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Hi first post here, I'm not sure what kind of bike I have other then that it is a Nishiki. I'll attach a picture of the badge, and the bike. On top bar side it says Custom 12. It has Nitto Olympiade 114 bars. I'll add more pictures.
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The serial number has me pretty confused.
Serial Number: s9h7651
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The serial number has me pretty confused.
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Just look up the date codes on the components. It appears to be in the 1979 to 1982 window, +/-. Does it have a Giant serial number on the left drop out? Looks just like the Giant built Nishiki I have in the project queue.
Realize Nishiki never made a single bike. All production was outsourced, to multiple manufacturers.
Realize Nishiki never made a single bike. All production was outsourced, to multiple manufacturers.
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Hi first post here, I'm not sure what kind of bike I have other then that it is a Nishiki. I'll attach a picture of the badge, and the bike. On top bar side it says Custom 12. It has Nitto Olympiade 114 bars. I'll add more pictures.
Serial Number: s9h7651
The serial number has me pretty confused.
Serial Number: s9h7651
The serial number has me pretty confused.
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Hello, I obtained this Prestige #WE20389 a little while ago. It's not very original as you can probably see.
I'm a little confused on the serial number. Is it the model year or just when the frame happened to be built? Because from what I've been told and read, the '85 didn't come with 700c wheels. But the 700s that came with the bike fit perfectly with the original brakes. Would this actually be an 86?
I'm a little confused on the serial number. Is it the model year or just when the frame happened to be built? Because from what I've been told and read, the '85 didn't come with 700c wheels. But the 700s that came with the bike fit perfectly with the original brakes. Would this actually be an 86?
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Picked up two near twins today: an American Eagle Semi Pro, and a Nishiki Competition. My guess is the Competition is a 1974 (KS 284672), while the Semi Pro is either 1972 or 1973 (KS 161175). Very similar builds: DB cromoly frames, Suntour barcons, center pull brakes, etc. The Semi Pro has some really neat (to me) high flange Sunshine hubs, even though the front rim appears to be a replacement (steel).
Sugino cranksets date codes are February 1972 and May 1974. Suntour RD date code are March 1972 and April 1975.
Sugino cranksets date codes are February 1972 and May 1974. Suntour RD date code are March 1972 and April 1975.
Although I'm the original owner and the bike has always been stored in a garage, and never ridden in the rain to the best of my memory, it has much more rust than many similar aged Nishikis posted here. The chrome is rusting through almost everywhere and there's rust to some degree at just about all the welds. Must be Northeast humidity, or trace salt picked up even from dry roads.
I still ride it as a fixed gear now, the bar-end shifters lost their friction and were not reparable and the rear derailleur developed a real problem getting the chain onto the middle cog. BTW, you can make this a "12 speed" easily. Suntour made a 6 cog New Winner freewheel that can replace the original 5 cog Pro-Comp. You'll also need a narrower chain, one that's now designated an "8 speed". My original Pro-Comp freewheel was 14-18-21-27-34. The 6 cog New Winner I picked up is 13-15-18-21-26-30.
The wheels are very nice, aren't they? Mine still shine right up with just a bit of chrome polish. Incredibly, I've never had them trued and they're still just about perfect.
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Hello, I obtained this Prestige #WE20389 a little while ago. It's not very original as you can probably see.
I'm a little confused on the serial number. Is it the model year or just when the frame happened to be built? Because from what I've been told and read, the '85 didn't come with 700c wheels. But the 700s that came with the bike fit perfectly with the original brakes. Would this actually be an 86?
I'm a little confused on the serial number. Is it the model year or just when the frame happened to be built? Because from what I've been told and read, the '85 didn't come with 700c wheels. But the 700s that came with the bike fit perfectly with the original brakes. Would this actually be an 86?
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I just posted this one up in another thread, figured it needed to be included here. Pardon the crappy pics, took them in the sun. Nishiki Prestige performance Equipe, I believe 1989?? Serial number is GA902523 (Giant made?). 56 cm, 4130 triple butted, Suntour Edge group. Needs a new chain and saddle. Not my size, but couldn't resist a nice Nishiki.
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Your American Eagle Semi-Pro looks just like my Nishiki Semi-Pro, except mine is yellow and the brake levers were at a more traditional placement, stock. The date codes on my crankset and derailleur are just a month or two later than yours, and my frame serial number is KS161437, so these were made very close to each other. It's interesting to note that the change-over from the American Eagle to Nishiki brands happened someplace in between these two frames. I bought mine, new, from a bike store on Central Park West in Manhattan sometime in the summer of 1973.
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I just posted this one up in another thread, figured it needed to be included here. Pardon the crappy pics, took them in the sun. Nishiki Prestige performance Equipe, I believe 1989?? Serial number is GA902523 (Giant made?). 56 cm, 4130 triple butted, Suntour Edge group. Needs a new chain and saddle. Not my size, but couldn't resist a nice Nishiki.
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Thanks T-mar. The front rim had been removed and tires where shot. I mounted a spair used pair I had laying around, but noticed the dent on the rim. Wish the bike were my size.
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I have a Nishiki International Serial # KS290652. I am unable to determine by your chart as to the year of my bike. See attached photos.
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"Serial number format XYZZZZZ where:
X is a letter indicating the market using the following codes:
C = Canada (pre-1985)
K = USA (pre 1985)
W = USA (1985-1987*)
Y is a letter indicating the last digit of the manufacturing calendar year, where A =1, B = 2, C = 3… J = 0. Exception is letter S, used on all frames prior to 1975."
Its 1974+/-. KS = before 1975, American Eagle was 1972 and into 1973. Components will all have date codes.
290,000 number high enough to likely be 1974.
The International was a very popular model back then, I have had at least six 1974 Internationals in the last couple of years.
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Originally Posted by wrk101Picked up two near twins today: an American Eagle Semi Pro, and a Nishiki Competition. My guess is the Competition is a 1974 (KS 284672), while the Semi Pro is either 1972 or 1973 (KS 161175). Very similar builds: DB cromoly frames, Suntour barcons, center pull brakes, etc. The Semi Pro has some really neat (to me) high flange Sunshine hubs, even though the front rim appears to be a replacement (steel).
Sugino cranksets date codes are February 1972 and May 1974. Suntour RD date code are March 1972 and April 1975."
That's a good 2-bike score, and the serial number of the '72 is revealing.
That American Eagle serial number 161175 is 100 numbers NEWER than my AmericanEagle/Nishiki Kokusai (ser# 161,071), putting it right at the transition period where different models coming off the line were being batch-painted with different branding between perhaps just a couple of batches.
Hey, and go easy on the paint there, the serial numbers are too easy to read already.
Sugino cranksets date codes are February 1972 and May 1974. Suntour RD date code are March 1972 and April 1975."
That's a good 2-bike score, and the serial number of the '72 is revealing.
That American Eagle serial number 161175 is 100 numbers NEWER than my AmericanEagle/Nishiki Kokusai (ser# 161,071), putting it right at the transition period where different models coming off the line were being batch-painted with different branding between perhaps just a couple of batches.
Hey, and go easy on the paint there, the serial numbers are too easy to read already.
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Just picked up this 1985 tri-a. Based on this catalog scan, it's looking that other than the usual tires and pedals, only the right shifter seems to have been swapped out. Well, maybe- did these come with aero levers? Serial Number WE 18210
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I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it, so if any of you have any ideas, feel free to PM me. It seems to be in amazing shape despite being dusty (I have done NOTHING to clean it up).
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I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it, so if any of you have any ideas, feel free to PM me. It seems to be in amazing shape despite being dusty (I have done NOTHING to clean it up).
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Hey, and go easy on the paint there, the serial numbers are too easy to read already.[/QUOTE]
Former owner made a mess of the serial number area, no idea what the DA was thinking.
Hey, and go easy on the paint there, the serial numbers are too easy to read already.[/QUOTE]
Former owner made a mess of the serial number area, no idea what the DA was thinking.
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Just picked up this 1985 tri-a. Based on this catalog scan, it's looking that other than the usual tires and pedals, only the right shifter seems to have been swapped out. Well, maybe- did these come with aero levers? Serial Number WE 18210...
Offhand, I'm not sure if the 1986 had aero levers or not. However, the headset is definitely a replacement.
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Yeah, I was wondering about the headset. That's a little curious, because the fork and front wheel show no signs of trauma and the bike overall shows little signs of use.
Good call on the 86. I still can't help but wonder about the right shifter.
Good call on the 86. I still can't help but wonder about the right shifter.
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Ha! I never noticed the shifter. I suspect the orignal owner sheared off the tabs on the original lever, probably around 1988 or 1989. That problem was not unknown with earlier SIS.
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Got this old Nishiki Westwood back on the road for a friend of mine. Unfortunately, forks are tweeked so it pulls a bit. Suntour shifters (which were trashed so had to be replaced), FD and RD. Not sure the vintage but the serial number is KG36808.
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This is the first Westwood that has surfaced. The serial number is from 1987 but those aren't 1987 decals and it's not in the 1987 catalog, so I assume it must be a 1988 model but the geometry and non-Unicrown fork makes it look older.
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It seemed older to me. I've worked on a lot of mid to late '80s MTBs (picked up an '86ish Univega Range Rover ES just last night) and this Nishiki just seems older with the cast fork crown.
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Well, all the 1987 ATB have Unicrown forks, so I don't see why they would revert in 1988. I would also expect a 1988 to have AccuShift, but that looks like a SunTour Tech series rear derailleur, which would indicate circa 1983/1984. Are you sure the serial number isn't a KC as opposed to KG? If the C was a bit damaged, it could be interpreted as a G.
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Well, all the 1987 ATB have Unicrown forks, so I don't see why they would revert in 1988. I would also expect a 1988 to have AccuShift, but that looks like a SunTour Tech series rear derailleur, which would indicate circa 1983/1984. Are you sure the serial number isn't a KC as opposed to KG? If the C was a bit damaged, it could be interpreted as a G.
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Definately not Accushift (was working on a Trek 360 with Accushift at the same time I was putting this one together and this stuff was definately older) but the RD markings were pretty much gone so not sure exactly what model. Very possible I misread the C as a G and that would put the bike closer to the age I would expect. So, according to your info, this would most likely be USA made and sold as an '83 or '84 model? I appreciate your input.
While the derailleur model may have scuffed off, there should be a model number and a two letter date on the back. In fact, that's another thing you can do to verify the vintage, Check the date codes on the components. Most will have them and there's an excellent guide on the components page on the Vintage-Trek website. If this frame was really was built in 1983, I'd expect to see 1982 and/or 1983 component date codes.