Originally Posted by
EddyR
T-Mar You are correct about the DS Expert # I forgot the " A" ,here is the corrected #N7A6468. It is all 105. The LeMans is not all 105 as I stated it has Sport LX derailers.It does have a true investment cast fork not welded as on the Ironman. Also the Sport DLX was purchased in 1986. The lady had the receipt but forgot to give it to me. The # on the Sport had two more very faint number on it. It could be a 82 or a 92. Here is what it could be F6108482 or F6108492. Has anyone seen this investment cast fork on a LeMans before?? Thanks for all your hard work on the Centurion bikes
Ed
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Ok, that solves two out of the 3 and we were in the ballpark on both, so that's reassuring.
As for that LeMans, I just had an interesting development. I rec'd a PM about another LeMans with an F3xxxxx serial number and circa 1988 graphics. I've asked the owner to post it in the this thread so I can have a better look. Almost makes me wonder if someone at the factory accidently popped a 3, instead of an 8, into the stamping tool at the beginning of the year. After it had been installed there would be no reason to change it, until the mistake was noticed. It's pure specualtion, but it's a possible solution to why the circa 1988 models don't fit the pattern, yet are consistent.
I guess the other possibility with the LeMans is that it is a repaint with new decals, but it's funny that the derailleurs are from the 1989 era. I'm not sure about the fork crown on the 1988/1989 models. I'll have to do some digging, but I would think Unicrown for this period. It will be interesting to see what the other 1988 Lemans has, when it shows up.