Hi,
I would like to get my childhood bike back to new or as close to new as I can get.
I am having trouble reading the Serial Number on my Phantom. I have tried to use a Serial Number Look Up Tool and have put in many different variations.
See Photos of number and what it looked like new many years ago.
I think maybe letters and or number were added at some time I am guessing by the bike shop? Maybe not. Some look sharp and others look like they were added by hand at a later date. Also - I can't tell if there are spaces or not between letters/numbers.
When I do get a hit on the Serial Number Tool - It tells me I have a bike from the 50's and 60's.
My guess is that I have a Phantom that is a 81 or 82. But not sure.
I broke the 1st frame and it had the structural brace (Single) @ the cross tube/down tube intersection. They replaced it under I guess a warranty at that time. The new frame came with the double brace in the same location. All items from the 1st frame were transferred to the 2nd frame. So the bike has a newer frame with older parts but only by a year or two difference in age. I added that info because that may/could explain the Serial Number if in fact it has extra number/letters.
Can anyone help out on this?
Thank You
I would like to get my childhood bike back to new or as close to new as I can get.
I am having trouble reading the Serial Number on my Phantom. I have tried to use a Serial Number Look Up Tool and have put in many different variations.
See Photos of number and what it looked like new many years ago.
I think maybe letters and or number were added at some time I am guessing by the bike shop? Maybe not. Some look sharp and others look like they were added by hand at a later date. Also - I can't tell if there are spaces or not between letters/numbers.
When I do get a hit on the Serial Number Tool - It tells me I have a bike from the 50's and 60's.
My guess is that I have a Phantom that is a 81 or 82. But not sure.
I broke the 1st frame and it had the structural brace (Single) @ the cross tube/down tube intersection. They replaced it under I guess a warranty at that time. The new frame came with the double brace in the same location. All items from the 1st frame were transferred to the 2nd frame. So the bike has a newer frame with older parts but only by a year or two difference in age. I added that info because that may/could explain the Serial Number if in fact it has extra number/letters.
Can anyone help out on this?
Thank You