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Offline thebigdog

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Skyway TA's
« on: February 04, 2008, 11:38 AM »
I have just read the serial number thread in the Tech bit.

Are the "Japan K" frames more or less desirable than the USA made ones? or does it not really matter with TA's



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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2008, 11:45 AM »
IMO i dont think it matters. I prefer the US stamped ones under the BB. People say that the K ones are prototype frames. Im not too sure on this as i found one on ebay a few months back and the bloke had it from new and bought it from a shop in kent in '83! Why would prototype frames be sent to shops in Kent?

Personal choice i think with these.  ;)

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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2008, 12:16 PM »
Interesting. I got a US one and  a Japan one. Was trying to figure out which one to keep and which one to sell.

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2008, 12:31 PM »
Keep the best one  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2008, 12:35 PM »
Nah, they're not prototypes per se. Skyway had already designed the frame and forks along with the help of Andy Patterson. They looked in the USA for a company capable of making the teardrop tubing but couldn't find one. They went to Ishiwata Seisakusho Co. Ltd in Japan in order to get the job done. I believe all the early Jap ones were only in Chrome.

I think it was February 83 when Skyway finally got the machinery in order to make the tubing and frames themselves. From that date you get the US ones.

Offline thebigdog

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« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2008, 12:38 PM »
They are both mint, both Chrome and both 9.8 out of 10

I am going to flip a coin  :daumenhoch:


Are the race bars worth much? I seem to remember someone saying they were selling for crazy money on the US ebay

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« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2008, 12:40 PM »
Yeah the race bars are quite difficult to find.

Let me know what you want for the T/A you are selling though. I'm interested.  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2008, 12:42 PM »
Yeah the race bars are quite difficult to find.

Let me know what you want for the T/A you are selling though. I'm interested.  :daumenhoch:

HRD


Heads or Tails?   I'll flip the coin now  :2funny:

munners

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2008, 12:42 PM »
you got race bars then?

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2008, 12:46 PM »

munners

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2008, 12:53 PM »
Now your teasing!

Where did you get the bike from?

Offline thebigdog

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2008, 12:57 PM »
Now your teasing!

Where did you get the bike from?

Japan  ;)                                   :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2008, 01:09 PM »
Im intersted in the bars Matt  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2008, 06:29 PM »
You offer any off them with-out consulting your style guru first and Instant Karma gonna get ya !!!! also remember who was there in the beguining  :coolsmiley: asking
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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2008, 06:46 PM »
You offer any off them with-out consulting your style guru first and Instant Karma gonna get ya !!!! also remember who was there in the beguining  :coolsmiley: asking
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Paulo :Great_Britain:

Can I just point out at this stage that i DID see the ones go on US egay in the summer   :2funny:
I am sure that might scare off a few in this fast growing que  :LolLolLolLol:

Offline thebigdog

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2008, 10:47 PM »
Does anyone know what year the "K" japan ones are?

munners

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2008, 08:09 AM »
Stop asking so many questions.

83.


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« Reply #17 on: February 05, 2008, 12:20 PM »
Thanks, just needed to know for my listing....

Sounds so much better when you write stuff like "These bars were taken from a 1983.............."  :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #18 on: February 05, 2008, 12:27 PM »
Or even "bike has been professionally assembled"   ;) ;)

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Re: Skyway TA's
« Reply #19 on: February 05, 2008, 04:24 PM »
I'd say 83, i expect they ran both types together to clear the stock.

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