Long term Maico enthusiast and business man Steve Gallichan is aiming to put the new bikes firmly on the map in New Zealand after securing the distribution rights for the country with Maico International.

Based in New Plymouth, Steve is a devotee of the legendary German marque with numerous vintage models to his name, most of which get to feel the New Zealand dirt on a regular basis racing in various classic motocross events.

Hey guys… Father’s day is coming up. And what better way to celebrate than with a nice comfy chair. Of course for any right minded motocross racer that chair should have wheels and while you’re at it add a motor to move you around.

These things are so strange that they are a must have. Can you imagine having these in the man cave (some call it a garage) and holding races with your best buds?

On May 17th, the #1471 Spectro Oils / Cardboard Robot KX500 ran 125.854 m.p.h. at the old Maxton Army Air Base! Timed by the East Coast Timing Association, Mark Wolbrink’s run is the fastest a stock, full height motocross bike has ever gone. It was also good enough to set a new ECTA 500cc record.

The guy standing on the left is Scott Guthrie...20+years ago he set a bunch of speed records with Yamaha TZ's....most still stand today!

Despite feeling the effects of a nasty training spill ten days ago, Maico Internationals “Dunlop Maxima” Rider Neil Berry is starting to relish facing the start grid as the underdog as once again he put his 320 Maico on the line in a 500 two stroke class on Sunday the 31st of May.

Neil Berry aboard the Maico 320.

Unfortunately the race was moved from it’s time slot during  intermission to the end of the day due to time constrictions. With the move to race day on Saturday and the jam packed race day the powers that be were first going to cancel the event altogether!

Some cooler heads prevailed and the race was moved to the end of the day. From some of the “talk” it seems as though there was a change in the length of the race itself. When we find some details it will be posted here.

The past few weeks has been a blast if you’re a two stroke motocross fan. A few (former?) pro racers showed up at some local tracks on their two stroke machines.

A few weeks ago Travis Pastrana showed up at High Point Raceway on his Cernics Suzuki RM250. There is not a lot of information about this race but here are a few photos. Travis races hard with style and grace. Pure poetry in motion on a motocross bike.

As the off road motorcycle world wakes up to the fact that two strokes are still very much alive and kicking fuelled by the recent announcement of a two stroke class in this years American A.M.A. championships the one company that has remained “true to the two stroke” is pleased to announce an official distributor in Sweden, yes the legendary Maico is due to land on Swedish shores very soon.

Maico 500 Cross

FMF is pleased to announce it will host the 2009 FMF 2-Stroke Invitational at 4 select events during the AMA Lucas Oil Motocross Nationals. This 2-Stroke-Only race will be held at half time between the AMA Lucas Oil Motocross 250/450 races. It will be a one moto race format with pre entry only. All 2-stroke technology machines are illegible from air cooled to water cooled. All displacements are eligible including the popular 125’s , 250’s, the big bore 500’s. If you think you and your machine can handle the pro course, then come on out! Creative one off designs are also encouraged.

The FMF 2-Stroke Invitational is an invitation event only. Riders need to apply and be invited to participate. How cool would this be to race at one of the outdoor nationals right in your back yard in front of 25,000+ fans on the national pro track? But remember, space is limited, so apply now for an event in your area

The 2001 Honda CR125 is a great bike.  Yep, you read that correctly.  While the magazines may have called it “slow”, or “anemic”, or even a “turd”, this author begs to argue the bike is a great buy, and even more so is a great buy for you.

“WHAT!!??!” you ask.

With the traditional May Bank holiday weekend providing some varied and interesting Race results up and down the U.K. Maico provided a rather interesting result of their own as Neil Berry took on the 500 two stroke class in the O.R.P.A. British Clubmans Championship……on a 320!

Having only had three hours on the bike, Maico Internationals, Dunlop Maxima rider arrived at the well graded Horsham circuit on Sunday morning as the “underdog” being 180cc short of every other machine he was preparing to do battle with.