1981 Kuwahara KZ-1 
#1 2007-08-29 10:23am
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1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
It was reimported 25 years ago and it bought it in Tokyo.
Frameset: Kuwahara KZ-1
Bars: NOS Redline V-bar
Stem: DK
Freewheel: NOS Suntour 16T
Pedals: NOS Wellgo LU-A9
Cranks: NOS Profile
Chain ring: NOS Pro Neck
Chain: NOS Red KMC Z-Chain
Wheels: Skyway Graphite Tuff WheelsII
Seat: NOS Kashimax
SeatPost: NOS Nagaoka fluted
Seat Clamp: NOS Suntour
Brakes NM Dia-Compe, Shimano DX levers
Grips: NOS ANSER
Tires: CHENG SHIN
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#2 2007-08-29 6:11pm
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
Nice. Spiderman's bike.
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#3 2007-08-30 3:47am
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
very nice.
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#4 2007-08-30 4:38am
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
I concur ![]()
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Enjoy the ride; worry not about the fall
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#5 2007-08-30 6:14am
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
Stunning Kuwi
RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT
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#6 2007-08-30 5:50pm
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
Thank you for everybody.
Because it is Japanese, is English amusing?
It permits.
This bike was restructured after an interval of 25 years.
I think that it hardly remains because it was not sold in Japan.
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#7 2007-09-01 7:09am
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
Beautiful bike sir. Nice graphite Tuff's !!!
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#8 2007-12-06 4:51pm
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
FU
Thank you!
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#9 2007-12-06 6:23pm
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
nice build....I really like the old kuwahara's..and you did a great job on the rebuild......
____HIGH til I DiE ____
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#10 2007-12-10 7:50pm
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
OLDSCHOOL ATL
Thank you!
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#11 2008-05-11 9:12pm
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
iiii na. Honto ni kore wa kirei desu. Mukashi kara Kuwahara no ga suki datta.
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#12 2008-09-19 5:24pm
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
gaijin wrote:
iiii na. Honto ni kore wa kirei desu. Mukashi kara Kuwahara no ga suki datta.
Soo desu ne. Boku mo suki datta.
Boku mo, Ohio no World Championships ni itta. Dayton, Ohio, ha boku no hometown desu. 1989 kara 1992 made, boku ha, Tokyo no Akabane ni sumimashita.
Ja, genki de.
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#13 2010-01-15 9:27am
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
I dont speak Japanese but I will say this....AWESOME BIKE DUDE
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/kuwahara/29754
...they say "in life, its best to keep your feet firmly on the ground"...
...how the hell can you do that while having fun!!!...
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#14 2011-05-03 7:30pm
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Re: 1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
sweet KZ-1! very nicely done!
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