Originally Posted by
capnjonny
According to my research , while most Lotus bikes were made in japan this particular model was made in Italy for one year only. ...
Two Years.
Suspect serial number will suggest Miki or Maruishi Made.
Definitive reference for Lotus was
vintagelotusbicycles.com, which remains accessible through The Wayback Machine thanks to The Internet Archive.
1983
1984
Both photos lifted from
Internet Archive's archive,
.