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Motobecane mx400
« on: May 25, 2010, 12:14 PM »
Right,I dont know if this should be in here or in wanted section?,I have just got meself a Motobecane mx 400 frame with ARX forks to do a survivor build on...why I hear some of you at the back ask?...or what the hell is one of them?...well pretty scarce over here but I have wanted one for a while now as its a little different looking to most other race frames.
What I want to know/see is any info on them?...apart from stuff on the museum pics etc and I know Claude Vuillemot the french national champ used to ride them...just wondered if anyone out there knows much?...any info gratefully received chaps :)

Just so you know what im on about...Oh and thats not a dent in one of the top tubes...its got internal brake cable routing :coolsmiley:



« Last Edit: May 25, 2010, 12:22 PM by ronster »

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Re: Motobecane mx400
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2010, 12:20 PM »
I like that Ronnie , something a bit different from the norm  :daumenhoch:

Can't help on any info though mate  :D
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Re: Motobecane mx400
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2010, 12:30 PM »
I quite like them.

That must be a later version - the one I had didn't have the head tube/down tube gusset and the seat tube gusset was inbetween the top tubes/seatstays.

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Re: Motobecane mx400
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2010, 12:34 PM »
So, you grabbed it ?  ;)
Well done Ronnie

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Re: Motobecane mx400
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2010, 12:44 PM »
I quite like them.

That must be a later version - the one I had didn't have the head tube/down tube gusset and the seat tube gusset was inbetween the top tubes/seatstays.

Yea this is an 84/85 on the cusp of when they changed but before they changed to MBK from Motobecane...and I beleive it is the so called second generation with the differences as you say :D

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Re: Motobecane mx400
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2010, 12:46 PM »
So, you grabbed it ?  ;)
Well done Ronnie

Cheers Arnaud for finding it for me :daumenhoch:...its in good condition too and was the only bidder at 99 euros :)...the 2 RON RON brake device will be ready tomorrow if you still want one?...will post up on the for sale section too :)

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Re: Motobecane mx400
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2010, 12:50 PM »
Pm'ing you then !

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Re: Motobecane mx400
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2010, 12:51 PM »
I like that Ronnie , something a bit different from the norm  :daumenhoch:

Can't help on any info though mate  :D

 :D...Haha...cheers Joff...did you see over on rewind I posted some pics of that old Haro ;)

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Re: Motobecane mx400
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2010, 01:33 PM »
Quirlky but kinda sexy in that ginger kind of way



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Re: Motobecane mx400
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2010, 01:41 PM »
Nice  8) ........my first bmx was a motobecane MX152

Some general info on Motobecane
http://translate.google.de/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.23mag.com%2Fgens%2Fmeneau.htm&sl=fr&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

Did you see frdavid and skub's MBK MX400 in our museum?

guess you already know these pics: http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/motobecane/     

The range Motobecane 1984 is presented in the BMX magazine # 19 April 1984.
The story of mbk--in french though-- in Cream bmx #15 - novembre décembre 2005   Dr oldschool : la saga MBK

Not sure, but i guess one should search for 'mbk' rather than for 'motobecane' on info for the mx400

Whats the ginger puss doin in this serious thread?


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Re: Motobecane mx400
« Reply #11 on: May 25, 2010, 09:22 PM »
i had a motobecane last year , sold it off can`t remember who to now . it was the gusset model . i know i sold it cheap
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Re: Motobecane mx400
« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2010, 10:53 PM »


different. like it.
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