I enjoyed it thoroughly! There's so much information there that I started wishing he'd made a video of a complete tear-down, showing every little thing that makes a Maico tick. I was a little unclear on the clutch-cover thing he was talking about, so a picture demonstrating that would've been nice.
Maico have come a long way in terms of clutch maintenance. Back in the days of yore (when a Maico clutch was a
unique piece) you had to take the whole of the engine out of the bike, and turn it sideways before you even thought about working on the clutch. You also needed some special tools to keep the clutch plates from flying out and sawing through your neck (this almost happened when my dad tried working on his 450 way, WAY back). Compare this to working on one of the classic, what I call "Honda Style" clutches they use now. When we worked on the clutch on my Husky, we kept the bike in the truck, tie-downs and all.
That said, I miss the old clutch. It's given me one of my fondest memories. I was trying to figure out how it worked so I could make one in mechanical design class (this was very recent, I'm still making the thing). I spent a lot of time staring at an explosion chart of the '78 model engine, trying to figure out how it worked. The "Honda Style" seemed straightforward to me after watching the tobyeo video about it on YouTube. Then it suddenly snapped and I realized the genius of their design! It was so original and unique, it almost had me in tears. Granted, it's still a bit of a bitch to work on, but it's damn creative. Below is the picture I've been working from.
http://motors.opferman.com//Images/Maico/Manuals/1979Spares/1979_1.jpgThat was a lot of post about a very small part of the article, but whatever.