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Takara Bicyles

The Takara Group was formed in Oklahoma City around 1973 by Bob Moore and Lee Connor to import bicycles made by Kuwahara into the US. The brand folded in the mid-late 1980's and apparently has been reanimated by Kent International.1) New link for: Takara Bikes. Info from: wikipedia, https://classicjapanesebicycles.com/takara/


1982 Highlander

SunTour arX GT (1981-1983)

1982 Highlander
1982 Highlander, vintagemountainb


1983 Highlander

SunTour MounTech (unknown model)

1983 Highlander
1983 Highlander, mtbr


1984 Highlander

SunTour MountTech GTL (1982-3)
The components are a year off for 1984, but it's using the updated logo which was used in later years.

1984 Highlander
1984 Highlander, vintagemountainb


1986 Highlander

SunTour XC (1985-1986)
Were all Takaras called Highlander?

1986 Highlander
1986 Highlander, bikeforums

1)
Kent, a long time family owned business, is the 2nd largest manufacterer of bicycles in the US. wikipedia
takara/start.txt · Last modified: 2021/11/02 16:07 by gchandler