Im the first to put the bike back on the trailer if i feel im not upto the task of riding the track in my comfort zone. The cost ive forked out to get on there in the first place is going to be a minor loss compared to braining myself in a big way. Its hard when I know i never going to get the seat time to constantly ride them tracks to improve my skills on them
By the feed back im hearing from the club level mxers, is that you need to be pretty well be on your game to consistantly lap around there and there consistatly nearly getting jumped on by the fast boys if they dont jump the jumps
I think broadford, Traralgon and Monza park are good examples of mx tracks for the not so dare develish well monza has a few challenges but not ridiculous steep upramps

Thats it Jimmy. I've been down to Frankston a few times this year but elected not to even unload the bike.I think the last time when I decided to visit Mum instead was the day of a few nasty accidents one of which was the guy that got paralysed.

Mrs Maico54 makes a good point, all tracks have to pass MA scrutinee, however it lands in the laps of those scrutineers to make a track "safe" Many of those same people have possibly never seen a pre 75 (or older) bike , let alone ridden one in anger, and therefore have no idea what is expected. Many of these same folk may never have been to a scramble back in the day and only have 'modern motocross' tracks to compare to. It's all in the perception of what a 'motocross' is.
 Maybe we need to become a "hare scamble" club and race across country in point to point races again

The track at Frankston where our friend was riding has nothing to do with the MA.

Nice model !

Whats the dif between B and C forks. Can one fit C forks to an A model and still be pre 78 legal?

C forks have the extended air cap (and internals) thats all.

If I was cashed up for a kx500 Id go for an 88 or US 89 model because of the forks.

all the 38's that I have are longer. 36 yz works with the length.

you need to specify which stator so that you get the right matck for your coil . it has a stamped letter on it.

this one is better -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-TT500-HL500-HL-500-TT-White-Brothers-profab-swing-arm-xt-AHRMA-/251273456877?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a8110aced&vxp=mtr#ht_509wt_1170

There is a ow26 here in Australia, I would think that those bikes where 75 to 76 factory models, as Per Klitland and Mike Landman were racing that bike.

yes there is

                                                                     
                                                       Ake in 1974..the bike looks more Yamaha by now but still with Maico forks.

those are not maico forks , they are the maico copies that the japs ended up building for him.

yer maybe why its bee re advertized over and over . Looks more like RM ?

honda cr/xl 23 " front wheel , complete ,rim and hub good , spokes and brake liner a bit rusty , seel cheap or swap for other cr or yz part.

0407313873

After some good chain adjusters .

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261015057322?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_3019wt_958

76? what year(s) did they have the single downtube ? For some reason I thought Maico's had twin down tubes.

Ho hum , this has been posted before after the " Conondale incident". The argument is only on going because some fools refuse to accept the reality.