1983 Maico 490 start and running with Keihin PWK 38 Air Striker Carb

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After much jetting fettling, finally settled on this setup and runs like this, pretty happy.
Kiehin PWK 38 Air Striker carb
60 Pilot
#6 Slide
DGJ needle (middle clip)
172 Main
Air Screw 1.5 turns out

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@donaldwayne4219 5 ай бұрын

Like Kevin said. That sounds bloody awesome👍. Reminds me of a Bultaco Frontera

@kevingallegus3632 4 ай бұрын

Olhin rear shocks on that bike are sick! I know those work.

@ronbaker2673 Ай бұрын

Love the sound of the old school bikes

@TheStevemcqueen68 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Dan , I wish my 73 husky 450, would start as easy as Maico

@dan_ridge 4 ай бұрын

I feel your pain Took a lot of fettling to get it start like this 🙏

@Newmanicus 5 ай бұрын

I thought the 83 490 was the single shock alpha one, sure it was in UK. Steve Dixon now team yamaha manager was my best buddy growing up, he loved maico s back then, he ported and tuned that beast to the max, it was so fast and sounded so crisp. He d wheely it with me on the back, I d be literally hanging on for dear life. People at amca meetings uk would watch Steve completely split his engine and get it back together for his next race, what a mechanic he was. So glad I had ten years competive amca racing was the best days of my life, even now in my mid fifties I still sometimes dream I'm racing what a sport ❤

@dan_ridge 5 ай бұрын

That paints a wonderful picture ✨ The 1983 was a monoshock but many were converted to Twinshock for the current thriving Twinshock racing scene. Send Steve round to mine with his toolbox 🤩 All the best 👍👍

@charliecharliecharliecharl8554 5 ай бұрын

I had a go on one that was single shock but the swing arm had the eye holes for twin shock WP front and I can't remember if it only had 4 gears it had so much compression it was difficult to kick even with the decompression lever had to lean it on something because I couldn't touch the floor for a 9 half stone 15 year old it was terrifying but memorable sprocket size of a dinner plate

@dan_ridge 4 ай бұрын

@@charliecharliecharliecharl8554 incredible! Wonderful memories And lived to tell the tale 🤩

@joski9030 5 ай бұрын

Sounds lovely

@kevintackett7564 5 ай бұрын

I've eaten freshly poured Captain Crunch with cold milk and it wasn't that crispy going down the pipe as Your 83 twin shock conversion is on the pipe!! 👍

@dan_ridge 4 ай бұрын

This still makes me smile. Best comment winner 🏅 🤩

@richardnixon6764 4 ай бұрын

Awesome bike❤

@marcomasoni9008 5 ай бұрын

Si sente la cura PWK 38. Complimenti.

@rambler1964 4 ай бұрын

Oooh yeah! She barks 😍

@TheMajictech 5 ай бұрын

Death machine! I want it! 😊

@wilbourne2010 5 ай бұрын

That sure looks like an ‘81 490.

@dan_ridge 4 ай бұрын

‘83 converted to Twinshock 👍

@wilbourne2010 4 ай бұрын

@@dan_ridge back in ‘83 I raced in the Open Expert class and remember a bunch of guys who where not happy about breaking the shock on their ‘83 but don’t remember a conversion to return the bike to the much better ‘81 twin shock. Is this a modern adaptation or is it one that was the “in-the-know” fix back in ‘83?

@dan_ridge 4 ай бұрын

@@wilbourne2010 This is a modern conversion by a UK company called Racebase 👍

@darylsmioth1904 4 ай бұрын

The trick is to stuff the 490 motor in the better handling 79' frame.

@straighttimestirrups 4 ай бұрын

@@dan_ridge What’s involved in converting into a twin shock?

@MikeAsbury-ti2yx 3 ай бұрын

definitely put a #4 slide sounds so lazy in middle really weak 490 for sure till you change it? Pilot jet main jet sound decent for now though?

@lukekerry2258 5 ай бұрын

Where did you get the carb and spear jets from ? and price ? would like to do this with my mx , thank you Dan , keep up the vlogs

@dan_ridge 5 ай бұрын

The bike came with the Keihin copy carb on it and genuine jets/slide/needle. It's out of stock at Racebase now but plenty available on ebay for not much money! www.racebase.co.uk/product/copy-keihin-carburettor-pwk-38mm-s66-air-striker-supplied-with-genuine-keihin-jets-slide-and-needle/173 Just make sure you use genuine jets/needles. Somewhere like TM Racing sell genuine Keihin jets tmukonline.com/product/keihin-main-jets 👍

@MikeAsbury-ti2yx 4 ай бұрын

Because you guy,s have to change slide cut away on pwk to #3 or #5? The #7 is way too lean lol

@dan_ridge 4 ай бұрын

This is running #6 slide 👍

@MikeAsbury-ti2yx 4 ай бұрын

@@dan_ridge yea #5 would be way better for mid sounds alittle lean? but your pilot jet & main jet sound good main jet sounds thick enough

@wisecampmotorcycles8258 2 ай бұрын

What jet numbers are you running in that Carby?

@dan_ridge 2 ай бұрын

@@wisecampmotorcycles8258 in the description my friend Also here 👍 Kiehin PWK 38 Air Striker carb 60 Pilot #6 Slide DGJ needle (middle clip) 172 Main Air Screw 1.5 turns out

@wisecampmotorcycles8258 2 ай бұрын

@@dan_ridge thanks for replying 👍