50cc and under 2 strokes are exempt from 2006 regs. This will keep the price reasonably low some kids quads. It will also keep lawmakers from having to purchase expensive 4 stroke equipment over less expensive 2 stroke alternatives (weed eaters, leaf blowers, etc.).

 

And will also keep a good supply of pocket bikes headed this way.

 

My wifes quad do you ever sell the older bikes or are you starting a musem?[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Hey man, anyone who remembers the glory days of Bultacos and Maicos is OK in my book... Now I am really dating myself... Like I have said before, I owned the first 250 elsinore in the midwest when they first came out... so I know what it was like in the 'olden days'.

 

When was the Elsinore first available? I owned a 79 250 Elsinore as a young boy (about 11-12 yo).

 

Funny you should ask, I tell the boy's all the time that they will inherate quite the museum some day. Since '85 I have only sold 1 bike a 74 QA 50. Still emotionally distraught from that one. Still have my HS car too. '70 mustang, havn't heard it run in over 15 yrs. And lots of project engines etc........Like I have said before i have a very understanding wife of 25yrs. Dont know if I have told you this before, but I have permission to at anytime I feel it necessary, bring home anything with wheel's. Gotta love that.

 

'73, I owned a '76 and a '80 then moved up to a 480 in '82. 500 in '85.

 

Would love to add a 'mid '70's 250 Maico to my "museum". Wouldn't mind a '80 490 either. I think that was the last year of dual shock's. No reed valve and the sweetest open class engine ever. IMO.

 

Hey isn't Yamahas old school colors yellow? Its okay us Suzuki guy like the other makes too, afterall its easier to pass a fellow rider if he is not on a zuk![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Yeah, they used to be yellow alright... but I was on a Honda at that point '73, the year I graduated High School....

My Maico was sort of orange... Nothing like a 500 class machine I'll tell ya.. and they sure handled sweet... but for every hour you rode it, you would spend 2 working on it... When the Honda came along, it was a gas and go bike. Strong motor, great handling.. even better than the Maico, and that was saying a lot.

I had mine all painted up and lettered etc.... a throw back to my flat track days... But that is another story... Anyone remember the old Can AM flat trackers that used to be out there? I had one of those... OR the Honda 125 trials bikes? They were way cool... I never owned one, but got to ride it... sweet.

Then there were husky's and CZ's... ooooh, now you are talking.... really old school days... Talk about ugly colors though.. Chili Bean red....