The Maicos packed on a ton of weight when they went from twin shocks to mono. They had to do the switch to keep with the fashion, but didn't have the money to get weight and linkage geometry etc sorted. Husky stayed twin-shock and let Ohlins create rising-rate internally with valving. They worked amazing but no one bought it because it looked like "old tech". The Sand Spider motor in a twin-shock 81 frame is a real weapon.
@@MitzvosGolem1 If I'm not mistaken, Maico does make a 250 Enduro. They definitely did back in the day. My 79 Maico is actually a stripped-down Enduro with a 440 engine swapped in.
@@MitzvosGolem1 An older friend of mine had a 250 Maico Enduro that he let me ride.Since He had the suspension set up for woods riding and we were riding on our Motocross practice track that day so I could ride My Suzuki RM 125N alot faster than I could His Maico.Wasn't really a fair test ride since that Bike was out of its element on that day.
that is one beautiful bike. I had a 1984 maico 490 enduro it was geared down so not as hard hitting but still a great bike . you cant beat a maico. more on the 700 please
Weren't the enduro bikes 440's? I remember Maico's turning up at our local dealer. The first time I rode the 250 was a real eye-opener for a young kid. Wasn't brave enough to ride the big bore though.
@@ohboy2118 as far as I know thay made motocross and enduro bikes every year of manufacture. I think it was a British rider called grant Jones won the enduro world title on one. he even took a 490 barrel and bored it out to a 750 . now that would be something you,d need real balls to ride 😀👍
Yea, German, and Austrian two-strokes are my favorite, of all. Well, specifically, Dutch tuned German small cc.. But, I'm also kinda fanatical about Puch. Modern Maico is all about high power, and speed. Apex of engineering. I love them all, but many of them are more than I can really push, these days. highly tuned small cc road bikes.... I think I'm still able! Lung cancer did a number on me.
@@areadygower6500 Same to you! Thanks! I went through a bunch of stuff. Partial removal of my right lung, a couple other surgeries, from a collapsed lung that woudn't stop collapsing, for about a month. I have stab wounds all over my torso. looks like I got into a bad knife fight. I was awake when the doctor stabbed me a bunch of times to put the tubes in for my lung. spent months in the hospital over all this, then, went through radiation, chemo, and immunotherapy. Type 3b cancer. BUT, FOR NOW AT LEAST, I'M FINALLY CANCER FREE AGAIN, AFTER A 4 YEAR BATTLE!!! I turn 50 this December 10th. if no other cancer takes me, I still have a chance to tick off a bunch of these big bucket list items!!! Most are travel, but a few are also chances to take rip on a few of my most admired bikes. #1 on my list, is a chance to at least ride in a demo race, on a real, og 1978/79/80 Kreidler Van Veen 50cc world championships bike.
If I have to nit pick, a celtic thing, those day star boots are saggy on all bikes. Day star needs to make oem style skinny plastic fork boots so that the fork legs dont look swolen. Otherwise, the bike is cherry and runs great.
Interceptor is a good quality product, but like any 2-stroke oil it has compromises. Interceptor is primarily intended to be used in oil injection systems on snowmobiles. Injector oils must be thin in order to flow correctly through pumps and lines. Rings and bores like a good amount of thin oil, the bottom end last longer with a lower dose of thicker oil. Because Interceptor is meant for water-cooled engines in cold conditions, it's made to burn clean and resist carbon fouling and sticking, at the cost of lower performance at extreme high temperature. But, it is still a very high quality high-performance synthetic, so as long as you mix in a reasonable amount of it it's hard to go wrong. It's much better than anything that was available when these bikes were new. If your bike is water-cooled and has exhaust power valves, and you don't spend a lot of time completely flat-out, the clean burning nature of Interceptor will be great. If you ride harder it have an air-cooled engine, Dominator is thicker and resists heat better, but it's dirtier. Hard riding and high temperatures keep the engine from gumming up as fast. But honestly, Dominator is still pretty dang clean. I would personally use Dominator in any "modern" premix bike, and adjust the mix ratio according to what kind of riding I'm doing. More RPM = more oil. Bigger cylinder = more oil. In tight trail riding on a 125 you might need very little, because at low RPM the oil doesn't wash through the engine as aggressively. Road race guys use 16:1 and don't smoke, but the very same engine might smoke a lot at 40:1 in the woods. I like to see light smoke - enough that it's just visible but no more - in the highest-speed riding I intend to do that weekend. If you want the ultimate lubrication and do not care about cleanliness, the nuclear option is a castor-based oil like Maxima 927. This stuff LOVES extreme heat and works better and better the hotter things get, making it perfect for an air-cooled engine ridden hard in hot weather. Castor is nasty compared to synthetic, so expect more smoke, more carbon buildup, more sticky icky in the ring lands and power valves, etc. It also likes to un-mix with gas at low temperatures, so avoid it in cold weather and don't let it sit in a gas can too long. You can totally use castor in a water-cooled power valve engine, but it probably only makes sense if you race for money and tear it down to clean it frequently anyway. I use castor in my vintage bikes because they're all air-cooled, non-PV, and I do get to use WOT pretty often where I ride. If any of those 3 things weren't true I'd use a high quality synthetic like Dominator instead. Idk what the Kaplan guys use. Best of luck with your bike! And remember, modern oils are all so good that you can get "wrong" and do just fine for decades. It's not that big of a deal.
@@JETZcorp wow, thanks. That was the best reply from an expert at mixing. I mix 32:1 and do not go that hard on it and it is jetted really rich. When I rebuilt it last year after sitting in the shed for 12 years the PV was so full of splooge it wouldn't even budge. I used to run whatever I could find back then I was 17 last time it was running. I have a 04 kdx220. And sled has water cooled 530 twin suzuki engine. At 32:1 the interceptor in definitely not burning clean, it makes really light/thin splooge leaking out the exhaust and quite a bit. It was always jetted really rich from factory specs. I have all the different sizes jets that I ordered from china but have not attempted that yet.
The scariest fastest bike I ever rode. Still holds its own against the new boys. Problem was the suspension couldn't keep up with motor. That was the scary part
Exactly right! Had a Sand Spider and the motor was strong but everything else was lacking. Sold it and moved on to the RM, CR, & KX big bores. Never looked back,,
And lets not forget the sound K. America's Hill climber CR500 made as he rooted to the top. th-cam.com/video/8yKW0yp5b8o/w-d-xo.html Having the dyno there, the slick wrenches that are the life-blood of the nuts-&-bolts of the moto shop at NEMM, this is an ultimate recipe. love it.
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In 1983 that was my dream bike, and in 2022 it's still my dream bike.
One of the more beautiful motocross bikes... love it!
I always loved the way that maico cylinder and head fins looked! So cool....
Then you are probably a zündapp fan. 😉
@@DetroitMicroSound what's up Detroit! Much love from the eastside! 7 mile n gratiot area.
Love the air cooled big ones🤟🇺🇸
I get immense enjoyment watching your videos. 70's and 80's is the golden age of dirt-bikes for me.
She's a beast what a timeless big bore those maicos were, 490 sand spider even sounds total 80s gnarly ❤️
Nothing beats the sound of 2 stroke...epic machine.
Especially when your 5th gear tapped hahaa
Nothing beats the sound of a Big Bore air cooled two stroke.
The sound of 2 stroke Thunder Sweet bike!
You guys make me so happy..I love watching your cool ass videos!!
80s Maico open class 2 strokes were the KINGS!!! Dang Id love to have one still!!!
B-e-a-utiful! The sound!
That sounds sooo gooood!
Nothing like the sound of a 2 stroke big bore its absolutely beautiful music
Everytime I see One of these Old Classic 2 Stroke Maico's, I get a case of Morning Wood!
The 2 page add they took out in Motocross Action when the Sand Spider came out made me drool for one in the 80’s.
loving the music that thing makes!
Always producing the goods
Such a sweet sounding bike.
I raced that new in 83. Good power but heavy slow. Clunky shifting missed gears.
Starting winning when I switched to CR480 Honda.
The Maicos packed on a ton of weight when they went from twin shocks to mono. They had to do the switch to keep with the fashion, but didn't have the money to get weight and linkage geometry etc sorted. Husky stayed twin-shock and let Ohlins create rising-rate internally with valving. They worked amazing but no one bought it because it looked like "old tech".
The Sand Spider motor in a twin-shock 81 frame is a real weapon.
@@MitzvosGolem1 If I'm not mistaken, Maico does make a 250 Enduro. They definitely did back in the day. My 79 Maico is actually a stripped-down Enduro with a 440 engine swapped in.
@@JETZcorp yes My friend had one. Nice bike in tight woods .
@@MitzvosGolem1 An older friend of mine had a 250 Maico Enduro that he let me ride.Since He had the suspension set up for woods riding and we were riding on our Motocross practice track that day so I could ride My Suzuki RM 125N alot faster than I could His Maico.Wasn't really a fair test ride since that Bike was out of its element on that day.
@@markallen6818 Yeah an RM 125 is much faster on mx track. Enduro has dif gears power and flywheel for tight woods etc. 👍
Wie ich euch beneide, Grüße aus Germany. 2 Takt für immer!😁💪👍
You can’t beat a old school maico 👌
Sounds so insane wow
That does sound wicked
They are wild👍
that is one beautiful bike. I had a 1984 maico 490 enduro it was geared down so not as hard hitting but still a great bike . you cant beat a maico. more on the 700 please
Weren't the enduro bikes 440's?
I remember Maico's turning up at our local dealer. The first time I rode the 250 was a real eye-opener for a young kid. Wasn't brave enough to ride the big bore though.
@@ohboy2118 as far as I know thay made motocross and enduro bikes every year of manufacture. I think it was a British rider called grant Jones won the enduro world title on one. he even took a 490 barrel and bored it out to a 750 . now that would be something you,d need real balls to ride 😀👍
So strong!!!
That bike is insane It looks scary to ride 😂 Maico sure know how to make some big 2 strokes
Scarey indeed. Handles like a fast moped too. Rough.
Never have seen so many Maico's being cared for !!
That maico port timing.
Yea, German, and Austrian two-strokes are my favorite, of all. Well, specifically, Dutch tuned German small cc.. But, I'm also kinda fanatical about Puch. Modern Maico is all about high power, and speed. Apex of engineering. I love them all, but many of them are more than I can really push, these days. highly tuned small cc road bikes.... I think I'm still able! Lung cancer did a number on me.
Good luck with your health, Auto immune disease has me atm but I'm still playing with my 490 and 505. It's what keeps me going.
You're both in my prayers tonight. 🙏
@@keithpeterson3447 thank you 🙏
@@areadygower6500
🙂
@@areadygower6500 Same to you! Thanks! I went through a bunch of stuff. Partial removal of my right lung, a couple other surgeries, from a collapsed lung that woudn't stop collapsing, for about a month. I have stab wounds all over my torso. looks like I got into a bad knife fight. I was awake when the doctor stabbed me a bunch of times to put the tubes in for my lung. spent months in the hospital over all this, then, went through radiation, chemo, and immunotherapy. Type 3b cancer. BUT, FOR NOW AT LEAST, I'M FINALLY CANCER FREE AGAIN, AFTER A 4 YEAR BATTLE!!! I turn 50 this December 10th. if no other cancer takes me, I still have a chance to tick off a bunch of these big bucket list items!!! Most are travel, but a few are also chances to take rip on a few of my most admired bikes.
#1 on my list, is a chance to at least ride in a demo race, on a real, og 1978/79/80 Kreidler Van Veen 50cc world championships bike.
This is my second favorite Maico after the 700 obviously
Canhão maluco
Hell yeah
If I have to nit pick, a celtic thing, those day star boots are saggy on all bikes. Day star needs to make oem style skinny plastic fork boots so that the fork legs dont look swolen. Otherwise, the bike is cherry and runs great.
Naaaaaaaassstty. Long live 2 smokes!!!!!!
Oh yes the days of my youth, riding maicos and cagivas and elsinores and husqvarnas. Speaking of which, you got any old 390 Huskies in your museum?
Crazy how much the CR 500 and the Maicon sound the same
I like Old school 🤟🤟🤟🤟😎
Far out Wizard! No stranger to danger
Something is unnerving about a rider topless on the tarmac...ride safe dude.
Belle becane 🇨🇵
Maico AWs had a nasty powerband. Always loved them
The Wizard is all skin and muscle, dude can ride.
I just bought one
He's gonna put an eye out, I just know it.
Biggest bad ass to ever wear the dad shoes and Sox!!!!!
No hemet on Ken yesterday. No shirt today. No pants Friday? I need to send you guys some of my old gear! PLEASE......
👍👊🏻💪🏻🙏
First. I need this bike
What kind of mix you use? You think amsoil interceptor is alright? Its what I have been using in my sled and bike but people say it is garbage
Interceptor is a good quality product, but like any 2-stroke oil it has compromises. Interceptor is primarily intended to be used in oil injection systems on snowmobiles. Injector oils must be thin in order to flow correctly through pumps and lines. Rings and bores like a good amount of thin oil, the bottom end last longer with a lower dose of thicker oil. Because Interceptor is meant for water-cooled engines in cold conditions, it's made to burn clean and resist carbon fouling and sticking, at the cost of lower performance at extreme high temperature. But, it is still a very high quality high-performance synthetic, so as long as you mix in a reasonable amount of it it's hard to go wrong. It's much better than anything that was available when these bikes were new.
If your bike is water-cooled and has exhaust power valves, and you don't spend a lot of time completely flat-out, the clean burning nature of Interceptor will be great. If you ride harder it have an air-cooled engine, Dominator is thicker and resists heat better, but it's dirtier. Hard riding and high temperatures keep the engine from gumming up as fast. But honestly, Dominator is still pretty dang clean. I would personally use Dominator in any "modern" premix bike, and adjust the mix ratio according to what kind of riding I'm doing. More RPM = more oil. Bigger cylinder = more oil. In tight trail riding on a 125 you might need very little, because at low RPM the oil doesn't wash through the engine as aggressively. Road race guys use 16:1 and don't smoke, but the very same engine might smoke a lot at 40:1 in the woods. I like to see light smoke - enough that it's just visible but no more - in the highest-speed riding I intend to do that weekend.
If you want the ultimate lubrication and do not care about cleanliness, the nuclear option is a castor-based oil like Maxima 927. This stuff LOVES extreme heat and works better and better the hotter things get, making it perfect for an air-cooled engine ridden hard in hot weather. Castor is nasty compared to synthetic, so expect more smoke, more carbon buildup, more sticky icky in the ring lands and power valves, etc. It also likes to un-mix with gas at low temperatures, so avoid it in cold weather and don't let it sit in a gas can too long. You can totally use castor in a water-cooled power valve engine, but it probably only makes sense if you race for money and tear it down to clean it frequently anyway. I use castor in my vintage bikes because they're all air-cooled, non-PV, and I do get to use WOT pretty often where I ride. If any of those 3 things weren't true I'd use a high quality synthetic like Dominator instead.
Idk what the Kaplan guys use. Best of luck with your bike! And remember, modern oils are all so good that you can get "wrong" and do just fine for decades. It's not that big of a deal.
@@JETZcorp wow, thanks. That was the best reply from an expert at mixing. I mix 32:1 and do not go that hard on it and it is jetted really rich. When I rebuilt it last year after sitting in the shed for 12 years the PV was so full of splooge it wouldn't even budge. I used to run whatever I could find back then I was 17 last time it was running. I have a 04 kdx220. And sled has water cooled 530 twin suzuki engine. At 32:1 the interceptor in definitely not burning clean, it makes really light/thin splooge leaking out the exhaust and quite a bit. It was always jetted really rich from factory specs. I have all the different sizes jets that I ordered from china but have not attempted that yet.
Vp T2
OH ‘ YEAH ‼️ God Bless America ✌🏼 FJB ✌🏼
bad as fk go on boys !!!!!!!!!
The scariest fastest bike I ever rode. Still holds its own against the new boys. Problem was the suspension couldn't keep up with motor. That was the scary part
Exactly right! Had a Sand Spider and the motor was strong but everything else was lacking. Sold it and moved on to the RM, CR, & KX big bores. Never looked back,,
Well brakes that don't exist...
Maico breako ! I learned that the hard way too
@@jimbo4203 maico breako really that is myth bullshit you just had to keep an eye on certain things. I had them for years with hardly any problems
@@davidmc3262 i loved my maico's , i was 15 when I got my first 77 250 , me and dad put a lot of top ends in that baby
Let's see a wizard wheelie
Is this bike in your museum?
And lets not forget the sound K. America's Hill climber CR500 made as he rooted to the top.
th-cam.com/video/8yKW0yp5b8o/w-d-xo.html
Having the dyno there, the slick wrenches that are the life-blood of the nuts-&-bolts of the moto shop at NEMM,
this is an ultimate recipe. love it.
rumours say it sounds better than cr 500 :)
Stay tuned....😂
I want to purchase this bike
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Gentlemen please wear at least an open face helmet. I love your videos and don’t want y’all to crack your skull on the pavement.
Wizard where is your helmet 🪖 ⛑ the ground is not forgiving keep always safe brother