OldMaiconut
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- Apr 28, 2001
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:eek: I have been working on a restoration of my 72 MC 250 since early March. I still need a piece or two, but it is pretty much finished. Well today I finally put some fresh fuel in it and decided to give it a shot!
Dang if she didn't fire on the third kick! A few final cluch adjustments and I take off. WOW!! Amazing how quick the front fence comes up... and these old Maicos never stopped as good as they went! I ripped around the back yard and blasted through the woods a time or two and decided to give it a rest. I am still waiting on a headstay, and don't want to vibrate the motor out of it's mounts.
Does anyone have any words of wisdom on how to run a rear brake rod when using Works Performance shocks? The stock Girlings had a narrower base. On the WP's, the spring extends down to the lower mount. The brake rod wants to run right through the spring. One guy says to rotate the brake drum, shorten the brake stay, flip the brake arm over and run the rod under the swingarm. I had the idea to get a Wheelsmith brake pedal and run the rod inside the frame. No good!! By the way, a Wheelsmith brake pedal WILL NOT fit on the early round case Maico's (Anyone interested in a brand new Wheelsmith brake pedal?)
Dang if she didn't fire on the third kick! A few final cluch adjustments and I take off. WOW!! Amazing how quick the front fence comes up... and these old Maicos never stopped as good as they went! I ripped around the back yard and blasted through the woods a time or two and decided to give it a rest. I am still waiting on a headstay, and don't want to vibrate the motor out of it's mounts.
Does anyone have any words of wisdom on how to run a rear brake rod when using Works Performance shocks? The stock Girlings had a narrower base. On the WP's, the spring extends down to the lower mount. The brake rod wants to run right through the spring. One guy says to rotate the brake drum, shorten the brake stay, flip the brake arm over and run the rod under the swingarm. I had the idea to get a Wheelsmith brake pedal and run the rod inside the frame. No good!! By the way, a Wheelsmith brake pedal WILL NOT fit on the early round case Maico's (Anyone interested in a brand new Wheelsmith brake pedal?)