Author Topic: The Search: oddball Kuwie pair! (Read 7573 times)

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #25 on:** September 17, 2009, 04:34 AM »

Exhibitionist forks

Mattdub · « **Reply #26 on:** September 17, 2009, 08:13 AM »

Steve , lovin' the blue one with gold parts

20to26 · « **Reply #27 on:** May 07, 2010, 03:43 PM »

Well I've got a little further down the road after collecting various parts for my three Kuwie builds. Here's a pic of the trio before sending two of them off to SBD for powder coating:

Just a couple of bits to get (a used chrome Kuwahara layback post being one of them)

bobafett · « **Reply #28 on:** May 09, 2010, 06:37 PM »

Nice trio

Hootski70 · « **Reply #29 on:** May 13, 2010, 08:07 PM »

My brother (Spen 69 ) bought me a NOS Bravo frame for my birthday last year , when i say NOS i mean it has never seen paint or chrome let alone a wheel . Hey ho me and my bro are not good at keeping things NOS so its a raw metal frame thats going round the track at MK 10

Get them built and hammer them .

20to26 · « **Reply #30 on:** May 14, 2010, 07:37 AM »

wow - how on earth did a raw frame make its way to the UK. That is rather special! Are you going to clear lacquer coat it?

I'm off to SBD this am to collect my freshly coated beauties!

bodamus · « **Reply #31 on:** May 14, 2010, 01:45 PM »

That raw frame came from me I aquired it some time ago

bodamus

20to26 · « **Reply #32 on:** May 14, 2010, 05:59 PM »

Well I just got back from Londonium and unpacked SuperBikeDan's glorious handiwork - cast your eyes on these botox beauties:

Luscious Liz - The Blue One

Kate's Dirty Sister - The White One

Now to collect the remaining bits & get em built for MK

bodamus · « **Reply #33 on:** May 14, 2010, 08:27 PM »

Beautiful

Hootski70 · « **Reply #34 on:** May 15, 2010, 08:51 AM »

Those are totally awesome looking

. Loving the candy blue , could be tempted to do mine and slam some blue shiney side 7x's i've got on my workbench on it . Will they be at MK10 ?

20to26 · « **Reply #35 on:** May 17, 2010, 12:27 PM »

yeah the plan is for MK10 - still a couple vital bits to find & decide on

monkian · « **Reply #36 on:** May 21, 2010, 01:05 PM »

Loving this thread

That black and white shot with the lens flare is a dream

Look forward to seeing these beauties come together.

bobafett · « **Reply #37 on:** May 21, 2010, 02:44 PM »

Nice

20to26 · « **Reply #38 on:** June 16, 2010, 10:29 AM »

I woke up this morning with a hankering to start building "Luscious Liz"!!!
oer....The thoughts of that lovely SBD powdered frameset...

I figured this was the best way to see if I've got all the bits for the build - so here's some teaser pics for you to enjoy while you wait for another World Cup game to start - oh and do some work of course

:

NOS Kuwahara Laser bars, Sir?

Original 80's padset, check:

Due to the sore lack of Elina Turbo saddles I've had to make one spec change from the original bike - some of you may know the problem...

Taking shape in the sunshine - she's looking schweet - that blue!!!

sheesh I need to get the lurking KZ-Nova finished too... and the white one... MK's around the corner!

Munnyella · « **Reply #39 on:** June 16, 2010, 12:44 PM »

Back in 82/82, we had a dutch lad move to our village for the summer with his dads work, he had a blue nova with gold bits, he had the Elina UL chequer post seat on it as standard, was bought in Holland and brought with him.

so technically, it may not be the wrong seat.

Mark M

20to26 · « **Reply #40 on:** June 16, 2010, 02:31 PM »

Thanks for that confirmation Mark!

southern andy · « **Reply #41 on:** June 16, 2010, 03:18 PM »

That blue is awsome, really looking forward to seeing that built up.

20to26 · « **Reply #42 on:** June 17, 2010, 12:42 PM »

For some reason I've kept this Kuwahara head tube decal for more than 25 years... now I've got somewhere to put it. My replica build of one of my fave bikes ever - the one in the B&W pics at the beginning of this thread.

As my white replica Kuwie starts to take shape now too - I feel strangely nostalgic.. I had so much fun on my custom painted white bike BITD, the white mags spinning in the sunshine - putting this one together is really bringing things back. The butterflies from the big races and the shin burgers from flatland tricks or no-footers gone wrong - heck even the surging adrenaline from trying to go higher on the quarter and emulate my idols in BMX PLUS. BMX lives on!

It's times like this that I love this Hobby!

Coastvl · « **Reply #43 on:** July 03, 2010, 08:30 AM »

Looks like some really cool builds coming along nicely. Great work so far. Looking forward to the result.

20to26 · « **Reply #44 on:** July 21, 2010, 04:25 PM »

After the frustration of discovering that the SR crank that I'd bought, and stored for a couple years, was a 28tpi thread version, I was fortunate enough to acquire one that I really wanted from xGoose - I couldn't wait to offer it up this afternoon:

While I was in the zone I fitted the brakes:

just a couple bits to find fit and she'll be ready for MK10

20to26 · « **Reply #45 on:** August 03, 2010, 09:48 AM »

Finally finished the blue & gold Nova and entered it into MK10 Street Bike class

Spec:
Repowdered Nova F&F by SBD
Nos Kuwahara Laser Bars
Nos Cobra style grips by Faun
Reanodised gold Dia Compe Tech III levers with og 890 calipers stamped '83
Nos Elina Ultra Lite saddle & fiberlglass seatpost
Nos Suntour Arrow seatclamp
Nos Suntour Mini Stem & Headset lock
Nos YST Chrome headset
Nos SR high flange hubs and pedals
Nos Araya style Sumo rims
Nos Sugino Crank, Spider and Chainring
Nos Tioga Comp III tyres
Nos Izumi chain
Original 80's Kuwahara Osaka Japan padset

Author Topic: The Search: oddball Kuwie pair! (Read 7573 times)

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