The Moto arrived!
02-23-12, 03:56 PM
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The Moto arrived!
Thanks to Azorch for packing and shipping, should make a killer fixie!
Just, kidding. When I first started riding one of the 2 bike shops in town sold these, and I always loved how they looked. Condition of this one pretty good for age, wheels wrong but I already found a Camp high flange clincher front, which means I probably have a rear here too. Got a bike in the stand I'm just finishing, so I guess I'll jump on this next. 1972 I guess. Funny, I also have a Grand Jubilee with the same plastic headbadge I was about to start. Ten years ago I never woulda thought I'd have Motobecanes!
Just, kidding. When I first started riding one of the 2 bike shops in town sold these, and I always loved how they looked. Condition of this one pretty good for age, wheels wrong but I already found a Camp high flange clincher front, which means I probably have a rear here too. Got a bike in the stand I'm just finishing, so I guess I'll jump on this next. 1972 I guess. Funny, I also have a Grand Jubilee with the same plastic headbadge I was about to start. Ten years ago I never woulda thought I'd have Motobecanes!
02-23-12, 04:21 PM
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Can't wait to see it assembled. That's a super nice blue as well. I'm working on a Grand Record now, and suddenly I love Motos.
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Nice! Good paint and a lot of the original components! 58 or 60cm? That model is still on my short list to acquire, so if you tire of it...
More pictures please.
-Tom
More pictures please.
-Tom
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Congrats on your new addition dbakl!
- And as a fellow Moto fan, I am looking forward to seeing this on wheels. I know you will fall in love.
- And as a fellow Moto fan, I am looking forward to seeing this on wheels. I know you will fall in love.
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02-23-12, 05:38 PM
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Thankfully it arrived while my wife was at work. Hide the box and it becomes "just one of the bikes I've had for years".
02-23-12, 06:21 PM
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Thankfully it arrived while my wife was at work. Hide the box and it becomes "just one of the bikes I've had for years"
Love this! My wife stays home with the kids so she knows about The arival of my budget violations before I do.
She's more likely to hide the box from me rather than the other way around.
Love this! My wife stays home with the kids so she knows about The arival of my budget violations before I do.
She's more likely to hide the box from me rather than the other way around.
02-23-12, 06:26 PM
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That's beautiful dbakl! Not much beats a blue French bike in my opinion - love the saddle and crankset as well. That's a particularly nice blue. Congrats!
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Sure looks a lot better in the California sun that it did here in the overcast gloom! I was going to get some detailed photos before she passed through the studio but the flat light left me cold. Glad it arrived without problems!
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Nice Moto!
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