Motobecane
 

It sure has become a chore sifting through pages of Chinese "Motobecanes" on eBay trying to find the occasional French bike.

That is all.

+ a bunch.

Wish E-bay could be set to differentiate between REAL Motobecanes and Junk.

At least it's not that guy parting out and selling an old motorscooter each nut, bolt and washer at a time.

Just search for used bikes. When I look, sometimes after selecting "Complete Road Bikes", I'll click on "Used", then select a brand or size or ___. All the new Motobecanes should drop right out.

try searching "complete road bikes & frames" to get to the "motobecane" listings, then scroll down for "steel".
that should get you all the appropraite french bikes save the aluminum prolights- if that's what you're after a search under "vitus".

Hey Blue O,
I can't recall how tall you are. What size Moto are you lookin' to ride?

I ride a 58 cm Motobecane, but I'm not really looking for anything in particular. I have a Grand Touring now, and just like keep my eyes out for anything interesting. The interesting ones always go for more than I want to pay, though. There was a sweet Super Touring on eBay recently, but at over $300, that's more than I'd want to pay for it.

Still, fun to see what's out there, not so fun when I have to sift through all those Chinese bike listings.

I saw that S-T, amazing condition. Can not believe the $$ it brought!

You're sitting on a gold mine. ;)

I was watching the S-T you bought, and I just couldn't bring myself to bid on it, because it was in such bad condition. You've really brought it back to life; it's amazing how good it looks now!

D'Ohh! Shoot... OK, I asked because after I score the T.A. cranks, bars, and wheels off of this, I was hoping that a tall member might be interested in the 531 Grand Record frame.....It has many cosmetic issues, and a ding, but it is after all a '74 with Nervex..... I guess it's off to the bay.....

http://http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/c...w/CIMG4762.jpg

DEFINITELY French!
http://http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/c...w/CIMG4756.jpg

:D Thanks, Mine is a keeper though, the right size and with that much time into it, it's staying around!

If only I were taller.... I'm sure somebody here is tall enough, though. Sweet looking Grand Record, too bad about that ding.

Yep, what I need to do is find a really tall guy who is owed a huge favor by Dr. D :D

I found that out the past few days trying to research a bike a couple of group members sent my way.

nlerner had posted it as well.
Bottom line: I made contact with the gent, came to terms, and it will be waiting for me the next time I visit my folks.
Aside from the fact that it's my size and Vitus 888, i still can't find that much out about it.
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Me neither, but here's a Vitus history

The key word to include in your search is vintage; then try classic. Finally, France-- as in
Motobecane, France.

I've got a 1982 Mirage that will be going on ebay in the next few weeks. It's in excellent condition; only reason i'm selling is it's about an inch too tall.

That would work, assuming the seller is smart enough to list the bike with those search terms. But having dealt with some eBayers of questionable intelligence, I don't want to make that assumption.


But I think this would work:

I really like the high-end early 80s motos----however, I have never seen them on ebay.

They show up every now and then, two upper-mid level Super Touring Moto's have been on in the last six months, both '80's

I bought the first one for $65, with the benifit of it being a 20 minute drive to pick it up.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...e/100_0012.jpg

The second ended a few days ago at more than $300! (needless to say, I diddn't buy that one!)

WOW!! A little extra push for me to put my C1977 Motobecane on ebay soon.