1983 Kuwahara Count

[jamesdak]

Picked this one up last summer.

Local pickup out of curiosity since I've never seen one. First ride on it was so good but I continued to sort it out for awhile. I got this one from the original owner who's had it since he was 12. Bike has been hanging unused for around 20 years now but everything sorted out just fine on it. She came in with the initial changes at 24 lbs even which made it my heaviest road bike right now.

As I brought it home:

On it's first 30 mile test ride:

More shots after more work on it:

 

[jamesdak]

 

[jamesdak]

I think this is the best looking of the four saddles I've had on this.

 

[Mod-Master]

That looks like one hell of a machine @Guinessisgoodforyou @Woz @Betsy @grantoury @novocaine @Imlach

 

[Imlach]

That is very classy

 

[Imlach]

The saddle there is very clever colour matching

 

[grantoury]

Very nice

 

[novocaine]

Rather nice and a bit of drillium too.

 

[Imlach]

I don't know why but the lettering on the headset riles me up

I want to lick it

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Very nice, is the cross head screw on the calipers used to centre the brake?