Motobecane Serial Numbers
08-28-18, 06:20 PM
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Motobecane Serial Numbers
I have just acquired a Motobecane Super Mirage, it would appear to be in the Mid 70's range but does not match all of the catalog pictures. I am trying to pin down the year. It has a1020 steel frame with downtube shifters, the components seem to match the 75-76 vintage. the serial number is 3462932 followed by 607. Can anyone give me some help in pinning it down.
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It's not likely to be much help, but you can try looking at the data here: Motobecane Serial Number Database
I feel like the numbers are essentially sequential, but they don't seem to have any encoded information.
I feel like the numbers are essentially sequential, but they don't seem to have any encoded information.
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1976 was the 1st year for the Super Mirage and the only year that it came with 1020 tubing.
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That Serial Number Database seems to be a 404 today.
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