wow the bar ends on there weighed over 1/2 a pound total!

Doing the "flick test" and listening to the tubes, it sounds like the stays are thicker on the 1989 vs the 86.. actually the tubing all around seems a little thicker on the 89. not sure how much of that is due to the bigger size vs different tube set. By 1989, Apex was no longer the "apex" of the series line.. Axis Team, Axis and Arrival all are above it in terms of the line up. It was made in Taiwan when DB still was making some bikes in Japan. not sure if that would affect tubeset choices or what.