1983 Raleigh Prestige Pics and vid. Overhauled
01-13-24, 11:00 AM
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1983 Raleigh Prestige Pics and vid. Overhauled
Hey guys,
Something new for the garage. A friend donated his 1983 Raleigh Prestige. I completely overhauled it. The bike is very low ware. Probably a few hundred miles on it. This was made in Japan and marketed by our good friends at Huffy.
John
Something new for the garage. A friend donated his 1983 Raleigh Prestige. I completely overhauled it. The bike is very low ware. Probably a few hundred miles on it. This was made in Japan and marketed by our good friends at Huffy.
John
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01-16-24, 04:58 PM
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LOL,
No love for this bike huh?
John
No love for this bike huh?
John
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I love the bike! Good decision regarding yellow tape, it looks great. I’ve got a 1985 Prestige, I like it quite a lot as it’s beautiful too, but I think your 83 version is the nicest looking of the 83-86 Raleigh USA Prestiges.
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John your videos get better and better. I love the build and sincerely appreciate your time and effort to put out this kind of content. My current assignment has me in a very non-cyclable city so seeing this kind of thing really keeps me going. Please keep it up!
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Yeah - I have to admit that the choice of YELLOW was a good fit for this bike of yours.
Love the Superbe Crank!
I sold this one to myself in 1983 while working at a LBS in St. Cloud MN.
Still have all the paperwork bill of sale, brochure, original aero MKS pedals, and aero water bottle.
If I remember the 10% over cost for my purchase was about $450.00
Love the Superbe Crank!
I sold this one to myself in 1983 while working at a LBS in St. Cloud MN.
Still have all the paperwork bill of sale, brochure, original aero MKS pedals, and aero water bottle.
If I remember the 10% over cost for my purchase was about $450.00
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