Originally Posted by
varadiattila
My search for more information on my Nishiki Competition has led me here, so I am adding to the pool.
I have come across an old online catalog that displays my bicycle, but it doesn't provide any information regarding its year of manufacture or country of origin.
Serial: WHJ34641P.
Purchased secondhand in Denmark a few years ago.
Originally Posted by
Oldsteeler
This frame encoding has its origins in
Danish bicycle VIN system.
The W stands for “other manufacturers”. HJ for 2013/2014.
At that time, the Nishiki brand was owned by a Scandinavian company.
This company only had the name Nishiki in common with the original Nishiki bicycles from Kobe/Japan. nothing else .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_bicycle_VIN-system
Yes, a Danish VIN.
As I understand Danish VIN coding:
W is for an imported vehicle.
HJ is a code for the importing company. I do not know who that company is.
P at the end is for the year. 1977 or 1998 or 2019. Probably 1998, as you purchased the bicycle second hand years ago.
Where was the frame manufactured? Ask the importing company if you can find them.