Originally Posted by
Fizzaly
Not sure if its a classic or vintage but picked up a 19?? kuwahara Panther from the local bike co-op for 12 bucks, gonna swap it out with my current frame for my commuter, if anybody knows what year it is or a good place to find a serial cheat sheet let me know.
Many Kuwaharas have the serial number on the seat tube where it meets the bottom bracket on the non drive side... will offer a guess that it is from the late eighties.
The first two digits in the serial number denote the year of manufacture.