You have no idea how tempting it is to get a '79 400. I remember racing that thing for the very first time at Corona raceway here in California just like it was yesterday.

I can't decide if I should keep or sell the YZ490. BUT.... I think my next bike will be a 250 or larger downpipe Kawasaki so I don't get so much stink-eye at work for racing everything but a Kawasaki.

If the brakes are arced properly, then the $200 is probably worth it. I have decided to either buy or build an arcing jig so I can do it myself and maybe generate a little extra income. Lots of people want their brakes done but finding a place to have it done is limited.

Bret

--- In MAICOMOTORCYCLES@yahoogroups.com, rf145@... wrote:
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> Bret,
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> Here is your chance to relive your youth.
>
> You can then write a 81 vs 79 comparison. Covering the handling debate and
> whether or not the 490 is that much better then the 440.
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> See how easy that was for me.
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> What have you done with your YZ 490 now that you have the Maico?
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> Also, any idea if $200.00 can improve drum brakes that much?
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> Richard
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> In a message dated 7/2/2009 11:15:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> bretbonham@... writes:
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> That was my very first motorcycle when I was 16. Took me nearly a year to
> pay for it. Sorry I ever got rid of it too.
>
> Bret
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> --- In _MAICOMOTORCYCLES@MAICOMOTORCYMAI_
> (mailto:MAICOMOTORCYCLES@yahoogroups.com) , "mega490" <mega490@> wrote:
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> > Anyone looking for a nice 79 400 for what appears to be a very
> reasonable price?
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> > Fritz
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