kinda big news in that era as far as controversy, Yamaha didn't run those forks on their works bikes...
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Ake is one of my favorite racers of all time. Got two copies of his book entitled the "The Technique of Motocross," and I think it's still relevant race advice today. Always bummed for him that he never won a World Championship -- especially when that spark plug backed out of the motor in 71...Damn Maicos -- gotta love 'emWink
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Big Lenny 5/18/2014 11:54am
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If I remember correctly Yamaha came out with their own version after that...



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SouthwestMfg 5/18/2014 11:54am
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Like above - Ake Johnson, works Yamaha.
Coming off factory Maico he was hired to get the Yamaha open bike working - so he made it like a Maico (which worked quite well ! !). Time I'm sure your righ, the japanese copied the european bikes when they started in the sport but surly hated to "look" like them after that. Yamaha / Kayaba leading axle in this pic I believe. Not sure if Don Jones had something to do with ussing a strap for the tank (?). Ake added Maico forks, down pipe, notice in the pic the modified frame to move the engine forward more, looking for that postive Maico front end. Must have been expecting mud, notice exstensive duct-tape on the bike and helmet goggles ! Real racers wore sock and rolled them over the boots ! Lenny's pic is Carlsbad USGP where you went from mud in the morning to "Concrete" by noon! Ake was a hero when I first got into the sport, he had an awsome book on trianing and riding technique. First time I herd description for how to push the bike low when jumping, scrubing way before anyone layed the bike over.

Cool pic Lenny, thanks for looking back.

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Pond Scum 5/18/2014 11:55am
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I thought this was about two 450's found in an alley ?

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MaicoJC1 wrote:
Ake is one of my favorite racers of all time. Got two copies of his book entitled the "The Technique of Motocross," and I think it's...
Ake is one of my favorite racers of all time. Got two copies of his book entitled the "The Technique of Motocross," and I think it's still relevant race advice today. Always bummed for him that he never won a World Championship -- especially when that spark plug backed out of the motor in 71...Damn Maicos -- gotta love 'emWink
I remember the series when he took it to DeCoster and Co..I think it was 9 straight wins...
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Big Lenny 5/18/2014 12:03pm
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SouthwestMfg wrote:
Like above - Ake Johnson, works Yamaha. Coming off factory Maico he was hired to get the Yamaha open bike working - so he made it...
Like above - Ake Johnson, works Yamaha.
Coming off factory Maico he was hired to get the Yamaha open bike working - so he made it like a Maico (which worked quite well ! !). Time I'm sure your righ, the japanese copied the european bikes when they started in the sport but surly hated to "look" like them after that. Yamaha / Kayaba leading axle in this pic I believe. Not sure if Don Jones had something to do with ussing a strap for the tank (?). Ake added Maico forks, down pipe, notice in the pic the modified frame to move the engine forward more, looking for that postive Maico front end. Must have been expecting mud, notice exstensive duct-tape on the bike and helmet goggles ! Real racers wore sock and rolled them over the boots ! Lenny's pic is Carlsbad USGP where you went from mud in the morning to "Concrete" by noon! Ake was a hero when I first got into the sport, he had an awsome book on trianing and riding technique. First time I herd description for how to push the bike low when jumping, scrubing way before anyone layed the bike over.

Cool pic Lenny, thanks for looking back.

Damn look at all that tape..thanks for the breakdown, and yes, it was the Joneses that were responsible for the strap and some other mods...Wink
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Big Lenny 5/18/2014 12:07pm
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TripleFive wrote:
Six threads in five days.
I see you have some Daddy issues, a simple PM will do...
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Damn, Ake was cool! Torsten Hallman flip-down visor, Carrera goggles, Jofa mouthguard, Hallman GP leathers, Hallman chest protector, Hallman GP gloves & (I think) Hallman boots. Swedish moto-hip back in the day. Ake Johnsson was a badass.

Didn't he win a USGP @ Carlsbad one year on his Maico?
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kawboy388 5/18/2014 5:20pm
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mx295 wrote:
The strap holding the gas tank on?
Big Lenny wrote:
Who came up with the idea for the strap?...
Don Jones. He sent Gary to a tack shop with the plans.
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Yamaico. Great thread! Thanks BL
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Derailed from winning the GP overall when the spark plug backed out of his radial Maico.
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Unless he had a very early 72 in 71, I'm pretty sure he was on a square barrel...
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Big Lenny 5/18/2014 7:03pm
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newmann wrote:
Yamaico. Great thread! Thanks BL
I like it when you Cats teach these young Jitterbugs about "The day's"...Wink
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davistld01 5/18/2014 7:33pm
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Spartacus wrote:
Derailed from winning the GP overall when the spark plug backed out of his radial Maico.
Crap, I totally forgot about that. Who won that year? Wolsink? My old school memory is drawing a blank...Blink

And, it was definitely a radial and not a square barrel Maico.
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Spartacus wrote:
Derailed from winning the GP overall when the spark plug backed out of his radial Maico.
davistld01 wrote:
Crap, I totally forgot about that. Who won that year? Wolsink? My old school memory is drawing a blank...:blink: And, it was definitely a radial and...
Crap, I totally forgot about that. Who won that year? Wolsink? My old school memory is drawing a blank...Blink

And, it was definitely a radial and not a square barrel Maico.
I buy my livestock feed from Larry's Niece, she rides and is fast.
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davistld01 5/18/2014 7:43pm
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Spartacus wrote:
Derailed from winning the GP overall when the spark plug backed out of his radial Maico.
davistld01 wrote:
Crap, I totally forgot about that. Who won that year? Wolsink? My old school memory is drawing a blank...:blink: And, it was definitely a radial and...
Crap, I totally forgot about that. Who won that year? Wolsink? My old school memory is drawing a blank...Blink

And, it was definitely a radial and not a square barrel Maico.
Pond Scum wrote:
I buy my livestock feed from Larry's Niece, she rides and is fast.
WTF?

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