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Message: [QUOTE="Pokie, post: 362184, member: 20108"] US MAICO, based in Alabama. IN CASE you have not heard yet, Ronnie Smith an old Maico rider and dealer has been importing new production bikes for a couple of years. He has been in enduros a couple of times and claims the bike performed well. Alex Kostler, (also KTM dealer) based in Leverkusen, Germany has purchased the remains of the Maico designs and parts from the previous Dutch owners and is building them again with the help of H. Walgenbach. Hermann Walgenbach has been designing 2-stroke engine for many years, also was a Maico dealer in Germany in 70s and 80s and worked for famed Zabel racing (sidecar engines). He redesigned the Maico engine significantly in 1998. Kostler and R Smith claim that they have fixed the assembly problems that had plagued prior models. You can find more info on these sites: [url]www.maico-bikeworld.de[/url] (Kostler's site in German) [url]www.usmaico.com[/url] (R Smith's US site) [url]www.maicomadness.com[/url] (lots of historical info) [url]www.maicoonly.com[/url] [url]www.maico-letters.de[/url] (German Maico hardcore friends) [url]www.maicobrothers.com[/url] We would like to hear from anyone who has ridden one of the '98 or later versions.... will Maico become a factor once again? Pokie [/QUOTE]