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Old 02-09-07 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by SyntaxPC
For those that are not Cyrillicly-inclined (and are interested), the label on the downtube is written in cursive, which is equivalent to "**********??" in block letters. This translates to what is apparently the bike's model name: Ukraine.

The head badge looks like it reads "XB3," however, the "3" is most likely not a number; it is a Cyrillic letter that is equivalent to the Roman letter "Z." I'm guessing that stands for "**********?? **********???? **********" which transliterates to "Kharkov Velocipyed Zavod" and translates to "Kharkov Bicycle Plant."
Thanks for the translation!
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