What year is this kona humuhumu from?

[knickering]

Hey.
I got this kona humuhumu today.
I had 1 just like it in 1996.
It is the first year of humuhumu. Can't find it in any catalog.

Thanks
Tom.

 

[knickering]

https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hp ... 0818_o.jpg

Here is a better pic if that help anyone.

 

[iveto1983]

It's a 95. As seen in this catalogue: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/M ... t.pdf.html

 

[knickering]

It's a 95. As seen in this catalogue: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/gallery2/v/M ... t.pdf.html

My bike is purple, have no handbrakes.
The one from 1995 is blue and have handbreaks.
Non of the parts from the 1995 is the same as on my humuhumu.
The parts on my bike is original, except the handlebar and 7 speed hub “fenders, stand exc”

 

[iveto1983]

That may be so, but 95 is the first year of production and a 96 would have different decals. The difference in spec is likely due to being produced for a different region, i.e. where brakes are not a legal requirement.

 

[knickering]

Wrong info so the message was deleted

 

[knickering]

Dear Pat.
It turns out that the bike is imported to Denmark in 1993.
any bicycle sold in Denmark, has a Danish frame number that says who the importer is and what year it is from. For a bicycle can have the frame number 1994, the bicycle must be imported in the second half of 1993. It is a pre catalog version.

 

[al-onestare]

Re:

Another nice edition to the fleet. Good score

 

[knickering]

ahh just could not help my self, had to get a humu 1995 also

 

[knickering]

And if anyone out there still think that the humu humu was Introduced in 1995 then go to kona world http://www.konaworld.com/humuhumu.cfm and read for your self that 1992 is the first year of produktion.

Anyone got pictures of the 1992 and 1993 I would be very happy to see them