Jan. 14, 09
Hello List, Dickey + Jeff,
there are some 70's + 80`s Motobecane catalogs here:
http://www.flickr.com/
http://www.equusbicycle.com/
http://equusbicycle.com/
Greets
Kai Hilbertz Munich, Germany
On 14.01.2009, at 17:36, Dickey wrote:
>
> If you can read Le Champion on the top tube, and it has nice lug work
> then it's not newer then a 78-79. I don't know about 1980 at all.
> What I
> do know is that in 81 and up, the Team bike was the only one with
> lugs.
> The LC used the in-ex-ternal machine brazing. It had Col SL tubes but
> the new type fast brazing method. The head badge on the 80s is a 1"
> square piece of white tape, with Motobecane stenciled on it. ( Very
> rich
> looking, huh? ) Also, if the tube decal is 531, it's 70s. There is
> very
> little info on Motobecane after 1978. If anyone wants to share info
> off
> record, hollow.
> Dickey Greer
> West Monroe,La