John,
I had a Motobecane spec'd just as yours, including the TA Professional 3 arm crankset and it had a Philippe Professional bar and stem on it. I also have the original catalog which also lists those items as standard (though that was always subject to change). I agree that with other posts that in the late 70's Nitto stems were spec'd but do not believe they would have been on your particular bike. The Philippe Professional bars are quite valuable these days, used ones typically selling for $150 and more on ebay. The Motobecane GR is a great all around bike, I used one for many miles when I first got back into cycling on the 90's.
Eric Elman
just resolved major computor problems
Somers, CT USA
> Back w/ my second question...
> I just bought a 76 Motobecane Grand Record here in town, hoping I didn't
> pay too huch ; )
> It appears to be original exept for the stem, bars and levers.
> It is Reynolds 531, fancy Nervex lugs, Campy dropouts, Record DR's and
> levers, TA professional cranks and BB, Stronglight Competition headset,
> Atom 700 pedals, Normandy High flange hubs, Huret cluster, Brooks
> Professional saddle, Weinnmann 610 brakes. The stem is currently a Nitto
> Pearl, bars unknown and the brake levers very old Shimano.
> I just had a complete overhaul done to it, but have alost no seat time in
> it, maybe later today I'll go for a ride.
> What should the bars, stem and levers be? Would it have more value if they
> were correct for the bike?
> I'm still not sure I plan to keep it, it doesn't "grab" me like my Bertin,
> or even my Peugeot PVS-10.
> The fun thing is, the shop it was originally purchased from was just a few
> blocks away from my house (the shop no longer exists).
> What can anyone tell me about the Moto GR's? Should I just accept it and
> become a collector of French bikes...??
>
> john wirt
> boise, id