Originally Posted by
photo9
Thanks a lot for the information.
Awesome bike too! I will post more pictures to this thread as work progresses.
Thanks all who have been helpful.
Yeah, that's a 1971 frame, by the way. The bikes old enough to be your dad, likely (41 years old).
It's a Kawamura Shop hand built, rather than the later line built Nishiki frames, by old man Kawamura, himself. It's frame #12 of January, 1971, by the serial number.
Oh, one more thing: when you go to replace that crankset, look for a 165 MM crank set. You'll lose a bit of crank gain (leverage), but will greatly reduce the chances of a pedal strike when you are turning.