1992 kona black question

[Scootxyz]

hi there

just taken delivery of a black 1992 cindercone. seems to be completely original parts - even down to the tyres... which I am well chuffed about.

I shall of course be posting pics when I take her on her maiden voyage in the daylight... (A quick spin around the block just now has just put a massive grin on my face. going to have a lot of fun on this bike)

Anyway - a question for all the kona experts on the forum...

The paint is chipped in a few places. And also touched up with a paint stick.

And there's red paint underneath - which would have been the stock colour...

So did they respray these black in the UK if you went for the black option?

Or have I got an aftermarket respray?

(finish is excellent apart from a few bits that have been touched up with a paint stick... decals seem all original down to the tbg sticker and the "made in taiwan" on the down tube).

Anyone got any info? much appreciated if so.

Cheers
Rich

 

[Anthony]

The entire Kona range was available in black as an option in 1992, and as you rightly say red was the other colour for Cinder Cones. I can't believe that they would have been over-painted in black and re-stickered if you took the black option, rather than being painted in both colours in the factory in the first place. Stripping the parts off, over-painting, re-stickering, reassembling the parts, it would mean spending more money. That doesn't compute.

That doesn't mean that your bike hasn't been over-painted at some point. Not a problem - especially if you prefer black to red! When you can post pictures up, we'll be able to tell whether the stickers look authentic.