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Title: Kuwahara id?
Post by: Glynnyboy on May 18, 2008, 07:30 PM: Hi i got this kuwy off ebay over a year ago now the only thing i am pretty sure of is it isn't a magician pro. I thought to start with a kz4 maybe but now i'm not so sure can anyone give me a + id. What's got me thinking is i was recentley looking through some old mags and noticed the 84 nova had the three holed dropout and from the look of the mag article the same forks.
The frame has kuwahara stamped over the flat brake bridge.
kuwahara stamped behind the seatpost tube.
the k stamped on the rear dropouts.
under the bb shell it says, KUWAHARA
K4911377
PRODUCT OF JAPAN
No stamping on the forks.(the fork dropouts look like trx)
The tubing on the frame and the forks is perfectley round.
Also could anyone give me an idea what the correct decals are aswell?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff25/glynnyboy/493ae980.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff25/glynnyboy/4252212f.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff25/glynnyboy/8453d149.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff25/glynnyboy/f0f9de71.jpg)

cheers guys.
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: jT Racing on May 18, 2008, 08:07 PM: looks like an 84 kuwahara to me. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: Glynnyboy on May 18, 2008, 08:12 PM: Quote from: フ.イ. Ґ ロㄈエㄇҀ 〄 on May 18, 2008, 08:07 PM
looks like an 84 kuwahara to me. :daumenhoch:
Kuwahara what though? ???
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: stfc on May 18, 2008, 08:23 PM: mate that is a kuwahara fcuked 1984 , dont bother with it , give it to me and i will dispose of it for you...
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: jackel on May 18, 2008, 08:25 PM: Quote from: stfc on May 18, 2008, 08:23 PM
mate that is a kuwahara fcuked 1984 , dont bother with it , give it to me and i will dispose of it for you...
lol now you know its sumat good ;D
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: jT Racing on May 18, 2008, 08:26 PM: kuwahara cro-mo frame and forks :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: stfc on May 18, 2008, 08:29 PM: frame looks the same but mine has different forks(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj262/lambrettalee/kuwaharaframeforks001.jpg)
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: Glynnyboy on May 18, 2008, 08:42 PM: stfc what frame is yours?
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: stfc on May 18, 2008, 08:49 PM: 85 bravo
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: Glynnyboy on May 18, 2008, 08:53 PM: Thought it might have been one of these. Not sure if they came in chrome though. 84 nova full chromolly tubing.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff25/glynnyboy/8947efe7.jpg)
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: jT Racing on May 19, 2008, 11:07 AM: stickers look like a later laserlite
(http://www.dreamgate.ne.jp/kuwahara/oldads/1986a.jpg)
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: Dark Diggler on May 19, 2008, 11:42 AM: The decals look like 86/87 cos of the yellow on the k and also the headtube sticker. super nova ???
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: Glynnyboy on May 20, 2008, 07:08 AM: sorry guys bad pics but the sticker set is off a kuwahara magician pro you can just make it out on the seat post tube. From the frame number i think it's 84 but i'm not sure what models they had out in 84. I know they had out the lazerlite and the new nova but am unsure of the differences as i can't find any real info on the nova .
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: Frosty on May 20, 2008, 10:22 AM: Check the od of the top and down tubes, if 1 3/8ths (tubes may be slightly oval) for both then it is a Lazerlite KZ84 or Survivor as they used the same frame, just built up differently.

If 1 1/8th for top and 1 1/4 for down tube then it will be the Nova or as sold over here the Super Nova (2nd edition version).

Paul
Title: Re: Kuwahara id?
Post by: Glynnyboy on May 20, 2008, 09:37 PM: I was hoping one of the kuwy guys in the know would come up with the info. Tape measure out then and cheers frosty TOP info. :daumenhoch: