1993 Kona Kilauea

[tintin40]

Very nice find. I'd keep and ride

 

[mk one]

A splatter one will feel like a donkey after riding yours!

ah, the good ol days, do they still have donkey rides on beaches?, think they got banned for cruelty or something :roll:

Looks like it came with some very nice components on it and could be build up into something special. What size frame is it - looks 18"?

Size is 18" which fits me perfect, on newer Kona's i think a 17" would fit me as all the 18's i have and have had, just feel slightly too big.

Very nice find. I'd keep and ride

I am leaning more towards just riding it and soon as i have a spare day and some air for the tyres im out

 

[minor_LEGEND]

Nice one! Glad it's ended up on here, I almost was tempted to try & win it myself, (common sense prevailed).

 

[Si_33]

A good buy and a great back-story too - signing in for updates

 

[mk one]

Nice one! Glad it's ended up on here, I almost was tempted to try & win it myself, (common sense prevailed).

A good buy and a great back-story too - signing in for updates

Cheers guys, and "common" is one of the many senses that are fading with age :facepalm:

Mark

 

[mk one]

Turns out i wasnt riding a Raleigh after all ! It was an Alpinestars, memorys not what it used to be :shock:

Anyway, a couple of pictures from a quick ride before i start to strip it down for a clean and refresh. I say a quick ride as i wasnt far into it when the bars started spinning round in the stem no tools either, apart from the one riding it

 

[BoyBurning]

That's a cracking looking bike!

I'd probs change the saddle if it were mine, but otherwise it's perfect!

 

[jonthefish]

Aye, nice one and good to see it out in the mud. Had it been a size bigger I'd have been bidding. Not sure I'd be doing much to that other than strip, clean, lube and ride. Enjoy.

 

[mk one]

That's a cracking looking bike!

I'd probs change the saddle if it were mine, but otherwise it's perfect!

Thanks. Not keen on the saddle either, also the grips need to go. Not really much else to fault. Maybe the wheels, but they came with the lx hubs but might still put some xt on.

Aye, nice one and good to see it out in the mud. Had it been a size bigger I'd have been bidding. Not sure I'd be doing much to that other than strip, clean, lube and ride. Enjoy.

Yes was very gloopy mud today, unfortunatly the bars came loose so didnt get to go far. I bought it too ride so as soon as its stripped cleaned and back together it be in use

 

[jonthefish]

Saddle looks a bit 'nose up'. Might be worth tweaking it a bit to see if you can make it comfy. Some folk really like those but never tried one myself.