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Kuwahara KZ-NOVA replica project
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Back in '83 my folks bought me & my brother our first Kuwahara BMXs - I've been wanting to build a replica of it for ages.
It's been quite a road trying to identify the bike correctly, as it's not a standard KZ or Nova - look closely - out of the shop it was a Nova spec with a KZ frame. I know it wasn't a one off because my brother had an identical one!
Here's some pics of me riding it:
This is an ad for the Nova - mine was the same spec except for the rims which were Araya, Sugino Stem and grips which were Type 3 style:
I guess what's makes this bike particularly special was that I won my first trophy on it - which I still have!
I almost have all the parts for the build but this is what I have so far - it seemed like a good day to put it all together for a pic:
Some of the stuff is survivor and some nos. The only changes I made to it bitd were Suntour beartraps and ZapPad so that's what I've assembled for my replica.
:)
daz bmx it!:
Love a bike and a story :daumenhoch: looking forward to seeing that built up :daumenhoch:
monkian:
What a buzz :D
Great stuff man, looks well nice :daumenhoch:
pkradman:
kuwies are very close to hart .... how much do u wish u had the irc kuwie tyres ::) ... :coolsmiley:
lookin godd bud !! :daumenhoch:
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--- Quote from: pkradman on January 13, 2010, 03:17 PM ---.... how much do u wish u had the irc kuwie tyres ::) ... :coolsmiley:
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I joined the "make a wish club" for those! I can only imagine the price if any ever turned up... I'll have to do with some repop Comp IIs if they make the light of day
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