Maico guru's...gas tank ID please.

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Need to find an exact copy of this tank. Notice how the tunnel extends past the bottom of the tank differently from a production tank? Or is this a particular production tank? I found a pic of another one on the internet for reference.

Here is a photo of the bike I am replicating.



Here are a few pics of another Maico I found with an identical tank.




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newmann 7/24/2013 8:23am
7/24/2013 8:23am
If it was only that easy. The repro tanks don't have the overhang from the tunnel and look a little slimmer. Would use one of those in a heartbeat if I wasn't trying to replicate this thing as closely as I am.
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mx317 7/24/2013 12:58pm
7/24/2013 12:58pm Edited Date/Time 7/24/2013 1:37pm
Looks like a 75 AW replica, but I'm far from a Maico guru.

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PN27416 7/24/2013 1:59pm
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Did you post on marks as well? Could also ask Allen Brown at NE Maico cz or Bill Eyler at East coast Maico. Hes on here sometimes.
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FreshTopEnd 7/28/2013 2:01pm
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Joe, it might be a Grand Prix Cycles tank. Wink Seriously.

There were a bunch of aftermarket tank makers back then, including whoeever made the ones GPC sold. I had one like that on my 73 radial 400. I does not look the OEM tank, and the closest OEM one would have been the 74.5
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Bubu13 7/28/2013 10:47pm
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I'm not too sure, but it looks like I had the same tank on my 74.5... Bought the bike new from Wheelsmith and it came with that tank.
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BobbyM 8/1/2013 10:49am
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FTE may be right, yea...i dont think it is stock
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newmann wrote:
Need to find an exact copy of this tank. Notice how the tunnel extends past the bottom of the tank differently from a production tank? Or...
Need to find an exact copy of this tank. Notice how the tunnel extends past the bottom of the tank differently from a production tank? Or is this a particular production tank? I found a pic of another one on the internet for reference.

Here is a photo of the bike I am replicating.



Here are a few pics of another Maico I found with an identical tank.




Newman, have you ask Barry Higgins? I think he is back in Ga now,

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