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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: ronster on July 03, 2010, 09:09 AM

Title: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: ronster on July 03, 2010, 09:09 AM

Ok guys and gals, a month or so ago I put up this Motobecane MX400  frame and forks asking if anyone knows much about them and whether to restore or leave survivor state...well survivor was most popular so I duly obliged and have left it as it was and have tried to use parts that are used too...im pretty happy with it too...maybe change a few things as time goes by or they come up for sale...usually when you see one of these they are using blue parts all over (as it came from the factory) but I thought I would be different and pick up on the red on the decals rather than the blue :)...let me know what you think...be brutal if you feel the need,im sure its not to everyones tastes ???.

Motobecane MX400 frame.
Tange ARX forks
Takagi opc
Sugino spider and 45t chainring
VP pedals
CW copy bars (until i find some nice "espace type bars")
Formos Tuf Neck copy stem
Generic headset and cheapie headset lock
Ame rounds
Dia Compe 901 brakeset/cables etc
Mirage numberplate and various decals
Generic layback seat post
MX seat clamp
Jaguar seat
Unkown wheeelset with comp 111 type Duro tyres

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo185/ronniebrain/alsorts039.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo185/ronniebrain/alsorts040.jpg)
[(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo185/ronniebrain/alsorts045.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo185/ronniebrain/alsorts042.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo185/ronniebrain/alsorts044.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo185/ronniebrain/alsorts043.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo185/ronniebrain/alsorts041.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo185/ronniebrain/alsorts038.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo185/ronniebrain/alsorts037.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo185/ronniebrain/alsorts036.jpg)

Im sure a few of you will tell me to lose the front brake but seeing as the french national champ ran one on his MX400 when he raced it I reckon its good enough for me to leave it on ;D

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: sawzall on July 03, 2010, 09:19 AM

very nice,great to see something a bit different :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: oldtired on July 03, 2010, 09:21 AM

+1  i like that ,no fuss nice and simple,  always liked those MB frames   :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: telelogic on July 03, 2010, 09:23 AM

quality  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: Badbaldie on July 03, 2010, 10:00 AM

very neat and tidy build, i like this lots. :4_17_5:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: snav69 on July 03, 2010, 10:00 AM

Very nice that  :4_17_5:

 :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: double chevron on July 03, 2010, 10:09 AM

Nice one Ronnie, red is a good idea

As for gettin' brutal, who would ? That looks like a very nice machine  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: NORTY40 on July 03, 2010, 10:40 AM

Love that Ronnie , something different  :4_17_5:

Great job  :daumenhoch:


Give me a shout if you ever part with the frame and forks  ;)

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: rooski on July 03, 2010, 10:41 AM

looks great that dude,nice low racy style :daumenhoch:,laybackish post looks kinda nice too :)
just enough red parts,anymore would be to much  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: Jon The Bassist on July 03, 2010, 11:03 AM

Looks good, like a bike that someone would have actually used for racing/jumping etc BitD  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: fischflo on July 03, 2010, 11:09 AM

 :) I love it

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: Bob_Acid on July 03, 2010, 01:06 PM

nice  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 03, 2010, 01:48 PM

cool build, always liked them  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: animal on July 03, 2010, 02:53 PM

Very nice  ;) Also very very different which is cool  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: rollin72 on July 03, 2010, 07:57 PM

tidy :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: Munnyella on July 03, 2010, 11:25 PM

BOTM

different, unique, sublime, smart and tarty, a bit DP'y.

no brainer, best bike i've seen in months.

my opinion obviously.

Good work

Mark M

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: hunterdubber on July 04, 2010, 12:16 AM

Nice bike Ron  :)

Were these  the French Scooter /motorbike company   ???


not the American MTB company  ::)

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: monkian on July 04, 2010, 12:24 AM

I missed your earlier thread on this, I'll have to go and have a read.
Don't know anything about them but it's a good looking frame 8)
What's the welding like?

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: aerostylie on July 05, 2010, 12:28 AM

Likin that Ron with the mix of parts, like some-one said, like how we'd put a bike together bitd, looks a nice rider too. Don't dis it Ron, it's cool :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: ronster on July 05, 2010, 07:33 AM

Quote from: Hunterdubber on July 04, 2010, 12:16 AM

Nice bike Ron  :)

Were these  the French Scooter /motorbike company   ???


not the American MTB company  ::)

Yes matey it is the very same french scooter co...later on became MBK branded instead of Motobecane :)

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: ronster on July 05, 2010, 07:35 AM

Quote from: monkian on July 04, 2010, 12:24 AM

I missed your earlier thread on this, I'll have to go and have a read.
Don't know anything about them but it's a good looking frame 8)
What's the welding like?

the welding is not bad in places matey...in some places like the gusset etc and brace on rear it almost looks like it is brazed as it is nearly impossible to see the joins :)

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: Mattdub on July 05, 2010, 08:44 AM

Yep like it , good to see something a little different  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: magna13 on July 05, 2010, 12:00 PM

very nice Ronnie, i reckon front brakes on race bikes look the dogs :daumenhoch: it is good to see a change within the forums of RAD :daumenhoch: :smitten:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: stevochb on July 05, 2010, 01:16 PM

I like that a lot Ron, the cws were a good call and them top tubes look well cool :4_17_5:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: monkian on July 05, 2010, 01:40 PM

Quote from: ronster on July 05, 2010, 07:35 AM

Quote from: monkian on July 04, 2010, 12:24 AM

I missed your earlier thread on this, I'll have to go and have a read.
Don't know anything about them but it's a good looking frame 8)
What's the welding like?

the welding is not bad in places matey...in some places like the gusset etc and brace on rear it almost looks like it is brazed as it is nearly impossible to see the joins :)

It's got some quality there then 8)
Well worth looking after. Looks like maybe a few of their earlier models came with DX cranks.

The more I look at it the more I like it :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: double chevron on July 05, 2010, 01:59 PM

Quote from: ronster on July 05, 2010, 07:35 AM

Quote from: monkian on July 04, 2010, 12:24 AM

I missed your earlier thread on this, I'll have to go and have a read.
Don't know anything about them but it's a good looking frame 8)
What's the welding like?

the welding is not bad in places matey...in some places like the gusset etc and brace on rear it almost looks like it is brazed as it is nearly impossible to see the joins :)

They had this supposedly unique welding process called "inexternal" and adapted from their road bikes

(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7358/03og1.jpg)

Smooth and clean look for sure !

The Motobecane/ now MBK brand distributed in Europe has nothing to see with the US Motobecane , they just bought the name but that's not the same kind of cheese  :D

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: hunterdubber on July 06, 2010, 12:03 AM

Is it me or does that stem look MASSIVE  in the Promo advert pic  :shocked:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: monkian on July 06, 2010, 12:12 AM

I think it might be some kind of cover. There's a better look at it on this:
Other shots of it here (without the cover?): http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/motobecane/28016

(http://bmxmuseum.com/image/imgp0061_blowup.jpg)

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: monkian on July 06, 2010, 12:21 AM

This is a better shot:

(http://bmxmuseum.com/image/imgp0486_blowup.jpg)

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: ronster on July 06, 2010, 07:17 AM

ah...you have all noticed the discrete stem pad then?! ;D...ugly aint it!...really hard to come by too tho...probably all got removed and thrown away as too bloody ugly :2funny:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: baldbmxer on July 06, 2010, 09:58 AM

Havent seen one of those in years  :shocked:  nice frame  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: ED209 on July 06, 2010, 05:17 PM

simple
effective
sweet  :daumenhoch:

topped off with a robbed Halfords bike hut stand  >:D

Title: Re: The one you've all not been waiting for
Post by: ronster on July 07, 2010, 07:23 AM

Quote from: ED209 on July 06, 2010, 05:17 PM

simple
effective
sweet  :daumenhoch:

topped off with a robbed Halfords bike hut stand  >:D

 ;D...it felt like they had robbed me the amount they charge for them >:(