Originally Posted by wrk101

I've owned a lot of Univegas, and except for a couple of special models, once someone strips off the paint and decals, along with the original components, I can't. I get a lot of my clues from the parts on a bike (if they are original).

Again, Univega never made a bike, they are one of dozens or more brands from that era that had others build bikes for them. And like many of those other marketing brands, they used multiple manufacturers.

And although I am a huge fan of Japanese bikes from the 1970s and 1980s, a lot of them from various brands are very similar, particularly once the original paint is gone (some of the differentiation was in paint combos.)