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Offline Marcus

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BIKE IDENTIFICATION - A LITTLE HELP PLEASE
« on: October 08, 2008, 05:46:23 PM »
HELLO-
CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT BIKE THIS IS? IT'S LOADED WITH BRITISH COMPONENTS... NO BADGE... THE RED IS THE ORIGINAL COLOR IF THAT HELPS... THANKS. MARCUS
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Re: BIKE IDENTIFICATION - A LITTLE HELP PLEASE
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2008, 07:45:19 PM »
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HELLO-
CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT BIKE THIS IS? IT'S LOADED WITH BRITISH COMPONENTS... NO BADGE... THE RED IS THE ORIGINAL COLOR IF THAT HELPS... THANKS. MARCUS

I  would  say  James  made  in  good  old  Brum.
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Re: BIKE IDENTIFICATION - A LITTLE HELP PLEASE
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2008, 08:07:16 PM »
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Re: BIKE IDENTIFICATION - A LITTLE HELP PLEASE
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2008, 08:16:12 PM »
WOW... THANKS GUYS... NOW I CAN ATTEMPT A RESTORE...
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Re: BIKE IDENTIFICATION - A LITTLE HELP PLEASE
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2008, 04:36:11 AM »
If the red is original its probably a James, but the frame is strongly reminiscent of the Francis-Barnett Plover.  Same parent company, same frame I expect
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Re: BIKE IDENTIFICATION - A LITTLE HELP PLEASE
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2008, 01:35:05 PM »
This bike may also have been sold in the USA(?) as the "Matchless Pinto G1"?

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/Matchless%20Bikes/pages/Matchless%20G1%20Pinto.htm

http://www.re-indian.com/61catalogue.html

(Presumably, the information given by Tim Roberts in the Vintagebike photo link was as a result of him reading this topic?)
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