help with a photo ID ... Royal ??
 

Can anyone shed some light on the pictured bike? I'm trying to determine if it's worth any further investigation, which would require a bit more than minimal effort on my part (i.e., in terms of going to actually see it ... i didn't have any luck with Google searches). And I can't get any addl. info from the seller at the moment. All I have is the photo to go on, and I'm too new to the game to be good at identifying the quality of frames / components from marginal photos with a half-visible head badge. So, anything in the photo that indicates any quality and a reason to take a closer look?

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=387008

Maybe a Fuji Royale? But I thought the "Royale" decal on those was on the down tube.

Thanks. That's what I first thought, but wasn't sure, and figured others here would know better. I can't tell what the crankset or other components are, but I'm guessing it's mid-70's or so?

How about Puch? The little I can see of the headbadge looks like it might be a Puch badge.

I agree, the crank looks like a pretty good forged mid-70's thing, possibly Dura Ace or 600.

Boom. Now I'm thinking a Puch Royal X ... maybe full 531? Thanks

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It looks to have an early Dura Ace crankset. I don't know about Royal X, but here's a photo of my Puch Royal Force, 531, full DA 1st-gen black kit...

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...ps82417fe7.jpg

That IS a Royal X, and if you know its whereabouts or have bought it yourself, please let me know! I am looking for one of those ...