There is one of those on my local CL right now............

https://quadcities.craigslist.org/bik/4133642628.html

Those Bridgestone bikes can be found rather cheap, but they do have low to mid level odd ball parts that may be very difficult to find, but they were nice looking bikes though heavy and stiff, if I ever found one I would buy it just because it is unique.

But having never seen one in person can anyone tell me if the entire frame, stays and fork are stainless or just the main frame and lugs? I heard some place that the fork and stays were hi tensile steel and the ligs were aluminum.

The only oddball part is the expansion seat post, but Peugeot also used those for a short time. The original was heavy stainless, so I modified an aluminum post to fit. The bike is heavy at 24 pounds. The stays and fork are high tensile steel. That's why selling them to boaters didn't work. "Uniqueness" is the only reason I own it. I get questions about it every place I take it. It drew a small crowd the last time I took it to a bike swap. I paid $25 for the frame and fork.

So what I heard was true about the hi tensile steel, that's just plain weird because they were sold to boaters for the reason of rust, so for years I thought the entire bike was stainless, it was only about 10 years ago I heard the steel part but never bothered to confirm it, thanks for the info.

24 pounds is not all that heavy, my main touring bike is just a tad under 26. Problem with the Bridgestone for riding long distance is it's harsh riding from what I heard from the guy that I talked to 10 years ago.

You can try using Innoprotect B580. It is a product that possesses all the properties I mentioned in my previous post. It will form a nano protective layer over the metal surface.