Kona Titanium Serial Number List - update 01/11/24

[swannymere]

The last one sold for circa £1300 on eBay.

 

[mk one]

Nice, we have that on file but if you have any more pictures of the full bike, it'd be great to see them.

I directed him here so you can update the list from black to red with a pic of the serial number as it is still not confirmed

Full thread is here -

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/kona-hei-hei-1991-british-championship-contender.463264/

 

[al-onestare]

B57020 Haole is updated now we have more info on the for sale listing.

B57020 - Pre-Bullet, No Integral Seat Post Clamp, 1" Headtube. Reproduction 2000 head-tube decal, original seat-tube tubing decal, missing all other decals.

Thanks to @swannymere for this HH. The decals are all over the place. Some look original from the era but not for the bike if you know what I mean e.g., the downtube decals are original 2000 glow in the dark but we know there weren't any KK made for the 2000 range in the end. The top-tube name decals on first glance look repro, but they look like the originals with the solid black line behind the HH name. There're in the wrong place, so perhaps they've been reused and moved, which could indicate this was a painted head-tube version that's been stripped.

With the neat 000 SN, I'll lean to this being a very early 1998 model rather than a 1999, but as ever I'm totally open to other theories or facts!

KH17000 - Potentially stripped Headtube with re-used/moved top-tube decals. Original 2000 down-tube decals. Original seat-tube tubing decals. All other decals reproductions.

Thanks also to @Classiker for spotting this HH, also for sale.

A lovely 1991 HH with a SN that sits right before another 20". It appears to have the original single K down-tube decal for the German/mainland European market due to the Koga dispute. That's the first time I've seen one on a Hei Hei

B20030 - Pre-Bullet, Canti Bridge, Long Seat Tube Extension, Rear Brake Noodle complete, German model with K down-tube decal.

 

[knickering]

19” 1997 hei hei King kahuna K19009

 

[Classiker]

1999 Kona Hei Hei found on Facebook, UK

 

[al-onestare]

19” 1997 hei hei King kahuna K19009
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Great, we had this on file but no pictures so I've updated it. It's a 1997 HH KK, the 5th oldest on record:

K19009 - Downtube Rear Mech Routing, no Decals.

 

[al-onestare]

1999 Kona Hei Hei found on Facebook, UK

Thanks, and to @swannymere and others, including myself, who saw this plastered all over FB

Given the condition of the frame and decals, I'm confident, like others, that it's a 1999 unpainted version, and one of the last titanium Hei Hei's made/sold.

KH19126 - Unpainted Headtube, Red Go Faster Decals.

 

[al-onestare]

Top man @swannymere spotted this one as well:

This is the 3rd oldest 1995 HH on record to date. Don't be fooled by the very original looking 1997 decals, some of which, like the downtube decals, look Kona original quality and design. It's a 1995 with the B format SN and most obvious of all, the short seat-tube extension and cable routing.

B16180 - Short Seat Tube extension, reproduction (possibly original Kona) 1997 Yellow Decals.

 

[Classiker]

Kona Haole 1992 from Belgium

I'm trying to get the frame number and a photo.

https://www.2dehands.be/v/fietsen-e...2837258-schakeling-shimano-ultegra-kader-kona

 

[al-onestare]

Then @swannymere found this interesting HH:

I don't think we'll ever be able to confirm or deny if the disc mounts are factory fitted, but I like to trust the owner, especially since it's the original owner, so unless he has the receipt (!), let's say they are factory fitted; a really cool option from back in the day.

Incredible that two 99 HH's surfaced in a matter of days, with very close SN's:

KH19138 - Unpainted Headtube, Red Go Faster Decals. Factory Mounted Disc Tab.