Joe:
You hit it alright. Per a discussion with Tom Kellog regarding my $86 Signature "Touring", he indicated that the first line of numbers correspond to frame size, model number and paint code. Not so arcane after all. 500 was the touring model code. I should note that this is a much quicker bike that the touring designation would connote and is a true delight to ride.
Thank heavens for (some) eBay auctions with fuzzy picture(s) and fuzzier descriptions.
Charlie Young
Honeybrook, PA
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> Well, in my warped mind I hit the jackpot.
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> The previously discussed -
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http://ebay.com/
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> Sorry the pictures are gone.
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> It is indeed a handmade custom bike. In fact it has a Jim
> Redcay sticker on the left seat stay.
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> Serial number is:
> 500 2325
> 83 01 007
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> Stamped on the center of the BB. More arcane than Masi
> except I guess the lower part is no secret.
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> Pictures and comments on this bike versus my two earlier
> "real" Redcays this weekend.
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> Joe Bender-Zanoni
> Great Notch, NJ