Amf Roadmaster Bicycle Serial Numbers

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American Machine and Foundry (known after 1970 as AMF, Inc.) was one of the United States' largest recreational equipment companies, with diversified products as disparate as garden equipment, atomic reactors, and yachts. The company was founded in 1900 by Rufus L. Patterson, inventor of the first automated cigarette manufacturing machine. The serial numbers are hard to nail down on these bikes and don't give date codes, so we look at seat post and the star sprocket, which help date this AMF Roadmaster Saturn to 1957 (seat) to 1961 (star sprocket made no later than 1961). This bike in this condition has a current value of. $75 to $100 retail.

All bikes1all have unique serial numbers.

Amf Roadmaster Bicycle Serial Numbers Identification

Finding a bicycle serial number

Most bicycles have their serial number engraved beneath their bottom bracket, but sometimes serial numbers are found in other places. Here are some examples of where and what to look for:

  • The bottom bracket (where serial numbers are typically located) is circled.

  • A serial number on the underside of a bottom bracket.

  • Another serial number beneath the bottom bracket, aligned parallel to the frame.

  • Rad Power bikes have their serial number on the head tube. This is on the front of the bike.

  • Some Schwinn bicycles also have the unique identifying number (their serial number) on the head tube.

  • A serial number located on a rear dropout. Some BMX bikes and a few Schwinn bicycles place the serial on the rear dropout. On older Schwinns there are numbers stamped on both the drive side and non-drive side rear dropouts; the one on the non-drive side dropout is the serial number.

  • Some bikes have multiple serial numbers.2When adding a bike to the Index, it's best to enter all the groups of numbers and letters separated by spaces.

Hopefully you can find the serial number on the bicycle you're looking at - email contact@bikeindex.org if you're having trouble.

Searching serials on Bike Index

Finding bicycles by serial number on Bike Index is a critical part of our functionality. When searching for a serial number, use our serial search bar - it's the second bar on our search form.

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We've done a few things to make it more likely that you'll find the bike you're looking for.

  • Certain numbers and letters are difficult or impossible to distinguish between (e.g. 0 and O, S and 5). We treat all these numbers the same way - a search for 005LLL will match a bike with the serial OOS111.
  • We split bike serials up by spaces and store each separately. If you see multiple numbers on a bicycle - such as in the photo of the Look bike above - try searching for just one of the numbers at a time. Searching for eitherM4106I9CA1 or 200910427-2A will find the bike.
  • We do close serial matching - bikes with serial numbers that are close to the serial you entered are shown below the matching results under the heading 'Serial Numbers Close to...' - given a search of a serial number with a couple numbers/letters that are different or missing.
  • We do not currently do partial serial searches. If you search for 1234, you will only find bikes with serial numbers of 1234 and serials close to that - not a bike with serial number of 12345689.
  1. Okay, fine, so maybe there are a few bikes without serial numbers, but this is rare and typical only on hand made bikes or really old bicycles.↩
  2. In this picture 200910427-2A is a manufacturer number and not a serial number. However, to make bikes as easy as possible to find, feel free to enter all numbers you encounter.↩

Amf Roadmaster Bicycle Serial Numbers List

The Cleveland Welding Company, makers of Roadmaster bicycles, like other bicycle manufacturers made bikes for many different retailers. Often these bikes had very little differences between brands, but there were exceptions. The Cleveland Welding Company was not known for creating the best quality bicycles, but they did make a few models that are highly sought after by collectors. Most notable is the 1937 Roadmaster Supreme, with its bug-eye looking horn tank that has built in twin headlights, locking fork, rubber cusioned gooseneck, and other unique features. From the post World War II era, Roadmaster was responsible for the flashy Roadmaster Luxury Liner.

Search eBay for Roadmaster bicycles and parts.
Search Nostalgic.net for Roadmaster bicycles and literature.

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