Originally Posted by
juvela
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IIRC T-Mar hath writ that this frame construction method is something developed by Bridgestone
have seen C. Itoh badged machines which used it from the early nineteen seventies
their house colour is a sickly pale yellow pearl
do you know if the Kabuki marque is something belonging to a distributor?
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In the 1970s, there was a surge in demand for Japanese products, so Bridgestone introduced the Kabuki brand to emphasize they were a Japanese company. C. Itoh was the marketing company that imported Bridgestone bikes to the US. Depending on where they were sold, you had either Kabuki or C. Itoh badging. There is a lot more to the story, but that is the gist.