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[philipster]

hello i'm clearing out my back room and i'm selling my bikes i have a new school Torker that has over sized axles and mongoose head stem and handle bars.
A  import from japan 1970's  Kuwahara (Golden Dragon) that im currently restoring, and i have a all original blue and yellow Hanimex    Hotshoe with the crash pads any offers on the bikes the Torker is a 1990+ bike and the Hanimmex is like 1970+ i will post pictures up eventually offers anyone

i live in vic in mordialloc  local buyer encouraged

[philipster]

 the Hanimex is really rare i think ive never seen a Hanimex bike on ebay or trading post or in forums here is a sillalar kind of kuwahara selling for 750 on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com.au/OLD-SCHOOL-KUWAHARA-KZ1-BMX-FRAME-WITH-NEW-PARTS_W0QQitemZ140230922576QQihZ004QQcategoryZ123350QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



i dont expect to get 500 dollars butt just give me a price and we can negotiate 

[Mon_aro]

The Kuwa and Hanamax has my attention, maybe I could pop over and have a look?
PM sent

[philipster]

im posting up pics now and the kuwahara is in bare metal but ive left the front sticker just so you know is is original

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[Mon_aro]

That Kuwahara frame is just like a Malvern Star Maxi, does it have 2 holes drilled in the front of the head set post like where the Malvern Star 'Star' was attached? is there a serial n# on it?
this is the Maxi type frame

[philipster]

hi my kuwahara frame has one hole in the frame and i cant really sea the serial number but it is 1041003 and on the side it has 54 im sertin it is kuwahara because the the white wall tyers say golden dragon

but the dude i bought it off could of riped me off but the stickes are all old so im certin it is a kuwahara

[Phil Kaye]

Hey philipster, I think it is a Malvern Star. Sorry. Go to bmxmuseum.com and you can see all kuwaharras.

[rsrichie]

Just to try and clear the air here im pretty much 100% sure that what you have there is as follows

Blue bike- Haminex/Madison/Free spirit/ ect ect - Generic Steel frame (not CroMo) that various companies bought and badged with their own brand. The design is based on the Mongoose Motormag frame but is not anywhere near the quality of the mongoose. Definatly not a Kuwahara!

Yellow bike- Malvern star Maxi, Hi-ten steel, in the earlier model they had Euro BB.

Wouldnt have a clue on the late model bike.

Hope this helps

Cheers
Richie

[COASTY]

Yep these guys have nailed it.
Definately a Maxi. No model Kuwahara came out like that.
The blue Torker is newschool Kmart stuff and not very desirable.
Sorry to be blunt but all that stuff is worth less than $100. Total.

[philipster]

the torker isnt kmart stuff it was a flat land bike that me and my dad made the parts on it are worth more than the frame like a we the people crank a hazard like front rim and a big city back rim 

[philipster]

i use to collect torkers so the there are new school torkers from kmart but this one was one that i have one a couple of races in it and now i use it as a daily rider i use to have a 700 dollar 1970 import from america and i only would want like 40 buck for the hanimex and like 30 for the malven star ( whitch i thought it was a kuwahara)

[philipster]

THE MALVEN STAR HAS BRAND NEW BRAKES ON THE FRONT AND IT HAS A WEIRD ROLLY SEAT

[philipster]

does any one want to buy them? any one