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Nishiki Side View - Before |
Hello Again,
With the new shop being much smaller then the old shop I have a lot less space for storage. With a lot less storage I need to get to work on some restoration so I can free up some space. I decided to start with this early 80s Nishiki. It is surprisingly lite frame for the time, with a little restoration and updating this should turn out to be a pretty nice bike. I figure it would be a good bike for running around town or to lock up at one of the transit station out in the suburbs with out to much worry.
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Nishiki Handlebar View - Before |
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Nishiki Rear Brake - Before |
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Nishiki Front Wheel - Before |
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Nishiki Head Badge |
The bicycle will get new tires and tubes, new brake levers, new seat, new brake pads, new bar tape and all new cables and cable housings. There might be a few other new things as I go through the bike. I started by stripping all parts down to the frame. The frame is in good shape, a few nicks and chips here and there. The paint cleaned and polished out nicely.
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Frame Stripped of Parts |
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Frame Before Cleaning & Polishing |
With the frame cleaned and polished I started work on the bottom bracket. The bottom bracket was dry and dirty, but it cleaned up very nice with a soak in soapy water and a little PB Blaster. I then ran the components over the bench buffer. I greased the bearings, and installed the bearing cups and gave the bracket axle a thin coat of grease to help prevent corrosion. Over all the bottom bracket turned out very nice, it shines nice and turns very smoothly.
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Bottom Bracket Before Cleaning & Polishing |
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Drive Side Bearing Cup Polished & Installed |
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Bottom Bracket Polished & Installed |
With the bottom bracket installed I moved on to the headset, stem and handle bars. Again, the bearing and components where dry with a lot of dirt and grime. I cleaned all the components and then polished all the components on the buffing wheel. The stem looks beautiful polished and so does the handle bars. I am very pleased with the results of the headset and bars.
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Headset, Stem & Fork Before Cleaning & Polishing |
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Headset Cups Press |
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Headset Cups Installed |
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Fork Stem Greased |
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Stem Greased to Prevent Seizing |
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Stem Polished & Installed |
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Handlebars Polished & Installed |
Next I will start work on the wheels and will post photos soon.
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