Thanks, the bike rides better than it looks. Font's can't innately be offensive to a whole continent of various cultures and peoples. I believe they call that stereotyping. Interestingly I did not pick the font out thinking about the bikes Japanese heritage. I actually like it.

If you click on one of the photos it should bring you to my flickr album of the bike. I'd be happy to take more pictures if there still aren't enough there to satisfy your curiosity. The lug work is really a thing of beauty, and I get a lot more compliments and questions about this bike than I thought I would. Of course when everyone else in a group ride is on a carbon Trek I suppose a bike like this is bound to stand out. I did do the clear coat myself, and so far it has held up well. I have a thread in the vintage forum about the rebuild: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...age?highlight=. I plan on keeping it up to date with details about how the clear coat does over time.