MAICO 700
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Don't remember the cc's on this one, but -- Maico!
700 single….
Maico breako….
Maico breako….
Highschool buddy had a 501.. I was under 100 lbs when it tried to kill me. Started a lifelong trend of bikes too big for me. I'm over it now my biggest bike is a 650
LOL... more than a few 2 strokes have tried to kill me too, the most lethal of which was an H-2
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I especially like the pricing on the piston, rings, and cylinder
The big Maico engine eventually got water cooling and was produced by various people under M-Star, Maico, ATK. Highland even slapped their logo on a couple, during that weird ATK/HIghland deal. There's probably more of them around than we realize, some Dutch sidecar racing company bought up all the equipment/IP when Maico went under and kept on making things. I've sat on one of the ATK/Highland 700s, but they didn't have it running that day as they were more focused on demo'ing their new 4 stroke bikes and quad.
CC's ranging from 500-620-700+ all based off the same basic bottom end.
CC's ranging from 500-620-700+ all based off the same basic bottom end.
Wasn't there a snowmobile that used that engine? I think the engine is made by ZabelThe big Maico engine eventually got water cooling and was produced by various people under M-Star, Maico, ATK. Highland even slapped their logo on a couple, during that weird ATK/HIghland deal. There's probably more of them around than we realize, some Dutch sidecar racing company bought up all the equipment/IP when Maico went under and kept on making things. I've sat on one of the ATK/Highland 700s, but they didn't have it running that day as they were more focused on demo'ing their new 4 stroke bikes and quad.
CC's ranging from 500-620-700+ all based off the same basic bottom end.
No idea about snow mobiles. Wouldn't doubt it though, everything I ever read about them implied they worked really well in a constant rpm range so it would probably work great with a cvt transmission strapped to it.
Not sure about snowmobiles but the 700cc Maico/Zabel engine is still to this day used in MX sidecar racing.
A German KTM dealer called Köstler bought Maico from the Dutch. They’re still assembling new bikes: https://maico-koestler.de/en/motorcycles/neumotorraeder-2013.html
A German KTM dealer called Köstler bought Maico from the Dutch. They’re still assembling new bikes: https://maico-koestler.de/en/motorcycles/neumotorraeder-2013.html