Moulton serial number ??
02-25-11, 08:39 AM
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Moulton serial number ??
I have a "F" frame Moulton that I am redoing/painting. I know/think it is a 1965 4 speed from the date on the rear hub but in the painting process I finally found the serial number 6439( )32. Can anyone interpret what that means if anything? The picture is as found. Roger
02-25-11, 08:31 PM
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My gues would be that the frame was make in 64 and the hub in 65. Does the number really have () in it? Looks like my Huffy Moulton. They were imported in kits and assembled by Huffy. Looks like quite the project.
I have a 64 Huffy Moulton, F frame too.
I have a 64 Huffy Moulton, F frame too.
02-26-11, 08:29 AM
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It is either a ( ) or [ ] not really 100% sure. It does look much nicer now and the mechanical restoration is complete. I think it was a low mileage bike that a guy let sit out in the snow and rain behind his garage for years. I will post pictures when it is repainted. Needs to warm up a bit here so I can do that. It could be a Huffy the only things on it were a Moulton head badge and a Moulton 4 Speed decal on both sides of the down tube. Roger
02-26-11, 10:51 AM
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That is definitely a "project" bike!
Look forward to seeing the after pictures.
Lou
Look forward to seeing the after pictures.
Lou
02-26-11, 03:22 PM
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I think the () is a zero. The way I would read it the frame is a 64, so made in 1964. The next 2 numbers are the week and the rest 032 means that it was the 32nd bike made in week 39.
Mine is stamped 64480052 and the numbers are hard to read. It is courious that mine has 8 digits while yours has seven. My hub is a 64 also.
According to Tony Hadland there were 5000 Huffy Moultons.
Mine is stamped 64480052 and the numbers are hard to read. It is courious that mine has 8 digits while yours has seven. My hub is a 64 also.
According to Tony Hadland there were 5000 Huffy Moultons.
02-26-11, 05:04 PM
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I would guess then that the ( ) is in fact two zeros 00 and then it would have the same number of numbers as yours does. Thank you. Roger
03-21-11, 02:26 PM
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I thought I would post some before and after pictures of the Moulton I was asking the serial number questions about. Roger
03-21-11, 04:07 PM
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Quite a makeover! Congratulations. How is it running mechanically? Is the front fork working well?
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Tally was $40 for the bike. $25 for a new 4 speed shifter. $80 for the tires. $10 worth of cables. $20 for paint. $8 for the decals. All the other parts were junk i had from other bike projects in my inventory. Total $183. It rides very nicely. The front fork works well. The Weinman brakes are better than the originals. The only other part I should replace is the front steering bellows but I have yet to find one. Roger
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six digits is the normal pattern for a bike built at Kirkby....if eight digits were used then the first two would be the year ie 65 and the bike built at Bradford on Avon...k
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Being new to folding bikes I find this Moulton/Huffy relationship ...well interesting to say the least. These two companies are at opposite ends of the spectrum, one is almost a household word for cheap bicycles and the other makes some of the most engineered and expensive bikes on the planet.
12-24-11, 01:55 PM
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Being new to folding bikes I find this Moulton/Huffy relationship ...well interesting to say the least. These two companies are at opposite ends of the spectrum, one is almost a household word for cheap bicycles and the other makes some of the most engineered and expensive bikes on the planet.
12-25-11, 01:08 PM
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Rescued from Duluth MN. I can just barely make out the Huffy decal.
Serial # 64240092
So far I had the rear forks welded and bought new tires, added a newer saddle from a Raleigh and added some blue Blumels grips. I have drank the Moulton Kool-Aid.... there is no turning back!
Serial # 64240092
So far I had the rear forks welded and bought new tires, added a newer saddle from a Raleigh and added some blue Blumels grips. I have drank the Moulton Kool-Aid.... there is no turning back!
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Optional front carrier, I see - and rear forks indicate that it's a Mk 1.
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