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General Two Stroke Talk / Re: Maico-the final answer
« on: May 04, 2010, 05:27:36 PM »Sooo... who has actually ridden a Maico and a modern bike? and I mean ridden for a good period of time. I guess I dont have a valid opinion because ive never ridden a Maico.i own a legendary (to some, not me) '81 490 and modern bikes. i don't ride it much about once a year mainly because i will sell it eventually and it's original so i don't want to break anything. i don't have the desire to seek out parts or dump money into it. i got the Maico as a package deal back in '89 with an '88 CR500 and trailer. i only wanted the CR but the guy was getting married and wouldn't break up the group. i guess i was the only person who showed up with money because he wouldn't let me leave and kept lowering the price until i hauled it all away. i have found that most people who go on and on about Maico's have never ridden one. the clutch is terrible, the Bing carb isn't real great, the front brake sucks when compared to other drum brake bikes. it runs good and can handle smoother tracks pretty well. i did run it on the dyno in 1997 or 1998, i can't remember. the first run it didn't break the 50hp mark, it was 49.8 hp. the second run was in the cooler morning and it made 50.5hp.