I can't say I've ever seen a Maico of those years "in the wild," so to speak. I've only ever seen two in total, and those are the '86 that my dad owns, and the '90-something that my uncle bought (and never rode once before selling at a fraction of its worth, nice job Johnson). Next time the '86 gets brought out, I'll definitely have some good footage to present to the world. In fact, we're eagerly looking forward to presenting what that thing can do, because it is simply the fastest bike in the garage in almost all applications. In acceleration, it is unmatched. In braking, it's up with the best on a dry day, and is number one in the wet. In handling, it's got second place, and in top speed, it will only lose to the Huskies and the Big Horn (which is geared to work on the freeway). When this is all added up, although it's not the absolute best in every single category, the overall package makes it simply the best-performing bike of the collection. The fact that it starts like a 250 just further adds to the greatness.
