This thing is a BEAST. German Engineering is top notch nobody touches them!!!! You can hear the refinement in the engine as it's idling and when it revs up... This machine is a masterpiece of engineering
@CarsandCats it was literally the best bike ever made, but its younger brother was a great disappointment, so Maico could only get better after the 82 model lol except for 83 😅
Just found this. You’re a genius. So much of my youth in this channel, The fascination of a tuned and optimized 2-stroke. Gotta love it. Instant follow. Can’t wait to see more of the Maico. Was my favorite brand for a while - back in th early 80s 😀😳
BANG! Take my money! I’m sold I could see the torque hear the torque and feel what you were riding right on this video,well done and thanks for sharing this beautiful machine I’m so looking forward to to more progress as you fine tune and ride this beastie!! Take care and enjoy 😉
What a bike!! His neighbors must love him🤣I remember ripping up and down my street at all hours of the night just after rebuilding one of many 2 strokes I had back in the day. Well done man👍👍
🙋♂️The neighbors might complain about the noise,💁♂️ but the neighbors can't complain about loose dirt from those rooster tails landing on their property. (It will be the next house down the street) !
That thing is insane, if I could afford it I'd definitely pick one of those beasts up. Nothing wrong running her a tad rich better safe than sorry for melting a piston/head going lean! 😎🤙
@@beardoallin657 I am not totally but alot to me to spend on a birt bike by not looking it up my guess would be probably 20 grand with shipping and taxes maybe more I am going to do the research 💯💯
🧏♂️ I'm pretty sure that he was referring to the carb tuning, and NOT the 2stroke oil / fuel mixture ratio. So, if his carbs are adding too much fuel, and that's the the way his motor is running too rich, then there "IS" something wrong with that, and he will want to retune his carburetor. Otherwise, if it was running too rich because there was too much 2stroke oil in his fuel,...(although it won't hurt his engine) it won't help his engine's performance, and so he will probably want to fix that, too ! 🤷♂️
OMG,what an awesome piece of machinery.That custom pipe reminds me of the fat basani I had on my bultaco back in the day.The two stroke gods are nodding in approval upstairs! 👍🧙♂️
Damn what a beast!!! Watching that beautiful bike in action gave me goosebumps!! Good job brother!! You rode it like ya stole it!! Just lean her out a tad bit and she will fucking rip the ground up!! I can't wait to see the dyno testing!!
Would it be possible to have you "color-it" like an 80's "Alpha"?? Wouldn't that be the most awesome Retro-Mod ever!! You'd be the first to do a 700 in all Alpha colors.
When I first rode one, it was hilarious how the engine speed never matched the speed at which you're going. You can practically ride it in 3rd gear everywhere and it never sounds like you're giving it more than a quarter throttle, but you're still ripping. Personally, I prefer my 500, but I still thought the 700 was super fun. That torque down low is no joke.
@@ituksw The 700 definitely has much more torque down low, and up to 5000rpms, but then it runs of steam. A 500 revs much faster and further out. In a drag race, the 700 will definitely be easier to launch, given the extra torque (and less clutch work). BUT if you're on a 500, and you're good at starts, you can reel in the 700.
That's a beautiful machine! Sounds alot better than that 1st start/1st ride. She's runnin crisper & cleaner. What a cool bike. Gotta be 70hp stock! Hope you ride it around Rockville! Keep it street legal. 💯 #Maico #KTM
Nothing better than a big bore Maico, 2 stroke insanity, my old 490 used to make my vision blur when it got on the pipe, can't imagine what this thing would be like.
@@wayland7150 Oh I would definitely give it a go at least once. I'm not a very big guy so that influences my thoughts on riding something that tall and that powerful. Hell a 250 2 stroke is a rocket ship to me.
@@PNW_Car_Mods I have a 440 Maico, and I'll tell you my 250 from the same era is WAY more scary to ride. Maicos are smooth and predictable, especially the big ones. Very refined porting with a smooth predictable build-up, and LOTS of weight in the crank to keep power going to the ground and not spin up too fast. The newer ones (83+) are a bit more edgy but still whipped cream compared to a CR500. Meanwhile my 250 is a total Jekyll and Hyde murder machine.
@@PNW_Car_Mods The 125 is a rocket ship too but I think the point of this big engine is controllable power, you don't have to hit a power band to make it go. It's not all or nothing. Keep the revs low and it's not insane. This rider put his feet down more than I would. Maybe that's the style.
I have to say that the exhaust collector rams horn has a natural beauty of color in reaction to the heat from such a display of fantastically controlled horsepower-very impressive machine and video
Yeah baby!!! New England Motorcycle Museum! My wife and I toured there back in the fall! Stopped by on our Triumph Tiger 1200 XCA. A Trans Labrador veteran! Also Trans Mass Trail, Adirondack Loop, and some of the Trans America Trail! Great times!
What a sight to behold I can't get over how deep it sounds and the fact its also street legal is just nuts!!! Sounding miles better after the Wizard tune. Bring on the dyno runs lets see that 69 rear wheel HP!
Wonder how it feels throwing around compared to a plated KTM/Husky 500 4 stroke. Huge power, not the lightest by along shot but surprisingly not as heavy as one would think. Ken's a beast on that thing
We had a 125 Fantic Caballero, it had no power until it hit the power band with full power for a moment. You'd change gear and it would do it again. It was easy to ride very fast but impossible to go slower than flat out. This bike looks very well controlled by comparison and therefore safer. We see him riding it quite calmly.
Back in my day in the early 70s I raced a 501 Maico and people named it the trench digger . You did not want to ride behind it or you got plastered with softball size rocks . It was a beast .
Above 80 HP on a 110KG dirtbike is pretty insane, I would not use it on the street and ride it like a streetbike though, I would not do that with a bike that you count hours to service on. I have my KTM 690 Enduro for that, 6000 miles service intervals baby yaaaaahooooo. But it is insane to think that this bike that weighs almost 80LBS (38kg) less than my 690 Enduro has almost 10 horsepower more, I would love to try this Maico 700 2 stroke out :D I did ride a Honda CRF500 -00 a couple of times some years back, it was a blast, almost scared me a few times, so I can only imagine this beast
This dude is a fucking beast, physically and mentally. He absolutely manhandles everything he drives/rides. Mad experience. Long live to 2 strokes, they're not just a preference, they're a lifestyle just like music.
@@graemebartmann7872 I'd sure love to feel that power band. I know my 500 has a VERY respectful power band and requires a little bit of throttle management & experience to hang on. Strong legs help too as you gotta squeeze the bike just so you don't fly off!
@@CainSample I’m sure that is the British Maico engine. I had thought they were at one time four speed. The new German owned Maico & their engine, with the kick starter does it kick backwards of like the British version, frontward? Thanks for answering.
ATK did import these maicos and grind off the maico name yes. newer Zabels since 2000is are 4 speeds, in the 90s they were 5 speeds. Essentially with Maicos, they keep removing 1st gear. So an 83 Maico had a lower first gear but then in like 86, they basically moved 2nd gear to 1st gear through changing the primary drive. Then Zabel took the Maico engine in 90s, in 2000, they just removed Maicos' 1st gear and 2nd became their first. They have a lot of torque and for the racing they decided they never needed first so they kept removing it.
That is so cool to see the brand new maico I had friends back in the day that rode them and they were fuckn fast with excellent suspension.Thank you for the video that brought back a lot of really good cool memories of 57 years old now don’t have a dirtbike anymore but I rode most of my life it was really nice to see you riding that bike that was cool
My dream dirt bike is a 81 mega2,Ive got the good old 83 XR500 at the moment which has been a great ole slogga.But I would love that 700 as well,I just got goose bumps and other things 👍👍😂😂
I was a HEWA-MAICO Rider. HEWA means Hermann Walgenbach. This germann Genius was preparing Maicos to it’s best and the Maico Factory allowed him to sell those bikes not as Maicos but as HEWA-MAICOS. Hermann not only tuned them, but also was present on many races to support us riders. Thank you Hermann!!
I'm really glad you got the full house with lights and a charging system ..as they only make one frame and one engine all handle the same and same power ..and like you said with the extra motocross fenders and plastic . It's truly an all purpose street , gncc, and Moto machine all in one ..that makes this bike happen for all times...just now a thought ..most likely your team has one of those eliminated flex scopes to snake down the spark plug hole for now and just for reference document pictures of the insides of the cylinder as it is today and then occasionally after also and keep on track of the appearance inside the cylinder wall and piston wear ... Without taking anything apart As it shouldn't ever have any problem anyway that this thing's too precious and it would be really on top of it if you see even one little scratch starting anywhere on the exhaust side or whatever... recheck your oil/fuel mix . You guys seemed to like a 32 to 1 ratio ..make sure the brand and mix ratio for each brand . As there are viscosities on the synthetic racing oil and sometimes you can get too much. I don't know what it's called today but bback in the 70$ and eighties it was Yama lube R that I swear Kaplan when we pull The jug off of 125 to look in and see if there's anything left we have a perfect piston and cylinder like it came out of the box no carbon deposits on it at all I mean it was bone clean. the bell Ray we smoke them up a little bit and leave some carbon now after so many weeks running and you canexpected a little bit of carbon arounf the edges of exhaust port but there was nothing like that first yamalube R it's changed apartment since we used it. it's thinner that used to be it used to be like#90 weight gear oil of it is pretty thin now so you can't rely on the ratios we were using this I'm just worried about your bike that's all I hate to ever even hear that anything got even close to being stuck and that testing extra cylinder that you got with it looks like some kind of really exotic stuff I like to get in and find out what the metallurgy is all about that as it was Honda in 2006 developed a high pressure extrusion die casting system for their Honda Civic 4-stroke car engines pistons that were 6% less friction than anything else and being high pressure diecast means it's like 50,000 PSI or whatever they force aluminum that's almost cold enough to set up into my mouth that's basically just knocks us rough edges off of it and install it it doesn't need any machine hardly and die casting and it has the properties of a forest piston with the properties of a cash piston that doesn't swell as much as Force and I'm just guessing but I bet those terms are the ones figure that out in the first place and that's probably what you have already and if so we need to figure out a way to get those kind of fishes aftermarket for all your rebuilds and advertise it so as you'd be the only one that would be doing it dealerships around here in the Midwest they could give a s*** less about dirt bikes and stuff like that that was just playing on the floor and no details yeah here it is it's much money and that's about all they'll tell you you've already got all the dirt bike I stirred up with all the details you go through and just like right now explain all about this makeup we've never had known or ever had a chance to see anything like that it wasn't for you I got to go Just saying it'd be nice to document that everything trying to read the plug or whatever you said she's a little bit Rich you're wanting to lean it out careful careful careful careful this thing's is pure unobtainium from planet Pandora where they had to get special permission to dig the richest ore from under home tree thanks to Navi who apparently sponsored this build . ... So this settles it I got to make a pilgrimage to Kaplan cycles... And swing by and see the boys at Williamsport Honda in Pennsylvania thats just south of you not too far ... That's really not out of my way at all from terre Haute to your house and it shows one alternate route going right through twins farting and heading up the East Coast to your house ... He was Williamsport Honda who had this mirage orange Pearl 2009 xr1200 I'm riding ., We traded keys and I get in the keys to a 2017 African twin and they gave me the keys to this Harley I got today and not a dime difference either way no money just traded and at a Honda shop is that.. I was really disappointed in the African is this great on the asphalt just don't get on a dirt road and try to maneuver it acts like it wants to go anywhere you can but where you want it to and I knew if I dropped it that'd be the end of any trade value and they made the deal over the phone cuz they were out of everything and they're mostly a dirt bike shop with a lot of clubs I guess for guys together they had a market for that after the twin and that Harley had been sitting there over a year on consignment from the bank as it was a repo so it was for two fools met and I get my Honda and they give me the Harley and I'm not regretting it neither are they so I got to go show them my lastest mods.. one of these two and a half pound nitrous oxide bottles strapped on the rear left side of the frame made by OBX racing www.ebay.com/itm/112543548503?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20190917065201%26meid%3Dbd976dde1eb54aca986256147285ed1e%26pid%3D101103%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D112543526194%26itm%3D112543548503%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2332490%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2332490.c101103.m3021 You got to genuine NOS solenoids made by Holley ... I'll call the cheater for the main Nos solenoid ...and I have a dollar power shot for the purge solenoid with two turned up Nos Purge nozzles . Switches mounted on the handlebars for Purge and horn button I'm going to use the horn button to set off the Nos ... I've already got an AEM air fuel ratio meter in a polished gauge pod on the handlebars along with a Marlins head temperature gauge and a mounted arming switch with a aircraft safety toggle to mount and wire it up and go fill the Nos bottleband it's ready ... I'm going to try to get that done as soon as I can make a pilgrimage stopping off at Williamsport Honda and head up your way..and I'm not going to ask to ride the maico so don't worry about it .. please don't offer me to it would be really tempting that I really don't I just can't do it that things and it's it's the god of dirt bikes and it's just yours it it'd be bad luck for me to start it .. I wouldn't mind taking a little ride with you around to the local roads you know of and get some video on my smartphone of you doing some power wheelies off my xr1200 NOSTER street tracker.... Got to go on an hour south and Terra right now heading back to town and it's getting cold talk at you later
A capital I just had a brain fart.... Oh great guru of computer wisdom.... Is there a way I can turn this b******* off it keeps changing everything I print I'm surprised I got any kind of a award from you for that last comment up above I can't hardly read it myself... . Just Google complaints about Google and there's millions of people having the same problem I am
What a great video thanks for sharing it with us from Northern Ireland greatly appreciated,,, bikes the best like all the stuff on your channel,, ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
I've been waiting for this video since I seen I saw it in the shop! Love that dirt bike! I can remember when they came out reading about them in dirt bike magazine...wow! Loving this!
I have never had the chance to ride a open class Big Bore two-stroke. I'm 58 and I would still jump on one in a heartbeat and try to not let adrenaline put me in the hospital! I love 2 Strokes. Four strokes are cool also but two strokes will always be my favorite. 1974 Honda CR125 Elsinore ripping down the dirt road in front of my house when I was 10 years old left a huge impression! And when I walked out to the dirt road and saw the destruction it had left behind with the lingering smell that I would later discover was castor oil, I knew this was like nothing anybody had ever seen before! It looked like a plow had dug up the road. Lifelong roostertail addiction was about to begin.
The “SICK GET SICKER”. Hoooly Throaty 2-Strokes. I saw the Unboxing too. Your a damn trip Ken. I’d be a kid in a candy store up there too. What a creation you have up there and having family involved is priceless. I’m trying to do the same. I get the same way when I get new equip. You Love it with a passion. It’s not work. It’s what makes you tick. Thanks for sharing it ! Oh and Be careful about fisting cylinders! It’s addictive ya know. Haha. Peace ✌️
"Why wait for the elevator if you can take the stairs" this channel is just pure awesomeness.
Thank you Ron!
Agreed! It's the first thing I look for when I open CZcams anymore. Kaplan Video Delights !! 😉👍
Let’s see it race one of your cr500s!!
wouldn't want to behind that roost!!!
This thing is a BEAST. German Engineering is top notch nobody touches them!!!! You can hear the refinement in the engine as it's idling and when it revs up... This machine is a masterpiece of engineering
Deutsch?🤥🤔🤥! Italienisch 🙈
@@djizzahjapan all the way❤
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Manera de comentar tonteras
Endlich mal ein Video, wo ein Typ mit der guten deutschen Maico richtig umgeht!
As a 1981 Maico 490 Mega 2 owner . Just love how Maico still in the scene and doing trend setting and ridiculous things. 😎
I remember that bike when it came out. It was mind blowing.
Um, it's missing mirrors!!
You are lucky to have bought the best model and hopefully didn't get the 82 one 😮 I love 2strokes especially large singles 🤗
@CarsandCats it was literally the best bike ever made, but its younger brother was a great disappointment, so Maico could only get better after the 82 model lol except for 83 😅
81 was the best
Just found this. You’re a genius. So much of my youth in this channel, The fascination of a tuned and optimized 2-stroke. Gotta love it. Instant follow. Can’t wait to see more of the Maico. Was my favorite brand for a while - back in th early 80s 😀😳
Welcome aboard!
BANG!
Take my money!
I’m sold I could see the torque hear the torque and feel what you were riding right on this video,well done and thanks for sharing this beautiful machine I’m so looking forward to to more progress as you fine tune and ride this beastie!!
Take care and enjoy 😉
To the tune of 17,000 Euros. I want one!
What a bike!!
His neighbors must love him🤣I remember ripping up and down my street at all hours of the night just after rebuilding one of many 2 strokes I had back in the day.
Well done man👍👍
🙋♂️The neighbors might complain about the noise,💁♂️ but the neighbors can't complain about loose dirt from those rooster tails landing on their property.
(It will be the next house down the street) !
Simply awesome !
That thing is insane, if I could afford it I'd definitely pick one of those beasts up. Nothing wrong running her a tad rich better safe than sorry for melting a piston/head going lean! 😎🤙
Right I would love to be able to afford one of them bike maybe one day💯💯💪
@@chickenbutt.3421 what do they go for?
@@beardoallin657 I am not totally but alot to me to spend on a birt bike by not looking it up my guess would be probably 20 grand with shipping and taxes maybe more I am going to do the research 💯💯
@@chickenbutt.3421 holy sht.
🧏♂️ I'm pretty sure that he was referring to the carb tuning, and NOT the
2stroke oil / fuel mixture ratio.
So, if his carbs are adding too much fuel, and that's the the way his motor is running too rich, then there "IS" something wrong with that, and he will want to retune his carburetor.
Otherwise, if it was running too rich because there was too much 2stroke oil in his fuel,...(although it won't hurt his engine) it won't help his engine's performance, and so he will probably want to fix that, too ! 🤷♂️
OMG,what an awesome piece of machinery.That custom pipe reminds me of the fat basani I had on my bultaco back in the day.The two stroke gods are nodding in approval upstairs! 👍🧙♂️
Totally Basini style.
When the rear signal lights wave at you at idle, you know you have the proper size piston powering them!
I'm from Germany and I've never ever seen a 700cc Maico here. Only Sidecar Motocross with 700cc.
So you've got the best piece from my home Country.
Vor Allem in Kombination mit dem JSV Auspuff, wäre ja krass wenn der Serie ist
Back in the 70's I had a 440, a Sunday morning ride was the fastest Saturday night hangover fix.
I love the loosey goosey style of rippin through the little batch of woods ! When I told my brother that Maico was back he was very excited !
BIG kid living HIS dreams! I love it Kenny!!!! I watch yer videos daily!
I love this channel! BCR500 build and the MAICO700 it doesn’t get any better, thanks guys
The hammer of the gods. I want to see a drag race between that beast and a tuned up cr or kx 500. Cheers boys!
Gives me goosebumps watching this awesome machine tearing it up.
That's Amazing!
There's just Nothing like 2-Stroke power!
At 700cc it is a game changer!!
so awesome...can't wait for the HOLESHOTS again the CR 500's... fantastic!!
Gotta be a ripper an holeshot those 500s & 450s at the track esp w/Sr aboard it !
Damn what a beast!!! Watching that beautiful bike in action gave me goosebumps!! Good job brother!! You rode it like ya stole it!! Just lean her out a tad bit and she will fucking rip the ground up!! I can't wait to see the dyno testing!!
Would it be possible to have you "color-it" like an 80's "Alpha"?? Wouldn't that be the most awesome Retro-Mod ever!! You'd be the first to do a 700 in all Alpha colors.
When I first rode one, it was hilarious how the engine speed never matched the speed at which you're going. You can practically ride it in 3rd gear everywhere and it never sounds like you're giving it more than a quarter throttle, but you're still ripping. Personally, I prefer my 500, but I still thought the 700 was super fun. That torque down low is no joke.
I didn't watch the video. Are they both 2 strokes? Which is all around faster? I would say 700cc is the winner.
@@tomtee4442 both 2 strokes, 500 is faster built to race 700 is more torquey and meant for trail/Enduro
Is the 700 a lot faster than your 500? You can see the extra torque lo down
@@ituksw The 700 definitely has much more torque down low, and up to 5000rpms, but then it runs of steam. A 500 revs much faster and further out. In a drag race, the 700 will definitely be easier to launch, given the extra torque (and less clutch work). BUT if you're on a 500, and you're good at starts, you can reel in the 700.
@@saltybastard9037 I heard 700s make 80 at the crank isnt that more than 500? Or is ur 500 tuned for more power
That's a beautiful machine! Sounds alot better than that 1st start/1st ride. She's runnin crisper & cleaner. What a cool bike. Gotta be 70hp stock! Hope you ride it around Rockville! Keep it street legal. 💯 #Maico #KTM
It's 82 🐎💨💨
Best channel on the tube! Riding out from california to meet ken and tour the museum is on the bucket list.
You really are living the dream dude!....freakin awesome Ken!
When I was young the 501 maico was my dream bike .
🔥right on sr. Happy for ya man, just love that custom hand made pipe. Unbelievable really how much of a beast that machine is 🔥👊🔥🏍🏍🏍
C'est un véritable monstre cette Maico 700..digne de ça réputation . .Merci pour le partage.. .👍☺
Just an absolute beast.... The bike is pretty awesome too.
Nothing better than a big bore Maico, 2 stroke insanity, my old 490 used to make my vision blur when it got on the pipe, can't imagine what this thing would be like.
That is the most rascally high strung beast ever. Sand paddle and a trip to the dunes is in order Kap.
Wow!! Would love to run that on one of my karts!! Wow that would be tremendous in the open class!! Dam you Kaplan people rock!!!🇬🇧🇺🇲✌️😎
That’s insane! Bucket list bike. Wonder how many they will make 🏍💨
I think they only make 50 bikes a year. Total for all models
Until every household has one they arnt making enough.
10 or 12 per year mate, As rare as rocking horse shit
I had a 1972 400 radial head Ake Jonsson replica. Some of the best times in my life was riding that bike.
I would be scared to ride that and I've ridden a lot of bikes over the years. That sound is crazy. Its like a diesel tractor low RPM monster!
It looks really easy to ride. As if it does exactly what you want.
@@wayland7150 Oh I would definitely give it a go at least once. I'm not a very big guy so that influences my thoughts on riding something that tall and that powerful. Hell a 250 2 stroke is a rocket ship to me.
@@PNW_Car_Mods I have a 440 Maico, and I'll tell you my 250 from the same era is WAY more scary to ride. Maicos are smooth and predictable, especially the big ones. Very refined porting with a smooth predictable build-up, and LOTS of weight in the crank to keep power going to the ground and not spin up too fast. The newer ones (83+) are a bit more edgy but still whipped cream compared to a CR500. Meanwhile my 250 is a total Jekyll and Hyde murder machine.
@@PNW_Car_Mods The 125 is a rocket ship too but I think the point of this big engine is controllable power, you don't have to hit a power band to make it go. It's not all or nothing. Keep the revs low and it's not insane. This rider put his feet down more than I would. Maybe that's the style.
I have to say that the exhaust collector rams horn has a natural beauty of color in reaction to the heat from such a display of fantastically controlled horsepower-very impressive machine and video
How cool had no idea Maico still makes bikes. I recall them fondly During my MX days in the 70’s
Its complicated.....
Multiple companys tried to claim the name.
Köstler is as close as it gets
Yeah baby!!! New England Motorcycle Museum! My wife and I toured there back in the fall! Stopped by on our Triumph Tiger 1200 XCA. A Trans Labrador veteran! Also Trans Mass Trail, Adirondack Loop, and some of the Trans America Trail! Great times!
Awesome, what a beast! Curious to see what numbers you can get. Be cool to put a smaller silencer on it and hear it ping louder...
What a sight to behold I can't get over how deep it sounds and the fact its also street legal is just nuts!!! Sounding miles better after the Wizard tune. Bring on the dyno runs lets see that 69 rear wheel HP!
Great bike and all but it's got everything but a kickstand
Love that torque!
...I owned a '69 360 Square-Barrel - ported, 8-petal reed valve, 36mm Mikuni carb...a BEAST...the 700 must be BONKERS...!
Wonder how it feels throwing around compared to a plated KTM/Husky 500 4 stroke. Huge power, not the lightest by along shot but surprisingly not as heavy as one would think. Ken's a beast on that thing
I love the 2 stroke enthusiasm SR has!😂my clutch fingers are twitching listening to that beast!
What an awesome torque monster piece! Careful it don’t rip your arms out of there sockets whilst your rippin a house off it’s foundation!
The Tone of that 700cc motor is SICK it sounds like music to my ears
250 2 stroke is enough for me... What a monster of a dirtbike... 700cc wow
We had a 125 Fantic Caballero, it had no power until it hit the power band with full power for a moment. You'd change gear and it would do it again. It was easy to ride very fast but impossible to go slower than flat out. This bike looks very well controlled by comparison and therefore safer. We see him riding it quite calmly.
Back in my day in the early 70s I raced a 501 Maico and people named it the trench digger . You did not want to ride behind it or you got plastered with softball size rocks . It was a beast .
I think christie should do a retro style graphics kit for it...like a vintage sand spider!!!
This!!
FIRE BREATHIN video man love the Maico looks trick and bet it runs like a top!!
Maiczilla, king of the monster 2-strokes.
Long live the MAICO! Thanks Koestler 👊🏻💨🏁
sweet ride!
so weird with the kickstart on the left and the drive chain on the right.
That bike is straight nasty. Maico vs Megalodon. Production vs frankenbuild. 700s…crazy.
THATS A MACHINE 🔥🔥🔥
Above 80 HP on a 110KG dirtbike is pretty insane, I would not use it on the street and ride it like a streetbike though, I would not do that with a bike that you count hours to service on. I have my KTM 690 Enduro for that, 6000 miles service intervals baby yaaaaahooooo. But it is insane to think that this bike that weighs almost 80LBS (38kg) less than my 690 Enduro has almost 10 horsepower more, I would love to try this Maico 700 2 stroke out :D
I did ride a Honda CRF500 -00 a couple of times some years back, it was a blast, almost scared me a few times, so I can only imagine this beast
Man...that beast almost sounds so torquey it actually might be ridable!
I like this bike, super low end power 👍, you display this thing perfectly, Great Job
Looks like your going to have to replace the rear left blinker often.
Needs fender mounted turn signals.
Wow awesome Kenny really nice bike maico 700 sounds lovely love it thanks Kaplan America motorcycle great guy's 👍❤️🇬🇧
A Teraflex M105 tire would go perfect with this beast. Most aggressive dirt tire on the market.
Have you seen the IRC m5b evo tire. I havent seen anything more agressive.
@@jonathoncatterson8901 Just looked it up, I think the teraflex is even more aggressive, they should do a comparison.
Look up pictures of the teraflex
This dude is a fucking beast, physically and mentally. He absolutely manhandles everything he drives/rides. Mad experience. Long live to 2 strokes, they're not just a preference, they're a lifestyle just like music.
Indeed he's inspiring@@vincevegas8529
Too bad the AMA doesn't allow these to compete with 450F's in the outdoor series MX. Definitely levels the playing field
That thing would ride you around an mx track
@@graemebartmann7872 I'd sure love to feel that power band. I know my 500 has a VERY respectful power band and requires a little bit of throttle management & experience to hang on. Strong legs help too as you gotta squeeze the bike just so you don't fly off!
A 450F is equivalent to a 250 two-stroke.
Bro you rock….. thank you for all you do in the dirt/street community’s. I ride not qutlike you all but I definitely get it in lol stay dangerous safe
The RPM’s are so slow but man what torque. Wasn’t the earlier 700 Maico engines used by ATK four speeds or were they also dive speeds.
I don't know that answer but I read the Zabel 700's are 4 speeds....
@@CainSample I’m sure that is the British Maico engine. I had thought they were at one time four speed. The new German owned Maico & their engine, with the kick starter does it kick backwards of like the British version, frontward? Thanks for answering.
@@dlpannebakker I'm not 100% sure on that one...
@@CainSample no worries
ATK did import these maicos and grind off the maico name yes. newer Zabels since 2000is are 4 speeds, in the 90s they were 5 speeds. Essentially with Maicos, they keep removing 1st gear. So an 83 Maico had a lower first gear but then in like 86, they basically moved 2nd gear to 1st gear through changing the primary drive. Then Zabel took the Maico engine in 90s, in 2000, they just removed Maicos' 1st gear and 2nd became their first. They have a lot of torque and for the racing they decided they never needed first so they kept removing it.
Tanks for sharing..reminds me of my 70's MX days. They had some relative BEASTS back then....but this one! WOW 🙃
I think the CR 500 can still take it...also I think the CR is going to be more reliable in the long run....
A cr500 is definitely not more reliable
Can’t beat a Honda!
The Maico was never reliable...
cr probably not..kx for sure!!
Wonder if it would help to put higher gearing on it.
The BRC 500 is the Honda killer.
700 two-stroke 70's lid!! You can't be stopped!!!
I hope we get to see that thing at the sand dunes in California. Awesome purchase, congratulations.
That is so cool to see the brand new maico I had friends back in the day that rode them and they were fuckn fast with excellent suspension.Thank you for the video that brought back a lot of really good cool memories of 57 years old now don’t have a dirtbike anymore but I rode most of my life it was really nice to see you riding that bike that was cool
I've just never seen you so at ease on a bike, I understand you, that's love!
It's Always Cool To See Big Ken Happy & Excited About A Bike 🤗& This Bike is 🌪🌋🧨💣🧨🌋🌪A Tornado, & Dynamite Explosive Power ‼️🤜🎯🤛‼️
Cagiva 500 4sp badass torque back in 1990 , I can only imagine what this King Kong has , sounds gold too love ❤ it..
GEEZ!... Brother!... You'll be Grinning for Week's after Pounding on this One. Thanks for Sharing
My dream dirt bike is a 81 mega2,Ive got the good old 83 XR500 at the moment which has been a great ole slogga.But I would love that 700 as well,I just got goose bumps and other things 👍👍😂😂
Holy shit !! Holy grail is a understatement. You are so lucky man the bikes you have pure admiration. Can't wait for more on this one !
Such a beautiful presentation of this awesome bike!!!! so happy to watch the build of it! greetings from Greece.
Kap, you are a BEAST on 2 Wheels... I love it.
Ken no need to go to the gym anymore. Just take it for a 15 minute RIP! Love the tractor low end sound of the beast.
My brother had a maico 440 back in the day. Untamed beast
I was a HEWA-MAICO Rider. HEWA means Hermann Walgenbach. This germann Genius was preparing Maicos to it’s best and the Maico Factory allowed him to sell those bikes not as Maicos but as HEWA-MAICOS. Hermann not only tuned them, but also was present on many races to support us riders. Thank you Hermann!!
I love how the left rear blinker light just flaps in the breeze of the exhaust!
I rode a Maico 400 (?) back in 1972. It was like riding a stick of dynamite. Glad to see they are still around.
MAICO???!!!!! OMG! My brother had an old MAICO back in the 80's. I didn't know they were still around! AWESOME!!
I've been anticipating this video since seeing that beast arrive!
I'm really glad you got the full house with lights and a charging system ..as they only make one frame and one engine all handle the same and same power ..and like you said with the extra motocross fenders and plastic .
It's truly an all purpose street , gncc, and Moto machine all in one ..that makes this bike happen for all times...just now a thought ..most likely your team has one of those eliminated flex scopes to snake down the spark plug hole for now and just for reference document pictures of the insides of the cylinder as it is today and then occasionally after also and keep on track of the appearance inside the cylinder wall and piston wear ... Without taking anything apart As it shouldn't ever have any problem anyway that this thing's too precious and it would be really on top of it if you see even one little scratch starting anywhere on the exhaust side or whatever... recheck your oil/fuel mix .
You guys seemed to like a 32 to 1 ratio ..make sure the brand and mix ratio for each brand .
As there are viscosities on the synthetic racing oil and sometimes you can get too much. I don't know what it's called today but bback in the 70$ and eighties it was Yama lube R that I swear Kaplan when we pull The jug off of 125 to look in and see if there's anything left we have a perfect piston and cylinder like it came out of the box no carbon deposits on it at all I mean it was bone clean.
the bell Ray we smoke them up a little bit and leave some carbon now after so many weeks running and you canexpected a little bit of carbon arounf the edges of exhaust port but there was nothing like that first yamalube R it's changed apartment since we used it.
it's thinner that used to be it used to be like#90 weight gear oil of it is pretty thin now so you can't rely on the ratios we were using this I'm just worried about your bike that's all I hate to ever even hear that anything got even close to being stuck and that testing extra cylinder that you got with it looks like some kind of really exotic stuff I like to get in and find out what the metallurgy is all about that as it was Honda in 2006 developed a high pressure extrusion die casting system for their Honda Civic 4-stroke car engines pistons that were 6% less friction than anything else and being high pressure diecast means it's like 50,000 PSI or whatever they force aluminum that's almost cold enough to set up into my mouth that's basically just knocks us rough edges off of it and install it it doesn't need any machine hardly and die casting and it has the properties of a forest piston with the properties of a cash piston that doesn't swell as much as Force and I'm just guessing but I bet those terms are the ones figure that out in the first place and that's probably what you have already and if so we need to figure out a way to get those kind of fishes aftermarket for all your rebuilds and advertise it so as you'd be the only one that would be doing it dealerships around here in the Midwest they could give a s*** less about dirt bikes and stuff like that that was just playing on the floor and no details yeah here it is it's much money and that's about all they'll tell you you've already got all the dirt bike I stirred up with all the details you go through and just like right now explain all about this makeup we've never had known or ever had a chance to see anything like that it wasn't for you I got to go
Just saying it'd be nice to document that everything trying to read the plug or whatever you said she's a little bit Rich you're wanting to lean it out careful careful careful careful this thing's is pure unobtainium from planet Pandora where they had to get special permission to dig the richest ore from under home tree thanks to Navi who apparently sponsored this build .
... So this settles it I got to make a pilgrimage to Kaplan cycles... And swing by and see the boys at Williamsport Honda in Pennsylvania thats just south of you not too far ... That's really not out of my way at all from terre Haute to your house and it shows one alternate route going right through twins farting and heading up the East Coast to your house ... He was Williamsport Honda who had this mirage orange Pearl 2009 xr1200 I'm riding ., We traded keys and I get in the keys to a 2017 African twin and they gave me the keys to this Harley I got today and not a dime difference either way no money just traded and at a Honda shop is that..
I was really disappointed in the African is this great on the asphalt just don't get on a dirt road and try to maneuver it acts like it wants to go anywhere you can but where you want it to and I knew if I dropped it that'd be the end of any trade value and they made the deal over the phone cuz they were out of everything and they're mostly a dirt bike shop with a lot of clubs I guess for guys together they had a market for that after the twin and that Harley had been sitting there over a year on consignment from the bank as it was a repo so it was for two fools met and I get my Honda and they give me the Harley and I'm not regretting it neither are they so I got to go show them my lastest mods.. one of these two and a half pound nitrous oxide bottles strapped on the rear left side of the frame made by OBX racing
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You got to genuine NOS solenoids made by Holley ... I'll call the cheater for the main Nos solenoid ...and I have a dollar power shot for the purge solenoid with two turned up Nos Purge nozzles . Switches mounted on the handlebars for Purge and horn button I'm going to use the horn button to set off the Nos ... I've already got an AEM air fuel ratio meter in a polished gauge pod on the handlebars along with a Marlins head temperature gauge and a mounted arming switch with a aircraft safety toggle to mount and wire it up and go fill the Nos bottleband it's ready
... I'm going to try to get that done as soon as I can make a pilgrimage stopping off at Williamsport Honda and head up your way..and I'm not going to ask to ride the maico so don't worry about it .. please don't offer me to it would be really tempting that I really don't I just can't do it that things and it's it's the god of dirt bikes and it's just yours it it'd be bad luck for me to start it
.. I wouldn't mind taking a little ride with you around to the local roads you know of and get some video on my smartphone of you doing some power wheelies off my xr1200 NOSTER street tracker.... Got to go on an hour south and Terra right now heading back to town and it's getting cold talk at you later
A capital I just had a brain fart.... Oh great guru of computer wisdom.... Is there a way I can turn this b******* off it keeps changing everything I print I'm surprised I got any kind of a award from you for that last comment up above I can't hardly read it myself...
. Just Google complaints about Google and there's millions of people having the same problem I am
What a great video thanks for sharing it with us from Northern Ireland greatly appreciated,,, bikes the best like all the stuff on your channel,, ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
I've been waiting for this video since I seen I saw it in the shop!
Love that dirt bike!
I can remember when they came out reading about them in dirt bike magazine...wow!
Loving this!
Sounds absolutely gnarly !!
One of the best channels on CZcams 👍
I got a little 80cc 2 stroke motorized bike i love ripping around 29mph+ down the streets lol.
The best maico 700 footage on youtube now!!!
i love your youtube cant get enough
i saw your story on how you got here and found it inspiring
Awesome, back in action! 😎😎
I have never had the chance to ride a open class Big Bore two-stroke. I'm 58 and I would still jump on one in a heartbeat and try to not let adrenaline put me in the hospital! I love 2 Strokes. Four strokes are cool also but two strokes will always be my favorite. 1974 Honda CR125 Elsinore ripping down the dirt road in front of my house when I was 10 years old left a huge impression! And when I walked out to the dirt road and saw the destruction it had left behind with the lingering smell that I would later discover was castor oil, I knew this was like nothing anybody had ever seen before! It looked like a plow had dug up the road. Lifelong roostertail addiction was about to begin.
Nightmare of a bike right there 👀💯
The “SICK GET SICKER”. Hoooly Throaty 2-Strokes. I saw the Unboxing too. Your a damn trip Ken. I’d be a kid in a candy store up there too. What a creation you have up there and having family involved is priceless. I’m trying to do the same. I get the same way when I get new equip. You Love it with a passion. It’s not work. It’s what makes you tick. Thanks for sharing it ! Oh and Be careful about fisting cylinders! It’s addictive ya know. Haha. Peace ✌️
BBA is here for the support! It’s BBA4LIFE! Bringing back 2 strokes great job Kaplan cycle team!
Thank you Dany! ML&R
Love milk! Looks and sounds great Now we’re talking!! What a ripper! Wizard tune. Woohoo!!
I had a 400 Radial head and a 440...great bikes.