A very green project

[freshpatents]

Hi All,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38107000@N ... 978866937/

Picked this one up last week and after lots of polishing and restoring this week/end it is almost done. Still some rusty bit which I'll get to in time, and needs new tyres, but it is pretty nice.
Definitely Japanese with Tange rear dropouts and Prugnat lugs up front, tight rear triangle. Anyone happen to have an idea of builder / make?

[ldrcycles]

Aaarhh my eyes! .

[Wal42]

Don't know what it is, but I love the colour. Don't want to sell it to me do you? It would look awesome on a Retro Raturday ride.

[grantw]

Nice. Any numbers anywhere?

[Dan]

It would look awesome on a Retro Raturday ride.

Aye, that it would. Let me know if you plan on bringing it though, OP. I'll need new sunglasses to combat the fluoro goodness. And a new jersey to match it...

[floody]

I'd have said more 80s than 70s. Shogun perhaps? Right style of dropouts.
Miyata, Nishiki (Apollo, Repco Superlite?)?

[freshpatents]

Hi,
OK, I found the frame number, stamped underneath the bottom bracket Y5K directly followed by four numbers. That any help to any of you budding bike identifying experts? Miyata perhaps?
If anyone can point me to a link to a brand of Japanese frame with that combination of Prugnat headtube lugs and seat binder, I'd be interested in having a look.
thanks

[grantw]

Miyata works for me. Not quite a team but one of the racers perhaps? Perhaps like one like this or this?

[TopSide]

. . . . Anyone happen to have an idea of builder / make?

Hi,

I have an idea, the serial number is the same format as Yamaguchi Sports Frames of Sakai Japan. If so, Y=Yamaguchi, 5=1985, K=November.

At that time Yamaguchi made frames for Sekai of Seattle, Washington and Norco of Vancouver, BC.

Your bike resembles a Sekai 2400 or Norco Triathlon of the mid 1980s.

[utedeej]

. . . . Anyone happen to have an idea of builder / make?

Hi,

I have an idea, the serial number is the same format as Yamaguchi Sports Frames of Sakai Japan. If so, Y=Yamaguchi, 5=1985, K=November.

At that time Yamaguchi made frames for Sekai of Seattle, Washington and Norco of Vancouver, BC.

Your bike resembles a Sekai 2400 or Norco Triathlon of the mid 1980s.

Seems to be some far too educated advice coming in from TopSide. Nice one.

[freshpatents]

Hi,
Thanks for the suggestion. You are probably correct. Coincidentally I dragged that bike out of the shed and rode it two days, having not ridden that one for months and then your reply popped up so perhaps I should get a few more unidentifieds out for a ride!
Thanks

[Typhoon Ken]

Love the colour, same as my Vitus.

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[GaryF]

The COLOUR - I think I like it!

[TopSide]

Seems to be some far too educated advice coming in from TopSide. Nice one.

Nah. I just have a couple of Norco framesets made by Yamaguchi.

[TopSide]

Hi,
. . . so perhaps I should get a few more unidentifieds out for a ride!
Thanks

You're welcome. How big is your shed?