View Single Post
Old 02-24-06 | 07:11 PM
  #23  
Blue Order
Senior Member
 
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 7,274
Likes: 2
Originally Posted by CV-6
As I said in an earlier post, second time I heard mention of Super Champion Motobecane. Here is the link to the old eBuy auction where I first saw one.

Moto Super Champion

As you can see, it does indeed say Super Champion. Perhaps a European model? Check out the head badge.
Yes, it looks like there was a Super Champion. Good sleuthing, CV-6. I do know that the Motobecane page on Classic Rendezvous does not give a complete line-up of the Motobecanes, so maybe this fits in there somewhere, but was not mentioned? Or maybe, as you said, it was a European model?

I've never seen a "head badge" like that before, either.

I'm still wondering about that French thread bottom bracket as well-- I was under the impression Motobecane had made the switch to Swiss thread by the time those round head badges came out.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg
Motobecane Super Champion 2.jpg (10.1 KB, 125 views)
File Type: jpg
Motobecane Super Champion 4.jpg (12.8 KB, 146 views)
File Type: jpg
Motobecane Super Champion 3.jpg (16.4 KB, 125 views)
File Type: jpg
Motobecane Super Champion 1.jpg (20.1 KB, 134 views)
File Type: jpg
Motobecane Super Champion 6.jpg (17.9 KB, 126 views)
File Type: jpg
Motobecane Super Champion 5.jpg (20.4 KB, 117 views)
Blue Order is offline  
Reply