Originally Posted by
bikemig
Cool, didn't know about the corporate differences between KM and M. I've owned both and rode a KM touring model pretty extensively in Europe. The bike certainly looks like a Miyata to me and the restoration job appears first rate from the pics.
It's not just a corporate difference...the bikes are different and they branched further apart with time. Some are more similar than others (generally in the more mid-range category). The Koga Miyata Traveler is an entirely different beast from a 1000...they don't ride the same, the BB height is different, they have extra features that a 100 doesn't have.