Thanks, OLDYELLR. Mine came with only a few of the original N. Record components- the brakeset, bottom bracket, seatpost and headset I believe are all original. It has N.Record cranks, but the date code on those is 1973 (a 3 in a diamond). The wheels are not original and the derailleurs are long gone. The 1973 dated crankset has 53/42 rings.

1975 Gitane Tour De France
1978? Sekai 4000
1973 Raleigh Super Course
1973 Jeunet
1980 Sekai 2400
1983 Peugeot City Express
1985 Diamond Back Apex
1953 Elswick

Done with the rebuild. 24.0 pounds. Rides pretty good. Clean, simple bike. 24 x 1.75 Vee Speedster street tires. Has about 1/4" clearance.

I just scored a survivor Nishiki International and I'm trying to find where it fits historically; 10 speed, shifters on the stem, Chrome tips and crowns on the fork, tangerine orange color, serial number KS'8'59429
The '8' is not a perfectly normal looking digit and not carved as deep as the rest of these digits .

Welcome to the forums. I don't believe I've ever seen a KS code with the numerical sequence starting with an '8'. Are you sure it's not a '3"? If so, it would be around 1974.

thanks for the welcome, I'm not familiar how do I upload a picture- I'd love to

I just learned I need to have 10 posts before I can upload a photo, but the number '8' , in the sequence KS'8'59429; is not orthodox - it's much less carved in & it almost looks like a symbol , not an '8'

what would ' KS 59429 ' indicate?

KS59429 would be too old to be a Nishiki. That would be from when the brand was still being called American Eagle. The unorthodox character you're trying to identify is undoubtedly a numeral.

Photos probably wouldn't help much,if at all. The KS prefix puts it into a fairly narrow 3-4 year time range, when the bicycles didn't change much. The best bet to narrow things down would be component date codes, assuming they are OEM. For a guide on component date codes see Date of Manufacture of Bicycle Components can be used to date a bike: component dating

I am now in possession of the bike and will attempt to date by what are undoubtedly some of the original components, thanks much .

Finally got around to installing a red Chris King headset. Got tired of it just sitting on the work bench...

Just picked up a 1987 Sport 21" frame blue/silver 6 speed light action SIS #GC734546

hello everyone
i'm newbie here from wkwk land AKA indonesia
i'm about to buy nishiki frame,used and repainted.. price is IDR 600K or around US$ 42
i've asking the seller about the serial number..
SN is WAK****J or WKA****J not sure..
there's eyelet for pannier around rear brake
it has 700c frame
could you please identify which type of this nishiki bike??
bcoz i planning to repainting it to the original someday..
thank you

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Hello coromanz,

welcome to the forum. Thank you for posting information about your bicycle.

I am not sure that the bicycle is a Nishiki. The Nishiki decal is unlike anything that I have seen from the Nishiki brand.

The serial number is the format of a Danish Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). "WAK" is associated with the Centurion brand name in Europe. The "J" the end is for the year 1993.

All the same it is a good looking touring bike frame.

Adding my nishiki to the list. A blue nishiki Riviera gt, Serial number: we12657

hi Hummer..thanks for the reply
yes, its decal is not the original because it was repainted and re-decal before (with surly font)
i asked the seller about his bike..
he told me that he bought this bike from small bike repair shop..and it sell used bike also,
when he removing the old paint, (purple, see picture i attach) the frame has dark green color like its fork..
it has nishiki decal on top tube .. he stated that the decal is and fork color is original ..but the bike frame is not..

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and then he removed the decal and change it with surly sticker

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based on his story, i assume the original paint is dark green

just wondering what bike it is.. because the only original left is the serial number hehe
and yes i like the frame and love it..cant wait to see full bike..

thank you

Hi!

I just saved an old Nishiki. It doesn't have many of the original parts left but I think most of the new parts are good parts at least. Have just been riding it for 30 min and it might be one size to big for me. But I'll try it more later.

Do any of you have any info about it? The serial number reads: EC104656

Thanks a million!

The serial number indicates a frame built in 1983 European market,though it could be a 1983 or 1984 model. The Tange Manaloy 2001 tubeset was typical of the lower mid-range, while the cantilever brakes indicate a grand touring model.

Thanks a lot!

Are there any catalogue scans available online for Nishiki? I googled without any good results?

Here is a link to my 1983 catalog. I've shared it before and you'll find it all over the web.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...n7?usp=sharing

There are about five catalogues online and I have about another ten in my personal collection. However, none are European and each market spec'd their own models, so there could be significant variation.

My ‘84 Bushwacker is Canadian, made in Japan with Shimano rear dropouts and Tange front. It does not have an additional serial number stamp. My question is, do all Kawamura Nishiki Bushwacker’s have an additional stamp or could this frame have been sub-contracted to another Japanese frame builder?

Sanderjo, welcome to the forums. It's extremely rare for a mass produced bicycle not to have a serial number. Nishiki were contracted to a large number of manufacturers, not just Kawamura. While the bottom bracket shell is the most common location for the serial number, it could be just anywhere on the frame, depending on the manufacturer. Other common locations include the rear dropouts, lower seat tube, upper seat tube, seat lugs and head lugs.

1987 Pinnacle. Second owner, had it since late 1988. Serial: WG08631
Has most of its original Deore XT equipment although I ditched the Biopace rings and converted it to XTII 21-spd in 1989. RM-20 rims, T-Bone stem, 600 headset.
Acct is too young to post an image, but its here: imgur.com/a/FvXmG1x

Fluxcapacitor15, welcome to the forums. Thxs for posting. That's definitely a 1987 model.