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[hardhead]

New to site.  I have a Simplex I'm restoring. Frame # 08468   Engine # M16632B  How do I find what year this bike is?    Thanks

[Mike Sal]

Welcome to the group.  RickS has done some work in figuring out model years, so hopefully He'll chime in.  I just bought one yesterday & have the same question.  My numbers are:

Engine M23561B
Frame 15249

The guy thought it was a '56 model, When I was scraping off the black paint to get theserial number, I can see the original frame color was blue (now black).
Mike Sal

[Ricks]

Hi HardHead,

Going by the limited info I have, I would estimate your bike to be a late 1954 or early 1955.

I received the following info from a very knowledgable guy:
 
Frame #08195 is a military model with government documentation of production as a 1954 model.
Frame #08284 is my frame
Frame # 08815 is an Anniversary Model (which was 1955).

Now, if we slot yours in just under mine, # 08468, it is between 2 documented bikes.  I was told mine was a 1954, but who really knows?


Post some pictures!!!!


Rick