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Keihin PWK 39 on Maico 490

dean350b — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:34:03 GMT

Anyone here running a Keihin PWK 39mm carb on an 81/82 MC490? I love how this carb works on my KX500, and I have a beautiful spare unit. It fits perfectly on

Re: 1983 Frame Problems?

bill_eyler — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:15:49 GMT

Hey Fritz, We dont gusset 83 Frames either.I put a piggy back Ohlin with adjustable rebound and compression with a 16 MM shaft opposed to the stock 14 MM

Re: 1983 Frame Problems?

hector.castro22 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:11:29 GMT

1983 Frame Problems?

mega490 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:48:03 GMT

Looks like I might be picking up an 83 project and was wondering if there are any known frame cracking problems on the 83 that should be addressed/gusseted

Re: Maico for Sale

Bret — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:41:26 GMT

You have no idea how tempting it is to get a '79 400. I remember racing that thing for the very first time at Corona raceway here in California just like it

Re: Maico for Sale

rf145@... — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:25:37 GMT

Bret, Here is your chance to relive your youth. You can then write a 81 vs 79 comparison. Covering the handling debate and whether or not the 490 is that much

Re: Maico for Sale

Bret — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:15:31 GMT

That was my very first motorcycle when I was 16. Took me nearly a year to pay for it. Sorry I ever got rid of it too. Bret

Maico for Sale

mega490 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:54:38 GMT

Anyone looking for a nice 79 400 for what appears to be a very reasonable price? Fritz

Re: DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD DOWNPIPE FOR A 76 400 ...

Steve Clark — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:23:22 GMT

I can see my work here is done ... I can see my work here is done On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Rick Moser < tnharleydude2004@... > wrote: Good and

Re: DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD DOWNPIPE FOR A 76 400 ...

Rick Moser — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:43:06 GMT

Good and Fast Brother --- Thanks for the LAUGH !!! ... From: Steve Clark Subject: Re: [MAICOMOTORCYCLES] Re: DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD

Re: DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD DOWNPIPE FOR A 76 400 ...

Steve Clark — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:41:02 GMT

hey...leave me out of it. I was over in the pits with my hovercraft, pissing the KTM guys off ... hey...leave me out of it.? I was over in the pits with my

Re: DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD DOWNPIPE FOR A 76 400 ...

Rick Moser — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:38:55 GMT

Hell, I could'nt see squat from all the roost and everybodys dust anyway but maybe one guy, poor ole Steve C. ?? ... From: rf145@...

Re: DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD DOWNPIPE FOR A 76 400 ...

rf145@... — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:20:12 GMT

One reason that was stated; they cause an unsafe condition by creating dusty riding conditions, there by obstructing the other racers vision. Sort of like a

Re: DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD DOWNPIPE FOR A 76 400 AW ?

Thompson, Stephen F — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:11:38 GMT

My brother had a snail pipe on a 1973 Yamaha MX125 in 1974 made by Dean Marrow's Pipeline in San Jose Ca. so they did have them back in the day. I was racing

Re: DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD DOWNPIPE FOR A 76 400 AW ?

Thomas Green — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:21:42 GMT

-Rick, yes that is exactly what it is. It was a term that was coined back in the day because of the way that it looked on the bike. It sort of curled around so