Kuwahara frame stamp

[barrell356]

hey guys ,  i've finally gone a got my old bike from the old mans shed , "they need more work than i hoped but oh well"

anyway one Kuwahara lazerlite and two Pr Racing experts !

i would like to know more info on the Kuwahara "date '' really the stamp on the BB is T2L0465 !  1983 i think but may be wrong ?

[fischflo]

Tange made            1982              December               serial   0465                 

[Jaan]

Florian is correct - just so you know how he worked it out.

T = Tange
2 = 8'2'
L is the 12th letter of the alphabet so December

[barrell356]

so it was made in december 1982 ?   well close enough to 83 as i thought   thanks guys

[Jaan]

I'm partial to a Kuwie so i'll be looking forward to your build 

[barrell356]

its gona be a long one Jaan !!!!!
as it need rechrome

[barrell356]

so does that make it an early one ?

[Mikku]

I'm partial to a Kuwie so i'll be looking forward to your build 

Likewise, especially as I'm building one myself! 

Are you going for factory-spec or your own?

With such a late date of manufacture, it wouldn't have reached the shops until '83, so for all intents and purposes I'd say it's an '83 model.

Good luck with the build!!  Subscribed

[insectbones]

Might be worth doing an OA bath before going down the re-chroming route, depends on how fooked the chrome is 

You'll be surprised what can be brought back to health with a bath and a good polish with Peek.

There are some good threads on here about the process and results 

[barrell356]

i think the Forks are past the bsath route but will give it a go thanks

in terms of the bath , if i fill a clean wheelie bin and put it in will that do it ? and how long should it be in there for ?


not sure on the build yet may just go with what ive got for now who knows
i just had to clear them out of the old fellas shed as he had yet another influx of stuff !!!

[insectbones]

Don't use a wheelie bin, you need something you can lay the frame flat in, dog bath or summat similar 

Use the search function to find the threads, done a quick one and found this

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,151979.msg1496421.html#msg1496421

Sure there's more on here, there's also some threads over on the museum that are worth reading 

[BMX1973]

Love to see some survivor pics 

[CustardLips]

its gona be a long one Jaan !!!!!
as it need rechrome

Better dig deep then. 

Like said, try an OA bath first. 

[barrell356]

tried to put pics on but wouldn't load !   will try again me thinks