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1 smaller accessory muffler. The air box
~ and rear fe nder are m ad e of p lastic.
" T he y are both durable and functional.
" The front fender is stiff and b reakab le.
1 The gas tank holds rough ly 45 m iles
worth of p re-mix . a nd al though termed
'~crude" in construction by aesthetically
inclined staffe rs, we li ked it. The gas
cap. how ever, leaks in a truly serious
( ma n ner. T he speedome ter is a VD O .
The o ne t hat ca me o n t he bike feat ured
ra non -wo rk ing trip met er, b ut it was
. re placed wit h a new one that functioned
flawl essly t hroughout the rem ainder of
. th e test a nd the enduro. T he lights are
no t what you'd ex pect to find on an
ove r $1500 m ac h ine manufactured in
1974. . .they worked neither well nor
often.
Overall appraisal of the Maico :
Extremely forgiving handling . . .p lenty
of power in the righ t p lace a nd an
un canny ability to put it o n t he gro und.
. . main gr ipe consists of lack of
attention to detail b y the facto ry , t ha t
is: leaking gas cap, poor lights, unwise
m u ffl er design . . .t he sea t is very
co mforta b le, a s is th e lay o u t of
To o t p e gs. etc m ak in g long rid es a
pleasure rather than an ordeal. . . good
air box and foa m fil t e r. . .all in a ll, a
solid design that is as functional as a
meat cleaver. With be t ter detailing, it
wo u ld rank among the best of the
serious "A" rider end uro mo unts.
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Specifications
List price
Engine
Displacement
Bore X stroke
Honepower
Compression
Carburetor
Electrics
Transmission
Primary drive
Suspemion front/rear
Tires front/rear
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~ . .$1536
2-stroke
248cc
67 x 70
_ 33 @ 7300 rpm
12:1
.36mm Bing
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Bosch transistor magneto
4 -speed
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Duplex chain
Telescopic forkslGirling with 60-/90 springs
Metzeler 3 .00 - 21 /4.00 - 18
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