Testing time for Maico

By JohnNicholas • on November 12, 2009

While an undercurrent of euphoria and speculation gathers momentum around the internet, as to the possible changes and enhancements to the 2010 Maico, The U.K. team are working flat out testing a variety of hand made products which they have had specially designed and manufactured in England for fitment to the complete range next year.

Maico Internationals Dunlop Maxima rider Neil Berry has been braving the traditional British weather putting some very “different parts” through their paces in appalling track conditions and so far the feedback is looking very exciting.

Speaking after a cold, wet and muddy test session on Monday the 9^th of November Berry commented, “The options list for next years bike is going to read like something from a top line car manufacturer, with several frame/wheel colour and coating options, along with a whole host of other advances as standard which we are busy testing at the moment, Initial results of things so far are very positive, commented Berry.

Hoping to release press shots and the full spec of the 2010 bikes around Christmas time, Maico International are planning test days for potential customers in the new year.

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Comments

By SCOOTER042 on November 12th, 2009 at 3:48 pm

Great news. I am very curious what they will offer in a modern big bore. More so, I am interested to see if they can be accepted by the US as a viabke race option.

Are these test ride days going to be in the USA? If so, Sign me up right now. I will be there! It’s been a while since I have ridden anything with GRUNT, and I am not talking about an 1/8th ton 450F!lol

BRAAAP!

By motoman465 on November 12th, 2009 at 6:28 pm

Very exciting, I can’t wait to hear more! I hope there is a test ride somewhere near me! LONG LIVE THE TWO STROKE!!!

By westyz on November 13th, 2009 at 5:40 am

The best thing about this story is that in the popular British 2-Stroke Champtionship there will be 2 prestigious pro-races that Maico’s big bore bikes will be eligable to race in. The Saturday MX1 race is an open class just for 2 strokes and the Sunday MX1 open class is an open class race for both 2 AND four strokes. So they will be able to whip the 4 strokes ass and hold the seperate 2 stroke exclusive crown if they field a good pro rider on the bikes.

This should mean that Maico have a product that will be in massive demand – don’t forget that people are still riding old CR500’s due to the fact there were no other choices available in the big bore 2 stroke market until now.

I wish Maico a lot of luck with this venture and hope that here in the UK they will sell truck loads due to the current opportunities available open to them in the 2 stroke championship.

Lets hope a similar championship opens in the states sometime very soon. The interesting thing about the 2 Stroke Championship is they bypassed the crappy rules set out by the FIM (which is the same as the AMA) and ran it indepedantly. Now they have a huge championship supported by major sponsors and loads pf press / riders! Who needs the AMA all they have done is allow the destruction of the 2 stroke, the message is don’t wait for them to change the rules, we can change them ourselves – here in the UK people power has worked!