Originally Posted by
Badhabits
I know this is a very old thread - i tried anyway.I have a SILK katakura bike possibly from 1964. I can't find any information on the net. Does anyone know this model? I think it was made for the olympic summer games in Japan 1964.
The japanese olympic bike team use these ones.
Friendly greetings from Switzerland
R. Niklaus
I don't have any information on the pre-boom models. However, I was able to de-code their serial number format based on the upper end Nishiki models that they manufactured during the boom. Consequently, the serial number, in conjunction with some pictures, may allow me to determine the year of manufacture.