Krylon ??? I dont use Krylon,either.
Rustoleum is a lil cheaper, and cover well.

fact of the matter is, before the weekend is up, I will have seen
what I hope to be the sucessor of my 250, maybe i will stop at the
Pamida and get a case on the way home.

If it all holds together, i will have some really good parts for
sale, stay tuned.



--- In MAICOMOTORCYCLES@yahoogroups.com, "bigmaico" <hlobel@k...>
wrote:
> Yes I remember the Maico shop in Singnal Hill, I bought my first
81'
> 490 from "Moto Mister" I think I know who did the enging swap, It
> was a local pro named Billy Jewle. It was not the owner of the shop
> Carl, he would never use krylon to paint anything! I always had
good
> luck with Carl, But Billy worked for him part time & that's another
> story.
>
> I still have some pictures of me on my old 81' wearing Moto Mister
> gear.
>
> Howard
>
> --- In MAICOMOTORCYCLES@yahoogroups.com, "Travis Agle"
> <travisagle@y...> wrote:
> > Never owned one, never ridden one, have seen quite a few here in
> So.
> > Cal. My first Maico was a 250 square barrel in a 501 frame with
a
> > laydown job. I took it home and saw the 501 tag but the guy I
got
> it
> > from said it was a 250. At the time I couldn't tell a 501
> cylinder
> > from a 250 so I thought maybe he made a mistake. Pulled the head
> > off, no mistake, it was a 250. I asked the guy later what the
> story
> > was and he said the 501 motor got "thrashed" in the seventies so
> he
> > had a shop in Long Beach, CA put a brand new 250 in it. They
also
> > did the laydown conversion at the time. Spray painted the tank
> with
> > Krylon for him, too. Three strikes, you're out. Anybody
remember
> a
> > Maico shop in Long Beach (actually Signal Hill)?
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In MAICOMOTORCYCLES@yahoogroups.com, "c_sunkin"
<csunkin@g...>
> > wrote:
> > > Probably has something to do with the 10 year gap between them
> and
> > > the rarity of the 501. The 501 was a one-of-a-kind. It came
> about
> > > in the age of 360CC being a big, open-class bike. They were
> > > exceptionally rare and most people never even saw one outside
of
> a
> > > magazine. It helped that the magazines played the bike up
quite
> a
> > > bit with headlines like "God's own personal MX bike". Unless
> you
> > > lived in So Cal, it was a bike of mythical proportions. I
don't
> > > think the smaller dealers ever even saw the bikes, let alone
got
> > them
> > > in any quantity. It also came before the mid-70's renaissance
> in
> > > bike design. There was no second place bike to the 501- it
> owned
> > its
> > > category. By the time the '81 came around, we had elsinores,
> > > monoshock YZ's, RM's, monster KTM's and some others with
similar
> > > designs and capabilities. Plus, you had six years prior of non-
> > stop
> > > technical innovation in the field so people expected the Mega
to
> > come
> > > from Maico.
> > >
> > > If you had a trick '79 450 and moved to the 490, it was a nice
> > > increase in just about every area and made you just a bit more
> > > competitive (despite the hype, a good rider on the '79 will
whip
> an
> > > OK rider on a 490 every time). Can you imagine parking your
360
> > and
> > > hopping on the 501?
> > >
> > > We should take another poll- folks would have to tell the God's
> > > honest truth. It would have to be confidential for that to
> happen.
> > >
> > > Q: have you ever seen a 501, ridden a 501, owned a 501?
> > >
> > > I think you'd be surprised at the results. That's why the 501
> is
> > so
> > > revered.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In MAICOMOTORCYCLES@yahoogroups.com, "maicorick3"
> > > <maicorick3@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > And speaking of the 501, there isn't much difference
> > > > cc-wise between a 501 and 490, right? But the 501 is
> > > > revered, held in awe, while the 490 is taken in
> > > > stride as simply the best MX machine ever built.
> > > > Why is that?
> > > >
> > > > -rcf
> > > >
> > > > --- In MAICOMOTORCYCLES@yahoogroups.com, "vmx70m"
> <ahrma70m@y...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > You know, it not really a quantum leap bike. But the 73-74
> > Husky
> > > > > CR250. It didnt really do any one thing perfect, but it did
> > > > > everything really well. who here didnt have or want to have
> one
> > > of
> > > > > those back in the day ?? They handled pretty well, ran
> pretty
> > > well,
> > > > > were pretty durable, were as at home on a Cross Country
race
> as
> > > on
> > > > an
> > > > > MX track.
> > > > >
> > > > > and, damn they looked good.
> > > > >
> > > > > but my real choice would be the Square barrel Maico 250 and
> 360
> > > > that
> > > > > debut'ed here around 1968?? It will, today, still run
> > > > competitively
> > > > > with anything 1974 can bring to the party, they handle
> better
> > > than
> > > > > any of them, and they look better than a Husky.
> > > > > In a world that obsoletes everything in a year, 30 years of
> > > > > dominating a 6 year wide span is pretty darn impressive.
> > > > > dont you think ??
> > > > >
> > > > > now, what about the 501? even the Big Man upstairs is
> trying
> > to
> > > > > figure out how he let that one slip out. WOW!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In MAICOMOTORCYCLES@yahoogroups.com, "maicorick3"
> > > > > <maicorick3@y...> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Certainly you have to include the Yamaha monoshock
> > > > > > in the quantum leap category. As far as I know it
> > > > > > was the first MX bike to have a single rear
> > > > > > shock, and continued to be the only single
> > > > > > rear shock bike for some 5 years or so. And
> > > > > > look now, I don't think you can find a new
> > > > > > MX bike that isn't single rear shock.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -rcf
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In MAICOMOTORCYCLES@yahoogroups.com, "maicojames"
> > > > > <jrmsharp@m...>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > That's good AW Maico(whicH I own) on innovation, and 81
> 490
> > > > Mega
> > > > > 2
> > > > > > on
> > > > > > > refinement.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have still some more.
> > > > > > > 1. 74-1/2 GP for forward mounted shocks
> > > > > > > 2. 74 Penton 250/400 for multi position shocks some of
> the
> > > > first
> > > > > > > cantilever .
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - In MAICOMOTORCYCLES@yahoogroups.com, "bigmaico"
> > > <hlobel@k...>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > James:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I would include two other maico's in that list!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 1. The AW Maico's becase of the long travel
> suspensssion,
> > > > Maico
> > > > > > > > started the trend.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 2. The 1981 490 Maico, becase it was such an
> improvement
> > > over
> > > > > > every
> > > > > > > > thing esle in power & handeling.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- In MAICOMOTORCYCLES@yahoogroups.com, "maicojames"
> > > > > > > > <jrmsharp@m...> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hi just wanted to get some feedback here about this.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I will start with two- Radial Maico, and 125
> elsinore.
> > I
> > > > > think
> > > > > > > > they
> > > > > > > > > clearly outclass bikes of the same vintage-in
> > perfromance
> > > > and
> > > > > > > > > handling. How about some others?
> > > > > > > > > Thanks, James