Can-Am 250cc bikes

[rob love]

I have been looking at the photos of the bike again, and it may well be Canadian. The rack sitting way high up behind the seat is the identical rack that the normal Cdn 1978 bikes had, and it appears to have the brackets on the left side for the SMG bracket. It is the lower brackets that are different from what I am used to.

There was a second purchase of bikes (I think it was a dozen or so) in 1980. I do not have parts manuals for that year, so perhaps they had the later rack with the fibreglass panniers, and over time it got moved to this bike?

Is Scotty is searching the serial on the EDR viewer, we'll know soon enough.

[chris vickery]

Rob et al. The bike is now mine. I need to do some digging. An agreeable purchase price was made, the bike is in nice shape.
Indeed, the smg holder is absent as is the B/O lighting and rear turn signals.
From what I have come up with, not all CF bikes were so equipped from factory. The switch is present for the B/O lighting. I am still concerned though with the pannier rack, it appears Brit. The bike prefix on the serial (8960) confirms it is a military MK1, procured in 1978 under FVE22A/36.
What I need to know is the serial number range for the 78 bikes purchased by the CF so I can determine if mine is for sure Canadian and not British ordered.
Unfortunately, Scotty B is away from his station until late June.