The Maico was an 83 490 that I was gonna restore. But I do dezert riding, so after taking the 490 out there it didn`t take long to figure out that an air cooled bike isn`t going to cut it. I do love the way the Maico handled, better than an 03 CRF450 I had last year. Since I have an issue with hard to get parts, the KX was the way to go. Plus disk brakes again! I sure did miss good brakes.
Jack