Originally Posted by
cyclotoine
I would like to say early 80s Nishiki Competition, but for the shape of what appears to be a wrap around head tbe decal... It's almost certainly Japanese and probably double butted chromoly, if it fits, get it media blasted and have a nice 2 stage powder coat down to it and then ride it.
I've had a look at Nishiki serial numbers and as T-Mar has already noted the format doesn't fit. However, I've found out that Nishiki of the time were made by Kawamura and that they also supplied for other brands. E.g. the American Eagle Semi-Pro is identical to the Nishiki Competition.
Would it be a reasonable guess that my bike was made by Kawamura to the specs of a local Australian brand and used an independent serial number system from other Kawamuras?!?!?
To start with: what Brands are known to be manufactured by Kawamura and do their serial number formats differ at all?
So far I've got:
- American Eagle
- Nishiki
- Norco
- Takara (Oklahoma)
How about other bands and how about serial numbers?