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02-10-09, 06:03 PM
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So my friend found this bike in his mother-in-law's basement or something. The shifters don't work (my buddy who found it assumes the cables are just shot, haven't even looked at it myself yet) but everything else seems to be running smooth. Little bit of scraped paint on the frame and the hub up front feels like it might need to be re-packed.
Can anyone tell me if this bike is worth anything? I know Matsuri was Nissan's bike division, but that's all I know. There is a plate at the base of the seat tube that has "81 12" stamped in it. If I was a guessing man I'd say that was its year, but I have no clue. If it's worth anything I'll try to restore it, otherwise it will be my first FG conversion and the rest of the components will find good use on my poor beat up Puch.
So my friend found this bike in his mother-in-law's basement or something. The shifters don't work (my buddy who found it assumes the cables are just shot, haven't even looked at it myself yet) but everything else seems to be running smooth. Little bit of scraped paint on the frame and the hub up front feels like it might need to be re-packed.
Can anyone tell me if this bike is worth anything? I know Matsuri was Nissan's bike division, but that's all I know. There is a plate at the base of the seat tube that has "81 12" stamped in it. If I was a guessing man I'd say that was its year, but I have no clue. If it's worth anything I'll try to restore it, otherwise it will be my first FG conversion and the rest of the components will find good use on my poor beat up Puch.