Two Stroke Motocross

Two Stroke Motocross Forum => Vintage Two Strokes => Topic started by: opfermanmotors on March 24, 2011, 12:46:18 AM

Title: 1986 Maico 530
Post by: opfermanmotors on March 24, 2011, 12:46:18 AM

Ever heard of this?

(http://www.maicowerk.com/Maico/Photos/Brochures/86250bro3.jpg)
(http://www.maicowerk.com/Maico/Photos/Brochures/86gmstara1.jpg)

Title: Re: 1986 Maico 530
Post by: TMKIWI on March 24, 2011, 12:25:20 PM

71Hp ?
Holy shit.

Title: Re: 1986 Maico 530
Post by: JETZcorp on March 24, 2011, 04:00:06 PM

Sounds like a Utahraptor.  Very fast and powerful, but rarely encountered in the wild in 2011.

Title: Re: 1986 Maico 530
Post by: opfermanmotors on March 24, 2011, 04:26:55 PM

Probably rarely encounted in 1986

Title: Re: 1986 Maico 530
Post by: TMKIWI on March 24, 2011, 04:46:13 PM

I just noticed the weight. 163kg :o

That fancy front end must weigh alot. :(

Title: Re: 1986 Maico 530
Post by: SachsGS on March 24, 2011, 05:14:58 PM

In the early 90's Lorenz Merkle built some 530 Maico motorcycles.

Title: Re: 1986 Maico 530
Post by: opfermanmotors on March 24, 2011, 06:43:29 PM

This was called the Maico 530 "Side Car". 

I have a lot of brochures from the 90s, I know he made a 320, 440 and even a 350 4 stroke (maybe even more).  The only > 500cc 2 stroke I found in the brochures is a 620 from 1995

(http://www.maicowerk.com/Maico/Photos/Brochures/1995brotechinfo.jpg)

Title: Re: 1986 Maico 530
Post by: SachsGS on March 25, 2011, 07:49:08 PM

In the mid 90's I recall looking at a picture of 545 (not 530) Maico,My brother had a 550 KTM at the time and I can't remember if it was a 87 - 93 or a 94 Merkle Maico but it did exist.