MAICO 700

[MVI]

 

[oldschool]

I used to lust after a Maico or Husky when I was young, they were just always too expensive. You might need double compression releases to get a 700cc 2 smoke started safely

 

[YmirTrials]

700 single…. Maico breako….

 

[GMK999]

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

 

[oldschool]

I was under 100 lbs when it tried to kill me.

LOL... more than a few 2 strokes have tried to kill me too, the most lethal of which was an H-2

 

[huskyfatman]

Rick Sieman: SuperHunky.com

 

[MVI]

I especially like the pricing on the piston, rings, and cylinder

 

[Crash217]

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.

 

[Bitingdog]

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.

Wasn't there a snowmobile that used that engine? I think the engine is made by Zabel

 

[Crash217]

Wasn't there a snowmobile that used that engine? I think the engine is made by Zabel

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.

 

[Oldbear]

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