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Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-17-22, 05:02 PM
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Posted By T-Mar

That code is based on the Japanese Imperial...

That code is based on the Japanese Imperial Calendar and indicates September of Showa year 47, which would be September 1972. Normally production of the new 1973 models would start by this time, so...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-16-22, 08:43 AM
Replies: 2,674
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Posted By T-Mar

Welcome to the forum. Your Nishiki was...

Welcome to the forum. Your Nishiki was manufactured by Kawamura of Japan during 1984. The "A" prefix represents Australia but include a wider region, such as Oceania. Unfortunately, the Kawamura...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-16-22, 08:30 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Thank-you for posting. It's in great condition. I...

Thank-you for posting. It's in great condition. I believe the serial number may be KS180012. It looks like there may may a faint, poorly struck "1" between the "S" and "8". 1973 sounds about right....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-16-22, 07:53 AM
Replies: 2,674
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Posted By T-Mar

One Asian manufacturer who used all numerals was...

One Asian manufacturer who used all numerals was KHS. Assuming KHS, it should be from October 1979 and therefore likely a 1980 model. Photos and component date codes will help determine if the year...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-19-22, 07:31 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Both the bicycle and the member who inquired...

Both the bicycle and the member who inquired about the bicycle are located in Canada, where the brand was owned by Norco during this period. Norco designed the models specifically for the Canadian...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-17-22, 02:59 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Very informative, as usual, T-Mar, thanks ...

Very informative, as usual, T-Mar, thanks


Would the International have been at the top of the heap for Nishiki tourers of that era?


The bike I posted looks to be in pretty good nick but the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-17-22, 09:33 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

I'm leaning towards early 1990s. I know this...

I'm leaning towards early 1990s. I know this would seem strange for a bicycle with derailleur cables routed over the BB shell and a traditional fork crown but both the 1989 and 1990 Canadian market...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-22, 08:18 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Based on the serial number format, it might be a...

Based on the serial number format, it might be a KHS manufactured frame, though that doesn't necessarily mean that it was branded as a KHS. If it is KHS manufacture, then it's from October 1979,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-08-22, 08:08 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

You're Competition is at least 6 years newer and...

You're Competition is at least 6 years newer and manufactured for a different importer, so there's no value in using it as a reference. Unfortunately, catalogue specs of this era are relatively...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-24-22, 10:48 AM
Replies: 2,674
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Posted By T-Mar

No.

No.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-22-22, 05:12 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Welcome to the forums. It is a 1984 model....

Welcome to the forums. It is a 1984 model. Nishiki didn't exist in 1964 and that format wasn't in use in 1974 or 1994.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-20-22, 01:14 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Welcome to the forums. While it was manufactured...

Welcome to the forums. While it was manufactured by Kawamura in Japan during 1980 that is about all we can say. The serial number does not contain any information pertaining to the model. Canadian...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-04-22, 11:34 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

I don't believe that I've seen this serial number...

I don't believe that I've seen this serial number format on a Nishiki. I've also never seen a Russian market Nishiki. The drivetrain looks like it has been entrirely rebuilt. Even the front and rear...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-22, 04:52 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

The subject bicycle is a 1987 Cresta with a frame...

The subject bicycle is a 1987 Cresta with a frame that was manufactrured sometime in late 1986. It was very common in the bicycle industry to start building the new models in very late summer,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-22, 06:16 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Thank-you for the photos. Based on the frame...

Thank-you for the photos. Based on the frame characteristics it is a 1992 model. The components appear to be Shimano 300LX, which are consistent with the era, so they are likely original to the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-29-22, 05:05 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Yes, that's definitely a 1989 model. I don't...

Yes, that's definitely a 1989 model. I don't recall the exact position in the line-up but it was a lower mid-range model and had an MSRP of about $450 US. Yours appears to have been almost totally...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-28-22, 05:19 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Welcome to the forum. Your frame was manufactured...

Welcome to the forum. Your frame was manufactured during January of a year ending in a 2. It could be 1992, 2002, etc. To determine which decade and the model, we'll need more information (brands and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-28-22, 05:10 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

It should be a 1989 model. For confirmation,...

It should be a 1989 model. For confirmation, please post an overall, drive side photo of the bicycle.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-22, 01:55 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

That looks like the Danish system. If so, it...

That looks like the Danish system. If so, it represents either 1976, 1997 or 2018.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-18-22, 06:22 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

That's a beautiful bicycle. In Canada and the...

That's a beautiful bicycle. In Canada and the USA, the Olympic was an upper entry level model. Our equivalent, top of the line Nishiki bicycle during this era was the Superbe, named after SunTour...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-22, 07:50 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Actually, you can post photographs. They will...

Actually, you can post photographs. They will upload to a gallery album under your user name, where other members can view them.

Regarding the date code sequence, it starts at 1942 but does not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-22, 06:26 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

As I stated in your other post on the subject...

As I stated in your other post on the subject bicycle, it is actually a 1987 model manufacted in late 1986.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-09-22, 06:22 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Welcome to the forum. That looks like the format...

Welcome to the forum. That looks like the format used on bicycles intended for Denmark. WBT was the prefix assigned to bicycles imported byTaarnby a/s, the Danish importer and distributor for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-22, 06:54 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

I found your photos and I'm not seeing much...

I found your photos and I'm not seeing much difference. It's definitely the same crankset and derailleurs. It looks like the same brakeset, pedals, handlebar stem and tubing deccal. It's definitely...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-16-22, 05:44 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Welcome ot the forums. If it is a KI prefix on...

Welcome ot the forums. If it is a KI prefix on the serial number, then it was manufactured in 1979 and would be a 1979 or 1980 model. All the early 1970s Nishiki used a KS serial number prefix. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-22, 11:57 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

I don't know the identity of the manufacturer but...

I don't know the identity of the manufacturer but it's somebody other than Kawamura or Giant. Circa 1976 there was a change in management at West Coast Cycle Supply, the owners and distributors of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-22, 06:08 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Welcome to the forums. Based on my current...

Welcome to the forums. Based on my current understandering of the is format, it should be a 1981 model and it does appear to be a good match for the Custom Sport in the 1981 catalogue, outside of the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-22, 07:05 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Yes, that's definitely a 1991 Nishiki Backroads....

Yes, that's definitely a 1991 Nishiki Backroads. That year, it was 6th in a line of 11 adult ATBs. The MSRP was $395 US. The finish was called Pearl White with Sunset, though for the life of me, I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-05-22, 05:28 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Well, that confirms a 1989 model, as the frame...

Well, that confirms a 1989 model, as the frame was manufactured during weeks 47-48 of 1988, which is late enough in the calendar year to be for the upcoming model year. Besides, that down tube decal...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-22, 06:21 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

I don't believe I've seen this particular S/N...

I don't believe I've seen this particular S/N format in the past. However, based on the style of the down tube logo, we know it's a 1989 or 1990 model. I can't quite read the model name on the rear...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-28-22, 06:25 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Yes, that's a 1991, Canadian market model. At the...

Yes, that's a 1991, Canadian market model. At the time the Canadian Nishiki were being designed by Norco, while the USA models were being designed by West Coast Cycle Supply. model. The 1990 model...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-11-22, 02:32 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Francisco, welcome to the forums. Assuming the...

Francisco, welcome to the forums. Assuming the serial number is complete, it would be an Asian market model manufactured by Kawamura of Japan in 1983. However, if there was a missing number, it could...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-22, 08:17 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

While your Olympic Royale was manufactured in...

While your Olympic Royale was manufactured in 1977, it is actually a 1978 model, as it was a new for that model year. It was 4th in the 1978 model line, just below the International.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-28-22, 09:17 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Yes, that's a 1996 Nishiki Cascade. There are two...

Yes, that's a 1996 Nishiki Cascade. There are two different serial numbers because there were two different manufacturers involved. The frame was originally manufactured in February 1996 then shipped...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-27-22, 09:15 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

American Eagle was the brand of West Coast Cycle...

American Eagle was the brand of West Coast Cycle Supply, a California based bicycle importing and distributing company owned by the Cohen family. The brand had been established in the early 1960s,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-08-22, 08:11 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

That is not a 1986 catalogue. It is for the 1987...

That is not a 1986 catalogue. It is for the 1987 model year. You can tell it's not the 1986 catalogue by the mention of SunTour's Accushift indexed shifting on several models. Accushift was not...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-07-22, 05:56 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Nishiki were spec'd by the local importer....

Nishiki were spec'd by the local importer. Consequently, models could very from one market to another. Often, you could find big differences even between the Canadian and USA models for a specific...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-07-22, 07:53 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

The G-prefixto the S/N is believed to indicate an...

The G-prefixto the S/N is believed to indicate an Asian market model. The E, in conjunction with the frame features, indicates 1985 manufacture, though if manufactured late in the calendar year, it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-17-21, 08:30 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

The 1990 Ariel came with a rigid, straight bladed...

The 1990 Ariel came with a rigid, straight bladed fork.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-13-21, 12:29 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

What you have is a 1990 model Ariel manufactured...

What you have is a 1990 model Ariel manufactured in late 1989.

There were Alien models with rectangluar main tubes produced in both steel and aluminum. The steel model was called the Alien ACX. It...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-08-21, 08:13 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Welcome to the forums. Your serial serial...

Welcome to the forums. Your serial serial indicates that the frame was built by Kawamura of Japan, in either 1980 or 1990, for the Canadian market. Since there were no Nishiki ATBs in 1980, it should...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-21, 10:21 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

While the serial indcates indcates 1987...

While the serial indcates indcates 1987 manufacture for the USA market, this would appear to be a 1988 model manufactured sometime in late 1987. The graphics are incorrect for 1987 and there was no...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-22-21, 06:17 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

Oops, my mistake! Those are 1986 decals, not...

Oops, my mistake! Those are 1986 decals, not 1985.:o

Sorry, I don't how the maximum size the frame will accommodate. I don't have 1986 specs but the 1985 version was spec'd with 26" x 1.5".
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-21-21, 07:19 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

It's definitely a 1985 model manufactured in...

It's definitely a 1985 model manufactured in 1985, as that logo style was unique to the 1985 model year.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-21, 09:27 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

My guess would be 1991 but I'm not sure, as I...

My guess would be 1991 but I'm not sure, as I haven't seen many Asian market models and the lack of componets complicates age determination. I find it strange that the frame is mostly TIG welded but...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-06-21, 07:11 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

That's a Danish VIN number, indicating that the...

That's a Danish VIN number, indicating that the bicycle is a Danish model imported by Taarnby a/s/. Unfortunately, it's missing the alpha suffix that indicates the year. Based on the Bianchi Argentin...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-03-21, 07:07 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

The pedals could change from on model to another...

The pedals could change from on model to another and also change from year to year. Your CC- prefix serial number does indicate 1983 manufacture for the Canadian market, so it could be either a 1983...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-21, 08:54 AM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

This is not high end. Nishiki did not have mixtes...

This is not high end. Nishiki did not have mixtes above very low mid-range during this era. Based on the serial number it is a 1980-1981 model, manufactured in 1980. During this period the CrMo...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-19-21, 03:57 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

It's a European market model manufactured by...

It's a European market model manufactured by Kawamura of Japan and almost certainly built in 1983, which would make it a 1983 or 1984 model. Kawamura wasn't using an alpha character for the year in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-21, 06:23 PM
Replies: 2,674
Views: 1,132,453
Posted By T-Mar

It's definitely a Nishiki Professional. The rear...

It's definitely a Nishiki Professional. The rear derailleur and drive side crankarm are both from May 1972, so it should be a 1972 or 1973 model.

Being a Professional from this era, it would be...
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