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New Maico
Posted: July 4th, 2011, 8:49 am
by Tharrell
I picked this up yesterday for restoration.
I'm trying to identify it for sure but I do know it's a 250 frame and a 400 engine.
Anybody with some Maico experience please chime in.
Posted: July 4th, 2011, 10:38 am
by sabreguy
At least the chain ain't too tight
Seriously that thing is
Posted: July 4th, 2011, 1:21 pm
by CR525Bruce
Posted: July 4th, 2011, 2:59 pm
by Tharrell
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 1:39 pm
by plynn41
I dream of owning a big bore Maico some day!
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 4:44 pm
by Tharrell
Yeah, I've always wanted one too since watching Ake, Gerritt and Adolph back in the day.
I did find out it's a 75 MC250 frame that's been modded like a 1976 AW model and the engine is a 1975 400/4 speed.
I'm not gonna touch it until I get the 85 CR500 done.
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 11:33 pm
by 100hp honda
. i would point you to a 495 ktm in need of resto but your long ways away. thought about it myself but it would never get fixed at the pace i work
Re: New Maico
Posted: July 6th, 2011, 1:48 am
by britincali
Posted: July 6th, 2011, 3:20 am
by Tharrell
100hp honda wrote: . i would point you to a 495 ktm in need of resto but your long ways away. thought about it myself but it would never get fixed at the pace i work
Hey, I've driven 26 hours to get bikes before. this one was only 15.
Plus there are guys in the vintage network moving bikes around all the time.
Sometimes I get lucky and can hitch a ride.
The 495 KTM is supposed to be wicked fast.
Posted: July 6th, 2011, 11:18 am
by AlisoBob
I want an old CZ
Posted: July 6th, 2011, 11:35 am
by plynn41
I came within a hair's breath of buying a CZ380 a couple of years ago here in Arkansas. I bid up to $300, and it went for $500 if I remember right. Bike was all there and didn't look bad. Engine was free but hadn't been started in several years.
AlisoBob wrote:I want an old CZ
Posted: July 6th, 2011, 3:01 pm
by Tharrell
AlisoBob wrote:I want an old CZ
That was the 26 hour round trip to Ohio earlier this year.
I picked up a 1971 CZ380 with a spare engine.
It's in the basement with a couple of other projects.
My buddy Sam has a couple of CZ's including the uber rare 125 and Falta 250.
He says the Falta is like a jap bike, high revving, not typical CZ.