A new toy, probably my Christmas present for this year.



Don't you love it when Santa puts you on the "good" list
even when you know you don't deserve it?

I figure early 80's, just before Japanese production bikes
became an unaffordable luxury item for us in the USofA
and production moved elsewhere. Looks a lot like the cover
photo in Auchen's link to the Maruishi brochure here:

https://www-hsc.usc.edu/~rpinder/Maruishi.pdf

I'm hopeful it will be as pleasant to ride as this one, which
I very much enjoy:



Same tubing (Ishiwata 022), similar era and geometry...hope
springs eternal in the world of classic and vintage.

Beautiful bike, nice find!

The referenced catalog is from 1984 and the pictured bicycle is actually a Competiton with SunTour Superbe components. That year the Record came only in blue and had a contrasting head tube. Assuming the SIS components are not an upgrade, it should be 1986 or 1987. The serial number may narrow that down.

Congrats 3alarmer - I think you'll be very impressed by those gold Kangaroos!

(I think these higher end 80's Maruishi bikes vie with the ne plus ultra of Japanese road bikes.)

T-Mar,

How do you know all this stuff?

Thanks once again for the input. I cannot find Jack
for a serial number, so maybe on the steerer tube?
All the usual suspects appear to be unstamped.