1983 Kuwahara E.T. 
#1 2008-08-12 11:04am
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1983 Kuwahara E.T.
1983 Kuwahara E.T.
E.T. Kuwahara
All original but the tires and grips still have the original tools and owners manual 
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#2 2008-08-13 1:20am
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
well if you look at the front gusset i would say its a cheap et wallmart bike
the original is a looptail frame whit dubbel gusset plates
Is it a Plane ? is it a bmx ? is it a Robinson ? No its a Pro winner..............
Topic deleted cause he kept correcting himself and I've seen you do it.
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#3 2008-08-13 2:15am
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
Not a Kuwahara but a repop made for the lower end market. Not havin a go so relax, its still not a Kuwahara though check my bikes to see a kuwi.
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#4 2008-08-13 8:06am
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
It is a Kuwahara and not a Kuwaharo like you mentioned.
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#5 2008-08-13 8:08am
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
I know what the 1st ET bike looked like and this is the second one. Wal-Mart never sold
Kuwahara sorry to dissapoint. This is an Kuwahara Apollo and Yes it is all original like I stated.
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#6 2008-08-13 8:09am
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
Still he is right about his comment
its a repop
sorry to say
Is it a Plane ? is it a bmx ? is it a Robinson ? No its a Pro winner..............
Topic deleted cause he kept correcting himself and I've seen you do it.
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#7 2008-08-13 8:11am
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
What is a repop? I can still get 5 times what I paid for it on flea-bay
I am not worried
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#8 2008-08-13 8:34am
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
It looks like it's in great shape for a survivor - nice bike! Thanks for posting it:)
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#9 2008-08-13 9:13am
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
It's a Japanese-made frame all the same, and the "real" ones were hi-tensile steel too.
As someone else mentioned in another thread it's still a great piece of history, maybe even rarer to see than the looptails nowadays.
You can read about the model here: http://web.archive.org/web/200509132245 … ry/et.html
Unfortunately the pics are gone on this archive page, the original site has been down a while now.
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#10 2008-08-13 9:01pm
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
It is an Apollo ET.
They were the Department Store bikes sold with Kuwahara stickers to meet market demand so kids that couldn't afford the real Looptail ET's could still buy one.
The proper Kuwahara Loop tail models of which there were 2 types (Replica and Original) were sold in bike shops only.
So it isn't a true Kuwahara, but a marketing exercise to make money on the back of ET mania.
The Apollo ones are worth probably a quater the value of either of the Looptail Kuwahara's.
Most of the info on the ET's warn people about the Apollo ET's so they don't get caught thinking they are getting a real Kuwahara ET and get ripped off.
Nice bike and collectable and looks good too.
Check out the link in the above post as is does mention all of this. The photo's aren't there anymore but the TOY store/Department store bike is the Apollo ET
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#11 2008-08-13 11:01pm
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
yeah what happen to jamies site ?
Is it a Plane ? is it a bmx ? is it a Robinson ? No its a Pro winner..............
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#12 2008-08-18 9:47am
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
Pink Hutch is for sale.
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#13 2008-10-17 5:47am
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
There is a Kuwahara ET for sale on E-bay like this one, it's Item 320311265732.
Don't get caught guys, it's the CHEAP CRAP APOLLO ET the mild steel Department Store Bike.
The guy is asking $1650 and its pretty knocked around with the wrong Tires, grips, stem and pedals.
Probably strugle to make $300 or so dollars unless somone is sucked into thinking it's the real deal.
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#14 2008-10-17 3:09pm
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
so your selling it huh... 
that stinks how much???
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#15 2008-10-17 3:53pm
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
REbel wrote:
so your selling it huh...
According to the E-Bay listing he's asking $1650 BIN. 
Here's the heart of my E.T. project. 
It's about 60% done. 
Note the double gusset and looptail.
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
Gooser wrote:
There is a Kuwahara ET for sale on E-bay like this one, it's Item 320311265732.
Don't get caught guys, it's the CHEAP CRAP APOLLO ET the mild steel Department Store Bike.
The guy is asking $1650 and its pretty knocked around with the wrong Tires, grips, stem and pedals.
Probably strugle to make $300 or so dollars unless somone is sucked into thinking it's the real deal.
yeah and it is this one.... LOL
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#17 2011-05-23 10:50am
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Re: 1983 Kuwahara E.T.
Now thats friggen funny! 
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