Sachs Maddass

[fireball]

totally - they are a stupid, stupid, silly bike.
i love mine.

ken

how do you find the lights at night?

i would love to stick some motoX tyres on and play on a track with one!

[Badcat]

how do you find the lights at night?

i would love to stick some motoX tyres on and play on a track with one!

they aren't great, but i rarely ride it at night.
i would be interested in the skate-park thing actually...
wonder if you can get trials tyres for it?
i reckon with a hotted up mini-moto engine, it will be a hoot!

[White trash]

Wanna bring it out south for a play one weekend Ken?

[Badcat]

Wanna bring it out south for a play one weekend Ken?

yep - i'm keen!
what did you have in mind?

[Dodger]

there's a guy in panmure who has entire badass motors for them with carb etc for like $600.

Any more info on that? Mate of mine has a Chinese copy, that he has had for a few years now.
He's always talked about putting a decent motor in it.

[delusionz]

I thought the origional Sachs company (German) closed down some years ago and sold everything to a Chinese company?

In other words, Any model newer than 2005 or whatever year is going to be identical to the broken swingarm models?

[White trash]

yep - i'm keen!
what did you have in mind?

Ummmm, me. Thrashing ya bike around my private test track

Second thoughts, I'd probably kill the poor fucken thing.

On reflection I'm thinking a Yamahahahaha Tricker might be more the action for what I'd be into. Good strong 250, Japanese build quality and more than capable of a decent commute.

[Badcat]

Ummmm, me. Thrashing ya bike around my private test track

Second thoughts, I'd probably kill the poor fucken thing.

On reflection I'm thinking a Yamahahahaha Tricker might be more the action for what I'd be into. Good strong 250, Japanese build quality and more than capable of a decent commute.

hey.
those trickers are sweet - but way too pricey. $5k is the cheapest i've seen one.
a vanvan would be just about as good (i owned one of those too - i like them small and dumb) and you can pick up a low mile one on TM for $3000-3500...
you've probably ridden a vanvan - they are sweet!

ken

[Badcat]

I thought the origional Sachs company (German) closed down some years ago and sold everything to a Chinese company?

In other words, Any model newer than 2005 or whatever year is going to be identical to the broken swingarm models?

no - sachs now build their bikes in china.
there are other manufacturers making madass clones - and THESE are the ones that are failing. i haven't seen one actual sachs madass with major issues.
as i said before - i own one - and mine is very well put together and strong.
it seems that the people who talk about them being crap always "heard it from a mate"

[Coyote]

they are what i call a mountain bike on roids

This is more like it http://www.bikepoint.co.nz/ArticleDe...d=1171E2C8BCB4
And the dosed up BMX; Scorpa 4Tricks

They're both in my dream garage somewhere

[delusionz]

it seems that the people who talk about them being crap always "heard it from a mate"

I heard it from Brooke Howard Smith on Target 7 months ago.

[Badcat]

I heard it from Brooke Howard Smith on Target 7 months ago.

and that bike wasn't a sachs.
it was a clone.

[xwhatsit]

and that bike wasn't a sachs.
it was a clone.

Yes, the guy was even a KBer who brought it up. Tried finding the thread, but couldn't. It was a copy, not a proper Sachs.

[Big Dave]

I have it on VERY good authority (Lance Lowe) that they're the best bike ever built. He'd know, he's wrecked a bike or two

and the hippie, didn't he

[NordieBoy]

I'd want one...