Motobecane MX 252 find!!

[alst]

Hi Everyone,

Found this cheeky little number at a car boot sale yesterday afternoon.
Did a bit of research last night and discovered it's from 1982.
Don't recall Motobecane from bitd so any info would be greatly apprecaited
It's in excellent condition for it's age!













Cheers,
Al

[That Swan Guy]

Shimano DX cranks and pedals

[Chromo Buzz]

That's a lovely score from a car booty, keep it as is .

Buz .

[stidds]

Nice bike, great parts on it.

Motobecane were French and eventually became MBK (in 1984 I think after being purchased by Yamaha).

That bike came out in 1982 and funnily enough is identical to the Yamaha BYZ501.

[CustardLips]

Great find. 

[nosepickben]

Really clean survivor that, some top parts too.

[BMX1973]

Nice to find bikes like this 

[NORTY40]

Shimano DX cranks and pedals

DX seat post aswell Nick     Like Sean has said virtually same bike/spec as a Yamaha BYZ501 .

Is it stamped Tange on the bottom bracket ?

Cool find .

I'd stick two matching tyres on it , give it a sympathetic clean up and keep as is 

[rodriguez]

What a find   

[NORTY40]

I'd stick two matching tyres on it , give it a sympathetic clean up and keep as is 

oh ....... and loose the bike stand     

[insectbones]

Nice find....the best i've seen at local booties was a townsend pos 

[That Swan Guy]

Shimano DX cranks and pedals

DX seat post aswell Nick     Like Sean has said virtually same bike/spec as a Yamaha BYZ501 .

Is it stamped Tange on the bottom bracket ?

Cool find .

I'd stick two matching tyres on it , give it a sympathetic clean up and keep as is 

Never even looked up there lol

[In2bmx]

Great find 

[MartyC]

I bet those cranks and pedals are 1/2" too...

Cracking find, well done.

[bigfatolly]

The question is will you keep the Spokie Dokies.....

Nice score though,some great parts on there.....

[fischflo]

pretty much my first bike, mine is a mx152, and i think Yamaha made our frames...., not sure tho

here some most general info on motobecane
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&ie=UTF8&rurl=translate.google.de&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http://www.23mag.com/com/mbk/mbk.htm

check out this pond too   ... and ribbet with the frogs
http://oldschoolbmxfrance.com/forum23//viewforum.php?f=2&sid=18c3311e26d1b181141c14bf2f5b334e

   ......mind my french
welcometo rad

[senzo milano]

Very nice 

[retrogeezer]

wow, what a score! 

[oldschoolfool]

top stuff!!
cant believe someone sold this at a carboot this day and age!! lol

we have the local "bike specialists" who grab all the goodies at CB's down here. they know FA about bikes but ebay are their best friends!

your eyes must have lit up when you saw it!glad it went to a collector.

will you let on on how much you got it for?