Originally Posted by DVC45
That's different than the ones at......eerrr...BikesDirect, right?
From the Motobecane Wikipedia entry:
"In 1981, Motobécane filed for bankruptcy, and was subsequently purchased by Yamaha and reformed in 1984 as MBK; the French company continues to make motorscooters, and has no relation to Motobécane USA, which imports bicycles from Taiwan and China, manufactured to their specification under the Motobécane trademark."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motob%C3%A9cane