Comments on: Testing time for Maico

By: 2STROKEREVOLUTION

2STROKEREVOLUTION — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:35:12 +0000

Off-road.com ran a short article recently about the Maico 620.
http://dirtbike.off-road.com/dirtbike/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=637798&pageID=1

By: motoman465

motoman465 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:38:07 +0000

John,

I just want to publicly thank you for everything you do for the 2 stroke cause and all of us who still believe in them. Thank you very much!!!

Todd

By: JohnNicholas

JohnNicholas — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:26:06 +0000

Sorry guys, they do not have a 125 at this time.

The model line-up consists of the following displacements;
250
320
500
620
685

They are available in Motocross and Enduro versions.

Stay tuned for additional news plus information on test rides. There will be ride days in the UK and the USA during the first quarter of 2010.

By: motoman465

motoman465 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:46:26 +0000

From my understanding, Maico isn’t doing a 125. I think it is 250, 320, 500, and something in the 600cc area.

By: 125mx.com

125mx.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:35:59 +0000

Is it just big bore bikes though ? What about a 125cc offering.

By: westyz

westyz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:40:08 +0000

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!

By: motoman465

motoman465 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:28:20 +0000

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: SCOOTER042

SCOOTER042 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:48:53 +0000

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!