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1985 Akisu 20" Bmx. Original Cranks. Tapered down tube. Stock tear-drop forks. Mx brakes. Original 1 pc cranks, smooth as butter, probably Takagi. Vintage Blue anonized stem and rims. Vintage White Swallow 20 x 2.125 dirt tires. Vintage GT hard plastic seat. Took some time and effort, but located & bought back the CW Racing Pro Bars that were previously on the bike, which are superbly wide and comfortable.

My veteran bike mechanic friend came across this in a trade, for some hefty pricey road parts/wheels/frame. Since the original decals were missing we only had a serial number stamped on frame to go off of.. and what the frame looked like. The previous owner thought it was an Acusa, but thanks to the Bmxmuseum, it had almost the same exact frame, gusset, seatpost clamp and rear dropouts and forks as the akisus, and when we asked him, he said that's it, AKISU.

He was going to dump it to the first seller or kid who would have thrashed it or got it stolen, it had some chopped Redline bars and white grips, i ran a mid-school Haro '98 fusion type bar (pictured) with the white grips, until i was able to afford to buy back the vintage CW Bars with checkerboard grips it came with. Paid $100 for the complete bike, another $100 for real deal CW Pro Bars & grips.

Amazing bike. Especially condition of frame and original parts. I really like the color combinations chosen by previous owners. The anonized blue, chrome, white all ties together, and despite a small 17" frame the laid back seat post and CW Pro bars make this a comfy rider. I plan to daily ride whenever possible, house indoors, and add newer less weathered fat all white bmx tires, maybe Mike Aitken Odyssey and Skyway Tuff II White Mags, when i can afford to. YO BMX