Cheers mate,that era is my favourite for Konas right from the first time i seen the 89 range in Denton Cycles i was hooked.Nice! It's definitely captured the spirit of Kona from that era
A tribute to my old 1990 Kona Explosif.
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Do itThat's bloody lovely. As @TreaderSteve said, the base powdercoat looks amazing (always hard to capture on camera) but the splatter adds so much. Thinking of doing the same on my MBK tribute build. Neon + splatter = eightiestastic!
These early Kona colourways always looked so good! Amazing job @Spanky22b and nice signature on the non-drive side chainstay!
bright neon and splatted will look brilliant and you'll have your very own one of one MBK 
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Keep your eyes peeled because there's another five one of one's in the pipeline.
After 1990 when they stopped it on the whole range but they did do a Cindercone with a pink frame and black forks in a blue splatter on the frame in 91. There rare only seen a couple on here over the years.
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Monkeeee01
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Amazing job mate. I wasn’t keen on these until recently but that particular version of the Explosif is an absolute classic and you’ve done it proud.
The powder coat base looks stunning in the pics so I can only imagine what it looks like close up in the sunshine!
The powder coat base looks stunning in the pics so I can only imagine what it looks like close up in the sunshine!
