gearboxes but still have to rate second.
Of course, you can't afford to break a
CZ so it's a good thing they don't.
"Quality and positioning of seats and
controls were all comparable (with
latitude for individual preferences) but
the Maico bars were too narrow for just
about everybody.
"Rubber mourned on the scooters
was all- good. Barum, Trelleborg or
Metzcler: it's whatever you like. The
Husky had the best wheel assemblies in
stock form. The brakes, hubs, spokes,
rims and tues were all superior. You see
some Husky wheel setups on other
brand bikes.
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"The Maico has some awkward setups
like the compression release starting
lever and the clutch both on the left
side when you have to bump it.
"The CZ is about $]00 shy out of the
Five Thousand dollars of motocross equipf'I'lent side by side over the Lions' leep. Everybody's got their own style.
by John Huetter. Rand y Dietzel
and Paul Boudreau
Photos by Larry Groves and Huetter
BRINGING IT ALL
TOGETHER
The fOllowing is a collection fo reflections,
impressions, comments and bench racing
evaluations on the three big bore machines
just tested in the last three issues of eN. While
not particularly organized, you do get a rare
Insight into our testers' heads (Argh.) and the
comments are, at least, honest.
"They're all overpriced: both the
bikes and the parts. The European
machines could be more competitive
with the Japanese if they'd consider a
lower profit margin and bigger volume
sales.
"All of the bikes are strictly for a
serious competitior. They are really
beyond what a sportsman needs or can
usc. But Americans are affluent enough
not to settle for anything but the best
so they'll but more than they need.
"The Husky is really a better desert
bike: in fact, it's really only a desert
bike. at least in California. The Maico is
purely MX-
