Re: [CR] Motobecane Manufacture Date

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:25 -0800
From: "verktyg" <verktyg@aol.com>
To: David Kulcinski <dkulcinski@yahoo.com>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <52951.20012.qm@web57415.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <52951.20012.qm@web57415.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Motobecane Manufacture Date


What model is your Motobecane? Any other details like color, tubing decals and pictures would help in it down.

Except for a few Peugeot models there was very poor documentation of serial numbers on most French production bikes.

Even after the US CPSC required serial numbers be stamped into all frames imported into the US, I suspect that most of the French makers just used random numbers (at least that's the case with Gitane). ;-)

Chas. Colerich Oakland, CA USA

David Kulcinski wrote:
> Is there any way to tell what year my Motobecane was made, by the S/N? The S/N is KF20754. I can send pictures, if needed.
>
> Thank you,
>
> David Kulcinski
> Orange, CA USA