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1983 Ishibashi

Identical to a Kuwi, round brakestay is only difference.Teardrop bottom tube, oval top tube.

Tioga ARX fork, frame is basically the same as a Kuwi. oval series KZ-83 . This was the closest frame I could match it to. Anyone know for sure, any other oval tube frames I can check out.Thanks for the info and pics , I now know what I got, Thanks..

btacks01 · 2006-09-21 6:41am

Hi, Looks like an old school skyway model to me, find a pic of one and compare...

mongoose1 · 2006-09-21 8:34am

I am thinking 84-85 schwinn preditor but now I am not sure.

pjcruiser · 2006-09-21 8:38am

schwinn is a good guess. i think all the skyway ta's had 'TA' on the bottom bracket with the serial number.

lambohaha · 2006-09-22 6:08am

Those ain`t schwinn dropouts. Don`t know what it is but I know what it ain`t and it ain`t schwinn. That ought to narrow it down to like 52 million huh?

gavs · 2006-09-23 1:25pm

Thanks for the input, it's definitly not skyway, all skyway's even the pro craft's had the upper and lower chainstays that tapered into the rear drop outs, and not all were stamped TA .And it's not a schwinn. I think it's a variation of a early kuwi.KZ or a variation af a rhino, but I really don't know. Again thanks for all the help. Later.

elliot · 2006-09-27 1:44pm

Serial format .. Tx????? ... always a tell-tale sign.

gavs · 2006-09-27 9:53pm

I did forget to post the serial # , it is 236815.

Rich6372 · 2006-09-30 1:22am

Looks like a Cycle Pro to Me. Maybe the Bonzai model. Fork are made by Tange same ones they used on the Raleigh Aeros. One of My best friends had this same bike in jr.high.

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sanone · 2006-11-08 4:36pm

I think it is a raleigh 6000

Kai · 2006-11-08 9:42pm

Those drop outs got that kuahara alligator look

GTKro · 2006-11-09 10:16am

tch looks like vfr

sta · 2006-11-14 1:17am

Definatley NOT a MOOSEGOOSE!

OldSchoolCollector · 2007-01-12 9:16pm

It could be a TNT long fellow. Sick mines a lup tail

bogusbob · 2007-01-13 10:39am

The rear dropouts look the same as this one of mine there are a few people on here trying to find out what these frames are
AND IM ONE OF THEM LOL

redcorradog60 · 2007-01-14 7:53am

if it wasnt for the rear drops i would have to say schwinn but i am not sure anymore

sabel · 2007-01-19 1:59am

this definitely "ishibashi" japan made ... i got same f/f as urs... but my still got stickers on it!. ishibashi sticker similar with kuwahara.. just check this lovely bike..@ "http://www.bmxmuseum.com/bikes/ishibashi/2398". most ishibashi i find come with black paint.. so lucky you have nice clean crome f/f. . my "Ishibashi" serial number is : 212501 . kind regards!

hotrodzombie · 2007-01-21 11:38am

I would vote for the Skyway, or something similar.
If the serial format is T12345etc I reckon it would be a Tange made frame, oldschool.

I'll try and find some pics.

sabel · 2007-01-22 8:16am

Hope this might help! frame made by Ishibashi around 1984 japan.. here the pics of mine.

mine/ure

and same Tange ARX fork! kind regards~

sanone · 2007-07-16 10:57pm

It looks like a Shogun.

coasty · 2007-07-17 2:25am

LOL you guys are funny.

I have no idea either. It does look like a Kuwahara but I don't think it is.
I do know my son is riding a 16" version of this.

heftyzx9r · 2007-08-29 11:20pm

I have one of these. They were sold in Australia as a Team Apollo.

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=1808

scubadoo79 · 2007-09-11 4:16pm

RALEIGH AERO!!!!!?????

ma70tt · 2008-10-17 8:49pm

i had one of these! i have actually been searching for @ 6 hours on the internet today trying to find any info on the one i had. here's my story. i was given a chrome schwinn sx1000 at age 6 (1980) within a few years i had broken the top tube right behind the gusset/brace. so my parents sent it in to get warrantied and one of these is what came back. it had predator decals on it (i have yet to find one with the same decals) and it was chrome. no joke/straight from chicago (i'm in madison, wi. i have tons of pics of it with the magalloy by lester wheels on it.

the decals were on the downtube, a couple inches down from the head tube. they were oval shaped, mostly dark purple/black, and had some sort of weird monster look to them. the front of the headtube had a schwinn sticker that was chrome/red/black.

i will post some pics if anyone is interrested.

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