Isn't this a bit older than 80?  MonoShocks came and went in the early to mid 70's.  Curious, anyone.

If you want the honey stop killin the Bees.  JS

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1980 motobecane mono shock

Should I do a full resto?

I saw one off these back in 1980 & accuired this one 10 years ago off this fella who ran the Stevenage city dump. A 2 quid bargain.This is only the second one i've ever seen..We're any spotted over your side of the pond?

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I had one of these! (must have been mid to late 70's) i did try and find a pic of it online a few months back but had no joy. It does look different from how I remember it (I am 99.9999% sure its the same as my old one). Mine had the original Motobecane seat and a number plate on the handlebars. Same colour though. I think I even had yellow tyres on mine at one point But usually I used to have Grifter tyres on it I think (they would be the same size wouldn they? they look a lot smaller on your one). I remember the back wheel used to judder if you cornered too hard My dad got if off my cousin when he had had his fun with it. You can imagine how I felt when he unveiled it at Christmas! Unreal. suspension back then was like.

Does anyone know where I could view a pic of a mint one? You've got 1980 down? What does that refer to? I definitely had mine before then and like I said my cousin had it before me. I do not know where he got his from/

Hello by the way. I've literally just found this site and joined to make this post.

Cheers

Ian

Yes, definitely!

I got one of these brand new for my 9th birthday in 1980, so that would make your date about right. I remember the year because I had a yellow number 9 on the black plastic number plate on the handlebars. The handlebars on yours appear to be original, as they have the lugs to attach the number plate to. However, mine was slightly different where the rear arm joins the shock absorber, more like a MX21:
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Mine also had black plastic mudguards, a side stand and a seat like the MX21, but it did have front suspension the same as yours. It also didn't have the front frame bracing that appears on the MX21, so I guess it was a mixture of the two models, so may have been a slightly later year than yours.

It was immense fun, and was awesome for doing jumps on (which lead to many big accidents!). The downside was that all that kit made it extremely heavy for a bike this size, and the rear suspension used to eat up most of the power that you put into pedaling, but when you're 9, and you've got one of these, none of that matters. It also got through cotter pins like they were made of cheese, due to the amount of effort that went into pedaling.

Unfortunately it got sold when I was about 14/15, and it had been thoroughly enjoyed by then. I don't know where it ended up, but I guess it's in bike heaven.

I'd love to see another one of these in good working order. Very happy memories.

Treloen.

OMG   i had one of these in the Liverpool uk around 1979 i bought it for £15 pounds from a mate in school and have been looking for a pic of one for the past 10 years .At last i found one , all my mates had Raleigh grifters tomohalks and chippers and then i showed them this wow its a motorbike without a engine they said , i could pedal over anything and jump over anything on this bike it was a great bike and brought me a lot of attention back in the retro days when i was 13 years old. would like to buy it from you if your selling dude.