Up for auction is a beautiful Maico that we had the great pleasure of bringing back to life after it had been sitting for many years. This is the first year of the MC Maico MX bike and this particular bike had low hours when I purchased it. but as it sat for many years it needed restoration. The bike starts easily as seen in the video. runs great and is very healthy AND yes it has a loud crack to it coming out the exhaust. the way it was back in the day! Bike shifts nice and smooth. Engine: T272845Frame: MC-250-383041One of the things that really caught our eye when we purchased the bike were the cool period correct upgrades. including rims upgraded to aluminum DID rims; both spin true and have no flat spots there is also a Vintage Circle Fuel Cap. The bars are new vintage MX. A very nice custom made aluminum/kevlar air box that fits the bike like a glove - see the pics. Tank was sealed with Caswell and professionally painted with House of Colors base coat clear coat. New Maico decals also cleared over for longevity. Tank color matched to the new Danny Chanler Magoo fenders. Circle F Racing was kind enough to take the time to custom make a new pipe to match the way it looked back in 1968. An absolutely beautiful job!The seat was professionally redone and there are many new parts on this bike as well including: Pirelli tires and heavy duty tubes. swingarm needle bearing kit to replace old rubber bushings. wheel bearings. fork seals. Maico rubber boots. Magura trap door throttle and Magura grips. Also has the vintage Magura levers with cool adjusters. New cables and of course the Circle F Racing pipe. Aluminum air box. air filter. air box boot. carb intake rubber. new shocks. chains. rear sprocket and Wheel Smith clutch spring. The Bing carb was completely rebuilt with many new Bing parts and set to factory specs and many of the internal parts of the Bing carb were replaced to make the carb like new. All new engines seals and gaskets. new rod kit with bearings. pin and crank pin. In the pictures you can see some weathering on the upper fork tubes between the triple trees. not bad but we wanted to make sure to mention it. The fork tube chrome at the seal area and under the boots are just fine and as expected for a 47 year old machine. Fresh bore on the cylinder to match very nice Mahle piston with new ring. New engine primary chain. fuel tank petcock. Maico NOS shifter and new ignition coil with wire and boot. Engine bore was set to factory specs. A very nice 47 year old machine. Almost to nice to race as it is so rare. but will race very well. Great for a collector. etc. Bike has only test time on it so it will need to be broken in before it is raced using oil mix of 20:1. I do have the original front brake hub and plastic air box that came with the bike. I can include these with the bike if the winner wants them. Please note that the video was taken prior to our changing the aluminum bars with new chrome vintage MX bars and the aftermarket brake stay being replaced with the stock brake stay. The video was taken just this past December and the bike just sat until today when it fired up beautifully for us. Clutch and everything else worked fine. after kicking it I did notice a small bit of oil seepage around the kick start shaft. Nothing major. but I just wanted to make sure and mention it. Again. this is a beautiful vintage machine not to be compared with a new bike. If you would like to see some of our prior work be sure to visit our website mayerbrothers. net. We have many pictures of the bikes we have built over the years on the site so you can get a good idea why we say "it is our passion to bring these bikes back to life". As these older bikes never came with a title we will provide a bill of sale if needed. At the end of the description we have listed some of our feedback regarding other bikes we have sold over the years. Please review these feedbacks. check them out for yourself against the list in eBay and know you can bid with confidence. We are very proud to have had multiple buyers purchase more than one bike from us over the years. If you have any questions or want any additional information please email us! NOW FOR A FEW NOTES ABOUT SHIPPING. ETC! eBay has a terrific tool for shipping quotes. We have had great luck with Allied Van Lines/Federal Companies Motorcycle transport; these folks are very courteous and professional. We have never had a problem with a bike shipped by them. The best part is they pick up the bike at our location and deliver right to your door. We can also crate the bike for shipping at an additional cost. Of course there are many other options available as well. including jumping in your truck and picking up the bike from us in Tucson! We really prefer that the winning bidder contact us within 12 hours after close of auction (if not sooner!) with payment information. Additionally. full payment must be received within 2 business days of close of auction. We will send you an email right after the close of the auction with our contact information including our phone number. We prefer Bank Wire Transfer as it is the safest payment method for both buyer and seller. Be sure to check out all our feedback but especially feedbacks on our bikes and know you can bid with confidence. Good luck and happy bidding! As this is an old vintage bike this is an as is sale. IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS: We welcome all international bidders and as a matter of fact have sold many of our bikes to bidders overseas. We just require that you contact us first before placing a bid. We just want to make sure you are a fully aware of all the regulations. etc. involved with getting a bike into your country. especially one that does not have a title. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding! Below are some feedbacks we have received for other bikes we have sold over the years (we are very proud to have a number of people purchase more than one of our bikes!) FEEDBACKS ON BIKES WE HAVE SOLD ON EBAY!Great seller. Would buy again Husqvarna : CR 250 (#380640364849) Buyer: pfobrien007beautiful work Husqvarna : CR 250 (#111018383632) madjam19This Husky 250 was restored to perfection! Wonderful folks to work with! Husqvarna (#380426575217) pacificcoastlocators*6277 It is everything I was looking for and everything you said it was. BSA (#110764989583) hnlf15 Very fast and accurate response. A+++++++ Triumph : Trophy (#380370128372) flat-hd Great transaction. easy to work with. Thanks Husqvarna : CR (#110679150247) chilie69 Totally excellent eBayers - smooth transaction. the bike is wonderful! Thanks! Other Makes : Ariel Arrow (#380273533734) thewris VERY NICE BIKE ! THANKS ! Other Makes : 400 Cross (#110581042935) fastway3 Highly reccomended seller. excellent communication. bike just as described. Ducati : Ducati (#110553374439) vintagerm nice guy just as advertised thxs LIL INDIAN MINI BIKE JACOBSEN 2-STROKE VINTAGE NR (#380252660038) jerry_57 Excellent ebay transaction and nice guys! bike is superb. tnx! Kawasaki : KX (#380225842206) mwmd Great Seller. Very helpful and would buy from again!!! Triumph (#110458245774) bbcbrandon Answered all questions. delivered what they said BMW : R-Series (#110443686971) kjames3214 great transaction. super people to deal with. was everything i had hoped. Suzuki : TS250 Savage (#110420572253) cyclesports15 great buy. very helpful. nice and easy transaction. love my bike!!!!! Triumph (#120426861561) chuckp949 love it. great seller. thank you. Suzuki : RM (#120434816687) marauder2256 Great seller. bike was as described and transaction went smoothly. very helpful. Suzuki (#120412845261) cartiam great bike Honda : Mini Trail (#110357964333) shannon40 I Thank you. our honesty and the personal dedication that you have Husqvarna : 250 OR (#110309788717) ipayfst1 great bike. thanks alot!! KTM : 400 MC5 (#120385391153) rcc0la02 A+++ Seller. Beautiful bike. Great Communication! Husqvarna : WR250 (#110287455091) 231931 Beautiful bike. excellent communication. very helpful! Husqvarna : 360 Cross (#110251732816) 231931 Great person to deal with. Many Thanks BSA : Goldstar SS (#110216453442) scottlaud Great transaction and communication with sellers. Great people /eBayers. Husqvarna (#110208291973) emjayem49 bike was clean and as advertised very happy Husqvarna : Husqvarna WR 360 (#110187058411) 9129doug Everything was great. Seller is A ++++++++++++++++++++ Husqvarna (#110173920699) bellante2005 ONE GREAT BIKE. This person knows his stuff. Husqvarna (#110110239741) rbennen2qn5-2008 BETTER THAN EXPECTED!!!! WOULD DO BUSSINESS AGAIN FOR SURE Husqvarna (#110137523648) davefournier Thanks for being a great guy . Keep building those great old bikes Yamaha : YZ (#110137170735) ktmracer515 Great bike. super deal and fantastic communication. Will buy again! Husqvarna (#110094408251) garyoh123 2nd bike from Art and they are just as discribed. perfect thanks Art Husqvarna (#110084261233) oldschoolmxer Just as described. LAVERDA 150 DIRT BIKE MX LATE 60'S EARLY 70'S (#110038778605) drooperd great bike. Xlnt transaction. (#4615459974) 2wheelmxsteinwayhemi Absolutely gorgeous bike! 110% satisfied! Great eBayer! A+++++++++++ (#4626748420) bobbyk516 Art. Great bike thanks for everything. bike just as discribed a "10" (#110002764019) ktmracer515 The bike was everything i expected. great tranaction AAA+ (#4640823456) melsguy2002 Better than advertised - Beautiful bike. Art is a 100% quality seller. Thanks! (#4637172856) getduke Nice Vintage Honda! Great Seller! Thanks. (#4577822328) auctionaction1000