Originally Posted by
rdy3gdyr
Well this bike is a puzzle I can't locate original owner but I've got a little help from yall I've looked closer to serial # Its N151479 I hope someone can help me with the year and information on the bike,Thanks rdy3gdyr
Some info I've gleaned shows that many Made-in-Japan Raleighs used a serial number format with a beginning N, followed by a number for the year, then followed by a letter for the month, then 4 numbers. According to some info, that third digit, what you show as a "5", may instead be an "S", indicating December. Check your serial number and make sure that it doesn't say N1S1479.
Here's another thread in Bikeforums showing a Made-In-Japan model with this Japan serial number format, post number 1, second photo.
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