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My 1983 Kuwahara Laser Lite build - more new bits and started build!
B-Boyblue:
--- Quote from: bobafett on February 01, 2011, 10:50 PM ---
Sweet frame - I would definitely NOT re-chrome :daumenhoch:
Look forward to seeing it built ;)
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Cheers! Me tooo. Its weird how I've waited 27 years to have one and now i'm super impatient to get it done! Its got to be right though so having to reign myself in a bit!
Think your right about not re-chroming!
griff:
that's a lovely shiny collection of bits you've got there - looking forward to seeing that lot put together :daumenhoch:
Waxintaxin:
Thats a lovely collection of bits for what looks a quality build :)
rhino_mac:
Start saving up to complete the build. My Laserlite is in the Kuwie section on here and I think it cost £2100 fully built in the end.
Things you must try to holdout for if you want a genuine show room build are:
Redline 400 cranks (take the Redline decals off though, Laserlites didn't have them)
OGK Cobra grips
Elina Ultra Turbo seat
All rare as rocking horse poo (well, 400's come up for sale regular but a good set cost a fortune!)
Araya 7X in Chrome are a rare beast in good condition and you can't reliably rechrome alloy ones. And the Suntour high flange sealed bearing hubs are a bugger to get hold of.
In the end, I managed to get all of the above, but I never found a pair of Kuwie tyres to suit. After I sold the bike I saw a set in the US sell for over £300 but there you go.............
Good luck with the build. Best looking BMX ever built in my opinion and well worth the labour of love they end up as.
B-Boyblue:
--- Quote from: rhino_mac on February 03, 2011, 09:14 PM ---Start saving up to complete the build. My Laserlite is in the Kuwie section on here and I think it cost £2100 fully built in the end.
Things you must try to holdout for if you want a genuine show room build are:
Redline 400 cranks (take the Redline decals off though, Laserlites didn't have them)
OGK Cobra grips
Elina Ultra Turbo seat
All rare as rocking horse poo (well, 400's come up for sale regular but a good set cost a fortune!)
Araya 7X in Chrome are a rare beast in good condition and you can't reliably rechrome alloy ones. And the Suntour high flange sealed bearing hubs are a bugger to get hold of.
In the end, I managed to get all of the above, but I never found a pair of Kuwie tyres to suit. After I sold the bike I saw a set in the US sell for over £300 but there you go.............
Good luck with the build. Best looking BMX ever built in my opinion and well worth the labour of love they end up as.
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:) Yep! Knew it was going to be pricey! Mangaed to get a real nice set of 400s from the states and managed to put dib dobs on an aero turbo seat.
Saw your build thread and got to say that it was excellent! A really beautiful looking bike. If mine turns out half as good as that i'll be a happy man.
Could you give me some advice? I've bought some Mint TRXs for the build with the oval tube which I thought were correct for the oval tubed laser lite but there seems to be some confusion as to whether the Laser lite Forks were oval or round? Jamies Kuwahara site that i've been using as a reference guide says this[/b] "There were two models of the LaserLite. The first model, the KZ-3 or KZ-83 had aero or oval tubing (top and down tubes) including the forks while the later model known as the KZ-4 or KZ-84 had slightly less oval tubing that was practically round (the top tube was very slightly oval in shape while the lower down tube was completely round)".[/b]
Can you shed some light on this? Any advice would be very much appreciated ;)
Still looking for loads of bits. Whats specific about the araya 7X rims? Seen some Araya in Chrome the right size but how do I know there 7Xs?
Sorry about all the questions but you've been theer and done it ;)
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