Where is a good place to search info on my Huffy Concours serial number. Info like year of mfgr. , country of mfgr (I'm suspecting France maybe Motebecane) and any other pertinent info ? Thank you.

A few years ago I missed out on picking one of these up. Please post up some pics.

Usually the first number in the serial is the last number of the year, but then you have to figure out the decade by the parts on it. Example......

The bike below has a serial number starting with H3*******

By the headbadge sticker and components, this bike is a 1983 model............

Huffy.jpgThe serial number starts F0*****, which would be made 1980. I bought the bike in 80 or 81. Shortly after, I added a SR Apex crankset (46/32T), lighter alloy wheels, Suntour Mountech RD with 34T freewheel. I'm hoping to verify, the frame set was made by Motobecane.

^ Those were made by Motobecane. I almost bought one off Craigslist last year.

Thanks JM, I'm going to slap a "Made in France" decal on the seat tube. Was about to change the bike to a Motobecane, during the restoration, but too much painting.

It is not a very high end Motobecane. The company made everything from the top-of-the-line Le Champion to the entry level Mirage. I owned both, the former for a fine quality steel frame road bike and the latter as a beater bike I kept at work for transportation between facilities. The Le Champion was $350 in 1973 (a month's wages for me back then) to the $20 I paid for the used Mirage. It's funny in that Motobecane used the same color scheme for the '73 Le Champion and the low-end '74 Mirage (very irksome!). It is roughly the same one used here for this 1984 Concours https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/17390093591 or 58 Cm Huffy Concours Photo by keller412 | Photobucket Notice the QR front wheel but the solid axle rear. It is about the same quality as the Mirage I owned. Lugged frame and modestly priced components, It shouldn't be surprising that Huffy chose the entry level model to import as it was a step up from the welded frame US models but not so expensive as to chase away customers.

Yep, that's the bike. That was the first thing I did, was replace the wheels. I ran Advocet 27x1 tires on the rims, (can't remember the type, since damaged and replaced.) It was a greatt touring bike, many centuries and other cross state tours. Bought it at the Base Exchange in Omaha, Ne. (Offutt AFB, $230 in 80-81). Was shipped to Germany in '83 and brought the bike with me, to tour around.

Then I joined a Local cycling club and got the racing bug. I was introduced to a LBS, where I bought my first real racing bike Ciocc, complete with tubulars, off the shelf. In '90, as I was close to retiring, I treated myself to my first, fully custom fitted and designed bike , Concorde Astore, all Campy, what a dream bike.

Still ride the Ciocc and Concorde, the Huffy is under going a full restoration and some upgrades at the moment.