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Stolen Analog Motion Bikes: UK Frame-Number Check (Free)
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Analog Motion frame numbers are stamped under the bottom bracket, between the pedals. The battery is internal, so the frame looks like a normal bike and the standard bottom-bracket check works without removing anything. Run the code through Cyclesite's free lookup for an instant UK check against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports.
Where Analog Motion stamps the frame number
Under the bottom bracket, and unusually for an electric bike nothing is in the way. The battery is integrated inside the frame rather than mounted on the down tube, and there is no bulky mid-drive unit filling the shell, so the ordinary turn-it-over check works exactly as it would on a non-electric bike. Motor and battery serials still exist and are still separate from the frame number.
Analog Motion on the UK used market
Analog Motion built lightweight single-speed electric bikes designed to look like ordinary bikes, sold direct at accessible prices. That disguise is a genuine anti-theft feature, since a bike that does not read as an e-bike is a less obvious target, but it also means a buyer cannot judge value by appearance. Read the code and check it rather than assuming a plain-looking bike is a cheap one.
FAQs
- Where is the frame number on an Analog Motion?
- Stamped under the bottom bracket, between the pedals, as on a conventional bike.
- Do I need to remove the battery first?
- No. The battery is internal, so nothing covers the bottom bracket area the way an external down-tube pack would.
- Is the motor number the frame number?
- No. The motor and battery carry separate serials. Only the frame code identifies the bike.
Police datapolice.uk releases
Most stolen bikes are never traced back to anyone
Police recorded 28,531 bicycle thefts across 44 UK city centres over three years. A suspect was identified in 10.1% of closed cases, and 1 in 33 reached a charge. Pick an area for the local picture.
Jun 23Down 25% in three yearsMay 26
- 8,221
- thefts recorded in 12 months
- −12%
- change on the year before
- 10.1%
- of closed cases had a suspect identified
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