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?