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Anybody heard of these frame sets before?

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NORTY40:
I'd shoot Nathan (macmania) a PM Terry ..... he knows far more than me when it comes to MT Racing history etc   ;)  I think he would be genuinely interested in it aswell considering the very obvious similarities.

insectbones:
Cool that Terry  :daumenhoch: Is it gonna be a real scruffy build?

Gnarlyscoots:

--- Quote from: insectbones on September 30, 2014, 07:43 AM ---Cool that Terry  :daumenhoch: Is it gonna be a real scruffy build?

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;D It is indeed. I am hunting for some parts that will have the same patina and in keeping with the frame and fork. I will even go with a one piece crank on it too  :daumenhoch:



--- Quote from: NORTY40 on September 29, 2014, 11:35 PM ---I'd shoot Nathan (macmania) a PM Terry

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Thanks for all your help Joff, I have sent him a PM  :daumenhoch:

Macmania:
Based on the pics and judging by the Serial Number, Fork shape and construction I would conclude that what you have is an 83 MT Racing Superfox.

The factory finish would be chrome and the decals would have been Red/Black, Black/White or Black/Silver Prismatic.

Nice score  :daumenhoch:

Should look something like this one of mine -



BTW - MT Racing did not manufacture products for anyone but themselves BITD  ;)

Gnarlyscoots:
Thanks for the input Nathan, appreciate it buddy. Bare with me here though as I try to fathom all of this out please  ;D

The Silverfox ran from 1982 to 1985 with this frame and fork. The Superfox ran throughout 1983 with this frame and fork. They then changed the frame design in 1984 for the Superfox and in 1986 for the Silverfox, which again ran the same frame and fork, is that correct  ???

Am I also correct in assuming the Superfox ran with better quality parts  ???

I read that MT stands for Ming Tien, shortened from Ming Tien Hang, and was/is the name of the company and were located in Taipei, Taiwan, and started in 1975. The "MT Racing" brand started in 1982, and they started using the MT logo when they stopped rebranding other factory's bikes and onto manufacturing their own, in their own factory in Houli, Taiwan.

Could it be possible that they did indeed supply Lotus with the Silverfox/Superfox frames only, from 1983 to 1984, for Lotus to produce the Cobra and Cobra MX-1 through to the Cobra MX-5. I assume they obtained 'round' Akisu forks instead of the Aero Akisu forks that MT were using.

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