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 Most early (1983-1985) Kuwahara mountain bikes sold in North America were dual branded: Kuwahara on the down tube with an Apollo headbadge.  Apollo was an Australian brand ((Apollo continues to design bikes in Australia: [[https://www.apollobikes.com/|apollobikes]]))((BTW, Takashi Kuwahara [[http://amblinroad.com/2019/09/08/interview-with-kuwahara-bikes-as-featured-in-et-president-takashi-kuwahara/|stated]] that Kuwahara exported mountain bikes to Canada and Australia starting in 1980...))
- imported into North America by Fred Deeley of Vancouver, BC.  All early North American Kuwahara/Apollo mountain bikes will likely have a Deeley sticker on the seat tube.  All Kuwaharas from 1986 have a Kuwahara logo on the head tube.
+ imported into North America by Fred Deeley of Vancouver, BC.  All early North American Kuwahara/Apollo mountain bikes will likely have a Deeley sticker on the seat tube.  All Kuwaharas from 1986 on wards have a Kuwahara logo on the head tube.
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   * Many Kuwaharas in Australia do not have an Apollo badge.  For example: [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/classic-kuwahara-mtbs.513225/page-4|mtbr]]
-Apollo of Australia should get its own timeline entry if some local Aussie examples can be found.
+Apollo of Australia has its own timeline entry: [[apollo:start|Apollo]].
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+<div column 50% #s1983b>
+----
+===== 1983 Kuwahara =====
+SunTour Mountech GTL 1982-83.
+Seems to be an indentical frame to the Apollo/Deeley and also the [[apollo:start#s1983|1983 Apollo Mountaineer]].  Yet it uses the traditional Kuwahara paint job and stickers.  And this has no other stickers than a simple shop sticker written in English.  It's possible, but unlikely, that this is a 1982.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1983b.jpg?300|1983 Kuwahara}}
+\\
+Kuwahara
+[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/255245642761?hash=item3b6dd36c09:g:uYYAAOSwxSphnwau|ebay]]
+</div>
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 ===== 1984 Aries =====
-All of the mountain bikes pictured on this page are Apollos with Deeley stickers.
+Many of the mountain bikes pictured on this page are Apollos with Deeley stickers.
 {{badge.jpg?300|Headtube badge and sticker}}
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 Aries
 [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/29916553@N02/albums/72157630245137796|flickr]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1984b>
+----
+===== 1984 Kuwahara =====
+-4 Suntour parts, a Kuwahara head badge and no Apollo/Deeley stickers.  It doesn't appear to be a Japanese market bicycle, so it's likely that Fred Deeley's deal was for Canada only, which he exported to the PNW.
+{{ebay2.jpg?300|Kuwahara Head Badge}}
+\\
+Kuwahara Head Badge
+[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/393341028622|ebay]]
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{ebay.jpg?300|1984 Kuwahara}}
+\\
+? Kuwahara
+[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/393341028622|ebay]]
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-<div column 50% #unknown>
+<div column 50% #s1986>
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-===== 1984? Kuwahara =====
+===== 1986 Puma =====
-This pure Kuwahara mountain bike showed up in August 2021, with 1983-4 Suntour parts, a Kuwahara head badge and no Apollo/Deeley stickers.  Was this a Japanese market bicycle?  If so, then it should have a Japanese bike shop sticker somewhere.  The sticker at the bottom of the seat tube is unreadable in the pics.
+By 1986 the Apollo connection with North America is done and pure Kuwaharas are being exported throughout the world.
+SunTour XC Sport RD-6900 (1986)
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
-{{ebay2.jpg?300|Kuwahara Head Badge}}
+{{1986.jpg?300|1986 Puma}}
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-Kuwahara Head Badge
+Puma
-[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/393341028622|ebay]]
+[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/393341040597?hash=item5b94f3f7d5:g:qtkAAOSwoqtgqd5y|ebay]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1987>
+----
+===== 1987 Lynx =====
+SunTour alpaha-5000 (1987)
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-{{ebay.jpg?300|1984? Kuwahara}}
+{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Lynx}}
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-? Kuwahara
+Lynx
-[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/393341028622|ebay]]
+[[https://offerup.com/item/detail/524050737|offerup]]
 </div>
+<div column 50% #s1988>
+----
+===== 1988 Mondia Cascade Road =====
+SunTour XC 9000 front & back, Ishiwata triple butted & lugged frame,
+</div>
-<div column 50% #production>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1988.jpg?300|1988 Mondia Cascade Road}}
+\\
+Mondia Cascade Road
+[[https://mountainbikemuseum.nl/en/mountainbikes/kuwahara-mondia-cascade-road-458| mountainbikemuseum.nl]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1989>
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-==== Production Notes ====
-<WRAP #prod1 />
+===== 1989 Impulse =====
-[1]. ?
+Deore MT62 (1989)
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Impulse}}
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+Impulse
+[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/174314950279|ebay]]
 </div>
+<div column 50% #s1990>
+----
+===== 1990 Cascade =====
+Deore DX MT650 (1990-93)
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1990.jpg?300|1990 Cascade}}
+\\
+Cascade
+[[https://www.flickr.com/photos/saddleupbike/10361755235/in/photostream/|flickr]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1991>
+----
+===== 1991 Carbo-Titan =====
+An early carbon mtb.  [[special:start#s1988|Specialized]] was first, in 1988.  Were there any others from 1989-1991?
+\\
+Carbon stem/bar combo, tubes. Tange Switchblade forks, Shimano Deore XT.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1991.jpg?300|1991 Carbo-Titan}}
+\\
+Carbo-Titan
+[[https://www.facebook.com/cultmtb/photos/pcb.751917818323839/751916904990597/|facebook]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1992>
+----
+===== 1992 Pacer =====
+Their 2nd cheapest MTB of 1992, whose model lineup included: Weasel, Lynx, C-Pacer, A-Pacer, X-Pacer, Hi-Pacer, U-Pacer & Pacer.  From the 1992 Kuwahara [[https://kuwahara-family.brieger.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kuwahara-Katalog-92.pdf|catalog]].  Deore LX.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1992.png?300|1992 Pacer}}
+\\
+Pacer, from 1992 Kuwahara catalog, page 20
+\\
+[[https://kuwahara-family.brieger.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kuwahara-Katalog-92.pdf|kuwahara-family.brieger.blog]]
+</div>