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Stolen Moustache Bikes: UK Frame-Number Check (Free)
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Moustache serial numbers usually start with H followed by letters and numbers, for example H3EVM08928. On many models the number sits behind the seat tube between the motor and the rear wheel; on Bosch Smart System and 2023 bikes, check under the down tube near the head tube. Run it through Cyclesite's free lookup for an instant UK check against a stolen-bike registry and rider-filed theft reports.
Where Moustache puts the serial number
Not under the bottom bracket, which is why people give up on these. On most models it is behind the seat tube in the gap between the motor and the rear wheel, and on Bosch Smart System and 2023 bikes it moved under the down tube near the head tube. The H prefix is the useful tell: if a number does not begin with H it is probably the rear-triangle part number, the Bosch motor number, the battery serial or the display code, none of which identify the bike.
Moustache on the UK used market
Moustache is a French electric specialist selling through a small UK dealer network at prices that put its bikes firmly in the deliberate-theft bracket. The Samedi range dominates what appears second hand. Because the serial is also printed on the purchase invoice, a genuine seller can produce a document that matches the number on the frame, and that pairing is the single most useful thing to ask for before you travel.
FAQs
- Where is the serial number on a Moustache?
- Usually behind the seat tube between the motor and the rear wheel. On Bosch Smart System and 2023 bikes, look under the down tube near the head tube instead.
- What does a Moustache serial look like?
- It usually starts with H followed by letters and numbers, such as H3EVM08928. A number that does not begin with H is likely a component code rather than the bike serial.
- Is the Bosch motor number the serial?
- No. The Bosch motor, the battery, the display and the charger all carry their own numbers, and any of them can be replaced. Only the frame serial 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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