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Re: New Member, what year is my 250, '74 or '75?

rakkwhite — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:40:30 GMT

Thanks. I always assumed it was a '75, and not eligible for vintage motocross, so I never did anything with it. I'll post some photos in the next few days. I

Re: New Member, what year is my 250, '74 or '75?

Rick McDowell — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:54:05 GMT

Randy, It is a 1974 1/2 Maico 250 motocrosser with the close ratio tranny. It is not a 1975 model, either the early or later model. Check out the Great Maico

New Member, what year is my 250, '74 or '75?

rakkwhite — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:16:23 GMT

Hi All, I just found this group. I've owned a 250 Maico 4 speed for about 30 years, but it hasn't been run since the '80s. My question is, what year is it? My

Re: Kroil for rustbusting

Kurt Lund — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:02:14 GMT

Thanks for all the help! I found this site. http://www.kanolabs.com/ for Kroil I ended up throwing that Marvels mystery oil in a 1980 Diplamat I tried to

Kroil for rustbusting

fjohnl11 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:34:45 GMT

I am a pipefitter, and anytime we run into a really rusted up set of bolts, we get the Kroil. (Aerokroil is the aerosol spray can type of Kroil. It is supposed

Re: Heres my latest bike stand

Mega490 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:13:01 GMT

When we do our gas turbine inspections or overhauls the first thing we do when the unit is shut down is have a couple roustabouts spray every fastener down

Re: Heres my latest bike stand

travisagle — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:41:42 GMT

Another thing I have used Kroil for is removing stubborn decals and decal residue from painted or plastic surfaces. It won't attack the paint or plastic like

Re: Heres my latest bike stand

rf145@... — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:03:27 GMT

I personally love Kroil too. I still have 4 cans of the stuff I bought when they were having a sale. I use it all the time and it works wonders. I just used

Re: Heres my latest bike stand

Greg McManus — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:02:03 GMT

locally you can get it at tacoma screw, swift tool and other industrial suppliers who sell to the public. ... From: bobbydavanport

Re: Heres my latest bike stand

Greg McManus — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:57:24 GMT

a few weeks after i read this the first time not too long ago i needed to remove a couple of really rusted bolts on my 72 xl250. i made the 50/50 mix applied

Re: Heres my latest bike stand

Greg McManus — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:49:39 GMT

the cases are empty meaning no oil i take it. the product is kroil and i get it from tacome screw but do a google search on it to find a local dealer. if the

Re: Heres my latest bike stand

Mega490 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:18:25 GMT

Try Kano Labs website, they recently had a web special where you could get 2 large cans of AeroKroil for $16 shipped to your door. I ordered some a couple

Re: Gasket 1982 250

Rick McDowell — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:59:52 GMT

Nope. You need the real gaskets on Maico's. Rick Mc Iowa

Gasket 1982 250

Brandon — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:52:05 GMT

This will probally sound like a dumb question. But I am new to motorcycles. Can I replace the cylinder gaskets with RTV copper high temp gasket maker.

Re: Heres my latest bike stand

bobbydavanport — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:49:31 GMT

Kroil is pretty pricey, but is far more effective than PBB or Liquid Wrench in my opinion. I would like to try the home brew mentioned to see how it compares..