Bobby Myers, your old bike

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s-l1600 17

 https://www.ebay.com/itm/175753442141?fits=Make%3AMaico&hash=item28ebb8b35d:g:qH4AAOSwtXJkRsqi&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4CysetGZElRyHpCvf7XHKng7lCTectPMC7PkzSfewgMDJbgs4Iu38oBkPnozCcDVak3vo3NijEv3Aoc1KfeI3jFvBlsCJUELeYT%2Fc5zz40tFR6SpQm44uQyH%2B%2Ftn%2FV6pkdXGnMGOVpGmz0qQAqlVK6hDPDlAciRI6i8kQZMrSHUQZo%2BS0sSSdhBLbYzZ3LnT9M98%2B8JUFR7RWOItNPypTblbWTVslq8nBAdKBU6TZsiGIP3uN%2BaHDS2KTOuSL8CxJSqTaEcfXhApoQ3p92888n8f41rsIZryh%2BXi%2Bne2zhRo%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8q2ncqPYg

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dsc131 6/2/2023 9:19am
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Hey FTE, I think that's

 

really cool. 

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Yup, I raced one exactly like that one. That scooter was slower than a 3 toed sloth. But it handled like a dream, go anywhere you wanted. Berms, blue groove, loose or big traction, it made no difference. It had to because you weren't getting any holeshots so you had to pass a lot of folks if you wanted to win. That was actually a 75.5 mid year release. Maico was always had aluminum tanks and they went back to aluminum tanks soon after with 76 AW I believe. 

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Magoofan 6/2/2023 11:03am
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Diggin the old school memories....   Keep em comin. 

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soggy 6/2/2023 11:36am
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If you rode that bike in its heyday your too old to be online. 

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startbuttonarmpump wrote:
Ez to ride, terrifying to start. Kick it like a man or else.

Ez to ride, terrifying to start. Kick it like a man or else.Evil

This one is a 250 rather than a 400 so much easier to get spinning and started than a Maico open bike. 

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BobbyMyers wrote:
Yup, I raced one exactly like that one. That scooter was slower than a 3 toed sloth. But it handled like a dream, go anywhere you...

Yup, I raced one exactly like that one. That scooter was slower than a 3 toed sloth. But it handled like a dream, go anywhere you wanted. Berms, blue groove, loose or big traction, it made no difference. It had to because you weren't getting any holeshots so you had to pass a lot of folks if you wanted to win. That was actually a 75.5 mid year release. Maico was always had aluminum tanks and they went back to aluminum tanks soon after with 76 AW I believe. 

IMG 3897

 

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BobbyMyers 6/2/2023 6:46pm
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BobbyMyers wrote:
Yup, I raced one exactly like that one. That scooter was slower than a 3 toed sloth. But it handled like a dream, go anywhere you...

Yup, I raced one exactly like that one. That scooter was slower than a 3 toed sloth. But it handled like a dream, go anywhere you wanted. Berms, blue groove, loose or big traction, it made no difference. It had to because you weren't getting any holeshots so you had to pass a lot of folks if you wanted to win. That was actually a 75.5 mid year release. Maico was always had aluminum tanks and they went back to aluminum tanks soon after with 76 AW I believe. 

se7enmx wrote:
 

IMG 3897

 

That is a great photo Dan,  but you knew that. 😎👍👌

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FreshTopEnd wrote:
 https://www.ebay.com/itm/175753442141?fits=Make%3AMaico&hash=item28ebb8b35d:g:qH4AAOSwtXJkRsqi&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4CysetGZElRyHpCvf7XHKng7lCTectPMC7PkzSfewgMDJbgs4Iu38oBkPnozCcDVak3vo3NijEv3Aoc1KfeI3jFvBlsCJUELeYT%2Fc5zz40tFR6SpQm44uQyH%2B%2Ftn%2FV6pkdXGnMGOVpGmz0qQAqlVK6hDPDlAciRI6i8kQZMrSHUQZo%2BS0sSSdhBLbYzZ3LnT9M98%2B8JUFR7RWOItNPypTblbWTVslq8nBAdKBU6TZsiGIP3uN%2BaHDS2KTOuSL8CxJSqTaEcfXhApoQ3p92888n8f41rsIZryh%2BXi%2Bne2zhRo%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8q2ncqPYg

s-l1600 17

 https://www.ebay.com/itm/175753442141?fits=Make%3AMaico&hash=item28ebb8b35d:g:qH4AAOSwtXJkRsqi&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4CysetGZElRyHpCvf7XHKng7lCTectPMC7PkzSfewgMDJbgs4Iu38oBkPnozCcDVak3vo3NijEv3Aoc1KfeI3jFvBlsCJUELeYT%2Fc5zz40tFR6SpQm44uQyH%2B%2Ftn%2FV6pkdXGnMGOVpGmz0qQAqlVK6hDPDlAciRI6i8kQZMrSHUQZo%2BS0sSSdhBLbYzZ3LnT9M98%2B8JUFR7RWOItNPypTblbWTVslq8nBAdKBU6TZsiGIP3uN%2BaHDS2KTOuSL8CxJSqTaEcfXhApoQ3p92888n8f41rsIZryh%2BXi%2Bne2zhRo%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8q2ncqPYg

Can't be Bobby M's bike.

It has a number 1 on it. 

 

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mx317 6/3/2023 3:59am
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My next project. It’s rough but mostly all there. This is a 74.5 model that had the factory modified frame. 
IMG 2019 0

 

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BobbyMyers 6/3/2023 6:16am
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mx317 wrote:
My next project. It’s rough but mostly all there. This is a 74.5 model that had the factory modified frame.   

My next project. It’s rough but mostly all there. This is a 74.5 model that had the factory modified frame. 
IMG 2019 0

 

Is that the original down pipe?

 

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mx317 wrote:
My next project. It’s rough but mostly all there. This is a 74.5 model that had the factory modified frame.   

My next project. It’s rough but mostly all there. This is a 74.5 model that had the factory modified frame. 
IMG 2019 0

 

BobbyMyers wrote:

Is that the original down pipe?

 

Looks like it, but not 100% sure. The pipe is in good shape other than it’s rusty. I got a 70 square barrel in the deal also. 

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wildbill 6/3/2023 7:14am
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That seat would work in SX too. 

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FreshTopEnd 6/3/2023 9:55am
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startbuttonarmpump wrote:
Ez to ride, terrifying to start. Kick it like a man or else.

Ez to ride, terrifying to start. Kick it like a man or else.Evil

mooch wrote:

This one is a 250 rather than a 400 so much easier to get spinning and started than a Maico open bike. 

I can testify

IMG 2164

 

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startbuttonarmpump wrote:
Ez to ride, terrifying to start. Kick it like a man or else.

Ez to ride, terrifying to start. Kick it like a man or else.Evil

mooch wrote:

This one is a 250 rather than a 400 so much easier to get spinning and started than a Maico open bike. 

FreshTopEnd wrote:
I can testify  

I can testify

IMG 2164

 

I had a 76 AW250 that was a wheelsmith motor fully reworked to WS specs. It was a  rocket to say the least. 

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Village Idiot 6/3/2023 10:23am
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startbuttonarmpump wrote:
Ez to ride, terrifying to start. Kick it like a man or else.

Ez to ride, terrifying to start. Kick it like a man or else.Evil

mooch wrote:

This one is a 250 rather than a 400 so much easier to get spinning and started than a Maico open bike. 

FreshTopEnd wrote:
I can testify  

I can testify

IMG 2164

 

Mandatory moto-van with mags.

 

Sweet.

And the Maico isn't bad, either. Cool

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BobbyMyers 6/3/2023 12:26pm
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startbuttonarmpump wrote:
Ez to ride, terrifying to start. Kick it like a man or else.

Ez to ride, terrifying to start. Kick it like a man or else.Evil

mooch wrote:

This one is a 250 rather than a 400 so much easier to get spinning and started than a Maico open bike. 

FreshTopEnd wrote:
I can testify  

I can testify

IMG 2164

 

Did you have a "if this van is rocking don't bother knocking " sticker? 

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FreshTopEnd 6/3/2023 12:43pm
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mooch wrote:

This one is a 250 rather than a 400 so much easier to get spinning and started than a Maico open bike. 

FreshTopEnd wrote:
I can testify  

I can testify

IMG 2164

 

BobbyMyers wrote:

Did you have a "if this van is rocking don't bother knocking " sticker? 

Hah, the van was my buddy's.  It probably had 600,000 miles on it by 1980.

Swear, my first bike carrying vehicle was the 20 foot International Metro van that Campus Suzuki in Berkeley had.  I traded that bike for it.  Basically a big UPS type van; the motor was frozen and then someone gutted it.  The buddy that owned the Chevy love machine (Rich Wilson, you raced him a few) was a gifted mechanic, although this was Stone Age: after a can of Marvel Mystery oil across all cylinders and working it a bit in their parking lot we got it started and took it down to Golden Gate Fields where I learned to drive that beast.  I upgraded to a 59 stepside not too much later.

Pure moto carnies.

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