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Photo Credit: VeloBase User wolfram verktyg
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Name: | Motobécane - MBK 1972 Le Champion |
Brand: | Motobécane - MBK |
Badge Type: | Metal Attached |
Frame Types: | Vintage Lightweights |
Country: | France |
Years: | 1970's |
Added By: | Wolfram Verktyg on 08/19/09 |
Updated By: | Wolfram Verktyg on 08/19/09 |
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Headbadge on my 1972 Motobecane Le Champion in rare black and red paint scheme. Looks like later Grand Record models except for long point Prugnat lugs instead of fancy Nervex. The badge is slightly different than the later 1973 models.
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Resources: | Reference & ChartsCatalogs |
One of the giants of French bicycle production, Motobécane produced a full line of bicycles from the sought after Team Champions and Le Champions down to the Hi-Ten (gas pipe) built base models. It should be noted that many Motobécanes were built with Swiss threaded bottom brackets instead of the typical French threading.
Motobécane was the first French maker to start using Japanese parts.