Shogun Appreciation Society
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby munga » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:48 pm
tange 2 samurai. replacing my late raleigh as general hack, while i wait on parts/motivation/inspiration to finish something else.
beaut little frame - i'll take some better pics soon and post them up.
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby singlespeedscott » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:15 pm
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby healsmeals » Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:22 pm
I had a Shogun mountain bike when I was young and it never let me down,
I now have what I think is an '89 Ninja, and a '95 Trail Breaker 3,
Further I recently purchased a 1990 ( I think) Katana for my Girlfriend as a project.
See pics, I'm really getting into learning about these bikes, I really like my Ninja!
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the Katana appears to have all it's orginal parts, including seat and Araya wheels,
I have the handle bars and levers off my ninja, I'm keeping an eye out for other original parts for it...
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby munga » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:45 am
ambrosio excellence rims, scott..singlespeedscott wrote:Nice hack! Love those blue Mavic rims.
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby munga » Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:51 am
if anyone is interested in the frameset, i'm ready to sell.
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby munga » Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:20 pm
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby singlespeedscott » Wed Dec 19, 2012 11:33 pm
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby frailer5 » Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:24 am
A very nice 'stable' there, healsmeals.healsmeals wrote:I'm very pleased to see there is a Shogun appreciation society!!
I had a Shogun mountain bike when I was young and it never let me down,
I now have what I think is an '89 Ninja, and a '95 Trail Breaker 3,
Further I recently purchased a 1990 ( I think) Katana for my Girlfriend as a project.
See pics, I'm really getting into learning about these bikes, I really like my Ninja!
the Katana appears to have all it's orginal parts, including seat and Araya wheels,
I have the handle bars and levers off my ninja, I'm keeping an eye out for other original parts for it...
Ricardo Elite, '87 Keith Davis/Pegasus, '92 Team Miyata Ti.
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby cyberpunked » Mon Dec 24, 2012 7:18 am
X-Infinity wrote:Here is the final product of my Shogun selectra.
I found the frame on the street about six months ago. Most things were in pritty bad condition... basicly there was rust where u didnt exactly want there to be rust.
It would have been difficult to refurbish her so instead i took the easy way out and turned it to a Fixed speed.
It rides smooth and im loving it to bits, seems a bit weak in the frame tho :S
I want to make my shogun selectra like this, did you have to file down your fork dropouts X-Infinity??
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby whitestivo » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:02 pm
Recommendations for replacement? Not real keen on another old 2nd's quill, as it was a pretty catastrophic failure and I was lucky get away with a small acco'
Looking at Deda murex stem unless there are some better suggestions.
Thanks
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby munga » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:42 pm
no reason not to trust an alloy quill stem, they've been working for donkeys years. you just had some bad luck.
also check the bar clamp diameter. probably 25.4mm if you're using the original bar and stem.
if you upgrade, you might need different bars.
if you want to go to a threadless 1 1/8" stem like the new bikes, you can get an adaptor for $20-$40. ugly as a hatful, but cheap, easy to change stems if you want to try a different length, and a removable face plate to change bars without removing levers and tape. i can see the technical attraction. still wouldn't do it.
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby singlespeedscott » Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:56 pm
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby healsmeals » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:47 am
cyberpunked wrote:X-Infinity wrote:Here is the final product of my Shogun selectra.
I found the frame on the street about six months ago. Most things were in pritty bad condition... basicly there was rust where u didnt exactly want there to be rust.
It would have been difficult to refurbish her so instead i took the easy way out and turned it to a Fixed speed.
It rides smooth and im loving it to bits, seems a bit weak in the frame tho :S
It looks like a storm trooper!
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby healsmeals » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:49 am
Thankyou, I'm enjoying working on the old bikes! The Katana resto is underway!
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby cyberpunked » Tue Jan 22, 2013 1:51 pm
bought:
new wheelset $80
new chain $10
new seat $20
Total $120
I will probably get a new classic quill stem though
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby landscapecadmonkey » Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:42 pm
Had it in my possession at 7.30 the next morning.
Brett had the bike spec'ed with drops when he purchased it, and its in remarkable condition. 7speed pod shifters on the bars work very well.
Since then, ive replaced saddle with an old Brooks Competition, put the larger 40mm CX tyres (also supplied by Brett), an angled stem,
red bar tape to match the funky red Trek rack and some very grippy pads.
I dont have scales, but the weight isnt so bad, quite good in fact, and gets along nicely. But ive come off a long period of commuting with the Big Dummy, so
the shogun is lightweight.
From here, its a set of Mudgaurds, maybe an upgrade to Ortlieb panniers, more commuting, wet weather rides, and perhaps some touring when the sciatica clears....
Thanks again Brett, great to meet you, and to Dan the BikeBroker
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby brett.hooker » Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:30 pm
And puts a tear in my eye. I loved that bike. I rode it from Brisbane to Rockhampton in 1993, took it to Silicon Valley with me and commuted to Oracle HQ on it, and then freshened it all up to help me find my way back to health 18 months ago...
Thanks mate, it is heartening to see someone love it as much as I did!!!
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby Cammo71 » Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:05 pm
i've jsut recently join up whilst searching for info on the Shogun Selectra. First time ever restoring a bike and very keen for the challenge.
Just wondering a few things abouth them;
Is the Selectra a good model? This one is Black with Blue and White detailing, also has the Tangalloy forks, and i think Shimano Exgae breaks.
I found this thing just before the floods hit Brissy back in 2011 and have had it sitting there as a project waiting to be started. Since becoming more and more addicted to cycling this desire to restore the thing has grown.The frame looks to be in good nick, have got both wheels off with the plan to clean them up, polish etc. Then its onto the Crank set, breaks etc etc.
I need to get hold of some bearings to replace the once in both front and rear hubs. Are these easy to get hold of
Is there workshop manual available these bikes?
Any advice, suggestions or tips most welcome because i havent really got a clue as to what i'm doing this stage, just pulling it apart and cleaning/ polishing maddly. Suggest when it comes time to reassemble the fun will start.
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby munga » Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:38 pm
ninja
samurai
katana
selectra
scroll back through the thread, and you'll find some info on the different models.
use the date codes on the shimano components to find a close year for your bike.
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby Paddles » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:36 pm
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby find_bruce » Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:41 pm
Still a bit to do to make it presentable, first up getting a barrel adjuster for the rear derailleur, the correct shape shift lever bosses & seat clamp bolt. But hey its out of the shed & back on the road.
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby drubie » Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:32 pm
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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